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Hormel Foods
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632 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.69B invested in Hormel Foods in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 86 funds opening new positions, 262 increasing their positions, 185 reducing their positions, and 80 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

106% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $65.6M | Put options by funds: $31.8M

42% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 262 | Existing positions reduced: 185

1.06% more ownership

Funds ownership: 44.6% → 45.66% (+1.1%)

8% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 86 | Existing positions closed: 80

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.81B → $5.69B (-$124M)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 640 → 632 (-8)

Holders
632
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-1.25%
% of All Funds
7.78%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
86
Increased
262
Reduced
185
Closed
80
Calls
$65.6M
Puts
$31.8M
Net Calls
+$33.7M
Net Calls Change
+$10.9M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$180M
2
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$121M
3
AF
Atlas FRM
Connecticut
+$67.5M
4
N
Nuveen
North Carolina
+$58.4M
5
Point72 Asset Management
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
+$53.1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Holocene Advisors
Holocene Advisors
New York
-$75.3M
2
Squarepoint
Squarepoint
New York
-$54.2M
3
FGP
Freestone Grove Partners
California
-$43.5M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$39.6M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$25.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
New York State Common Retirement Fund
126
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$3.2M – – –
KC
127
Kinloch Capital
Virginia
$3.19M +$1.4M +58,626 +71%
CAU
128
Caxton Associates (UK)
$3.07M +$2.24M +93,556 +224%
Royal London Asset Management
129
Royal London Asset Management
United Kingdom
$2.99M -$3.77M -157,701 -54%
QCM
130
Qsemble Capital Management
New York
$2.97M +$1.52M +63,430 +94%
Brown Advisory
131
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$2.92M +$6.69K +280 +0.2%
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina
132
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina
North Carolina
$2.81M +$63.1K +2,639 +2%
HighTower Advisors
133
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$2.78M +$322K +13,485 +12%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
134
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$2.77M +$598K +25,003 +26%
SIS
135
Sound Income Strategies
Florida
$2.74M – – –
CM
136
CoreCommodity Management
Connecticut
$2.68M +$1.8M +75,135 +174%
Wellington Management Group
137
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$2.64M +$2.18M +91,307 +362%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
138
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$2.56M +$825K +34,525 +44%
GC
139
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$2.54M +$1.9M +79,323 +242%
Mercer Global Advisors
140
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$2.48M +$77K +3,222 +3%
SLAM
141
Swiss Life Asset Management
$2.48M +$137K +5,726 +6%
Focus Partners Wealth
142
Focus Partners Wealth
Massachusetts
$2.42M -$316K -13,225 -11%
KK
143
KLP Kapitalforvaltning
Norway
$2.37M – – –
Handelsbanken Fonder
144
Handelsbanken Fonder
Sweden
$2.36M +$1.06M +44,400 +74%
Envestnet Asset Management
145
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$2.36M +$1.45M +60,480 +139%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
146
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$2.3M – – –
TAF
147
Tredje AP-fonden
Sweden
$2.29M +$2.42M +101,050 New
Osaic Holdings
148
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$2.28M +$430K +18,004 +22%
BNP Paribas Asset Management
149
BNP Paribas Asset Management
France
$2.26M -$263K -11,008 -10%
WANY
150
Wealthspire Advisors (New York)
New York
$2.23M -$22.9K -960 -1%
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HRL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review

632 of the 8,126 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Hormel Foods (HRL) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $5.69B — down 2.1% from $5.81B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 86 funds opened new HRL positions and 80 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 262 added to existing stakes and 185 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Two Sigma Investments, adding an estimated $180M. The largest seller was Holocene Advisors, cutting an estimated $75.3M.

  • 632 institutional investors held Hormel Foods (HRL) as of Q1 2026, down from 640 in Q4 2025.
  • Funds reported $5.69B of Hormel Foods stock for Q1 2026, down 2.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 86 funds opened new Hormel Foods positions in Q1 2026 and 80 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest Hormel Foods buyer in Q1 2026 was Two Sigma Investments, an estimated $180M added.
  • The largest Hormel Foods seller in Q1 2026 was Holocene Advisors, an estimated $75.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.