Unilever
488 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.54B invested in Unilever in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 204 increasing their positions, 151 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.
77% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $16.5M | Put options by funds: $9.31M
50% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 26
35% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 204 | Existing positions reduced: 151
7% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 15 → 16 (+1)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 480 → 488 (+8)
0.17% less ownership
Funds ownership: 7.87% → 7.71% (-0.17%)
7% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.88B → $4.54B (-$337M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$75.5M |
| 2 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$31.2M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$14.2M |
| 4 |
Lazard Asset Management
New York
|
+$12.5M |
| 5 |
BHC
Bowen Hanes & Co
Ponte Vedra Beach,
Florida
|
+$9.97M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harris Associates
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$112M |
| 2 |
MNA
Manning & Napier Advisors
Fairport,
New York
|
-$60.4M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$17.8M |
| 4 |
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$10.6M |
| 5 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$6.91M |
UL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
488 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Unilever (UL) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $4.54B — down 6.9% from $4.88B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 39 funds opened new UL positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 204 added to existing stakes and 151 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $75.5M. The largest seller was Harris Associates, cutting an estimated $112M.
- 488 institutional investors held Unilever (UL) as of Q3 2015, up from 480 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $4.54B of Unilever stock for Q3 2015, down 6.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 39 funds opened new Unilever positions in Q3 2015 and 26 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
- The largest Unilever buyer in Q3 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $75.5M added.
- The largest Unilever seller in Q3 2015 was Harris Associates, an estimated $112M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.