Kulicke & Soffa
KLIC
183 hedge funds and large institutions have $702M invested in Kulicke & Soffa in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 63 increasing their positions, 60 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.
305% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.12M | Put options by funds: $524K
15% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 20
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $641M → $702M (+$61.9M)
5% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 63 | Existing positions reduced: 60
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 182 → 183 (+1)
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LSV Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$5.68M |
| 2 |
SFM
Systematic Financial Management
Teaneck,
New Jersey
|
+$4.41M |
| 3 |
DnB Asset Management
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$3.69M |
| 4 |
AL
AJO LP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$3.22M |
| 5 |
FP
Foundry Partners
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$2.86M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$4.7M |
| 2 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$3.5M |
| 3 |
DVM
Dreman Value Management
West Palm Beach,
Florida
|
-$2.82M |
| 4 |
CMG
Cavalry Management Group
San Francisco,
California
|
-$2.55M |
| 5 |
SI
Sensato Investors
San Francisco,
California
|
-$2.11M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PG
201
PEAK6 Group
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$127K | -11,215 | Closed |
|
202
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
| – | -$117K | -10,300 | Closed |
|
203
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$14K | -1,204 | Closed |
|
KLIC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
183 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kulicke & Soffa (KLIC) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $702M — up 9.7% from $641M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new KLIC positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 63 added to existing stakes and 60 trimmed.
The largest buyer was LSV Asset Management, adding an estimated $5.68M. The largest seller was Thompson Siegel & Walmsley, cutting an estimated $4.7M.
- 183 institutional investors held Kulicke & Soffa (KLIC) as of Q2 2016, up from 182 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $702M of Kulicke & Soffa stock for Q2 2016, up 9.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 23 funds opened new Kulicke & Soffa positions in Q2 2016 and 20 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest Kulicke & Soffa buyer in Q2 2016 was LSV Asset Management, an estimated $5.68M added.
- The largest Kulicke & Soffa seller in Q2 2016 was Thompson Siegel & Walmsley, an estimated $4.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.