Discover Financial Services
DFS was delisted on the 18th of May, 2025.
794 hedge funds and large institutions have $24.8B invested in Discover Financial Services in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 97 funds opening new positions, 284 increasing their positions, 309 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.
213% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 97 | Existing positions closed: 31
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 736 → 794 (+58)
0.5% less ownership
Funds ownership: 84.23% → 83.73% (-0.5%)
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $25B → $24.8B (-$181M)
6% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $115M | Put options by funds: $123M
8% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 284 | Existing positions reduced: 309
15% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 33 → 28 (-5)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$83.4M |
| 2 |
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
|
+$76.4M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$73.9M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$49.6M |
| 5 |
WMSA
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
|
+$35.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$170M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$143M |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$102M |
| 4 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
-$74.4M |
| 5 |
MAM
Marketfield Asset Management
New York
|
-$63.4M |
DFS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
794 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Discover Financial Services (DFS) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $24.8B — down 0.73% from $25B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 97 funds opened new DFS positions and 31 closed out — a net gain of 66 holders — while 284 added to existing stakes and 309 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Janus Henderson Investors US, adding an estimated $83.4M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $170M.
- 794 institutional investors held Discover Financial Services (DFS) as of Q4 2014, up from 736 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $24.8B of Discover Financial Services stock for Q4 2014, down 0.73% quarter-over-quarter.
- 97 funds opened new Discover Financial Services positions in Q4 2014 and 31 closed out, a net change of +66 holders.
- The largest Discover Financial Services buyer in Q4 2014 was Janus Henderson Investors US, an estimated $83.4M added.
- The largest Discover Financial Services seller in Q4 2014 was Ameriprise, an estimated $170M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.