Discover Financial Services
DFS was delisted on the 18th of May, 2025.
883 hedge funds and large institutions have $22.5B invested in Discover Financial Services in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 106 funds opening new positions, 286 increasing their positions, 335 reducing their positions, and 66 closing their positions.
61% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 106 | Existing positions closed: 66
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 861 → 883 (+22)
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $21.6B → $22.5B (+$880M)
0.58% more ownership
Funds ownership: 84.24% → 84.82% (+0.58%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 11 (0)
15% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 286 | Existing positions reduced: 335
26% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $138M | Put options by funds: $185M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Truist Financial
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$165M |
| 2 |
RP
RR Partners
New York
|
+$61.9M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$50.6M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$49.3M |
| 5 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$49.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$113M |
| 2 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$61.1M |
| 3 |
WG
Winton Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$40.9M |
| 4 |
EVM
Eaton Vance Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$38.6M |
| 5 |
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
Florham Park,
New Jersey
|
-$35.3M |
DFS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review
883 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Discover Financial Services (DFS) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $22.5B — up 4.1% from $21.6B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 106 funds opened new DFS positions and 66 closed out — a net gain of 40 holders — while 286 added to existing stakes and 335 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Truist Financial, adding an estimated $165M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $113M.
- 883 institutional investors held Discover Financial Services (DFS) as of Q4 2019, up from 861 in Q3 2019.
- Funds reported $22.5B of Discover Financial Services stock for Q4 2019, up 4.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 106 funds opened new Discover Financial Services positions in Q4 2019 and 66 closed out, a net change of +40 holders.
- The largest Discover Financial Services buyer in Q4 2019 was Truist Financial, an estimated $165M added.
- The largest Discover Financial Services seller in Q4 2019 was BlackRock, an estimated $113M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.