Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG) has seen a decrease in activity from the world’s largest hedge funds lately.
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Consequently, let’s take a glance at the key action regarding Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG).
Hedge fund activity in Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG)
At the end of the fourth quarter, a total of 44 of the hedge funds we track held long positions in this stock, a change of -19% from one quarter earlier. With hedgies’ capital changing hands, there exists a few notable hedge fund managers who were increasing their holdings substantially.
According to our comprehensive database, Lone Pine Capital, managed by Stephen Mandel, holds the largest position in Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG). Lone Pine Capital has a $588 million position in the stock, comprising 3.7% of its 13F portfolio. Sitting at the No. 2 spot is Eton Park Capital, managed by Eric Mindich, which held a $287 million position; the fund has 6% of its 13F portfolio invested in the stock. Some other hedge funds that are bullish include James Crichton and Adam Weiss’s Scout Capital Management, Bain Capital’s Brookside Capital and Lee Ainslie’s Maverick Capital.
Seeing as Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG) has experienced falling interest from the aggregate hedge fund industry, it’s easy to see that there lies a certain “tier” of funds who were dropping their entire stakes heading into 2013. It’s worth mentioning that Brian Jackelow’s SAB Capital Management dumped the largest position of the 450+ funds we watch, comprising about $159 million in stock.. Anand Parekh’s fund, Alyeska Investment Group, also cut its stock, about $105 million worth. These moves are interesting, as aggregate hedge fund interest dropped by 10 funds heading into 2013.
Insider trading activity in Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG)
Insider trading activity, especially when it’s bullish, is at its handiest when the company in focus has experienced transactions within the past six months. Over the last six-month time period, Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG) has seen 2 unique insiders buying, and 11 insider sales (see the details of insider trades here).
With the results shown by Insider Monkey’s tactics, retail investors must always watch hedge fund and insider trading sentiment, and Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG) applies perfectly to this mantra.
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