Yelp
YELP
190 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.84B invested in Yelp in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 62 increasing their positions, 54 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.
53% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.2B → $1.84B (+$634M)
26% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 35
25% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 10 (+2)
20% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $214M | Put options by funds: $178M
15% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 62 | Existing positions reduced: 54
12.27% more ownership
Funds ownership: 84.47% → 96.73% (+12%)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 183 → 190 (+7)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MC
Maverick Capital
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$73.3M |
| 2 |
PGP
Prescott General Partners
Boca Raton,
Florida
|
+$34.4M |
| 3 |
CCM
Criterion Capital Management
San Francisco,
California
|
+$28.1M |
| 4 |
AC
Ascend Capital
Orinda,
California
|
+$27.1M |
| 5 |
OH
Orbis Holdings
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
+$26M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$32M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$23.7M |
| 3 |
DIG
Dragoneer Investment Group
San Francisco,
California
|
-$16.6M |
| 4 |
JSP
Jackson Square Partners
Larkspur,
California
|
-$14M |
| 5 |
DCM
Dorsal Capital Management
Redwood City,
California
|
-$11.2M |
YELP Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
190 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Yelp (YELP) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $1.84B — up 53% from $1.2B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 44 funds opened new YELP positions and 35 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 62 added to existing stakes and 54 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Maverick Capital, adding an estimated $73.3M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $32M.
- 190 institutional investors held Yelp (YELP) as of Q4 2015, up from 183 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $1.84B of Yelp stock for Q4 2015, up 53% quarter-over-quarter.
- 44 funds opened new Yelp positions in Q4 2015 and 35 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
- The largest Yelp buyer in Q4 2015 was Maverick Capital, an estimated $73.3M added.
- The largest Yelp seller in Q4 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $32M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.