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180 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.29B invested in FirstCash in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 72 increasing their positions, 57 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

26% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 72 | Existing positions reduced: 57

16% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 25

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.04B → $2.29B (+$248M)

6.9% more ownership

Funds ownership: 89.4% → 96.3% (+6.9%)

4% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.83M | Put options by funds: $2.72M

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 183 → 180 (-3)

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 4 (-1)

Holders
180
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-1.64%
% of All Funds
4.48%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-20%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
29
Increased
72
Reduced
57
Closed
25
Calls
$2.83M
Puts
$2.72M
Net Calls
+$111K
Net Calls Change
-$131K

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$262M
2
PWAM
Park West Asset Management
California
+$30.1M
3
FMI
Fiduciary Management Inc
Wisconsin
+$29.1M
4
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$28M
5
GPGA
Grandeur Peak Global Advisors
Utah
+$17M

Top Sellers

1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$21.7M
2
VNIM
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Texas
-$21.2M
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$13.1M
4
HW
Hancock Whitney
Mississippi
-$11.7M
5
PSCM
Prince Street Capital Management
New York
-$7.86M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
EMG
101
Ellington Management Group
Connecticut
$688K +$623K +14,000 New
AG
102
Aperio Group
California
$569K +$90.2K +2,028 +21%
MSA
103
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$555K +$30.8K +692 +7%
CSS
104
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$546K +$494K +11,106 New
MERSOM
105
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$543K -$1.78K -40 -0.4%
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
106
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$514K – – –
CAM
107
Capstone Asset Management
Texas
$489K -$64.5K -1,450 -13%
PA
108
Profund Advisors
Maryland
$484K -$190K -4,282 -30%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
109
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$475K -$1.02K -23 -0.2%
WSTAM
110
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
$469K +$79.6K +1,790 +23%
Zurich Cantonal Bank
111
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$458K -$68.4K -1,538 -14%
HSBC Holdings
112
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$442K -$347K -7,794 -46%
BC
113
Burney Company
Virginia
$421K -$2.73M -61,414 -88%
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
114
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$397K -$5.3M -119,217 -94%
ZCM
115
Zebra Capital Management
Connecticut
$380K +$344K +7,728 New
D.E. Shaw & Co
116
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$377K -$838K -18,850 -71%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
117
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$351K +$318K +7,144 New
CAM
118
CGOV Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$330K – – –
ProShare Advisors
119
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$324K -$94.4K -2,123 -24%
Brown Advisory
120
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$323K +$79.2K +1,780 +37%
AB
121
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$313K +$89 +2 +0%
AP
122
AHL Partners
United Kingdom
$299K +$271K +6,086 New
COI
123
Connable Office Inc
Michigan
$295K – – –
CIBC Asset Management
124
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$289K – – –
Envestnet Asset Management
125
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$266K +$133 +3 +0.1%
3 4
5
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FCFS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

180 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in FirstCash (FCFS) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $2.29B — up 12% from $2.04B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new FCFS positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 72 added to existing stakes and 57 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $262M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $21.7M.

  • 180 institutional investors held FirstCash (FCFS) as of Q1 2017, down from 183 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $2.29B of FirstCash stock for Q1 2017, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new FirstCash positions in Q1 2017 and 25 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest FirstCash buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $262M added.
  • The largest FirstCash seller in Q1 2017 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $21.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.