Monster Beverage
MNST
607 hedge funds and large institutions have $20B invested in Monster Beverage in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 83 funds opening new positions, 233 increasing their positions, 212 reducing their positions, and 52 closing their positions.
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 12 (+6)
60% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 83 | Existing positions closed: 52
13% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $17.7B → $20B (+$2.32B)
10.06% more ownership
Funds ownership: 259.86% → 269.92% (+10%)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 585 → 607 (+22)
10% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 233 | Existing positions reduced: 212
52% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $91M | Put options by funds: $189M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Man Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$218M |
| 2 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$157M |
| 3 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$154M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$146M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$122M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
|
-$191M |
| 2 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$183M |
| 3 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$97.4M |
| 4 |
VOYA Investment Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$94.3M |
| 5 |
AAMU
Amundi Asset Management US
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$76M |
MNST Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
607 of the 4,633 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Monster Beverage (MNST) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $20B — up 13% from $17.7B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 83 funds opened new MNST positions and 52 closed out — a net gain of 31 holders — while 233 added to existing stakes and 212 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Man Group, adding an estimated $218M. The largest seller was Janus Henderson Group, cutting an estimated $191M.
- 607 institutional investors held Monster Beverage (MNST) as of Q1 2019, up from 585 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $20B of Monster Beverage stock for Q1 2019, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 83 funds opened new Monster Beverage positions in Q1 2019 and 52 closed out, a net change of +31 holders.
- The largest Monster Beverage buyer in Q1 2019 was Man Group, an estimated $218M added.
- The largest Monster Beverage seller in Q1 2019 was Janus Henderson Group, an estimated $191M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.