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1,026 hedge funds and large institutions have $21.7B invested in Darden Restaurants in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 138 funds opening new positions, 367 increasing their positions, 315 reducing their positions, and 90 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

53% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 138 | Existing positions closed: 90

17% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 367 | Existing positions reduced: 315

12% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $154M | Put options by funds: $137M

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 997 → 1,026 (+29)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $20.7B → $21.7B (+$970M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

0.69% less ownership

Funds ownership: 96.83% → 96.14% (-0.69%)

Holders
1,026
Holders Change
+29
Holders Change %
+2.91%
% of All Funds
12.63%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
138
Increased
367
Reduced
315
Closed
90
Calls
$154M
Puts
$137M
Net Calls
+$16.2M
Net Calls Change
-$5.81M

Top Buyers

1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$206M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$204M
3
BG
Bahl & Gaynor
Ohio
+$141M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$76.7M
5
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$68M

Top Sellers

1
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$253M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$207M
3
Charles Schwab
Charles Schwab
California
-$169M
4
Squarepoint
Squarepoint
New York
-$144M
5
Alyeska Investment Group
Alyeska Investment Group
Illinois
-$113M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Arrowstreet Capital
26
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$131M -$46.9M -228,207 -25%
VFT
27
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust
Pennsylvania
$130M +$136M +663,283 New
T. Rowe Price Associates
28
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$129M +$3.7M +18,003 +3%
AQR Capital Management
29
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$119M +$44.3M +215,544 +54%
UBS AM
30
UBS AM
Illinois
$117M +$1.34M +6,523 +1%
Boston Partners
31
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$116M -$5.08M -24,706 -4%
Wells Fargo
32
Wells Fargo
California
$113M +$23.6M +115,010 +25%
Massachusetts Financial Services
33
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$112M -$3.53M -17,171 -3%
Victory Capital Management
34
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$107M -$8.02M -38,996 -7%
SEI Investments
35
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$101M -$739K -3,594 -0.7%
Envestnet Asset Management
36
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$96.7M +$29.5M +143,484 +41%
Neuberger Berman Group
37
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$96.6M +$25.4M +123,341 +33%
Deutsche Bank
38
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$91M +$5.66M +27,510 +6%
Citigroup
39
Citigroup
New York
$86.3M +$68M +330,707 +302%
Amundi
40
Amundi
France
$77.1M +$13.8M +67,352 +21%
N
41
Nuveen
North Carolina
$74.8M +$748K +3,636 +1%
Jane Street
42
Jane Street
New York
$74.1M +$76.7M +372,946 +7,438%
WFMPM
43
Woodley Farra Manion Portfolio Management
Indiana
$66.6M -$1.15M -5,602 -2%
Swiss National Bank
44
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$66.2M +$3.91M +19,000 +6%
HSBC Holdings
45
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$65.1M -$19.1M -92,994 -22%
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
46
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
Germany
$64.3M – – –
Franklin Resources
47
Franklin Resources
California
$59.8M +$35.9M +174,796 +134%
Squarepoint
48
Squarepoint
New York
$56.6M -$144M -699,054 -71%
Royal Bank of Canada
49
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$54.4M -$4.41M -21,455 -7%
GLA
50
Great Lakes Advisors
Illinois
$53.3M +$9.91M +48,190 +22%
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DRI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review

1,026 of the 8,126 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Darden Restaurants (DRI) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $21.7B — up 4.7% from $20.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 138 funds opened new DRI positions and 90 closed out — a net gain of 48 holders — while 367 added to existing stakes and 315 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $206M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $253M.

  • 1,026 institutional investors held Darden Restaurants (DRI) as of Q1 2026, up from 997 in Q4 2025.
  • Funds reported $21.7B of Darden Restaurants stock for Q1 2026, up 4.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 138 funds opened new Darden Restaurants positions in Q1 2026 and 90 closed out, a net change of +48 holders.
  • The largest Darden Restaurants buyer in Q1 2026 was Ameriprise, an estimated $206M added.
  • The largest Darden Restaurants seller in Q1 2026 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $253M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.