Kadant
144 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.17B invested in Kadant in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.
24% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $944M → $1.17B (+$230M)
19% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 42
3.49% more ownership
Funds ownership: 95.52% → 99.01% (+3.5%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 148 → 144 (-4)
18% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 22
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WA
Wasatch Advisors
Salt Lake City,
Utah
|
+$21.6M |
| 2 |
Handelsbanken Fonder
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
+$14.9M |
| 3 |
CB
Cooke & Bieler
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$14.5M |
| 4 |
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
|
+$6.67M |
| 5 |
DCM
Driehaus Capital Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$6.17M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$10.6M |
| 2 |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$7.75M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$5.96M |
| 4 |
MPAM
Monarch Partners Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$4.37M |
| 5 |
MAP
Moody Aldrich Partners
Marblehead,
Massachusetts
|
-$2.51M |
KAI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review
144 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kadant (KAI) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $1.17B — up 24% from $944M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 22 funds closed out of KAI and 18 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 42 trimmed existing stakes and 50 added.
The largest buyer was Wasatch Advisors, adding an estimated $21.6M. The largest seller was Nuveen, cutting an estimated $10.6M.
- 144 institutional investors held Kadant (KAI) as of Q4 2019, down from 148 in Q3 2019.
- Funds reported $1.17B of Kadant stock for Q4 2019, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
- 18 funds opened new Kadant positions in Q4 2019 and 22 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest Kadant buyer in Q4 2019 was Wasatch Advisors, an estimated $21.6M added.
- The largest Kadant seller in Q4 2019 was Nuveen, an estimated $10.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.