Middleby
MIDD
420 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.36B invested in Middleby in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 70 funds opening new positions, 149 increasing their positions, 127 reducing their positions, and 57 closing their positions.
60% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.58M | Put options by funds: $4.12M
23% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 70 | Existing positions closed: 57
17% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 149 | Existing positions reduced: 127
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 413 → 420 (+7)
0.02% more ownership
Funds ownership: 101.84% → 101.86% (+0.02%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 5 (0)
17% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7.63B → $6.36B (-$1.27B)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$97.4M |
| 2 |
CB
Cooke & Bieler
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$34.2M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$32.5M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$29.5M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$29.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Select Equity Group
New York
|
-$232M |
| 2 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
-$198M |
| 3 |
CCP
Clarkston Capital Partners
Rochester,
Michigan
|
-$75.7M |
| 4 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
-$57M |
| 5 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$31.9M |
MIDD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review
420 of the 8,208 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Middleby (MIDD) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $6.36B — down 17% from $7.63B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 70 funds opened new MIDD positions and 57 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 149 added to existing stakes and 127 trimmed.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $97.4M. The largest seller was Select Equity Group, cutting an estimated $232M.
- 420 institutional investors held Middleby (MIDD) as of Q1 2026, up from 413 in Q4 2025.
- Funds reported $6.36B of Middleby stock for Q1 2026, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 70 funds opened new Middleby positions in Q1 2026 and 57 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
- The largest Middleby buyer in Q1 2026 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $97.4M added.
- The largest Middleby seller in Q1 2026 was Select Equity Group, an estimated $232M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.