Colgate-Palmolive
1,242 hedge funds and large institutions have $46.3B invested in Colgate-Palmolive in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 113 funds opening new positions, 399 increasing their positions, 468 reducing their positions, and 47 closing their positions.
140% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 113 | Existing positions closed: 47
31% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $341M | Put options by funds: $259M
11% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 27 → 30 (+3)
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $42.7B → $46.3B (+$3.6B)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,191 → 1,242 (+51)
1.74% more ownership
Funds ownership: 71.74% → 73.48% (+1.7%)
15% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 399 | Existing positions reduced: 468
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$580M |
| 2 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$148M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$107M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$105M |
| 5 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$99.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$118M |
| 2 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$86.2M |
| 3 |
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$83.8M |
| 4 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$78.8M |
| 5 |
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
|
-$71.2M |
CL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
1,242 of the 3,765 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Colgate-Palmolive (CL) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $46.3B — up 8.4% from $42.7B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 113 funds opened new CL positions and 47 closed out — a net gain of 66 holders — while 399 added to existing stakes and 468 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Massachusetts Financial Services, adding an estimated $580M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $118M.
- 1,242 institutional investors held Colgate-Palmolive (CL) as of Q4 2014, up from 1,191 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $46.3B of Colgate-Palmolive stock for Q4 2014, up 8.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 113 funds opened new Colgate-Palmolive positions in Q4 2014 and 47 closed out, a net change of +66 holders.
- The largest Colgate-Palmolive buyer in Q4 2014 was Massachusetts Financial Services, an estimated $580M added.
- The largest Colgate-Palmolive seller in Q4 2014 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $118M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.