We are live on ! Find out more
KRO icon

KRONOS Worldwide
KRO

131 hedge funds and large institutions have $330M invested in KRONOS Worldwide in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 32 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

142% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.17M | Put options by funds: $1.31M

41% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 32

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $278M → $330M (+$52.3M)

0.57% less ownership

Funds ownership: 20.89% → 20.32% (-0.57%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 137 → 131 (-6)

25% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 20

Holders
131
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-4.38%
% of All Funds
2.84%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
15
Increased
45
Reduced
32
Closed
20
Calls
$3.17M
Puts
$1.31M
Net Calls
+$1.86M
Net Calls Change
+$883K

Top Buyers

1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$7.75M
2
Point72 Asset Management
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
+$7.53M
3
AAMU
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
+$5.46M
4
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
+$3.77M
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$2.5M

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$13.8M
2
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
-$5.69M
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$5.56M
4
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$3.88M
5
SCP
Seizert Capital Partners
Michigan
-$2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LSV Asset Management
1
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$58.3M -$5.69M -411,589 -9%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$30.5M +$176K +12,702 +0.6%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$29.8M +$7.75M +560,804 +36%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
4
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$26.6M +$2.5M +180,966 +11%
Bank of New York Mellon
5
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$23.6M +$1.03M +74,337 +5%
Renaissance Technologies
6
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$21.2M -$1.98M -142,900 -9%
AAM
7
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$10.6M +$3.77M +273,022 +56%
Bank of America
8
Bank of America
North Carolina
$8.65M +$579K +41,877 +7%
State Street
9
State Street
Massachusetts
$8.18M +$1.98M +142,999 +32%
Point72 Asset Management
10
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
$7.64M +$7.53M +544,671 New
PPA
11
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$6.62M -$343K -24,801 -5%
Arrowstreet Capital
12
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$6.05M +$1.97M +142,652 +49%
AAMU
13
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$5.54M +$5.46M +394,835 New
Northern Trust
14
Northern Trust
Illinois
$5.23M +$138K +9,992 +3%
VLKIM
15
Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management
Netherlands
$5.14M +$1.5M +108,500 +42%
Geode Capital Management
16
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$4.21M +$830K +60,023 +25%
First Trust Advisors
17
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$3.81M +$602K +43,569 +19%
BCM
18
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$3.67M +$650K +47,000 +22%
CEI
19
Clark Estates Inc
New York
$3.25M – – –
Invesco
20
Invesco
Georgia
$3.12M +$78.3K +5,668 +3%
JP Morgan Chase
21
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$2.76M -$656K -47,439 -19%
Federated Hermes
22
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$2.38M -$235K -16,967 -9%
Citigroup
23
Citigroup
New York
$2.3M +$1.12M +80,912 +97%
HSBC Holdings
24
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$2.27M +$14.3K +1,033 +0.6%
CS
25
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$2M -$134K -9,669 -6%
1
2 3 4 5

KRO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

131 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in KRONOS Worldwide (KRO) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $330M — up 19% from $278M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 20 funds closed out of KRO and 15 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 32 trimmed existing stakes and 45 added.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $7.75M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $13.8M.

  • 131 institutional investors held KRONOS Worldwide (KRO) as of Q1 2019, down from 137 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $330M of KRONOS Worldwide stock for Q1 2019, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new KRONOS Worldwide positions in Q1 2019 and 20 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest KRONOS Worldwide buyer in Q1 2019 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $7.75M added.
  • The largest KRONOS Worldwide seller in Q1 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $13.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.