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203 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.1B invested in Yelp in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 84 funds opening new positions, 66 increasing their positions, 46 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

282% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 84 | Existing positions closed: 22

153% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.23B → $3.1B (+$1.88B)

69% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $332M | Put options by funds: $196M

63% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 813 (+5)

43% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 66 | Existing positions reduced: 46

41% more funds holding

Funds holding: 144203 (+59)

5.48% more ownership

Funds ownership: 113.43%118.91% (+5.5%)

Holders
203
Holders Change
+59
Holders Change %
+40.97%
% of All Funds
6.58%
Holding in Top 10
13
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+62.5%
% of All Funds
0.42%
New
84
Increased
66
Reduced
46
Closed
22
Calls
$332M
Puts
$196M
Net Calls
+$136M
Net Calls Change
+$38.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SG Americas Securities
151
SG Americas Securities
New York
$551K +$426K +8,319 New
OC
152
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$509K +$394K +7,700 New
Verition Fund Management
153
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$494K -$403K -7,870 -51%
CCM
154
Cadence Capital Management
Massachusetts
$433K -$586K -11,440 -64%
SCA
155
SAC Capital Advisors
Connecticut
$386K -$7.79M -152,037 -96%
FAAS
156
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$385K -$165K -3,213 -36%
LPL Financial
157
LPL Financial
California
$350K +$262K +5,120 New
US Bancorp
158
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$340K +$31.3K +611 +14%
SPM
159
Symmetry Peak Management
Pennsylvania
$331K -$1.41M -27,500 -85%
TAM
160
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$331K +$256K +5,000 New
ACM
161
Alpha Capital Management
Texas
$313K +$242K +4,727 New
Comerica Bank
162
Comerica Bank
Texas
$305K +$236K +4,614 New
TRSOTSOK
163
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$301K +$233K +4,548 New
GF
164
Gerstein Fisher
New York
$278K +$215K +4,199 New
Dimensional Fund Advisors
165
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$272K +$210K +4,100 New
COPPSERS
166
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$271K +$210K +4,095 New
TRCT
167
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$261K +$164K +3,211 +440%
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
168
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$258K +$114K +2,227 +133%
OAM
169
Orinda Asset Management
California
$258K +$200K +3,900 New
CA
170
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$253K +$195K +3,805 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
171
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$253K +$196K +3,828 New
WBC
172
Westpac Banking Corp
Australia
$249K +$193K +3,760 New
Creative Planning
173
Creative Planning
Kansas
$245K +$174K +3,400 +1,133%
RCM
174
Reynolds Capital Management
Nevada
$238K +$184K +3,600 New
IC
175
Iconiq Capital
California
$211K +$163K +3,187 New

YELP Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

203 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Yelp (YELP) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $3.1B — up 153% from $1.23B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 84 funds opened new YELP positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 62 holders — while 66 added to existing stakes and 46 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Allianz Asset Management, adding an estimated $147M. The largest seller was Soros Fund Management, cutting an estimated $59.7M.

  • 203 institutional investors held Yelp (YELP) as of Q3 2013, up from 144 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $3.1B of Yelp stock for Q3 2013, up 153% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 84 funds opened new Yelp positions in Q3 2013 and 22 closed out, a net change of +62 holders.
  • The largest Yelp buyer in Q3 2013 was Allianz Asset Management, an estimated $147M added.
  • The largest Yelp seller in Q3 2013 was Soros Fund Management, an estimated $59.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.