McDonald's
MCD
1,545 hedge funds and large institutions have $63.5B invested in McDonald's in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 123 funds opening new positions, 500 increasing their positions, 742 reducing their positions, and 116 closing their positions.
81% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.9B | Put options by funds: $1.61B
18% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 51 → 60 (+9)
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $59.8B → $63.5B (+$3.71B)
1.91% more ownership
Funds ownership: 65.91% → 67.81% (+1.9%)
6% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 123 | Existing positions closed: 116
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,554 → 1,545 (-9)
33% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 500 | Existing positions reduced: 742
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HCM
Highfields Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$857M |
| 2 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$406M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$389M |
| 4 |
SC
Sculptor Capital
New York
|
+$349M |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$313M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$342M |
| 2 |
MAM
Magellan Asset Management
Sydney,
Australia
|
-$297M |
| 3 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$285M |
| 4 |
Fundsmith LLP
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$284M |
| 5 |
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$239M |
MCD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
1,545 of the 3,770 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in McDonald's (MCD) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $63.5B — up 6.2% from $59.8B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 123 funds opened new MCD positions and 116 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 500 added to existing stakes and 742 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Highfields Capital Management, adding an estimated $857M. The largest seller was Renaissance Technologies, cutting an estimated $342M.
- 1,545 institutional investors held McDonald's (MCD) as of Q1 2015, down from 1,554 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $63.5B of McDonald's stock for Q1 2015, up 6.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 123 funds opened new McDonald's positions in Q1 2015 and 116 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest McDonald's buyer in Q1 2015 was Highfields Capital Management, an estimated $857M added.
- The largest McDonald's seller in Q1 2015 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $342M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.