Darling Ingredients
473 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.14B invested in Darling Ingredients in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 73 funds opening new positions, 155 increasing their positions, 170 reducing their positions, and 61 closing their positions.
98% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $48.4M | Put options by funds: $24.5M
60% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 8 (+3)
20% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 73 | Existing positions closed: 61
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 468 → 473 (+5)
9% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 155 | Existing positions reduced: 170
1.22% less ownership
Funds ownership: 105.3% → 104.07% (-1.2%)
9% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.64B → $5.14B (-$497M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GCM
Gates Capital Management
New York
|
+$43.6M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$37.2M |
| 3 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$35.9M |
| 4 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$31.5M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$24.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$116M |
| 2 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$55.8M |
| 3 |
PP
Paloma Partners
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$41.8M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$23.4M |
| 5 |
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$21.5M |
DAR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review
473 of the 7,472 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Darling Ingredients (DAR) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $5.14B — down 8.8% from $5.64B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 73 funds opened new DAR positions and 61 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 155 added to existing stakes and 170 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Gates Capital Management, adding an estimated $43.6M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $116M.
- 473 institutional investors held Darling Ingredients (DAR) as of Q1 2025, up from 468 in Q4 2024.
- Funds reported $5.14B of Darling Ingredients stock for Q1 2025, down 8.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 73 funds opened new Darling Ingredients positions in Q1 2025 and 61 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
- The largest Darling Ingredients buyer in Q1 2025 was Gates Capital Management, an estimated $43.6M added.
- The largest Darling Ingredients seller in Q1 2025 was UBS Group, an estimated $116M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.