Dollar General
540 hedge funds and large institutions have $19.3B invested in Dollar General in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 75 funds opening new positions, 225 increasing their positions, 190 reducing their positions, and 60 closing their positions.
72% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $254M | Put options by funds: $148M
25% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 75 | Existing positions closed: 60
18% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 225 | Existing positions reduced: 190
2.32% more ownership
Funds ownership: 88.3% → 90.62% (+2.3%)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 529 → 540 (+11)
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $20.4B → $19.3B (-$1.07B)
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 15 → 10 (-5)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$192M |
| 2 |
Jennison Associates
New York
|
+$163M |
| 3 |
VOYA Investment Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$156M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$140M |
| 5 |
FMI
Fiduciary Management Inc
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$131M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
William Blair & Company
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$333M |
| 2 |
MG
Meritage Group
San Francisco,
California
|
-$191M |
| 3 |
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$141M |
| 4 |
SC
Sculptor Capital
New York
|
-$136M |
| 5 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$125M |
DG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
540 of the 3,590 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Dollar General (DG) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $19.3B — down 5.3% from $20.4B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 75 funds opened new DG positions and 60 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 225 added to existing stakes and 190 trimmed.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $192M. The largest seller was William Blair & Company, cutting an estimated $333M.
- 540 institutional investors held Dollar General (DG) as of Q3 2015, up from 529 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $19.3B of Dollar General stock for Q3 2015, down 5.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 75 funds opened new Dollar General positions in Q3 2015 and 60 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
- The largest Dollar General buyer in Q3 2015 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $192M added.
- The largest Dollar General seller in Q3 2015 was William Blair & Company, an estimated $333M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.