General Mills
1,161 hedge funds and large institutions have $26.2B invested in General Mills in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 97 funds opening new positions, 451 increasing their positions, 427 reducing their positions, and 58 closing their positions.
67% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 97 | Existing positions closed: 58
31% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $284M | Put options by funds: $217M
23% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 22 → 27 (+5)
11% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $23.6B → $26.2B (+$2.59B)
2.81% more ownership
Funds ownership: 69.09% → 71.89% (+2.8%)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,131 → 1,161 (+30)
6% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 451 | Existing positions reduced: 427
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Royal London Asset Management
United Kingdom
|
+$524M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$369M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$252M |
| 4 |
LCOV
London Company of Virginia
Richmond,
Virginia
|
+$98.4M |
| 5 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
+$84.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harris Associates
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$240M |
| 2 |
Fidelity International
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
-$168M |
| 3 |
HMP
HS Management Partners
New York
|
-$107M |
| 4 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$72.7M |
| 5 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$54.6M |
GIS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
1,161 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in General Mills (GIS) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $26.2B — up 11% from $23.6B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 97 funds opened new GIS positions and 58 closed out — a net gain of 39 holders — while 451 added to existing stakes and 427 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Royal London Asset Management, adding an estimated $524M. The largest seller was Harris Associates, exiting entirely with an estimated $240M sold.
- 1,161 institutional investors held General Mills (GIS) as of Q1 2016, up from 1,131 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $26.2B of General Mills stock for Q1 2016, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 97 funds opened new General Mills positions in Q1 2016 and 58 closed out, a net change of +39 holders.
- The largest General Mills buyer in Q1 2016 was Royal London Asset Management, an estimated $524M added.
- The largest General Mills seller in Q1 2016 was Harris Associates, an estimated $240M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.