Hormel Foods
368 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.16B invested in Hormel Foods in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 126 increasing their positions, 147 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 6 (+3)
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.84B → $4.16B (+$323M)
0% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 36
0.37% less ownership
Funds ownership: 64.42% → 64.06% (-0.37%)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 376 → 368 (-8)
14% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 126 | Existing positions reduced: 147
53% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.94M | Put options by funds: $6.32M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$53.2M |
| 2 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
+$37.7M |
| 3 |
ARC
Absolute Return Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$20.6M |
| 4 |
GAM
Gotham Asset Management
New York
|
+$17.4M |
| 5 |
TCIM
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
|
+$13.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$43M |
| 2 |
PI
PGGM Investments
Zeist,
Netherlands
|
-$27.9M |
| 3 |
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$20.4M |
| 4 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$17.1M |
| 5 |
SIM
Stelliam Investment Management
New York
|
-$16M |
HRL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
368 of the 3,475 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Hormel Foods (HRL) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $4.16B — up 8.4% from $3.84B a quarter earlier.
Fund positioning in HRL was balanced in Q1 2014: 36 funds opened new positions, 36 closed out, 126 added to existing stakes and 147 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $53.2M. The largest seller was Invesco, cutting an estimated $43M.
- 368 institutional investors held Hormel Foods (HRL) as of Q1 2014, down from 376 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $4.16B of Hormel Foods stock for Q1 2014, up 8.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 36 funds opened new Hormel Foods positions in Q1 2014 and 36 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
- The largest Hormel Foods buyer in Q1 2014 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $53.2M added.
- The largest Hormel Foods seller in Q1 2014 was Invesco, an estimated $43M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.