Dollar General
676 hedge funds and large institutions have $22.9B invested in Dollar General in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 103 funds opening new positions, 257 increasing their positions, 239 reducing their positions, and 42 closing their positions.
145% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 103 | Existing positions closed: 42
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 624 → 676 (+52)
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $21.3B → $22.9B (+$1.57B)
8% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 257 | Existing positions reduced: 239
1.03% less ownership
Funds ownership: 86.79% → 85.76% (-1%)
7% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 30 → 28 (-2)
21% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $172M | Put options by funds: $219M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$285M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$85.8M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$83.7M |
| 4 |
OAG
Orbis Allan Gray
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
+$59.9M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$58.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$303M |
| 2 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$92.1M |
| 3 |
DCP
DSM Capital Partners
Palm Beach Gardens,
Florida
|
-$89.7M |
| 4 |
William Blair Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$84.4M |
| 5 |
Nordea Investment Management
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
-$77.5M |
DG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
676 of the 3,756 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Dollar General (DG) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $22.9B — up 7.4% from $21.3B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 103 funds opened new DG positions and 42 closed out — a net gain of 61 holders — while 257 added to existing stakes and 239 trimmed.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $285M. The largest seller was Vanguard Group, cutting an estimated $303M.
- 676 institutional investors held Dollar General (DG) as of Q2 2016, up from 624 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $22.9B of Dollar General stock for Q2 2016, up 7.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 103 funds opened new Dollar General positions in Q2 2016 and 42 closed out, a net change of +61 holders.
- The largest Dollar General buyer in Q2 2016 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $285M added.
- The largest Dollar General seller in Q2 2016 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $303M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.