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1,494 hedge funds and large institutions have $62.2B invested in McDonald's in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 190 funds opening new positions, 553 increasing their positions, 608 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

288% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 190 | Existing positions closed: 49

31% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.19B | Put options by funds: $909M

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,3721,494 (+122)

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 553 | Existing positions reduced: 608

1.1% less ownership

Funds ownership: 65.53%64.44% (-1.1%)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $70.2B → $62.2B (-$8.01B)

31% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7451 (-23)

Holders
1,494
Holders Change
+122
Holders Change %
+8.89%
% of All Funds
43.34%
Holding in Top 10
51
Holding in Top 10 Change
-23
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-31.08%
% of All Funds
1.48%
New
190
Increased
553
Reduced
608
Closed
49
Calls
$1.19B
Puts
$909M
Net Calls
+$280M
Net Calls Change
+$5.16M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PPA
76
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$159M +$1.63M +16,991 +1%
Two Sigma Investments
77
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$157M +$33.7M +351,011 +28%
BG
78
Bahl & Gaynor
Ohio
$156M +$1.49M +15,549 +1%
IGIM
79
I.G. Investment Management
Manitoba, Canada
$156M -$35.7M -371,541 -19%
Fundsmith LLP
80
Fundsmith LLP
United Kingdom
$155M +$4.59M +47,802 +1%
FI
81
Focused Investors
California
$151M -$96.1K -1,000 -0.1%
SG Americas Securities
82
SG Americas Securities
New York
$150M +$25.2M +261,837 +20%
Canada Life
83
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$148M +$20.7M +215,573 +17%
TIM
84
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
$146M -$33.6M -349,675 -19%
Capital World Investors
85
Capital World Investors
California
$146M
Adage Capital Partners
86
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$145M
MTB
87
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
$138M -$2.44M -25,446 -2%
Diamond Hill Capital Management
88
Diamond Hill Capital Management
Ohio
$132M +$4.74M +49,295 +4%
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
89
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
$129M -$140K -1,454 -0.1%
Principal Financial Group
90
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$128M +$243K +2,525 +0.2%
SCM
91
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$125M +$5.88M +61,147 +5%
First Manhattan
92
First Manhattan
New York
$123M -$1.26M -13,153 -1%
JHIU
93
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$117M +$6.28M +65,412 +6%
FAM
94
Fred Alger Management
New York
$114M -$18M -187,126 -14%
ACM
95
Atlanta Capital Management
Georgia
$113M -$4.49M -46,700 -4%
BJ
96
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$112M -$2.25M -23,428 -2%
IC
97
Institutional Capital
Illinois
$111M -$548M -5,702,450 -83%
Credit Agricole
98
Credit Agricole
France
$109M -$49.2M -512,295 -31%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
99
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$102M -$997K -10,380 -1%
GIA
100
Gateway Investment Advisers
Ohio
$102M -$18.6M -193,592 -16%

MCD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

1,494 of the 3,447 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in McDonald's (MCD) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $62.2B — down 11% from $70.2B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 190 funds opened new MCD positions and 49 closed out — a net gain of 141 holders — while 553 added to existing stakes and 608 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Massachusetts Financial Services, adding an estimated $275M. The largest seller was Deutsche Bank, cutting an estimated $590M.

  • 1,494 institutional investors held McDonald's (MCD) as of Q4 2013, up from 1,372 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $62.2B of McDonald's stock for Q4 2013, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 190 funds opened new McDonald's positions in Q4 2013 and 49 closed out, a net change of +141 holders.
  • The largest McDonald's buyer in Q4 2013 was Massachusetts Financial Services, an estimated $275M added.
  • The largest McDonald's seller in Q4 2013 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $590M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.