We are live on ! Find out more
GIL icon

Gildan
GIL

482 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.4B invested in Gildan in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 67 funds opening new positions, 133 increasing their positions, 180 reducing their positions, and 68 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

204% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $47.4M | Put options by funds: $15.6M

2.8% more ownership

Funds ownership: 78.56% → 81.36% (+2.8%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 14 → 14 (0)

1% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 67 | Existing positions closed: 68

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 491 → 482 (-9)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.22B → $8.4B (-$826M)

26% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 133 | Existing positions reduced: 180

Holders
482
Holders Change
-9
Holders Change %
-1.83%
% of All Funds
5.93%
Holding in Top 10
14
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
67
Increased
133
Reduced
180
Closed
68
Calls
$47.4M
Puts
$15.6M
Net Calls
+$31.8M
Net Calls Change
-$15.2M

Top Buyers

1
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
+$272M
2
SHCM
Sachem Head Capital Management
New York
+$268M
3
BGC
Beutel, Goodman & Co
Ontario, Canada
+$221M
4
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$97.9M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$77.2M

Top Sellers

1
BIP
Brandes Investment Partners
California
-$99.9M
2
Fidelity International
Fidelity International
Bermuda
-$92.6M
3
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
New York
-$89.3M
4
CB
Cooke & Bieler
Pennsylvania
-$61.4M
5
1832 Asset Management
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
-$60.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Janus Henderson Group
1
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$590M +$6.34M +98,134 +0.9%
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
2
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$580M +$272M +4,201,280 +67%
Royal Bank of Canada
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$385M +$77.2M +1,193,718 +21%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
4
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$373M +$58.8M +909,001 +16%
Mackenzie Financial
5
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$367M -$17.9M -276,685 -4%
CB
6
Cooke & Bieler
Pennsylvania
$352M -$61.4M -949,043 -13%
1832 Asset Management
7
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$325M -$60.7M -939,545 -14%
VCM
8
Vanguard Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$278M +$323M +4,990,829 New
Bank of Montreal
9
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$271M +$36.6M +565,992 +13%
Fidelity Investments
10
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$267M +$58.5M +904,671 +23%
BW
11
Browning West
California
$233M – – –
SHCM
12
Sachem Head Capital Management
New York
$230M +$268M +4,140,000 New
ACM
13
Anomaly Capital Management
New York
$201M +$32.9M +509,152 +16%
BGC
14
Beutel, Goodman & Co
Ontario, Canada
$190M +$221M +3,418,154 New
CCMIC
15
Cardinal Capital Management Inc (Canada)
Manitoba, Canada
$144M +$2.73M +42,249 +2%
Morgan Stanley
16
Morgan Stanley
New York
$112M +$840K +12,995 +0.6%
Bank of America
17
Bank of America
North Carolina
$100M +$13.7M +212,217 +13%
TWC
18
TD Waterhouse Canada
Ontario, Canada
$99.3M +$36.1M +558,652 +44%
Invesco
19
Invesco
Georgia
$96.3M +$97.9M +1,514,066 +700%
Geode Capital Management
20
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$91.4M -$12.4M -191,405 -10%
VFT
21
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust
Pennsylvania
$88.5M +$103M +1,590,036 New
BG
22
Bahl & Gaynor
Ohio
$87.9M +$5.09M +78,712 +5%
National Bank of Canada
23
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$85.3M +$14.3M +221,148 +17%
SCM
24
Simcoe Capital Management
New York
$85M -$10.8M -166,894 -10%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
25
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$84.4M -$28M -433,747 -22%
1
2 3 4 5

GIL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review

482 of the 8,126 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Gildan (GIL) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $8.4B — down 9% from $9.22B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 68 funds closed out of GIL and 67 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 180 trimmed existing stakes and 133 added.

The largest buyer was Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ), adding an estimated $272M. The largest seller was Brandes Investment Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $99.9M sold.

  • 482 institutional investors held Gildan (GIL) as of Q1 2026, down from 491 in Q4 2025.
  • Funds reported $8.4B of Gildan stock for Q1 2026, down 9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 67 funds opened new Gildan positions in Q1 2026 and 68 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Gildan buyer in Q1 2026 was Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ), an estimated $272M added.
  • The largest Gildan seller in Q1 2026 was Brandes Investment Partners, an estimated $99.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.