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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

247 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.94B invested in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 70 increasing their positions, 98 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

95% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $43.6M | Put options by funds: $22.4M

68% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 25

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 234247 (+13)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.02B → $2.94B (-$85.9M)

2.56% less ownership

Funds ownership: 89.8%87.24% (-2.6%)

29% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 70 | Existing positions reduced: 98

86% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 71 (-6)

Holders
247
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+5.56%
% of All Funds
4.34%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-85.71%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
42
Increased
70
Reduced
98
Closed
25
Calls
$43.6M
Puts
$22.4M
Net Calls
+$21.2M
Net Calls Change
+$3.65M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Rafferty Asset Management
101
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$2.13M -$12.2K -436 -0.6%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
102
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$1.89M +$1.91M +68,258 +6,965%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
103
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$1.84M -$126K -4,501 -6%
Bank of Montreal
104
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.65M +$126K +4,513 +8%
BIP
105
Bouvel Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$1.62M +$1.43K +51 +0.1%
ACM
106
Allred Capital Management
Texas
$1.59M -$137K -4,900 -8%
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
107
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
Japan
$1.58M +$955K +34,090 +143%
VOYA Investment Management
108
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$1.46M +$14.2K +506 +1%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
109
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$1.34M -$48.5K -1,730 -3%
Simplex Trading
110
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$1.29M +$1.12M +40,087 +548%
GWS
111
Glassman Wealth Services
Virginia
$1.27M
Wolverine Trading
112
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$1.27M +$519K +18,531 +69%
MIM
113
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$1.16M -$237K -8,457 -17%
CF
114
CNA Financial
Illinois
$1.14M
Walleye Trading
115
Walleye Trading
New York
$1.11M +$1.05M +37,468 +1,134%
KCM
116
Kornitzer Capital Management
Kansas
$1.02M -$841K -30,000 -45%
SRAM
117
Spouting Rock Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$983K -$952K -33,971 -49%
ASRS
118
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$975K +$4.06K +145 +0.4%
PI
119
PEAK6 Investments
Illinois
$953K +$857K +30,574 +699%
SI
120
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$936K -$843K -30,071 -47%
Voloridge Investment Management
121
Voloridge Investment Management
Florida
$925K +$178K +6,359 +23%
MLICM
122
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$915K -$40.7K -1,452 -4%
Squarepoint
123
Squarepoint
New York
$908K +$932K +33,268 New
ProShare Advisors
124
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$885K +$156K +5,562 +21%
Baird Financial Group
125
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$824K +$512K +18,264 +153%

KTOS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

247 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $2.94B — down 2.8% from $3.02B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 42 funds opened new KTOS positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 70 added to existing stakes and 98 trimmed.

The largest buyer was ARK Investment Management, adding an estimated $84.3M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $62.3M.

  • 247 institutional investors held Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) as of Q1 2021, up from 234 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $2.94B of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock for Q1 2021, down 2.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 42 funds opened new Kratos Defense & Security Solutions positions in Q1 2021 and 25 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest Kratos Defense & Security Solutions buyer in Q1 2021 was ARK Investment Management, an estimated $84.3M added.
  • The largest Kratos Defense & Security Solutions seller in Q1 2021 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $62.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.