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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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)

Holders
1,135
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-0.7%
% of All Funds
32.94%
Holding in Top 10
15
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-21.05%
% of All Funds
0.44%
New
49
Increased
430
Reduced
446
Closed
48
Calls
$241M
Puts
$194M
Net Calls
+$46M
Net Calls Change
+$13.1M

Top Buyers

1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$142M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$80.2M
3
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
+$66.4M
4
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$58.1M
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$55M

Top Sellers

1
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
-$651M
2
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
-$308M
3
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
-$170M
4
Lord, Abbett & Co
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
-$124M
5
BIM
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
-$87M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$2.17B +$37.9M +363,679 +2%
State Street
2
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.98B +$55M +527,857 +3%
BIT
3
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$1.1B +$1.93M +18,513 +0.2%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$829M -$76.3M -732,531 -8%
Capital World Investors
5
Capital World Investors
California
$779M -$651M -6,248,081 -45%
BFA
6
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$751M +$26.8M +257,573 +4%
Northern Trust
7
Northern Trust
Illinois
$657M -$27.1M -259,832 -4%
Bank of New York Mellon
8
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$606M +$29.2M +280,697 +5%
ClearBridge Investments
9
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$527M -$2.52M -24,222 -0.5%
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
10
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$432M +$66.4M +638,003 +18%
JP Morgan Chase
11
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$387M +$142M +1,362,628 +57%
JHIU
12
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$375M +$14.7M +140,692 +4%
Ameriprise
13
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$355M +$7.54M +72,423 +2%
Federated Hermes
14
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$353M -$14.1M -135,393 -4%
Invesco
15
Invesco
Georgia
$349M +$20.3M +195,093 +6%
Morgan Stanley
16
Morgan Stanley
New York
$337M +$4.58M +44,023 +1%
BG
17
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$332M +$27.2M +261,169 +9%
APG Asset Management
18
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$326M +$13.3M +127,271 +4%
Capital Research Global Investors
19
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$323M – – –
VOYA Investment Management
20
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$321M +$33.3M +319,378 +11%
Norges Bank
21
Norges Bank
Norway
$301M -$308M -2,955,946 -50%
Geode Capital Management
22
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$284M -$4.3M -41,265 -1%
Wells Fargo
23
Wells Fargo
California
$284M +$17.2M +165,537 +6%
MAA
24
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$275M +$33.1M +318,117 +14%
Diamond Hill Capital Management
25
Diamond Hill Capital Management
Ohio
$231M +$14.7M +141,342 +7%
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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.