Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
KTOS
216 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.38B invested in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 51 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 58 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.
219% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 51 | Existing positions closed: 16
62% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $15.2M | Put options by funds: $9.35M
31% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 58
17% more funds holding
Funds holding: 184 → 216 (+32)
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.28B → $1.38B (+$102M)
2.47% less ownership
Funds ownership: 87.63% → 85.16% (-2.5%)
17% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 5 (-1)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
SIMG
Stephens Investment Management Group
Houston,
Texas
|
+$11.2M |
| 2 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
+$11.2M |
| 3 |
IAM
Impala Asset Management
Palm Beach,
Florida
|
+$9.85M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$9.03M |
| 5 |
FAM
Fred Alger Management
New York
|
+$8.8M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$27.6M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$25.9M |
| 3 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$23.4M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$13.1M |
| 5 |
DCM
Daruma Capital Management
New York
|
-$12.1M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
226
Brown Advisory
Baltimore,
Maryland
| – | -$153K | -10,880 | Closed |
|
|
ACM
227
AlphaCrest Capital Management
New York
| – | -$142K | -10,100 | Closed |
|
|
CA
228
Claro Advisors
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$30K | -2,000 | Closed |
|
|
NFG
229
Next Financial Group
Houston,
Texas
| – | -$23K | -1,663 | Closed |
|
|
ER
230
Enlightenment Research
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$6K | -400 | Closed |
|
KTOS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
216 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $1.38B — up 8% from $1.28B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 51 funds opened new KTOS positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 35 holders — while 76 added to existing stakes and 58 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Stephens Investment Management Group, adding an estimated $11.2M. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, cutting an estimated $27.6M.
- 216 institutional investors held Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) as of Q1 2019, up from 184 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $1.38B of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock for Q1 2019, up 8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 51 funds opened new Kratos Defense & Security Solutions positions in Q1 2019 and 16 closed out, a net change of +35 holders.
- The largest Kratos Defense & Security Solutions buyer in Q1 2019 was Stephens Investment Management Group, an estimated $11.2M added.
- The largest Kratos Defense & Security Solutions seller in Q1 2019 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $27.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.