Unilever
588 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.52B invested in Unilever in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 185 increasing their positions, 221 reducing their positions, and 48 closing their positions.
146% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $16.1M | Put options by funds: $6.53M
0% less ownership
Funds ownership: 6.19% → 6.19% (-0%)
3% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.65B → $4.52B (-$131M)
8% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 48
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 596 → 588 (-8)
16% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 185 | Existing positions reduced: 221
42% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 12 → 7 (-5)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$24.8M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$21M |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$6.64M |
| 4 |
PFM
Parsec Financial Management
Asheville,
North Carolina
|
+$3.32M |
| 5 |
CI
Cowen Inc
New York
|
+$3.28M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$36.4M |
| 2 |
SI
Sensato Investors
San Francisco,
California
|
-$22.4M |
| 3 |
FMI
Fiduciary Management Inc
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$12.4M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$10.9M |
| 5 |
MNG
Manning & Napier Group
Fairport,
New York
|
-$8.74M |
UL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
588 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Unilever (UL) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $4.52B — down 2.8% from $4.65B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 48 funds closed out of UL and 44 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 221 trimmed existing stakes and 185 added.
The largest buyer was AllianceBernstein, opening a new position worth an estimated $24.8M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $36.4M.
- 588 institutional investors held Unilever (UL) as of Q3 2018, down from 596 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $4.52B of Unilever stock for Q3 2018, down 2.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 44 funds opened new Unilever positions in Q3 2018 and 48 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest Unilever buyer in Q3 2018 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $24.8M added.
- The largest Unilever seller in Q3 2018 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $36.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.