KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP KMB
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 494368103 · ISIN US4943681035
American multinational company
- SectorMaterials
- IndustryConverted Paper & Paperboard Prods (No Contaners/Boxes)
- HeadquartersIrving, TX
- Founded1872
- Websitekimberly-clark.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($123.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 337.9m as of 2023-10-17, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $121.07. Options: 26 managers hold calls ($252.7m notional), 29 hold puts ($193.6m).
Trends to Q3 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,572 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,654 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,643 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,680 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,595 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 744 | 625 |
| Q1 2023 | 696 | 683 |
| Q2 2023 | 676 | 738 |
| Q3 2023 | 628 | 794 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $420.5m | $307.2m | 0.73 |
| Q1 2023 | $373.7m | $253.2m | 0.68 |
| Q2 2023 | $274.3m | $182.6m | 0.67 |
| Q3 2023 | $252.7m | $193.6m | 0.77 |
Biggest buyers
| FMR LLC | Added | +1.0m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +641.2k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +524.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +493.0k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +394.7k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +391.6k |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) | Added | +386.5k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +336.3k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | Added | +309.8k |
| KBC Group NV | Added | +281.2k |
Biggest sellers
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -1.3m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -1.3m |
| Cullen Capital Management, LLC | Reduced | -1.2m |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | -362.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -360.2k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Reduced | -223.0k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Reduced | -223.0k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA | Reduced | -204.2k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -202.4k |
| Man Group plc | Sold out | -199.8k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $85.5m707.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $40.8m337.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $23.0m190.5k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $15.7m130.1k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $14.7m121.7k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Added | $11.1m91.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $9.0m74.3k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $8.7m71.9k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $7.9m65.6k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | New | $6.2m51.1k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $62.0m512.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $33.5m277.0k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $14.8m122.3k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $13.6m112.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $9.4m78.1k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $9.4m77.8k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $9.1m75.3k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | New | $8.0m66.5k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $7.5m62.3k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Added | $5.2m42.7k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution +1.2 pts · filed 2026-04-24 | 8.8% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 7.5% |
| STATE STREET CORP 13G · institution new · filed 2026-05-12 | 6.5% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q3 2023
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2021 | 1 | $3.2k | 1 | $2.8m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 1 | $272.0k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 4 | $10.2m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $8.6m | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.2m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-29 | Karrmann Sandra R Chief Human Resources Officer | Sold | $664.8k5.1k shares |
| 2023-07-27 | Melucci Jeffrey P. Chief Legal Officer | Sold | $576.0k4.4k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q3 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 30.1m $3.6bn | Reduced -60.4k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.10% of their portfolio | 29.4m $3.6bn | Added +336.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.12% of their portfolio | 18.0m $2.2bn | Reduced -110.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.25% of their portfolio | 7.2m $869.1m | Added +177.7k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 6.8m $827.2m | Added +186.7k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.28% of their portfolio | 6.6m $797.4m | Reduced -202.4k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.47% of their portfolio | 5.0m $603.8m | Added +641.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.06% of their portfolio | 4.9m $590.3m | Added +212.7k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.09% of their portfolio | 4.8m $580.5m | Reduced -1.3m |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.15% of their portfolio | 4.5m $537.9m | Added +1.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.14% of their portfolio | 4.3m $518.5m | Reduced -19.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 4.1m $489.7m | Added +155.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.7m $441.8m | Reduced -99.7k |
| NORGES BANK 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.5m $426.5m | Added +60.5k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 1.11% of their portfolio | 3.4m $415.1m | Added +148.1k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.3m $396.8m | Reduced -1.3m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.3m $396.8m | Reduced -38.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.2m $383.6m | Reduced -360.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.8m $339.0m | Added +493.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.7m $323.4m | Reduced -111.6k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.5m $304.8m | Reduced -142.1k |
| NUANCE INVESTMENTS, LLC 7.38% of their portfolio | 2.5m $301.4m | Reduced -81.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.4m $295.2m | Added +1.0m |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. 1.64% of their portfolio | 2.3m $277.1m | Added +1.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.2m $265.5m | Added +524.6k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.22% of their portfolio | 2.1m $253.3m | Added +10.9k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.9m $226.4m | Reduced -60.8k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.6m $198.8m | Reduced -3.0k |
