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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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

Holders
165
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+1.85%
% of All Funds
3.78%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
29
Increased
54
Reduced
54
Closed
23
Calls
$6.17M
Puts
$5.29M
Net Calls
+$872K
Net Calls Change
+$7.02M

Top Buyers

1
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
+$55.9M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$7.86M
3
BCM
Brightline Capital Management
Florida
+$7.75M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$6.23M
5
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
+$4.66M

Top Sellers

1
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
-$18.7M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$10.1M
3
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$9.58M
4
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
-$5.89M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$5.59M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$64.9M -$10.1M -421,985 -13%
LSV Asset Management
2
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$55.4M +$55.9M +2,345,167 +2,036%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$42.7M +$7.86M +329,784 +21%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
4
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$31.4M +$4.5M +188,757 +16%
Renaissance Technologies
5
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$29M +$1.02M +43,000 +3%
Acadian Asset Management
6
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$17.5M -$5M -209,880 -21%
Bank of New York Mellon
7
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$12.2M +$48.2K +2,021 +0.4%
Millennium Management
8
Millennium Management
New York
$10.5M -$2.04M -85,576 -15%
State Street
9
State Street
Massachusetts
$10.3M -$296K -12,405 -3%
Geode Capital Management
10
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$9.92M +$317K +13,319 +3%
Northern Trust
11
Northern Trust
Illinois
$7.9M +$231K +9,700 +3%
Axa
12
Axa
France
$7.47M +$1.91M +80,100 +32%
Bank of America
13
Bank of America
North Carolina
$7.46M +$6.23M +261,588 +375%
BCM
14
Brightline Capital Management
Florida
$7.32M +$7.75M +325,000 New
HW
15
Hancock Whitney
Mississippi
$7.28M +$13.1K +551 +0.2%
PPA
16
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$6.41M +$4.37M +183,291 +181%
Wells Fargo
17
Wells Fargo
California
$6.19M +$302K +12,667 +5%
MWNA
18
Marshall Wace North America
New York
$6.09M -$339K -14,236 -5%
Arrowstreet Capital
19
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$5.82M -$9.58M -401,871 -61%
Prudential Financial
20
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$5.3M +$4.66M +195,610 +491%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
21
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$5.2M – – –
Invesco
22
Invesco
Georgia
$4.86M -$856K -35,906 -14%
AQR Capital Management
23
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$4.74M -$5.89M -247,114 -54%
Morgan Stanley
24
Morgan Stanley
New York
$4.08M -$5.59M -234,453 -56%
Allianz Asset Management
25
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$3.94M -$1.26M -52,830 -23%
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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.