GENERAL MLS INC GIS
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 370334104 · ISIN US3703341046
American consumer goods manufacturer
- SectorConsumer staples
- IndustryGrain Mill Products
- HeadquartersMinneapolis, MN
- Founded1856
- Websitegeneralmills.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($121.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 581.3m as of 2023-09-13, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $64.07. Options: 37 managers hold calls ($397.8m notional), 35 hold puts ($231.8m).
Trends to Q3 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,577 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,669 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,650 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,643 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,506 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 715 | 653 |
| Q1 2023 | 642 | 769 |
| Q2 2023 | 637 | 801 |
| Q3 2023 | 612 | 823 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $610.5m | $329.4m | 0.54 |
| Q1 2023 | $367.7m | $283.6m | 0.77 |
| Q2 2023 | $436.9m | $209.8m | 0.48 |
| Q3 2023 | $397.8m | $231.8m | 0.58 |
Biggest buyers
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +1.8m |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | Added | +1.7m |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | +1.2m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +1.2m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +931.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +780.9k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +765.1k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +731.9k |
| KBC Group NV | Added | +647.4k |
| Man Group plc | New | +569.1k |
Biggest sellers
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -4.1m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -1.7m |
| Capital Wealth Planning, LLC | Reduced | -1.6m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -788.1k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -732.9k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. | Reduced | -695.3k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -674.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -626.1k |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC | Reduced | -596.7k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND | Reduced | -573.8k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $98.0m1.5m shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $48.4m755.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $42.9m669.7k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $36.3m566.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $27.1m423.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $23.7m370.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $19.7m308.6k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $12.2m190.6k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $11.9m186.7k shares |
| Laurion Capital Management LP | Unchanged | $11.2m175.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $42.8m668.7k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $41.2m643.7k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $30.8m481.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $16.6m259.5k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $15.9m248.8k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $12.8m200.0k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | New | $8.1m126.1k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $6.9m107.3k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $6.5m101.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $6.3m99.2k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 7.5% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q3 2023
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 6 | $9.9m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 4 | $3.2m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 4 | $8.1m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 6 | $9.1m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $7.7m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $4.1m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 5 | $4.9m | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q3 2023.
Holders, Q3 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.10% of their portfolio | 56.5m $3.6bn | Added +1.8m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 52.0m $3.3bn | Reduced -95.2k |
| Capital International Investors 0.54% of their portfolio | 33.1m $2.1bn | Added +235.6k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.11% of their portfolio | 32.3m $2.1bn | Reduced -788.1k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.29% of their portfolio | 16.2m $1.0bn | Reduced -1.7m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 11.7m $749.9m | Added +145.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.05% of their portfolio | 8.2m $527.4m | Added +23.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.10% of their portfolio | 8.0m $511.6m | Added +379.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 7.8m $499.1m | Reduced -359.7k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 7.5m $468.3m | Added +44.9k |
| Capital World Investors 0.08% of their portfolio | 6.6m $420.6m | Added +2.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 5.2m $332.6m | Reduced -94.9k |
| NORGES BANK 0.07% of their portfolio | 5.1m $328.6m | Added +88.8k |
| Amundi 0.16% of their portfolio | 5.1m $318.6m | Added +434.1k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.45% of their portfolio | 5.1m $325.7m | Added +1.7m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 5.0m $322.4m | Added +780.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.07% of their portfolio | 5.0m $316.9m | Reduced -91.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 4.8m $305.1m | Added +294.8k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.10% of their portfolio | 4.4m $282.4m | Reduced -187.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 4.1m $262.5m | Added +96.9k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.20% of their portfolio | 3.6m $230.8m | Reduced -52.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 3.5m $223.9m | Reduced -65.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.5m $222.6m | Reduced -4.1m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.3m $213.1m | Reduced -354.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.6m $169.5m | Reduced -626.1k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.6m $164.6m | Reduced -23.5k |
