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KRONOS Worldwide
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125 hedge funds and large institutions have $326M invested in KRONOS Worldwide in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 47 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

270% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.29M | Put options by funds: $1.43M

48% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 21

38% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 47 | Existing positions reduced: 34

24% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $262M → $326M (+$64M)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 115 → 125 (+10)

1.67% more ownership

Funds ownership: 13.76% → 15.43% (+1.7%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

Holders
125
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+8.7%
% of All Funds
3.12%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
31
Increased
47
Reduced
34
Closed
21
Calls
$5.29M
Puts
$1.43M
Net Calls
+$3.86M
Net Calls Change
-$477K

Top Buyers

1
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$11.7M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$10.7M
3
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
+$7.07M
4
GAM
Gotham Asset Management
New York
+$3.57M
5
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$3.41M

Top Sellers

1
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$11.1M
2
SCM
SG Capital Management
Illinois
-$11M
3
MWNA
Marshall Wace North America
New York
-$4.3M
4
1C
1060 Capital
Colorado
-$3.76M
5
GCP
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
-$2.12M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
26
Wells Fargo
California
$2.98M +$359K +20,253 +14%
JIR
27
James Investment Research
Ohio
$2.35M +$2.29M +128,950 New
TCIM
28
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$2.33M +$157K +8,849 +7%
PPA
29
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$2.29M +$108K +6,110 +5%
Allianz Asset Management
30
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$2.24M +$2.24M +126,235 New
CIBC World Market
31
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$2.23M +$1.85M +104,028 +573%
California Public Employees Retirement System
32
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$2.17M -$335K -18,900 -14%
Russell Investments Group
33
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$2.13M +$2.08M +117,045 New
MC
34
Menta Capital
California
$2.1M +$328K +18,500 +19%
TA
35
Teachers Advisors
New York
$2.06M +$246K +13,877 +14%
IECM
36
Intrinsic Edge Capital Management
Illinois
$1.84M – – –
Charles Schwab
37
Charles Schwab
California
$1.8M +$203K +11,413 +13%
SCA
38
Secor Capital Advisors
New York
$1.73M +$758K +42,724 +82%
CEP
39
Chicago Equity Partners
Illinois
$1.69M +$176K +9,935 +12%
HHC
40
Hutchin Hill Capital
New York
$1.68M +$1.39M +78,446 +566%
VLKIM
41
Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management
Netherlands
$1.61M +$17.7K +1,000 +1%
GC
42
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$1.51M +$226K +12,748 +18%
Citadel Advisors
43
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.5M -$1.87M -105,280 -56%
CIP
44
Convergence Investment Partners
Florida
$1.39M +$1.36M +76,362 New
KBC Group
45
KBC Group
Belgium
$1.25M +$1.22M +68,729 New
EGM
46
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$1.17M -$351K -19,787 -24%
BCM
47
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
$1.09M +$1.06M +59,597 New
ACA
48
Anchor Capital Advisors
Massachusetts
$1.07M -$19.3K -1,086 -2%
JP Morgan Chase
49
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.07M +$1.04M +58,579 New
FIM
50
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$989K +$178K +10,037 +23%
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KRO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

125 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in KRONOS Worldwide (KRO) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $326M — up 24% from $262M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new KRO positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 47 added to existing stakes and 34 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Acadian Asset Management, adding an estimated $11.7M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, cutting an estimated $11.1M.

  • 125 institutional investors held KRONOS Worldwide (KRO) as of Q2 2017, up from 115 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $326M of KRONOS Worldwide stock for Q2 2017, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new KRONOS Worldwide positions in Q2 2017 and 21 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest KRONOS Worldwide buyer in Q2 2017 was Acadian Asset Management, an estimated $11.7M added.
  • The largest KRONOS Worldwide seller in Q2 2017 was Millennium Management, an estimated $11.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.