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610 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.9B invested in Kohl's in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 74 funds opening new positions, 240 increasing their positions, 232 reducing their positions, and 60 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

23% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 74 | Existing positions closed: 60

4.09% more ownership

Funds ownership: 100.5% → 104.59% (+4.1%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 602 → 610 (+8)

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 240 | Existing positions reduced: 232

18% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $138M | Put options by funds: $169M

19% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $15.9B → $12.9B (-$2.99B)

52% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 25 → 12 (-13)

Holders
610
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+1.33%
% of All Funds
16.44%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
-13
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-52%
% of All Funds
0.32%
New
74
Increased
240
Reduced
232
Closed
60
Calls
$138M
Puts
$169M
Net Calls
-$31.1M
Net Calls Change
+$74.1M

Top Buyers

1
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
+$114M
2
IG
ING Group
Netherlands
+$99.2M
3
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$71.1M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$61M
5
T
TOBAM
France
+$58.5M

Top Sellers

1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$86.5M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$61.9M
3
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
-$60M
4
WCM
Wedge Capital Management
North Carolina
-$50.7M
5
AL
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
-$40.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BG
26
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$110M +$562K +8,092 +0.5%
EIP
27
Epoch Investment Partners
New York
$99.1M -$4.43M -63,842 -4%
IG
28
ING Group
Netherlands
$94.8M +$99.2M +1,428,263 +1,658%
Goldman Sachs
29
Goldman Sachs
New York
$89.4M +$24.4M +351,581 +33%
AL
30
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
$87.9M -$40.8M -587,600 -30%
American Century Companies
31
American Century Companies
Missouri
$86.6M +$27.6M +397,891 +40%
Bank of Montreal
32
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$85.3M +$53.6M +772,015 +131%
Lazard Asset Management
33
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$76.7M +$20.4M +293,265 +31%
ACA
34
Anchor Capital Advisors
Massachusetts
$71.5M -$2.3M -33,100 -3%
T
35
TOBAM
France
$67.9M +$58.5M +842,476 +348%
TCIM
36
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$66.3M +$5.2M +74,945 +8%
UBS AM
37
UBS AM
Illinois
$64.4M +$5.32M +76,670 +8%
AQR Capital Management
38
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$61.2M +$40M +576,000 +143%
AI
39
Analytic Investors
California
$60M +$8.04M +115,793 +14%
WG
40
Winton Group
United Kingdom
$59.5M -$27.1M -390,850 -29%
Renaissance Technologies
41
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$59.4M +$61M +878,200 +1,232%
CS
42
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$58.2M +$10.9M +157,581 +20%
JHIU
43
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$56.5M +$42.3M +608,945 +208%
Allianz Asset Management
44
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$55.2M +$24.6M +353,874 +67%
KIG
45
Kovitz Investment Group
Illinois
$54.5M -$2.41M -34,663 -4%
Neuberger Berman Group
46
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$54.3M -$17.8M -256,836 -23%
Wells Fargo
47
Wells Fargo
California
$52.9M +$9.67M +139,289 +20%
SCM
48
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$52.9M -$2.46M -35,442 -4%
Legal & General Group
49
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$52.8M -$773K -11,140 -1%
GC
50
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$52M +$5.35M +76,987 +10%
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KSS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

610 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kohl's (KSS) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $12.9B — down 19% from $15.9B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 74 funds opened new KSS positions and 60 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 240 added to existing stakes and 232 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AllianceBernstein, adding an estimated $114M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $86.5M.

  • 610 institutional investors held Kohl's (KSS) as of Q2 2015, up from 602 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $12.9B of Kohl's stock for Q2 2015, down 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 74 funds opened new Kohl's positions in Q2 2015 and 60 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest Kohl's buyer in Q2 2015 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $114M added.
  • The largest Kohl's seller in Q2 2015 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $86.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.