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Kulicke & Soffa

181 hedge funds and large institutions have $704M invested in Kulicke & Soffa in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 58 increasing their positions, 73 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

71% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.4M | Put options by funds: $819K

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 188181 (-7)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 58 | Existing positions reduced: 73

25% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 28

30% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1B → $704M (-$296M)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 42 (-2)

Holders
181
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-3.72%
% of All Funds
4.88%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
21
Increased
58
Reduced
73
Closed
28
Calls
$1.4M
Puts
$819K
Net Calls
+$578K
Net Calls Change
-$1.63M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PI
151
PineBridge Investments
New York
$103K -$145K -10,428 -54%
BGIM
152
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$92K
Canada Life
153
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$86K
Walleye Trading
154
Walleye Trading
New York
$83K +$98.5K +7,087 New
Group One Trading
155
Group One Trading
Illinois
$69K -$107K -7,700 -57%
IRS
156
Invictus RG (Singapore)
Singapore
$68K +$23.4K +1,684 +41%
CAW
157
Cornerstone Advisors (Washington)
Washington
$63K
CPP
158
Crow Point Partners
Massachusetts
$59K +$69.5K +5,000 New
Barclays
159
Barclays
United Kingdom
$53K +$67.2K +4,837 New
TCIM
160
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$40K -$14.1K -1,013 -23%
Simplex Trading
161
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$38K +$3.29K +237 +8%
Legal & General Group
162
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$35K
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
163
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$35K +$9.24K +665 +29%
MAA
164
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$33K -$4.43K -319 -10%
LIA
165
LS Investment Advisors
Michigan
$30K +$35.9K +2,582 New
LTFS
166
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$19K -$2.78K -200 -11%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
167
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$18K +$3.64K +262 +20%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
168
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$12.9K -$598K -43,028 -98%
TRCT
169
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$8K +$4.32K +311 +78%
DADC
170
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$7K
BlackRock
171
BlackRock
New York
$6K
QI
172
QS Investors
New York
$6K
MA
173
MUFG Americas
New York
$5K +$5.49K +395 New
JIR
174
James Investment Research
Ohio
$4K -$3.18M -228,706 -100%
ST
175
Spot Trading
Illinois
$4K -$471K -33,891 -99%

KLIC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

181 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kulicke & Soffa (KLIC) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $704M — down 30% from $1B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 28 funds closed out of KLIC and 21 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 73 trimmed existing stakes and 58 added.

The largest buyer was Schroder Investment Management Group, adding an estimated $23.7M. The largest seller was Acadian Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $19.4M sold.

  • 181 institutional investors held Kulicke & Soffa (KLIC) as of Q2 2015, down from 188 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $704M of Kulicke & Soffa stock for Q2 2015, down 30% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new Kulicke & Soffa positions in Q2 2015 and 28 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest Kulicke & Soffa buyer in Q2 2015 was Schroder Investment Management Group, an estimated $23.7M added.
  • The largest Kulicke & Soffa seller in Q2 2015 was Acadian Asset Management, an estimated $19.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.