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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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140 hedge funds and large institutions have $266M invested in Francesca's Holdings Corporation in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 47 increasing their positions, 48 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

65% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $161M → $266M (+$105M)

5% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.82M | Put options by funds: $2.7M

2% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 47 | Existing positions reduced: 48

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 147 → 140 (-7)

22% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 32

Holders
140
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-4.76%
% of All Funds
3.2%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
25
Increased
47
Reduced
48
Closed
32
Calls
$2.82M
Puts
$2.7M
Net Calls
+$123K
Net Calls Change
+$240K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TC
Towle & Co
Colorado
+$9.66M
2
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
+$5.67M
3
CCI
Columbus Circle Investors
+$2.44M
4
AL
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
+$2.26M
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$2.15M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PCMI
Paradigm Capital Management Inc
New York
-$9.99M
2
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
-$2.44M
3
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
-$1.93M
4
GCP
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
-$1.93M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$1.87M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Geode Capital Management
26
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.42M +$98.3K +1,432 +6%
DCCA
27
D.C. Capital Advisors
New York
$2.42M +$114K +1,667 +7%
BCP
28
Berylson Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$2.39M +$1.81M +26,417 New
Invesco
29
Invesco
Georgia
$2.33M +$736K +10,713 +72%
Charles Schwab
30
Charles Schwab
California
$2.23M +$644K +9,376 +61%
MCM
31
Matarin Capital Management
New York
$2.11M -$31.9K -464 -2%
Walleye Trading
32
Walleye Trading
New York
$2.06M +$1.37M +19,993 +724%
Principal Financial Group
33
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$2.04M -$207K -3,010 -12%
BCC
34
Bridge City Capital
Oregon
$2.01M -$50.7K -739 -3%
Federated Hermes
35
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$1.72M -$579K -8,429 -31%
KCM
36
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
$1.51M +$1.14M +16,643 New
Ameriprise
37
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.44M +$16.4K +239 +2%
MA
38
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$1.4M +$208K +3,033 +24%
Millennium Management
39
Millennium Management
New York
$1.38M +$867K +12,627 +479%
ERSOT
40
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$1.37M – – –
PPA
41
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.36M +$163K +2,379 +19%
Russell Investments Group
42
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$1.35M +$41.9K +610 +4%
PG
43
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
$1.28M +$968K +14,091 New
D.E. Shaw & Co
44
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$1.23M -$581K -8,456 -38%
MC
45
Maverick Capital
Texas
$1.23M +$931K +13,555 New
BCM
46
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$1.13M +$572K +8,333 +200%
Deutsche Bank
47
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$961K -$1.74M -25,374 -71%
EMG
48
Ellington Management Group
Connecticut
$933K +$707K +10,300 New
JGC
49
J. Goldman & Co
New York
$907K +$688K +10,014 New
California Public Employees Retirement System
50
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$816K +$15.2K +221 +3%
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FRAN Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

140 of the 4,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Francesca's Holdings Corporation (FRAN) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $266M — up 65% from $161M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 32 funds closed out of FRAN and 25 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 48 trimmed existing stakes and 47 added.

The largest buyer was Towle & Co, adding an estimated $9.66M. The largest seller was Paradigm Capital Management Inc, cutting an estimated $9.99M.

  • 140 institutional investors held Francesca's Holdings Corporation (FRAN) as of Q2 2018, down from 147 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $266M of Francesca's Holdings Corporation stock for Q2 2018, up 65% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new Francesca's Holdings Corporation positions in Q2 2018 and 32 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest Francesca's Holdings Corporation buyer in Q2 2018 was Towle & Co, an estimated $9.66M added.
  • The largest Francesca's Holdings Corporation seller in Q2 2018 was Paradigm Capital Management Inc, an estimated $9.99M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.