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312 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.33B invested in KKR & Co in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 75 increasing their positions, 115 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

562% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $189M | Put options by funds: $28.6M

36% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 28

30% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1013 (+3)

28% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.18B → $5.33B (+$1.15B)

4.18% more ownership

Funds ownership: 60.47%64.66% (+4.2%)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 305312 (+7)

35% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 75 | Existing positions reduced: 115

Holders
312
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+2.3%
% of All Funds
7.77%
Holding in Top 10
13
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+30%
% of All Funds
0.32%
New
38
Increased
75
Reduced
115
Closed
28
Calls
$189M
Puts
$28.6M
Net Calls
+$161M
Net Calls Change
+$60.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.02B +$705M +39,675,214 +247%
Fidelity Investments
2
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$742M +$5.1M +286,964 +0.7%
Capital Research Global Investors
3
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$303M +$44.4M +2,500,000 +18%
LA
4
Lexington Advisors
New York
$231M -$10.7M -603,935 -5%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$193M -$4.75M -267,248 -2%
PI
6
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$181M -$965K -54,291 -0.5%
BGIM
7
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$168M +$22.7M +1,276,703 +16%
AI
8
Ariel Investments
Illinois
$159M -$28.9M -1,624,362 -16%
Bank of Montreal
9
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$140M +$16.6M +933,031 +14%
Wellington Management Group
10
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$127M -$47.6M -2,677,012 -28%
Citigroup
11
Citigroup
New York
$125M -$49.1M -2,763,927 -29%
EAM
12
Edge Asset Management
Washington
$123M +$2.93M +164,947 +3%
AIM
13
Artemis Investment Management
United Kingdom
$96.9M +$8.13M +457,463 +9%
BC
14
Brookfield Corp
Ontario, Canada
$91.6M -$26.1M -1,471,700 -23%
KKRC
15
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co
New York
$85.1M
Goldman Sachs
16
Goldman Sachs
New York
$84.7M +$3.74M +210,238 +5%
SAMH
17
Shanda Asset Management Holdings
British Virgin Islands
$84.3M
UBS Group
18
UBS Group
Switzerland
$84.1M -$9.15M -514,766 -10%
O
19
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$72.7M -$1.45M -81,600 -2%
Wells Fargo
20
Wells Fargo
California
$63M +$2.26M +127,050 +4%
Deutsche Bank
21
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$59.8M -$26.5M -1,490,862 -31%
AllianceBernstein
22
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$49.4M +$48.2M +2,710,298 New
Principal Financial Group
23
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$48.5M -$277K -15,615 -0.6%
CFM
24
Coronation Fund Managers
South Africa
$44.7M -$5.91M -332,459 -12%
DAM
25
Davis Asset Management
California
$42.4M +$444K +25,000 +1%

KKR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

312 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in KKR & Co (KKR) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $5.33B — up 28% from $4.18B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 38 funds opened new KKR positions and 28 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 75 added to existing stakes and 115 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $705M. The largest seller was Thornburg Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $102M sold.

  • 312 institutional investors held KKR & Co (KKR) as of Q1 2017, up from 305 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $5.33B of KKR & Co stock for Q1 2017, up 28% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 38 funds opened new KKR & Co positions in Q1 2017 and 28 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest KKR & Co buyer in Q1 2017 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $705M added.
  • The largest KKR & Co seller in Q1 2017 was Thornburg Investment Management, an estimated $102M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.