Discover Financial Services
DFS was delisted on the 18th of May, 2025.
837 hedge funds and large institutions have $16.6B invested in Discover Financial Services in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 93 funds opening new positions, 251 increasing their positions, 349 reducing their positions, and 100 closing their positions.
0.17% more ownership
Funds ownership: 85.23% → 85.4% (+0.17%)
7% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 93 | Existing positions closed: 100
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 852 → 837 (-15)
11% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 8 (-1)
21% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $83.3M | Put options by funds: $106M
26% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $22.3B → $16.6B (-$5.71B)
28% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 251 | Existing positions reduced: 349
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$201M |
| 2 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$40.1M |
| 3 |
Principal Financial Group
Des Moines,
Iowa
|
+$34.7M |
| 4 |
JIM
Jupiter Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$33M |
| 5 |
BA
Bridgewater Associates
Westport,
Connecticut
|
+$29.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$93.2M |
| 2 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
-$88.7M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$69.7M |
| 4 |
EIP
Epoch Investment Partners
New York
|
-$65.5M |
| 5 |
TD Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$53M |
DFS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
837 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Discover Financial Services (DFS) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $16.6B — down 26% from $22.3B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 100 funds closed out of DFS and 93 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 349 trimmed existing stakes and 251 added.
The largest buyer was Capital World Investors, adding an estimated $201M. The largest seller was Arrowstreet Capital, cutting an estimated $93.2M.
- 837 institutional investors held Discover Financial Services (DFS) as of Q4 2018, down from 852 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $16.6B of Discover Financial Services stock for Q4 2018, down 26% quarter-over-quarter.
- 93 funds opened new Discover Financial Services positions in Q4 2018 and 100 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
- The largest Discover Financial Services buyer in Q4 2018 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $201M added.
- The largest Discover Financial Services seller in Q4 2018 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $93.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.