Darden Restaurants
1,078 hedge funds and large institutions have $23.2B invested in Darden Restaurants in 2026 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 150 funds opening new positions, 427 increasing their positions, 325 reducing their positions, and 88 closing their positions.
70% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 150 | Existing positions closed: 88
31% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 427 | Existing positions reduced: 325
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $21.7B → $23.2B (+$1.46B)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,033 → 1,078 (+45)
2.05% more ownership
Funds ownership: 96.15% → 98.2% (+2.1%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
8% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $148M | Put options by funds: $161M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Federated Hermes
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
+$195M |
| 2 |
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$84M |
| 3 |
Charles Schwab
San Francisco,
California
|
+$69.1M |
| 4 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
+$65.1M |
| 5 |
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
+$48.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$594M |
| 2 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$97.7M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$74.2M |
| 4 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$26M |
| 5 |
Legal & General Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$24M |
DRI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2026 in Review
1,078 of the 8,268 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Darden Restaurants (DRI) for Q2 2026, worth a combined $23.2B — up 6.8% from $21.7B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 150 funds opened new DRI positions and 88 closed out — a net gain of 62 holders — while 427 added to existing stakes and 325 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Federated Hermes, adding an estimated $195M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $594M.
- 1,078 institutional investors held Darden Restaurants (DRI) as of Q2 2026, up from 1,033 in Q1 2026.
- Funds reported $23.2B of Darden Restaurants stock for Q2 2026, up 6.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 150 funds opened new Darden Restaurants positions in Q2 2026 and 88 closed out, a net change of +62 holders.
- The largest Darden Restaurants buyer in Q2 2026 was Federated Hermes, an estimated $195M added.
- The largest Darden Restaurants seller in Q2 2026 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $594M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2026.