Dollar General
759 hedge funds and large institutions have $27.6B invested in Dollar General in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 98 funds opening new positions, 262 increasing their positions, 287 reducing their positions, and 62 closing their positions.
58% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 98 | Existing positions closed: 62
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $25.2B → $27.6B (+$2.46B)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 730 → 759 (+29)
0.2% less ownership
Funds ownership: 95.4% → 95.2% (-0.2%)
9% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 262 | Existing positions reduced: 287
5% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 20 → 19 (-1)
15% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $205M | Put options by funds: $241M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$119M |
| 2 |
OAG
Orbis Allan Gray
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
+$119M |
| 3 |
BBHC
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
|
+$103M |
| 4 |
ATO
Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
+$94.1M |
| 5 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$89.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$327M |
| 2 |
Holocene Advisors
New York
|
-$93.9M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$71.3M |
| 4 |
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$69.7M |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$69.7M |
DG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
759 of the 4,391 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Dollar General (DG) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $27.6B — up 9.8% from $25.2B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 98 funds opened new DG positions and 62 closed out — a net gain of 36 holders — while 262 added to existing stakes and 287 trimmed.
The largest buyer was State Street, adding an estimated $119M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $327M.
- 759 institutional investors held Dollar General (DG) as of Q3 2018, up from 730 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $27.6B of Dollar General stock for Q3 2018, up 9.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 98 funds opened new Dollar General positions in Q3 2018 and 62 closed out, a net change of +36 holders.
- The largest Dollar General buyer in Q3 2018 was State Street, an estimated $119M added.
- The largest Dollar General seller in Q3 2018 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $327M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.