Kimberly-Clark
1,143 hedge funds and large institutions have $29B invested in Kimberly-Clark in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 59 funds opening new positions, 454 increasing their positions, 424 reducing their positions, and 44 closing their positions.
34% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 59 | Existing positions closed: 44
17% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $229M | Put options by funds: $196M
7% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 454 | Existing positions reduced: 424
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,134 → 1,143 (+9)
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $28.8B → $29B (+$160M)
0.09% more ownership
Funds ownership: 71.8% → 71.89% (+0.09%)
17% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 23 → 19 (-4)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$312M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$92.9M |
| 3 |
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
Trenton,
New Jersey
|
+$89.6M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$77M |
| 5 |
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
+$73.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$1.11B |
| 2 |
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$54M |
| 3 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$47.6M |
| 4 |
RRAM
River Road Asset Management
Louisville,
Kentucky
|
-$42.3M |
| 5 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$32.2M |
KMB Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
1,143 of the 3,481 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kimberly-Clark (KMB) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $29B — up 0.55% from $28.8B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 59 funds opened new KMB positions and 44 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 454 added to existing stakes and 424 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Norges Bank, adding an estimated $312M. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $1.11B.
- 1,143 institutional investors held Kimberly-Clark (KMB) as of Q2 2014, up from 1,134 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $29B of Kimberly-Clark stock for Q2 2014, up 0.55% quarter-over-quarter.
- 59 funds opened new Kimberly-Clark positions in Q2 2014 and 44 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
- The largest Kimberly-Clark buyer in Q2 2014 was Norges Bank, an estimated $312M added.
- The largest Kimberly-Clark seller in Q2 2014 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $1.11B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.