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271 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.02B invested in Five Below in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 107 increasing their positions, 98 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

82% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $51.8M | Put options by funds: $28.4M

67% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 5 (+2)

15% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 34

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.79B → $3.02B (+$235M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 268 → 271 (+3)

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 107 | Existing positions reduced: 98

6% less ownership

Funds ownership: 117.13% → 111.12% (-6%)

Holders
271
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+1.12%
% of All Funds
6.76%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+66.67%
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
39
Increased
107
Reduced
98
Closed
34
Calls
$51.8M
Puts
$28.4M
Net Calls
+$23.4M
Net Calls Change
+$8.43M

Top Buyers

1
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
+$20.8M
2
Jennison Associates
Jennison Associates
New York
+$18.1M
3
AI
Advent International
Massachusetts
+$13.3M
4
JGC
J. Goldman & Co
New York
+$12.1M
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$11.4M

Top Sellers

1
ACH
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Colorado
-$31.2M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$28.4M
3
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
New York
-$26.4M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$26.4M
5
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$16.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
California Public Employees Retirement System
76
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$4.8M +$93.5K +1,900 +2%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
77
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$4.73M -$483K -9,812 -9%
ARTA
78
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$4.52M +$4.51M +91,600 New
Swiss National Bank
79
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$4.52M +$78.8K +1,600 +2%
Envestnet Asset Management
80
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$4.46M -$288K -5,853 -6%
Royal Bank of Canada
81
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$4.36M -$216K -4,378 -5%
SCA
82
Secor Capital Advisors
New York
$4.26M +$4.25M +86,285 New
MWNA
83
Marshall Wace North America
New York
$4.23M +$2.16M +43,835 +103%
Citadel Advisors
84
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$4.04M -$28.4M -577,738 -88%
Canada Life
85
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$3.99M +$165K +3,349 +4%
OAM
86
Oppenheimer Asset Management
New York
$3.96M -$50.6K -1,028 -1%
DnB Asset Management
87
DnB Asset Management
Norway
$3.56M -$1.8M -36,610 -34%
US Bancorp
88
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$3.35M +$688K +13,966 +26%
PI
89
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$3.31M +$3.3M +67,105 New
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
90
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$2.8M -$181K -3,682 -6%
CSS
91
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$2.79M +$2.51M +50,971 +910%
UBS Group
92
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.7M -$948K -19,262 -26%
PC
93
Pier Capital
Connecticut
$2.67M -$4.29M -87,215 -62%
Comerica Bank
94
Comerica Bank
Texas
$2.67M -$139K -2,826 -5%
GC
95
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$2.61M -$155K -3,143 -6%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
96
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$2.53M – – –
Squarepoint
97
Squarepoint
New York
$2.5M -$12.9K -262 -0.5%
AII
98
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$2.47M +$2.46M +50,000 New
FHAM
99
Folger Hill Asset Management
New York
$2.47M -$492K -10,000 -17%
FAM
100
Fred Alger Management
New York
$2.39M -$246 -5 -0%
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FIVE Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

271 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Five Below (FIVE) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $3.02B — up 8.4% from $2.79B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 39 funds opened new FIVE positions and 34 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 107 added to existing stakes and 98 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Waddell & Reed Financial, adding an estimated $20.8M. The largest seller was ArrowMark Colorado Holdings, cutting an estimated $31.2M.

  • 271 institutional investors held Five Below (FIVE) as of Q2 2017, up from 268 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $3.02B of Five Below stock for Q2 2017, up 8.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 39 funds opened new Five Below positions in Q2 2017 and 34 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Five Below buyer in Q2 2017 was Waddell & Reed Financial, an estimated $20.8M added.
  • The largest Five Below seller in Q2 2017 was ArrowMark Colorado Holdings, an estimated $31.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.