Kulicke & Soffa
KLIC
182 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: 189 → 182 (-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
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$23.7M |
| 2 |
LSV Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$11.3M |
| 3 |
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Richmond,
Virginia
|
+$7.43M |
| 4 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$6.94M |
| 5 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$6.71M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$19.4M |
| 2 |
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$17.6M |
| 3 |
NI
Numeric Investors
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$15.8M |
| 4 |
EAM
Eagle Asset Management
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$15.3M |
| 5 |
FCM
Frontier Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$9.7M |
KLIC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
182 of the 3,730 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.
- 182 institutional investors held Kulicke & Soffa (KLIC) as of Q2 2015, down from 189 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.