Unilever
671 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.33B invested in Unilever in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 74 funds opening new positions, 280 increasing their positions, 214 reducing their positions, and 78 closing their positions.
43% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 10 (+3)
31% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 280 | Existing positions reduced: 214
3% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $18M | Put options by funds: $17.5M
0.44% more ownership
Funds ownership: 6.06% → 6.5% (+0.44%)
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.55B → $4.33B (-$222M)
5% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 74 | Existing positions closed: 78
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 684 → 671 (-13)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Federated Hermes
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
+$110M |
| 2 |
MNG
Manning & Napier Group
Fairport,
New York
|
+$58.9M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$54.2M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$45.7M |
| 5 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$41.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$93.2M |
| 2 |
MG
Markel Group
Glen Allen,
Virginia
|
-$87.3M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$41.6M |
| 4 |
FMI
Fiduciary Management Inc
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$26.7M |
| 5 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$20.2M |
UL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review
671 of the 4,539 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Unilever (UL) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $4.33B — down 4.9% from $4.55B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 78 funds closed out of UL and 74 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 214 trimmed existing stakes and 280 added.
The largest buyer was Federated Hermes, adding an estimated $110M. The largest seller was Norges Bank, exiting entirely with an estimated $93.2M sold.
- 671 institutional investors held Unilever (UL) as of Q1 2020, down from 684 in Q4 2019.
- Funds reported $4.33B of Unilever stock for Q1 2020, down 4.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 74 funds opened new Unilever positions in Q1 2020 and 78 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest Unilever buyer in Q1 2020 was Federated Hermes, an estimated $110M added.
- The largest Unilever seller in Q1 2020 was Norges Bank, an estimated $93.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.