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200 hedge funds and large institutions have $3B invested in Groupon in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 60 reducing their positions, and 44 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

27% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 60

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 8 (0)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 208 → 200 (-8)

18% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 44

19% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $89.8M | Put options by funds: $111M

21% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.81B → $3B (-$803M)

Holders
200
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-3.85%
% of All Funds
5.75%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.23%
New
36
Increased
76
Reduced
60
Closed
44
Calls
$89.8M
Puts
$111M
Net Calls
-$20.8M
Net Calls Change
+$14.2M

Top Buyers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$75.4M
2
TCSAM
Tyrus Capital S.A.M.
Monaco
+$45.8M
3
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
+$43.9M
4
JP
Jana Partners
New York
+$40.9M
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$29.1M

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$253M
2
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$127M
3
AWG
Alpha Wave Global
New York
-$64.2M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$19.9M
5
PI
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
-$14.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
126
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$331K +$330K +2,500 New
B
127
Barings
North Carolina
$301K +$299K +2,270 New
AAM
128
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$262K +$62.2K +472 +31%
CCM
129
Cupps Capital Management
Illinois
$259K +$258K +1,959 New
Tudor Investment Corp
130
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$254K +$252K +1,915 New
Two Sigma Investments
131
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$254K +$253K +1,922 New
HSBC Holdings
132
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$250K -$44.2K -335 -15%
OAC
133
OMERS Administration Corp
Ontario, Canada
$230K – – –
MLICM
134
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$220K +$28.9K +219 +15%
SCM
135
Steward Capital Management
Michigan
$206K – – –
MVA
136
Mount Vernon Associates
Maryland
$197K +$2.64K +20 +1%
OC
137
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$188K +$37.6K +285 +25%
Canada Life
138
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$179K +$1.58K +12 +0.9%
QC
139
QCM Cayman
Texas
$175K -$122K -926 -41%
TAM
140
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$166K +$158K +1,200 +2,400%
PM
141
Parametrica Management
Hong Kong
$164K +$67.6K +513 +70%
LPL Financial
142
LPL Financial
California
$161K -$2.64K -20 -2%
William Blair & Company
143
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$151K +$9.23K +70 +7%
CIBC Asset Management
144
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$142K – – –
AAP
145
Ardsley Advisory Partners
Connecticut
$132K -$1.25M -9,500 -90%
AP
146
AlpInvest Partners
Netherlands
$132K -$132K -1,000 -50%
WAM
147
World Asset Management
Michigan
$132K +$4.22K +32 +3%
BBI
148
Baxter Bros Inc
Connecticut
$132K +$132K +1,000 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
149
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$128K -$1.32K -10 -1%
CRC
150
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$119K – – –
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GRPN Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

200 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Groupon (GRPN) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $3B — down 21% from $3.81B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 44 funds closed out of GRPN and 36 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 60 trimmed existing stakes and 76 added.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $75.4M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $253M.

  • 200 institutional investors held Groupon (GRPN) as of Q2 2014, down from 208 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $3B of Groupon stock for Q2 2014, down 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new Groupon positions in Q2 2014 and 44 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest Groupon buyer in Q2 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $75.4M added.
  • The largest Groupon seller in Q2 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $253M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.