Most bought consumer defensive stocks in Q1 2023
Discover which Consumer Defensive stocks institutional investors added to most aggressively over Q1 2023 versus the prior calendar quarter in our filings. Notable additions at the top of this list include AMBEV SA-ADR (ABEV), SUNOPTA INC (STKL), MONSTER BEVERAGE CORP (MNST), TAL EDUCATION GROUP- ADR (TAL). These rankings aggregate SEC 13F filings from all institutional investors in our database.
Net share increases
Top symbols by net quarter-over-quarter share change (increases).
Most bought stocks
Net quarter-over-quarter share increases across all institutional filers.
| Symbol | Name | Net shares | Net value | New | Added | Trimmed | Sold out | Holding now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABEV | AMBEV SA-ADR | 42,725,053 | $118.7M | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| STKL | SUNOPTA INC | 4,674,813 | $195.9M | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| MNST | MONSTER BEVERAGE CORP | 2,972,200 | $4.3M | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| TAL | TAL EDUCATION GROUP- ADR | 2,554,606 | -$1.8M | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| SYY | SYSCO CORP | 2,176,051 | $247.5M | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| TGT | TARGET CORP | 2,001,803 | $359.7M | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| RLX | RLX TECHNOLOGY INC-ADR | 1,814,421 | -$73.6K | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| BRFS | BRF SA-ADR | 1,798,750 | -$377.5K | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| K | KELLANOVA | 1,730,822 | $85.9M | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| COTY | COTY INC-CL A | 1,531,746 | $552.3K | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| ADM | ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND CO | 1,343,268 | -$1.9M | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| PG | PROCTER & GAMBLE CO/THE | 1,336,392 | $184.6M | 2 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 26 |
| TAP | MOLSON COORS BEVERAGE CO - B | 1,103,233 | $62.2M | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| GO | GROCERY OUTLET HOLDING CORP | 1,099,995 | $20.4M | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GOTU | GAOTU TECHEDU INC | 1,032,883 | $63.8K | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| KHC | KRAFT HEINZ CO/THE | 984,918 | -$636.6M | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 14 |
| DG | DOLLAR GENERAL CORP | 803,882 | -$104.9M | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| FLO | FLOWERS FOODS INC | 694,882 | $12.7K | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MO | ALTRIA GROUP INC | 667,722 | $32.3M | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| ACI | ALBERTSONS COS INC - CLASS A | 656,097 | $200.4K | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CL | COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO | 638,818 | -$63.3M | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 16 |
| COUR | COURSERA INC | 463,159 | $15.2K | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| HRL | HORMEL FOODS CORP | 460,450 | -$3.5M | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| WMT | WALMART INC | 439,175 | $50.6M | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 18 |
| DLTR | DOLLAR TREE INC | 381,527 | -$11.7M | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| FRPT | FRESHPET INC | 306,703 | $20.3M | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| BUD | ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV-SPN ADR | 286,995 | $165.9M | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| ASAI | SENDAS DISTRIBUIDORA SA | 269,133 | $318.8K | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| ELF | ELF BEAUTY INC | 268,406 | $275.5K | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| USFD | US FOODS HOLDING CORP | 266,767 | $14.0K | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| UVV | UNIVERSAL CORP/VA | 198,644 | $12.2M | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| BYND | BEYOND MEAT INC | 178,197 | $3.3M | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| DEO | DIAGEO PLC-SPONSORED ADR | 142,433 | $51.9M | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| VITL | VITAL FARMS INC | 120,400 | $1.9K | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| APEI | AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION | 113,311 | -$1.6M | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| SAM | BOSTON BEER COMPANY INC-A | 108,291 | $35.6M | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| SNDL | SNDL INC | 104,506 | $14.7K | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| SKIN | BEAUTY HEALTH CO/THE | 103,149 | $3.0K | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| KMB | KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP | 94,679 | -$18.9M | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| USNA | USANA HEALTH SCIENCES INC | 90,181 | $13.5M | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| SFM | SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET INC | 87,063 | -$2.8K | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| NAPA | DUCKHORN PORTFOLIO INC/THE | 85,500 | $1.3K | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| COST | COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP | 84,608 | $165.9M | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| BJ | BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS | 77,147 | $269.6K | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| RGF | REAL GOOD FOOD CO INC/THE | 76,440 | -$285.1K | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| ATGE | ADTALEM GLOBAL EDUCATION INC | 75,517 | $11.9M | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| BF-B | BROWN-FORMAN CORP-CLASS B | 59,979 | -$15.0M | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| FC | FRANKLIN COVEY CO | 54,560 | $2.6M | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| EWCZ | EUROPEAN WAX CENTER INC-A | 48,500 | $994 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DDL | DINGDONG CAYMAN LTD -SPN ADR | 43,200 | -$48.4K | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |