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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: 568596 (+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: 1413 (-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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Harris Associates
1
Harris Associates
Illinois
$842M -$23.8M -204,758 -3%
BBHC
2
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$528M +$81.7K +703 +0%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
3
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$525M -$105K -900 -0%
ACM
4
Americafirst Capital Management
California
$512M -$208K -1,788 -28%
Wellington Management Group
5
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$496M -$50.1M -430,832 -9%
Wells Fargo
6
Wells Fargo
California
$417M +$4.92M +42,322 +1%
UBS Group
7
UBS Group
Switzerland
$277M +$283M +2,431,272 New
WI
8
WHV Investments
California
$191M -$18.2M -156,821 -9%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$186M -$30.9M -265,910 -14%
Ameriprise
10
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$181M +$72.9M +627,311 +65%
Aristotle Capital Management
11
Aristotle Capital Management
California
$161M +$2.49M +21,395 +2%
Morgan Stanley
12
Morgan Stanley
New York
$150M +$3.16M +27,224 +2%
Fidelity Investments
13
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$150M -$8.03M -69,070 -5%
Fayez Sarofim & Co
14
Fayez Sarofim & Co
Texas
$147M -$66.2K -570 -0%
MG
15
Markel Group
Virginia
$142M +$1.51M +13,000 +1%
MAA
16
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$139M -$4.73M -40,691 -3%
Franklin Resources
17
Franklin Resources
California
$136M -$3.01M -25,919 -2%
Massachusetts Financial Services
18
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$133M -$23M -197,792 -14%
SCCM
19
Schafer Cullen Capital Management
New York
$117M -$15.9M -136,844 -12%
HMP
20
HS Management Partners
New York
$116M -$7.02M -60,360 -6%
T
21
Thomaspartners
Massachusetts
$115M +$10.8M +92,818 +10%
BIM
22
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$108M +$2.1M +18,100 +2%
DSA
23
Davis Selected Advisers
Arizona
$102M -$2.79M -24,004 -3%
BA
24
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$99.7M -$5.73M -49,266 -5%
GF
25
Gabelli Funds
New York
$98.2M +$1.06M +9,141 +1%

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.