Groupon
GRPN
202 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.22B invested in Groupon in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 69 increasing their positions, 62 reducing their positions, and 44 closing their positions.
340% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $19.9M | Put options by funds: $4.52M
75% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 7 (+3)
11% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 69 | Existing positions reduced: 62
0.06% more ownership
Funds ownership: 3.41% → 3.47% (+0.06%)
7% less funds holding
Funds holding: 218 → 202 (-16)
16% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.46B → $1.22B (-$238M)
36% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 44
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PCM
PAR Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$137M |
| 2 |
ICM
Indaba Capital Management
San Francisco,
California
|
+$24M |
| 3 |
FCM
Freshford Capital Management
Rye Brook,
New York
|
+$20.5M |
| 4 |
PAMU
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$9.46M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$5.31M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$55.7M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$25.3M |
| 3 |
SBH
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$21.7M |
| 4 |
GF
Greenhouse Funds
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$13.1M |
| 5 |
Man Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$11.9M |
GRPN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
202 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Groupon (GRPN) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $1.22B — down 16% from $1.46B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 44 funds closed out of GRPN and 28 opened new positions — a net loss of 16 holders — while 62 trimmed existing stakes and 69 added.
The largest buyer was PAR Capital Management, adding an estimated $137M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $55.7M sold.
- 202 institutional investors held Groupon (GRPN) as of Q4 2018, down from 218 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $1.22B of Groupon stock for Q4 2018, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
- 28 funds opened new Groupon positions in Q4 2018 and 44 closed out, a net change of -16 holders.
- The largest Groupon buyer in Q4 2018 was PAR Capital Management, an estimated $137M added.
- The largest Groupon seller in Q4 2018 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $55.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.