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FRAN

Francesca's Holdings Corporation
FRAN

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FRAN was delisted on the 14th of December, 2020.

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158 hedge funds and large institutions have $265M invested in Francesca's Holdings Corporation in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 47 increasing their positions, 66 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $275M → $265M (-$10.4M)

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 174 → 158 (-16)

29% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 47 | Existing positions reduced: 66

43% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 35

73% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $655K | Put options by funds: $2.46M

Holders
158
Holders Change
-16
Holders Change %
-9.2%
% of All Funds
3.58%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
20
Increased
47
Reduced
66
Closed
35
Calls
$655K
Puts
$2.46M
Net Calls
-$1.81M
Net Calls Change
-$1.04M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PCMI
Paradigm Capital Management Inc
New York
+$8.08M
2
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$4.98M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$4.6M
4
RR
Robotti Robert
+$2.61M
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$2.48M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$7.16M
2
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
-$4.96M
3
SIM
Spark Investment Management
New York
-$4.75M
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$3.06M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$2.87M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Principal Financial Group
26
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$2.2M -$21.3K -254 -1%
Ameriprise
27
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.17M -$2.49M -29,663 -55%
MCM
28
Matarin Capital Management
New York
$1.9M +$629K +7,489 +53%
BCC
29
Bridge City Capital
Oregon
$1.9M +$1.04M +12,398 +134%
LPAM
30
Legion Partners Asset Management
California
$1.84M +$1.76M +21,004 New
Goldman Sachs
31
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.79M -$2.05M -24,372 -54%
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
32
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
$1.66M +$1.41M +16,828 +799%
TCIM
33
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$1.58M -$193K -2,299 -11%
Federated Hermes
34
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$1.49M +$756 +9 +0.1%
D.E. Shaw & Co
35
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$1.44M +$661K +7,864 +92%
ERSOT
36
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$1.33M +$693K +8,250 +119%
GC
37
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$1.28M +$867K +10,317 +237%
Charles Schwab
38
Charles Schwab
California
$1.25M +$2.52K +30 +0.2%
KBC Group
39
KBC Group
Belgium
$1.13M – – –
MC
40
Menta Capital
California
$1.11M +$165K +1,966 +18%
SFM
41
Systematic Financial Management
New Jersey
$1.09M -$75.2K -895 -7%
GCP
42
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$962K +$341K +4,064 +59%
LCM
43
Legato Capital Management
California
$866K +$475K +5,653 +134%
GC
44
Globeflex Capital
California
$857K +$205K +2,437 +33%
Fidelity Investments
45
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$856K +$819K +9,755 New
NI
46
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$831K -$2.16M -25,758 -73%
PI
47
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$794K +$760K +9,050 New
Susquehanna International Group
48
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$785K +$550K +6,542 +271%
Jennison Associates
49
Jennison Associates
New York
$780K +$304K +3,621 +69%
Millennium Management
50
Millennium Management
New York
$756K -$3.06M -36,405 -81%
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FRAN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

158 of the 4,410 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Francesca's Holdings Corporation (FRAN) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $265M — down 3.8% from $275M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 35 funds closed out of FRAN and 20 opened new positions — a net loss of 15 holders — while 66 trimmed existing stakes and 47 added.

The largest buyer was Paradigm Capital Management Inc, adding an estimated $8.08M. The largest seller was Renaissance Technologies, cutting an estimated $7.16M.

  • 158 institutional investors held Francesca's Holdings Corporation (FRAN) as of Q4 2017, down from 174 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $265M of Francesca's Holdings Corporation stock for Q4 2017, down 3.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new Francesca's Holdings Corporation positions in Q4 2017 and 35 closed out, a net change of -15 holders.
  • The largest Francesca's Holdings Corporation buyer in Q4 2017 was Paradigm Capital Management Inc, an estimated $8.08M added.
  • The largest Francesca's Holdings Corporation seller in Q4 2017 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $7.16M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.