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MON

Monsanto Co
MON

Delisted

MON was delisted on the 6th of June, 2018.

910 hedge funds and large institutions have $32.9B invested in Monsanto Co in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 66 funds opening new positions, 302 increasing their positions, 388 reducing their positions, and 127 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

13% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $480M | Put options by funds: $424M

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 977910 (-67)

20% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $41.2B → $32.9B (-$8.26B)

22% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 302 | Existing positions reduced: 388

37% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3522 (-13)

48% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 66 | Existing positions closed: 127

Holders
910
Holders Change
-67
Holders Change %
-6.86%
% of All Funds
25.4%
Holding in Top 10
22
Holding in Top 10 Change
-13
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-37.14%
% of All Funds
0.61%
New
66
Increased
302
Reduced
388
Closed
127
Calls
$480M
Puts
$424M
Net Calls
+$55.9M
Net Calls Change
-$80.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$2.57B -$25.7M -260,013 -0.9%
Capital Research Global Investors
2
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$2.25B +$463M +4,681,843 +22%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.62B -$38.1M -385,785 -2%
Fidelity Investments
4
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$1.51B -$449M -4,541,603 -20%
GCM
5
Glenview Capital Management
New York
$1.15B +$240M +2,429,541 +22%
Sands Capital Management
6
Sands Capital Management
Virginia
$1.05B -$25.3M -255,915 -2%
Massachusetts Financial Services
7
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.04B +$590M +5,967,146 +95%
BIT
8
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$1.04B -$2.25M -22,760 -0.2%
Primecap Management
9
Primecap Management
California
$1.01B -$61.3M -620,860 -5%
Harris Associates
10
Harris Associates
Illinois
$638M +$63.7M +644,418 +9%
DSA
11
Davis Selected Advisers
Arizona
$629M +$728M +7,372,938 New
Capital International Investors
12
Capital International Investors
California
$617M +$129M +1,303,137 +22%
Northern Trust
13
Northern Trust
Illinois
$614M -$26.8M -271,272 -4%
Jennison Associates
14
Jennison Associates
New York
$499M -$257M -2,596,279 -31%
BFA
15
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$486M -$3M -30,382 -0.5%
MNA
16
Manning & Napier Advisors
New York
$423M -$1.48M -14,948 -0.3%
Bank of New York Mellon
17
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$420M -$16.1M -162,896 -3%
IC
18
Institutional Capital
Illinois
$402M -$15.7M -158,516 -3%
Morgan Stanley
19
Morgan Stanley
New York
$397M -$106M -1,069,190 -19%
Bank of America
20
Bank of America
North Carolina
$343M +$20.2M +204,264 +5%
Norges Bank
21
Norges Bank
Norway
$336M +$18.9M +191,756 +5%
Deutsche Bank
22
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$330M +$163M +1,652,425 +75%
BG
23
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$329M +$13M +131,460 +4%
Geode Capital Management
24
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$316M -$4.47M -45,224 -1%
SA
25
SPO Advisory
California
$315M +$364M +3,681,862 +72,193%

MON Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

910 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Monsanto Co (MON) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $32.9B — down 20% from $41.2B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 127 funds closed out of MON and 66 opened new positions — a net loss of 61 holders — while 388 trimmed existing stakes and 302 added.

The largest buyer was Davis Selected Advisers, opening a new position worth an estimated $728M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $449M.

  • 910 institutional investors held Monsanto Co (MON) as of Q3 2015, down from 977 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $32.9B of Monsanto Co stock for Q3 2015, down 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 66 funds opened new Monsanto Co positions in Q3 2015 and 127 closed out, a net change of -61 holders.
  • The largest Monsanto Co buyer in Q3 2015 was Davis Selected Advisers, an estimated $728M added.
  • The largest Monsanto Co seller in Q3 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $449M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.