General Mills
1,044 hedge funds and large institutions have $22.9B invested in General Mills in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 115 funds opening new positions, 348 increasing their positions, 389 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.
135% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 115 | Existing positions closed: 49
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $21B → $22.9B (+$1.9B)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 991 → 1,044 (+53)
5% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 20 (+1)
9% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $209M | Put options by funds: $192M
0.39% more ownership
Funds ownership: 67.78% → 68.18% (+0.39%)
11% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 348 | Existing positions reduced: 389
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Federated Hermes
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
+$167M |
| 2 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$149M |
| 3 |
Stifel Financial
St. Louis,
Missouri
|
+$63.4M |
| 4 |
SCM
Sterling Capital Management
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$63.1M |
| 5 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$54.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
-$76.9M |
| 2 |
LOAMS
Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland)
Petit-Lancy,
Switzerland
|
-$75.4M |
| 3 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$73.9M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$73.3M |
| 5 |
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$69.7M |
GIS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
1,044 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in General Mills (GIS) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $22.9B — up 9.1% from $21B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 115 funds opened new GIS positions and 49 closed out — a net gain of 66 holders — while 348 added to existing stakes and 389 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Federated Hermes, adding an estimated $167M. The largest seller was BlackRock Advisors, cutting an estimated $76.9M.
- 1,044 institutional investors held General Mills (GIS) as of Q4 2014, up from 991 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $22.9B of General Mills stock for Q4 2014, up 9.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 115 funds opened new General Mills positions in Q4 2014 and 49 closed out, a net change of +66 holders.
- The largest General Mills buyer in Q4 2014 was Federated Hermes, an estimated $167M added.
- The largest General Mills seller in Q4 2014 was BlackRock Advisors, an estimated $76.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.