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 ($109.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 542.4m as of 2025-06-09, 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 ≈ $51.66. Options: 32 managers hold calls ($247.4m notional), 33 hold puts ($332.9m).
Trends to Q2 2025
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 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,583 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,594 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,539 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,576 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,625 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,560 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,466 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 612 | 823 |
| Q4 2023 | 624 | 719 |
| Q1 2024 | 664 | 768 |
| Q2 2024 | 634 | 749 |
| Q3 2024 | 623 | 775 |
| Q4 2024 | 644 | 732 |
| Q1 2025 | 594 | 836 |
| Q2 2025 | 603 | 770 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $291.7m | $242.2m | 0.83 |
| Q4 2024 | $243.9m | $178.2m | 0.73 |
| Q1 2025 | $278.7m | $270.8m | 0.97 |
| Q2 2025 | $247.4m | $332.9m | 1.35 |
Biggest buyers
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +2.6m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +2.1m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +1.6m |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC | New | +1.6m |
| Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC (Investment Advisor) | Added | +1.6m |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Added | +1.2m |
| BROADWATER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.2m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +1.1m |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +902.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +894.6k |
Biggest sellers
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -3.7m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -2.4m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -1.8m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -1.7m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -1.5m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Sold out | -1.2m |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -1.0m |
| California Public Employees Retirement System | Reduced | -937.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -884.7k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $48.3m932.0k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $45.5m878.1k shares |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | $18.5m357.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $17.3m333.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $17.0m327.5k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Added | $13.7m264.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $10.5m203.4k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $10.3m199.0k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Reduced | $8.8m169.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $8.8m169.4k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $90.0m1.7m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $58.1m1.1m shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $21.5m415.4k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $20.5m396.4k shares |
| UBS Group AG | New | $18.8m362.6k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $18.4m354.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $15.4m296.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $10.0m192.7k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $9.1m176.0k shares |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Added | $8.3m161.0k 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 Q2 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $5.1m | $3.9m |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $50.1k | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $891.2k | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $3.9m | $3.2m |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $739.6k | $739.6k |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $197.2k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-15 | Sharma Pankaj MN Segment President | Sold | $197.2k3.6k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 69.3m $3.6bn | Added +581.0k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 56.2m $2.9bn | Reduced -1.8m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 33.6m $1.7bn | Added +250.1k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 19.3m $1.0bn | Added +265.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 15.2m $787.0m | Added +170.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.03% of their portfolio | 9.3m $480.8m | Reduced -1.7m |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.41% of their portfolio | 8.6m $443.2m | Added +393.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 8.3m $430.0m | Added +1.1m |
| NORGES BANK 0.05% of their portfolio | 8.1m $417.5m | Added +885.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 6.9m $359.9m | Reduced -823.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 6.9m $357.1m | Reduced -92.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 6.8m $351.4m | Added +378.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.3m $325.7m | Reduced -884.7k |
| Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC (Investment Advisor) 1.49% of their portfolio | 6.2m $323.5m | Added +1.6m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 6.1m $318.5m | Reduced -3.7m |
| Capital World Investors 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.6m $288.5m | Reduced -857.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.4m $282.2m | Reduced -1.5m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.3m $275.9m | Added +2.1m |
| UBS Group AG 0.06% of their portfolio | 5.1m $266.6m | Reduced -121.8k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.0m $207.1m | Added +14.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.6m $186.7m | Reduced -294.5k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.43% of their portfolio | 3.5m $182.7m | Reduced -227.7k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.43% of their portfolio | 3.3m $170.7m | Reduced -149.6k |
