Fossil Group
FOSL
250 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.85B invested in Fossil Group in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 45 funds opening new positions, 91 increasing their positions, 93 reducing their positions, and 74 closing their positions.
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)
2% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 91 | Existing positions reduced: 93
11% less funds holding
Funds holding: 280 → 250 (-30)
34% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.81B → $1.85B (-$953M)
39% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 74
45% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $20M | Put options by funds: $36.2M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$180M |
| 2 |
VVP
Vulcan Value Partners
Birmingham,
Alabama
|
+$86M |
| 3 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$71.4M |
| 4 |
EIP
Epoch Investment Partners
New York
|
+$22M |
| 5 |
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$18.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$123M |
| 2 |
VNIM
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Houston,
Texas
|
-$66.4M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$65M |
| 4 |
GAM
Gotham Asset Management
New York
|
-$53.1M |
| 5 |
TCA
Taconic Capital Advisors
New York
|
-$29.3M |
FOSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
250 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Fossil Group (FOSL) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $1.85B — down 34% from $2.81B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 74 funds closed out of FOSL and 45 opened new positions — a net loss of 29 holders — while 93 trimmed existing stakes and 91 added.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $180M. The largest seller was Invesco, cutting an estimated $123M.
- 250 institutional investors held Fossil Group (FOSL) as of Q4 2015, down from 280 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $1.85B of Fossil Group stock for Q4 2015, down 34% quarter-over-quarter.
- 45 funds opened new Fossil Group positions in Q4 2015 and 74 closed out, a net change of -29 holders.
- The largest Fossil Group buyer in Q4 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $180M added.
- The largest Fossil Group seller in Q4 2015 was Invesco, an estimated $123M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.