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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
Fidelity Investments
51
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$3.66M -$1.03M -20,700 -21%
Citadel Advisors
52
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$2.96M +$2.56M +51,500 +427%
PP
53
PDT Partners
New York
$2.8M +$414K +8,315 +16%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
54
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$2.75M – – –
AllianceBernstein
55
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2.49M – – –
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
56
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$2.48M +$1.59K +32 +0.1%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
57
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$2.46M -$44.8K -900 -2%
Morgan Stanley
58
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.45M -$48.9M -983,576 -95%
Two Sigma Advisers
59
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$2.31M +$2.48M +49,769 New
PPA
60
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$2.04M -$284K -5,704 -12%
WI
61
WHV Investments
California
$1.97M -$1.61M -32,353 -43%
UBS AM
62
UBS AM
Illinois
$1.97M +$429K +8,625 +26%
TA
63
Teachers Advisors
New York
$1.94M +$52K +1,045 +3%
DIA
64
Davidson Investment Advisors
Montana
$1.85M +$718K +14,425 +57%
Invesco
65
Invesco
Georgia
$1.85M +$186K +3,739 +10%
RhumbLine Advisers
66
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$1.82M +$218K +4,375 +13%
ACM
67
Axel Capital Management
New York
$1.8M -$736K -14,800 -28%
AP
68
AHL Partners
United Kingdom
$1.77M +$1.89M +37,991 New
PIM
69
Profit Investment Management
Maryland
$1.66M – – –
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
70
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$1.55M +$184K +3,708 +13%
MAA
71
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$1.48M -$634K -12,746 -29%
Swiss National Bank
72
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.4M – – –
Comerica Bank
73
Comerica Bank
Texas
$1.32M -$1.36M -27,371 -49%
TPSF
74
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$1.19M +$1.04K +21 +0.1%
MLICM
75
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$1.06M – – –
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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.