Darden Restaurants
614 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.57B invested in Darden Restaurants in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 82 funds opening new positions, 182 increasing their positions, 247 reducing their positions, and 77 closing their positions.
6% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 82 | Existing positions closed: 77
0.48% more ownership
Funds ownership: 90.25% → 90.73% (+0.48%)
0% less funds holding
Funds holding: 616 → 614 (-2)
10% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $10.7B → $9.57B (-$1.11B)
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)
26% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 182 | Existing positions reduced: 247
39% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $80.5M | Put options by funds: $131M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$164M |
| 2 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$72.8M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$49.2M |
| 4 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$48.7M |
| 5 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
+$46.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$111M |
| 2 |
MWNA
Marshall Wace North America
New York
|
-$104M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$94.2M |
| 4 |
APG Asset Management
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
-$53.8M |
| 5 |
WI
WBI Investments
Red Bank,
New Jersey
|
-$38.2M |
DRI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
614 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Darden Restaurants (DRI) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $9.57B — down 10% from $10.7B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 82 funds opened new DRI positions and 77 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 182 added to existing stakes and 247 trimmed.
The largest buyer was AQR Capital Management, adding an estimated $164M. The largest seller was Bank of New York Mellon, cutting an estimated $111M.
- 614 institutional investors held Darden Restaurants (DRI) as of Q1 2018, down from 616 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $9.57B of Darden Restaurants stock for Q1 2018, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
- 82 funds opened new Darden Restaurants positions in Q1 2018 and 77 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest Darden Restaurants buyer in Q1 2018 was AQR Capital Management, an estimated $164M added.
- The largest Darden Restaurants seller in Q1 2018 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $111M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.