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1,482 hedge funds and large institutions have $60.6B invested in McDonald's in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 86 funds opening new positions, 525 increasing their positions, 687 reducing their positions, and 81 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

49% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.41B | Put options by funds: $1.62B

6% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 86 | Existing positions closed: 81

0.22% less ownership

Funds ownership: 65.36%65.14% (-0.22%)

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,4881,482 (-6)

4% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5755 (-2)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $65.3B → $60.6B (-$4.67B)

24% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 525 | Existing positions reduced: 687

Holders
1,482
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-0.4%
% of All Funds
42.98%
Holding in Top 10
55
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-3.51%
% of All Funds
1.6%
New
86
Increased
525
Reduced
687
Closed
81
Calls
$2.41B
Puts
$1.62B
Net Calls
+$788M
Net Calls Change
+$150M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$4.95B +$81M +848,777 +2%
State Street
2
State Street
Massachusetts
$4.38B +$113M +1,183,323 +3%
BIT
3
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$2.48B -$10.1M -105,911 -0.4%
Massachusetts Financial Services
4
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.84B +$2.11M +22,105 +0.1%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.67B -$332M -3,480,523 -17%
Bank of New York Mellon
6
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.52B -$78.5M -823,516 -5%
Northern Trust
7
Northern Trust
Illinois
$1.48B -$58.1M -608,781 -4%
BFA
8
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$1.35B +$50.5M +529,794 +4%
Fidelity Investments
9
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$1.34B -$235M -2,467,206 -15%
Wellington Management Group
10
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$1.29B +$69.5M +729,075 +6%
Gates Foundation Trust
11
Gates Foundation Trust
Washington
$1.03B
BG
12
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$895M +$17.1M +179,185 +2%
Wells Fargo
13
Wells Fargo
California
$787M -$2.52M -26,377 -0.3%
BA
14
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$781M -$67.2M -705,008 -8%
Deutsche Bank
15
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$743M +$28.8M +301,674 +4%
Norges Bank
16
Norges Bank
Norway
$717M -$721M -7,559,941 -50%
SAM
17
Southeastern Asset Management
Tennessee
$688M +$692M +7,252,618 New
Geode Capital Management
18
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$676M -$8.36M -87,657 -1%
Renaissance Technologies
19
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$652M -$135M -1,418,800 -17%
Morgan Stanley
20
Morgan Stanley
New York
$634M +$26.6M +279,063 +4%
BTS
21
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$572M +$594K +6,223 +1%
Federated Hermes
22
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$547M +$80.9M +848,287 +17%
First Eagle Investment Management
23
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$529M +$188M +1,966,211 +54%
Franklin Resources
24
Franklin Resources
California
$494M -$28.4M -297,560 -5%
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
25
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$481M +$58.4M +611,900 +14%

MCD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

1,482 of the 3,448 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in McDonald's (MCD) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $60.6B — down 7.2% from $65.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 86 funds opened new MCD positions and 81 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 525 added to existing stakes and 687 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Southeastern Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $692M. The largest seller was Norges Bank, cutting an estimated $721M.

  • 1,482 institutional investors held McDonald's (MCD) as of Q3 2014, down from 1,488 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $60.6B of McDonald's stock for Q3 2014, down 7.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 86 funds opened new McDonald's positions in Q3 2014 and 81 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest McDonald's buyer in Q3 2014 was Southeastern Asset Management, an estimated $692M added.
  • The largest McDonald's seller in Q3 2014 was Norges Bank, an estimated $721M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.