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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
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240 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.64B invested in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in 2023 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 86 increasing their positions, 73 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

225% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.92M | Put options by funds: $2.44M

18% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 86 | Existing positions reduced: 73

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.55B → $1.64B (+$88M)

5% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 19

0.46% more ownership

Funds ownership: 84.76% → 85.22% (+0.46%)

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 241 → 240 (-1)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 4 (-2)

Holders
240
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.41%
% of All Funds
3.81%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
20
Increased
86
Reduced
73
Closed
19
Calls
$7.92M
Puts
$2.44M
Net Calls
+$5.48M
Net Calls Change
+$1.01M

Top Buyers

1
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
+$36.6M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$16.2M
3
CCPM
Cooper Creek Partners Management
New York
+$15.3M
4
HRCM
Hood River Capital Management
Florida
+$11M
5
Principal Financial Group
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
+$10.6M

Top Sellers

1
AIM
ARK Investment Management
Florida
-$15.1M
2
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
-$14.1M
3
NAMA
Nikko Asset Management Americas
New York
-$13.9M
4
EC
Engaged Capital
California
-$12.3M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$10.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CA
226
Clearstead Advisors
Ohio
$2.4K +$1.19K +80 +100%
ETC
227
Exchange Traded Concepts
Oklahoma
$2.21K +$2.19K +147 New
BAM
228
Bellevue Asset Management
Washington
$2.09K – – –
RWPA
229
Richard W. Paul & Associates
Michigan
$1.65K – – –
BBHC
230
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$1.5K – – –
SWM
231
Spire Wealth Management
Virginia
$1.5K – – –
JWA
232
JFS Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1.1K – – –
SFG
233
Steward Financial Group
Texas
$1K +$1.25K +84 New
CCM
234
Chilton Capital Management
Texas
$751 – – –
BAAM
235
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$601 – – –
FFA
236
Farther Finance Advisors
California
$601 – – –
SIC
237
SJS Investment Consulting
Ohio
$331 +$15 +1 +5%
TWP
238
TFO Wealth Partners
Ohio
$14 – – –
EC
239
Engaged Capital
California
– -$12.3M -855,173 Closed
Massachusetts Financial Services
240
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
– -$8.87M -618,224 Closed
DCM
241
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
– -$5.4M -376,603 Closed
Millennium Management
242
Millennium Management
New York
– -$3.64M -254,177 Closed
Tudor Investment Corp
243
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
– -$1.69M -117,844 Closed
GCM
244
Greenland Capital Management
New York
– -$1.43M -100,000 Closed
JIP
245
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
– -$548K -38,245 Closed
CC
246
Centiva Capital
New York
– -$338K -23,598 Closed
VF
247
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$294K -20,502 Closed
Man Group
248
Man Group
United Kingdom
– -$252K -17,600 Closed
AQR Capital Management
249
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
– -$226K -15,758 Closed
E
250
Ergoteles
New York
– -$173K -12,096 Closed
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KTOS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2023 in Review

240 of the 6,301 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) for Q3 2023, worth a combined $1.64B — up 5.7% from $1.55B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new KTOS positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 86 added to existing stakes and 73 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Loomis, Sayles & Company, opening a new position worth an estimated $36.6M. The largest seller was ARK Investment Management, cutting an estimated $15.1M.

  • 240 institutional investors held Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) as of Q3 2023, down from 241 in Q2 2023.
  • Funds reported $1.64B of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock for Q3 2023, up 5.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new Kratos Defense & Security Solutions positions in Q3 2023 and 19 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Kratos Defense & Security Solutions buyer in Q3 2023 was Loomis, Sayles & Company, an estimated $36.6M added.
  • The largest Kratos Defense & Security Solutions seller in Q3 2023 was ARK Investment Management, an estimated $15.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2023.