Yelp
YELP
239 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.69B invested in Yelp in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 69 funds opening new positions, 90 increasing their positions, 60 reducing their positions, and 63 closing their positions.
50% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 90 | Existing positions reduced: 60
4.63% more ownership
Funds ownership: 90.77% → 95.4% (+4.6%)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 234 → 239 (+5)
10% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 69 | Existing positions closed: 63
8% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 12 → 11 (-1)
28% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.73B → $2.69B (-$1.05B)
48% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $142M | Put options by funds: $273M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$118M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$39.3M |
| 3 |
SI
SQN Investors
Menlo Park,
California
|
+$38.5M |
| 4 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$30.4M |
| 5 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$27.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$79.6M |
| 2 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$61.4M |
| 3 |
First Manhattan
New York
|
-$42M |
| 4 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
-$37M |
| 5 |
HCM
Hitchwood Capital Management
New York
|
-$29.5M |
YELP Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
239 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Yelp (YELP) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $2.69B — down 28% from $3.73B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 69 funds opened new YELP positions and 63 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 90 added to existing stakes and 60 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $118M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, cutting an estimated $79.6M.
- 239 institutional investors held Yelp (YELP) as of Q4 2018, up from 234 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $2.69B of Yelp stock for Q4 2018, down 28% quarter-over-quarter.
- 69 funds opened new Yelp positions in Q4 2018 and 63 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest Yelp buyer in Q4 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $118M added.
- The largest Yelp seller in Q4 2018 was Millennium Management, an estimated $79.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.