Kulicke & Soffa
KLIC
165 hedge funds and large institutions have $533M invested in Kulicke & Soffa in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 60 increasing their positions, 71 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)
9% less funds holding
Funds holding: 181 → 165 (-16)
15% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 60 | Existing positions reduced: 71
24% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $704M → $533M (-$171M)
34% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $621K | Put options by funds: $939K
48% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 29
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Richmond,
Virginia
|
+$8.06M |
| 2 |
CIM
Contrarius Investment Management
St. Helier,
Jersey
|
+$4.65M |
| 3 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$2.64M |
| 4 |
DADC
D.A. Davidson & Co
Great Falls,
Montana
|
+$2.22M |
| 5 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
+$2.04M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$10.9M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$7.74M |
| 3 |
EAM
Eagle Asset Management
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$6.74M |
| 4 |
SI
Sensato Investors
San Francisco,
California
|
-$4.5M |
| 5 |
SCM
Snyder Capital Management
San Francisco,
California
|
-$4.35M |
KLIC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
165 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kulicke & Soffa (KLIC) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $533M — down 24% from $704M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 29 funds closed out of KLIC and 15 opened new positions — a net loss of 14 holders — while 71 trimmed existing stakes and 60 added.
The largest buyer was Thompson Siegel & Walmsley, adding an estimated $8.06M. The largest seller was Northern Trust, cutting an estimated $10.9M.
- 165 institutional investors held Kulicke & Soffa (KLIC) as of Q3 2015, down from 181 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $533M of Kulicke & Soffa stock for Q3 2015, down 24% quarter-over-quarter.
- 15 funds opened new Kulicke & Soffa positions in Q3 2015 and 29 closed out, a net change of -14 holders.
- The largest Kulicke & Soffa buyer in Q3 2015 was Thompson Siegel & Walmsley, an estimated $8.06M added.
- The largest Kulicke & Soffa seller in Q3 2015 was Northern Trust, an estimated $10.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.