Dollar General
626 hedge funds and large institutions have $16.4B invested in Dollar General in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 87 funds opening new positions, 222 increasing their positions, 239 reducing their positions, and 99 closing their positions.
34% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $199M | Put options by funds: $148M
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 15 → 15 (0)
0.85% less ownership
Funds ownership: 86.52% → 85.67% (-0.85%)
7% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 222 | Existing positions reduced: 239
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 649 → 626 (-23)
7% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $17.7B → $16.4B (-$1.27B)
12% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 87 | Existing positions closed: 99
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 |
1832 Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$126M |
| 5 |
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$120M |
DG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
626 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Dollar General (DG) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $16.4B — down 7.2% from $17.7B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 99 funds closed out of DG and 87 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 239 trimmed existing stakes and 222 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.
- 626 institutional investors held Dollar General (DG) as of Q1 2017, down from 649 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $16.4B of Dollar General stock for Q1 2017, down 7.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 87 funds opened new Dollar General positions in Q1 2017 and 99 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.