Dollar General
854 hedge funds and large institutions have $32.6B invested in Dollar General in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 95 funds opening new positions, 278 increasing their positions, 366 reducing their positions, and 78 closing their positions.
22% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 95 | Existing positions closed: 78
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $29.6B → $32.6B (+$2.98B)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 847 → 854 (+7)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 24 → 24 (0)
2.35% less ownership
Funds ownership: 96.09% → 93.74% (-2.4%)
21% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $237M | Put options by funds: $302M
24% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 278 | Existing positions reduced: 366
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lazard Asset Management
New York
|
+$198M |
| 2 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$167M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$121M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$98.5M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$96.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LP
Longview Partners
St Peter Port,
Guernsey
|
-$549M |
| 2 |
JSP
Jackson Square Partners
Larkspur,
California
|
-$200M |
| 3 |
Polen Capital Management
Boca Raton,
Florida
|
-$190M |
| 4 |
Squarepoint
New York
|
-$113M |
| 5 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$109M |
DG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
854 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Dollar General (DG) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $32.6B — up 10% from $29.6B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 95 funds opened new DG positions and 78 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 278 added to existing stakes and 366 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Lazard Asset Management, adding an estimated $198M. The largest seller was Longview Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $549M sold.
- 854 institutional investors held Dollar General (DG) as of Q2 2019, up from 847 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $32.6B of Dollar General stock for Q2 2019, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
- 95 funds opened new Dollar General positions in Q2 2019 and 78 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
- The largest Dollar General buyer in Q2 2019 was Lazard Asset Management, an estimated $198M added.
- The largest Dollar General seller in Q2 2019 was Longview Partners, an estimated $549M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.