General Mills
1,011 hedge funds and large institutions have $22.7B invested in General Mills in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 68 funds opening new positions, 355 increasing their positions, 421 reducing their positions, and 54 closing their positions.
34% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $230M | Put options by funds: $172M
26% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 68 | Existing positions closed: 54
18% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 17 → 20 (+3)
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $22.2B → $22.7B (+$544M)
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,009 → 1,011 (+2)
0.13% more ownership
Funds ownership: 69.81% → 69.95% (+0.13%)
16% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 355 | Existing positions reduced: 421
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$216M |
| 2 |
Harris Associates
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$109M |
| 3 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$98.3M |
| 4 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$93.9M |
| 5 |
MPI
Mairs & Power Inc
St Paul,
Minnesota
|
+$31.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$175M |
| 2 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$118M |
| 3 |
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
-$102M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$87.5M |
| 5 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$64.8M |
GIS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
1,011 of the 3,464 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in General Mills (GIS) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $22.7B — up 2.5% from $22.2B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 68 funds opened new GIS positions and 54 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 355 added to existing stakes and 421 trimmed.
The largest buyer was American Century Companies, adding an estimated $216M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $175M.
- 1,011 institutional investors held General Mills (GIS) as of Q1 2014, up from 1,009 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $22.7B of General Mills stock for Q1 2014, up 2.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 68 funds opened new General Mills positions in Q1 2014 and 54 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest General Mills buyer in Q1 2014 was American Century Companies, an estimated $216M added.
- The largest General Mills seller in Q1 2014 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $175M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.