The Top 50 TMT Hedge Fund List is once again led by Philippe Laffont's Coatue Capital and Chase Coleman's Tiger Global Management. Both Laffont and Coleman are "Tiger Cubs", having refined their investment acumen under the tutelage of Tiger Management's Julian Robertson. Coatue Capital reported $5.7 billion in TMT equity holdings, accounting for 95% of its holdings, while Tiger Global reported nearly $3.5 billion in TMT holdings, accounting for 65% of its portfolio. Coming in at third on the list is John Scully and William E. Oberndorf's SPO Advisory Corp with $3.4 billion in TMT equity holdings, accounting for 54% of its portfolio.

Not surprisingly, the most widely held stocks by the top 50 TMT Hedge Funds are Google Inc (GOOG) and Apple Inc (AAPL), which were held by 25 and 18 of the top 50 hedge funds, respectively. While Google was the most widely held, the top TMT hedge funds overall invested the most in Apple, reporting holdings of more than $2.5 billion in Apple's stock as of 12/31/2012. The top ten most widely held stocks are listed below:

		Top 10 TMT Fund Holdings
		(# HF Held By)	(Holdings $MM)
#1	Google Inc	25	$1,928
#2	Apple Inc	18	$2,510
#3	Priceline.com (PCLN)	17	$1,453
#4	eBay Inc (EBAY)	17	$912
#5	Yahoo Inc (YHOO)	16	$820
#6	Equinix Inc (EQIX)	15	$1,560
#7	Amazon.com (AMZN)	15	$1,007
#8	Facebook Inc (FB)	14	$534
#9	Liberty Global (LBTYK)	12	$2,259
#10	Sirius XM Radio (SIRI)	12	$535

The most notable entry at the top end of the list is networked data center provider Equinix Inc . With a market cap slightly above $10 billion, it is by far the smallest company among the top 8. 15 of the top TMT Hedge Funds allocated $1.56 billion to Equinix, suggesting that some smart money believes in its prospects. Laffont's Coatue Capital is the biggest fan of Equinix, as it held nearly $860M of the company's stock at the end of the fourth quarter.

A number of mid-cap stocks were also widely held by the Top Technology, Media & Telecom Hedge Funds, as four mid-caps made the top 25. Leading the mid-caps is Pandora Media Inc (P), which was held by 7 of the top TMT hedge funds.

		Top TMT Mid-Cap Holdings
		(# HF Held By)	(Holdings $MM)
#20	Pandora Media	7	$464
#21	Groupon (GRPN)	7	$399
#22	Verisign Inc (VRSN)	7	$396
#23	Informatica Corp (INFA)	7	$259
#29	Tripadvisor Inc (TRIP)	6	$269

Notably, a number of small-cap stocks managed to crack the top 30. The most popular small-cap was Shutterfly Inc (SFLY), which was held by 8 of the top TMT Hedge funds, account for $125M in holdings. The top TMT focused holders of Shutterfly were NYC-based Jericho Capital and Berkeley Heights, NJ-based HHR Asset Management. The other small-caps among the top 30 attracted nearly $290M from the top TMT Hedge Funds:

		Top TMT Small-Cap Holdings
		(# HF Held By)	(Holdings $MM)
#16	Shutterfly Inc	8	$125
#25	Tivo Inc (TIVO)	7	$140
#26	Interxion Holding NV (INXN)	7	$108
#27	Yelp Inc (YELP)	7	$39

Methodology:

The Top TMT Hedge Fund rankings are compiled on a quarterly basis using hedge fund firms' 13-F filings with the SEC. The TMT list includes the top hedge funds that have more than 50% of their U.S. equity assets invested in U.S. listed Technology, Media and Telecom equities as of 12/31/2012. To view the Top TMT Hedge Fund list in its entirety, please visit Hedge Tracker's Hedge Fund Portal.

Definitions:

All holdings are as of 12/31/2012. Mid-Cap equities include U.S. listed stocks with market capitalizations between $2 billion and $10 billion, while Small-Cap equities include U.S. listed stocks with market capitalizations less than $2 billion.

