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206 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.72B invested in Groupon in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 61 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 65 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

103% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 61 | Existing positions closed: 30

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 6 (+2)

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.19B → $3.72B (+$526M)

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 181 → 206 (+25)

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 65

43% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $61.7M | Put options by funds: $108M

Holders
206
Holders Change
+25
Holders Change %
+13.81%
% of All Funds
5.49%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
61
Increased
55
Reduced
65
Closed
30
Calls
$61.7M
Puts
$108M
Net Calls
-$46.5M
Net Calls Change
-$2.64M

Top Buyers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$137M
2
CG
Carmignac Gestion
France
+$96.5M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$62M
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$45.3M
5
CCM
Cadian Capital Management
New York
+$32.4M

Top Sellers

1
JP
Jana Partners
New York
-$345M
2
JCMLC
JAT Capital Management LP (Connecticut)
Connecticut
-$96.1M
3
NMC
NEA Management Company
Maryland
-$72.3M
4
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$32.1M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$32M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RCG
26
Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb
New York
$24.8M – – –
Alkeon Capital Management
27
Alkeon Capital Management
New York
$24.8M -$5.32M -37,500 -20%
AQR Capital Management
28
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$24.1M -$3.74M -26,320 -15%
BACM
29
Blue Arrow Capital Management
New York
$22.3M +$17M +119,707 +797%
Nomura Holdings
30
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$20.9M -$6.85M -48,274 -27%
Susquehanna International Group
31
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$20.8M -$3.35M -23,593 -16%
GH
32
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$19.5M -$2.97M -20,939 -15%
Geode Capital Management
33
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$18.8M +$1.14M +8,018 +8%
CWAM
34
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Illinois
$16.6M -$21M -148,100 -60%
Deutsche Bank
35
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$15.9M -$2.1M -14,763 -13%
Northern Trust
36
Northern Trust
Illinois
$15.9M +$1.07M +7,564 +9%
PI
37
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$15.6M -$23.2M -163,269 -63%
MCM
38
Moore Capital Management
New York
$15.3M +$13.1M +92,500 New
D.E. Shaw & Co
39
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$12.5M +$9.1M +64,080 +541%
Bank of New York Mellon
40
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$12.4M -$405K -2,856 -4%
CA
41
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$11.5M +$5.49M +38,676 +125%
Balyasny Asset Management
42
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$10.8M +$9.25M +65,141 New
Marshall Wace
43
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$8.9M +$7.12M +50,148 +1,343%
OAM
44
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$8.37M +$7.23M +50,890 New
TCM
45
TCS Capital Management
New York
$8.26M +$7.1M +50,000 New
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
46
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$7.41M -$356K -2,506 -5%
GXMC
47
Global X Management Company
New York
$7.27M +$135K +948 +2%
Group One Trading
48
Group One Trading
Illinois
$5.96M -$1.25M -8,801 -20%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
49
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$5.82M +$1.77M +12,496 +55%
PCM
50
Portolan Capital Management
Massachusetts
$5.73M +$4.93M +34,697 New
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GRPN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

206 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Groupon (GRPN) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $3.72B — up 17% from $3.19B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 61 funds opened new GRPN positions and 30 closed out — a net gain of 31 holders — while 55 added to existing stakes and 65 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $137M. The largest seller was Jana Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $345M sold.

  • 206 institutional investors held Groupon (GRPN) as of Q4 2014, up from 181 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $3.72B of Groupon stock for Q4 2014, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 61 funds opened new Groupon positions in Q4 2014 and 30 closed out, a net change of +31 holders.
  • The largest Groupon buyer in Q4 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $137M added.
  • The largest Groupon seller in Q4 2014 was Jana Partners, an estimated $345M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.