Guess

GES • NYSE

Guess is a apparel - retail company in the consumer cyclical sector on NYSE, led by Carlos Alberini, with a market cap of $874.1M. As of Q3 2025, 57% of shares are held by 158 institutional investors, with BlackRock, Inc. as the largest holder at 6.66%.

CEOCarlos Alberini

Market Cap$874.1M

Apparel - Retail

Consumer Cyclical

Employees12.0K

Websiteinvestors.guess.com

Country

United States of America

Overview

Overview of institutional ownership in GES as of Q3 2025 with a market cap of $870.3M

All Institutions

Institutions: 158
Value Held: $493.9M
Shares Held: 29.6M
Avg Position: $3.1M
Median Position: $476.4K

Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds: 21
Value Held: $47.8M
Shares Held: 2.9M
Avg Position: $2.3M
Median Position: $2.1M

Ownership Breakdown

Institutional (non-HF)

51.26%

$446.1M

Hedge Funds

5.49%

$47.8M

Retail & Other

43.25%

$376.4M

Based on market cap of $870.3M as of Q3 2025. Institutional (non-HF) excludes hedge funds to avoid double counting.

Biggest Investors

Institutions with the largest positions in GES as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Position Value	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	-	$58.0M 0.00% of portfolio	6.66% 3.5M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$5.67T
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP Long Only Manager	David Paul Butler CEO	$51.1M 0.01% of portfolio	5.87% 3.1M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$466.32B
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	Salim Ramji CEO	$36.6M 0.00% of portfolio	4.21% 2.2M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$6.69T
A AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC Institution	-	$20.0M 0.01% of portfolio	2.29% 1.2M shares	Q1 2020 Held for 5y 8m	$195.93B
M MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. Institution	-	$17.8M 0.03% of portfolio	2.04% 1.1M shares	Q2 2025 Held for 5 months	$61.8B
L LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT Long Only Manager	Josef Nmn Lakonishok CEO	$16.7M 0.04% of portfolio	1.92% 1.0M shares	Q4 2019 Held for 5y 11m	$45.1B
N NOMURA HOLDINGS INC Institution	-	$16.2M 0.09% of portfolio	1.86% 970.4K shares	Q2 2023 Held for 2y 5m	$18.4B
BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ Institution	Darryl White CEO	$15.0M 0.01% of portfolio	1.72% 897.8K shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$227.19B
BARCLAYS PLC Institution	-	$14.8M 0.01% of portfolio	1.70% 883.2K shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$271.65B
B BNP PARIBAS ARBITRAGE, SA Institution	-	$14.6M 0.01% of portfolio	1.68% 873.4K shares	Q4 2013 Held for 11y 11m	$126.06B

Net Capital Flow

Institutional buying and selling activity for GES in Q3 2025

Traded: +$9.2M
Buyers: 91
Sellers: 88
Total Bought: +$116.0M
Total Sold: −$106.8M
Avg Position: $2.4M

Biggest Buyers

Institution	Net Bought	Current Position
N NOMURA HOLDINGS INC Institution	+$15.8M +945.3K shares	$16.2M 970.4K shares
HIGHLAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT FUND ADVISORS, L.P. Institution	+$7.0M +416.5K shares	$7.0M 416.5K shares
N NATIXIS Institution	+$6.6M +395.2K shares	$7.1M 424.7K shares
A ABC ARBITRAGE SA Institution	+$6.1M +363.8K shares	$6.1M 363.8K shares
ALPINE ASSOCIATES MANAGEMENT INC. Hedge Fund•Merger Arb	+$5.8M +345.4K shares	$5.8M 345.4K shares
H Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Alberta as represented by Alberta Investment Management Corp Institution	+$5.5M +327.9K shares	$5.5M 327.9K shares
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	+$5.3M +318.1K shares	$58.0M 3.5M shares
O OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp Institution	+$5.3M +316.6K shares	$5.3M 316.6K shares
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Institution	+$4.8M +289.0K shares	$7.8M 466.1K shares
GLAZER CAPITAL, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$4.2M +253.5K shares	$4.2M 253.5K shares

Biggest Sellers

Institution	Net Sold	Current Position
DLD Asset Management, LP Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	−$38.1M −3.2M shares	Sold Off 0 shares
RIMA SENVEST MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	−$8.3M −682.5K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
B BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC Long Only Manager	−$4.8M −394.1K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
MORGAN STANLEY RIA/Wealth	−$4.7M −282.6K shares	$9.8M 587.5K shares
L LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT Long Only Manager	−$4.5M −267.0K shares	$16.7M 1.0M shares
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ Institution	−$4.1M −248.0K shares	$9.7M 581.4K shares
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	−$3.8M −226.9K shares	$6.2M 373.2K shares
Empowered Funds, LLC ETF Provider	−$3.4M −279.3K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	−$3.3M −276.9K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
UBS Group AG Institution	−$2.3M −135.5K shares	$1.2M 73.6K shares

