Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
2,193 hedge funds and large institutions have $188B invested in Johnson & Johnson in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 180 funds opening new positions, 886 increasing their positions, 900 reducing their positions, and 52 closing their positions.
246% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 180 | Existing positions closed: 52
10% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 646 → 710 (+64)
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $172B → $188B (+$16B)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 2,094 → 2,193 (+99)
0.18% less ownership
Funds ownership: 66.51% → 66.33% (-0.18%)
1% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.84B | Put options by funds: $1.86B
2% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 886 | Existing positions reduced: 900
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$370M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$302M |
| 3 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
+$296M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$225M |
| 5 |
EVM
Eaton Vance Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$222M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
-$490M |
| 2 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$248M |
| 3 |
Boston Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$234M |
| 4 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$232M |
| 5 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
-$192M |
JNJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
2,193 of the 3,813 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $188B — up 9.3% from $172B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 180 funds opened new JNJ positions and 52 closed out — a net gain of 128 holders — while 886 added to existing stakes and 900 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $370M. The largest seller was Franklin Resources, cutting an estimated $490M.
- 2,193 institutional investors held Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) as of Q4 2015, up from 2,094 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $188B of Johnson & Johnson stock for Q4 2015, up 9.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 180 funds opened new Johnson & Johnson positions in Q4 2015 and 52 closed out, a net change of +128 holders.
- The largest Johnson & Johnson buyer in Q4 2015 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $370M added.
- The largest Johnson & Johnson seller in Q4 2015 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $490M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.