Kimberly-Clark
KMB
1,379 hedge funds and large institutions have $28.6B invested in Kimberly-Clark in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 99 funds opening new positions, 483 increasing their positions, 565 reducing their positions, and 97 closing their positions.
108% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $523M | Put options by funds: $252M
30% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 13 (+3)
2% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 99 | Existing positions closed: 97
0.56% less ownership
Funds ownership: 74.89% → 74.33% (-0.56%)
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,392 → 1,379 (-13)
10% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $31.7B → $28.6B (-$3.14B)
15% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 483 | Existing positions reduced: 565
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$231M |
| 2 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$211M |
| 3 |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
+$142M |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$141M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$110M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$223M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$179M |
| 3 |
ClearBridge Investments
New York
|
-$157M |
| 4 |
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
-$135M |
| 5 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$127M |
KMB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
1,379 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kimberly-Clark (KMB) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $28.6B — down 9.9% from $31.7B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 99 funds opened new KMB positions and 97 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 483 added to existing stakes and 565 trimmed.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $231M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $223M.
- 1,379 institutional investors held Kimberly-Clark (KMB) as of Q1 2018, down from 1,392 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $28.6B of Kimberly-Clark stock for Q1 2018, down 9.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 99 funds opened new Kimberly-Clark positions in Q1 2018 and 97 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest Kimberly-Clark buyer in Q1 2018 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $231M added.
- The largest Kimberly-Clark seller in Q1 2018 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $223M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.