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592 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.68B invested in Diageo in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 43 funds opening new positions, 238 increasing their positions, 211 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

127% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $89M | Put options by funds: $39.2M

13% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 238 | Existing positions reduced: 211

10% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 39

0.02% less ownership

Funds ownership: 3.17%3.15% (-0.02%)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 596592 (-4)

8% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1312 (-1)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.52B → $8.68B (-$832M)

Holders
592
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-0.67%
% of All Funds
15.78%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-7.69%
% of All Funds
0.32%
New
43
Increased
238
Reduced
211
Closed
39
Calls
$89M
Puts
$39.2M
Net Calls
+$49.8M
Net Calls Change
+$5.39M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Harris Associates
1
Harris Associates
Illinois
$824M +$8.27M +71,820 +1%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
2
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$508M -$725K -6,300 -0.1%
BBHC
3
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$507M -$4.97M -43,214 -0.9%
Wellington Management Group
4
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$477M -$3.93M -34,164 -0.8%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$430M +$26.7M +231,907 +6%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$323M +$56.8M +493,672 +20%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$179M -$900K -7,817 -0.5%
Ameriprise
8
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$170M -$6.46M -56,129 -4%
WI
9
WHV Investments
California
$165M -$20.7M -180,086 -11%
Aristotle Capital Management
10
Aristotle Capital Management
California
$154M -$1.83M -15,874 -1%
Fayez Sarofim & Co
11
Fayez Sarofim & Co
Texas
$146M +$3.29M +28,599 +2%
Morgan Stanley
12
Morgan Stanley
New York
$141M -$5.08M -44,102 -3%
MAA
13
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$138M +$3.3M +28,661 +2%
Fidelity Investments
14
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$138M -$7.93M -68,890 -5%
MG
15
Markel Group
Virginia
$138M +$576K +5,000 +0.4%
SCCM
16
Schafer Cullen Capital Management
New York
$130M +$17.5M +152,149 +15%
Massachusetts Financial Services
17
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$128M -$1.33M -11,553 -1%
T
18
Thomaspartners
Massachusetts
$123M +$12.1M +105,273 +10%
BIM
19
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$113M +$8.52M +74,048 +8%
HMP
20
HS Management Partners
New York
$99.2M -$14.3M -124,320 -12%
DSA
21
Davis Selected Advisers
Arizona
$97.2M -$1.97M -17,081 -2%
BA
22
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$95M -$1.67M -14,475 -2%
GF
23
Gabelli Funds
New York
$95M -$207K -1,800 -0.2%
Royal Bank of Canada
24
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$91.8M +$4.62M +40,178 +5%
Franklin Resources
25
Franklin Resources
California
$91.5M -$41.6M -361,427 -30%

DEO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

592 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Diageo (DEO) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $8.68B — down 8.7% from $9.52B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 43 funds opened new DEO positions and 39 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 238 added to existing stakes and 211 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $56.8M. The largest seller was Americafirst Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $512M sold.

  • 592 institutional investors held Diageo (DEO) as of Q1 2015, down from 596 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $8.68B of Diageo stock for Q1 2015, down 8.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 43 funds opened new Diageo positions in Q1 2015 and 39 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Diageo buyer in Q1 2015 was UBS Group, an estimated $56.8M added.
  • The largest Diageo seller in Q1 2015 was Americafirst Capital Management, an estimated $512M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.