Darden Restaurants
729 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.5B invested in Darden Restaurants in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 109 funds opening new positions, 260 increasing their positions, 239 reducing their positions, and 46 closing their positions.
137% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 109 | Existing positions closed: 46
77% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $113M | Put options by funds: $63.6M
20% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $11.2B → $13.5B (+$2.23B)
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 671 → 729 (+58)
9% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 260 | Existing positions reduced: 239
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 8 (0)
1.14% less ownership
Funds ownership: 90.83% → 89.69% (-1.1%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
+$105M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$96.5M |
| 3 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
+$55M |
| 4 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$40.3M |
| 5 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$26.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$170M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$146M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$94.9M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$81.3M |
| 5 |
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$74.8M |
DRI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
729 of the 4,633 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Darden Restaurants (DRI) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $13.5B — up 20% from $11.2B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 109 funds opened new DRI positions and 46 closed out — a net gain of 63 holders — while 260 added to existing stakes and 239 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Two Sigma Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $105M. The largest seller was AQR Capital Management, cutting an estimated $170M.
- 729 institutional investors held Darden Restaurants (DRI) as of Q1 2019, up from 671 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $13.5B of Darden Restaurants stock for Q1 2019, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
- 109 funds opened new Darden Restaurants positions in Q1 2019 and 46 closed out, a net change of +63 holders.
- The largest Darden Restaurants buyer in Q1 2019 was Two Sigma Investments, an estimated $105M added.
- The largest Darden Restaurants seller in Q1 2019 was AQR Capital Management, an estimated $170M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.