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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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778 hedge funds and large institutions have $20.9B invested in Discover Financial Services in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 81 funds opening new positions, 289 increasing their positions, 310 reducing their positions, and 88 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

63% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $138M | Put options by funds: $84.6M

0.37% less ownership

Funds ownership: 83.73% → 83.37% (-0.37%)

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 289 | Existing positions reduced: 310

8% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 81 | Existing positions closed: 88

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 794 → 778 (-16)

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $24.8B → $20.9B (-$3.88B)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 28 → 14 (-14)

Holders
778
Holders Change
-16
Holders Change %
-2.02%
% of All Funds
20.73%
Holding in Top 10
14
Holding in Top 10 Change
-14
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.37%
New
81
Increased
289
Reduced
310
Closed
88
Calls
$138M
Puts
$84.6M
Net Calls
+$53.4M
Net Calls Change
+$61.3M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SC
Sculptor Capital
New York
+$257M
2
Capital International Investors
Capital International Investors
California
+$161M
3
NIMC
NWQ Investment Management Company
California
+$134M
4
Westfield Capital Management
Westfield Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$129M
5
Bessemer Group
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
+$112M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Artisan Partners
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
-$414M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$222M
3
PNC Financial Services Group
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
-$141M
4
MAM
Marketfield Asset Management
New York
-$127M
5
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$109M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CIP
376
Convergence Investment Partners
Florida
$2.65M -$1.1M -18,581 -28%
PAM
377
Paradigm Asset Management
New York
$2.63M +$639K +10,800 +30%
NIT
378
NumerixS Investment Technologies
British Columbia, Canada
$2.62M +$2.75M +46,492 New
AIMCA
379
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$2.59M – – –
MIM
380
Marco Investment Management
Georgia
$2.58M +$23.8K +402 +0.9%
BAC
381
Boys Arnold & Co
North Carolina
$2.58M -$130K -2,200 -5%
LMGAM
382
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Massachusetts
$2.56M +$103K +1,745 +4%
SRCM
383
Sterling Ridge Capital Management
New York
$2.51M +$2.64M +44,615 New
SAMNY
384
Samsung Asset Management (New York)
New York
$2.5M +$52.1K +880 +2%
VKH
385
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$2.49M +$1.36M +23,046 +109%
Asset Management One
386
Asset Management One
Japan
$2.46M -$597K -10,075 -19%
FAM
387
Fiduciary Asset Management
Missouri
$2.43M +$1.1M +18,622 +76%
NCCM
388
Nine Chapters Capital Management
New Jersey
$2.42M +$2.55M +43,000 New
CG
389
Clinton Group
New York
$2.42M +$2.54M +42,945 New
CBOA
390
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Australia
$2.41M +$107K +1,800 +4%
Brown Advisory
391
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$2.41M -$54.9K -928 -2%
SFP
392
Santa Fe Partners
New Mexico
$2.4M -$235K -3,973 -9%
RFC
393
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$2.4M +$75.3K +1,272 +3%
CC
394
Cipher Capital
New York
$2.36M +$1.74M +29,329 +234%
GCA
395
Gideon Capital Advisors
New York
$2.35M +$2.47M +41,730 New
SAM
396
Securian Asset Management
Minnesota
$2.35M +$36.5K +616 +1%
BCM
397
BTC Capital Management
Iowa
$2.33M +$86.6K +1,463 +4%
AB
398
AT Bancorp
Iowa
$2.32M +$2.44M +41,133 New
FMT
399
First Mercantile Trust
Tennessee
$2.32M -$33.2K -560 -1%
ARC
400
Absolute Return Capital
Massachusetts
$2.23M -$365K -6,163 -13%
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DFS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

778 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Discover Financial Services (DFS) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $20.9B — down 16% from $24.8B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 88 funds closed out of DFS and 81 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 310 trimmed existing stakes and 289 added.

The largest buyer was Sculptor Capital, adding an estimated $257M. The largest seller was Artisan Partners, cutting an estimated $414M.

  • 778 institutional investors held Discover Financial Services (DFS) as of Q1 2015, down from 794 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $20.9B of Discover Financial Services stock for Q1 2015, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 81 funds opened new Discover Financial Services positions in Q1 2015 and 88 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest Discover Financial Services buyer in Q1 2015 was Sculptor Capital, an estimated $257M added.
  • The largest Discover Financial Services seller in Q1 2015 was Artisan Partners, an estimated $414M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.