Foot Locker
FL was delisted on the 5th of September, 2025.
472 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.47B invested in Foot Locker in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 106 funds opening new positions, 126 increasing their positions, 192 reducing their positions, and 70 closing their positions.
51% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 106 | Existing positions closed: 70
40% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.91B → $5.47B (+$1.57B)
7.26% more ownership
Funds ownership: 89.4% → 96.65% (+7.3%)
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 441 → 472 (+31)
22% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $157M | Put options by funds: $202M
34% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 126 | Existing positions reduced: 192
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RL
Ruffer LLP
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$140M |
| 2 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$106M |
| 3 |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
+$95.1M |
| 4 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$89M |
| 5 |
BS
Banco Santander
Madrid,
Spain
|
+$41.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harris Associates
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$65.6M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$63.5M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$55.9M |
| 4 |
Credit Agricole
Montrouge Cedex,
France
|
-$52.6M |
| 5 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$37.9M |
FL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
472 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Foot Locker (FL) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $5.47B — up 40% from $3.91B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 106 funds opened new FL positions and 70 closed out — a net gain of 36 holders — while 126 added to existing stakes and 192 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Ruffer LLP, opening a new position worth an estimated $140M. The largest seller was Harris Associates, cutting an estimated $65.6M.
- 472 institutional investors held Foot Locker (FL) as of Q4 2017, up from 441 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $5.47B of Foot Locker stock for Q4 2017, up 40% quarter-over-quarter.
- 106 funds opened new Foot Locker positions in Q4 2017 and 70 closed out, a net change of +36 holders.
- The largest Foot Locker buyer in Q4 2017 was Ruffer LLP, an estimated $140M added.
- The largest Foot Locker seller in Q4 2017 was Harris Associates, an estimated $65.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.