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352 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.21B invested in Fossil Group in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 72 funds opening new positions, 104 increasing their positions, 134 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

157% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 72 | Existing positions closed: 28

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 311 → 352 (+41)

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.7B → $5.21B (+$510M)

6% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $63.8M | Put options by funds: $60.3M

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

22% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 104 | Existing positions reduced: 134

Holders
352
Holders Change
+41
Holders Change %
+13.18%
% of All Funds
9.39%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
72
Increased
104
Reduced
134
Closed
28
Calls
$63.8M
Puts
$60.3M
Net Calls
+$3.48M
Net Calls Change
-$5.68M

Top Buyers

1
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
+$66.6M
2
TCM
Tiger Consumer Management
New York
+$45.7M
3
GAM
Gotham Asset Management
New York
+$45.7M
4
SC
Samlyn Capital
New York
+$38.2M
5
VVP
Vulcan Value Partners
Alabama
+$35M

Top Sellers

1
ACM
Americafirst Capital Management
California
-$188M
2
Brown Advisory
Brown Advisory
Maryland
-$149M
3
HCM
Highfields Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$90M
4
GCM
Glenview Capital Management
New York
-$52.2M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$51.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TCM
26
Tiger Consumer Management
New York
$48.5M +$45.7M +437,916 New
CWAM
27
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Illinois
$44.9M -$30.3M -290,000 -42%
BG
28
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$43.1M +$4.42M +42,366 +12%
Geode Capital Management
29
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$40.9M +$505K +4,836 +1%
SC
30
Samlyn Capital
New York
$40.5M +$38.2M +365,939 New
O
31
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$40.4M -$19.6M -187,860 -34%
UBS Group
32
UBS Group
Switzerland
$36.6M +$34.5M +330,128 New
TCA
33
Taconic Capital Advisors
New York
$36M -$15.7M -150,000 -32%
T. Rowe Price Associates
34
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$35.5M -$2.96M -28,315 -8%
Deutsche Bank
35
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$34.1M +$3.62M +34,658 +13%
William Blair & Company
36
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$31.2M -$2.05M -19,601 -7%
Schroder Investment Management Group
37
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$31M -$523K -5,010 -2%
Royal Bank of Canada
38
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$29.6M +$10.9M +104,818 +64%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
39
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$29.2M +$8.3M +79,490 +43%
PI
40
PGGM Investments
Netherlands
$27M – – –
UBS AM
41
UBS AM
Illinois
$24.3M -$864K -8,269 -4%
Legal & General Group
42
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$23.7M -$538K -5,152 -2%
GC
43
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$23.3M -$14.7M -140,828 -40%
RCG
44
Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb
New York
$22.1M +$20.9M +200,000 New
NAP
45
New Amsterdam Partners
New York
$22M +$20.8M +198,756 New
OAM
46
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$21.9M -$147K -1,406 -0.7%
Ameriprise
47
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$18.6M +$15.3M +146,358 +665%
BA
48
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$16.2M +$14.6M +139,389 +1,996%
CS
49
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$16M -$2.79M -26,718 -16%
UIM
50
Underhill Investment Management
California
$15.7M +$14.8M +141,650 New
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FOSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

352 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Fossil Group (FOSL) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $5.21B — up 11% from $4.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 72 funds opened new FOSL positions and 28 closed out — a net gain of 44 holders — while 104 added to existing stakes and 134 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Victory Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $66.6M. The largest seller was Americafirst Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $188M sold.

  • 352 institutional investors held Fossil Group (FOSL) as of Q4 2014, up from 311 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $5.21B of Fossil Group stock for Q4 2014, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 72 funds opened new Fossil Group positions in Q4 2014 and 28 closed out, a net change of +44 holders.
  • The largest Fossil Group buyer in Q4 2014 was Victory Capital Management, an estimated $66.6M added.
  • The largest Fossil Group seller in Q4 2014 was Americafirst Capital Management, an estimated $188M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.