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Dollar General

517 hedge funds and large institutions have $20B invested in Dollar General in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 92 funds opening new positions, 201 increasing their positions, 169 reducing their positions, and 76 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

196% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $492M | Put options by funds: $166M

21% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 92 | Existing positions closed: 76

19% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 201 | Existing positions reduced: 169

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 508517 (+9)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $19.8B → $20B (+$206M)

4.84% less ownership

Funds ownership: 92.47%87.63% (-4.8%)

6% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3129 (-2)

Holders
517
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+1.77%
% of All Funds
13.78%
Holding in Top 10
29
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-6.45%
% of All Funds
0.77%
New
92
Increased
201
Reduced
169
Closed
76
Calls
$492M
Puts
$166M
Net Calls
+$325M
Net Calls Change
-$428M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.51B +$60.2M +850,828 +4%
State Street
2
State Street
Massachusetts
$945M -$32.2M -454,871 -4%
Fidelity Investments
3
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$815M -$2.19M -30,940 -0.3%
Bank of New York Mellon
4
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$743M -$5.71M -80,776 -0.8%
AllianceBernstein
5
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$722M +$226M +3,196,929 +50%
BIT
6
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$687M -$30.6M -432,042 -5%
Citadel Advisors
7
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$543M +$335M +4,742,407 +193%
Winslow Capital Management
8
Winslow Capital Management
Minnesota
$424M +$50.3M +710,676 +14%
T. Rowe Price Associates
9
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$406M +$5.43M +76,732 +1%
SC
10
Sculptor Capital
New York
$399M -$193M -2,730,860 -34%
GCM
11
Glenview Capital Management
New York
$350M -$167M -2,358,900 -34%
BFA
12
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$341M +$2.19M +30,922 +0.7%
William Blair & Company
13
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$331M +$140M +1,978,139 +82%
TP
14
Third Point
New York
$302M
WRF
15
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$294M -$62.5M -884,011 -18%
Northern Trust
16
Northern Trust
Illinois
$292M +$4.53M +64,075 +2%
Bessemer Group
17
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$238M +$6.5M +91,957 +3%
MG
18
Meritage Group
California
$236M -$42.9M -606,542 -16%
JP Morgan Chase
19
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$235M -$97.1M -1,372,821 -31%
SIG
20
Senator Investment Group
New York
$226M +$42.4M +600,000 +25%
Principal Financial Group
21
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$225M +$2.77M +39,212 +1%
BA
22
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$202M +$41.1M +581,343 +28%
BIM
23
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$195M +$33M +465,966 +22%
GE
24
General Electric
Ohio
$187M +$78.6M +1,111,740 +81%
BG
25
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$184M -$20.8M -294,079 -11%

DG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

517 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Dollar General (DG) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $20B — up 1% from $19.8B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 92 funds opened new DG positions and 76 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 201 added to existing stakes and 169 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $335M. The largest seller was Lone Pine Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $913M sold.

  • 517 institutional investors held Dollar General (DG) as of Q1 2015, up from 508 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $20B of Dollar General stock for Q1 2015, up 1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 92 funds opened new Dollar General positions in Q1 2015 and 76 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest Dollar General buyer in Q1 2015 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $335M added.
  • The largest Dollar General seller in Q1 2015 was Lone Pine Capital, an estimated $913M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.