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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
AIG
76
American International Group
New York
$758K +$7.49K +192 +1%
BTS
77
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$726K +$22K +565 +3%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
78
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$721K -$453K -11,600 -38%
HighTower Advisors
79
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$711K +$152K +3,906 +26%
MLICM
80
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$702K – – –
NFA
81
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$698K +$15K +385 +2%
DADC
82
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$667K -$405K -10,370 -37%
CG
83
Clinton Group
New York
$658K +$188K +4,818 +38%
Citigroup
84
Citigroup
New York
$636K +$139K +3,576 +27%
William Blair & Company
85
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$631K -$2.83M -72,504 -81%
Envestnet Asset Management
86
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$600K -$30.2K -773 -5%
BC
87
Burney Company
Virginia
$553K -$20.9K -535 -4%
Susquehanna International Group
88
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$532K +$554K +14,211 New
VOYA Investment Management
89
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$521K – – –
ASRS
90
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$515K +$11.7K +300 +2%
BUB
91
BBVA USA Bancshares
Texas
$494K -$46.5K -1,193 -8%
BA
92
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$461K -$5.59M -143,262 -92%
LSERS
93
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$460K – – –
Nisa Investment Advisors
94
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$460K – – –
Goldman Sachs
95
Goldman Sachs
New York
$450K -$290K -7,431 -38%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
96
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$449K +$13.7K +350 +3%
TRSOTSOK
97
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$412K +$125K +3,200 +41%
O
98
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$370K +$386K +9,897 New
Nomura Holdings
99
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$366K +$32.6K +837 +9%
CAM
100
Capstone Asset Management
Texas
$328K +$7.8K +200 +2%
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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.