Monsanto Co
MON
MON was delisted on the 6th of June, 2018.
1,023 hedge funds and large institutions have $40.7B invested in Monsanto Co in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 75 funds opening new positions, 320 increasing their positions, 457 reducing their positions, and 106 closing their positions.
12% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 69 → 77 (+8)
0% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $40.8B → $40.7B (-$110M)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,062 → 1,023 (-39)
19% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.39B | Put options by funds: $2.94B
29% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 75 | Existing positions closed: 106
30% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 320 | Existing positions reduced: 457
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Berkshire Hathaway
Omaha,
Nebraska
|
+$874M |
| 2 |
PCM
Pentwater Capital Management
Naples,
Florida
|
+$438M |
| 3 |
FCM
Farallon Capital Management
San Francisco,
California
|
+$386M |
| 4 |
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
|
+$216M |
| 5 |
DKCM
Davidson Kempner Capital Management
New York
|
+$198M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$571M |
| 2 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$304M |
| 3 |
Flossbach Von Storch
Cologne,
Germany
|
-$297M |
| 4 |
ClearBridge Investments
New York
|
-$271M |
| 5 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$257M |
MON Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
1,023 of the 4,373 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Monsanto Co (MON) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $40.7B — down 0.27% from $40.8B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 106 funds closed out of MON and 75 opened new positions — a net loss of 31 holders — while 457 trimmed existing stakes and 320 added.
The largest buyer was Berkshire Hathaway, adding an estimated $874M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $571M.
- 1,023 institutional investors held Monsanto Co (MON) as of Q1 2018, down from 1,062 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $40.7B of Monsanto Co stock for Q1 2018, down 0.27% quarter-over-quarter.
- 75 funds opened new Monsanto Co positions in Q1 2018 and 106 closed out, a net change of -31 holders.
- The largest Monsanto Co buyer in Q1 2018 was Berkshire Hathaway, an estimated $874M added.
- The largest Monsanto Co seller in Q1 2018 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $571M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.