Kimberly-Clark
KMB
1,310 hedge funds and large institutions have $30B invested in Kimberly-Clark in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 70 funds opening new positions, 476 increasing their positions, 516 reducing their positions, and 71 closing their positions.
84% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $410M | Put options by funds: $223M
1.3% more ownership
Funds ownership: 70.78% → 72.08% (+1.3%)
1% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 70 | Existing positions closed: 71
8% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 476 | Existing positions reduced: 516
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,324 → 1,310 (-14)
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $32.5B → $30B (-$2.47B)
44% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 16 → 9 (-7)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$431M |
| 2 |
APG Asset Management
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
+$88.4M |
| 3 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$86.7M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$78.5M |
| 5 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
+$77M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$130M |
| 2 |
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
-$114M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$76.4M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$61.6M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$60.7M |
KMB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
1,310 of the 4,012 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kimberly-Clark (KMB) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $30B — down 7.6% from $32.5B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 71 funds closed out of KMB and 70 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 516 trimmed existing stakes and 476 added.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $431M. The largest seller was Janus Henderson Group, cutting an estimated $130M.
- 1,310 institutional investors held Kimberly-Clark (KMB) as of Q3 2017, down from 1,324 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $30B of Kimberly-Clark stock for Q3 2017, down 7.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 70 funds opened new Kimberly-Clark positions in Q3 2017 and 71 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest Kimberly-Clark buyer in Q3 2017 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $431M added.
- The largest Kimberly-Clark seller in Q3 2017 was Janus Henderson Group, an estimated $130M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.