KKR & Co
415 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.78B invested in KKR & Co in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 89 funds opening new positions, 140 increasing their positions, 101 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.
170% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 89 | Existing positions closed: 33
116% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $129M | Put options by funds: $59.8M
39% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 140 | Existing positions reduced: 101
28% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7.63B → $9.78B (+$2.15B)
13% more funds holding
Funds holding: 366 → 415 (+49)
11% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 21 (+2)
5.45% more ownership
Funds ownership: 72.56% → 78.01% (+5.5%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Manhattan
New York
|
+$128M |
| 2 |
Diamond Hill Capital Management
Columbus,
Ohio
|
+$110M |
| 3 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$94.5M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$87.1M |
| 5 |
IAM
Iridian Asset Management
Westport,
Connecticut
|
+$84.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$57.7M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$48.7M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$40.5M |
| 4 |
PI
Putnam Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$29.9M |
| 5 |
VVP
Vulcan Value Partners
Birmingham,
Alabama
|
-$29.5M |
KKR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
415 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in KKR & Co (KKR) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $9.78B — up 28% from $7.63B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 89 funds opened new KKR positions and 33 closed out — a net gain of 56 holders — while 140 added to existing stakes and 101 trimmed.
The largest buyer was First Manhattan, opening a new position worth an estimated $128M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $57.7M.
- 415 institutional investors held KKR & Co (KKR) as of Q1 2019, up from 366 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $9.78B of KKR & Co stock for Q1 2019, up 28% quarter-over-quarter.
- 89 funds opened new KKR & Co positions in Q1 2019 and 33 closed out, a net change of +56 holders.
- The largest KKR & Co buyer in Q1 2019 was First Manhattan, an estimated $128M added.
- The largest KKR & Co seller in Q1 2019 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $57.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.