Darden Restaurants
982 hedge funds and large institutions have $20.5B invested in Darden Restaurants in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 78 funds opening new positions, 340 increasing their positions, 369 reducing their positions, and 133 closing their positions.
3% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $252M | Put options by funds: $260M
8% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 340 | Existing positions reduced: 369
1.15% less ownership
Funds ownership: 93.75% → 92.6% (-1.1%)
7% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,058 → 982 (-76)
14% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $23.9B → $20.5B (-$3.37B)
41% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 78 | Existing positions closed: 133
73% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 3 (-8)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$241M |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$227M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$112M |
| 4 |
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$62M |
| 5 |
Geode Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$51.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$123M |
| 2 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
-$91.8M |
| 3 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$75.4M |
| 4 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$72.8M |
| 5 |
WHG
Westwood Holdings Group
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$68.6M |
DRI Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review
982 of the 7,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Darden Restaurants (DRI) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $20.5B — down 14% from $23.9B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 133 funds closed out of DRI and 78 opened new positions — a net loss of 55 holders — while 369 trimmed existing stakes and 340 added.
The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $241M. The largest seller was Invesco, cutting an estimated $123M.
- 982 institutional investors held Darden Restaurants (DRI) as of Q3 2025, down from 1,058 in Q2 2025.
- Funds reported $20.5B of Darden Restaurants stock for Q3 2025, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 78 funds opened new Darden Restaurants positions in Q3 2025 and 133 closed out, a net change of -55 holders.
- The largest Darden Restaurants buyer in Q3 2025 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $241M added.
- The largest Darden Restaurants seller in Q3 2025 was Invesco, an estimated $123M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.