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231 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.68B invested in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 49 funds opening new positions, 87 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

209% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $20M | Put options by funds: $6.48M

47% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 87 | Existing positions reduced: 59

44% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 49 | Existing positions closed: 34

31% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.28B → $1.68B (+$399M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 217 → 231 (+14)

0.89% more ownership

Funds ownership: 86.71% → 87.6% (+0.89%)

43% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 4 (-3)

Holders
231
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+6.45%
% of All Funds
4.74%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-42.86%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
49
Increased
87
Reduced
59
Closed
34
Calls
$20M
Puts
$6.48M
Net Calls
+$13.5M
Net Calls Change
+$8.93M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BAMCO Inc
BAMCO Inc
New York
+$44.5M
2
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$42.1M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$23M
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$20.4M
5
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
+$16.5M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
WMSA
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
-$16.2M
2
Balyasny Asset Management
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
-$15.4M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$14.3M
4
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$13.4M
5
FAM
Fred Alger Management
New York
-$8.98M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MAG
101
Millrace Asset Group
Pennsylvania
$1.44M -$142K -8,895 -9%
First Trust Advisors
102
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$1.42M +$1.24M +77,570 +584%
UR
103
USCA RIA
Texas
$1.42M +$140K +8,775 +11%
UBS Group
104
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.21M +$44.3K +2,766 +4%
WAM
105
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$1.21M +$1.04M +65,000 +535%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
106
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$1.19M +$650K +40,636 +114%
ACM
107
Allred Capital Management
Texas
$1.16M -$24K -1,500 -2%
TD Asset Management
108
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.08M +$846K +52,882 +320%
IAM
109
ICM Asset Management
Washington
$1.05M -$2.67M -166,704 -71%
KCM
110
Kornitzer Capital Management
Kansas
$1.05M – – –
PCM
111
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$1.05M +$137K +8,532 +15%
RC
112
Roubaix Capital
Colorado
$1.03M -$376K -23,504 -26%
ECM
113
ETrade Capital Management
Virginia
$1.01M -$89K -5,563 -8%
AIG
114
American International Group
New York
$1.01M +$182K +11,372 +21%
CSS
115
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$1.01M +$1.03M +64,495 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
116
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$974K +$85.8K +5,360 +9%
Deutsche Bank
117
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$915K -$1.42M -88,676 -60%
Rafferty Asset Management
118
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$908K +$760K +47,510 +449%
PPA
119
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$884K -$74.9K -4,682 -8%
SM
120
SG3 Management
Puerto Rico
$860K +$880K +55,000 New
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
121
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$797K – – –
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
122
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$784K +$803K +50,190 New
SI
123
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$783K +$110K +6,900 +16%
AA
124
AlphaCentric Advisors
Puerto Rico
$782K +$800K +50,000 New
MF
125
Magnetar Financial
Illinois
$782K +$800K +50,000 New
3 4
5
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KTOS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

231 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $1.68B — up 31% from $1.28B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 49 funds opened new KTOS positions and 34 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 87 added to existing stakes and 59 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BAMCO Inc, adding an estimated $44.5M. The largest seller was Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers, cutting an estimated $16.2M.

  • 231 institutional investors held Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) as of Q2 2020, up from 217 in Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $1.68B of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock for Q2 2020, up 31% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 49 funds opened new Kratos Defense & Security Solutions positions in Q2 2020 and 34 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest Kratos Defense & Security Solutions buyer in Q2 2020 was BAMCO Inc, an estimated $44.5M added.
  • The largest Kratos Defense & Security Solutions seller in Q2 2020 was Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers, an estimated $16.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.