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Darling Ingredients
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281 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.45B invested in Darling Ingredients in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 64 funds opening new positions, 134 increasing their positions, 58 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

131% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 134 | Existing positions reduced: 58

88% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 64 | Existing positions closed: 34

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 12 (+4)

46% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.37B → $3.45B (+$1.08B)

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 251 → 281 (+30)

9.44% more ownership

Funds ownership: 94.21% → 103.65% (+9.4%)

85% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $11.1M | Put options by funds: $75.3M

Holders
281
Holders Change
+30
Holders Change %
+11.95%
% of All Funds
8.16%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.35%
New
64
Increased
134
Reduced
58
Closed
34
Calls
$11.1M
Puts
$75.3M
Net Calls
-$64.2M
Net Calls Change
-$8.04M

Top Buyers

1
GCM
Gates Capital Management
New York
+$165M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$119M
3
SAM
Southernsun Asset Management
Tennessee
+$81.9M
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$61.3M
5
Jennison Associates
Jennison Associates
New York
+$56.4M

Top Sellers

1
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
-$39M
2
SI
Scout Investments
Missouri
-$34.4M
3
PCMF
Private Capital Management (Florida)
Florida
-$10.6M
4
GTP
Global Thematic Partners
New York
-$9.33M
5
OCG
Opus Capital Group
Ohio
-$9.04M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SAM
1
Southernsun Asset Management
Tennessee
$297M +$81.9M +3,830,492 +37%
GCM
2
Gates Capital Management
New York
$263M +$165M +7,730,599 +159%
Fidelity Investments
3
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$255M +$119M +5,588,773 +84%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$214M +$61.3M +2,868,184 +39%
BFA
5
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$182M +$50.5M +2,363,775 +37%
BIT
6
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$100M +$33.4M +1,562,772 +48%
GC
7
GW Capital
Washington
$82.7M +$22.3M +1,045,254 +36%
State Street
8
State Street
Massachusetts
$75.2M +$18.2M +851,589 +31%
Fisher Asset Management
9
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$71.7M -$1.5M -69,975 -2%
Northern Trust
10
Northern Trust
Illinois
$61.3M +$12.1M +566,734 +24%
EAM
11
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
$59.8M +$25.3M +1,182,674 +70%
Lord, Abbett & Co
12
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$58.5M +$37M +1,732,750 +162%
Nordea Investment Management
13
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$56.3M +$13.8M +647,850 +32%
Jennison Associates
14
Jennison Associates
New York
$55.9M +$56.4M +2,636,433 +6,643%
V
15
Veritable
Delaware
$53.6M +$12.5K +587 +0%
LI
16
LMCG Investments
Massachusetts
$49.2M +$10.8M +506,731 +27%
Artisan Partners
17
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$46.7M +$17.7M +830,076 +59%
RIM
18
RS Investment Management
California
$43.4M +$44.4M +2,078,290 New
CI
19
Cambiar Investors
Colorado
$43.1M -$1.41M -65,790 -3%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
20
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$42.2M +$3.18M +148,709 +8%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
21
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$35.5M +$26.3M +1,232,403 +262%
GC
22
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$34.3M -$1.23M -57,416 -3%
Bank of New York Mellon
23
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$33.7M +$7.44M +348,155 +28%
BTS
24
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$33.6M +$1.36M +63,385 +65%
BTW
25
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
$33.5M -$2.08M -97,197 -6%
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DAR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

281 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Darling Ingredients (DAR) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $3.45B — up 46% from $2.37B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 64 funds opened new DAR positions and 34 closed out — a net gain of 30 holders — while 134 added to existing stakes and 58 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Gates Capital Management, adding an estimated $165M. The largest seller was Waddell & Reed Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $39M sold.

  • 281 institutional investors held Darling Ingredients (DAR) as of Q4 2013, up from 251 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $3.45B of Darling Ingredients stock for Q4 2013, up 46% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 64 funds opened new Darling Ingredients positions in Q4 2013 and 34 closed out, a net change of +30 holders.
  • The largest Darling Ingredients buyer in Q4 2013 was Gates Capital Management, an estimated $165M added.
  • The largest Darling Ingredients seller in Q4 2013 was Waddell & Reed Financial, an estimated $39M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.