Kimberly-Clark
1,207 hedge funds and large institutions have $26.7B invested in Kimberly-Clark in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 77 funds opening new positions, 482 increasing their positions, 442 reducing their positions, and 56 closing their positions.
38% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 77 | Existing positions closed: 56
19% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $146M | Put options by funds: $122M
9% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 482 | Existing positions reduced: 442
0.66% more ownership
Funds ownership: 67.5% → 68.16% (+0.66%)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,200 → 1,207 (+7)
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $29B → $26.7B (-$2.37B)
53% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 9 (-10)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Adage Capital Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$90.2M |
| 2 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$65.4M |
| 3 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
+$62.1M |
| 4 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$58.7M |
| 5 |
UOC
UBS O'Connor
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$57.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$189M |
| 2 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$152M |
| 3 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$144M |
| 4 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$94.5M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$88.8M |
KMB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
1,207 of the 3,770 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kimberly-Clark (KMB) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $26.7B — down 8.2% from $29B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 77 funds opened new KMB positions and 56 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 482 added to existing stakes and 442 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Adage Capital Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $90.2M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $189M.
- 1,207 institutional investors held Kimberly-Clark (KMB) as of Q1 2015, up from 1,200 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $26.7B of Kimberly-Clark stock for Q1 2015, down 8.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 77 funds opened new Kimberly-Clark positions in Q1 2015 and 56 closed out, a net change of +21 holders.
- The largest Kimberly-Clark buyer in Q1 2015 was Adage Capital Partners, an estimated $90.2M added.
- The largest Kimberly-Clark seller in Q1 2015 was Ameriprise, an estimated $189M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.