Kimberly-Clark
KMB
1,135 hedge funds and large institutions have $27.5B invested in Kimberly-Clark in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 49 funds opening new positions, 430 increasing their positions, 446 reducing their positions, and 48 closing their positions.
24% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $241M | Put options by funds: $194M
2% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 49 | Existing positions closed: 48
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,143 → 1,135 (-8)
0.78% less ownership
Funds ownership: 71.89% → 71.12% (-0.78%)
4% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 430 | Existing positions reduced: 446
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $29B → $27.5B (-$1.54B)
21% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 15 (-4)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$142M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$80.2M |
| 3 |
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
+$66.4M |
| 4 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
+$58.1M |
| 5 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$55M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$651M |
| 2 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$308M |
| 3 |
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
-$170M |
| 4 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$124M |
| 5 |
BIM
BlackRock Investment Management
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
-$87M |
KMB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
1,135 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kimberly-Clark (KMB) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $27.5B — down 5.3% from $29B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 49 funds opened new KMB positions and 48 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 430 added to existing stakes and 446 trimmed.
The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $142M. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $651M.
- 1,135 institutional investors held Kimberly-Clark (KMB) as of Q3 2014, down from 1,143 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $27.5B of Kimberly-Clark stock for Q3 2014, down 5.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 49 funds opened new Kimberly-Clark positions in Q3 2014 and 48 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest Kimberly-Clark buyer in Q3 2014 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $142M added.
- The largest Kimberly-Clark seller in Q3 2014 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $651M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.