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Discover Financial Services
DFS

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DFS was delisted on the 18th of May, 2025.

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707 hedge funds and large institutions have $17.9B invested in Discover Financial Services in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 270 increasing their positions, 299 reducing their positions, and 79 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

47% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $196M | Put options by funds: $133M

3.25% more ownership

Funds ownership: 84.02% → 87.27% (+3.2%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 14 → 14 (0)

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 270 | Existing positions reduced: 299

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 743 → 707 (-36)

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $21.1B → $17.9B (-$3.12B)

29% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 79

Holders
707
Holders Change
-36
Holders Change %
-4.85%
% of All Funds
18.84%
Holding in Top 10
14
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.37%
New
56
Increased
270
Reduced
299
Closed
79
Calls
$196M
Puts
$133M
Net Calls
+$62.8M
Net Calls Change
-$107M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Royal London Asset Management
Royal London Asset Management
United Kingdom
+$248M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$137M
3
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
+$108M
4
CLM
ClearBridge LLC (Maryland)
Maryland
+$91.9M
5
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
+$76.5M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$193M
2
SIG
Senator Investment Group
New York
-$178M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$63.4M
4
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$50.9M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$43.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AF
301
Ally Financial
Michigan
$2.8M +$241K +5,000 +10%
FA
302
Friess Associates
Delaware
$2.8M +$2.65M +54,960 New
CW
303
Cobiz Wealth
Colorado
$2.73M -$92.6K -1,921 -3%
Two Sigma Investments
304
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$2.7M -$1.77M -36,720 -41%
CBOA
305
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Australia
$2.67M +$220K +4,560 +10%
DC
306
Deere & Company
Illinois
$2.67M +$1.06M +21,995 +72%
SIC
307
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
$2.66M -$487K -10,100 -16%
BSPF
308
British Steel Pension Fund
United Kingdom
$2.59M -$164K -3,394 -6%
OI
309
Oakbrook Investments
Illinois
$2.58M -$55.6K -1,154 -2%
CI
310
Capital International
California
$2.53M – – –
LS
311
Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia
Sweden
$2.51M – – –
MIM
312
Midwest Investment Management
Ohio
$2.44M -$45.1K -935 -2%
TAF
313
Tredje AP-fonden
Sweden
$2.44M +$662K +13,741 +46%
BCM
314
BTC Capital Management
Iowa
$2.44M +$112K +2,331 +5%
NMERB
315
New Mexico Educational Retirement Board
New Mexico
$2.41M +$4.82K +100 +0.2%
WA
316
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
$2.4M -$3.86M -80,185 -63%
CCM
317
Covington Capital Management
California
$2.4M -$263K -5,465 -10%
CONA
318
Capital One National Association
New York
$2.39M -$227K -4,708 -9%
RBA
319
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
$2.37M +$2.24M +46,459 New
AMI
320
Amica Mutual Insurance
Rhode Island
$2.28M +$2.16M +44,850 New
ECM
321
Element Capital Management
New York
$2.28M +$1.42M +29,502 +193%
Daiwa Securities Group
322
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
$2.28M +$1.48M +30,610 +216%
HI
323
Handelsinvest Investeringsforvaltning
Denmark
$2.27M – – –
Brown Advisory
324
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$2.26M +$638K +13,248 +42%
RC
325
RegentAtlantic Capital
New Jersey
$2.24M -$163K -3,377 -7%
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DFS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

707 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Discover Financial Services (DFS) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $17.9B — down 15% from $21.1B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 79 funds closed out of DFS and 56 opened new positions — a net loss of 23 holders — while 299 trimmed existing stakes and 270 added.

The largest buyer was Royal London Asset Management, adding an estimated $248M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $193M.

  • 707 institutional investors held Discover Financial Services (DFS) as of Q1 2016, down from 743 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $17.9B of Discover Financial Services stock for Q1 2016, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 56 funds opened new Discover Financial Services positions in Q1 2016 and 79 closed out, a net change of -23 holders.
  • The largest Discover Financial Services buyer in Q1 2016 was Royal London Asset Management, an estimated $248M added.
  • The largest Discover Financial Services seller in Q1 2016 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $193M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.