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150 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.55B invested in Five Below in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 67 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

76% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 67 | Existing positions reduced: 38

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.43B → $2.55B (+$122M)

6% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $34.9M | Put options by funds: $33M

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 159 → 150 (-9)

18% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 39

Holders
150
Holders Change
-9
Holders Change %
-5.66%
% of All Funds
4.33%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
32
Increased
67
Reduced
38
Closed
39
Calls
$34.9M
Puts
$33M
Net Calls
+$1.85M
Net Calls Change
-$25.2M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$71.2M
2
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
+$56.6M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$46.3M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$40.5M
5
GIM
Granahan Investment Management
Massachusetts
+$34.5M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$135M
2
CCI
Columbus Circle Investors
-$36.4M
3
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$26.2M
4
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
-$17.5M
5
FA
Friess Associates
Delaware
-$13.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PGCM
176
Prescott Group Capital Management
Oklahoma
– -$315K -7,300 Closed
TC
177
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
– -$225K -5,200 Closed
LPL Financial
178
LPL Financial
California
– -$222K -5,137 Closed
YMRC
179
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
– -$220K -5,100 Closed
DTL
180
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
– -$210K -4,864 Closed
FM
181
Forward Management
California
– -$130K -3,000 Closed
HNB
182
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
– -$116K -2,677 Closed
CWAM
183
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Illinois
– -$112K -2,600 Closed
AP
184
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
– -$31K -722 Closed
MFS
185
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
– -$22K -500 Closed
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
186
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
– -$18.8K -436 Closed
QBFM
187
QS Batterymarch Financial Management
New York
– -$18K -400 Closed
FFC
188
First Financial Corp
Indiana
– -$12K -275 Closed
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
189
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
– -$1K -26 Closed
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FIVE Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

150 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Five Below (FIVE) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $2.55B — up 5% from $2.43B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 39 funds closed out of FIVE and 32 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 38 trimmed existing stakes and 67 added.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $71.2M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $135M.

  • 150 institutional investors held Five Below (FIVE) as of Q1 2014, down from 159 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $2.55B of Five Below stock for Q1 2014, up 5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new Five Below positions in Q1 2014 and 39 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest Five Below buyer in Q1 2014 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $71.2M added.
  • The largest Five Below seller in Q1 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $135M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.