| Amundi 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.6m $195.9m | Added +269.7k |
| Capital World Investors 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.6m $188.1m | Unchanged |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.51% of their portfolio | 1.4m $164.8m | Added +103.4k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.3m $158.9m | Added +309.8k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.40% of their portfolio | 1.3m $156.0m | Reduced -111.7k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.41% of their portfolio | 1.2m $145.7m | Added +87.3k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.59% of their portfolio | 1.2m $141.8m | Reduced -74.7k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.2m $140.6m | Reduced -38.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.1m $139.0m | Reduced -223.0k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.1m $137.2m | Added +203.7k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.1m $135.4m | Added +63.8k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $134.5m | Added +22.3k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.1m $131.2m | Reduced -133.4k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.1m $130.5m | Reduced -223.0k |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 0.66% of their portfolio | 1.1m $127.4m | Reduced -8.0k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.1m $127.0m | Added +394.7k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.18% of their portfolio | 984.9k $119.0m | Added +175.2k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 919.7k $111.1m | Added +51.8k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 904.6k $109.3m | Added +178.4k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.15% of their portfolio | 897.8k $108.5m | Reduced -12.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.07% of their portfolio | 884.0k $106.8m | Reduced -85.9k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 881.6k $106.5m | Reduced -8.6k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 876.7k $106.0m | Reduced -19.9k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 854.1k $107.2m | Reduced -136.7k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.13% of their portfolio | 846.9k $102.2m | Reduced -150.5k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.44% of their portfolio | 819.2k $99.0m | Added +93.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 812.2k $98.2m | Added +37.0k |
| UBS Group AG 0.04% of their portfolio | 811.9k $98.1m | Reduced -85.3k |
| National Pension Service 0.16% of their portfolio | 808.3k $99.8m | Added +34.0k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.10% of their portfolio | 797.0k $96.3m | Added +25.4k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 779.9k $94.2m | Added +37.9k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.27% of their portfolio | 759.2k $91.7m | Added +3.2k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 758.9k $91.7m | Reduced -1.6k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 758.1k $91.6m | Added +391.6k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.51% of their portfolio | 698.7k $84.4m | Added +46.7k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 689.8k $83.4m | Reduced -17.6k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 659.7k $79.7m | Added +202.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.09% of their portfolio | 657.3k $79.4m | Reduced -43.5k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 656.3k $79.3m | Added +200.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 626.5k $75.8m | Added +2.0k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 625.9k $75.6m | Reduced -20.9k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.17% of their portfolio | 617.7k $75.1m | Added +180.3k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 615.8k $74.4m | Reduced -20.8k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.08% of their portfolio | 551.7k $66.7m | First filing |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.10% of their portfolio | 523.8k $63.3m | Reduced -33.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 504.3k $60.9m | Reduced -3.6k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.37% of their portfolio | 498.5k $60.2m | Reduced -139.6k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 498.0k $60.2m | Added +257.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.09% of their portfolio | 494.7k $59.8m | Reduced -34.2k |
| FORT PITT CAPITAL GROUP, LLC 2.23% of their portfolio | 491.6k $59.4m | Added +13.7k |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al 0.57% of their portfolio | 478.2k $57.8m | Added +219.7k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.13% of their portfolio | 466.6k $56.4m | Reduced -8.6k |
| MEYER HANDELMAN CO 2.24% of their portfolio | 459.6k $55.5m | Added +24.3k |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) 0.36% of their portfolio | 456.5k $55.2m | Added +386.5k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.12% of their portfolio | 430.1k $52.0m | Added +6.8k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.06% of their portfolio | 426.1k $51.5m | Reduced -8.9k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 423.5k $51.2m | Added +13.8k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 420.8k $50.9m | Added +131.8k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.11% of their portfolio | 416.5k $50.3m | Added +230.6k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.04% of their portfolio | 414.5k $50.1m | Reduced -7.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 412.0k $49.8m | Reduced -2.6k |
| KBC Group NV 0.20% of their portfolio | 408.7k $49.4m | Added +281.2k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.13% of their portfolio | 391.9k $47.4m | Added +71.7k |
| OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORP 1.75% of their portfolio | 388.5k $47.0m | Reduced -18.0k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 386.5k $46.7m | Reduced -17.1k |
| Associated Banc-Corp 1.81% of their portfolio | 386.3k $46.7m | Added +697 |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 379.8k $45.9m | Reduced -22.9k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.11% of their portfolio | 375.8k $45.4m | Reduced -21.2k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 361.5k $43.7m | Added +25.4k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.11% of their portfolio | 349.3k $42.2m | Added +17.8k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 342.7k $41.4m | Reduced -2.2k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.07% of their portfolio | 337.0k $40.7m | Reduced -14.7k |