Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) Ownership
KMB ownership summary
as of October 18, 2026- Institutions
- 99.4% of shares outstanding
- Insiders
- 0.71% of shares outstanding
- Shares outstanding
- 332.6M
- Float
- 331.3M shares available to trade
- Short interest
- 18.26% 53.2M shares short
- Days to cover
- 11.42 short interest up 1.3% vs prior month
- Institutions 99.39%
- Insiders 0.71%
KMB top institutional holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock Inc | 9.72% | 32.3M | $3.41B | +2.1M (+7.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 2 | Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 6.51% | 21.7M | $2.29B | +116,109 (+0.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 3 | State Street Corp | 6.34% | 21.1M | $2.23B | −567,268 (−2.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | 4.84% | 16.1M | $1.70B | −54,453 (−0.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 5 | FMR Inc | 3.95% | 13.1M | $1.39B | +9.5M (+262.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 6 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 3.37% | 11.2M | $1.18B | +2.6M (+29.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 7 | Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 3.25% | 10.8M | $1.14B | +1.2M (+11.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Massachusetts Financial Services Company | 2.45% | 8.2M | $861.1M | +511,679 (+6.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 9 | Two Sigma Investments LLC | 2.12% | 7.1M | $744.8M | +1.9M (+36.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 10 | Bank of America Corp | 2.07% | 6.9M | $726.5M | +219,742 (+3.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 11 | Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts | 2.06% | 6.9M | $724.0M | −499,409 (−6.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 12 | Wellington Management Company LLP | 1.95% | 6.5M | $684.8M | −2.5M (−27.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 13 | NORGES BANK | 1.74% | 5.8M | $609.5M | +607,755 (+11.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Thornburg Investment Management Inc | 1.73% | 5.8M | $608.2M | +5.8M (0.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 15 | American Century Companies Inc | 1.69% | 5.6M | $592.0M | +1.2M (+26.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 16 | Sessa Capital, L.P | 1.57% | 5.2M | $550.2M | +780,766 (+17.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 17 | Amvescap Plc. | 1.49% | 4.9M | $522.0M | −1.0M (−17.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 18 | UBS Group AG | 1.39% | 4.6M | $489.1M | +786,773 (+20.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 19 | JPMorgan Chase & Co | 1.25% | 4.2M | $440.4M | +2.3M (+125.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | Northern Trust Corp | 1.11% | 3.7M | $388.2M | −59,915 (−1.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
Value at the latest close. Change = shares bought or sold in the latest quarterly filing (13F). In the top 20, 14 holders added 29.5M shares and 6 cut 4.7M.
KMB top mutual fund and ETF holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest | 3.17% | 10.5M | $1.11B | −21,990 (−0.2%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 2 | Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF™ | 2.78% | 9.2M | $976.4M | +25,576 (+0.3%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 3 | Vanguard 500 Index Investor | 2.63% | 8.7M | $921.9M | −83,576 (−0.9%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Vanguard MStar Mid Cap Index Instl | 2.14% | 7.1M | $751.8M | −58,392 (−0.8%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 5 | Thornburg Investment Income Builder A | 1.73% | 5.7M | $606.0M | +215,557 (+3.9%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 6 | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 1.33% | 4.4M | $467.7M | −7,141 (−0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 7 | Fidelity 500 Index | 1.30% | 4.3M | $454.9M | +16,541 (+0.4%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 8 | State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF | 1.23% | 4.1M | $431.2M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 9 | Strategic Advisers Fidelity US TtlStk | 1.18% | 3.9M | $413.0M | +355,604 (+10.0%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 10 | MFS Value A | 1.07% | 3.6M | $375.0M | −275,119 (−7.2%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 11 | iShares Select Dividend ETF | 1.06% | 3.5M | $372.6M | −1,211 (−0.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 12 | Vanguard Equity-Income Inv | 0.98% | 3.3M | $344.1M | −1.6M (−32.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 13 | Vanguard MStar Value Index Investor | 0.95% | 3.2M | $334.5M | −3,414 (−0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 14 | State Street® SPDR® S&P® Dividend ETF | 0.92% | 3.1M | $322.1M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 15 | State Street®CnsmrStpSelSectSPDR®ETF | 0.88% | 2.9M | $309.3M | −58,146 (−1.9%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 16 | Vanguard MStar Mid Cap Value ETF | 0.62% | 2.1M | $219.2M | −72,550 (−3.4%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 17 | Fidelity Contrafund | 0.60% | 2.0M | $211.7M | +110,345 (+5.8%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 18 | Invesco S&P 500® Equal Weight ETF | 0.60% | 2.0M | $209.2M | −4,085 (−0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 19 | Vanguard Institutional Index I | 0.53% | 1.8M | $185.7M | −16,265 (−0.9%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 20 | Vanguard Wellesley® Income Inv | 0.47% | 1.6M | $164.9M | −610,811 (−28.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.
