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1,495 hedge funds and large institutions have $65.7B invested in McDonald's in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 82 funds opening new positions, 480 increasing their positions, 731 reducing their positions, and 73 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

60% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.57B | Put options by funds: $1.6B

58% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5079 (+29)

12% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 82 | Existing positions closed: 73

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $60.9B → $65.7B (+$4.79B)

0.57% more ownership

Funds ownership: 67.25%67.81% (+0.57%)

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,4971,495 (-2)

34% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 480 | Existing positions reduced: 731

Holders
1,495
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-0.13%
% of All Funds
41.72%
Holding in Top 10
79
Holding in Top 10 Change
+29
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+58%
% of All Funds
2.2%
New
82
Increased
480
Reduced
731
Closed
73
Calls
$2.57B
Puts
$1.6B
Net Calls
+$965M
Net Calls Change
+$458M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$5.43B -$7.95M -81,608 -0.1%
State Street
2
State Street
Massachusetts
$4.4B +$4.39M +45,114 +0.1%
LTI
3
Laffer Tengler Investments
Tennessee
$3.24B -$3.21M -32,914 Closed
BIT
4
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$2.48B -$38.3M -393,236 -2%
Fidelity Investments
5
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$1.99B +$121M +1,240,500 +7%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.81B +$479M +4,920,102 +37%
Bank of New York Mellon
7
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.68B +$17.2M +177,004 +1%
Capital World Investors
8
Capital World Investors
California
$1.64B +$436M +4,477,514 +37%
BFA
9
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$1.54B -$11.9M -121,912 -0.8%
Wellington Management Group
10
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$1.53B -$21.5M -220,341 -1%
Northern Trust
11
Northern Trust
Illinois
$1.35B -$49.7M -509,713 -4%
HCM
12
Highfields Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.16B +$192M +1,973,907 +20%
Capital Research Global Investors
13
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$1.09B +$470M +4,827,000 +77%
BG
14
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$877M -$52.3M -537,048 -6%
SAM
15
Southeastern Asset Management
Tennessee
$832M -$139M -1,428,675 -14%
Wells Fargo
16
Wells Fargo
California
$823M +$1.84M +18,921 +0.2%
Norges Bank
17
Norges Bank
Norway
$811M +$8.85M +90,816 +1%
Massachusetts Financial Services
18
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$770M -$437M -4,486,590 -36%
Geode Capital Management
19
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$737M -$5.38M -55,218 -0.7%
SC
20
Sculptor Capital
New York
$695M +$7.35M +75,460 +1%
Federated Hermes
21
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$652M -$16.1M -165,352 -2%
Ameriprise
22
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$638M +$203M +2,087,001 +48%
First Eagle Investment Management
23
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$573M -$7.33M -75,223 -1%
Morgan Stanley
24
Morgan Stanley
New York
$553M -$130M -1,330,830 -19%
AllianceBernstein
25
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$528M +$148M +1,523,999 +40%

MCD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

1,495 of the 3,583 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in McDonald's (MCD) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $65.7B — up 7.9% from $60.9B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 82 funds opened new MCD positions and 73 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 480 added to existing stakes and 731 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $479M. The largest seller was Massachusetts Financial Services, cutting an estimated $437M.

  • 1,495 institutional investors held McDonald's (MCD) as of Q3 2015, down from 1,497 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $65.7B of McDonald's stock for Q3 2015, up 7.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 82 funds opened new McDonald's positions in Q3 2015 and 73 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest McDonald's buyer in Q3 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $479M added.
  • The largest McDonald's seller in Q3 2015 was Massachusetts Financial Services, an estimated $437M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.