Kimberly-Clark
1,289 hedge funds and large institutions have $28.4B invested in Kimberly-Clark in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 136 funds opening new positions, 431 increasing their positions, 520 reducing their positions, and 97 closing their positions.
40% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 136 | Existing positions closed: 97
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,268 → 1,289 (+21)
0.22% less ownership
Funds ownership: 69.44% → 69.22% (-0.22%)
9% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $31.2B → $28.4B (-$2.83B)
16% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $197M | Put options by funds: $234M
17% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 431 | Existing positions reduced: 520
21% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 14 → 11 (-3)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$197M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$133M |
| 3 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$106M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$99M |
| 5 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$88.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$208M |
| 2 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$171M |
| 3 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$115M |
| 4 |
VOYA Investment Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$110M |
| 5 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$91.8M |
KMB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
1,289 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kimberly-Clark (KMB) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $28.4B — down 9.1% from $31.2B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 136 funds opened new KMB positions and 97 closed out — a net gain of 39 holders — while 431 added to existing stakes and 520 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $197M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $208M.
- 1,289 institutional investors held Kimberly-Clark (KMB) as of Q4 2016, up from 1,268 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $28.4B of Kimberly-Clark stock for Q4 2016, down 9.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 136 funds opened new Kimberly-Clark positions in Q4 2016 and 97 closed out, a net change of +39 holders.
- The largest Kimberly-Clark buyer in Q4 2016 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $197M added.
- The largest Kimberly-Clark seller in Q4 2016 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $208M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.