Kimberly-Clark
1,350 hedge funds and large institutions have $27.3B invested in Kimberly-Clark in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 81 funds opening new positions, 472 increasing their positions, 557 reducing their positions, and 96 closing their positions.
0.43% more ownership
Funds ownership: 74.33% → 74.76% (+0.43%)
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $28.6B → $27.3B (-$1.27B)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,379 → 1,350 (-29)
10% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $408M | Put options by funds: $455M
15% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 472 | Existing positions reduced: 557
15% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 13 → 11 (-2)
16% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 81 | Existing positions closed: 96
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$541M |
| 2 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$286M |
| 3 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$246M |
| 4 |
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
|
+$212M |
| 5 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$141M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$252M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$151M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$141M |
| 4 |
APG Asset Management
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
-$140M |
| 5 |
IFP
Independent Franchise Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$132M |
KMB Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
1,350 of the 4,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kimberly-Clark (KMB) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $27.3B — down 4.4% from $28.6B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 96 funds closed out of KMB and 81 opened new positions — a net loss of 15 holders — while 557 trimmed existing stakes and 472 added.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $541M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $252M.
- 1,350 institutional investors held Kimberly-Clark (KMB) as of Q2 2018, down from 1,379 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $27.3B of Kimberly-Clark stock for Q2 2018, down 4.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 81 funds opened new Kimberly-Clark positions in Q2 2018 and 96 closed out, a net change of -15 holders.
- The largest Kimberly-Clark buyer in Q2 2018 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $541M added.
- The largest Kimberly-Clark seller in Q2 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $252M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.