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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
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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
EM
126
ELCO Management
New York
$400K -$20.7K -1,200 -4%
MLICM
127
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$384K +$2.77K +161 +0.6%
MA
128
Montag & Associates
Georgia
$360K – – –
Osaic Holdings
129
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$350K +$713K +41,355 New
OAM
130
Oppenheimer Asset Management
New York
$349K +$68.7K +3,985 +19%
FHB
131
First Hawaiian Bank
Hawaii
$298K +$25.6K +1,485 +7%
LPL Financial
132
LPL Financial
California
$296K -$100K -5,812 -21%
ASRS
133
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$293K +$366K +21,206 New
PF
134
Phoenix Financial
Israel
$289K +$371K +21,529 New
AA
135
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$288K +$34.5K +2,000 +11%
EGM
136
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$281K +$350K +20,294 New
MIH
137
Meitav Investment House
Israel
$268K -$86.1K -4,994 -21%
AQR Capital Management
138
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$248K -$271K -15,728 -47%
NA
139
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$232K +$288K +16,730 New
TD Asset Management
140
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$228K +$284K +16,500 New
AB
141
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$223K -$9.86K -572 -3%
PNC Financial Services Group
142
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$220K -$8.62K -500 -3%
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
143
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
Japan
$217K +$38.5K +2,233 +17%
SM
144
Sciencast Management
New Jersey
$213K +$280K +16,260 New
RHBC
145
R.H. Bluestein & Co
Michigan
$208K +$259K +15,000 New
SCM
146
Silvant Capital Management
Georgia
$205K – – –
SWM
147
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$201K +$58.6K +3,400 +31%
TC
148
TwinBeech Capital
New York
$197K +$245K +14,206 New
Baird Financial Group
149
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$193K +$57.6K +3,341 +31%
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
150
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$192K +$47.6K +2,759 +25%
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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.