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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
T. Rowe Price Associates
26
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$13.1M +$5.96M +345,503 +58%
MAP
27
Managed Asset Portfolios
Michigan
$12.8M -$721K -41,825 -4%
Wells Fargo
28
Wells Fargo
California
$12.2M +$567K +32,892 +4%
PCMI
29
Paradigm Capital Management Inc
New York
$11.8M -$6.12M -354,800 -29%
Federated Hermes
30
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$11M -$23.5M -1,361,166 -63%
Allianz Asset Management
31
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$9.76M +$4.62M +268,056 +61%
Norges Bank
32
Norges Bank
Norway
$9.76M – – –
Morgan Stanley
33
Morgan Stanley
New York
$9.49M -$6.26M -363,100 -35%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
34
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$9.45M +$245K +14,200 +2%
HA
35
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
$9.27M +$5.33M +309,097 +86%
N
36
Nuveen
North Carolina
$8.91M +$1.67M +96,964 +18%
BAMCO Inc
37
BAMCO Inc
New York
$8.65M +$10.8M +625,000 New
Charles Schwab
38
Charles Schwab
California
$7.83M +$183K +10,596 +2%
HJGA
39
Hardman Johnston Global Advisors
Connecticut
$7.55M +$154K +8,950 +2%
SEI Investments
40
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$7.08M -$155K -8,996 -2%
GECH
41
Garnet Equity Capital Holdings
New York
$6.92M -$1.72M -100,000 -17%
SST
42
S Squared Technology
New York
$6.67M +$1.64M +95,000 +25%
Bank of New York Mellon
43
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$6.45M +$615K +35,669 +8%
D.E. Shaw & Co
44
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$6.18M -$2.26M -130,863 -23%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
45
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$6.06M +$176K +10,214 +2%
NAMA
46
Nikko Asset Management Americas
New York
$6.05M +$176K +10,214 +2%
SI
47
Scout Investments
Missouri
$5.85M +$1.11M +64,456 +18%
Citigroup
48
Citigroup
New York
$5.54M +$2.95M +171,069 +75%
American Century Companies
49
American Century Companies
Missouri
$5.19M -$4.41M -256,042 -41%
Millennium Management
50
Millennium Management
New York
$5.1M +$5.98M +346,747 +1,601%
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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.