General Mills
1,206 hedge funds and large institutions have $23.8B invested in General Mills in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 108 funds opening new positions, 398 increasing their positions, 501 reducing their positions, and 71 closing their positions.
52% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 108 | Existing positions closed: 71
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,182 → 1,206 (+24)
1.22% more ownership
Funds ownership: 69.64% → 70.86% (+1.2%)
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $25B → $23.8B (-$1.14B)
6% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $244M | Put options by funds: $260M
20% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 20 → 16 (-4)
21% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 398 | Existing positions reduced: 501
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$2.46B |
| 2 |
Credit Agricole
Montrouge Cedex,
France
|
+$303M |
| 3 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$183M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$98M |
| 5 |
IGIM
I.G. Investment Management
Winnipeg,
Manitoba, Canada
|
+$90.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$298M |
| 2 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$241M |
| 3 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$75M |
| 4 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$67.7M |
| 5 |
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Rotterdam,
Netherlands
|
-$63.2M |
GIS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
1,206 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in General Mills (GIS) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $23.8B — down 4.6% from $25B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 108 funds opened new GIS positions and 71 closed out — a net gain of 37 holders — while 398 added to existing stakes and 501 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $2.46B. The largest seller was Vanguard Group, cutting an estimated $298M.
- 1,206 institutional investors held General Mills (GIS) as of Q1 2017, up from 1,182 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $23.8B of General Mills stock for Q1 2017, down 4.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 108 funds opened new General Mills positions in Q1 2017 and 71 closed out, a net change of +37 holders.
- The largest General Mills buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $2.46B added.
- The largest General Mills seller in Q1 2017 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $298M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.