Monster Beverage
MNST
496 hedge funds and large institutions have $16.9B invested in Monster Beverage in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 70 funds opening new positions, 170 increasing their positions, 196 reducing their positions, and 53 closing their positions.
266.71% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0% → 266.71% (+267%)
55% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $208M | Put options by funds: $134M
32% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 70 | Existing positions closed: 53
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 489 → 496 (+7)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 6 (0)
10% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $18.7B → $16.9B (-$1.79B)
13% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 170 | Existing positions reduced: 196
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sands Capital Management
Arlington,
Virginia
|
+$588M |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$123M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$82M |
| 4 |
VOYA Investment Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$82M |
| 5 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$61.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$609M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$197M |
| 3 |
Jennison Associates
New York
|
-$131M |
| 4 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$56.9M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$50.6M |
MNST Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
496 of the 4,008 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Monster Beverage (MNST) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $16.9B — down 9.6% from $18.7B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 70 funds opened new MNST positions and 53 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 170 added to existing stakes and 196 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Sands Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $588M. The largest seller was Lone Pine Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $609M sold.
- 496 institutional investors held Monster Beverage (MNST) as of Q4 2016, up from 489 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $16.9B of Monster Beverage stock for Q4 2016, down 9.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 70 funds opened new Monster Beverage positions in Q4 2016 and 53 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
- The largest Monster Beverage buyer in Q4 2016 was Sands Capital Management, an estimated $588M added.
- The largest Monster Beverage seller in Q4 2016 was Lone Pine Capital, an estimated $609M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.