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144 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.17B invested in FirstCash in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 59 increasing their positions, 48 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

208% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.19M | Put options by funds: $711K

23% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 59 | Existing positions reduced: 48

4% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 23

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 148 → 144 (-4)

19% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.45B → $1.17B (-$280M)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)

Holders
144
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-2.7%
% of All Funds
3.84%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
22
Increased
59
Reduced
48
Closed
23
Calls
$2.19M
Puts
$711K
Net Calls
+$1.48M
Net Calls Change
+$2.45M

Top Buyers

1
William Blair & Company
William Blair & Company
Illinois
+$24.8M
2
GAM
Genesis Asset Managers
United Kingdom
+$18.5M
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$12.7M
4
BGIM
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
+$10.1M
5
CB
Cooke & Bieler
Pennsylvania
+$9.33M

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$48.9M
2
TIM
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
-$36M
3
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
New York
-$24.6M
4
WA
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
-$13.8M
5
Fidelity International
Fidelity International
Bermuda
-$9.88M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Deutsche Bank
26
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$12.1M +$5.52M +110,899 +75%
Norges Bank
27
Norges Bank
Norway
$11.8M -$549K -11,034 -4%
Renaissance Technologies
28
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$11.8M +$12.7M +254,472 New
GPGA
29
Grandeur Peak Global Advisors
Utah
$10.7M +$545K +10,950 +5%
BG
30
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$9.86M -$2.13M -42,728 -17%
BGIM
31
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$9.48M +$10.1M +203,793 New
BTS
32
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$8.87M +$295K +5,935 +45%
Principal Financial Group
33
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$8.42M +$242K +4,871 +3%
Geode Capital Management
34
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$7.86M +$145K +2,921 +2%
BA
35
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$7.14M -$1.84M -36,956 -19%
Two Sigma Investments
36
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$6.95M +$7.43M +149,387 New
RFC
37
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$6.87M +$1.04M +20,868 +16%
Ameriprise
38
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$6.31M +$267K +5,358 +4%
Natixis Advisors
39
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$6.04M +$699K +14,047 +12%
VanEck Associates
40
VanEck Associates
New York
$5.96M +$2.26M +45,390 +55%
Prudential Financial
41
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$5.94M +$59.7K +1,200 +0.9%
TCIM
42
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$4.95M -$98.7K -1,984 -2%
NCM
43
Nantahala Capital Management
Connecticut
$4.88M +$5.22M +105,000 New
Charles Schwab
44
Charles Schwab
California
$4.82M +$753K +15,133 +17%
CS
45
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$4.62M +$2.11M +42,434 +75%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
46
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$4.49M +$5.97K +120 +0.1%
BIM
47
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$4.43M +$59.5K +1,196 +1%
Bank of America
48
Bank of America
North Carolina
$4.28M -$335K -6,729 -7%
ACM
49
Archon Capital Management
Washington
$4.14M +$4.43M +89,033 New
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
50
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$3.78M -$9.95K -200 -0.2%
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FCFS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

144 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FirstCash (FCFS) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $1.17B — down 19% from $1.45B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 23 funds closed out of FCFS and 22 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 48 trimmed existing stakes and 59 added.

The largest buyer was William Blair & Company, adding an estimated $24.8M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $48.9M.

  • 144 institutional investors held FirstCash (FCFS) as of Q1 2015, down from 148 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $1.17B of FirstCash stock for Q1 2015, down 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new FirstCash positions in Q1 2015 and 23 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest FirstCash buyer in Q1 2015 was William Blair & Company, an estimated $24.8M added.
  • The largest FirstCash seller in Q1 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $48.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.