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KRONOS Worldwide
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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
RJA
101
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$376K +$398K +16,691 New
OA
102
Oak Associates
Ohio
$372K – – –
DCM
103
Dupont Capital Management
Delaware
$352K +$372K +15,618 New
Barclays
104
Barclays
United Kingdom
$335K -$31.2K -1,309 -8%
AIG
105
American International Group
New York
$333K +$6.27K +263 +2%
AG
106
Algert Global
California
$324K -$1.63M -68,260 -83%
SCC
107
Spring Creek Capital
Kansas
$317K +$336K +14,086 New
CIBC World Market
108
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$314K +$332K +13,945 New
AIA
109
Affinity Investment Advisors
California
$309K – – –
Wolverine Trading
110
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$308K – – –
TI
111
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$299K -$1.01M -42,180 -76%
BCM
112
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$268K – – –
UBS AM
113
UBS AM
Illinois
$259K – – –
Holocene Advisors
114
Holocene Advisors
New York
$258K +$273K +11,463 New
MIM
115
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$252K – – –
Verition Fund Management
116
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$249K -$164K -6,864 -38%
Bank of Montreal
117
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$249K +$71.9K +3,016 +38%
PTC
118
Petrus Trust Company
Texas
$248K +$263K +11,024 New
AIMCA
119
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$241K +$255K +10,700 New
D.E. Shaw & Co
120
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$230K +$243K +10,211 New
IRC
121
Investors Research Corp
Georgia
$201K – – –
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
122
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$197K – – –
SLF
123
Sun Life Financial
Ontario, Canada
$196K +$207K +8,686 New
MLICM
124
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$180K – – –
SG Americas Securities
125
SG Americas Securities
New York
$132K +$32.8K +1,377 +31%
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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.