KOHLS CORP KSS
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 500255104 · ISIN US5002551043
American department store chain
* 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 ($3.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 111.3m as of 2025-03-12, 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 ≈ $8.19. Options: 26 managers hold calls ($91.2m notional), 20 hold puts ($95.6m).
Trends to Q1 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 371 |
| Q4 2022 | 355 |
| Q1 2023 | 341 |
| Q2 2023 | 337 |
| Q3 2023 | 353 |
| Q4 2023 | 385 |
| Q1 2024 | 392 |
| Q2 2024 | 370 |
| Q3 2024 | 375 |
| Q4 2024 | 345 |
| Q1 2025 | 342 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | 163 | 175 |
| Q3 2023 | 170 | 172 |
| Q4 2023 | 174 | 185 |
| Q1 2024 | 183 | 173 |
| Q2 2024 | 184 | 192 |
| Q3 2024 | 172 | 193 |
| Q4 2024 | 162 | 195 |
| Q1 2025 | 171 | 167 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | $167.8m | $177.8m | 1.06 |
| Q3 2024 | $308.1m | $270.3m | 0.88 |
| Q4 2024 | $105.6m | $107.2m | 1.01 |
| Q1 2025 | $91.2m | $95.6m | 1.05 |
Biggest buyers
| UBS Group AG | Added | +3.2m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | +3.0m |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | +2.4m |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | New | +1.4m |
| Verition Fund Management LLC | Added | +1.0m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +974.1k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. | New | +955.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +877.8k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +831.1k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +699.6k |
Biggest sellers
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -3.2m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -2.5m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -2.1m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.4m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -1.3m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -1.3m |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Sold out | -1.0m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -859.4k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | Sold out | -746.2k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -509.9k |
Biggest calls
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $18.3m2.2m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $12.3m1.5m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $10.9m1.3m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $6.2m754.5k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $5.8m710.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $5.7m702.4k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | $4.4m533.4k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $4.0m490.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $4.0m488.1k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $3.1m382.6k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $23.5m2.9m shares |
| CARRONADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP | Added | $13.1m1.6m shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $10.7m1.3m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $9.1m1.1m shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $7.0m852.9k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $6.8m831.1k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | New | $3.7m457.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $3.4m410.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $3.1m381.4k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $3.1m379.0k 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 +2.8 pts · filed 2025-07-17 | 14.8% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 6.3% |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 13G · institution +1.2 pts · filed 2026-10-08 | 6.1% |
| AMERICAN CENTURY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 13G · institution +0.3 pts · filed 2026-08-14 | 5.5% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC), GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (4.2%, 2026-02-12)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $315.4k | $315.4k |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $53.8k | $53.8k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | Mc Feeney Siobhan Sr EVP & Chief Tech & Digi Off | Sold plan | $53.8k3.8k 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, Q1 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.7m $119.9m | Reduced -3.2m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.7m $95.8m | Reduced -172.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 10.2m $83.3m | Added +3.2m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.5m $45.3m | Reduced -319.9k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.5m $36.6m | Added +335.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.4m $36.1m | Reduced -40.0k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.6m $29.1m | Reduced -88.4k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.0m $24.9m | New |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.0m $24.3m | Added +2.4m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.0m $24.3m | Added +680.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.9m $23.4m | Reduced -2.1m |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.8m $22.8m | Reduced -394.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.7m $22.3m | Added +877.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.7m $22.0m | Added +974.1k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.1m $17.5m | Added +699.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.0m $16.1m | Added +197.1k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.9m $15.4m | Reduced -369.9k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.9m $15.3m | Reduced -356.7k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.8m $15.0m | Added +15.0k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $14.5m | Added +831.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.6m $12.8m | Added +432.7k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.4m $11.7m | New |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.4m $11.1m | Added +1.0m |
| Invenomic Capital Management LP 0.45% of their portfolio | 1.1m $8.8m | Added +41.7k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 955.8k $7.8m | New |
