Kohl's
KSS
564 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.53B invested in Kohl's in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 88 funds opening new positions, 184 increasing their positions, 232 reducing their positions, and 96 closing their positions.
22% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 11 (+2)
3.79% more ownership
Funds ownership: 101.59% → 105.38% (+3.8%)
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.13B → $9.53B (+$397M)
8% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 88 | Existing positions closed: 96
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 579 → 564 (-15)
13% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $131M | Put options by funds: $151M
21% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 184 | Existing positions reduced: 232
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AIG
American International Group
New York
|
+$338M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$140M |
| 3 |
LGP
Leonard Green & Partners
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$116M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$58.2M |
| 5 |
BGIM
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$52M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$244M |
| 2 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$206M |
| 3 |
Lazard Asset Management
New York
|
-$51.6M |
| 4 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$50.8M |
| 5 |
AI
Analytic Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$45.8M |
KSS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
564 of the 3,824 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kohl's (KSS) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $9.53B — up 4.3% from $9.13B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 96 funds closed out of KSS and 88 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 232 trimmed existing stakes and 184 added.
The largest buyer was American International Group, adding an estimated $338M. The largest seller was Massachusetts Financial Services, cutting an estimated $244M.
- 564 institutional investors held Kohl's (KSS) as of Q4 2015, down from 579 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $9.53B of Kohl's stock for Q4 2015, up 4.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 88 funds opened new Kohl's positions in Q4 2015 and 96 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
- The largest Kohl's buyer in Q4 2015 was American International Group, an estimated $338M added.
- The largest Kohl's seller in Q4 2015 was Massachusetts Financial Services, an estimated $244M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.