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86 hedge funds and large institutions have $268M invested in LendingTree in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

42% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $189M → $268M (+$78.7M)

40% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 7 (+2)

40% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 15

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 84 → 86 (+2)

4% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 25

Holders
86
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+2.38%
% of All Funds
2.29%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+40%
% of All Funds
0.19%
New
21
Increased
24
Reduced
25
Closed
15
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
DCM
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
+$7.94M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$6.06M
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$3.07M
4
ECP
Elk Creek Partners
Colorado
+$2.85M
5
EI
EAM Investors
California
+$2M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SCC
Second Curve Capital
Pennsylvania
-$5.97M
2
DCM
Dupont Capital Management
Delaware
-$2.39M
3
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
-$2.21M
4
SST
S Squared Technology
New York
-$1.86M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$1.81M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AQR Capital Management
51
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$481K -$153K -3,700 -27%
HK
52
Horizon Kinetics
New York
$475K – – –
PAM
53
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$406K – – –
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
54
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$375K -$14K -339 -4%
RhumbLine Advisers
55
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$328K -$7.24K -175 -3%
CIA
56
Capital Impact Advisors
Massachusetts
$304K – – –
D.E. Shaw & Co
57
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$278K -$286K -6,903 -55%
MLICM
58
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$256K – – –
Swiss National Bank
59
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$256K +$219K +5,300 New
AIG
60
American International Group
New York
$195K -$6.58K -159 -4%
QT
61
Quantbot Technologies
New York
$113K +$97.1K +2,346 New
BJ
62
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$82K +$24.9K +602 +55%
BG
63
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$78K +$67.1K +1,620 New
Citigroup
64
Citigroup
New York
$77K +$57K +1,376 +617%
UBS Group
65
UBS Group
Switzerland
$66K +$57.1K +1,380 New
AllianceBernstein
66
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$58K – – –
SFU
67
Stonehage Fleming (UK)
United Kingdom
$56K +$31.8K +769 +192%
MCM
68
Mazama Capital Management
Oregon
$45K +$38.7K +935 New
PCM
69
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$45K +$38.8K +938 New
US Bancorp
70
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$40K +$33.9K +820 New
Barclays
71
Barclays
United Kingdom
$18K -$43.6K -1,054 -74%
Federated Hermes
72
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$14K +$4.35K +105 +58%
Bank of America
73
Bank of America
North Carolina
$10K +$3.35K +81 +66%
Royal Bank of Canada
74
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$5K – – –
TRCT
75
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$4K +$3.02K +73 New
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TREE Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

86 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in LendingTree (TREE) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $268M — up 42% from $189M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new TREE positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 24 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Driehaus Capital Management, adding an estimated $7.94M. The largest seller was Second Curve Capital, cutting an estimated $5.97M.

  • 86 institutional investors held LendingTree (TREE) as of Q4 2014, up from 84 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $268M of LendingTree stock for Q4 2014, up 42% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new LendingTree positions in Q4 2014 and 15 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest LendingTree buyer in Q4 2014 was Driehaus Capital Management, an estimated $7.94M added.
  • The largest LendingTree seller in Q4 2014 was Second Curve Capital, an estimated $5.97M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.