Hormel Foods
646 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.81B invested in Hormel Foods in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 120 funds opening new positions, 241 increasing their positions, 210 reducing their positions, and 74 closing their positions.
62% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 120 | Existing positions closed: 74
51% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $68M | Put options by funds: $45.1M
17% more capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $726M | Capital outflows: $619M
15% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 241 | Existing positions reduced: 210
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 608 → 646 (+38)
0.85% more ownership
Funds ownership: 43.74% → 44.59% (+0.85%)
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Holocene Advisors
New York
|
+$75M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$59.5M |
| 3 |
Squarepoint
New York
|
+$50.9M |
| 4 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
+$50.4M |
| 5 |
Freestone Grove Partners
San Francisco,
California
|
+$42.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Champlain Investment Partners
Burlington,
Vermont
|
-$73.3M |
| 2 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
-$70.5M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$43.7M |
| 4 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$34M |
| 5 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$30.2M |
HRL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2025 in Review
646 of the 8,307 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Hormel Foods (HRL) for Q4 2025, worth a combined $5.81B — down 2.3% from $5.95B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 120 funds opened new HRL positions and 74 closed out — a net gain of 46 holders — while 241 added to existing stakes and 210 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Holocene Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $75M. The largest seller was Champlain Investment Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $73.3M sold.
- 646 institutional investors held Hormel Foods (HRL) as of Q4 2025, up from 608 in Q3 2025.
- Funds reported $5.81B of Hormel Foods stock for Q4 2025, down 2.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 120 funds opened new Hormel Foods positions in Q4 2025 and 74 closed out, a net change of +46 holders.
- The largest Hormel Foods buyer in Q4 2025 was Holocene Advisors, an estimated $75M added.
- The largest Hormel Foods seller in Q4 2025 was Champlain Investment Partners, an estimated $73.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2025.