Entry and Exit Activity

Institutions that initiated new positions or completely exited GES in Q3 2025

New Positions: 15
New Value: $32.0M
Exited Positions: 49
Exited Value: $76.2M

New Positions

Institution	Position Value
HIGHLAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT FUND ADVISORS, L.P. Institution	$7.0M 416.5K shares
A ABC ARBITRAGE SA Institution	$6.1M 363.8K shares
ALPINE ASSOCIATES MANAGEMENT INC. Hedge Fund•Merger Arb	$5.8M 345.4K shares
GLAZER CAPITAL, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$4.2M 253.5K shares
CNH PARTNERS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$3.1M 184.5K shares
Magnetar Financial LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$3.0M 180.7K shares
Vivaldi Asset Management, LLC Fund of Funds	$1.1M 68.8K shares
B BCK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP Hedge Fund•Event Driven	$676.2K 40.5K shares
Optimize Financial Inc RIA/Wealth	$590.9K 35.4K shares
S Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB Institution	$308.8K 18.5K shares

Exited Positions

Institution	Previous Position
DLD Asset Management, LP Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$38.1M 3.2M shares
RIMA SENVEST MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$8.3M 682.5K shares
B BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC Long Only Manager	$4.8M 394.1K shares
Empowered Funds, LLC ETF Provider	$3.4M 279.3K shares
TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$3.3M 276.9K shares
C Contrarius Group Holdings Ltd Institution	$2.2M 178.2K shares
BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$1.5M 127.5K shares
M Mork Capital Management Institution	$1.3M 110.0K shares
D D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. Institution	$1.2M 102.5K shares
G GAM Holding AG Institution	$1.1M 90.0K shares

Options Activity

Institutions with the largest Call and Put options positions in GES as of Q3 2025

Call Positions: 8
Call Value: $7.8M
Put Positions: 14
Put Value: $27.9M

Call Positions

Institution	Position Value
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$4.7M 2.8K contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$2.4M 1.4K contracts
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution	$454.5K 272.0 contracts
Walleye Trading LLC RIA/Wealth	$264.0K 158.0 contracts
W WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC Institution	- - contracts
Walleye Trading Advisors, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	- - contracts
P PEAK6 LLC Institution	- - contracts
C Covestor Ltd Institution	- 0.4 contracts

Put Positions

Institution	Position Value
Walleye Trading LLC RIA/Wealth	$8.4M 5.0K contracts
P Portman Square Capital LLP Hedge Fund•Vol Arbitrage	$8.4M 5.0K contracts
DLD Asset Management, LP Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$3.3M 2.0K contracts
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$3.2M 1.9K contracts
OZ MANAGEMENT LP Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$1.9M 1.1K contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$994.2K 595.0 contracts
C CSS LLC/IL Institution	$670.1K 401.0 contracts
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$538.1K 322.0 contracts
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution	$254.0K 152.0 contracts
W WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC Institution	$233.8K 140.0 contracts

Most Committed Institutions

Institutions with GES as the highest % of their portfolio as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Portfolio Weight	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
Carolina Wealth Advisors, LLC RIA/Wealth	Christopher David St. John CEO	4.11% $9.3M	1.07% 554.7K shares	Q1 2025 Held for 8 months	$225.3M
T Tieton Capital Management, LLC Long Only Manager	William Joseph Dezellem President	2.65% $7.6M	0.88% 457.5K shares	Q3 2021 Held for 4y 2m	$288.1M
B BCK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP Hedge Fund•Event Driven	Wayne Wei-Yin Yu CEO	0.78% $676.2K	0.08% 40.5K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$86.9M
HIGHLAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT FUND ADVISORS, L.P. Institution	Dustin David Norris President	0.63% $7.0M	0.80% 416.5K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$1.1B
A ABC ARBITRAGE SA Institution	-	0.60% $6.1M	0.70% 363.8K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$1.0B
A Atlas Legacy Advisors, LLC RIA/Wealth	Marc M Rosenbach Founder	0.50% $2.6M	0.30% 156.5K shares	Q4 2024 Held for 11 months	$517.9M
Slotnik Capital, LLC Hedge Fund•Event Driven	Loren Russell Sauer CCO	0.48% $1.3M	0.15% 80.2K shares	Q1 2025 Held for 8 months	$277.4M
C CREDIT INDUSTRIEL ET COMMERCIAL Institution	-	0.45% $2.0M	0.23% 118.3K shares	Q1 2025 Held for 8 months	$440.6M
ALPINE ASSOCIATES MANAGEMENT INC. Hedge Fund•Merger Arb	Robert Emil Zoellner CEO	0.35% $5.8M	0.66% 345.4K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$1.6B
Optimize Financial Inc RIA/Wealth	Casey Elizabeth Witters CEO	0.31% $590.9K	0.07% 35.4K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$192.0M

Hedge Fund Spotlight

Discover hedge funds investing in GES

GLAZER CAPITAL, LLC

Hedge Fund • Multi-Strategy

Portfolio ManagerPaul Jay Glazer

Portfolio Value: $2.2B
Positions: 172
Last Reported: Q3 2025

Sector Allocation

Position in Guess

Market Value: $4.2M
Shares Held: 253.5K
Portfolio Weight: 0.19%
Owned Since: 2025-Q3

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