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KRONOS Worldwide
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131 hedge funds and large institutions have $330M invested in KRONOS Worldwide in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 32 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

142% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.17M | Put options by funds: $1.31M

41% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 32

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $278M → $330M (+$52.3M)

0.57% less ownership

Funds ownership: 20.89% → 20.32% (-0.57%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 137 → 131 (-6)

25% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 20

Holders
131
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-4.38%
% of All Funds
2.84%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
15
Increased
45
Reduced
32
Closed
20
Calls
$3.17M
Puts
$1.31M
Net Calls
+$1.86M
Net Calls Change
+$883K

Top Buyers

1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$7.75M
2
Point72 Asset Management
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
+$7.53M
3
AAMU
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
+$5.46M
4
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
+$3.77M
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$2.5M

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$13.8M
2
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
-$5.69M
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$5.56M
4
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$3.88M
5
SCP
Seizert Capital Partners
Michigan
-$2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Citadel Advisors
26
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.99M +$152K +11,018 +8%
Millennium Management
27
Millennium Management
New York
$1.88M -$5.56M -401,968 -75%
GAM
28
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$1.86M -$635K -45,954 -26%
Charles Schwab
29
Charles Schwab
California
$1.75M +$86K +6,223 +5%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
30
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$1.69M – – –
California Public Employees Retirement System
31
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$1.59M +$719K +52,000 +84%
Goldman Sachs
32
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.58M +$1.28M +92,789 +464%
Two Sigma Advisers
33
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$1.54M -$435K -31,497 -22%
Wells Fargo
34
Wells Fargo
California
$1.35M +$38.8K +2,807 +3%
AllianceBernstein
35
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.3M -$109K -7,900 -8%
SGCA
36
Steel Grove Capital Advisors
Tennessee
$1.26M +$815K +58,974 +189%
Macquarie Group
37
Macquarie Group
Australia
$1.24M – – –
CAM
38
Cozad Asset Management
Illinois
$1.17M -$1.23K -89 -0.1%
MSE
39
MUFG Securities EMEA
United Kingdom
$1.14M – – –
GC
40
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$1.14M +$639K +46,211 +133%
ZCM
41
Zebra Capital Management
Connecticut
$970K +$43.2K +3,123 +5%
AIMCA
42
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$897K – – –
Nordea Investment Management
43
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$857K – – –
AG
44
Aperio Group
California
$840K +$36.8K +2,661 +5%
Mackenzie Financial
45
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$779K – – –
TA
46
Teachers Advisors
New York
$762K +$83.6K +6,051 +13%
Los Angeles Capital Management
47
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$739K +$728K +52,700 New
Victory Capital Management
48
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$700K +$690K +49,935 New
KLCM
49
KG&L Capital Management
Louisiana
$696K +$212K +15,370 +45%
Morgan Stanley
50
Morgan Stanley
New York
$648K -$13.8M -997,760 -96%
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KRO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

131 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in KRONOS Worldwide (KRO) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $330M — up 19% from $278M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 20 funds closed out of KRO and 15 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 32 trimmed existing stakes and 45 added.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $7.75M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $13.8M.

  • 131 institutional investors held KRONOS Worldwide (KRO) as of Q1 2019, down from 137 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $330M of KRONOS Worldwide stock for Q1 2019, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new KRONOS Worldwide positions in Q1 2019 and 20 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest KRONOS Worldwide buyer in Q1 2019 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $7.75M added.
  • The largest KRONOS Worldwide seller in Q1 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $13.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.