Darden Restaurants
1,000 hedge funds and large institutions have $20.7B invested in Darden Restaurants in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 141 funds opening new positions, 304 increasing their positions, 368 reducing their positions, and 105 closing their positions.
34% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 141 | Existing positions closed: 105
13% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $198M | Put options by funds: $176M
4.23% more ownership
Funds ownership: 92.6% → 96.83% (+4.2%)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 985 → 1,000 (+15)
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $20.5B → $20.7B (+$218M)
17% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 304 | Existing positions reduced: 368
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$659M |
| 2 |
Alyeska Investment Group
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$112M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$104M |
| 4 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$103M |
| 5 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
+$70.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$268M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$72.8M |
| 3 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$71.3M |
| 4 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$61.2M |
| 5 |
RIM
Rakuten Investment Management
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$52.7M |
DRI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2025 in Review
1,000 institutional investors reported a position in Darden Restaurants (DRI) for Q4 2025, worth a combined $20.7B — up 1.1% from $20.5B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 141 funds opened new DRI positions and 105 closed out — a net gain of 36 holders — while 304 added to existing stakes and 368 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $659M. The largest seller was Capital International Investors, cutting an estimated $268M.
- 1,000 institutional investors held Darden Restaurants (DRI) as of Q4 2025, up from 985 in Q3 2025.
- Funds reported $20.7B of Darden Restaurants stock for Q4 2025, up 1.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 141 funds opened new Darden Restaurants positions in Q4 2025 and 105 closed out, a net change of +36 holders.
- The largest Darden Restaurants buyer in Q4 2025 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $659M added.
- The largest Darden Restaurants seller in Q4 2025 was Capital International Investors, an estimated $268M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2025.