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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
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
51
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$1.96M +$34.5K +885 +2%
Bank of Montreal
52
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.95M +$1.96M +50,343 +3,047%
FG
53
Formula Growth
Quebec, Canada
$1.76M +$1.83M +47,000 New
AllianceBernstein
54
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.75M -$468 -12 -0%
OAM
55
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$1.74M +$427K +10,939 +31%
DIA
56
Davidson Investment Advisors
Montana
$1.56M -$440K -11,290 -21%
UBS AM
57
UBS AM
Illinois
$1.55M -$105K -2,690 -6%
TA
58
Teachers Advisors
New York
$1.53M – – –
RhumbLine Advisers
59
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$1.49M +$93.2K +2,390 +6%
First Trust Advisors
60
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$1.41M -$158K -4,047 -10%
Swiss National Bank
61
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.37M – – –
PPA
62
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.37M +$97.4K +2,496 +7%
BG
63
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$1.32M -$6.26M -160,484 -82%
GP
64
GLG Partners
United Kingdom
$1.14M +$582K +14,915 +96%
Citadel Advisors
65
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.11M -$1.36M -34,869 -54%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
66
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$1.11M – – –
Comerica Bank
67
Comerica Bank
Texas
$1.1M -$7.45K -191 -0.7%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
68
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$1.05M +$93.6K +2,400 +9%
ACM
69
Axel Capital Management
New York
$1M – – –
Morgan Stanley
70
Morgan Stanley
New York
$992K -$1.16M -29,780 -53%
Stifel Financial
71
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$924K -$43.3K -1,110 -4%
TPSF
72
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$865K -$1.44K -37 -0.2%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
73
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$831K +$866K +22,200 New
PIM
74
Profit Investment Management
Maryland
$793K -$466K -11,936 -36%
WI
75
WHV Investments
California
$783K -$995K -25,502 -55%
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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.