Kimberly-Clark
1,269 hedge funds and large institutions have $31.5B invested in Kimberly-Clark in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 57 funds opening new positions, 441 increasing their positions, 518 reducing their positions, and 73 closing their positions.
0.05% more ownership
Funds ownership: 69.4% → 69.45% (+0.05%)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,300 → 1,269 (-31)
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $34.3B → $31.5B (-$2.87B)
15% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 441 | Existing positions reduced: 518
22% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 73
27% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $201M | Put options by funds: $276M
58% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 33 → 14 (-19)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$144M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$134M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$123M |
| 4 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$114M |
| 5 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
+$74.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$272M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$233M |
| 3 |
EIP
Epoch Investment Partners
New York
|
-$155M |
| 4 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$99.1M |
| 5 |
TD Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$89.1M |
KMB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review
1,269 of the 3,759 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kimberly-Clark (KMB) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $31.5B — down 8.3% from $34.3B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 73 funds closed out of KMB and 57 opened new positions — a net loss of 16 holders — while 518 trimmed existing stakes and 441 added.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $144M. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $272M.
- 1,269 institutional investors held Kimberly-Clark (KMB) as of Q3 2016, down from 1,300 in Q2 2016.
- Funds reported $31.5B of Kimberly-Clark stock for Q3 2016, down 8.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 57 funds opened new Kimberly-Clark positions in Q3 2016 and 73 closed out, a net change of -16 holders.
- The largest Kimberly-Clark buyer in Q3 2016 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $144M added.
- The largest Kimberly-Clark seller in Q3 2016 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $272M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.