| Amundi 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.2m $173.7m | Reduced -175.5k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.1m $160.7m | Reduced -2.4m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.8m $143.7m | Reduced -535.9k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.7m $140.5m | Reduced -647.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.7m $138.6m | Added +2.6m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.7m $138.0m | Reduced -688.4k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 2.4m $126.4m | Added +133.2k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.4m $124.9m | Added +880.1k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.2m $114.7m | Added +894.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.2m $114.4m | Added +499.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.1m $111.3m | Reduced -1.0m |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.0m $104.2m | Reduced -937.8k |
| Capital International Investors 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.0m $102.6m | Reduced -41.6k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.9m $96.8m | Added +1.6m |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.8m $95.4m | Reduced -17.4k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 1.8m $92.6m | Added +902.2k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.7m $87.2m | Reduced -11.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.7m $86.0m | Added +104.4k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 1.6m $84.9m | New |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.6m $84.8m | Reduced -101.7k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $84.2m | Reduced -156.6k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.6m $83.9m | Added +99.5k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.6m $81.6m | Added +1.2m |
| Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA 1.04% of their portfolio | 1.5m $78.8m | Unchanged |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.4m $74.9m | Reduced -212.0k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $75.0m | Reduced -102.7k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.4m $73.9m | Reduced -35.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $68.3m | Added +123.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.3m $66.1m | Reduced -336.4k |
| BROADWATER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.96% of their portfolio | 1.2m $1.2m | Added +1.2m |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.2m $63.9m | Added +47.0k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $60.0m | Reduced -71.3k |
| Lion Street Advisors, LLC 16.92% of their portfolio | 1.1m $55.8m | Reduced -643 |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $55.4m | Added +38.1k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.0m $52.3m | Reduced -111.8k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.0m $52.1m | Added +49.8k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.0m $52.0m | Reduced -51.7k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 948.4k $49.1m | Added +17.1k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.05% of their portfolio | 938.8k $48.6m | Added +22.5k |
| Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB (publ) 0.28% of their portfolio | 926.8k $48.0m | Added +77.5k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.08% of their portfolio | 913.3k $46.2m | Reduced -54.3k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 912.7k $47.3m | Added +103.4k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.14% of their portfolio | 912.0k $47.2m | Reduced -111.8k |
| National Pension Service 0.04% of their portfolio | 886.4k $45.9m | Added +6.3k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 847.8k $43.9m | Reduced -157.1k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 798.9k $41.4m | Added +13.5k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.03% of their portfolio | 784.2k $40.6m | Added +18.2k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.06% of their portfolio | 783.9k $40.7m | Added +52.2k |
| Welch Group, LLC 1.68% of their portfolio | 777.7k $40.3m | Added +14.1k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.09% of their portfolio | 774.4k $40.1m | Reduced -24.1k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 753.7k $39.0m | Added +296.0k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 734.1k $38.0m | Reduced -179.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 722.6k $37.4m | Added +87.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 720.1k $37.3m | Reduced -56.7k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 703.8k $36.5m | Reduced -48.3k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.06% of their portfolio | 682.0k $35.3m | Added +10.6k |
| KLP KAPITALFORVALTNING AS 0.15% of their portfolio | 679.6k $35.2m | Added +71.9k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.05% of their portfolio | 676.2k $35.0m | Added +435.3k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.06% of their portfolio | 665.6k $34.2m | Added +92.9k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 652.6k $33.8m | Reduced -50.6k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.06% of their portfolio | 649.4k $33.6m | Reduced -22.8k |
| ASSETMARK, INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 643.5k $33.3m | Added +69.6k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 624.1k $32.3m | Added +106.8k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 618.9k $32.1m | Reduced -129.9k |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.07% of their portfolio | 618.7k $32.1m | Reduced -32.3k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.08% of their portfolio | 617.1k $32.0m | Added +28.9k |
| Swedbank AB 0.03% of their portfolio | 596.0k $30.9m | First filing |
| Man Group plc 0.07% of their portfolio | 595.5k $30.9m | Added +380.8k |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 575.7k $29.8m | Reduced -524 |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.10% of their portfolio | 574.0k $29.7m | Added +51.5k |
| CAPITAL ADVISORS INC/OK 0.53% of their portfolio | 572.9k $29.7m | Added +116.0k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.07% of their portfolio | 550.1k $24.3m | Added +19.0k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.05% of their portfolio | 539.1k $27.9m | Reduced -15.3k |
| KBC Group NV 0.07% of their portfolio | 522.1k $27.1m | Reduced -114.7k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 521.9k $27.0m | Reduced -6.8k |
| ADVOCATE GROUP LLC 4.65% of their portfolio | 501.7k $26.0m | Reduced -10.4k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 495.6k $25.7m | Reduced -27.0k |