Kulicke & Soffa
KLIC
200 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.26B invested in Kulicke & Soffa in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 72 increasing their positions, 64 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.
1,740% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $15.8M | Put options by funds: $858K
68% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 22
30% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $968M → $1.26B (+$293M)
13% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 72 | Existing positions reduced: 64
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 190 → 200 (+10)
1.87% more ownership
Funds ownership: 85.6% → 87.47% (+1.9%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$106M |
| 2 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$24.8M |
| 3 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$20.3M |
| 4 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
+$19.4M |
| 5 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$13.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$32.3M |
| 2 |
DnB Asset Management
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$16.2M |
| 3 |
DAC
Dymon Asia Capital
Singapore
|
-$11.5M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$8.95M |
| 5 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$7.12M |
KLIC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
200 of the 4,034 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kulicke & Soffa (KLIC) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $1.26B — up 30% from $968M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 37 funds opened new KLIC positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 72 added to existing stakes and 64 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $106M. The largest seller was Schroder Investment Management Group, cutting an estimated $32.3M.
- 200 institutional investors held Kulicke & Soffa (KLIC) as of Q1 2017, up from 190 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $1.26B of Kulicke & Soffa stock for Q1 2017, up 30% quarter-over-quarter.
- 37 funds opened new Kulicke & Soffa positions in Q1 2017 and 22 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
- The largest Kulicke & Soffa buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $106M added.
- The largest Kulicke & Soffa seller in Q1 2017 was Schroder Investment Management Group, an estimated $32.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.