7 Best Mid-Cap Consumer Defensive Stocks to Buy
On March 5, Franklin Templeton published its outlook on consumer defensive stocks, and the case they're making for the sector is hard to ignore right now.
| No. | Hedge Fund | Shares | Value | Activity | % Port |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | AQR Capital Management Cliff Asness | 7,006,847 | $187,012,746 | +87% | 0.1% |
| 2. | Point72 Asset Management Steve Cohen | 2,854,230 | $76,293,568 | +132% | 0.09% |
| 3. | Alyeska Investment Group Anand Parekh | 2,739,160 | $73,217,747 | +1% | 0.21% |
| 4. | Woodline Partners Michael Rockefeller And Karl Kroeker | 2,539,005 | $67,867,604 | 0.26% | |
| 5. | D E Shaw D. E. Shaw | 2,501,023 | $66,852,345 | -30% | 0.04% |
| Insider | Price | Amount | Total Value | Remaining Holdings | Date | Form 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $17.75 | 2,000 | $35,500.00 | 7,391 | 2026-02-13 | Filing | |
| $37.98 | 1,316 | $49,999.99 | 8,001 | 2025-08-14 | Filing | |
| $49,999.99 | 1,316 | $65,824,086.84 | 8,001 | 2025-08-14 | Filing | |
| $37.49 | 2,663 | $99,835.87 | 5,198 | 2025-08-06 | Filing | |
| $36.41 | 2,700 | $98,307.00 | 6,685 | 2025-08-06 | Filing |
| Insider | Price | Amount | Total Value | Remaining Holdings | Date | Form 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $30.93 | 3,970 | $122,792.10 | 54,812 | 2025-12-01 | Filing | |
| $29.00 | 308 | $8,932.00 | 72,690 | 2025-11-07 | Filing | |
| $42.03 | 3,970 | $166,859.10 | 53,866 | 2025-09-03 | Filing | |
| $54.18 | 1,600 | $86,688.00 | 193,978 | 2025-08-01 | Filing | |
| $54.43 | 1,600 | $87,088.00 | 195,578 | 2025-07-25 | Filing |
| No. | Name | Shares | Value | % Port |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 23,745 | $382,057 | 0.04% | |
| 2. | 11,660 | $187,609 | 0.11% | |
| 3. | 3,944 | $63,459 | 0% | |
| 4. | 2,625 | $42,236 | 0% | |
| 5. | 1,409 | $22,037 | 0% |