Signet Jewelers
248 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.73B invested in Signet Jewelers in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 101 reducing their positions, and 63 closing their positions.
74% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $132M | Put options by funds: $76M
1.67% more ownership
Funds ownership: 105.05% → 106.72% (+1.7%)
10% less funds holding
Funds holding: 276 → 248 (-28)
25% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 101
44% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 63
52% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.59B → $1.73B (-$1.85B)
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 0 (-4)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
OAG
Orbis Allan Gray
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
+$104M |
| 2 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$45.7M |
| 3 |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
+$30.7M |
| 4 |
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
Trenton,
New Jersey
|
+$30.1M |
| 5 |
CCM
Causeway Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$16.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CIM
Contrarius Investment Management
St. Helier,
Jersey
|
-$28.8M |
| 2 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$25.1M |
| 3 |
MPAM
Monarch Partners Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$19.7M |
| 4 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$19.2M |
| 5 |
Man Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$14.8M |
SIG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
248 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Signet Jewelers (SIG) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $1.73B — down 52% from $3.59B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 63 funds closed out of SIG and 35 opened new positions — a net loss of 28 holders — while 101 trimmed existing stakes and 76 added.
The largest buyer was Orbis Allan Gray, adding an estimated $104M. The largest seller was Contrarius Investment Management, cutting an estimated $28.8M.
- 248 institutional investors held Signet Jewelers (SIG) as of Q4 2018, down from 276 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $1.73B of Signet Jewelers stock for Q4 2018, down 52% quarter-over-quarter.
- 35 funds opened new Signet Jewelers positions in Q4 2018 and 63 closed out, a net change of -28 holders.
- The largest Signet Jewelers buyer in Q4 2018 was Orbis Allan Gray, an estimated $104M added.
- The largest Signet Jewelers seller in Q4 2018 was Contrarius Investment Management, an estimated $28.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.