Kohl's
KSS
632 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.5B invested in Kohl's in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 78 funds opening new positions, 213 increasing their positions, 267 reducing their positions, and 89 closing their positions.
8% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $295M | Put options by funds: $321M
2.13% less ownership
Funds ownership: 109.08% → 106.96% (-2.1%)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 649 → 632 (-17)
12% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 78 | Existing positions closed: 89
15% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $13.5B → $11.5B (-$2.06B)
20% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 213 | Existing positions reduced: 267
38% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 13 → 8 (-5)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$182M |
| 2 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$42.1M |
| 3 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$39.6M |
| 4 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$39.2M |
| 5 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$32.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$143M |
| 2 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$49.8M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$44.4M |
| 4 |
AA
ALPS Advisors
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$41.1M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$37.8M |
KSS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
632 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kohl's (KSS) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $11.5B — down 15% from $13.5B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 89 funds closed out of KSS and 78 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 267 trimmed existing stakes and 213 added.
The largest buyer was Renaissance Technologies, adding an estimated $182M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $143M.
- 632 institutional investors held Kohl's (KSS) as of Q4 2018, down from 649 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $11.5B of Kohl's stock for Q4 2018, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 78 funds opened new Kohl's positions in Q4 2018 and 89 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
- The largest Kohl's buyer in Q4 2018 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $182M added.
- The largest Kohl's seller in Q4 2018 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $143M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.