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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

629 hedge funds and large institutions have $14B invested in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 202 funds opening new positions, 180 increasing their positions, 190 reducing their positions, and 61 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

231% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 202 | Existing positions closed: 61

80% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.76B → $14B (+$6.21B)

59% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1727 (+10)

27% more funds holding

Funds holding: 496629 (+133)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 180 | Existing positions reduced: 190

8% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $380M | Put options by funds: $414M

18.35% less ownership

Funds ownership: 108.93%90.57% (-18%)

Holders
629
Holders Change
+133
Holders Change %
+26.81%
% of All Funds
8.26%
Holding in Top 10
27
Holding in Top 10 Change
+10
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+58.82%
% of All Funds
0.35%
New
202
Increased
180
Reduced
190
Closed
61
Calls
$380M
Puts
$414M
Net Calls
-$34.5M
Net Calls Change
-$76M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
ACM
101
Advisors Capital Management
New Jersey
$16.3M -$4M -62,438 -26%
SAM
102
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
$16M -$10.6M -165,279 -48%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
103
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$16M +$5.91M +92,287 +112%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
104
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$15.9M +$361K +5,635 +3%
CIC
105
Canal Insurance Company
South Carolina
$15.9M -$76.8K -1,200 -0.7%
First Eagle Investment Management
106
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$15.5M -$7.11M -111,000 -39%
EF
107
Empowered Funds
Pennsylvania
$14.9M +$3.58M +55,888 +52%
Citadel Advisors
108
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$14.8M -$86.1M -1,345,195 -89%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
109
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$14.5M +$687K +10,729 +7%
WAM
110
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
$13.6M +$6.32M +98,737 +197%
Allianz Asset Management
111
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$13.1M +$8.86M +138,352 +2,744%
MWM
112
MinichMacGregor Wealth Management
New York
$13M -$3.53M -55,064 -28%
Universal-Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft
113
Universal-Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft
Germany
$13M -$4.22M -65,975 -32%
Bessemer Group
114
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$13M +$9.1M +142,113 +47,689%
FCM
115
Fogel Capital Management
Florida
$12.8M -$92.5K -1,445 -1%
Deutsche Bank
116
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$12.7M +$1.67M +26,078 +23%
AP
117
Appleton Partners
Massachusetts
$12.5M +$8.76M +136,863 New
EI
118
EAM Investors
California
$12.5M -$635K -9,923 -7%
HIS
119
Harvest Investment Services
Illinois
$12.3M +$834K +13,024 +11%
FGP
120
Freestone Grove Partners
California
$12.2M -$28.7M -447,692 -77%
WG
121
Winton Group
United Kingdom
$11.8M +$8.25M +128,900 New
D.E. Shaw & Co
122
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$11.4M +$6.43M +100,331 +420%
LCG
123
Lisanti Capital Growth
New York
$11.1M +$750K +11,705 +11%
Baird Financial Group
124
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$11.1M +$672K +10,499 +9%
JAM
125
Jupiter Asset Management
United Kingdom
$10.9M +$1.1M +17,159 +17%

KTOS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

629 of the 7,619 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $14B — up 80% from $7.76B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 202 funds opened new KTOS positions and 61 closed out — a net gain of 141 holders — while 180 added to existing stakes and 190 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AllianceBernstein, adding an estimated $162M. The largest seller was BAMCO Inc, cutting an estimated $138M.

  • 629 institutional investors held Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) as of Q3 2025, up from 496 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $14B of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock for Q3 2025, up 80% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 202 funds opened new Kratos Defense & Security Solutions positions in Q3 2025 and 61 closed out, a net change of +141 holders.
  • The largest Kratos Defense & Security Solutions buyer in Q3 2025 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $162M added.
  • The largest Kratos Defense & Security Solutions seller in Q3 2025 was BAMCO Inc, an estimated $138M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.