eBay
EBAY
868 hedge funds and large institutions have $25.5B invested in eBay in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 68 funds opening new positions, 56 increasing their positions, 744 reducing their positions, and 232 closing their positions.
119% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $589M | Put options by funds: $269M
16% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,039 → 868 (-171)
58% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $59.9B → $25.5B (-$34.5B)
71% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 68 | Existing positions closed: 232
80% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 82 → 16 (-66)
92% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 56 | Existing positions reduced: 744
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AL
AJO LP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$237M |
| 2 |
Viking Global Investors
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$195M |
| 3 |
Boston Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$177M |
| 4 |
IFP
Independent Franchise Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$107M |
| 5 |
M&T Bank
Buffalo,
New York
|
+$102M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
IC
Icahn Carl
Sunny Isles Beach,
Florida
|
-$2.79B |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$2.28B |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$2.25B |
| 4 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.62B |
| 5 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
-$1.06B |
EBAY Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
868 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in eBay (EBAY) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $25.5B — down 58% from $59.9B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 232 funds closed out of EBAY and 68 opened new positions — a net loss of 164 holders — while 744 trimmed existing stakes and 56 added.
The largest buyer was AJO LP, adding an estimated $237M. The largest seller was Icahn Carl, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.79B sold.
- 868 institutional investors held eBay (EBAY) as of Q3 2015, down from 1,039 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $25.5B of eBay stock for Q3 2015, down 58% quarter-over-quarter.
- 68 funds opened new eBay positions in Q3 2015 and 232 closed out, a net change of -164 holders.
- The largest eBay buyer in Q3 2015 was AJO LP, an estimated $237M added.
- The largest eBay seller in Q3 2015 was Icahn Carl, an estimated $2.79B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.