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574 hedge funds and large institutions have $15.3B invested in Kohl's in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 79 funds opening new positions, 222 increasing their positions, 206 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

93% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 79 | Existing positions closed: 41

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $12.7B → $15.3B (+$2.58B)

9% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1112 (+1)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 548574 (+26)

1.29% more ownership

Funds ownership: 101.95%103.23% (+1.3%)

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 222 | Existing positions reduced: 206

32% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $122M | Put options by funds: $180M

Holders
574
Holders Change
+26
Holders Change %
+4.74%
% of All Funds
15.31%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+9.09%
% of All Funds
0.32%
New
79
Increased
222
Reduced
206
Closed
41
Calls
$122M
Puts
$180M
Net Calls
-$58M
Net Calls Change
-$52M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AC
101
Ascend Capital
California
$18.3M +$17.3M +300,000 New
Canada Life
102
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$17.9M +$1.65M +28,603 +11%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
103
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$17.7M -$73.6K -1,274 -0.4%
SRC
104
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
$17.4M -$80.6K -1,395 -0.5%
BA
105
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$17.3M +$1.77M +30,551 +12%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
106
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$17.3M +$10.7M +184,300 +187%
BNP Paribas Asset Management
107
BNP Paribas Asset Management
France
$16.6M +$284K +4,909 +2%
RhumbLine Advisers
108
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$16.4M +$93.1K +1,610 +0.6%
MTB
109
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
$16.3M +$500K +8,653 +3%
GAI
110
General American Investors
New York
$15.8M -$1.45M -25,000 -9%
Axa
111
Axa
France
$15.3M -$3.25M -56,200 -18%
MCM
112
Melvin Capital Management
New York
$15.3M +$14.5M +250,000 New
MCM
113
Moore Capital Management
New York
$15.3M +$14.5M +250,000 New
RFC
114
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$15.1M +$980K +16,949 +7%
AIMCA
115
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$15M +$14.2M +245,600 New
BJ
116
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$15M +$906K +15,683 +7%
EBSAM
117
Eubel Brady & Suttman Asset Management
Ohio
$14.9M +$37.8K +654 +0.3%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
118
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$14.9M -$15.5M -268,810 -52%
VRS
119
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$14.7M +$1.92M +33,176 +16%
Ameriprise
120
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$14.5M +$103K +1,785 +0.8%
BCIM
121
British Columbia Investment Management
British Columbia, Canada
$14.5M +$3.84M +66,435 +39%
DSA
122
Davis Selected Advisers
Arizona
$14.4M -$4.62K -80 -0%
NFA
123
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$14.3M +$729K +12,608 +6%
DFO
124
Duquesne Family Office
New York
$14M -$5.43M -94,000 -29%
GH
125
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$13.9M +$352K +6,098 +3%

KSS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

574 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kohl's (KSS) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $15.3B — up 20% from $12.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 79 funds opened new KSS positions and 41 closed out — a net gain of 38 holders — while 222 added to existing stakes and 206 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of New York Mellon, adding an estimated $93.9M. The largest seller was Harris Associates, cutting an estimated $277M.

  • 574 institutional investors held Kohl's (KSS) as of Q4 2014, up from 548 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $15.3B of Kohl's stock for Q4 2014, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 79 funds opened new Kohl's positions in Q4 2014 and 41 closed out, a net change of +38 holders.
  • The largest Kohl's buyer in Q4 2014 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $93.9M added.
  • The largest Kohl's seller in Q4 2014 was Harris Associates, an estimated $277M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.