Kulicke & Soffa
KLIC
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.
71% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.4M | Put options by funds: $819K
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 188 → 181 (-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: 4 → 2 (-2)
Top Buyers
Top Sellers
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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ZIM
201
Zacks Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$167K | -10,674 | Closed |
|
|
PCM
202
Prelude Capital Management
New York
| – | -$75K | -4,792 | Closed |
|
|
CFA
203
Camarda Financial Advisors
Fleming Island,
Florida
| – | -$63K | -4,052 | Closed |
|
204
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
| – | -$22K | -1,400 | Closed |
|
205
Financial Engines Advisors
Santa Clara,
California
| – | -$16K | -1,126 | Closed |
|
206
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
| – | -$16K | -1,000 | Closed |
|
|
ASN
207
Advisory Services Network
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$3K | -175 | Closed |
|
|
FHA
208
First Horizon Advisors
Memphis,
Tennessee
| – | -$1.32K | -95 | Closed |
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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.