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184 hedge funds and large institutions have $771M invested in Kulicke & Soffa in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 71 increasing their positions, 57 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

592% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.24M | Put options by funds: $324K

25% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 71 | Existing positions reduced: 57

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $702M → $771M (+$68.9M)

5% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 19

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 183 → 184 (+1)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

Holders
184
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.55%
% of All Funds
4.91%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
20
Increased
71
Reduced
57
Closed
19
Calls
$2.24M
Puts
$324K
Net Calls
+$1.92M
Net Calls Change
+$321K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
+$7.41M
2
AL
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
+$6.81M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$4.33M
4
NI
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
+$3.82M
5
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$3.11M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
-$10.5M
2
DAC
Dymon Asia Capital
Singapore
-$5.49M
3
CMG
Cavalry Management Group
California
-$3.53M
4
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$2.26M
5
BGIM
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
-$1.67M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
26
Morgan Stanley
New York
$7.97M +$435K +34,669 +6%
SI
27
Sensato Investors
California
$6.97M +$147K +11,690 +2%
BGIM
28
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$6.96M -$1.67M -132,849 -20%
Principal Financial Group
29
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$6.62M +$177K +14,097 +3%
EA
30
Emerald Acquisition
Washington
$5.54M +$1.67M +133,381 +45%
Geode Capital Management
31
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$5.43M +$2.42K +193 +0%
Two Sigma Investments
32
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$5.39M -$898K -71,609 -15%
Northern Trust
33
Northern Trust
Illinois
$5.36M +$102K +8,171 +2%
First Eagle Investment Management
34
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$5.18M – – –
MCM
35
Matarin Capital Management
New York
$4.9M +$443K +35,355 +10%
Nordea Investment Management
36
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$4.71M +$524K +41,795 +13%
SFM
37
Systematic Financial Management
New Jersey
$4.68M -$218K -17,360 -5%
Goldman Sachs
38
Goldman Sachs
New York
$4.53M +$229K +18,275 +6%
ECM
39
EII Capital Management
New York
$4.46M -$71.5K -5,700 -2%
Bank of America
40
Bank of America
North Carolina
$4.12M +$1.46M +116,769 +58%
State Street
41
State Street
Massachusetts
$4.08M +$311K +24,821 +9%
California Public Employees Retirement System
42
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$4.06M +$10K +800 +0.3%
Two Sigma Advisers
43
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$3.81M -$602K -48,000 -14%
WIM
44
Waverton Investment Management
United Kingdom
$3.64M -$412K -32,814 -10%
Millennium Management
45
Millennium Management
New York
$3.43M -$564K -44,986 -15%
FP
46
Foundry Partners
Minnesota
$3.34M +$153K +12,185 +5%
SCP
47
Seizert Capital Partners
Michigan
$3.33M -$263K -21,005 -8%
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
48
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$3.2M +$72.7K +5,800 +2%
Royal Bank of Canada
49
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.19M +$1.06M +84,371 +52%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
50
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$3.18M +$36.8K +2,936 +1%
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KLIC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

184 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kulicke & Soffa (KLIC) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $771M — up 9.8% from $702M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new KLIC positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 71 added to existing stakes and 57 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LSV Asset Management, adding an estimated $7.41M. The largest seller was Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $10.5M sold.

  • 184 institutional investors held Kulicke & Soffa (KLIC) as of Q3 2016, up from 183 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $771M of Kulicke & Soffa stock for Q3 2016, up 9.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new Kulicke & Soffa positions in Q3 2016 and 19 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Kulicke & Soffa buyer in Q3 2016 was LSV Asset Management, an estimated $7.41M added.
  • The largest Kulicke & Soffa seller in Q3 2016 was Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, an estimated $10.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.