Dollar General
730 hedge funds and large institutions have $25B invested in Dollar General in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 94 funds opening new positions, 291 increasing their positions, 233 reducing their positions, and 72 closing their positions.
31% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 94 | Existing positions closed: 72
25% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 291 | Existing positions reduced: 233
21% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $244M | Put options by funds: $201M
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $23.2B → $25B (+$1.77B)
2.96% more ownership
Funds ownership: 92.46% → 95.41% (+3%)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 713 → 730 (+17)
9% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 22 → 20 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$104M |
| 2 |
OAG
Orbis Allan Gray
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
+$94.7M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$94.1M |
| 4 |
Principal Financial Group
Des Moines,
Iowa
|
+$81.9M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$75.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$213M |
| 2 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$87.2M |
| 3 |
MWNA
Marshall Wace North America
New York
|
-$82.1M |
| 4 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$71.1M |
| 5 |
CBT
Capital Bank & Trust
Irvine,
California
|
-$61.3M |
DG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
730 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Dollar General (DG) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $25B — up 7.6% from $23.2B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 94 funds opened new DG positions and 72 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 291 added to existing stakes and 233 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Arrowstreet Capital, adding an estimated $104M. The largest seller was Capital International Investors, cutting an estimated $213M.
- 730 institutional investors held Dollar General (DG) as of Q2 2018, up from 713 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $25B of Dollar General stock for Q2 2018, up 7.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 94 funds opened new Dollar General positions in Q2 2018 and 72 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
- The largest Dollar General buyer in Q2 2018 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $104M added.
- The largest Dollar General seller in Q2 2018 was Capital International Investors, an estimated $213M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.