KRONOS Worldwide
104 hedge funds and large institutions have $262M invested in KRONOS Worldwide in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 43 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.
39% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 43 | Existing positions reduced: 31
8% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 12
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 103 → 104 (+1)
0.58% less ownership
Funds ownership: 15.04% → 14.46% (-0.58%)
1% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.2M | Put options by funds: $1.22M
10% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $290M → $262M (-$28M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$5.14M |
| 2 |
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Monument,
Colorado
|
+$4.34M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$3.26M |
| 4 |
RFC
Russell Frank Company
Seattle,
Washington
|
+$2.75M |
| 5 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$1.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$31.7M |
| 2 |
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
-$2.17M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$1.67M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.63M |
| 5 |
U
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$1.21M |
KRO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
104 of the 3,491 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in KRONOS Worldwide (KRO) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $262M — down 9.6% from $290M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new KRO positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 43 added to existing stakes and 31 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $5.14M. The largest seller was Balyasny Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $31.7M sold.
- 104 institutional investors held KRONOS Worldwide (KRO) as of Q2 2014, up from 103 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $262M of KRONOS Worldwide stock for Q2 2014, down 9.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 13 funds opened new KRONOS Worldwide positions in Q2 2014 and 12 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest KRONOS Worldwide buyer in Q2 2014 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $5.14M added.
- The largest KRONOS Worldwide seller in Q2 2014 was Balyasny Asset Management, an estimated $31.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.