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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
AG
126
Advisor Group
Arizona
$1K +$539 +39 +325%
SCP
127
Seizert Capital Partners
Michigan
– -$2M -173,155 Closed
Man Group
128
Man Group
United Kingdom
– -$1.89M -164,287 Closed
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
129
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
– -$1.84M -159,800 Closed
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
130
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
– -$1.78M -154,800 Closed
Two Sigma Investments
131
Two Sigma Investments
New York
– -$1.1M -95,781 Closed
Holocene Advisors
132
Holocene Advisors
New York
– -$890K -77,295 Closed
Assenagon Asset Management
133
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
– -$868K -75,333 Closed
OTPPB
134
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board
Ontario, Canada
– -$844K -73,230 Closed
CI Investments Inc
135
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
– -$276K -24,000 Closed
CSS
136
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
– -$254K -18,409 -100%
Wellington Management Group
137
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
– -$197K -17,100 Closed
Neuberger Berman Group
138
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
– -$148K -12,859 Closed
QC
139
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
– -$138K -12,033 Closed
Parallax Volatility Advisers
140
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
– -$46K -3,966 Closed
MAM
141
Meeder Asset Management
Ohio
– -$21K -1,807 Closed
AIC
142
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
– -$9K -750 Closed
FHA
143
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
– -$4K -371 Closed
CFGS
144
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
– -$2.52K -182 Closed
PWMG
145
Prestige Wealth Management Group
New Jersey
– -$1K -114 Closed
AIA
146
Alera Investment Advisors
Illinois
– +$318 +23 New
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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.