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280 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.81B invested in Fossil Group in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 121 increasing their positions, 102 reducing their positions, and 52 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

19% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 121 | Existing positions reduced: 102

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 33 (0)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 300280 (-20)

17% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.37B → $2.81B (-$560M)

25% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $21M | Put options by funds: $28.1M

37% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 52

Holders
280
Holders Change
-20
Holders Change %
-6.67%
% of All Funds
7.82%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
33
Increased
121
Reduced
102
Closed
52
Calls
$21M
Puts
$28.1M
Net Calls
-$7.13M
Net Calls Change
+$33.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
VVP
1
Vulcan Value Partners
Alabama
$485M +$144M +2,268,384 +35%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$187M -$3.32M -52,381 -2%
Fidelity Investments
3
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$182M -$46.6M -734,451 -18%
Invesco
4
Invesco
Georgia
$170M +$13.1M +205,953 +7%
EC
5
Eminence Capital
New York
$166M -$38.7M -610,571 -17%
State Street
6
State Street
Massachusetts
$89.6M +$853K +13,458 +0.8%
Goldman Sachs
7
Goldman Sachs
New York
$87.1M -$25.5M -402,091 -20%
CWAM
8
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Illinois
$75.4M +$4.31M +68,056 +5%
VNIM
9
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Texas
$66.4M +$38.9M +613,570 +107%
Bank of New York Mellon
10
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$65.7M -$10.3M -162,740 -12%
WIM
11
Weitz Investment Management
Nebraska
$64.7M +$20.4M +322,258 +39%
BIT
12
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$63.3M -$187K -2,947 -0.3%
GAM
13
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$53.1M +$4.73M +74,549 +9%
First Trust Advisors
14
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$41.1M +$31M +488,321 +198%
BFA
15
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$35.3M -$375K -5,916 -0.9%
Norges Bank
16
Norges Bank
Norway
$35M
TSW
17
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
$34.4M +$18.2M +287,878 +88%
Northern Trust
18
Northern Trust
Illinois
$32.4M +$1.52M +24,044 +4%
TCA
19
Taconic Capital Advisors
New York
$29.3M +$6.34M +100,000 +24%
BHG
20
Blue Harbour Group
Connecticut
$27.9M +$31.7M +500,000 New
Geode Capital Management
21
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$27.1M +$5.07M +79,920 +20%
WG
22
Winton Group
United Kingdom
$27M +$2.4M +37,827 +8%
GC
23
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$23.9M +$3.17M +50,034 +13%
PI
24
PGGM Investments
Netherlands
$23.8M +$7.5M +118,282 +39%
Victory Capital Management
25
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$22.3M +$25.3M +399,552 +3,329,600%

FOSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

280 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Fossil Group (FOSL) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $2.81B — down 17% from $3.37B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 52 funds closed out of FOSL and 33 opened new positions — a net loss of 19 holders — while 102 trimmed existing stakes and 121 added.

The largest buyer was Vulcan Value Partners, adding an estimated $144M. The largest seller was Glenview Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $61.4M sold.

  • 280 institutional investors held Fossil Group (FOSL) as of Q3 2015, down from 300 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $2.81B of Fossil Group stock for Q3 2015, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new Fossil Group positions in Q3 2015 and 52 closed out, a net change of -19 holders.
  • The largest Fossil Group buyer in Q3 2015 was Vulcan Value Partners, an estimated $144M added.
  • The largest Fossil Group seller in Q3 2015 was Glenview Capital Management, an estimated $61.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.