Disclosure: I am long [[FB]], [[YHOO]]. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it. I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.

The Top Small-Cap Hedge fund list is led by Elliott Management Corporation, TFS Capital LLC and Deerfield Management Co. Paul Singer's Elliot Management and James Flynn's Deerfield Management are both based in New York City, while TFS Capital LLC is headquartered southwest of Philadelphia in West Chester, Pennsylvania.

Elliott Management Corporation was not on last quarter's Top 50 Small-Cap Hedge Fund List, since to be eligible, a hedge fund must have more than 50% of its equity assets invested in small-cap companies. Last quarter, the firm only allocated 45.8% of its assets to small-cap stocks, but this quarter it increased its small-cap allocation to 53.1%. Elliott's $1.5B in small-cap holdings was just enough to surpass last quarter's top small-cap fund, TFS Capital LLC.

Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours.

The Top Small-Cap Hedge fund list is led by Pennsylvania-based TFS Capital LLC, New York-based Deerfield Management Co and Toronto-based West Face Capital. TFS Capital employs a quantitative focused long/short equity strategy, while Deerfield Management and West Face Capital specifically focus on Healthcare related and Event-Driven opportunities, respectively.

QVT Financial and Palo Alto Investors, both of which have been known to employ activist strategies against underperforming companies, are also near the top of the list. Daniel Gold's QVT Financial, which employs convertible arbitrage, investment grade, and capital structure arbitrage techniques as well as various relative value-driven equity strategies, is #5 on the list. QVT manages $1,107 in US Equities, allocating 57.8% or $640M to small-cap companies. Mr. Gold formed QVT in 1992 as a proprietary trading group within Deutsche Bank AG. The firm became independent in 2003 when Gold led its spin-off from Deutsche, beating out the Volcker Rule by more than half a decade.

William Edwards' growth focused Palo Alto Investors is ranked #6 on the top Small-Cap List. Palo Alto Investors manages $1,107 in US Equities, dedicating 62.9% or $638M to small-cap companies. The California-based firm focuses on healthcare and biotech stocks, typically concentrating its portfolio on 30 to 40 top stocks.

Ranking Methodology: The Top 50 Small-Cap Hedge Fund rankings are compiled on a quarterly basis using hedge fund firms' overall U.S. equity assets under management. The Small-Cap list includes the top hedge funds that have more than 50% of their U.S. equity assets invested in U.S. listed small-cap companies, which have market capitalizations that are less than $2 billion. To view the Top Small-Cap Hedge Fund list in its entirety, please visit HedgeTracker's Hedge Fund Portal..

The technology focused hedge fund reported equity assets of $911million at the end of the third quarter of 2012, up from just $342 million at the end of the second quarter. Andor Capital's asset gains were enough the propel the hedge fund to #193 on HedgeTracker's Top 200 Hedge Fund List

Dan Benton originally founded Andor Capital Management in 2011 after he left Pequot Capital Management, a firm he had co-founded with Arthur Samberg. As of 6/30/07, the firm had equity assets of more than $2.2 billion. During the financial crisis, Andor Capital did not fair too well, convincing Benton to retire and shut-down the firm in August of 2008.

Andor Capital continues to employ a long/short equity that focuses on technology related companies. The firm's portfolio is very concentrated, only including 22 equity positions, with the top 5 positions accounting for 58.5% of the portfolio, according to the firm's 9/30/2012 filing with the SEC. Dan Benton's top five positions include many of tech sector's darlings: $150.9M in Google (GOOG), $133.4M in Apple (AAPL), $127.2M in Amazon.com (AMZN), $61.1M in Salesforce.com (CRM) and $60.2M in Linkedin (LNKD).

Andor Capital's confidence in Google increased over the third quarter, as the firm increased its position from 50k shares to 200k shares. Linkedin Corp also drew significant interest from Andor's investment team, as the firm built its entire position in the company over the third quarter.

