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KRONOS Worldwide

125 hedge funds and large institutions have $326M invested in KRONOS Worldwide in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 47 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

270% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.29M | Put options by funds: $1.43M

48% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 21

38% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 47 | Existing positions reduced: 34

24% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $262M → $326M (+$64M)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 115125 (+10)

1.67% more ownership

Funds ownership: 13.76%15.43% (+1.7%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

Holders
125
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+8.7%
% of All Funds
3.12%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
31
Increased
47
Reduced
34
Closed
21
Calls
$5.29M
Puts
$1.43M
Net Calls
+$3.86M
Net Calls Change
-$477K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$40.6M +$10.7M +603,137 +37%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$24.1M -$201K -11,311 -0.8%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
3
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$22.1M +$1.57M +88,453 +8%
Bank of New York Mellon
4
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$21M +$174K +9,792 +0.9%
Acadian Asset Management
5
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$18.6M +$11.7M +657,735 +181%
AAM
6
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$17.2M +$1.2M +67,849 +8%
1C
7
1060 Capital
Colorado
$15.3M -$3.76M -211,992 -20%
Renaissance Technologies
8
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$12.7M +$1.09M +61,400 +10%
Arrowstreet Capital
9
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$9.68M +$578K +32,593 +7%
State Street
10
State Street
Massachusetts
$8.36M -$83.2K -4,689 -1%
AQR Capital Management
11
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$8.29M +$7.07M +398,647 +707%
Northern Trust
12
Northern Trust
Illinois
$6.43M +$489K +27,566 +8%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
13
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$6.09M +$40.1K +2,257 +0.7%
Geode Capital Management
14
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$5.56M +$2.4M +135,237 +80%
HAI
15
Hennessy Advisors Inc
California
$5.2M -$99.4K -5,600 -2%
Two Sigma Advisers
16
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$4.88M +$2.55M +143,849 +116%
Morgan Stanley
17
Morgan Stanley
New York
$4.65M +$896K +50,480 +25%
Invesco
18
Invesco
Georgia
$4.38M +$3.41M +192,202 +399%
Millennium Management
19
Millennium Management
New York
$4.17M -$11.1M -624,509 -73%
CIP
20
Chartwell Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$3.88M +$1.51K +85 +0%
GAM
21
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$3.66M +$3.57M +200,924 New
Deutsche Bank
22
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$3.25M -$403K -22,692 -11%
BIM
23
Bogle Investment Management
Massachusetts
$3.22M +$3.13M +176,585 New
PP
24
PDT Partners
New York
$3.21M +$3.13M +176,300 New
Two Sigma Investments
25
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$3.02M -$863K -48,621 -23%

KRO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

125 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in KRONOS Worldwide (KRO) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $326M — up 24% from $262M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new KRO positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 47 added to existing stakes and 34 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Acadian Asset Management, adding an estimated $11.7M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, cutting an estimated $11.1M.

  • 125 institutional investors held KRONOS Worldwide (KRO) as of Q2 2017, up from 115 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $326M of KRONOS Worldwide stock for Q2 2017, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new KRONOS Worldwide positions in Q2 2017 and 21 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest KRONOS Worldwide buyer in Q2 2017 was Acadian Asset Management, an estimated $11.7M added.
  • The largest KRONOS Worldwide seller in Q2 2017 was Millennium Management, an estimated $11.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.