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1,488 hedge funds and large institutions have $65.3B invested in McDonald's in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 68 funds opening new positions, 562 increasing their positions, 652 reducing their positions, and 53 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

74% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.5B | Put options by funds: $866M

28% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 68 | Existing positions closed: 53

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $62.7B → $65.3B (+$2.57B)

0.74% more ownership

Funds ownership: 64.62%65.36% (+0.74%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,4801,488 (+8)

7% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6157 (-4)

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 562 | Existing positions reduced: 652

Holders
1,488
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+0.54%
% of All Funds
42.75%
Holding in Top 10
57
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-6.56%
% of All Funds
1.64%
New
68
Increased
562
Reduced
652
Closed
53
Calls
$1.5B
Puts
$866M
Net Calls
+$638M
Net Calls Change
+$338M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$5.17B +$87.2M +863,806 +2%
State Street
2
State Street
Massachusetts
$4.54B -$37.6M -371,995 -0.8%
BIT
3
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$2.64B +$8.64M +85,600 +0.3%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.12B +$217M +2,152,159 +11%
Massachusetts Financial Services
5
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.95B +$44.2M +437,790 +2%
Bank of New York Mellon
6
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.69B +$34.6M +343,136 +2%
Fidelity Investments
7
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$1.67B -$126M -1,250,966 -7%
Northern Trust
8
Northern Trust
Illinois
$1.63B +$13.1M +129,678 +0.8%
Norges Bank
9
Norges Bank
Norway
$1.52B +$763M +7,559,941 +100%
BFA
10
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$1.39B +$34.3M +339,580 +3%
Wellington Management Group
11
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$1.3B -$207M -2,047,965 -14%
Gates Foundation Trust
12
Gates Foundation Trust
Washington
$1.1B
BG
13
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$932M +$54.9M +544,047 +6%
BA
14
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$901M +$123M +1,220,259 +16%
Wells Fargo
15
Wells Fargo
California
$839M +$9.41M +93,257 +1%
Renaissance Technologies
16
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$836M -$23M -227,487 -3%
Deutsche Bank
17
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$760M -$115M -1,138,250 -13%
Geode Capital Management
18
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$728M -$8.74M -86,549 -1%
Morgan Stanley
19
Morgan Stanley
New York
$645M +$3.03K +30 +0%
BTS
20
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$602M +$2.02M +19,996 +3%
Franklin Resources
21
Franklin Resources
California
$555M -$138M -1,366,187 -20%
BIM
22
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$511M +$106M +1,053,550 +26%
Federated Hermes
23
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$496M +$64.4M +638,358 +15%
U
24
UBS
Switzerland
$472M +$2.11M +20,862 +0.4%
Ameriprise
25
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$460M +$6.19M +61,286 +1%

MCD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

1,488 of the 3,481 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in McDonald's (MCD) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $65.3B — up 4.1% from $62.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 68 funds opened new MCD positions and 53 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 562 added to existing stakes and 652 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Norges Bank, adding an estimated $763M. The largest seller was Fisher Asset Management, cutting an estimated $502M.

  • 1,488 institutional investors held McDonald's (MCD) as of Q2 2014, up from 1,480 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $65.3B of McDonald's stock for Q2 2014, up 4.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 68 funds opened new McDonald's positions in Q2 2014 and 53 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest McDonald's buyer in Q2 2014 was Norges Bank, an estimated $763M added.
  • The largest McDonald's seller in Q2 2014 was Fisher Asset Management, an estimated $502M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.