Kulicke & Soffa
KLIC
182 hedge funds and large institutions have $641M invested in Kulicke & Soffa in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 79 increasing their positions, 56 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.
1,206% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.45M | Put options by funds: $494K
41% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 79 | Existing positions reduced: 56
26% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 19
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 178 → 182 (+4)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $673M → $641M (-$32.5M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
San Mateo,
California
|
+$9.68M |
| 2 |
NI
Numeric Investors
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$7.4M |
| 3 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$4.5M |
| 4 |
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
+$4.48M |
| 5 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$3.67M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BGIM
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$17.9M |
| 2 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
-$11.7M |
| 3 |
CIM
Contrarius Investment Management
St. Helier,
Jersey
|
-$3.27M |
| 4 |
PP
Paloma Partners
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$3.17M |
| 5 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$2.9M |
KLIC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
182 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kulicke & Soffa (KLIC) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $641M — down 4.8% from $673M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new KLIC positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 79 added to existing stakes and 56 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $9.68M. The largest seller was Brandywine Global Investment Management, cutting an estimated $17.9M.
- 182 institutional investors held Kulicke & Soffa (KLIC) as of Q1 2016, up from 178 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $641M of Kulicke & Soffa stock for Q1 2016, down 4.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 24 funds opened new Kulicke & Soffa positions in Q1 2016 and 19 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest Kulicke & Soffa buyer in Q1 2016 was Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, an estimated $9.68M added.
- The largest Kulicke & Soffa seller in Q1 2016 was Brandywine Global Investment Management, an estimated $17.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.