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Kulicke & Soffa

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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

71% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.4M | Put options by funds: $819K

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 188181 (-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: 42 (-2)

Holders
181
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-3.72%
% of All Funds
4.88%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
21
Increased
58
Reduced
73
Closed
28
Calls
$1.4M
Puts
$819K
Net Calls
+$578K
Net Calls Change
-$1.63M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Schroder Investment Management Group
1
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$86M +$23.7M +1,705,466 +31%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
2
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$74.5M +$6.94M +499,189 +9%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$62.7M +$2.1M +151,302 +3%
BFA
4
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$30.8M +$983K +70,718 +3%
Ameriprise
5
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$30.6M -$1.23M -88,625 -3%
LSV Asset Management
6
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$29M +$11.3M +813,600 +49%
GC
7
GW Capital
Washington
$24.7M -$1.42M -102,116 -5%
American Century Companies
8
American Century Companies
Missouri
$21.2M +$6.71M +482,474 +36%
Renaissance Technologies
9
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$20.1M -$1.48M -106,272 -6%
Northern Trust
10
Northern Trust
Illinois
$15.7M +$1M +72,045 +6%
RA
11
Royce & Associates
New York
$15.5M +$2.39M +172,200 +15%
TSW
12
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
$15.4M +$7.43M +534,855 +68%
BIT
13
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$15.3M +$301K +21,684 +2%
SCM
14
Snyder Capital Management
California
$14.2M +$1.76M +126,551 +12%
SI
15
Sensato Investors
California
$11.3M -$1.03M -74,151 -7%
Millennium Management
16
Millennium Management
New York
$9.88M +$4.49M +323,251 +62%
Norges Bank
17
Norges Bank
Norway
$9.38M -$1.49M -107,000 -12%
DVM
18
Dreman Value Management
Florida
$8.39M +$818K +58,882 +9%
FCM
19
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
$8.14M -$9.7M -698,296 -50%
BCM
20
Breithorn Capital Management
New York
$7.77M +$705K +50,730 +8%
Wells Fargo
21
Wells Fargo
California
$7.3M -$5.97M -429,443 -41%
Bank of New York Mellon
22
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$6.89M -$106K -7,650 -1%
OAM
23
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$6.86M -$1.09M -78,432 -12%
EAM
24
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
$6.74M -$15.3M -1,103,960 -66%
DnB Asset Management
25
DnB Asset Management
Norway
$5.74M -$1.37M -98,500 -17%

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.