Discover Financial Services
DFS was delisted on the 18th of May, 2025.
724 hedge funds and large institutions have $24.5B invested in Discover Financial Services in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 67 funds opening new positions, 259 increasing their positions, 287 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.
91% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 67 | Existing positions closed: 35
64% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $133M | Put options by funds: $80.6M
22% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 23 → 28 (+5)
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $22.8B → $24.5B (+$1.63B)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 697 → 724 (+27)
1.16% more ownership
Funds ownership: 83.49% → 84.65% (+1.2%)
10% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 259 | Existing positions reduced: 287
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$177M |
| 2 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$163M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$139M |
| 4 |
VOYA Investment Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$115M |
| 5 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$96.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS AM
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$212M |
| 2 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
-$116M |
| 3 |
MCM
Moore Capital Management
New York
|
-$107M |
| 4 |
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$69.8M |
| 5 |
GP
GLG Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$62.9M |
DFS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
724 of the 3,480 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Discover Financial Services (DFS) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $24.5B — up 7.2% from $22.8B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 67 funds opened new DFS positions and 35 closed out — a net gain of 32 holders — while 259 added to existing stakes and 287 trimmed.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $177M. The largest seller was UBS AM, cutting an estimated $212M.
- 724 institutional investors held Discover Financial Services (DFS) as of Q2 2014, up from 697 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $24.5B of Discover Financial Services stock for Q2 2014, up 7.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 67 funds opened new Discover Financial Services positions in Q2 2014 and 35 closed out, a net change of +32 holders.
- The largest Discover Financial Services buyer in Q2 2014 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $177M added.
- The largest Discover Financial Services seller in Q2 2014 was UBS AM, an estimated $212M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.