Kulicke & Soffa
KLIC
188 hedge funds and large institutions have $1B invested in Kulicke & Soffa in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 78 increasing their positions, 53 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.
157% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.62M | Put options by funds: $1.41M
47% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 78 | Existing positions reduced: 53
33% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 21
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $921M → $1B (+$79.3M)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 182 → 188 (+6)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$9.12M |
| 2 |
SI
Sensato Investors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$6.7M |
| 3 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$6.58M |
| 4 |
LSV Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$6.02M |
| 5 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$5.76M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HP
Holowesko Partners
Nassau,
Bahamas
|
-$30.8M |
| 2 |
RFC
Russell Frank Company
Seattle,
Washington
|
-$10.9M |
| 3 |
SCM
Signia Capital Management
Spokane,
Washington
|
-$5.81M |
| 4 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$5.81M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$4.86M |
KLIC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
188 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kulicke & Soffa (KLIC) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $1B — up 8.6% from $921M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new KLIC positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 78 added to existing stakes and 53 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Schroder Investment Management Group, adding an estimated $9.12M. The largest seller was Holowesko Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $30.8M sold.
- 188 institutional investors held Kulicke & Soffa (KLIC) as of Q1 2015, up from 182 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $1B of Kulicke & Soffa stock for Q1 2015, up 8.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 28 funds opened new Kulicke & Soffa positions in Q1 2015 and 21 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest Kulicke & Soffa buyer in Q1 2015 was Schroder Investment Management Group, an estimated $9.12M added.
- The largest Kulicke & Soffa seller in Q1 2015 was Holowesko Partners, an estimated $30.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.