KMB insider transactions
latest 20| Date | Name | Transaction | Price | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-17 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $107.52 | — | — |
| 2026-02-05 | Andrew Scribner | Sell | $104.29 | 3,049 | $317,980 |
| 2026-01-29 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $98.66 | — | — |
| 2026-01-22 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $102.19 | — | — |
| 2026-01-21 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $100.02 | — | — |
| 2026-01-13 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $98.73 | — | — |
| 2026-01-06 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $97.64 | — | — |
| 2025-11-12 | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Sell | $104.12 | — | — |
| 2025-11-10 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $103.09 | — | — |
| 2025-11-03 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $102.27 | — | — |
| 2025-10-07 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $122.33 | — | — |
| 2025-09-29 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $122.66 | — | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $129.89 | — | — |
| 2025-08-04 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $133.14 | — | — |
| 2025-07-16 | Lisa C. McClain | Sell | $127.63 | — | — |
| 2025-07-10 | Lisa C. McClain | Buy | $131.95 | — | — |
| 2025-07-01 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $131.61 | — | — |
| 2025-06-23 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $130.13 | — | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Robert Bresnahan, Jr. | Sell | $137.34 | — | — |
| 2025-05-02 | Katy Chen | Sell | $129.70 | 740 | $95,978 |
Reported trades by company officers, directors and other filers (including disclosures by members of Congress where EODHD lists them). "—" where the filing gives no share count.
KMB shares outstanding
Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.
Who owns KMB
Institutional investors own 99.4% of Kimberly-Clark's shares and insiders 0.71%. The largest holder is BlackRock Inc with 9.72% of the shares (32.3M), as of June 30, 2026. Among the top 20 institutions, 14 added shares and 6 reduced their stake in the latest filings. Short interest is 18.26% of the float, or 11.42 days of average trading volume. The share count fell 11.7% since 2014.
Related: KMB analyst forecast, KMB key metrics, KMB dividend history. See the KMB stock overview for the latest quote and news.
KMB ownership FAQ
Who owns the most Kimberly-Clark stock?
The largest shareholders of Kimberly-Clark are BlackRock Inc (9.72%), Vanguard Capital Management, LLC (6.51%), State Street Corp (6.34%), Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC (4.84%), FMR Inc (3.95%).
What percentage of Kimberly-Clark is owned by institutions?
Institutions hold 99.4% of Kimberly-Clark's shares outstanding; insiders hold 0.71%.
Which funds own Kimberly-Clark?
The largest fund holders of Kimberly-Clark are Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (3.17%), Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF™ (2.78%), Vanguard 500 Index Investor (2.63%), Vanguard MStar Mid Cap Index Instl (2.14%), Thornburg Investment Income Builder A (1.73%).
What is Kimberly-Clark's short interest?
53.2M shares of Kimberly-Clark were sold short, 18.26% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 11.42 days to cover.
Are insiders buying or selling Kimberly-Clark?
Of the latest 20 reported insider transactions in Kimberly-Clark (since May 2, 2025), 7 were purchases and 13 were sales.
How many shares of Kimberly-Clark are outstanding?
Kimberly-Clark has 332.6M shares outstanding, of which 331.3M are in the public float.