Hormel Foods
377 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.15B invested in Hormel Foods in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 118 increasing their positions, 154 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.
148% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.71M | Put options by funds: $1.9M
44% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 27
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 368 → 377 (+9)
0.35% less ownership
Funds ownership: 64.06% → 63.71% (-0.35%)
0% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.16B → $4.15B (-$14.8M)
23% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 118 | Existing positions reduced: 154
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 4 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$74.2M |
| 2 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
+$17.8M |
| 3 |
First Trust Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
+$17M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$13.8M |
| 5 |
AAF
Andra AP-fonden
Goteborg,
Sweden
|
+$12.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
-$37.4M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$25.9M |
| 3 |
SI
Scout Investments
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$19.1M |
| 4 |
GAM
Gotham Asset Management
New York
|
-$19M |
| 5 |
ARC
Absolute Return Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$13M |
HRL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
377 of the 3,491 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Hormel Foods (HRL) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $4.15B — down 0.36% from $4.16B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 39 funds opened new HRL positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 118 added to existing stakes and 154 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Norges Bank, adding an estimated $74.2M. The largest seller was BlackRock Institutional Trust, cutting an estimated $37.4M.
- 377 institutional investors held Hormel Foods (HRL) as of Q2 2014, up from 368 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $4.15B of Hormel Foods stock for Q2 2014, down 0.36% quarter-over-quarter.
- 39 funds opened new Hormel Foods positions in Q2 2014 and 27 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
- The largest Hormel Foods buyer in Q2 2014 was Norges Bank, an estimated $74.2M added.
- The largest Hormel Foods seller in Q2 2014 was BlackRock Institutional Trust, an estimated $37.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.