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FRAN

Francesca's Holdings Corporation
FRAN

Delisted

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
BGIM
201
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
– -$254K -1,367 Closed
LCM
202
Laurion Capital Management
New York
– -$247K -1,333 Closed
TC
203
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
– -$244K -1,318 Closed
Brown Advisory
204
Brown Advisory
Maryland
– -$160K -863 Closed
Verition Fund Management
205
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
– -$160K -862 Closed
HIMCH
206
Hartford Investment Management Co (HIMCO)
Connecticut
– -$156K -842 Closed
OAM
207
Orinda Asset Management
California
– -$95K -514 Closed
FMA
208
FNY Managed Accounts
New York
– -$49.4K -267 Closed
CG
209
Cutler Group
California
– -$19K -106 Closed
Parallax Volatility Advisers
210
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
– -$18K -99 Closed
Loomis, Sayles & Company
211
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
– -$5K -28 Closed
Creative Planning
212
Creative Planning
Kansas
– +$208 +1 New
PFBT
213
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
– +$416 +2 New
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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.