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844 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.22B invested in Diageo in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 108 funds opening new positions, 241 increasing their positions, 333 reducing their positions, and 59 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

83% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 108 | Existing positions closed: 59

62% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1321 (+8)

36% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $76M | Put options by funds: $55.8M

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 801844 (+43)

0.14% less ownership

Funds ownership: 2.85%2.71% (-0.14%)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.91B → $9.22B (-$689M)

28% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 241 | Existing positions reduced: 333

Holders
844
Holders Change
+43
Holders Change %
+5.37%
% of All Funds
18.81%
Holding in Top 10
21
Holding in Top 10 Change
+8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+61.54%
% of All Funds
0.47%
New
108
Increased
241
Reduced
333
Closed
59
Calls
$76M
Puts
$55.8M
Net Calls
+$20.2M
Net Calls Change
-$1.26M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
ClearBridge Investments
26
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$73.5M +$12.7M +90,552 +21%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
27
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$73.3M +$1.24M +8,824 +2%
CBT
28
Capital Bank & Trust
California
$69.5M +$972K +6,907 +1%
HMP
29
HS Management Partners
New York
$69.2M -$42.2M -300,115 -38%
Wellington Management Group
30
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$67.5M -$166K -1,177 -0.2%
DLA
31
Douglas Lane & Associates
New York
$65.3M -$592K -4,212 -0.9%
DC
32
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$61.1M -$174K -1,237 -0.3%
GRQ
33
Gardner Russo & Quinn
Pennsylvania
$51.6M -$3.72M -26,421 -7%
Baird Financial Group
34
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$49.2M +$1.55M +10,985 +3%
CCM
35
Cullen Capital Management
New York
$48.8M -$4.02M -28,565 -8%
RJA
36
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$48.5M -$516K -3,666 -1%
Fisher Asset Management
37
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$48.5M -$5.91M -41,999 -11%
Goldman Sachs
38
Goldman Sachs
New York
$48.4M +$3.88M +27,554 +9%
FI
39
Focused Investors
California
$47.8M -$2.18M -15,500 -4%
Stifel Financial
40
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$44.6M +$3.41M +24,238 +8%
CB
41
Cooke & Bieler
Pennsylvania
$43.8M -$1.95M -13,889 -4%
Bank of New York Mellon
42
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$40.7M +$4.46M +31,732 +12%
AG
43
Aperio Group
California
$37.8M +$4.29M +30,530 +13%
TAM
44
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$36.9M -$470K -3,341 -1%
CGT
45
Capital Guardian Trust
California
$35.6M +$3.4M +24,153 +11%
Lazard Asset Management
46
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$33.9M +$6.93M +49,278 +26%
TBC
47
Tweedy, Browne Co
Connecticut
$33.7M -$2.97M -21,098 -8%
NEAM
48
New England Asset Management
Connecticut
$32.3M
SIC
49
Schwartz Investment Counsel
Michigan
$32.1M -$2.46M -17,500 -7%
NI
50
Nuance Investments
Missouri
$31.8M -$6.98M -49,637 -18%

DEO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

844 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Diageo (DEO) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $9.22B — down 7% from $9.91B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 108 funds opened new DEO positions and 59 closed out — a net gain of 49 holders — while 241 added to existing stakes and 333 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $30.2M. The largest seller was Harris Associates, cutting an estimated $246M.

  • 844 institutional investors held Diageo (DEO) as of Q4 2018, up from 801 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $9.22B of Diageo stock for Q4 2018, down 7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 108 funds opened new Diageo positions in Q4 2018 and 59 closed out, a net change of +49 holders.
  • The largest Diageo buyer in Q4 2018 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $30.2M added.
  • The largest Diageo seller in Q4 2018 was Harris Associates, an estimated $246M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.