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.
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
Top Buyers
| 1 |
LSV Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$55.9M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$7.86M |
| 3 |
BCM
Brightline Capital Management
Miami,
Florida
|
+$7.75M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$6.23M |
| 5 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
+$4.66M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Monument,
Colorado
|
-$18.7M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$10.1M |
| 3 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$9.58M |
| 4 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$5.89M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$5.59M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
KI
176
Koch Industries
Wichita,
Kansas
| – | -$269K | -11,903 | Closed |
|
|
ECM
177
Element Capital Management
New York
| – | -$265K | -11,736 | Closed |
|
|
APP
178
Avantax Planning Partners
Dubuque,
Iowa
| – | -$253K | -11,213 | Closed |
|
179
Squarepoint
New York
| – | -$244K | -10,800 | Closed |
|
180
VOYA Investment Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$219K | -9,700 | Closed |
|
181
Group One Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$76.4K | -3,207 | Closed |
|
|
SWM
182
SeaCrest Wealth Management
Purchase,
New York
| – | -$47.7K | -2,000 | -100% |
|
183
DZ Bank
Frankfurt Am Main,
Germany
| – | -$9K | -394 | Closed |
|
|
CG
184
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$7.72K | -324 | Closed |
|
|
SWP
185
Stratos Wealth Partners
Beachwood,
Ohio
| – | -$3K | -145 | Closed |
|
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.