Hormel Foods
409 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.57B invested in Hormel Foods in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 60 funds opening new positions, 132 increasing their positions, 148 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.
218% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $8.15M | Put options by funds: $2.56M
122% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 60 | Existing positions closed: 27
56% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.21B → $6.57B (+$2.37B)
25% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 5 (+1)
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 380 → 409 (+29)
0.67% less ownership
Funds ownership: 62.66% → 61.99% (-0.67%)
11% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 132 | Existing positions reduced: 148
Top Buyers
| 1 |
SI
Scout Investments
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$38.5M |
| 2 |
First Trust Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
+$24.7M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$20.8M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$20M |
| 5 |
UIM
USS Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$16M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
WG
Winton Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$41.9M |
| 2 |
Swiss National Bank
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$27.8M |
| 3 |
SGAM
Smith Group Asset Management
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$21.4M |
| 4 |
AC
Ascend Capital
Orinda,
California
|
-$20.6M |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$20.5M |
HRL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
409 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Hormel Foods (HRL) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $6.57B — up 56% from $4.21B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 60 funds opened new HRL positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 33 holders — while 132 added to existing stakes and 148 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Scout Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $38.5M. The largest seller was Winton Group, cutting an estimated $41.9M.
- 409 institutional investors held Hormel Foods (HRL) as of Q4 2014, up from 380 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $6.57B of Hormel Foods stock for Q4 2014, up 56% quarter-over-quarter.
- 60 funds opened new Hormel Foods positions in Q4 2014 and 27 closed out, a net change of +33 holders.
- The largest Hormel Foods buyer in Q4 2014 was Scout Investments, an estimated $38.5M added.
- The largest Hormel Foods seller in Q4 2014 was Winton Group, an estimated $41.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.