Clorox
1,198 hedge funds and large institutions have $22B invested in Clorox in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 167 funds opening new positions, 412 increasing their positions, 426 reducing their positions, and 79 closing their positions.
111% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 167 | Existing positions closed: 79
30% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 27 → 35 (+8)
26% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $17.4B → $22B (+$4.6B)
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,119 → 1,198 (+79)
0.65% less ownership
Funds ownership: 80.48% → 79.84% (-0.65%)
3% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 412 | Existing positions reduced: 426
56% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $375M | Put options by funds: $860M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$160M |
| 2 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$121M |
| 3 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$116M |
| 4 |
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Rotterdam,
Netherlands
|
+$87M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$84M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fundsmith LLP
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$276M |
| 2 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
-$179M |
| 3 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$159M |
| 4 |
Charles Schwab
San Francisco,
California
|
-$100M |
| 5 |
CRC
Cedar Rock Capital
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$93.7M |
CLX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review
1,198 of the 4,888 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Clorox (CLX) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $22B — up 26% from $17.4B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 167 funds opened new CLX positions and 79 closed out — a net gain of 88 holders — while 412 added to existing stakes and 426 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $160M. The largest seller was Fundsmith LLP, exiting entirely with an estimated $276M sold.
- 1,198 institutional investors held Clorox (CLX) as of Q2 2020, up from 1,119 in Q1 2020.
- Funds reported $22B of Clorox stock for Q2 2020, up 26% quarter-over-quarter.
- 167 funds opened new Clorox positions in Q2 2020 and 79 closed out, a net change of +88 holders.
- The largest Clorox buyer in Q2 2020 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $160M added.
- The largest Clorox seller in Q2 2020 was Fundsmith LLP, an estimated $276M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.