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KRONOS Worldwide
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120 hedge funds and large institutions have $115M invested in KRONOS Worldwide in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

51% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $76.6M → $115M (+$38.8M)

32% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 19

20% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 35

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 116 → 120 (+4)

0.22% more ownership

Funds ownership: 15.05% → 15.27% (+0.22%)

11% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $299K | Put options by funds: $336K

Holders
120
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+3.45%
% of All Funds
1.48%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
25
Increased
42
Reduced
35
Closed
19
Calls
$299K
Puts
$336K
Net Calls
-$37K
Net Calls Change
-$205K

Top Buyers

1
LM
Luminus Management
Texas
+$1.53M
2
Russell Investments Group
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
+$1.03M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$924K
4
MAM
Monaco Asset Management
Monaco
+$807K
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$559K

Top Sellers

1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$1.52M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$505K
3
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
-$403K
4
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$250K
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
-$247K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Dimensional Fund Advisors
1
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$20.5M -$247K -43,553 -1%
Boston Partners
2
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$19.6M +$142K +24,960 +0.8%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$10.8M -$160K -28,182 -2%
VCM
4
Vanguard Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$6.37M +$5.5M +970,205 New
Bank of New York Mellon
5
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$5.29M +$200K +35,224 +5%
Russell Investments Group
6
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$4.79M +$1.03M +180,740 +33%
Renaissance Technologies
7
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$3.81M -$505K -88,965 -13%
Geode Capital Management
8
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$3.69M +$116K +20,460 +4%
State Street
9
State Street
Massachusetts
$3.33M +$7.46K +1,316 +0.3%
Bank of America
10
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.74M +$137K +24,185 +6%
Morgan Stanley
11
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.67M +$924K +162,967 +67%
Goldman Sachs
12
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.25M +$559K +98,529 +41%
AQR Capital Management
13
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$2.03M +$364K +64,168 +26%
LM
14
Luminus Management
Texas
$1.77M +$1.53M +270,000 New
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
15
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$1.52M -$11.5K -2,026 -0.9%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
16
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$1.39M +$280K +49,448 +30%
Jane Street
17
Jane Street
New York
$1.35M +$210K +37,047 +22%
VPM
18
Vanguard Portfolio Management
Pennsylvania
$1.26M +$1.09M +191,700 New
MAM
19
Monaco Asset Management
Monaco
$1.2M +$807K +142,303 +356%
Northern Trust
20
Northern Trust
Illinois
$1.16M +$82K +14,460 +9%
Charles Schwab
21
Charles Schwab
California
$1.12M -$28.6K -5,051 -3%
PP
22
PDT Partners
New York
$1.08M -$14.2K -2,500 -1%
VFT
23
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust
Pennsylvania
$922K +$796K +140,278 New
Citadel Advisors
24
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$918K -$1.52M -268,493 -66%
HF
25
HRT Financial
New York
$680K +$239K +42,207 +69%
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KRO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review

120 of the 8,126 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in KRONOS Worldwide (KRO) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $115M — up 51% from $76.6M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new KRO positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 42 added to existing stakes and 35 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Luminus Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.53M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $1.52M.

  • 120 institutional investors held KRONOS Worldwide (KRO) as of Q1 2026, up from 116 in Q4 2025.
  • Funds reported $115M of KRONOS Worldwide stock for Q1 2026, up 51% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new KRONOS Worldwide positions in Q1 2026 and 19 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest KRONOS Worldwide buyer in Q1 2026 was Luminus Management, an estimated $1.53M added.
  • The largest KRONOS Worldwide seller in Q1 2026 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $1.52M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.