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181 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.19B invested in Groupon in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 64 increasing their positions, 65 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3B → $3.19B (+$186M)

2% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 64 | Existing positions reduced: 65

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 200 → 181 (-19)

38% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $72.3M | Put options by funds: $116M

45% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 40

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 4 (-4)

Holders
181
Holders Change
-19
Holders Change %
-9.5%
% of All Funds
5.25%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
22
Increased
64
Reduced
65
Closed
40
Calls
$72.3M
Puts
$116M
Net Calls
-$43.9M
Net Calls Change
-$23.1M

Top Buyers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$126M
2
JCMLC
JAT Capital Management LP (Connecticut)
Connecticut
+$86M
3
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
+$39.7M
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$32M
5
JP
Jana Partners
New York
+$30.6M

Top Sellers

1
TCSAM
Tyrus Capital S.A.M.
Monaco
-$46M
2
PP
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
-$38.4M
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$29.2M
4
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
-$27M
5
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$26.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Parallax Volatility Advisers
101
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$733K +$715K +5,488 New
CCM
102
Cupps Capital Management
Illinois
$708K +$435K +3,344 +171%
AG
103
Aperio Group
California
$666K +$254K +1,948 +64%
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
104
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$630K -$912 -7 -0.1%
Walleye Trading
105
Walleye Trading
New York
$579K -$73.6K -565 -12%
URS
106
Utah Retirement Systems
Utah
$555K -$1.3K -10 -0.2%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
107
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$546K -$1.35M -10,390 -72%
GT
108
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$518K – – –
Marshall Wace
109
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$499K -$291K -2,238 -37%
NJBEST
110
New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust
New Jersey
$468K +$456K +3,500 New
BA
111
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$424K +$28.8K +221 +7%
TH
112
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$414K -$5.34K -41 -1%
PRC
113
Platte River Capital
Colorado
$401K +$391K +3,000 New
Mackenzie Financial
114
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$400K +$390K +2,995 New
WPP
115
Whalerock Point Partners
Rhode Island
$395K – – –
AAP
116
Ardsley Advisory Partners
Connecticut
$379K +$239K +1,835 +184%
MSA
117
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$364K – – –
AB
118
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$351K +$4.43K +34 +1%
HIP
119
Hatteras Investment Partners
North Carolina
$350K +$341K +2,617 New
Diamond Hill Capital Management
120
Diamond Hill Capital Management
Ohio
$341K – – –
B
121
Barings
North Carolina
$303K – – –
Two Sigma Advisers
122
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$290K +$283K +2,171 New
KPCM
123
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
$267K -$4.83M -37,111 -95%
AAM
124
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$261K -$2.87K -22 -1%
KFS
125
KMS Financial Services
Washington
$256K -$138K -1,056 -36%
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GRPN Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

181 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Groupon (GRPN) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $3.19B — up 6.2% from $3B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 40 funds closed out of GRPN and 22 opened new positions — a net loss of 18 holders — while 65 trimmed existing stakes and 64 added.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $126M. The largest seller was Tyrus Capital S.A.M., exiting entirely with an estimated $46M sold.

  • 181 institutional investors held Groupon (GRPN) as of Q3 2014, down from 200 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $3.19B of Groupon stock for Q3 2014, up 6.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new Groupon positions in Q3 2014 and 40 closed out, a net change of -18 holders.
  • The largest Groupon buyer in Q3 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $126M added.
  • The largest Groupon seller in Q3 2014 was Tyrus Capital S.A.M., an estimated $46M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.