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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

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

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
OH
1
Orbis Holdings
Bermuda
$392M +$3.04M +63,000 +0.9%
Macquarie Group
2
Macquarie Group
Australia
$163M -$834K -17,300 -0.6%
CAM
3
Coronation Asset Management
South Africa
$157M +$12.9M +267,621 +10%
HIM
4
Hillhouse Investment Management
Cayman Islands
$87.8M – – –
CIM
5
Contrarius Investment Management
Jersey
$79.4M +$4.87M +101,084 +7%
PIM
6
Platinum Investment Management
Australia
$46.4M – – –
Baillie Gifford & Co
7
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$45.2M -$1.43M -29,650 -3%
HSBC Holdings
8
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$32.7M +$24M +497,194 +424%
UBS Group
9
UBS Group
Switzerland
$29.6M +$26.8M +556,637 New
Deutsche Bank
10
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$29.2M -$610K -12,651 -2%
Goldman Sachs
11
Goldman Sachs
New York
$22.6M +$9.13M +189,344 +80%
PCM
12
Prime Capital Management
Hong Kong
$21.4M +$731K +15,163 +4%
Norges Bank
13
Norges Bank
Norway
$18.2M +$1.66M +34,370 +11%
Morgan Stanley
14
Morgan Stanley
New York
$17.5M -$2.52M -52,271 -14%
Franklin Resources
15
Franklin Resources
California
$16M -$14.3M -296,500 -50%
Bank of America
16
Bank of America
North Carolina
$15.7M -$296K -6,132 -2%
CS
17
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$13.7M +$2.47M +51,206 +25%
RFC
18
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$12.7M -$431K -8,943 -4%
Invesco
19
Invesco
Georgia
$10.9M -$40.6M -842,076 -80%
Citadel Advisors
20
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$8.29M +$6.38M +132,301 +562%
Bank of New York Mellon
21
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$7.95M -$312K -6,467 -4%
SO
22
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$6.81M – – –
BIM
23
Bogle Investment Management
Massachusetts
$6.66M +$2.9M +60,117 +92%
Renaissance Technologies
24
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$6.57M +$3.65M +75,700 +158%
Citigroup
25
Citigroup
New York
$6.39M -$25M -519,110 -81%
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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.