Kulicke & Soffa
KLIC
182 hedge funds and large institutions have $921M invested in Kulicke & Soffa in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 65 increasing their positions, 64 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.
76% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.15M | Put options by funds: $1.22M
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $889M → $921M (+$31.8M)
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: 4 → 4 (0)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 190 → 182 (-8)
19% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 26
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$19.9M |
| 2 |
SCM
Snyder Capital Management
San Francisco,
California
|
+$8.71M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$7.5M |
| 4 |
LSV Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$5.7M |
| 5 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$3.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$7.05M |
| 2 |
GC
GW Capital
Bellevue,
Washington
|
-$6.9M |
| 3 |
DADC
D.A. Davidson & Co
Great Falls,
Montana
|
-$6.07M |
| 4 |
OCG
Opus Capital Group
Cincinnati,
Ohio
|
-$5.74M |
| 5 |
BIM
Bogle Investment Management
Newton Lower Falls,
Massachusetts
|
-$3.9M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FMT
201
First Mercantile Trust
Cordova,
Tennessee
| – | -$105K | -7,370 | Closed |
|
|
VLKIM
202
Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
| – | -$78K | -5,500 | Closed |
|
|
T
203
Tinicum
New York
| – | -$71K | -5,000 | Closed |
|
204
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$68.3K | -4,931 | Closed |
|
|
IRS
205
Invictus RG (Singapore)
Singapore
| – | -$18K | -1,300 | Closed |
|
|
PTC
206
Private Trust Company
Cleveland,
Ohio
| – | -$1K | -57 | Closed |
|
|
IF
207
Ironwood Financial
Tucson,
Arizona
| – | +$14 | +1 | New |
|
KLIC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
182 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kulicke & Soffa (KLIC) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $921M — up 3.6% from $889M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 26 funds closed out of KLIC and 21 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 64 trimmed existing stakes and 65 added.
The largest buyer was Schroder Investment Management Group, adding an estimated $19.9M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $7.05M.
- 182 institutional investors held Kulicke & Soffa (KLIC) as of Q4 2014, down from 190 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $921M of Kulicke & Soffa stock for Q4 2014, up 3.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 21 funds opened new Kulicke & Soffa positions in Q4 2014 and 26 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
- The largest Kulicke & Soffa buyer in Q4 2014 was Schroder Investment Management Group, an estimated $19.9M added.
- The largest Kulicke & Soffa seller in Q4 2014 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $7.05M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.