Kulicke & Soffa
KLIC
179 hedge funds and large institutions have $673M invested in Kulicke & Soffa in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 63 increasing their positions, 58 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.
748% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $7.6M | Put options by funds: $896K
70% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 20
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)
26% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $533M → $673M (+$140M)
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 166 → 179 (+13)
9% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 63 | Existing positions reduced: 58
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BGIM
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$25.6M |
| 2 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$7.31M |
| 3 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
+$6.5M |
| 4 |
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
Oxford,
United Kingdom
|
+$4.68M |
| 5 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
+$4.03M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$41M |
| 2 |
SCM
Snyder Capital Management
San Francisco,
California
|
-$7.28M |
| 3 |
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$6.12M |
| 4 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$5.23M |
| 5 |
FCM
Frontier Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$5.2M |
KLIC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
179 of the 3,824 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kulicke & Soffa (KLIC) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $673M — up 26% from $533M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 34 funds opened new KLIC positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 63 added to existing stakes and 58 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Brandywine Global Investment Management, adding an estimated $25.6M. The largest seller was Vanguard Group, cutting an estimated $41M.
- 179 institutional investors held Kulicke & Soffa (KLIC) as of Q4 2015, up from 166 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $673M of Kulicke & Soffa stock for Q4 2015, up 26% quarter-over-quarter.
- 34 funds opened new Kulicke & Soffa positions in Q4 2015 and 20 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest Kulicke & Soffa buyer in Q4 2015 was Brandywine Global Investment Management, an estimated $25.6M added.
- The largest Kulicke & Soffa seller in Q4 2015 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $41M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.