Darling Ingredients
479 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.09B invested in Darling Ingredients in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 80 funds opening new positions, 143 increasing their positions, 188 reducing their positions, and 57 closing their positions.
196% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $155M | Put options by funds: $52.4M
40% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 80 | Existing positions closed: 57
15% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.29B → $6.09B (+$794M)
11% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 10 (+1)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 468 → 479 (+11)
1.48% less ownership
Funds ownership: 108.27% → 106.79% (-1.5%)
24% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 143 | Existing positions reduced: 188
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$172M |
| 2 |
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$47.8M |
| 3 |
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$47.5M |
| 4 |
Holocene Advisors
New York
|
+$35.3M |
| 5 |
MIM
Merewether Investment Management
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$29M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$138M |
| 2 |
ICP
Ilex Capital Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$100M |
| 3 |
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$91.9M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$88.1M |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$37.5M |
DAR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2025 in Review
479 of the 8,223 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Darling Ingredients (DAR) for Q4 2025, worth a combined $6.09B — up 15% from $5.29B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 80 funds opened new DAR positions and 57 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 143 added to existing stakes and 188 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Millennium Management, adding an estimated $172M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $138M.
- 479 institutional investors held Darling Ingredients (DAR) as of Q4 2025, up from 468 in Q3 2025.
- Funds reported $6.09B of Darling Ingredients stock for Q4 2025, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 80 funds opened new Darling Ingredients positions in Q4 2025 and 57 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
- The largest Darling Ingredients buyer in Q4 2025 was Millennium Management, an estimated $172M added.
- The largest Darling Ingredients seller in Q4 2025 was UBS Group, an estimated $138M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2025.