Signet Jewelers
295 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.22B invested in Signet Jewelers in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 46 funds opening new positions, 126 increasing their positions, 90 reducing their positions, and 89 closing their positions.
40% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 126 | Existing positions reduced: 90
14% less funds holding
Funds holding: 345 → 295 (-50)
20.06% less ownership
Funds ownership: 115.19% → 95.13% (-20%)
39% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $37.4M | Put options by funds: $60.9M
44% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.95B → $2.22B (-$1.73B)
48% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 46 | Existing positions closed: 89
70% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 3 (-7)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$93.8M |
| 2 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$62.5M |
| 3 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$50.8M |
| 4 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$48.5M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$40.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Select Equity Group
New York
|
-$503M |
| 2 |
ABI
Abrams Bison Investments
Bethesda,
Maryland
|
-$120M |
| 3 |
SIM
SRS Investment Management
New York
|
-$93M |
| 4 |
DCM
Discovery Capital Management
South Norwalk,
Connecticut
|
-$77.1M |
| 5 |
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$60.6M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
376
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Omaha,
Nebraska
| – | +$546 | +11 | New |
|
|
CFA
377
Carroll Financial Associates
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| – | +$1.04K | +21 | New |
|
SIG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
295 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Signet Jewelers (SIG) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $2.22B — down 44% from $3.95B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 89 funds closed out of SIG and 46 opened new positions — a net loss of 43 holders — while 90 trimmed existing stakes and 126 added.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $93.8M. The largest seller was Select Equity Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $503M sold.
- 295 institutional investors held Signet Jewelers (SIG) as of Q1 2018, down from 345 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $2.22B of Signet Jewelers stock for Q1 2018, down 44% quarter-over-quarter.
- 46 funds opened new Signet Jewelers positions in Q1 2018 and 89 closed out, a net change of -43 holders.
- The largest Signet Jewelers buyer in Q1 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $93.8M added.
- The largest Signet Jewelers seller in Q1 2018 was Select Equity Group, an estimated $503M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.