FirstCash
FCFS
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.
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)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
William Blair & Company
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$24.8M |
| 2 |
GAM
Genesis Asset Managers
Guernsey, Channel Islands,
United Kingdom
|
+$18.5M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$12.7M |
| 4 |
BGIM
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$10.1M |
| 5 |
CB
Cooke & Bieler
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$9.33M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$48.9M |
| 2 |
TIM
Thornburg Investment Management
Santa Fe,
New Mexico
|
-$36M |
| 3 |
Lazard Asset Management
New York
|
-$24.6M |
| 4 |
WA
Wasatch Advisors
Salt Lake City,
Utah
|
-$13.8M |
| 5 |
Fidelity International
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
-$9.88M |
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.