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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
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173 hedge funds and large institutions have $915M invested in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 68 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

70% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 68 | Existing positions reduced: 40

9.98% more ownership

Funds ownership: 75.95% → 85.93% (+10%)

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $835M → $915M (+$80.3M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 5 (0)

9% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 33

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 177 → 173 (-4)

54% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.63M | Put options by funds: $18.7M

Holders
173
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-2.26%
% of All Funds
3.97%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
30
Increased
68
Reduced
40
Closed
33
Calls
$8.63M
Puts
$18.7M
Net Calls
-$10.1M
Net Calls Change
-$5.31M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
DCM
Daruma Capital Management
New York
+$39.6M
2
SCM
SG Capital Management
Illinois
+$17M
3
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
+$9.64M
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$9.22M
5
SIMG
Stephens Investment Management Group
Texas
+$8.53M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$12.7M
2
GAMA
Graticule Asia Macro Advisors
New York
-$4.63M
3
SST
S Squared Technology
New York
-$3.84M
4
N
Nuveen
North Carolina
-$3.15M
5
OCM
Osterweis Capital Management
California
-$2.97M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
26
Morgan Stanley
New York
$6.94M +$1.21M +109,014 +19%
FAM
27
Fred Alger Management
New York
$6.83M +$7.39M +663,538 New
MIFH
28
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$6.42M -$455K -40,804 -6%
GECH
29
Garnet Equity Capital Holdings
New York
$6.38M +$1.11M +100,000 +19%
MWNA
30
Marshall Wace North America
New York
$5.88M +$6.36M +571,126 New
Bank of New York Mellon
31
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$5.64M +$511K +45,892 +9%
CAM
32
Cortina Asset Management
Wisconsin
$4.89M -$2.91M -261,666 -36%
California Public Employees Retirement System
33
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$4.81M – – –
IAM
34
Impala Asset Management
Florida
$4.78M +$5.17M +464,304 New
Charles Schwab
35
Charles Schwab
California
$4.47M +$236K +21,217 +5%
DCM
36
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
$4.39M +$225K +20,207 +5%
IAM
37
ICM Asset Management
Washington
$4.25M +$1.25M +111,817 +37%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
38
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$3.76M +$1M +90,000 +33%
PAMP
39
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
$3.75M +$4.06M +364,200 New
HA
40
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
$3.6M +$3.9M +350,000 New
Invesco
41
Invesco
Georgia
$3.25M -$12.7M -1,140,526 -78%
Commonwealth Equity Services
42
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$3.15M +$149K +13,332 +5%
CS
43
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$2.72M +$2.21M +197,955 +297%
HighTower Advisors
44
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$2.72M +$1.72M +154,388 +141%
Goldman Sachs
45
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.31M +$2.08M +186,632 +497%
Susquehanna International Group
46
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.21M -$2.41M -216,381 -50%
UBS Group
47
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.2M +$1.02M +91,598 +75%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
48
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$2.13M +$672K +60,297 +41%
TCIM
49
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$2M -$57.6K -5,173 -3%
PAWC
50
P.A.W. Capital
Connecticut
$1.75M -$334K -30,000 -15%
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KTOS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

173 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $915M — up 9.6% from $835M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 33 funds closed out of KTOS and 30 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 40 trimmed existing stakes and 68 added.

The largest buyer was Daruma Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $39.6M. The largest seller was Invesco, cutting an estimated $12.7M.

  • 173 institutional investors held Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) as of Q1 2018, down from 177 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $915M of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock for Q1 2018, up 9.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 30 funds opened new Kratos Defense & Security Solutions positions in Q1 2018 and 33 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest Kratos Defense & Security Solutions buyer in Q1 2018 was Daruma Capital Management, an estimated $39.6M added.
  • The largest Kratos Defense & Security Solutions seller in Q1 2018 was Invesco, an estimated $12.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.