Yelp
YELP
234 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.73B 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 41 closing their positions.
48% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $194M | Put options by funds: $131M
40% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 91 | Existing positions reduced: 65
32% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 41
27% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.94B → $3.73B (+$796M)
20% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 12 (+2)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 222 → 234 (+12)
1.12% more ownership
Funds ownership: 89.65% → 90.77% (+1.1%)
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 |
EC
Eminence Capital
New York
|
-$104M |
| 2 |
EAM
EastBay Asset Management
New York
|
-$65.4M |
| 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 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Yelp (YELP) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $3.73B — up 27% from $2.94B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 54 funds opened new YELP positions and 41 closed out — a net gain of 13 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 Eminence Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $104M sold.
- 234 institutional investors held Yelp (YELP) as of Q3 2018, up from 222 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $3.73B of Yelp stock for Q3 2018, up 27% quarter-over-quarter.
- 54 funds opened new Yelp positions in Q3 2018 and 41 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
- The largest Yelp buyer in Q3 2018 was Millennium Management, an estimated $75.6M added.
- The largest Yelp seller in Q3 2018 was Eminence Capital, an estimated $104M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.