Francesca's Holdings Corporation
FRAN
FRAN was delisted on the 14th of December, 2020.
107 hedge funds and large institutions have $32.2M invested in Francesca's Holdings Corporation in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 43 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.
59% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 43 | Existing positions reduced: 27
16% less funds holding
Funds holding: 128 → 107 (-21)
45% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $111K | Put options by funds: $200K
55% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 38
77% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $137M → $32.2M (-$105M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PGCM
Prescott Group Capital Management
Tulsa,
Oklahoma
|
+$5.02M |
| 2 |
VCA
VIEX Capital Advisors
Sunny Isles Beach,
Florida
|
+$4.37M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$3.36M |
| 4 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$2.63M |
| 5 |
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$2.28M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TC
Towle & Co
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$12.1M |
| 2 |
PCMI
Paradigm Capital Management Inc
Albany,
New York
|
-$9.09M |
| 3 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
-$6.47M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$3.02M |
| 5 |
TC
Tyvor Capital
Oak Brook,
Illinois
|
-$1.98M |
FRAN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
107 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Francesca's Holdings Corporation (FRAN) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $32.2M — down 77% from $137M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 38 funds closed out of FRAN and 17 opened new positions — a net loss of 21 holders — while 27 trimmed existing stakes and 43 added.
The largest buyer was Prescott Group Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.02M. The largest seller was Towle & Co, cutting an estimated $12.1M.
- 107 institutional investors held Francesca's Holdings Corporation (FRAN) as of Q4 2018, down from 128 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $32.2M of Francesca's Holdings Corporation stock for Q4 2018, down 77% quarter-over-quarter.
- 17 funds opened new Francesca's Holdings Corporation positions in Q4 2018 and 38 closed out, a net change of -21 holders.
- The largest Francesca's Holdings Corporation buyer in Q4 2018 was Prescott Group Capital Management, an estimated $5.02M added.
- The largest Francesca's Holdings Corporation seller in Q4 2018 was Towle & Co, an estimated $12.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.