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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
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$290M +$262M +5,891,267 +77,660%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$204M +$8.62M +193,896 +5%
FMI
3
Fiduciary Management Inc
Wisconsin
$149M +$29.1M +654,624 +28%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
4
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$116M -$1.84M -41,377 -2%
GAM
5
Genesis Asset Managers
United Kingdom
$98.7M -$3.61M -81,100 -4%
William Blair Investment Management
6
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$88.4M +$5.03M +113,039 +7%
Fidelity Investments
7
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$84.1M +$9.59M +215,693 +14%
EARNEST Partners
8
EARNEST Partners
Georgia
$70.3M +$2.23M +50,049 +4%
Wellington Management Group
9
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$62.3M +$28M +629,104 +99%
JP Morgan Chase
10
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$57.1M -$21.7M -487,353 -30%
CB
11
Cooke & Bieler
Pennsylvania
$56.8M +$7.86M +176,690 +18%
VNIM
12
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Texas
$55.4M -$21.2M -476,175 -30%
State Street
13
State Street
Massachusetts
$54.9M +$2.75M +61,751 +6%
CCMLC
14
Cardinal Capital Management LLC (Connecticut)
Connecticut
$47.7M +$970K +21,818 +2%
PWAM
15
Park West Asset Management
California
$46.7M +$30.1M +676,019 +247%
NSCM
16
New South Capital Management
Tennessee
$44.5M -$386K -8,686 -0.9%
NCM
17
Nantahala Capital Management
Connecticut
$43.4M +$858K +19,300 +2%
Boston Partners
18
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$42.2M +$13.2M +297,648 +53%
GPGA
19
Grandeur Peak Global Advisors
Utah
$38.2M +$17M +382,664 +97%
Bank of New York Mellon
20
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$35.2M +$2.99M +67,204 +10%
Royal Bank of Canada
21
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$34.8M +$3.03M +68,186 +11%
Bank of America
22
Bank of America
North Carolina
$31.7M +$3.56M +80,045 +14%
Norges Bank
23
Norges Bank
Norway
$31.6M +$5.01M +112,636 +21%
Northern Trust
24
Northern Trust
Illinois
$31.3M +$137K +3,090 +0.5%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
25
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$22.4M +$2.43M +54,534 +14%
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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.