We are live on ! Find out more
KRO icon

KRONOS Worldwide
KRO

165 hedge funds and large institutions have $470M invested in KRONOS Worldwide in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 54 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

26% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 23

16% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.17M | Put options by funds: $5.29M

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $446M → $470M (+$23.5M)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 162 → 165 (+3)

0.92% more ownership

Funds ownership: 17.07% → 17.98% (+0.92%)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 54

Holders
165
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+1.85%
% of All Funds
3.78%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
29
Increased
54
Reduced
54
Closed
23
Calls
$6.17M
Puts
$5.29M
Net Calls
+$872K
Net Calls Change
+$7.02M

Top Buyers

1
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
+$55.9M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$7.86M
3
BCM
Brightline Capital Management
Florida
+$7.75M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$6.23M
5
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
+$4.66M

Top Sellers

1
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
-$18.7M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$10.1M
3
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$9.58M
4
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
-$5.89M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$5.59M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Asset Management One
51
Asset Management One
Japan
$1.18M – – –
AIM
52
Alambic Investment Management
California
$1.17M -$1.16M -48,560 -48%
CI
53
Cavalier Investments
Georgia
$1.17M – – –
California Public Employees Retirement System
54
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$1.17M -$421K -17,669 -25%
TA
55
Teachers Advisors
New York
$1.1M +$184K +7,705 +19%
Los Angeles Capital Management
56
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$1.1M -$385K -16,170 -25%
TCIM
57
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$1.08M -$56.4K -2,367 -5%
Goldman Sachs
58
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.08M +$118K +4,939 +11%
Macquarie Group
59
Macquarie Group
Australia
$1.07M +$236K +9,900 +26%
Nordea Investment Management
60
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$1.02M +$1.08M +45,500 New
New York State Common Retirement Fund
61
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$959K +$45.1K +1,893 +5%
Swiss National Bank
62
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$946K – – –
AAM
63
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$829K -$18.7M -786,258 -96%
ASN
64
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$796K +$16.6K +696 +2%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
65
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$779K – – –
AIM
66
Assured Investment Management
New York
$742K -$284K -11,921 -27%
SO
67
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$727K +$69.1K +2,900 +10%
UBS Group
68
UBS Group
Switzerland
$703K +$717K +30,103 +2,780%
N
69
Nuveen
North Carolina
$700K -$3.05K -128 -0.4%
SCM
70
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$695K -$667 -28 -0.1%
Neuberger Berman Group
71
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$665K -$72.7K -3,051 -10%
VRS
72
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$660K -$31K -1,300 -4%
First Trust Advisors
73
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$637K +$96.4K +4,045 +17%
PSUF
74
People's United Financial
Connecticut
$620K -$14.2K -594 -2%
PAM
75
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$573K -$115K -4,845 -16%
1 2
3
4 5

KRO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

165 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in KRONOS Worldwide (KRO) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $470M — up 5.3% from $446M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new KRO positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 54 added to existing stakes and 54 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LSV Asset Management, adding an estimated $55.9M. The largest seller was Advisors Asset Management, cutting an estimated $18.7M.

  • 165 institutional investors held KRONOS Worldwide (KRO) as of Q2 2018, up from 162 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $470M of KRONOS Worldwide stock for Q2 2018, up 5.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new KRONOS Worldwide positions in Q2 2018 and 23 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest KRONOS Worldwide buyer in Q2 2018 was LSV Asset Management, an estimated $55.9M added.
  • The largest KRONOS Worldwide seller in Q2 2018 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $18.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.