Dollar General
674 hedge funds and large institutions have $22.9B invested in Dollar General in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 103 funds opening new positions, 256 increasing their positions, 239 reducing their positions, and 42 closing their positions.
145% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 103 | Existing positions closed: 42
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $21.1B → $22.9B (+$1.79B)
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 622 → 674 (+52)
7% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 256 | Existing positions reduced: 239
3% less ownership
Funds ownership: 88.77% → 85.77% (-3%)
7% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 30 → 28 (-2)
21% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $172M | Put options by funds: $219M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$285M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$85.8M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$83.7M |
| 4 |
OAG
Orbis Allan Gray
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
+$59.9M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$58.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Royal London Asset Management
United Kingdom
|
-$487M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$303M |
| 3 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$92.1M |
| 4 |
DCP
DSM Capital Partners
Palm Beach Gardens,
Florida
|
-$89.7M |
| 5 |
William Blair Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$84.4M |
DG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
674 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Dollar General (DG) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $22.9B — up 8.5% from $21.1B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 103 funds opened new DG positions and 42 closed out — a net gain of 61 holders — while 256 added to existing stakes and 239 trimmed.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $285M. The largest seller was Royal London Asset Management, cutting an estimated $487M.
- 674 institutional investors held Dollar General (DG) as of Q2 2016, up from 622 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $22.9B of Dollar General stock for Q2 2016, up 8.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 103 funds opened new Dollar General positions in Q2 2016 and 42 closed out, a net change of +61 holders.
- The largest Dollar General buyer in Q2 2016 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $285M added.
- The largest Dollar General seller in Q2 2016 was Royal London Asset Management, an estimated $487M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.