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1,480 hedge funds and large institutions have $62.7B invested in McDonald's in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 79 funds opening new positions, 587 increasing their positions, 635 reducing their positions, and 77 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

43% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $994M | Put options by funds: $694M

20% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5161 (+10)

3% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 79 | Existing positions closed: 77

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $62.2B → $62.7B (+$510M)

0.19% more ownership

Funds ownership: 64.44%64.62% (+0.19%)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,4941,480 (-14)

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 587 | Existing positions reduced: 635

Holders
1,480
Holders Change
-14
Holders Change %
-0.94%
% of All Funds
42.73%
Holding in Top 10
61
Holding in Top 10 Change
+10
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+19.61%
% of All Funds
1.76%
New
79
Increased
587
Reduced
635
Closed
77
Calls
$994M
Puts
$694M
Net Calls
+$300M
Net Calls Change
+$19.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$4.95B -$694M -7,256,215 -13%
State Street
2
State Street
Massachusetts
$4.45B -$434M -4,537,881 -9%
BIT
3
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$2.56B -$67.2M -702,404 -3%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.85B -$49M -512,857 -3%
Massachusetts Financial Services
5
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.85B +$208M +2,172,623 +13%
Fidelity Investments
6
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$1.75B +$503M +5,258,987 +42%
Bank of New York Mellon
7
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.61B +$89.4M +935,439 +6%
Northern Trust
8
Northern Trust
Illinois
$1.57B -$74M -773,411 -5%
Wellington Management Group
9
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$1.46B +$375M +3,918,005 +36%
BFA
10
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$1.32B -$7.5M -78,404 -0.6%
Gates Foundation Trust
11
Gates Foundation Trust
Washington
$1.07B
BG
12
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$854M -$26.7M -279,508 -3%
Deutsche Bank
13
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$851M +$53.1M +555,110 +7%
Renaissance Technologies
14
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$835M +$90.9M +950,687 +13%
Wells Fargo
15
Wells Fargo
California
$807M -$22.6M -236,309 -3%
BA
16
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$757M +$4.49M +47,002 +0.6%
Norges Bank
17
Norges Bank
Norway
$741M
Geode Capital Management
18
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$717M +$818K +8,559 +0.1%
Franklin Resources
19
Franklin Resources
California
$674M +$6.3M +65,868 +1%
Morgan Stanley
20
Morgan Stanley
New York
$628M +$21.6M +225,846 +4%
JP Morgan Chase
21
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$610M -$319M -3,336,609 -35%
BTS
22
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$566M +$1.67M +17,496 +3%
Fisher Asset Management
23
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$502M -$7.86M -82,149 -2%
U
24
UBS
Switzerland
$457M +$19.9M +208,412 +5%
Fayez Sarofim & Co
25
Fayez Sarofim & Co
Texas
$452M -$10.7M -111,389 -2%

MCD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

1,480 of the 3,464 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in McDonald's (MCD) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $62.7B — up 0.82% from $62.2B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 79 funds opened new MCD positions and 77 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 587 added to existing stakes and 635 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $503M. The largest seller was Vanguard Group, cutting an estimated $694M.

  • 1,480 institutional investors held McDonald's (MCD) as of Q1 2014, down from 1,494 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $62.7B of McDonald's stock for Q1 2014, up 0.82% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 79 funds opened new McDonald's positions in Q1 2014 and 77 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest McDonald's buyer in Q1 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $503M added.
  • The largest McDonald's seller in Q1 2014 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $694M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.