| UBS Group AG 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.4m $151.6m | Reduced -138.8k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.44% of their portfolio | 2.3m $148.2m | Added +1.2m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.2m $142.1m | Added +278.6k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.2m $142.0m | Reduced -179.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.30% of their portfolio | 2.1m $137.2m | Added +1.2m |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.21% of their portfolio | 2.1m $131.5m | Reduced -19.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.40% of their portfolio | 2.0m $129.8m | Reduced -8.5k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.26% of their portfolio | 2.0m $127.7m | Reduced -137.3k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.32% of their portfolio | 2.0m $126.4m | Added +146.2k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.9m $121.1m | Reduced -6.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.9m $120.5m | Reduced -238.6k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.8m $118.3m | Added +3.8k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.29% of their portfolio | 1.7m $109.4m | Reduced -695.3k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.7m $106.5m | Added +150.3k |
| Lion Street Advisors, LLC 33.82% of their portfolio | 1.6m $103.6m | Reduced -7.8k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $103.2m | Added +84.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.6m $102.9m | Added +931.5k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.6m $101.0m | Reduced -235.0k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.6m $100.1m | Added +69.3k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 1.5m $95.7m | Reduced -47.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.4m $92.2m | Reduced -674.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.4m $89.8m | Added +186.6k |
| Capital Wealth Planning, LLC 1.04% of their portfolio | 1.3m $84.4m | Reduced -1.6m |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.3m $84.2m | Added +380.9k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.3m $82.9m | Reduced -147.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.2m $79.6m | Added +23.4k |
| KBC Group NV 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.2m $77.1m | Added +647.4k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.2m $75.8m | Added +137.2k |
| National Pension Service 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.1m $74.7m | Added +56.8k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.1m $73.1m | Added +409.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.1m $71.2m | Added +20.5k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.1m $69.5m | Reduced -135 |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $70.9m | Added +329.9k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $68.0m | Added +765.1k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.39% of their portfolio | 1.0m $64.7m | Reduced -52.6k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.0m $64.4m | Reduced -71.9k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.13% of their portfolio | 971.9k $62.2m | Reduced -24.5k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.14% of their portfolio | 964.6k $61.8m | Reduced -488.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.09% of their portfolio | 944.6k $60.4m | Reduced -37.0k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 942.8k $60.3m | Added +52.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 904.2k $57.9m | Added +321.0k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.07% of their portfolio | 846.6k $54.2m | Reduced -25.6k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 842.1k $53.9m | Added +139.5k |
| Railway Pension Investments Ltd 0.57% of their portfolio | 822.8k $52.7m | Reduced -4.3k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.04% of their portfolio | 798.0k $51.1m | Added +21.9k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 781.5k $50.0m | Added +731.9k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 734.5k $47.0m | Added +21.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 725.9k $46.4m | Reduced -15.4k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.11% of their portfolio | 694.7k $44.5m | Added +26.5k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 685.2k $43.8m | Added +24.9k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 674.8k $43.2m | Added +28.5k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.10% of their portfolio | 674.8k $43.2m | Reduced -8.8k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 645.6k $41.3m | Reduced -18.6k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 626.9k $40.1m | Added +33.6k |
| Unigestion Holding SA 2.45% of their portfolio | 623.0k $39.9m | Added +62.9k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 602.9k $38.6m | Added +150.0k |
| Welch Group, LLC 2.27% of their portfolio | 598.5k $38.3m | Added +14.0k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 588.7k $37.7m | Added +258.8k |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC 0.57% of their portfolio | 576.2k $36.9m | Reduced -84.5k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 571.8k $36.6m | Added +55.4k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.56% of their portfolio | 571.4k $36.6m | Added +538.3k |
| Man Group plc 0.11% of their portfolio | 569.1k $36.4m | New |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 568.7k $36.4m | Reduced -24.3k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.05% of their portfolio | 563.1k $36.0m | Added +193.6k |
| TOBAM 2.89% of their portfolio | 562.7k $36.0m | Added +67.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.09% of their portfolio | 555.6k $35.6m | Reduced -86.7k |
| ASSETMARK, INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 554.4k $35.5m | Reduced -24.1k |
| Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. 0.41% of their portfolio | 532.2k $34.1m | Reduced -113.1k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 530.8k $34.0m | Reduced -174.4k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 521.7k $33.4m | Added +57.1k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 512.1k $32.8m | Reduced -11.1k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 510.2k $32.6m | Reduced -24.2k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.07% of their portfolio | 501.8k $32.1m | Reduced -83.4k |
| Swedbank AB 0.06% of their portfolio | 500.0k $32.0m | Reduced -23.0k |