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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
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217 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.28B invested in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 81 increasing their positions, 60 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

80% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $10.3M | Put options by funds: $5.74M

75% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 7 (+3)

35% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 81 | Existing positions reduced: 60

1.77% more ownership

Funds ownership: 84.95% → 86.71% (+1.8%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 225 → 217 (-8)

15% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 39

21% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.63B → $1.28B (-$343M)

Holders
217
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-3.56%
% of All Funds
4.78%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+75%
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
33
Increased
81
Reduced
60
Closed
39
Calls
$10.3M
Puts
$5.74M
Net Calls
+$4.58M
Net Calls Change
+$8.55M

Top Buyers

1
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$23.2M
2
Balyasny Asset Management
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
+$19.1M
3
FCM
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$13M
4
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$12M
5
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
+$11.6M

Top Sellers

1
Federated Hermes
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
-$23.5M
2
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
-$20.9M
3
OPERF
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
Oregon
-$13.1M
4
RA
Rovida Advisors
Florida
-$10.3M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$8.17M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
OTPPB
226
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board
Ontario, Canada
– -$731K -40,577 Closed
DTL
227
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
– -$671K -37,282 Closed
ECM
228
ExodusPoint Capital Management
New York
– -$603K -33,503 Closed
BAM
229
Blueshift Asset Management
New Jersey
– -$502K -27,882 Closed
HLA
230
Hamilton Lane Advisors
Pennsylvania
– -$441K -24,483 Closed
Simplex Trading
231
Simplex Trading
Illinois
– -$251K -14,590 Closed
GCP
232
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
– -$242K -13,427 Closed
AIP
233
ARS Investment Partners
New York
– -$241K -13,386 Closed
HH
234
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
– -$240K -13,350 Closed
CSS
235
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
– -$239K -13,279 Closed
PGCM
236
Prescott Group Capital Management
Oklahoma
– -$226K -12,542 Closed
ProShare Advisors
237
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
– -$220K -12,218 Closed
Walleye Capital
238
Walleye Capital
New York
– -$171K -9,900 Closed
RIA
239
Realta Investment Advisors
Delaware
– -$165K -9,150 Closed
AIM
240
Aigen Investment Management
New York
– -$147K -8,147 Closed
AAP
241
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
– -$64K -3,568 Closed
BHWM
242
Bay Harbor Wealth Management
Maryland
– -$54K -3,000 Closed
VCM
243
Vigilant Capital Management
Maine
– -$54K -3,000 Closed
NIT
244
NumerixS Investment Technologies
British Columbia, Canada
– -$45K -2,499 Closed
JG
245
Jefferies Group
New York
– -$37K -2,064 Closed
RFM
246
Royal Fund Management
Florida
– -$22.8K -1,320 -99%
TRCT
247
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$17K -948 Closed
PHK
248
Point72 Hong Kong
Hong Kong
– -$14K -796 Closed
BBHC
249
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
– -$10K -530 Closed
FWM
250
FSA Wealth Management
Massachusetts
– -$7K -400 Closed
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KTOS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

217 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $1.28B — down 21% from $1.63B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 39 funds closed out of KTOS and 33 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 60 trimmed existing stakes and 81 added.

The largest buyer was Franklin Resources, adding an estimated $23.2M. The largest seller was Federated Hermes, cutting an estimated $23.5M.

  • 217 institutional investors held Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) as of Q1 2020, down from 225 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $1.28B of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock for Q1 2020, down 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new Kratos Defense & Security Solutions positions in Q1 2020 and 39 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest Kratos Defense & Security Solutions buyer in Q1 2020 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $23.2M added.
  • The largest Kratos Defense & Security Solutions seller in Q1 2020 was Federated Hermes, an estimated $23.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.