Rounding out Andor Capital's top 10 positions are Cirrus Logic Inc (CRUS), Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. (MLNX), eBay Inc (EBAY), Red Hat (RHT), and Omnivision Technologies (OVTI).

Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it. I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.

While it's true that Facebook's stock is hovering around $20 a share today, down from a first day peak of $45, the company is still being valued at an astounding $46.7 billion. With such a lofty market valuation, Facebook's strategic investors, senior executives and employees are all still well positioned to flood their bank accounts when Facebook's insider lockup periods pass.

Several other notable technology companies have seen their IPO lockup periods end over the past year, minting scores of new millionaires. One such example is Linkedin Corporation (LNKD), which went public in May of 2011 and is now valued at over $11 billion. Since its lockup period ended, Linkedin insiders have sold more than $521 million in stock of the professional-focused social company, according to Donor Watch. Similarly, Zynga Inc's (ZNGA), Angie's List Inc's (ANGI) and Pandora Media's (P) insiders have sold more than $230 million, $126 million and $62 million over the past year, respectively.

Linkedin's CEO Jeff Weiner, who is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, has sold more than $51 million of stock since the IPO. The company's CFO Steven Sordello (Santa Clara University - BA and MBA) and its SVP of Operations David Henke (University of California, Santa Barbara) have sold nearly $35 million and $26 million of stock, respectively. Meanwhile, Pandora Media's Chief Strategist Timothy Westergren (Stanford University) and Chief Technology Officer (University of Michigan) sold $7.2 million and $6 million of Pandora's Stock, respectively.

The complete list of top sellers for Linkedin, Zynga, Angie's List, Pandora, as well as companies where your school's alumni are employed can be accessed from your Donor Watch account portfolio.

Fortunately for prospect researchers with subscriptions to Donor Watch, they do not have to wade through the myriad of filings where insiders report their stock sales. Donor Watch's prospecting tool has powerful summary and analysis features that provide all of this information at the click of a button. Donor Watch also provides real-time email alerts so your team will be notified immediately following a major wealth creating event.

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According to Donor Watch, the 300 wealthy individuals on the list have a total of 485 undergraduate and advanced degrees from leading colleges and universities. Notably, 34% of the list's members have MBAs, while 8% have JDs.

67% of the individuals on the list have seen their stock portfolios increase in value over 2012. Notably, sixty-two of the gainers have seen their portfolios increase by more than $50 million, making them key targets for donor prospect researchers.

One of the big gainers is University of Delaware graduate Vincent C. Smith, who is the Chief Executive Officer of Quest Software Inc (QSFT). QSFT's stock has gone up by 29.3% since the beginning of the year, a trend that has increased Mr. Smith's holdings in the company by nearly $160 million.

Additionally, Colorado State University graduate Walter Scott Jr. has seen his stock portfolio jump by more than $125 million. Mr. Scott, who is Chairman of Level 3 Communications (LVLT), has committed to Warren Buffet's and Bill Gates' Giving Pledge, stipulating that he has committed to giving the majority of his wealth to philanthropy. Mr. Scott and his wife also run the Suzanne and Walter Scott Foundation, which has heavily supported health centers at the University of Nebraska and Colorado State University, among others.

The Wealthiest College Graduates on the list include:

The top ten schools with the highest number of undergraduate alumni on the list include: Harvard College, University of Texas at Austin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Yale University, University of Washington, University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University, Dartmouth College, Stanford University, and University of California-Berkeley.

Donor Watch's list of Wealthiest College Graduates is used by prospect researchers and development officials at leading colleges, universities and non-profits to track the wealth of their alumni and top donors. Beyond the Wealthiest College Graduate list, Donor Watch compiles various custom lists for specific universities, causes, regions, and metro-areas. Donor Watch's prospect research tool has powerful summary and analysis features that provide critical prospect details and reports at the click of a button. Donor Watch also provides real-time email alerts so your team will be notified immediately following a major wealth creating event.

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