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111 hedge funds and large institutions have $347M invested in LendingTree in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

278% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 9

29% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $268M → $347M (+$78.8M)

29% more funds holding

Funds holding: 86 → 111 (+25)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 7 (0)

25% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 36

Holders
111
Holders Change
+25
Holders Change %
+29.07%
% of All Funds
2.96%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.19%
New
34
Increased
27
Reduced
36
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
EA
Emerald Advisers
Pennsylvania
+$9.78M
2
EMFAT
Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust
Pennsylvania
+$8.34M
3
CCM
Cupps Capital Management
Illinois
+$4.91M
4
ECP
Elk Creek Partners
Colorado
+$4.12M
5
TCM
Timpani Capital Management
Wisconsin
+$4M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$4.37M
2
GIPM
G2 Investment Partners Management
New York
-$3.57M
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$3.33M
4
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
-$3.31M
5
SCC
Second Curve Capital
Pennsylvania
-$2.91M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WT
101
Whittier Trust
California
$2K – – –
CGT
102
Capital Guardian Trust
California
$1K – – –
MFS
103
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1K – – –
Creative Planning
104
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1K +$429 +9 New
CA
105
CapWealth Advisors
Tennessee
$1K +$763 +16 New
LTFS
106
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1K +$811 +17 +243%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
107
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$249 +$6.15K +129 +3%
Geode Capital Management
108
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
– -$2.06M -42,655 Closed
CIA
109
Capital Impact Advisors
Massachusetts
– -$304K -6,299 Closed
D.E. Shaw & Co
110
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
– -$278K -5,745 Closed
BJ
111
BlackRock Japan
Japan
– -$82K -1,706 Closed
BG
112
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
– -$78K -1,620 Closed
SFU
113
Stonehage Fleming (UK)
United Kingdom
– -$56K -1,169 Closed
Royal Bank of Canada
114
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
– -$5K -99 Closed
CFA
115
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
– +$286 +6 New
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TREE Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

111 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in LendingTree (TREE) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $347M — up 29% from $268M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 34 funds opened new TREE positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 25 holders — while 27 added to existing stakes and 36 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Emerald Advisers, opening a new position worth an estimated $9.78M. The largest seller was Renaissance Technologies, cutting an estimated $4.37M.

  • 111 institutional investors held LendingTree (TREE) as of Q1 2015, up from 86 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $347M of LendingTree stock for Q1 2015, up 29% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new LendingTree positions in Q1 2015 and 9 closed out, a net change of +25 holders.
  • The largest LendingTree buyer in Q1 2015 was Emerald Advisers, an estimated $9.78M added.
  • The largest LendingTree seller in Q1 2015 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $4.37M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.