KRONOS Worldwide
123 hedge funds and large institutions have $323M invested in KRONOS Worldwide in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 34 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.
56% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 18
26% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $658K | Put options by funds: $524K
16% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $278M → $323M (+$45.6M)
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 113 → 123 (+10)
1.47% more ownership
Funds ownership: 19.4% → 20.87% (+1.5%)
15% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 34 | Existing positions reduced: 40
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LM
Luminus Management
Houston,
Texas
|
+$29.4M |
| 2 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$3.1M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$2.19M |
| 4 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$2.16M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$1.86M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$9.22M |
| 2 |
LSV Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$8.12M |
| 3 |
AAMU
Amundi Asset Management US
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$2.91M |
| 4 |
Federated Hermes
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.78M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$1.76M |
KRO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review
123 of the 5,092 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in KRONOS Worldwide (KRO) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $323M — up 16% from $278M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new KRO positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 34 added to existing stakes and 40 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Luminus Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $29.4M. The largest seller was Bank of New York Mellon, cutting an estimated $9.22M.
- 123 institutional investors held KRONOS Worldwide (KRO) as of Q4 2019, up from 113 in Q3 2019.
- Funds reported $323M of KRONOS Worldwide stock for Q4 2019, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
- 28 funds opened new KRONOS Worldwide positions in Q4 2019 and 18 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
- The largest KRONOS Worldwide buyer in Q4 2019 was Luminus Management, an estimated $29.4M added.
- The largest KRONOS Worldwide seller in Q4 2019 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $9.22M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.