Yelp
YELP
234 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.74B invested in Yelp in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 91 increasing their positions, 65 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.
45% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $194M | Put options by funds: $134M
40% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 91 | Existing positions reduced: 65
35% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 40
22% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.06B → $3.74B (+$682M)
20% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 12 (+2)
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 221 → 234 (+13)
2.22% less ownership
Funds ownership: 92.99% → 90.77% (-2.2%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$75.6M |
| 2 |
PGP
Prescott General Partners
Boca Raton,
Florida
|
+$40.7M |
| 3 |
GT
Glenmede Trust
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$40.5M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$26.5M |
| 5 |
HCM
Hitchwood Capital Management
New York
|
+$26.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
EAM
EastBay Asset Management
New York
|
-$191M |
| 2 |
EC
Eminence Capital
New York
|
-$104M |
| 3 |
FCP
Fine Capital Partners
New York
|
-$36.1M |
| 4 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$30.1M |
| 5 |
First Manhattan
New York
|
-$19.2M |
YELP Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
234 of the 4,391 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Yelp (YELP) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $3.74B — up 22% from $3.06B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 54 funds opened new YELP positions and 40 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 91 added to existing stakes and 65 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Millennium Management, adding an estimated $75.6M. The largest seller was EastBay Asset Management, cutting an estimated $191M.
- 234 institutional investors held Yelp (YELP) as of Q3 2018, up from 221 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $3.74B of Yelp stock for Q3 2018, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
- 54 funds opened new Yelp positions in Q3 2018 and 40 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest Yelp buyer in Q3 2018 was Millennium Management, an estimated $75.6M added.
- The largest Yelp seller in Q3 2018 was EastBay Asset Management, an estimated $191M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.