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268 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.79B invested in Five Below in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 69 funds opening new positions, 91 increasing their positions, 79 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

116% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 69 | Existing positions closed: 32

29% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $66.7M | Put options by funds: $51.7M

15% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 91 | Existing positions reduced: 79

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 237 → 268 (+31)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.68B → $2.79B (+$106M)

5.23% less ownership

Funds ownership: 122.35% → 117.13% (-5.2%)

40% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 3 (-2)

Holders
268
Holders Change
+31
Holders Change %
+13.08%
% of All Funds
6.67%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-40%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
69
Increased
91
Reduced
79
Closed
32
Calls
$66.7M
Puts
$51.7M
Net Calls
+$15M
Net Calls Change
-$17.3M

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$270M
2
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
New York
+$33.3M
3
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
+$28.6M
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$25.8M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$25M

Top Sellers

1
VOYA Investment Management
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
-$88.9M
2
1832 Asset Management
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
-$38.1M
3
Lord, Abbett & Co
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
-$28.7M
4
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
-$27.4M
5
NCGI
Next Century Growth Investors
Minnesota
-$24.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FAM
101
Fred Alger Management
New York
$2.1M -$2.11M -53,071 -52%
CIP
102
Chartwell Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$2.08M -$1.05M -26,345 -35%
Barclays
103
Barclays
United Kingdom
$2.04M +$1.26M +31,666 +205%
TRSOTSOK
104
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$1.97M +$88.8K +2,235 +5%
PI
105
PineBridge Investments
New York
$1.87M +$511K +12,869 +42%
MWNA
106
Marshall Wace North America
New York
$1.82M +$1.69M +42,451 New
PP
107
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$1.81M +$333K +8,380 +25%
JP Morgan Chase
108
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.8M +$429K +10,792 +35%
SEC
109
Seven Eight Capital
New York
$1.75M +$1.6M +40,300 New
QC
110
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
$1.73M +$1.58M +39,834 New
TPSF
111
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$1.72M -$11.6K -293 -0.7%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
112
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$1.72M +$35.8K +900 +2%
VRS
113
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$1.7M +$183K +4,600 +13%
VHAM
114
Van Hulzen Asset Management
California
$1.7M +$218K +5,490 +16%
First Trust Advisors
115
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$1.69M +$757K +19,051 +95%
MLICM
116
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$1.63M – – –
PVH
117
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$1.6M +$1.47M +37,000 New
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
118
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$1.57M – – –
Nordea Investment Management
119
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$1.55M +$300K +7,542 +27%
HHC
120
Hutchin Hill Capital
New York
$1.53M +$1.4M +35,300 New
AIG
121
American International Group
New York
$1.4M -$281K -7,071 -18%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
122
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$1.35M -$31.8K -800 -3%
EIM
123
Essex Investment Management
Massachusetts
$1.34M -$655K -16,492 -35%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
124
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$1.34M +$52.1K +1,310 +4%
GAM
125
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$1.32M +$1.21M +30,504 New
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FIVE Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

268 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Five Below (FIVE) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $2.79B — up 3.9% from $2.68B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 69 funds opened new FIVE positions and 32 closed out — a net gain of 37 holders — while 91 added to existing stakes and 79 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $270M. The largest seller was VOYA Investment Management, cutting an estimated $88.9M.

  • 268 institutional investors held Five Below (FIVE) as of Q1 2017, up from 237 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $2.79B of Five Below stock for Q1 2017, up 3.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 69 funds opened new Five Below positions in Q1 2017 and 32 closed out, a net change of +37 holders.
  • The largest Five Below buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $270M added.
  • The largest Five Below seller in Q1 2017 was VOYA Investment Management, an estimated $88.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.