Kulicke & Soffa
KLIC
204 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.4B invested in Kulicke & Soffa in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 69 increasing their positions, 78 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.
0.34% less ownership
Funds ownership: 85.24% → 84.9% (-0.34%)
9% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.35M | Put options by funds: $6.96M
7% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.51B → $1.4B (-$105M)
10% less funds holding
Funds holding: 227 → 204 (-23)
12% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 69 | Existing positions reduced: 78
49% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 43
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 2 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$51.3M |
| 2 |
RCMNY
Rubric Capital Management (New York)
New York
|
+$23M |
| 3 |
NPIC
Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel
Carmel,
California
|
+$11.9M |
| 4 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$11.9M |
| 5 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$8.91M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
-$39.9M |
| 2 |
WRCM
Whale Rock Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$28.8M |
| 3 |
CRCP
Copper Rock Capital Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$16.3M |
| 4 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$15.2M |
| 5 |
Man Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$14.7M |
KLIC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
204 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kulicke & Soffa (KLIC) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $1.4B — down 7% from $1.51B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 43 funds closed out of KLIC and 22 opened new positions — a net loss of 21 holders — while 78 trimmed existing stakes and 69 added.
The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $51.3M. The largest seller was Franklin Resources, cutting an estimated $39.9M.
- 204 institutional investors held Kulicke & Soffa (KLIC) as of Q2 2018, down from 227 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $1.4B of Kulicke & Soffa stock for Q2 2018, down 7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 22 funds opened new Kulicke & Soffa positions in Q2 2018 and 43 closed out, a net change of -21 holders.
- The largest Kulicke & Soffa buyer in Q2 2018 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $51.3M added.
- The largest Kulicke & Soffa seller in Q2 2018 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $39.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.