Dollar General
574 hedge funds and large institutions have $18B invested in Dollar General in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 103 funds opening new positions, 207 increasing their positions, 211 reducing their positions, and 64 closing their positions.
70% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 17 (+7)
68% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $264M | Put options by funds: $157M
61% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 103 | Existing positions closed: 64
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 540 → 574 (+34)
2% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 207 | Existing positions reduced: 211
4.49% less ownership
Funds ownership: 90.62% → 86.13% (-4.5%)
7% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $19.3B → $18B (-$1.31B)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nordea Investment Management
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
+$268M |
| 2 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$137M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$137M |
| 4 |
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$120M |
| 5 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$87.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jennison Associates
New York
|
-$609M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$579M |
| 3 |
Winslow Capital Management
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$265M |
| 4 |
SC
Sculptor Capital
New York
|
-$264M |
| 5 |
GCM
Glenview Capital Management
New York
|
-$173M |
DG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
574 of the 3,824 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Dollar General (DG) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $18B — down 6.8% from $19.3B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 103 funds opened new DG positions and 64 closed out — a net gain of 39 holders — while 207 added to existing stakes and 211 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Nordea Investment Management, adding an estimated $268M. The largest seller was Jennison Associates, cutting an estimated $609M.
- 574 institutional investors held Dollar General (DG) as of Q4 2015, up from 540 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $18B of Dollar General stock for Q4 2015, down 6.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 103 funds opened new Dollar General positions in Q4 2015 and 64 closed out, a net change of +39 holders.
- The largest Dollar General buyer in Q4 2015 was Nordea Investment Management, an estimated $268M added.
- The largest Dollar General seller in Q4 2015 was Jennison Associates, an estimated $609M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.