Darling Ingredients
248 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.2B invested in Darling Ingredients in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 78 increasing their positions, 96 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.
736% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $13.7M | Put options by funds: $1.64M
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 20
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 232 → 248 (+16)
0.15% less ownership
Funds ownership: 106.36% → 106.21% (-0.15%)
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.24B → $3.2B (-$40.5M)
19% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 78 | Existing positions reduced: 96
40% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 6 (-4)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
EC
Eminence Capital
New York
|
+$149M |
| 2 |
GCM
Gates Capital Management
New York
|
+$42M |
| 3 |
CC
Carlson Capital
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$30.2M |
| 4 |
WHG
Westwood Holdings Group
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$18.1M |
| 5 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$18M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$70.8M |
| 2 |
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$51.3M |
| 3 |
SCM
Scopia Capital Management
New York
|
-$34.5M |
| 4 |
OFM
Okumus Fund Management
Grand Cayman,
Cayman Islands
|
-$26.2M |
| 5 |
UOC
UBS O'Connor
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$20.1M |
DAR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
248 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Darling Ingredients (DAR) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $3.2B — down 1.2% from $3.24B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new DAR positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 78 added to existing stakes and 96 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Eminence Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $149M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $70.8M.
- 248 institutional investors held Darling Ingredients (DAR) as of Q4 2014, up from 232 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $3.2B of Darling Ingredients stock for Q4 2014, down 1.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 40 funds opened new Darling Ingredients positions in Q4 2014 and 20 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
- The largest Darling Ingredients buyer in Q4 2014 was Eminence Capital, an estimated $149M added.
- The largest Darling Ingredients seller in Q4 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $70.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.