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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
FANJ
601
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$2K -$2.64K -38 -51%
GI
602
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$2K -$347 -5 -14%
GWM
603
Gupta Wealth Management
California
$2K – – –
TCM
604
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$2K +$1.04K +15 +150%
ANBT
605
American National Bank & Trust
Texas
$1K – – –
S
606
SignatureFD
Georgia
$1K – – –
UFA
607
US Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$1K +$555 +8 New
MSFP
608
Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning
Connecticut
$1K +$1.25K +18 New
AT
609
Arden Trust
Delaware
$398 -$3.75K -54 -0.8%
WCM
610
Wedge Capital Management
North Carolina
– -$50.7M -647,675 Closed
Point72 Asset Management
611
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
– -$38.1M -487,200 Closed
CC
612
Carlson Capital
Texas
– -$24.1M -307,875 Closed
MCM
613
Melvin Capital Management
New York
– -$21.5M -275,000 Closed
SAM
614
Scopus Asset Management
New York
– -$15.7M -200,000 Closed
Balyasny Asset Management
615
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
– -$13M -187,132 Closed
BKBG
616
BHF Kleinwort Benson Group
Belgium
– -$13.6M -174,000 Closed
EAM
617
EverPoint Asset Management
Connecticut
– -$9.92M -142,812 Closed
CTA
618
Chesley Taft & Associates
Illinois
– -$8.46M -108,144 Closed
SM
619
Seminole Management
New York
– -$7.19M -91,900 Closed
CSS
620
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
– -$4.64M -59,304 Closed
CCM
621
Catapult Capital Management
New York
– -$4.45M -56,822 Closed
GHA
622
GW Henssler & Associates
Georgia
– -$4.11M -52,458 Closed
CAD
623
Craig A. Drill
– -$3.88M -49,600 Closed
FSA
624
Financial Sense Advisors
California
– -$3.5M -44,745 Closed
LTI
625
Laffer Tengler Investments
Tennessee
– -$3.31M -42,316 Closed
23 24
25
26 27

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.