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92 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.34B invested in Sohu.com in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

56% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $48.7M | Put options by funds: $31.2M

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.32B → $1.34B (+$17.5M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 5 (0)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 97 → 92 (-5)

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 33

17% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 18

Holders
92
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-5.15%
% of All Funds
2.45%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
15
Increased
28
Reduced
33
Closed
18
Calls
$48.7M
Puts
$31.2M
Net Calls
+$17.5M
Net Calls Change
+$42.7M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
+$24M
2
CAM
Coronation Asset Management
South Africa
+$12.9M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$9.13M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$6.38M
5
Point72 Asset Management
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
+$5.41M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$40.6M
2
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$25M
3
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$20.2M
4
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$14.3M
5
AG
Ashmore Group
United Kingdom
-$13.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CSS
76
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$117K -$1.5M -31,023 -93%
ST
77
Spot Trading
Illinois
$103K -$919K -19,061 -91%
Wells Fargo
78
Wells Fargo
California
$99K -$158K -3,288 -64%
WAM
79
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$88K -$174K -3,600 -68%
KBC Group
80
KBC Group
Belgium
$33K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
81
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$32K -$151K -3,129 -84%
Creative Planning
82
Creative Planning
Kansas
$31K +$4.82K +100 +21%
WF
83
WealthTrust Fairport
Ohio
$21K – – –
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
84
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$19.2K – – –
GAM
85
Guinness Asset Management
United Kingdom
$10K – – –
TRCT
86
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$7K +$4.43K +92 +200%
ST
87
SpiderRock Trading
Illinois
$5K – – –
Capstone Investment Advisors
88
Capstone Investment Advisors
New York
$4K -$1.18M -24,578 -100%
LTFS
89
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$3K – – –
WT
90
Whittier Trust
California
$3K – – –
EMA
91
Efficient Market Advisors
California
$1K – – –
MFS
92
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1K – – –
Balyasny Asset Management
93
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
– -$8.95M -178,239 Closed
OCAM
94
Owl Creek Asset Management
New York
– -$5.06M -100,800 Closed
Millennium Management
95
Millennium Management
New York
– -$2.9M -57,645 Closed
SIM
96
Spark Investment Management
New York
– -$1.9M -37,900 Closed
CANY
97
Caxton Associates (New York)
New York
– -$1.61M -32,100 Closed
RJA
98
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
– -$1.18M -23,451 Closed
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
99
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
Japan
– -$769K -15,300 Closed
SLG
100
Stanley-Laman Group
Pennsylvania
– -$590K -11,743 Closed
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SOHU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

92 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sohu.com (SOHU) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $1.34B — up 1.3% from $1.32B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of SOHU and 15 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 33 trimmed existing stakes and 28 added.

The largest buyer was HSBC Holdings, adding an estimated $24M. The largest seller was Invesco, cutting an estimated $40.6M.

  • 92 institutional investors held Sohu.com (SOHU) as of Q4 2014, down from 97 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $1.34B of Sohu.com stock for Q4 2014, up 1.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new Sohu.com positions in Q4 2014 and 18 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest Sohu.com buyer in Q4 2014 was HSBC Holdings, an estimated $24M added.
  • The largest Sohu.com seller in Q4 2014 was Invesco, an estimated $40.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.