Dollar General
627 hedge funds and large institutions have $16.4B invested in Dollar General in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 88 funds opening new positions, 221 increasing their positions, 240 reducing their positions, and 100 closing their positions.
35% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $201M | Put options by funds: $150M
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 15 → 15 (0)
0.25% less ownership
Funds ownership: 85.91% → 85.66% (-0.25%)
8% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 221 | Existing positions reduced: 240
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 650 → 627 (-23)
7% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $17.6B → $16.4B (-$1.15B)
12% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 88 | Existing positions closed: 100
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$1.58B |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$347M |
| 3 |
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
+$256M |
| 4 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$102M |
| 5 |
EIP
Epoch Investment Partners
New York
|
+$95.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
OAG
Orbis Allan Gray
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
-$159M |
| 2 |
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
|
-$149M |
| 3 |
William Blair Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$128M |
| 4 |
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$120M |
| 5 |
DCP
DSM Capital Partners
Palm Beach Gardens,
Florida
|
-$96.4M |
DG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
627 of the 4,034 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Dollar General (DG) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $16.4B — down 6.5% from $17.6B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 100 funds closed out of DG and 88 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 240 trimmed existing stakes and 221 added.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $1.58B. The largest seller was Orbis Allan Gray, exiting entirely with an estimated $159M sold.
- 627 institutional investors held Dollar General (DG) as of Q1 2017, down from 650 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $16.4B of Dollar General stock for Q1 2017, down 6.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 88 funds opened new Dollar General positions in Q1 2017 and 100 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
- The largest Dollar General buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $1.58B added.
- The largest Dollar General seller in Q1 2017 was Orbis Allan Gray, an estimated $159M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.