Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
2,765 hedge funds and large institutions have $234B invested in Johnson & Johnson in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 302 funds opening new positions, 986 increasing their positions, 1,246 reducing their positions, and 93 closing their positions.
225% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 302 | Existing positions closed: 93
16% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 651 → 755 (+104)
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 2,583 → 2,765 (+182)
0.09% more ownership
Funds ownership: 67.55% → 67.64% (+0.09%)
7% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $251B → $234B (-$17.1B)
21% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 986 | Existing positions reduced: 1,246
23% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.76B | Put options by funds: $2.28B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.1B |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$486M |
| 3 |
Geode Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$382M |
| 4 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$237M |
| 5 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Minato-Ku, Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$229M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$762M |
| 2 |
Artisan Partners
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$362M |
| 3 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$242M |
| 4 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$213M |
| 5 |
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
|
-$212M |
JNJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
2,765 of the 4,505 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $234B — down 6.8% from $251B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 302 funds opened new JNJ positions and 93 closed out — a net gain of 209 holders — while 986 added to existing stakes and 1,246 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $1.1B. The largest seller was Deutsche Bank, cutting an estimated $762M.
- 2,765 institutional investors held Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) as of Q4 2018, up from 2,583 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $234B of Johnson & Johnson stock for Q4 2018, down 6.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 302 funds opened new Johnson & Johnson positions in Q4 2018 and 93 closed out, a net change of +209 holders.
- The largest Johnson & Johnson buyer in Q4 2018 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $1.1B added.
- The largest Johnson & Johnson seller in Q4 2018 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $762M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.