Darden Restaurants
616 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.7B invested in Darden Restaurants in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 110 funds opening new positions, 154 increasing their positions, 233 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.
300% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 4 (+3)
124% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 110 | Existing positions closed: 49
18% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.05B → $10.7B (+$1.64B)
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 560 → 616 (+56)
1% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $149M | Put options by funds: $148M
1.39% less ownership
Funds ownership: 91.64% → 90.25% (-1.4%)
34% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 154 | Existing positions reduced: 233
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$401M |
| 2 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
+$166M |
| 3 |
MWNA
Marshall Wace North America
New York
|
+$62.9M |
| 4 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$55.5M |
| 5 |
MCM
Melvin Capital Management
New York
|
+$50.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$195M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$153M |
| 3 |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
-$110M |
| 4 |
APG Asset Management
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
-$71.7M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$67.6M |
DRI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
616 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Darden Restaurants (DRI) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $10.7B — up 18% from $9.05B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 110 funds opened new DRI positions and 49 closed out — a net gain of 61 holders — while 154 added to existing stakes and 233 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Capital World Investors, opening a new position worth an estimated $401M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $195M.
- 616 institutional investors held Darden Restaurants (DRI) as of Q4 2017, up from 560 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $10.7B of Darden Restaurants stock for Q4 2017, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
- 110 funds opened new Darden Restaurants positions in Q4 2017 and 49 closed out, a net change of +61 holders.
- The largest Darden Restaurants buyer in Q4 2017 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $401M added.
- The largest Darden Restaurants seller in Q4 2017 was Ameriprise, an estimated $195M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.