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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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: 366415 (+49)

11% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1921 (+2)

5.45% more ownership

Funds ownership: 72.56%78.01% (+5.5%)

Holders
415
Holders Change
+49
Holders Change %
+13.39%
% of All Funds
8.98%
Holding in Top 10
21
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+10.53%
% of All Funds
0.45%
New
89
Increased
140
Reduced
101
Closed
33
Calls
$129M
Puts
$59.8M
Net Calls
+$69.3M
Net Calls Change
-$103M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
VH
1
ValueAct Holdings
California
$1.19B
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.03B +$31.5M +1,384,802 +3%
JSP
3
Jackson Square Partners
California
$679M +$21.3M +937,164 +3%
VVP
4
Vulcan Value Partners
Alabama
$659M -$29.5M -1,296,315 -4%
Principal Financial Group
5
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$433M +$21M +920,105 +5%
Fidelity Investments
6
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$372M -$57.7M -2,534,537 -14%
T. Rowe Price Associates
7
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$341M +$29.3M +1,286,630 +10%
BlackRock
8
BlackRock
New York
$340M +$87.1M +3,823,413 +36%
ACM
9
AKRE Capital Management
Virginia
$300M +$2.31M +101,500 +0.8%
ECU
10
Egerton Capital (UK)
United Kingdom
$211M +$5.33M +234,213 +3%
Pzena Investment Management
11
Pzena Investment Management
New York
$205M -$13.4M -588,440 -6%
PI
12
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$198M -$29.9M -1,311,559 -13%
Macquarie Group
13
Macquarie Group
Australia
$186M +$1.26M +55,534 +0.7%
BGIM
14
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$151M -$27M -1,184,247 -16%
AI
15
Ariel Investments
Illinois
$133M +$593K +26,022 +0.5%
First Manhattan
16
First Manhattan
New York
$132M +$128M +5,637,351 New
State Street
17
State Street
Massachusetts
$120M +$94.5M +4,148,381 +426%
Diamond Hill Capital Management
18
Diamond Hill Capital Management
Ohio
$113M +$110M +4,817,870 New
KKRC
19
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co
New York
$110M
Bank of America
20
Bank of America
North Carolina
$108M -$5.14M -225,789 -5%
MC
21
Maverick Capital
Texas
$103M +$2.81M +123,570 +3%
Russell Investments Group
22
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$103M +$41.9M +1,838,701 +72%
Wellington Management Group
23
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$95.7M +$14.4M +633,453 +18%
CI Investments Inc
24
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$91.2M +$19.5M +858,000 +28%
Geode Capital Management
25
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$90.9M +$5.17M +226,906 +6%

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.