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157 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.15B invested in Kosmos Energy in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 66 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

96% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $21.2M | Put options by funds: $10.8M

74% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 66 | Existing positions reduced: 38

68% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 19

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)

29% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.44B → $3.15B (+$715M)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 145 → 157 (+12)

1.55% less ownership

Funds ownership: 97.79% → 96.24% (-1.6%)

Holders
157
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+8.28%
% of All Funds
3.59%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
32
Increased
66
Reduced
38
Closed
19
Calls
$21.2M
Puts
$10.8M
Net Calls
+$10.3M
Net Calls Change
+$10.8M

Top Buyers

1
VNIM
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Texas
+$42.3M
2
ACM
Arosa Capital Management
Florida
+$9.43M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$9.4M
4
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$6.25M
5
Natixis Advisors
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
+$6.08M

Top Sellers

1
SCP
SailingStone Capital Partners
Texas
-$56.5M
2
PP
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
-$24.4M
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$17.7M
4
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
-$15.1M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$14.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
51
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$2.73M – – –
Aberdeen Group
52
Aberdeen Group
United Kingdom
$2.67M – – –
California Public Employees Retirement System
53
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$2.61M -$61.9K -8,482 -3%
SG Americas Securities
54
SG Americas Securities
New York
$2.61M +$769K +105,262 +50%
PPA
55
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$2.45M +$140K +19,156 +7%
MOACM
56
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
$2.31M +$2.04M +279,700 New
TA
57
Teachers Advisors
New York
$2.24M -$3.99K -547 -0.2%
PP
58
PDT Partners
New York
$2.2M +$1.94M +265,800 New
FIM
59
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$2.12M +$1.07M +146,540 +134%
Morgan Stanley
60
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.72M +$774K +106,045 +105%
RhumbLine Advisers
61
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$1.69M +$87.8K +12,022 +6%
PP
62
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$1.64M -$63K -8,622 -4%
AllianceBernstein
63
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.55M +$672K +92,090 +96%
First Trust Advisors
64
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$1.5M +$1.33M +181,793 New
BCM
65
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
$1.47M +$1.22M +166,829 +1,511%
JP Morgan Chase
66
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.44M +$1.06M +145,306 +506%
D.E. Shaw & Co
67
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$1.39M +$174K +23,854 +17%
Squarepoint
68
Squarepoint
New York
$1.3M +$613K +84,013 +114%
Legal & General Group
69
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$1.17M +$196K +26,811 +24%
Bank of Montreal
70
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.14M +$22.6K +3,092 +2%
Norges Bank
71
Norges Bank
Norway
$1.06M +$935K +128,040 New
Barclays
72
Barclays
United Kingdom
$943K +$374K +51,284 +82%
CM
73
Caption Management
Oklahoma
$930K +$730 +100 +0.1%
Russell Investments Group
74
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$909K -$286K -39,148 -26%
EGM
75
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$888K +$784K +107,377 New
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KOS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

157 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kosmos Energy (KOS) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $3.15B — up 29% from $2.44B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new KOS positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 66 added to existing stakes and 38 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, adding an estimated $42.3M. The largest seller was SailingStone Capital Partners, cutting an estimated $56.5M.

  • 157 institutional investors held Kosmos Energy (KOS) as of Q2 2018, up from 145 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $3.15B of Kosmos Energy stock for Q2 2018, up 29% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new Kosmos Energy positions in Q2 2018 and 19 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest Kosmos Energy buyer in Q2 2018 was Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, an estimated $42.3M added.
  • The largest Kosmos Energy seller in Q2 2018 was SailingStone Capital Partners, an estimated $56.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.