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165 hedge funds and large institutions have $588M invested in Fossil Group in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 50 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

57% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $375M → $588M (+$213M)

46% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 26

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 155 → 165 (+10)

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 50

5% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $18.7M | Put options by funds: $19.7M

4.31% less ownership

Funds ownership: 99.47% → 95.16% (-4.3%)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

Holders
165
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+6.45%
% of All Funds
3.78%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
38
Increased
54
Reduced
50
Closed
26
Calls
$18.7M
Puts
$19.7M
Net Calls
-$986K
Net Calls Change
+$17M

Top Buyers

1
CIM
Contrarius Investment Management
Jersey
+$16.1M
2
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
+$9.96M
3
SM
SCGE Management
California
+$7.18M
4
Russell Investments Group
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
+$5.06M
5
TI
Think Investments
California
+$4.97M

Top Sellers

1
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$14.8M
2
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
-$13.1M
3
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
-$11.3M
4
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$10.5M
5
PCI
Pacifica Capital Investments
Texas
-$9.76M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
New York State Common Retirement Fund
76
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$607K +$48.6K +4,400 +10%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
77
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$592K -$49K -4,434 -9%
SF
78
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$592K +$130K +11,748 +34%
MSL
79
Mackay Shields LLC
New York
$569K +$495K +44,800 New
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
80
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$521K -$66.3K -6,000 -13%
OAM
81
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$514K +$447K +40,468 New
CLCM
82
Crawford Lake Capital Management
New Jersey
$513K +$446K +40,355 New
Jane Street
83
Jane Street
New York
$506K +$440K +39,842 New
SEI Investments
84
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$501K +$427K +38,660 +5,325%
AIM
85
Alambic Investment Management
California
$498K -$5.25M -475,036 -92%
Walleye Trading
86
Walleye Trading
New York
$486K -$104K -9,427 -20%
BCM
87
Bayesian Capital Management
New York
$484K +$421K +38,100 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
88
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$436K -$26.5K -2,400 -7%
BCM
89
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
$430K +$374K +33,891 New
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
90
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$402K +$350K +31,700 New
Millennium Management
91
Millennium Management
New York
$399K -$14.8M -1,338,128 -98%
Two Sigma Investments
92
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$394K -$10.5M -948,292 -97%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
93
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$386K -$44K -3,981 -12%
TPSF
94
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$364K -$5.9K -534 -2%
AIG
95
American International Group
New York
$360K -$74.8K -6,766 -19%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
96
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$357K +$14.4K +1,300 +5%
ECM
97
Element Capital Management
New York
$348K +$303K +27,394 New
Bank of America
98
Bank of America
North Carolina
$339K -$913K -82,670 -76%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
99
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$337K – – –
UBS Group
100
UBS Group
Switzerland
$334K +$290K +26,213 +36,920%
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FOSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

165 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Fossil Group (FOSL) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $588M — up 57% from $375M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 38 funds opened new FOSL positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 54 added to existing stakes and 50 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Contrarius Investment Management, adding an estimated $16.1M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, cutting an estimated $14.8M.

  • 165 institutional investors held Fossil Group (FOSL) as of Q1 2018, up from 155 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $588M of Fossil Group stock for Q1 2018, up 57% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 38 funds opened new Fossil Group positions in Q1 2018 and 26 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest Fossil Group buyer in Q1 2018 was Contrarius Investment Management, an estimated $16.1M added.
  • The largest Fossil Group seller in Q1 2018 was Millennium Management, an estimated $14.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.