Francesca's Holdings Corporation
FRAN
FRAN was delisted on the 14th of December, 2020.
128 hedge funds and large institutions have $137M invested in Francesca's Holdings Corporation in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 52 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.
73% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 52 | Existing positions reduced: 30
9% less funds holding
Funds holding: 140 → 128 (-12)
33% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 30
48% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $266M → $137M (-$128M)
77% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $517K | Put options by funds: $2.2M
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PCMI
Paradigm Capital Management Inc
Albany,
New York
|
+$3.84M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$3.78M |
| 3 |
TC
Tyvor Capital
Oak Brook,
Illinois
|
+$3.52M |
| 4 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$3.31M |
| 5 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
+$2.93M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DGHMC
Dalton, Greiner, Hartman, Maher & Co
New York
|
-$4.1M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$3.56M |
| 3 |
CCI
Columbus Circle Investors
|
-$3.22M |
| 4 |
Boston Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$3.17M |
| 5 |
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
San Mateo,
California
|
-$2.55M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
151
Jane Street
New York
| – | -$78K | -856 | Closed |
|
|
CG
152
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$65.5K | -827 | Closed |
|
|
PIA
153
Piedmont Investment Advisors
Durham,
North Carolina
| – | -$61K | -674 | Closed |
|
|
IA
154
IFP Advisors
Tampa,
Florida
| – | -$1K | -14 | Closed |
|
|
VCM
155
Versant Capital Management
Phoenix,
Arizona
| – | -$792 | -10 | -34% |
|
|
CIR
156
Clear Investment Research
Alpharetta,
Georgia
| – | +$158 | +2 | New |
|
|
CSS
157
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Stamford,
Connecticut
| – | +$475 | +6 | New |
|
FRAN Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
128 of the 4,375 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Francesca's Holdings Corporation (FRAN) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $137M — down 48% from $266M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 30 funds closed out of FRAN and 20 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 30 trimmed existing stakes and 52 added.
The largest buyer was Paradigm Capital Management Inc, adding an estimated $3.84M. The largest seller was Dalton, Greiner, Hartman, Maher & Co, exiting entirely with an estimated $4.1M sold.
- 128 institutional investors held Francesca's Holdings Corporation (FRAN) as of Q3 2018, down from 140 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $137M of Francesca's Holdings Corporation stock for Q3 2018, down 48% quarter-over-quarter.
- 20 funds opened new Francesca's Holdings Corporation positions in Q3 2018 and 30 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
- The largest Francesca's Holdings Corporation buyer in Q3 2018 was Paradigm Capital Management Inc, an estimated $3.84M added.
- The largest Francesca's Holdings Corporation seller in Q3 2018 was Dalton, Greiner, Hartman, Maher & Co, an estimated $4.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.