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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
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$512M +$710K +6,802 +0.1%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$357M +$10.4M +99,474 +3%
GCM
3
Glenview Capital Management
New York
$305M -$52.2M -500,000 -15%
EC
4
Eminence Capital
New York
$301M -$7.74M -74,106 -3%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$221M -$2.67M -25,606 -1%
VVP
6
Vulcan Value Partners
Alabama
$175M +$35M +335,292 +27%
Brown Advisory
7
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$158M -$149M -1,430,831 -50%
Bank of New York Mellon
8
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$149M +$23.6M +226,416 +20%
BIT
9
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$136M -$1.47M -14,072 -1%
Goldman Sachs
10
Goldman Sachs
New York
$135M -$51.7M -494,640 -29%
Artisan Partners
11
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$133M -$1.92M -18,379 -2%
SIG
12
Senator Investment Group
New York
$131M +$18.7M +178,567 +18%
D.E. Shaw & Co
13
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$126M +$24.5M +234,835 +26%
Invesco
14
Invesco
Georgia
$122M +$4.6M +44,041 +4%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
15
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$111M +$581K +5,565 +0.6%
Ninety One (UK)
16
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
$89.2M -$1.41M -13,541 -2%
TCIM
17
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$77.4M +$22.4M +214,685 +44%
VNIM
18
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Texas
$71.1M -$640K -6,130 -0.9%
Victory Capital Management
19
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$70.6M +$66.6M +637,940 New
BFA
20
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$70.3M +$5.31M +50,882 +9%
BAMCO Inc
21
BAMCO Inc
New York
$66.4M -$29.6M -283,596 -32%
Northern Trust
22
Northern Trust
Illinois
$66.4M +$1.66M +15,892 +3%
GAM
23
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$65M +$45.7M +437,210 +291%
Norges Bank
24
Norges Bank
Norway
$51.3M – – –
Wellington Management Group
25
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$48.5M -$3.67M -35,108 -7%
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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.