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142 hedge funds and large institutions have $986M invested in FirstCash in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 58 increasing their positions, 45 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

29% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 58 | Existing positions reduced: 45

19% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 16

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 140 → 142 (+2)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1B → $986M (-$15.5M)

21% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $569K | Put options by funds: $720K

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 4 (-2)

Holders
142
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+1.43%
% of All Funds
3.73%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
19
Increased
58
Reduced
45
Closed
16
Calls
$569K
Puts
$720K
Net Calls
-$151K
Net Calls Change
+$143K

Top Buyers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$25.6M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$13.9M
3
Boston Partners
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
+$10.8M
4
CB
Cooke & Bieler
Pennsylvania
+$7.3M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$7.15M

Top Sellers

1
BGIM
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
-$9.66M
2
GAM
Genesis Asset Managers
United Kingdom
-$8.05M
3
BG
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
-$6.26M
4
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
-$5.59M
5
PSCM
Prince Street Capital Management
New York
-$5.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ACM
26
Archon Capital Management
Washington
$8.79M +$1.9M +48,800 +26%
GPGA
27
Grandeur Peak Global Advisors
Utah
$8.76M +$202K +5,175 +2%
Ameriprise
28
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$7.77M +$2.78M +71,145 +52%
VanEck Associates
29
VanEck Associates
New York
$7.45M +$390K +10,000 +5%
Geode Capital Management
30
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$7.19M +$78K +2,000 +1%
Principal Financial Group
31
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$6.85M +$43.7K +1,121 +0.6%
Natixis Advisors
32
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$6.49M -$523K -13,415 -7%
California Public Employees Retirement System
33
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$5.34M – – –
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
34
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$5.28M -$10.6K -271 -0.2%
Lazard Asset Management
35
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$5.15M +$5.37M +137,643 New
Charles Schwab
36
Charles Schwab
California
$4.94M +$953K +24,443 +23%
Prudential Financial
37
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$4.35M -$406K -10,400 -8%
RFC
38
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$4.25M -$683K -17,500 -13%
TI
39
TT International
United Kingdom
$4.16M -$556K -14,245 -11%
SPC
40
Standard Pacific Capital
California
$4.06M +$4.23M +108,494 New
BIM
41
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$4.02M +$26.6K +681 +0.6%
Bank of America
42
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.59M -$1.18M -30,190 -24%
TCIM
43
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$3.48M -$736K -18,863 -17%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
44
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$3.03M – – –
Renaissance Technologies
45
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$2.94M +$1.25M +32,100 +69%
CS
46
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$2.69M -$761K -19,504 -21%
GTP
47
Global Thematic Partners
New York
$2.34M +$2.44M +62,449 New
PSCM
48
Prince Street Capital Management
New York
$2.13M -$5.5M -141,000 -71%
Deutsche Bank
49
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$2.06M -$571K -14,631 -21%
Invesco
50
Invesco
Georgia
$2.02M +$89.8K +2,302 +4%
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FCFS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

142 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FirstCash (FCFS) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $986M — down 1.5% from $1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new FCFS positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 58 added to existing stakes and 45 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $25.6M. The largest seller was Brandywine Global Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $9.66M sold.

  • 142 institutional investors held FirstCash (FCFS) as of Q4 2015, up from 140 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $986M of FirstCash stock for Q4 2015, down 1.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new FirstCash positions in Q4 2015 and 16 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest FirstCash buyer in Q4 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $25.6M added.
  • The largest FirstCash seller in Q4 2015 was Brandywine Global Investment Management, an estimated $9.66M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.