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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
Legal & General Group
101
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$65K – – –
PRC
102
Pearl River Capital
Michigan
$56K +$43.3K +3,135 +357%
Schroder Investment Management Group
103
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$52K -$1.13M -81,900 -96%
Simplex Trading
104
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$50K +$49.6K +3,587 New
RA
105
Royce & Associates
New York
$47K +$2.81K +203 +6%
AIP
106
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$26K – – –
Zurich Cantonal Bank
107
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$25K – – –
Loomis, Sayles & Company
108
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$24K +$23.7K +1,712 New
US Bancorp
109
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$21K +$3.18K +230 +18%
IA
110
IFP Advisors
Florida
$19K -$3.92K -284 -17%
EDRH
111
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$14K – – –
FDCDDQ
112
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$13.3K +$8.29K +600 +171%
FCMT
113
Founders Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
$7K – – –
LTFS
114
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$7K – – –
Acadian Asset Management
115
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$4K – – –
BFEC
116
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$4K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
117
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$4K +$912 +66 +39%
OFW
118
Omnia Family Wealth
Florida
$3K – – –
FGAM
119
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$3K +$3.07K +222 New
Royal Bank of Canada
120
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2K -$14K -1,016 -87%
JCM
121
Julex Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.5K – – –
BCA
122
Berman Capital Advisors
Georgia
$1K – – –
MWC
123
MBM Wealth Consultants
Missouri
$1K – – –
QCIG
124
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$1K – – –
WT
125
Whittier Trust
California
$1K – – –
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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.