Yelp
YELP
190 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.81B invested in Yelp in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 68 increasing their positions, 56 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.
56% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.16B → $1.81B (+$650M)
53% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 34
21% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 68 | Existing positions reduced: 56
17% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $114M | Put options by funds: $97.5M
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 174 → 190 (+16)
1.07% more ownership
Funds ownership: 87.12% → 88.19% (+1.1%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 9 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$37.9M |
| 2 |
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
|
+$35.9M |
| 3 |
OAG
Orbis Allan Gray
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
+$30.7M |
| 4 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$25.1M |
| 5 |
FCP
Fine Capital Partners
New York
|
+$18.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MC
Maverick Capital
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$130M |
| 2 |
KA
Kerrisdale Advisers
Miami,
Florida
|
-$17.4M |
| 3 |
RCG
Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb
New York
|
-$14.2M |
| 4 |
CCM
Criterion Capital Management
San Francisco,
California
|
-$9.01M |
| 5 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$8.66M |
YELP Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
190 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Yelp (YELP) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $1.81B — up 56% from $1.16B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 52 funds opened new YELP positions and 34 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 68 added to existing stakes and 56 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Marshall Wace, adding an estimated $37.9M. The largest seller was Maverick Capital, cutting an estimated $130M.
- 190 institutional investors held Yelp (YELP) as of Q2 2016, up from 174 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $1.81B of Yelp stock for Q2 2016, up 56% quarter-over-quarter.
- 52 funds opened new Yelp positions in Q2 2016 and 34 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
- The largest Yelp buyer in Q2 2016 was Marshall Wace, an estimated $37.9M added.
- The largest Yelp seller in Q2 2016 was Maverick Capital, an estimated $130M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.