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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
Mercer Global Advisors
76
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$262K +$259K +18,705 New
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
77
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$259K – – –
LPL Financial
78
LPL Financial
California
$257K +$14K +1,011 +6%
AQR Capital Management
79
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$255K -$627K -45,357 -71%
UBS AM
80
UBS AM
Illinois
$224K +$61.5K +4,453 +39%
CANY
81
Caxton Associates (New York)
New York
$220K – – –
FIM
82
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$217K -$48.6K -3,515 -19%
AI
83
Atom Investors
Texas
$208K -$1.58M -114,595 -89%
AIG
84
American International Group
New York
$203K -$6.48K -469 -3%
AIM
85
Assured Investment Management
New York
$198K -$280K -20,252 -59%
MWNA
86
Marshall Wace North America
New York
$189K +$186K +13,481 New
QIM
87
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$166K -$15.2K -1,100 -8%
ETM
88
Euclidean Technologies Management
Washington
$161K – – –
MIM
89
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$157K – – –
II
90
Inspire Investing
Idaho
$155K +$153K +11,090 New
Bank of Montreal
91
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$154K +$39.8K +2,881 +36%
UBS Group
92
UBS Group
Switzerland
$151K -$690K -49,947 -82%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
93
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$151K +$149K +10,774 New
VOYA Investment Management
94
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$149K – – –
TFS
95
Thoroughbred Financial Services
Tennessee
$140K – – –
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
96
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$123K – – –
Canada Life
97
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$115K +$2.49K +180 +2%
MLICM
98
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$112K – – –
SEI Investments
99
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$85K +$12.4K +898 +17%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
100
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$73.6K +$59K +4,270 +435%
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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.