Francesca's Holdings Corporation
FRAN
FRAN was delisted on the 14th of December, 2020.
145 hedge funds and large institutions have $822M invested in Francesca's Holdings Corporation in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 52 increasing their positions, 47 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.
94% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.67M | Put options by funds: $3.44M
40% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 20
11% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 52 | Existing positions reduced: 47
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 138 → 145 (+7)
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $794M → $822M (+$27.8M)
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 0 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$28.4M |
| 2 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$6.6M |
| 3 |
CCI
Columbus Circle Investors
|
+$5.43M |
| 4 |
CCM
Century Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$5.22M |
| 5 |
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
San Mateo,
California
|
+$4.94M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$19.8M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$19.6M |
| 3 |
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$16.1M |
| 4 |
RRAM
River Road Asset Management
Louisville,
Kentucky
|
-$12.4M |
| 5 |
GIM
Granahan Investment Management
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
-$9.02M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
151
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$556K | -2,775 | Closed |
|
152
Jennison Associates
New York
| – | -$499K | -2,491 | Closed |
|
|
PG
153
PEAK6 Group
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$432K | -2,272 | Closed |
|
|
VKH
154
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
| – | -$374K | -1,867 | Closed |
|
|
WAM
155
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$355K | -1,773 | Closed |
|
|
CIM
156
CIM Investment Management
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$258K | -1,285 | Closed |
|
157
Tudor Investment Corp
Stamford,
Connecticut
| – | -$237K | -1,185 | Closed |
|
158
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
| – | -$232K | -1,159 | Closed |
|
159
ProShare Advisors
Bethesda,
Maryland
| – | -$170K | -846 | Closed |
|
160
Walleye Trading
New York
| – | -$79.3K | -417 | Closed |
|
|
EWM
161
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
| – | -$7K | -33 | Closed |
|
|
PCM
162
Prelude Capital Management
New York
| – | -$7K | -33 | Closed |
|
163
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$3K | -15 | Closed |
|
|
GAM
164
Gemmer Asset Management
Walnut Creek,
California
| – | -$1K | -3 | Closed |
|
FRAN Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
145 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Francesca's Holdings Corporation (FRAN) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $822M — up 3.5% from $794M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new FRAN positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 52 added to existing stakes and 47 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Lord, Abbett & Co, opening a new position worth an estimated $28.4M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $19.8M.
- 145 institutional investors held Francesca's Holdings Corporation (FRAN) as of Q1 2015, up from 138 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $822M of Francesca's Holdings Corporation stock for Q1 2015, up 3.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 28 funds opened new Francesca's Holdings Corporation positions in Q1 2015 and 20 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest Francesca's Holdings Corporation buyer in Q1 2015 was Lord, Abbett & Co, an estimated $28.4M added.
- The largest Francesca's Holdings Corporation seller in Q1 2015 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $19.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.