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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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182 hedge funds and large institutions have $739M invested in Francesca's Holdings Corporation in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 66 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

29% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 31

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $617M → $739M (+$122M)

12% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 66 | Existing positions reduced: 59

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 175 → 182 (+7)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

78% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.43M | Put options by funds: $6.43M

Holders
182
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+4%
% of All Funds
4.55%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
40
Increased
66
Reduced
59
Closed
31
Calls
$1.43M
Puts
$6.43M
Net Calls
-$5M
Net Calls Change
-$4.71M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
NI
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
+$21.2M
2
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$9.04M
3
HW
Hancock Whitney
Mississippi
+$8.56M
4
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
+$7.75M
5
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$5.69M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$12.5M
2
WC
Weatherbie Capital
Massachusetts
-$11.4M
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$6.83M
4
DCM
Daruma Capital Management
New York
-$6.18M
5
SO
STRS Ohio
Ohio
-$4.63M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TRCT
151
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$140K +$117K +564 +680%
PG
152
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
$139K +$80.3K +386 +151%
GC
153
Globeflex Capital
California
$136K +$131K +630 New
QT
154
Quantbot Technologies
New York
$112K +$108K +521 New
PI
155
PineBridge Investments
New York
$89K -$2.7K -13 -3%
GHCM
156
Glen Harbor Capital Management
California
$80K +$76.5K +368 New
SOADOR
157
State of Alaska Department of Revenue
Alaska
$73K +$71.1K +342 New
Victory Capital Management
158
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$67K -$1.46K -7 -2%
MCIM
159
Meadow Creek Investment Management
Georgia
$66K +$63K +303 New
BlackRock
160
BlackRock
New York
$63K -$9.57K -46 -14%
AG
161
Advisor Group
Arizona
$61K +$58K +279 New
AP
162
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$51K -$312K -1,500 -86%
EP
163
Elkfork Partners
Oregon
$51K +$49.5K +238 New
IPC
164
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Florida
$45K -$11K -53 -20%
TAM
165
Tyers Asset Management
Texas
$37K +$36K +173 New
Zurich Cantonal Bank
166
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$36K – – –
LCM
167
Legato Capital Management
California
$36K +$34.5K +166 New
RCM
168
Riverhead Capital Management
Delaware
$27K – – –
LIA
169
LS Investment Advisors
Michigan
$26K – – –
MAM
170
Meeder Asset Management
Ohio
$20K +$19.5K +94 New
GXMC
171
Global X Management Company
New York
$12K +$2.7K +13 +31%
SEI Investments
172
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$9K +$8.32K +40 +1,333%
QI
173
QS Investors
New York
$6K – – –
EF
174
Empirical Finance
Pennsylvania
$6K +$4.78K +23 New
US Bancorp
175
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$4K – – –
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FRAN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

182 of the 4,001 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Francesca's Holdings Corporation (FRAN) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $739M — up 20% from $617M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new FRAN positions and 31 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 66 added to existing stakes and 59 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Numeric Investors, adding an estimated $21.2M. The largest seller was Arrowstreet Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $12.5M sold.

  • 182 institutional investors held Francesca's Holdings Corporation (FRAN) as of Q4 2016, up from 175 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $739M of Francesca's Holdings Corporation stock for Q4 2016, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 40 funds opened new Francesca's Holdings Corporation positions in Q4 2016 and 31 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Francesca's Holdings Corporation buyer in Q4 2016 was Numeric Investors, an estimated $21.2M added.
  • The largest Francesca's Holdings Corporation seller in Q4 2016 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $12.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.