General Mills
1,243 hedge funds and large institutions have $25.2B invested in General Mills in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 203 funds opening new positions, 394 increasing their positions, 486 reducing their positions, and 67 closing their positions.
203% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 203 | Existing positions closed: 67
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 12 (+4)
16% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $21.7B → $25.2B (+$3.57B)
11% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,119 → 1,243 (+124)
1.15% more ownership
Funds ownership: 73.69% → 74.85% (+1.2%)
19% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 394 | Existing positions reduced: 486
48% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $287M | Put options by funds: $547M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$223M |
| 2 |
AAMU
Amundi Asset Management US
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$148M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$111M |
| 4 |
CLOS
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
1204 Geneva,
Switzerland
|
+$82.9M |
| 5 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$54.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$323M |
| 2 |
CI
Cincinnati Insurance
Fairfield,
Ohio
|
-$55.8M |
| 3 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$55.6M |
| 4 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$40.3M |
| 5 |
Credit Agricole
Montrouge Cedex,
France
|
-$30M |
GIS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
1,243 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in General Mills (GIS) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $25.2B — up 16% from $21.7B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 203 funds opened new GIS positions and 67 closed out — a net gain of 136 holders — while 394 added to existing stakes and 486 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Massachusetts Financial Services, adding an estimated $223M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $323M.
- 1,243 institutional investors held General Mills (GIS) as of Q4 2017, up from 1,119 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $25.2B of General Mills stock for Q4 2017, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
- 203 funds opened new General Mills positions in Q4 2017 and 67 closed out, a net change of +136 holders.
- The largest General Mills buyer in Q4 2017 was Massachusetts Financial Services, an estimated $223M added.
- The largest General Mills seller in Q4 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $323M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.