Dollar General
792 hedge funds and large institutions have $27.3B invested in Dollar General in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 122 funds opening new positions, 303 increasing their positions, 266 reducing their positions, and 84 closing their positions.
68% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 32 (+13)
45% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 122 | Existing positions closed: 84
14% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 303 | Existing positions reduced: 266
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 759 → 792 (+33)
1.97% more ownership
Funds ownership: 95.21% → 97.17% (+2%)
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $27.6B → $27.3B (-$331M)
46% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $146M | Put options by funds: $268M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$293M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$169M |
| 3 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$140M |
| 4 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$138M |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$138M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$283M |
| 2 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$242M |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$126M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$122M |
| 5 |
LP
Longview Partners
St Peter Port,
Guernsey
|
-$116M |
DG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
792 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Dollar General (DG) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $27.3B — down 1.2% from $27.6B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 122 funds opened new DG positions and 84 closed out — a net gain of 38 holders — while 303 added to existing stakes and 266 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $293M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $283M.
- 792 institutional investors held Dollar General (DG) as of Q4 2018, up from 759 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $27.3B of Dollar General stock for Q4 2018, down 1.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 122 funds opened new Dollar General positions in Q4 2018 and 84 closed out, a net change of +38 holders.
- The largest Dollar General buyer in Q4 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $293M added.
- The largest Dollar General seller in Q4 2018 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $283M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.