We are live on ! Find out more
TREE icon

LendingTree
TREE

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
TWA
76
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$3K – – –
WT
77
Whittier Trust
California
$2K – – –
CGT
78
Capital Guardian Trust
California
$1K – – –
MFS
79
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1K +$538 +13 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
80
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$209 +$1.57K +38 +0.9%
DCM
81
Dupont Capital Management
Delaware
– -$2.39M -66,651 Closed
TCIM
82
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
– -$993K -27,661 Closed
SGAM
83
Smith Group Asset Management
Texas
– -$908K -25,300 Closed
California Public Employees Retirement System
84
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
– -$854K -23,800 Closed
TMC
85
Trellus Management Company
Florida
– -$749K -20,866 Closed
BCM
86
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
– -$718K -20,000 Closed
TC
87
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
– -$564K -15,722 Closed
CS
88
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
– -$412K -11,483 Closed
TA
89
Teachers Advisors
New York
– -$388K -10,808 Closed
GI
90
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
– -$222K -6,192 Closed
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
91
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
– -$27.2K -757 Closed
CFA
92
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
– -$1K -21 Closed
LTFS
93
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
– -$786 -19 -73%
CA
94
CapWealth Advisors
Tennessee
– -$1K -16 Closed
AIM
95
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
– +$41 +1 New
W
96
Wealthfront
California
– +$41 +1 New
1 2 3
4

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.