Kforce
KFRC
141 hedge funds and large institutions have $624M invested in Kforce in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 48 increasing their positions, 50 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.
78% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 18
17% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $535M → $624M (+$88.5M)
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 128 → 141 (+13)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)
4% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 48 | Existing positions reduced: 50
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $206K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
+$10.7M |
| 2 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
+$9.54M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$8.43M |
| 4 |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$6.81M |
| 5 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$5.48M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$36M |
| 2 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$12.5M |
| 3 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$6.79M |
| 4 |
CPIM
Columbia Partners Investment Management
Alexandria,
Virginia
|
-$6.48M |
| 5 |
CRM
Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$5.22M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ZCM
151
Zebra Capital Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
| – | -$280K | -12,225 | Closed |
|
|
PP
152
Paloma Partners
Greenwich,
Connecticut
| – | -$276K | -12,095 | Closed |
|
153
M&T Bank
Buffalo,
New York
| – | -$251K | -10,937 | Closed |
|
154
TD Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$249K | -10,900 | Closed |
|
|
VKH
155
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
| – | -$214K | -9,357 | Closed |
|
|
PCM
156
Prelude Capital Management
New York
| – | -$201K | -8,800 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
157
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$182K | -7,978 | Closed |
|
158
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$6K | -255 | Closed |
|
|
JG
159
Jefferies Group
New York
| – | -$4K | -157 | Closed |
|
|
UMA
160
USA Mutuals Advisors
Dallas,
Texas
| – | -$3K | -126 | Closed |
|
KFRC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
141 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kforce (KFRC) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $624M — up 17% from $535M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new KFRC positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 48 added to existing stakes and 50 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock Institutional Trust, adding an estimated $10.7M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $36M.
- 141 institutional investors held Kforce (KFRC) as of Q3 2015, up from 128 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $624M of Kforce stock for Q3 2015, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 32 funds opened new Kforce positions in Q3 2015 and 18 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest Kforce buyer in Q3 2015 was BlackRock Institutional Trust, an estimated $10.7M added.
- The largest Kforce seller in Q3 2015 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $36M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.