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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
BlackRock
126
BlackRock
New York
$36K -$732K -18,755 -95%
WAM
127
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
$36K +$38K +974 New
CF
128
CenterStar Fund
Illinois
$32K – – –
Zurich Cantonal Bank
129
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$28K +$16.7K +427 +132%
PFBT
130
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
$20K +$11K +283 +116%
AF
131
Allworth Financial
California
$11K – – –
TRCT
132
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$11K +$11.7K +299 +29,900%
ASN
133
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$4K -$3.51K -90 -46%
Simplex Trading
134
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$4K +$4.72K +121 New
AF
135
Arrow Financial
New York
$3K +$2.73K +70 New
US Bancorp
136
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$2K – – –
VCM
137
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$2K +$2.18K +56 New
KM
138
Kalos Management
Georgia
$1K – – –
MFS
139
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1K – – –
S
140
SignatureFD
Georgia
$1K – – –
SA
141
SRH Advisors
Kansas
$1K – – –
QI
142
QS Investors
New York
$1K +$273 +7 New
IA
143
IFP Advisors
Florida
$1K +$975 +25 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
144
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$704 +$7.96K +204 +1%
BGIM
145
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
– -$9.66M -241,103 Closed
LMGAM
146
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Massachusetts
– -$1.8M -45,013 Closed
GA
147
Geneva Advisors
Illinois
– -$1.41M -35,115 Closed
Millennium Management
148
Millennium Management
New York
– -$663K -16,546 Closed
HL
149
Harding Loevner
New Jersey
– -$642K -16,020 Closed
JIM
150
Jensen Investment Management
Oregon
– -$449K -11,220 Closed
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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.