Darden Restaurants
495 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.74B invested in Darden Restaurants in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 100 funds opening new positions, 149 increasing their positions, 172 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.
133% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 100 | Existing positions closed: 43
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 6 (+3)
49% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.85B → $8.74B (+$2.89B)
11% more funds holding
Funds holding: 444 → 495 (+51)
7% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $155M | Put options by funds: $145M
6.11% less ownership
Funds ownership: 96.01% → 89.9% (-6.1%)
13% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 149 | Existing positions reduced: 172
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$46.3M |
| 2 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$41.2M |
| 3 |
ACM
Argent Capital Management
St Louis,
Missouri
|
+$37.9M |
| 4 |
RIG
Roosevelt Investment Group
New York
|
+$31.1M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$27.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$210M |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$88.5M |
| 3 |
MHI
Miller Howard Investments
Kingston,
New York
|
-$64.9M |
| 4 |
TA
Teachers Advisors
New York
|
-$59.4M |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$51.2M |
DRI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
495 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Darden Restaurants (DRI) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $8.74B — up 49% from $5.85B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 100 funds opened new DRI positions and 43 closed out — a net gain of 57 holders — while 149 added to existing stakes and 172 trimmed.
The largest buyer was State Street, adding an estimated $46.3M. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, cutting an estimated $210M.
- 495 institutional investors held Darden Restaurants (DRI) as of Q4 2014, up from 444 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $8.74B of Darden Restaurants stock for Q4 2014, up 49% quarter-over-quarter.
- 100 funds opened new Darden Restaurants positions in Q4 2014 and 43 closed out, a net change of +57 holders.
- The largest Darden Restaurants buyer in Q4 2014 was State Street, an estimated $46.3M added.
- The largest Darden Restaurants seller in Q4 2014 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $210M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.