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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
PIM
76
Perkins Investment Management
Illinois
$8.55M +$1.86M +17,837 +30%
SCM
77
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$8.45M -$5.67M -54,300 -42%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
78
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$8.32M +$81.3K +778 +1%
KBC Group
79
KBC Group
Belgium
$8.24M +$7.19M +68,853 +1,241%
BTS
80
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$7.75M -$119K -1,140 -14%
APG Asset Management
81
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$7.61M +$226K +2,160 +3%
Millennium Management
82
Millennium Management
New York
$7.57M -$613K -5,866 -8%
RhumbLine Advisers
83
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$7.51M -$265K -2,541 -4%
Principal Financial Group
84
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$7.35M -$378K -3,618 -5%
SG Americas Securities
85
SG Americas Securities
New York
$7.35M +$883K +8,457 +15%
MTB
86
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
$7.15M +$641K +6,141 +11%
Federated Hermes
87
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$7.15M +$2.29M +21,958 +52%
Prudential Financial
88
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$6.72M -$443K -4,240 -7%
OCM
89
Olstein Capital Management
New York
$6.53M – – –
RIG
90
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$6.43M +$6.07M +58,090 New
BJ
91
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$6.2M +$534K +5,114 +10%
VRS
92
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$6.07M -$1.15K -11 -0%
KCM
93
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
$5.68M +$1.1M +10,496 +26%
DCM
94
Dupont Capital Management
Delaware
$5.37M +$928K +8,881 +22%
AL
95
Airain Ltd
Guernsey
$5.34M +$1.35M +12,952 +37%
Barclays
96
Barclays
United Kingdom
$5.34M +$1.79M +17,114 +54%
PP
97
PDT Partners
New York
$5.28M +$4.14M +39,617 +494%
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
98
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$5.15M -$2.22M -21,238 -31%
DMIC
99
Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel
British Columbia, Canada
$5.12M – – –
Swiss National Bank
100
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$4.91M -$209K -2,000 -4%
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4
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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.