Hormel Foods
HRL
590 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.9B invested in Hormel Foods in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 80 funds opening new positions, 200 increasing their positions, 201 reducing their positions, and 52 closing their positions.
86% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 13 (+6)
54% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 80 | Existing positions closed: 52
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.02B → $9.9B (+$880M)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 564 → 590 (+26)
0.79% more ownership
Funds ownership: 42.98% → 43.77% (+0.79%)
0% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 200 | Existing positions reduced: 201
52% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $30.4M | Put options by funds: $63.7M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$151M |
| 2 |
APG Asset Management
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
+$74.1M |
| 3 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$72M |
| 4 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$60.5M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$47.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CIP
Champlain Investment Partners
Burlington,
Vermont
|
-$90.6M |
| 2 |
FC
Fairpointe Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$77.6M |
| 3 |
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
|
-$50.1M |
| 4 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
-$41.3M |
| 5 |
MPI
Mairs & Power Inc
St Paul,
Minnesota
|
-$41.2M |
HRL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
590 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Hormel Foods (HRL) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $9.9B — up 9.8% from $9.02B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 80 funds opened new HRL positions and 52 closed out — a net gain of 28 holders — while 200 added to existing stakes and 201 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $151M. The largest seller was Champlain Investment Partners, cutting an estimated $90.6M.
- 590 institutional investors held Hormel Foods (HRL) as of Q4 2018, up from 564 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $9.9B of Hormel Foods stock for Q4 2018, up 9.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 80 funds opened new Hormel Foods positions in Q4 2018 and 52 closed out, a net change of +28 holders.
- The largest Hormel Foods buyer in Q4 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $151M added.
- The largest Hormel Foods seller in Q4 2018 was Champlain Investment Partners, an estimated $90.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.