Guess Inc
GES
GES was delisted on the 22nd of January, 2026.
173 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.1B invested in Guess Inc in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 63 increasing their positions, 64 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.
2% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 63 | Existing positions reduced: 64
1.79% less ownership
Funds ownership: 71.13% → 69.34% (-1.8%)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 178 → 173 (-5)
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.2B → $1.1B (-$96.8M)
14% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 28
41% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $7.71M | Put options by funds: $13.2M
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$30.5M |
| 2 |
KCM
Kornitzer Capital Management
Shawnee Mission,
Kansas
|
+$7.71M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$6.92M |
| 4 |
Squarepoint
New York
|
+$6.62M |
| 5 |
EMG
Ellington Management Group
Old Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$3.32M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BSA
Braun Stacey Associates
New York
|
-$8.35M |
| 2 |
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$7.63M |
| 3 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$7.3M |
| 4 |
First Trust Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
-$7.03M |
| 5 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
-$6.78M |
GES Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
173 of the 4,621 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Guess Inc (GES) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $1.1B — down 8.1% from $1.2B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 28 funds closed out of GES and 24 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 64 trimmed existing stakes and 63 added.
The largest buyer was Balyasny Asset Management, adding an estimated $30.5M. The largest seller was Braun Stacey Associates, cutting an estimated $8.35M.
- 173 institutional investors held Guess Inc (GES) as of Q1 2019, down from 178 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $1.1B of Guess Inc stock for Q1 2019, down 8.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 24 funds opened new Guess Inc positions in Q1 2019 and 28 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest Guess Inc buyer in Q1 2019 was Balyasny Asset Management, an estimated $30.5M added.
- The largest Guess Inc seller in Q1 2019 was Braun Stacey Associates, an estimated $8.35M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.