We are live on ! Find out more
KOS icon

Kosmos Energy
KOS

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
Federated Hermes
126
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$122K -$100K -13,754 -48%
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
127
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$117K +$504 +69 +0.5%
Neuberger Berman Group
128
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$116K +$102K +14,000 New
ASN
129
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$105K +$7 +1 +0%
Comerica Bank
130
Comerica Bank
Texas
$99K -$51.4K -7,040 -37%
II
131
Inspire Investing
Idaho
$96K +$1.37K +188 +2%
EMG
132
Ellington Management Group
Connecticut
$86K -$165K -22,600 -68%
QC
133
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
$86K +$75.9K +10,398 New
Royal Bank of Canada
134
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$84K -$7.94K -1,088 -10%
GXMC
135
Global X Management Company
New York
$70K – – –
Nisa Investment Advisors
136
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$58K +$14.6K +2,000 +40%
SEI Investments
137
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$56K -$15 -2 -0%
RE
138
RBC Europe
United Kingdom
$49.6K – – –
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
139
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
Germany
$40K – – –
AIG
140
American International Group
New York
$39K -$1.12K -153 -3%
AF
141
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$37K – – –
WAM
142
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
$36K +$31.8K +4,362 +8,553%
Rockefeller Capital Management
143
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$23K +$20.5K +2,806 New
PFBT
144
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
$20K +$672 +92 +4%
EARNEST Partners
145
EARNEST Partners
Georgia
$4K – – –
RFA
146
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$4K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
147
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$4K +$3.33K +456 New
TRCT
148
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$4K +$3.73K +511 New
VCM
149
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$2K – – –
BWM
150
Baystate Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$1K – – –
3 4 5
6
7

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.