Darling Ingredients
DAR
242 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.86B invested in Darling Ingredients in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 87 increasing their positions, 94 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.
839% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $19.6M | Put options by funds: $2.08M
13% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.52B → $2.86B (+$339M)
1.96% more ownership
Funds ownership: 97.13% → 99.09% (+2%)
4% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 28
7% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 87 | Existing positions reduced: 94
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 247 → 242 (-5)
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 4 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
EARNEST Partners
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$67.4M |
| 2 |
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$64.7M |
| 3 |
WC
Walthausen & Co
Malta,
New York
|
+$19.9M |
| 4 |
New York State Common Retirement Fund
Albany,
New York
|
+$16.9M |
| 5 |
Principal Financial Group
Des Moines,
Iowa
|
+$12.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GCM
Gates Capital Management
New York
|
-$56.4M |
| 2 |
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$39.7M |
| 3 |
SAM
Southernsun Asset Management
Memphis,
Tennessee
|
-$13.1M |
| 4 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$8.01M |
| 5 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
-$7.47M |
DAR Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
242 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Darling Ingredients (DAR) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $2.86B — up 13% from $2.52B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 28 funds closed out of DAR and 27 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 94 trimmed existing stakes and 87 added.
The largest buyer was EARNEST Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $67.4M. The largest seller was Gates Capital Management, cutting an estimated $56.4M.
- 242 institutional investors held Darling Ingredients (DAR) as of Q3 2017, down from 247 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $2.86B of Darling Ingredients stock for Q3 2017, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 27 funds opened new Darling Ingredients positions in Q3 2017 and 28 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest Darling Ingredients buyer in Q3 2017 was EARNEST Partners, an estimated $67.4M added.
- The largest Darling Ingredients seller in Q3 2017 was Gates Capital Management, an estimated $56.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.