Current position

Ray Dalio’s McDonalds (MCD) position

Reported position history, portfolio importance and verified filing changes from public SEC disclosures.

Bridgewater Associates, LPVerified through Q2 2026
Relationship snapshot

At a glance

The full verified relationship, including prior ownership episodes and exits where supported.

First reportedQ2 2009Earliest verified positive filing snapshot
Latest statusCurrent positionBased on the latest supported relationship state
Peak shares2.31MHighest verified quarter-end share count
Quarters reported35Verified quarters with shares above zero
What happened?

Bridgewater Associates, LP first reported McDonalds in Q2 2009. After an earlier exit, the position later appeared again in a verified filing. The reported position was increased and reduced across later filings. Bridgewater Associates, LP currently reports 56.64K shares. The latest verified filing showed: Bought 11.7% more.

Verified SEC history

Position over time

See the same verified relationship through reported shares, portfolio weight or reported value.

Metric

Gaps indicate periods that cannot be safely connected or where a verified corporate action changes the raw share scale. Stock price, when available, is market context and not a transaction price.

Key filing events

What changed

Latest filing plus the most meaningful reported changes. Unchanged quarters are collapsed by default.

Q2 2026
Bought 11.7% more+5.95K shares · 56.64K shares reported after the change
Filing context

Quarter-end price $270.31 · Estimated holding basis $262.34

Q1 2026
Bought 5.8% more+2.79K shares · 50.69K shares reported after the change
Filing context

Quarter-end price $310.79 · Estimated holding basis $261.40

Q4 2025
Sold 21.8% of the position−13.36K shares · 47.90K shares remained
Filing context

Quarter-end price $305.63 · Estimated holding basis $258.53

Q3 2025
Bought 51.5% more+20.81K shares · 61.26K shares reported after the change
Filing context

Quarter-end price $303.89 · Estimated holding basis $258.53

Q2 2025
Sold 25.0% of the position−13.47K shares · 40.45K shares remained
Filing context

Quarter-end price $292.17 · Estimated holding basis $235.19

Q1 2025
Sold 58.3% of the position−75.42K shares · 53.92K shares remained
Filing context

Quarter-end price $312.37 · Estimated holding basis $235.19

Portfolio importance

How important is McDonalds in Bridgewater Associates, LP’s reported portfolio?

Relative importance is measured only within the verified primary non-option reported portfolio for each quarter.

Current portfolio weight0.1%Q2 2026
Current rank#257of 997 reported positions
Peak portfolio weight2.6%Q1 2023
Best historical rank#8Q1 2023
At peak importanceQ1 2023
MCD
2.6%
Largest holding
5.3%
Cross-investor discovery

Who else owns McDonalds?

Also reported by 4 other tracked investors in their latest verified filings.

George SorosSoros Fund Management
MCD0.4% of reported portfolio
Bill GatesGates Foundation Trust
MCD0.3% of reported portfolio
Joel GreenblattGotham Asset Management
MCD0.1% of reported portfolio
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SEC evidence & methodology

SEC filing evidence

Market context and filing-derived values are kept separate from actual transaction prices, which 13F filings do not disclose.

Latest verified stock price$248.242026-09-18

Market context only; not an investor transaction price.

Latest filing quarter-end price$270.31Q2 2026

Derived from validated reported value and shares where supported.

Estimated holding basis$262.34Historical reference — not actual purchase price

Calculated from supported filing history.

Latest verified investor filingQ2 2026 · filed 2026-08-14
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This tracker follows Bridgewater Associates, LP’s Form 13F disclosures, not Ray Dalio’s personal brokerage account. Form 13F reports quarter-end positions later and does not reveal exact trade dates or execution prices.