General Mills
1,185 hedge funds and large institutions have $19.4B invested in General Mills in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 105 funds opening new positions, 421 increasing their positions, 499 reducing their positions, and 151 closing their positions.
0.96% more ownership
Funds ownership: 74.58% → 75.54% (+0.96%)
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,243 → 1,185 (-58)
14% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $299M | Put options by funds: $346M
16% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 421 | Existing positions reduced: 499
23% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $25.2B → $19.4B (-$5.75B)
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 12 → 9 (-3)
30% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 105 | Existing positions closed: 151
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$134M |
| 2 |
LCM
Laurion Capital Management
New York
|
+$102M |
| 3 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$97.6M |
| 4 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
+$94.3M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$93.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$197M |
| 2 |
LCOV
London Company of Virginia
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$138M |
| 3 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$137M |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$119M |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$83.5M |
GIS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
1,185 of the 4,373 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in General Mills (GIS) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $19.4B — down 23% from $25.2B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 151 funds closed out of GIS and 105 opened new positions — a net loss of 46 holders — while 499 trimmed existing stakes and 421 added.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $134M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $197M.
- 1,185 institutional investors held General Mills (GIS) as of Q1 2018, down from 1,243 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $19.4B of General Mills stock for Q1 2018, down 23% quarter-over-quarter.
- 105 funds opened new General Mills positions in Q1 2018 and 151 closed out, a net change of -46 holders.
- The largest General Mills buyer in Q1 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $134M added.
- The largest General Mills seller in Q1 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $197M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.