| GATE CITY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 4.44% of their portfolio | 941.9k $7.7m | Added +32.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 935.8k $7.7m | Added +45.6k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 816.3k $6.7m | Reduced -100.7k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 768.1k $6.3m | Added +301.1k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 754.5k $6.2m | Reduced -188.9k |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 736.5k $6.0m | Reduced -16.8k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 624.8k $5.1m | Reduced -371.4k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 607.9k $5.0m | Reduced -1.4m |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 565.4k $4.6m | Reduced -51.8k |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 554.8k $4.5m | Reduced -12.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 553.2k $4.5m | Added +13.6k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 523.3k $4.3m | Reduced -101.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 518.0k $4.2m | Reduced -509.9k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 494.8k $4.0m | Reduced -2.5m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 489.7k $4.0m | Added +60.8k |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 467.0k $3.8m | Added +172.2k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 460.7k $3.8m | Added +198.5k |
| Cambria Investment Management, L.P. 0.26% of their portfolio | 450.7k $3.7m | Reduced -44.1k |
| Amundi 0.00% of their portfolio | 426.7k $2.8m | Added +369.8k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 421.3k $3.4m | Reduced -161.7k |
| Empowered Funds, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 417.5k $3.4m | Reduced -34.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 397.1k $3.2m | Reduced -1.3m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 387.3k $3.2m | Reduced -10.8k |
| Leonteq Securities AG 0.23% of their portfolio | 375.1k $3.1m | Added +176.0k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.01% of their portfolio | 353.0k $2.9m | Added +75.9k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 342.3k $2.8m | Added +43.5k |
| Strategic Planning, Inc. 1.54% of their portfolio | 333.4k $2.7m | First filing |
| Jain Global LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 317.3k $2.6m | New |
| PEAK6 LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 310.9k $2.5m | Added +246.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 291.7k $2.4m | Reduced -859.4k |
| WHITEBOX ADVISORS LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 273.0k $2.2m | Added +149.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 272.6k $2.2m | Reduced -1.4k |
| Hestia Capital Management, LLC 1.64% of their portfolio | 253.7k $2.1m | Added +55.0k |
| Dana Investment Advisors, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 249.9k $2.0m | Reduced -3.3k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 225.4k $1.8m | Added +77.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 215.6k $1.8m | Reduced -3.2k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.00% of their portfolio | 212.1k $1.7m | Unchanged |
| Annex Advisory Services, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 209.1k $1.7m | Reduced -94 |
| Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 209.0k $1.7m | Added +198.0k |
| BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A. 0.02% of their portfolio | 198.0k $1.6m | Added +53.5k |
| AXA S.A. 0.01% of their portfolio | 197.7k $1.6m | Reduced -1.9k |
| SummitTX Capital, L.P. 0.07% of their portfolio | 190.9k $1.6m | First filing |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 189.3k $1.5m | First filing |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 169.3k $1.4m | First filing |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue 0.01% of their portfolio | 159.3k $1.3m | Reduced -1.5k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 152.5k $1.2m | Added +56.0k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 152.4k $1.3m | Reduced -2.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 151.4k $1.2m | Reduced -5.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 147.1k $1.2m | Reduced -2.2k |
| HUSSMAN STRATEGIC ADVISORS, INC. 0.29% of their portfolio | 147.0k $1.2m | Added +42.0k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 144.0k $1.2m | Added +75.1k |
| XTX Topco Ltd 0.06% of their portfolio | 142.3k $1.2m | Added +107.8k |
| LMR Partners LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 137.2k $1.1m | New |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 135.8k $1.1m | Unchanged |
| WINTON GROUP Ltd 0.06% of their portfolio | 129.4k $1.1m | Added +54.6k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 121.9k $997.0k | Reduced -1.3m |
| Brevan Howard Capital Management LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 118.4k $968.5k | Reduced -286.6k |
| Bridgefront Capital, LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 117.0k $957.1k | Added +82.4k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 112.2k $917.5k | Added +8.9k |
| Ilex Capital Partners (UK) LLP 0.04% of their portfolio | 111.7k $914.0k | New |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 110.1k $2.0m | Reduced -1.6k |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 110.1k $900.5k | Added +80.4k |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 109.9k $898.7k | Added +48.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 109.8k $898.0k | Reduced -14.8k |
| Sculptor Capital LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 109.5k $895.7k | New |
| IRONWOOD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.47% of their portfolio | 105.8k $865.4k | Added +5.8k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 104.0k $850.7k | Unchanged |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 102.8k $840.9k | Added +82.1k |
| Alaska Permanent Fund Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 96.6k $647.4k | Unchanged |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 95.9k $784.1k | Added +36.7k |
| Nebula Research & Development LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 95.7k $782.5k | New |
| GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 91.0k $744.3k | Added +19.5k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.00% of their portfolio | 82.0k $671.0k | Reduced -4.2k |
| INGALLS & SNYDER LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 81.5k $667.0k | Added +2.4k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 81.5k $666.6k | Reduced -110.2k |