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1,362 hedge funds and large institutions have $28.8B invested in Kimberly-Clark in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 98 funds opening new positions, 415 increasing their positions, 588 reducing their positions, and 72 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

47% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $344M | Put options by funds: $234M

36% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 98 | Existing positions closed: 72

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $27.3B → $28.8B (+$1.44B)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,349 → 1,362 (+13)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 11 (0)

2.05% less ownership

Funds ownership: 74.76% → 72.71% (-2%)

29% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 415 | Existing positions reduced: 588

Holders
1,362
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+0.96%
% of All Funds
31.14%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.25%
New
98
Increased
415
Reduced
588
Closed
72
Calls
$344M
Puts
$234M
Net Calls
+$110M
Net Calls Change
+$157M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$243M
2
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
+$202M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$179M
4
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
+$135M
5
BGC
Beutel, Goodman & Co
Ontario, Canada
+$83.2M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Capital Research Global Investors
Capital Research Global Investors
California
-$386M
2
Nordea Investment Management
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
-$171M
3
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Sweden
-$170M
4
ClearBridge Investments
ClearBridge Investments
New York
-$154M
5
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
-$120M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Deutsche Bank
26
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$172M -$97.3M -867,991 -36%
RJA
27
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$170M -$5.82M -51,874 -3%
Diamond Hill Capital Management
28
Diamond Hill Capital Management
Ohio
$169M -$51.2M -456,220 -23%
PI
29
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$166M +$1.17M +10,406 +0.7%
American Century Companies
30
American Century Companies
Missouri
$166M -$114M -1,017,004 -41%
EIP
31
Epoch Investment Partners
New York
$164M -$16.1M -143,960 -9%
Swiss National Bank
32
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$163M -$6.07M -54,100 -4%
PNC Financial Services Group
33
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$161M -$15.4M -137,207 -9%
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
34
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Texas
$152M +$402K +3,584 +0.3%
UBS AM
35
UBS AM
Illinois
$147M +$693K +6,183 +0.5%
PPA
36
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$143M +$6.19M +55,178 +5%
Capital World Investors
37
Capital World Investors
California
$136M +$135M +1,200,000 New
California Public Employees Retirement System
38
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$136M +$14.8M +131,896 +12%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
39
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$131M +$1.71M +15,291 +1%
KP
40
Kiltearn Partners
United Kingdom
$115M -$1.42M -12,696 -1%
Two Sigma Advisers
41
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$111M -$34.5M -307,700 -24%
Stifel Financial
42
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$107M -$4.22M -37,619 -4%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
43
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$102M +$3.24M +28,857 +3%
JP Morgan Chase
44
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$100M -$65M -579,298 -40%
ClearBridge Investments
45
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$97.4M -$154M -1,375,802 -62%
SCCM
46
Schafer Cullen Capital Management
New York
$96.5M -$3.32M -29,636 -3%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
47
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$96.3M -$201K -1,790 -0.2%
Bank of Montreal
48
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$95.9M +$12M +106,655 +14%
CS
49
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$92.4M +$3.77M +33,579 +4%
AAMU
50
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$90M +$13.2M +118,065 +18%
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KMB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

1,362 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kimberly-Clark (KMB) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $28.8B — up 5.3% from $27.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 98 funds opened new KMB positions and 72 closed out — a net gain of 26 holders — while 415 added to existing stakes and 588 trimmed.

The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $243M. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, cutting an estimated $386M.

  • 1,362 institutional investors held Kimberly-Clark (KMB) as of Q3 2018, up from 1,349 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $28.8B of Kimberly-Clark stock for Q3 2018, up 5.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 98 funds opened new Kimberly-Clark positions in Q3 2018 and 72 closed out, a net change of +26 holders.
  • The largest Kimberly-Clark buyer in Q3 2018 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $243M added.
  • The largest Kimberly-Clark seller in Q3 2018 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $386M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.