Kulicke & Soffa
KLIC
180 hedge funds and large institutions have $817M invested in Kulicke & Soffa in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 65 increasing their positions, 64 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.
19% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $688M → $817M (+$129M)
10% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.6M | Put options by funds: $5.08M
2% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 65 | Existing positions reduced: 64
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 181 → 180 (-1)
4% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 24
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GC
GW Capital
Bellevue,
Washington
|
+$21.1M |
| 2 |
HP
Holowesko Partners
Nassau,
Bahamas
|
+$17.7M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$12.1M |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$8.15M |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$7.86M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
-$11M |
| 2 |
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
|
-$7.84M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$7.19M |
| 4 |
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$6.73M |
| 5 |
TC
TFS Capital
West Chester,
Pennsylvania
|
-$5.2M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CAM
201
ClariVest Asset Management
San Diego,
California
| – | -$78K | -6,792 | Closed |
|
|
QT
202
Quantbot Technologies
New York
| – | -$51K | -4,500 | Closed |
|
|
NC
203
NewSquare Capital
Newtown Square,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$6K | -500 | Closed |
|
204
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$3K | -233 | Closed |
|
|
JG
205
Jefferies Group
New York
| – | -$1K | -78 | Closed |
|
KLIC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review
180 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kulicke & Soffa (KLIC) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $817M — up 19% from $688M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 24 funds closed out of KLIC and 23 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 64 trimmed existing stakes and 65 added.
The largest buyer was GW Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $21.1M. The largest seller was BlackRock Institutional Trust, cutting an estimated $11M.
- 180 institutional investors held Kulicke & Soffa (KLIC) as of Q4 2013, down from 181 in Q3 2013.
- Funds reported $817M of Kulicke & Soffa stock for Q4 2013, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
- 23 funds opened new Kulicke & Soffa positions in Q4 2013 and 24 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest Kulicke & Soffa buyer in Q4 2013 was GW Capital, an estimated $21.1M added.
- The largest Kulicke & Soffa seller in Q4 2013 was BlackRock Institutional Trust, an estimated $11M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.