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2,165 hedge funds and large institutions have $84B invested in McDonald's in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 128 funds opening new positions, 890 increasing their positions, 919 reducing their positions, and 193 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

12% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6573 (+8)

1.51% more ownership

Funds ownership: 66.87%68.38% (+1.5%)

3% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 890 | Existing positions reduced: 919

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 2,2582,165 (-93)

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $99.5B → $84B (-$15.6B)

25% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.34B | Put options by funds: $1.8B

34% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 128 | Existing positions closed: 193

Holders
2,165
Holders Change
-93
Holders Change %
-4.12%
% of All Funds
47.71%
Holding in Top 10
73
Holding in Top 10 Change
+8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+12.31%
% of All Funds
1.61%
New
128
Increased
890
Reduced
919
Closed
193
Calls
$1.34B
Puts
$1.8B
Net Calls
-$457M
Net Calls Change
+$365M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SL
2001
Salomon & Ludwin
Virginia
$192K -$14.8K -75 -6%
BL
2002
Balentine LLC
Georgia
$188K +$128K +651 +134%
BCA
2003
Berman Capital Advisors
Georgia
$187K +$34.1K +173 +18%
PFO
2004
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
$181K -$4.73K -24 -2%
WA
2005
Wealth Advisors
California
$175K
SCA
2006
Stuart Chaussee & Associates
California
$174K +$170K +862 +459%
KFS
2007
Kelly Financial Services
Massachusetts
$172K +$394 +2 +0.2%
EWP
2008
Engrave Wealth Partners
Texas
$171K -$13.4K -68 -6%
NC
2009
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$170K -$16.9K -86 -8%
BAMG
2010
Brand Asset Management Group
Missouri
$169K
PGAM
2011
Princeton Global Asset Management
New Jersey
$167K +$22.7K +115 +13%
ME
2012
McIlrath & Eck
Washington
$166K +$4.53K +23 +2%
MME
2013
Meag Munich Ergo
Germany
$165K -$2.3M -11,664 -92%
Cohen & Steers
2014
Cohen & Steers
New York
$162K +$193K +981 New
BS
2015
Bessemer Securities
New York
$161K -$128K -650 -40%
FP
2016
Financial Perspectives
Minnesota
$160K +$68.6K +348 +56%
OSAM
2017
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$158K -$118K -599 -39%
FCA
2018
FinTrust Capital Advisors
South Carolina
$158K -$50.6K -257 -21%
CCM
2019
Copeland Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$153K -$13.8K -70 -7%
FNBOSM
2020
First National Bank of South Miami
Florida
$149K
SIA
2021
SeaBridge Investment Advisors
New Jersey
$147K
AIM
2022
AIA Investment Management
Singapore
$147K +$12K +61 +7%
IRC
2023
Investors Research Corp
Georgia
$146K +$50.2K +255 +40%
SFPG
2024
Stonebridge Financial Planning Group
Florida
$145K +$78.8K +400 +95%
BWA
2025
Burt Wealth Advisors
Maryland
$141K

MCD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

2,165 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in McDonald's (MCD) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $84B — down 16% from $99.5B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 193 funds closed out of MCD and 128 opened new positions — a net loss of 65 holders — while 919 trimmed existing stakes and 890 added.

The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $1.84B. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $792M.

  • 2,165 institutional investors held McDonald's (MCD) as of Q1 2020, down from 2,258 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $84B of McDonald's stock for Q1 2020, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 128 funds opened new McDonald's positions in Q1 2020 and 193 closed out, a net change of -65 holders.
  • The largest McDonald's buyer in Q1 2020 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $1.84B added.
  • The largest McDonald's seller in Q1 2020 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $792M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.