KRONOS Worldwide
103 hedge funds and large institutions have $290M invested in KRONOS Worldwide in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 37 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.
146% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.76M | Put options by funds: $2.34M
60% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 10
19% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 37 | Existing positions reduced: 31
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 98 → 103 (+5)
1.24% less ownership
Funds ownership: 16.28% → 15.04% (-1.2%)
19% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $357M → $290M (-$66.6M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Monument,
Colorado
|
+$7.38M |
| 2 |
DRZID
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Winter Park,
Florida
|
+$5.85M |
| 3 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$2.08M |
| 4 |
SCM
SeaStone Capital Management
New York
|
+$1.77M |
| 5 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
+$1.64M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$20.9M |
| 2 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$19.2M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$3.98M |
| 4 |
ARC
Absolute Return Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$3.74M |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$1.78M |
KRO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
103 of the 3,475 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in KRONOS Worldwide (KRO) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $290M — down 19% from $357M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new KRO positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 37 added to existing stakes and 31 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Advisors Asset Management, adding an estimated $7.38M. The largest seller was Balyasny Asset Management, cutting an estimated $20.9M.
- 103 institutional investors held KRONOS Worldwide (KRO) as of Q1 2014, up from 98 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $290M of KRONOS Worldwide stock for Q1 2014, down 19% quarter-over-quarter.
- 16 funds opened new KRONOS Worldwide positions in Q1 2014 and 10 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest KRONOS Worldwide buyer in Q1 2014 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $7.38M added.
- The largest KRONOS Worldwide seller in Q1 2014 was Balyasny Asset Management, an estimated $20.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.