Francesca's Holdings Corporation
FRAN
FRAN was delisted on the 14th of December, 2020.
178 hedge funds and large institutions have $615M invested in Francesca's Holdings Corporation in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 58 increasing their positions, 66 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.
14% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 29
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 182 → 178 (-4)
12% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 58 | Existing positions reduced: 66
17% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $739M → $615M (-$124M)
46% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $639K | Put options by funds: $1.19M
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 0 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$80.8M |
| 2 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$19.4M |
| 3 |
FAM
Fred Alger Management
New York
|
+$12M |
| 4 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$6.89M |
| 5 |
AIM
Artemis Investment Management
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
+$4.67M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BIM
Bogle Investment Management
Newton Lower Falls,
Massachusetts
|
-$10.9M |
| 2 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$10.8M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$7.89M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$6.31M |
| 5 |
HA
Homestead Advisers
Arlington,
Virginia
|
-$6.09M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AP
201
Advisors Preferred
Rockville,
Maryland
| – | -$51K | -235 | Closed |
|
|
EF
202
Empirical Finance
Havertown,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$6K | -23 | Closed |
|
203
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$1.45K | -7 | -88% |
|
204
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
| – | -$1K | -4 | Closed |
|
|
PIA
205
Piedmont Investment Advisors
Durham,
North Carolina
| – | -$540 | -3 | Closed |
|
FRAN Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
178 of the 4,018 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Francesca's Holdings Corporation (FRAN) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $615M — down 17% from $739M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new FRAN positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 58 added to existing stakes and 66 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $80.8M. The largest seller was Bogle Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $10.9M sold.
- 178 institutional investors held Francesca's Holdings Corporation (FRAN) as of Q1 2017, down from 182 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $615M of Francesca's Holdings Corporation stock for Q1 2017, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 33 funds opened new Francesca's Holdings Corporation positions in Q1 2017 and 29 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest Francesca's Holdings Corporation buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $80.8M added.
- The largest Francesca's Holdings Corporation seller in Q1 2017 was Bogle Investment Management, an estimated $10.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.