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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
LTI
1
Laffer Tengler Investments
Tennessee
$2.58B -$2.45M -42,316 Closed
T. Rowe Price Associates
2
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$1.14B -$64.5M -1,115,930 -6%
JP Morgan Chase
3
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$784M -$45.5M -787,127 -6%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$698M +$45.2M +782,837 +7%
Vanguard Group
5
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$665M +$10.2M +176,734 +2%
Massachusetts Financial Services
6
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$488M +$42.3M +731,767 +10%
LSV Asset Management
7
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$397M +$24.5M +423,017 +7%
Bank of New York Mellon
8
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$374M +$93.9M +1,625,412 +36%
BIT
9
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$368M +$2.51M +43,431 +0.7%
Invesco
10
Invesco
Georgia
$367M +$69.3M +1,199,752 +25%
Nordea Investment Management
11
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$290M -$5.33M -92,198 -2%
Fidelity Investments
12
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$267M -$75.8M -1,311,089 -23%
Lord, Abbett & Co
13
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$252M -$1.59M -27,433 -0.7%
Franklin Resources
14
Franklin Resources
California
$230M -$20.8M -360,550 -9%
Northern Trust
15
Northern Trust
Illinois
$187M +$2.77M +47,963 +2%
BFA
16
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$174M +$10.5M +181,210 +7%
Capital Research Global Investors
17
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$171M
EIP
18
Epoch Investment Partners
New York
$149M -$3.61M -62,539 -3%
APG Asset Management
19
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$147M +$60M +1,037,446 +75%
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
20
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
$144M -$4.55M -78,700 -3%
Boston Partners
21
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$137M -$4.23M -73,118 -3%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
22
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$125M +$10.5M +180,868 +10%
Norges Bank
23
Norges Bank
Norway
$121M +$2.93M +50,770 +3%
RRAM
24
River Road Asset Management
Kentucky
$121M -$4.93M -85,351 -4%
CCI
25
Columbus Circle Investors
$116M +$12.2M +210,485 +12%

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.