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596 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.52B invested in Diageo in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 76 funds opening new positions, 208 increasing their positions, 223 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

129% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $79M | Put options by funds: $34.6M

85% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 76 | Existing positions closed: 41

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 568 → 596 (+28)

0.01% less ownership

Funds ownership: 3.18% → 3.17% (-0.01%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.84B → $9.52B (-$322M)

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 208 | Existing positions reduced: 223

7% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 14 → 13 (-1)

Holders
596
Holders Change
+28
Holders Change %
+4.93%
% of All Funds
15.9%
Holding in Top 10
13
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-7.14%
% of All Funds
0.35%
New
76
Increased
208
Reduced
223
Closed
41
Calls
$79M
Puts
$34.6M
Net Calls
+$44.5M
Net Calls Change
+$57.9M

Top Buyers

1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$72.9M
2
HI
Honeywell International
North Carolina
+$41.1M
3
First Manhattan
First Manhattan
New York
+$20.3M
4
SI
Scout Investments
Missouri
+$20.2M
5
SIC
Schwartz Investment Counsel
Michigan
+$19.2M

Top Sellers

1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$57.4M
2
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$50.1M
3
CIC
Chilton Investment Company
Connecticut
-$46.4M
4
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$33.3M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$30.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Bank of New York Mellon
26
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$90.6M -$2.28M -19,621 -2%
Royal Bank of Canada
27
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$90.2M +$4.4M +37,883 +5%
JFL
28
Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd
Quebec, Canada
$86.6M +$934K +8,035 +1%
GI
29
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$86.6M +$2.14M +18,398 +2%
OCM
30
Osterweis Capital Management
California
$86.1M -$2.31M -19,896 -3%
HJGA
31
Hardman Johnston Global Advisors
Connecticut
$83.5M -$1.85M -15,898 -2%
SI
32
Scout Investments
Missouri
$79.6M +$20.2M +173,806 +33%
EIP
33
Epoch Investment Partners
New York
$79.4M -$483K -4,155 -0.6%
BTS
34
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$76.3M +$1.05M +9,062 +16%
USSCPF
35
United States Steel & Carnegie Pension Fund
New York
$67.8M – – –
FI
36
Focused Investors
California
$63.3M -$4.31M -37,100 -6%
Mawer Investment Management
37
Mawer Investment Management
Alberta, Canada
$58.8M -$646K -5,557 -1%
Invesco
38
Invesco
Georgia
$58.7M +$12.4M +106,400 +26%
CCM
39
Cullen Capital Management
New York
$58.7M – – –
MIH
40
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
$54.6M +$13.7M +117,452 +33%
Victory Capital Management
41
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$54.2M -$2.68M -23,044 -5%
GRQ
42
Gardner Russo & Quinn
Pennsylvania
$49.4M +$205K +1,760 +0.4%
Northern Trust
43
Northern Trust
Illinois
$47.5M +$6.95M +59,824 +17%
CIM
44
Confluence Investment Management
Missouri
$43.7M +$2.97M +25,524 +7%
First Manhattan
45
First Manhattan
New York
$41.1M +$20.3M +174,801 +94%
HI
46
Honeywell International
North Carolina
$40.4M +$41.1M +354,000 New
VAM
47
Vontobel Asset Management
New York
$40M -$6.17M -53,100 -13%
Renaissance Technologies
48
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$37.6M -$10.5M -90,000 -21%
TBC
49
Tweedy, Browne Co
Connecticut
$37.5M -$832K -7,157 -2%
CB
50
Cooke & Bieler
Pennsylvania
$36M +$1.78M +15,345 +5%
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DEO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

596 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Diageo (DEO) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $9.52B — down 3.3% from $9.84B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 76 funds opened new DEO positions and 41 closed out — a net gain of 35 holders — while 208 added to existing stakes and 223 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $72.9M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $57.4M.

  • 596 institutional investors held Diageo (DEO) as of Q4 2014, up from 568 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $9.52B of Diageo stock for Q4 2014, down 3.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 76 funds opened new Diageo positions in Q4 2014 and 41 closed out, a net change of +35 holders.
  • The largest Diageo buyer in Q4 2014 was Ameriprise, an estimated $72.9M added.
  • The largest Diageo seller in Q4 2014 was Jane Street, an estimated $57.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.