Kulicke & Soffa
KLIC
189 hedge funds and large institutions have $968M invested in Kulicke & Soffa in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 66 increasing their positions, 62 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.
1,894% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $10.6M | Put options by funds: $532K
85.58% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0% → 85.58% (+86%)
36% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 22
26% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $771M → $968M (+$197M)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 184 → 189 (+5)
6% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 66 | Existing positions reduced: 62
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
+$25.9M |
| 2 |
CRCP
Copper Rock Capital Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$18.9M |
| 3 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$4.53M |
| 4 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$4.27M |
| 5 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$4.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DAC
Dymon Asia Capital
Singapore
|
-$10.5M |
| 2 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$9.57M |
| 3 |
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
Oxford,
United Kingdom
|
-$5.11M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$4.99M |
| 5 |
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
-$4.23M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AL
201
Airain Ltd
St. Peter Port,
Guernsey
| – | -$263K | -20,358 | Closed |
|
202
Axa
Paris,
France
| – | -$151K | -11,700 | Closed |
|
|
FRM
203
Fox Run Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
| – | -$146K | -11,300 | Closed |
|
204
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
| – | -$135K | -10,326 | Closed |
|
205
Walleye Trading
New York
| – | -$118K | -8,104 | Closed |
|
|
PMAM
206
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$67K | -5,200 | Closed |
|
|
IR
207
Invictus RG
Hamilton,
Bermuda
| – | -$46K | -3,560 | Closed |
|
208
Group One Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$33.5K | -2,300 | Closed |
|
|
TCIM
209
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
| – | -$16 | -1,199 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
210
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$2K | -182 | Closed |
|
|
AG
211
Advisor Group
Phoenix,
Arizona
| – | +$292 | +20 | New |
|
KLIC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
189 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kulicke & Soffa (KLIC) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $968M — up 26% from $771M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 30 funds opened new KLIC positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 66 added to existing stakes and 62 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Franklin Resources, opening a new position worth an estimated $25.9M. The largest seller was Dymon Asia Capital, cutting an estimated $10.5M.
- 189 institutional investors held Kulicke & Soffa (KLIC) as of Q4 2016, up from 184 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $968M of Kulicke & Soffa stock for Q4 2016, up 26% quarter-over-quarter.
- 30 funds opened new Kulicke & Soffa positions in Q4 2016 and 22 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest Kulicke & Soffa buyer in Q4 2016 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $25.9M added.
- The largest Kulicke & Soffa seller in Q4 2016 was Dymon Asia Capital, an estimated $10.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.