McDonald's
MCD
2,734 hedge funds and large institutions have $124B invested in McDonald's in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 139 funds opening new positions, 1,136 increasing their positions, 1,072 reducing their positions, and 161 closing their positions.
19% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.84B | Put options by funds: $1.55B
6% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1,136 | Existing positions reduced: 1,072
0.78% less ownership
Funds ownership: 68.45% → 67.67% (-0.78%)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 2,795 → 2,734 (-61)
5% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 64 → 61 (-3)
9% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $137B → $124B (-$12.6B)
14% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 139 | Existing positions closed: 161
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$573M |
| 2 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$532M |
| 3 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$504M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$434M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$259M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DZ Bank
Frankfurt Am Main,
Germany
|
-$1.1B |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$737M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$627M |
| 4 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$414M |
| 5 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$350M |
MCD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review
2,734 of the 6,360 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in McDonald's (MCD) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $124B — down 9.2% from $137B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 161 funds closed out of MCD and 139 opened new positions — a net loss of 22 holders — while 1,072 trimmed existing stakes and 1,136 added.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $573M. The largest seller was DZ Bank, cutting an estimated $1.1B.
- 2,734 institutional investors held McDonald's (MCD) as of Q1 2022, down from 2,795 in Q4 2021.
- Funds reported $124B of McDonald's stock for Q1 2022, down 9.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 139 funds opened new McDonald's positions in Q1 2022 and 161 closed out, a net change of -22 holders.
- The largest McDonald's buyer in Q1 2022 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $573M added.
- The largest McDonald's seller in Q1 2022 was DZ Bank, an estimated $1.1B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.