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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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736 hedge funds and large institutions have $25B invested in Discover Financial Services in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 270 increasing their positions, 286 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

62% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 34

18% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 28 → 33 (+5)

17% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $131M | Put options by funds: $112M

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 724 → 736 (+12)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $24.5B → $25B (+$510M)

0.42% less ownership

Funds ownership: 84.65% → 84.23% (-0.42%)

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 270 | Existing positions reduced: 286

Holders
736
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+1.66%
% of All Funds
21.36%
Holding in Top 10
33
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+17.86%
% of All Funds
0.96%
New
55
Increased
270
Reduced
286
Closed
34
Calls
$131M
Puts
$112M
Net Calls
+$19.3M
Net Calls Change
-$32.6M

Top Buyers

1
Boston Partners
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
+$61.6M
2
SFM
Systematic Financial Management
New Jersey
+$48.8M
3
PIA
Piedmont Investment Advisors
North Carolina
+$46.3M
4
TAM
Todd Asset Management
Kentucky
+$44.1M
5
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$41.9M

Top Sellers

1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$184M
2
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
-$153M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$75.7M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$50.8M
5
MAM
Marketfield Asset Management
New York
-$45.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
KIG
451
Kovitz Investment Group
Illinois
$1.2M -$8.78K -140 -0.7%
BVDMP
452
Bedrijfstakpensioenfonds Voor De Media PNO
Netherlands
$1.18M – – –
IB
453
Intrust Bank
Kansas
$1.17M -$567K -9,051 -33%
MYAM
454
Meiji Yasuda Asset Management
Japan
$1.16M +$28.2K +450 +3%
WB
455
WesBanco Bank
West Virginia
$1.16M -$53K -846 -4%
HIMC
456
Heritage Investors Management Corp
Maryland
$1.16M -$8.59K -137 -0.8%
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
457
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$1.15M +$501K +7,996 +82%
ZIM
458
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$1.13M +$76.8K +1,226 +8%
IFS
459
Ifrah Financial Services
Arkansas
$1.11M -$196K -3,130 -15%
TF
460
Tompkins Financial
New York
$1.11M +$6.14K +98 +0.6%
LTFS
461
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.11M +$216K +3,446 +25%
RBA
462
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
$1.11M – – –
CG
463
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$1.09M +$61.1K +974 +6%
CPIM
464
Columbia Partners Investment Management
Virginia
$1.09M -$40.6K -647 -4%
CIM
465
Calvert Investment Management
Maryland
$1.09M +$781K +12,467 +277%
Rafferty Asset Management
466
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$1.07M -$380K -6,065 -27%
MVA
467
Mount Vernon Associates
Maryland
$1.07M -$6.27K -100 -0.6%
GF
468
Gerstein Fisher
New York
$1.05M +$3.57K +57 +0.4%
MERSOM
469
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$1.04M -$12.5K -200 -1%
PA
470
Profund Advisors
Maryland
$1.02M +$163K +2,607 +20%
ACP
471
Aviance Capital Partners
Florida
$1.01M – – –
SGAM
472
Steinberg Global Asset Management
Florida
$1.01M – – –
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
473
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.01M +$58.7K +937 +6%
AP
474
Atwood & Palmer
Missouri
$1M – – –
BP
475
BBR Partners
New York
$978K – – –
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DFS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

736 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Discover Financial Services (DFS) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $25B — up 2.1% from $24.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 55 funds opened new DFS positions and 34 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 270 added to existing stakes and 286 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Boston Partners, adding an estimated $61.6M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $184M.

  • 736 institutional investors held Discover Financial Services (DFS) as of Q3 2014, up from 724 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $25B of Discover Financial Services stock for Q3 2014, up 2.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 55 funds opened new Discover Financial Services positions in Q3 2014 and 34 closed out, a net change of +21 holders.
  • The largest Discover Financial Services buyer in Q3 2014 was Boston Partners, an estimated $61.6M added.
  • The largest Discover Financial Services seller in Q3 2014 was Ameriprise, an estimated $184M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.