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280 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.81B invested in Fossil Group in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 121 increasing their positions, 102 reducing their positions, and 52 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

19% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 121 | Existing positions reduced: 102

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 300 → 280 (-20)

17% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.37B → $2.81B (-$560M)

25% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $21M | Put options by funds: $28.1M

37% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 52

Holders
280
Holders Change
-20
Holders Change %
-6.67%
% of All Funds
7.82%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
33
Increased
121
Reduced
102
Closed
52
Calls
$21M
Puts
$28.1M
Net Calls
-$7.13M
Net Calls Change
+$33.3M

Top Buyers

1
VVP
Vulcan Value Partners
Alabama
+$144M
2
VNIM
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Texas
+$38.9M
3
BHG
Blue Harbour Group
Connecticut
+$31.7M
4
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
+$31M
5
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
+$25.3M

Top Sellers

1
GCM
Glenview Capital Management
New York
-$61.4M
2
Ninety One (UK)
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
-$50.3M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$46.6M
4
EC
Eminence Capital
New York
-$38.7M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$25.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SC
326
SRB Corp
Massachusetts
– -$132K -1,899 Closed
ST
327
Spot Trading
Illinois
– -$96.6K -1,524 Closed
CBOA
328
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Australia
– -$48K -697 Closed
WBC
329
Westpac Banking Corp
Australia
– -$7.86K -600 Closed
IC
330
IKOS CIF
Cyprus
– -$41K -595 Closed
AGM
331
Alpine Global Management
New York
– -$13K -192 Closed
AC
332
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
– -$3K -42 Closed
GAM
333
Gemmer Asset Management
California
– -$3K -37 Closed
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FOSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

280 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Fossil Group (FOSL) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $2.81B — down 17% from $3.37B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 52 funds closed out of FOSL and 33 opened new positions — a net loss of 19 holders — while 102 trimmed existing stakes and 121 added.

The largest buyer was Vulcan Value Partners, adding an estimated $144M. The largest seller was Glenview Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $61.4M sold.

  • 280 institutional investors held Fossil Group (FOSL) as of Q3 2015, down from 300 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $2.81B of Fossil Group stock for Q3 2015, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new Fossil Group positions in Q3 2015 and 52 closed out, a net change of -19 holders.
  • The largest Fossil Group buyer in Q3 2015 was Vulcan Value Partners, an estimated $144M added.
  • The largest Fossil Group seller in Q3 2015 was Glenview Capital Management, an estimated $61.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.