General Mills
1,132 hedge funds and large institutions have $23.6B invested in General Mills in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 115 funds opening new positions, 412 increasing their positions, 407 reducing their positions, and 55 closing their positions.
109% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 115 | Existing positions closed: 55
42% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $203M | Put options by funds: $143M
10% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 20 → 22 (+2)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,080 → 1,132 (+52)
1% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 412 | Existing positions reduced: 407
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $23.3B → $23.6B (+$251M)
0.7% less ownership
Funds ownership: 69.78% → 69.09% (-0.7%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$77.1M |
| 2 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
+$57.3M |
| 3 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$51.7M |
| 4 |
AI
Analytic Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$50M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$49.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$164M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$113M |
| 3 |
Harris Associates
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$103M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$98.2M |
| 5 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$64.7M |
GIS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
1,132 of the 3,813 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in General Mills (GIS) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $23.6B — up 1.1% from $23.3B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 115 funds opened new GIS positions and 55 closed out — a net gain of 60 holders — while 412 added to existing stakes and 407 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Royal Bank of Canada, adding an estimated $77.1M. The largest seller was Bank of New York Mellon, cutting an estimated $164M.
- 1,132 institutional investors held General Mills (GIS) as of Q4 2015, up from 1,080 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $23.6B of General Mills stock for Q4 2015, up 1.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 115 funds opened new General Mills positions in Q4 2015 and 55 closed out, a net change of +60 holders.
- The largest General Mills buyer in Q4 2015 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $77.1M added.
- The largest General Mills seller in Q4 2015 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $164M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.