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Kulicke & Soffa

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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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: 44 (0)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 190182 (-8)

19% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 26

Holders
182
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-4.21%
% of All Funds
4.85%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
21
Increased
65
Reduced
64
Closed
26
Calls
$2.15M
Puts
$1.22M
Net Calls
+$931K
Net Calls Change
-$2.32M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Dimensional Fund Advisors
1
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$79.4M +$2.59M +187,162 +4%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$71.5M +$1.46M +105,229 +2%
Schroder Investment Management Group
3
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$71.3M +$19.9M +1,440,289 +41%
Ameriprise
4
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$43.3M -$1.09M -78,400 -3%
BFA
5
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$34.4M +$2.73M +197,533 +9%
GC
6
GW Capital
Washington
$33.1M -$6.9M -498,448 -18%
Renaissance Technologies
7
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$30.9M +$7.5M +541,828 +34%
HP
8
Holowesko Partners
Bahamas
$30.8M
EAM
9
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
$25M -$1.27M -92,109 -5%
Acadian Asset Management
10
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$23.4M -$1.37M -98,864 -6%
FCM
11
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
$22.3M -$570K -41,174 -3%
RFC
12
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$20M +$1.41M +101,965 +8%
LSV Asset Management
13
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$18.5M +$5.7M +411,663 +48%
RA
14
Royce & Associates
New York
$18.3M -$1.01M -73,000 -5%
BIT
15
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$17.4M -$521K -37,635 -3%
Northern Trust
16
Northern Trust
Illinois
$17.1M +$202K +14,587 +1%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
17
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$16.6M -$980K -70,817 -6%
NI
18
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$16M +$78.9K +5,700 +0.5%
SCM
19
Snyder Capital Management
California
$15.8M +$8.71M +629,457 +135%
Wells Fargo
20
Wells Fargo
California
$14.8M -$7.05M -509,226 -33%
Norges Bank
21
Norges Bank
Norway
$13.7M +$1.61M +116,546 +14%
American Century Companies
22
American Century Companies
Missouri
$13.1M -$2.01M -145,546 -14%
TSW
23
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
$12.4M +$1.06M +76,481 +10%
DVM
24
Dreman Value Management
Florida
$11.1M +$669K +48,317 +7%
BCM
25
Breithorn Capital Management
New York
$8.88M +$102K +7,400 +1%

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.