McDonald's
MCD
2,072 hedge funds and large institutions have $108B invested in McDonald's in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 119 funds opening new positions, 796 increasing their positions, 870 reducing their positions, and 69 closing their positions.
72% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 119 | Existing positions closed: 69
21% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 98 → 119 (+21)
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $99.9B → $108B (+$8.54B)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 2,048 → 2,072 (+24)
9% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.19B | Put options by funds: $1.09B
0.36% less ownership
Funds ownership: 68.95% → 68.59% (-0.36%)
9% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 796 | Existing positions reduced: 870
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$1.09B |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$325M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$222M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$170M |
| 5 |
MCM
Melvin Capital Management
New York
|
+$163M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AIG
American International Group
New York
|
-$445M |
| 2 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$349M |
| 3 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$307M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$253M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$183M |
MCD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
2,072 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in McDonald's (MCD) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $108B — up 8.5% from $99.9B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 119 funds opened new MCD positions and 69 closed out — a net gain of 50 holders — while 796 added to existing stakes and 870 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Nuveen, adding an estimated $1.09B. The largest seller was American International Group, cutting an estimated $445M.
- 2,072 institutional investors held McDonald's (MCD) as of Q2 2019, up from 2,048 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $108B of McDonald's stock for Q2 2019, up 8.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 119 funds opened new McDonald's positions in Q2 2019 and 69 closed out, a net change of +50 holders.
- The largest McDonald's buyer in Q2 2019 was Nuveen, an estimated $1.09B added.
- The largest McDonald's seller in Q2 2019 was American International Group, an estimated $445M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.