Signet Jewelers
237 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.44B invested in Signet Jewelers in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 92 increasing their positions, 67 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.
37% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 92 | Existing positions reduced: 67
19% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $112M | Put options by funds: $93.9M
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 248 → 237 (-11)
4.74% less ownership
Funds ownership: 106.72% → 101.98% (-4.7%)
17% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.73B → $1.44B (-$296M)
18% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 51
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$25.2M |
| 2 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$18.8M |
| 3 |
MC
Maverick Capital
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$18.3M |
| 4 |
Squarepoint
New York
|
+$13.3M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$9.52M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
OAG
Orbis Allan Gray
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
-$137M |
| 2 |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
-$19.5M |
| 3 |
CCM
Causeway Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$16.5M |
| 4 |
Ninety One (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$15.6M |
| 5 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
-$13.2M |
SIG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
237 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Signet Jewelers (SIG) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $1.44B — down 17% from $1.73B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 51 funds closed out of SIG and 42 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 67 trimmed existing stakes and 92 added.
The largest buyer was AQR Capital Management, adding an estimated $25.2M. The largest seller was Orbis Allan Gray, exiting entirely with an estimated $137M sold.
- 237 institutional investors held Signet Jewelers (SIG) as of Q1 2019, down from 248 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $1.44B of Signet Jewelers stock for Q1 2019, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 42 funds opened new Signet Jewelers positions in Q1 2019 and 51 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
- The largest Signet Jewelers buyer in Q1 2019 was AQR Capital Management, an estimated $25.2M added.
- The largest Signet Jewelers seller in Q1 2019 was Orbis Allan Gray, an estimated $137M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.