Francesca's Holdings Corporation
FRAN
FRAN was delisted on the 14th of December, 2020.
40 hedge funds and large institutions have $15.2M invested in Francesca's Holdings Corporation in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.
67% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.12M → $15.2M (+$6.12M)
25% less funds holding
Funds holding: 53 → 40 (-13)
50% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 26
67% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 18
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3K | Put options by funds: $673K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$661K |
| 2 |
MA
MYDA Advisors
Woodmere,
New York
|
+$514K |
| 3 |
BFM
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
|
+$506K |
| 4 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
+$347K |
| 5 |
AA
Ancora Advisors
Cleveland,
Ohio
|
+$321K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Russell Investments Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$1.35M |
| 2 |
Charles Schwab
San Francisco,
California
|
-$909K |
| 3 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$862K |
| 4 |
SCM
Shah Capital Management
Raleigh,
North Carolina
|
-$463K |
| 5 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$318K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$12K | -1,970 | Closed |
|
|
TSS
52
Two Sigma Securities
New York
| – | -$11K | -1,845 | Closed |
|
|
BRF
53
B. Riley Financial
Los Angeles,
California
| – | -$10K | -1,667 | Closed |
|
|
CL
54
CSS LLC
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$10K | -1,667 | Closed |
|
|
LP
55
LMR Partners
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$10K | -1,656 | Closed |
|
|
BS
56
Banco Santander
Madrid,
Spain
| – | -$5K | -833 | Closed |
|
57
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
| – | -$4.67K | -741 | -99% |
|
58
Group One Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$3.79K | -601 | -97% |
|
59
Legal & General Group
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$3K | -432 | Closed |
|
60
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$2K | -319 | Closed |
|
|
AG
61
Aperio Group
Sausalito,
California
| – | -$1K | -108 | Closed |
|
62
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$2K | -36 | Closed |
|
|
APA
63
American Portfolios Advisors
Holbrook,
New York
| – | -$173 | -29 | Closed |
|
|
CIR
64
Clear Investment Research
Alpharetta,
Georgia
| – | +$13 | +2 | New |
|
FRAN Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review
40 of the 4,561 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Francesca's Holdings Corporation (FRAN) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $15.2M — up 67% from $9.12M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 26 funds closed out of FRAN and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 13 holders — while 18 trimmed existing stakes and 6 added.
The largest buyer was Renaissance Technologies, opening a new position worth an estimated $661K. The largest seller was Russell Investments Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.35M sold.
- 40 institutional investors held Francesca's Holdings Corporation (FRAN) as of Q3 2019, down from 53 in Q2 2019.
- Funds reported $15.2M of Francesca's Holdings Corporation stock for Q3 2019, up 67% quarter-over-quarter.
- 13 funds opened new Francesca's Holdings Corporation positions in Q3 2019 and 26 closed out, a net change of -13 holders.
- The largest Francesca's Holdings Corporation buyer in Q3 2019 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $661K added.
- The largest Francesca's Holdings Corporation seller in Q3 2019 was Russell Investments Group, an estimated $1.35M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.