Darden Restaurants
670 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.2B invested in Darden Restaurants in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 99 funds opening new positions, 227 increasing their positions, 217 reducing their positions, and 68 closing their positions.
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 8 (+4)
46% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 99 | Existing positions closed: 68
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 646 → 670 (+24)
5% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 227 | Existing positions reduced: 217
0.18% less ownership
Funds ownership: 91.02% → 90.83% (-0.18%)
8% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $80.3M | Put options by funds: $87.1M
12% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $12.6B → $11.2B (-$1.46B)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$150M |
| 2 |
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$117M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$112M |
| 4 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$106M |
| 5 |
MCM
Melvin Capital Management
New York
|
+$88.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AIG
American International Group
New York
|
-$571M |
| 2 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$133M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$83.3M |
| 4 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$69.4M |
| 5 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
-$63.1M |
DRI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
670 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Darden Restaurants (DRI) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $11.2B — down 12% from $12.6B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 99 funds opened new DRI positions and 68 closed out — a net gain of 31 holders — while 227 added to existing stakes and 217 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Capital World Investors, adding an estimated $150M. The largest seller was American International Group, cutting an estimated $571M.
- 670 institutional investors held Darden Restaurants (DRI) as of Q4 2018, up from 646 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $11.2B of Darden Restaurants stock for Q4 2018, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 99 funds opened new Darden Restaurants positions in Q4 2018 and 68 closed out, a net change of +31 holders.
- The largest Darden Restaurants buyer in Q4 2018 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $150M added.
- The largest Darden Restaurants seller in Q4 2018 was American International Group, an estimated $571M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.