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Kulicke & Soffa
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200 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.26B invested in Kulicke & Soffa in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 72 increasing their positions, 64 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,609% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $14.4M | Put options by funds: $842K

76% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 21

30% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $968M → $1.26B (+$294M)

13% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 72 | Existing positions reduced: 64

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 189 → 200 (+11)

1.89% more ownership

Funds ownership: 85.58% → 87.47% (+1.9%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

Holders
200
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+5.82%
% of All Funds
4.98%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
37
Increased
72
Reduced
64
Closed
21
Calls
$14.4M
Puts
$842K
Net Calls
+$13.5M
Net Calls Change
+$3.47M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$106M
2
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
+$24.8M
3
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$20.3M
4
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$19.4M
5
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$13.9M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Schroder Investment Management Group
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
-$32.3M
2
DnB Asset Management
DnB Asset Management
Norway
-$16.2M
3
DAC
Dymon Asia Capital
Singapore
-$11.5M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$8.95M
5
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$7.12M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TPSF
101
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$1.04M -$6.25K -325 -0.6%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
102
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$1.02M – – –
BFM
103
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
$1.01M +$953K +49,575 New
NA
104
Navellier & Associates
Nevada
$1M +$950K +49,410 New
CC
105
Cipher Capital
New York
$996K +$942K +49,009 New
SEI Investments
106
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$851K -$300K -15,593 -27%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
107
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$806K +$28.1K +1,460 +4%
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
108
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
$778K +$736K +38,300 New
ASRS
109
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$751K +$9.61K +500 +1%
SPM
110
Symmetry Peak Management
Pennsylvania
$711K +$673K +35,000 New
AP
111
AHL Partners
United Kingdom
$707K +$153K +7,959 +30%
Verition Fund Management
112
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$702K -$72.8K -3,786 -10%
SCM
113
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$676K +$103K +5,382 +19%
Los Angeles Capital Management
114
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$612K +$88.5K +4,600 +18%
FDCDDQ
115
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$604K +$572K +29,744 New
IFS
116
Ifrah Financial Services
Arkansas
$598K -$28.6K -1,489 -5%
CI
117
Cavalier Investments
Georgia
$597K +$565K +29,400 New
DTL
118
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
$593K +$561K +29,187 New
LSERS
119
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$587K +$7.69K +400 +1%
AL
120
Airain Ltd
Guernsey
$587K +$555K +28,876 New
Jane Street
121
Jane Street
New York
$585K +$554K +28,798 New
VKH
122
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$584K +$293K +15,250 +113%
GA
123
Geneva Advisors
Illinois
$576K +$545K +28,345 New
FRM
124
Fox Run Management
Connecticut
$573K +$542K +28,200 New
TRSOTSOK
125
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$545K – – –
3 4
5
6 7

KLIC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

200 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kulicke & Soffa (KLIC) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $1.26B — up 30% from $968M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 37 funds opened new KLIC positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 72 added to existing stakes and 64 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $106M. The largest seller was Schroder Investment Management Group, cutting an estimated $32.3M.

  • 200 institutional investors held Kulicke & Soffa (KLIC) as of Q1 2017, up from 189 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.26B of Kulicke & Soffa stock for Q1 2017, up 30% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 37 funds opened new Kulicke & Soffa positions in Q1 2017 and 21 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest Kulicke & Soffa buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $106M added.
  • The largest Kulicke & Soffa seller in Q1 2017 was Schroder Investment Management Group, an estimated $32.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.