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240 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.64B invested in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in 2023 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 86 increasing their positions, 73 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

225% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.92M | Put options by funds: $2.44M

18% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 86 | Existing positions reduced: 73

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.55B → $1.64B (+$88M)

5% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 19

0.46% more ownership

Funds ownership: 84.76% → 85.22% (+0.46%)

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 241 → 240 (-1)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 4 (-2)

Holders
240
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.41%
% of All Funds
3.81%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
20
Increased
86
Reduced
73
Closed
19
Calls
$7.92M
Puts
$2.44M
Net Calls
+$5.48M
Net Calls Change
+$1.01M

Top Buyers

1
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
+$36.6M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$16.2M
3
CCPM
Cooper Creek Partners Management
New York
+$15.3M
4
HRCM
Hood River Capital Management
Florida
+$11M
5
Principal Financial Group
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
+$10.6M

Top Sellers

1
AIM
ARK Investment Management
Florida
-$15.1M
2
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
-$14.1M
3
NAMA
Nikko Asset Management Americas
New York
-$13.9M
4
EC
Engaged Capital
California
-$12.3M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$10.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ACM
126
Allred Capital Management
Texas
$646K – – –
Rafferty Asset Management
127
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$616K +$38.6K +2,596 +7%
KCM
128
Kornitzer Capital Management
Kansas
$601K – – –
Two Sigma Investments
129
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$586K +$45.1K +3,028 +8%
Susquehanna International Group
130
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$584K -$804K -54,024 -58%
FDCDDQ
131
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$558K +$18.7K +1,255 +3%
ASRS
132
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$546K +$11.2K +751 +2%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
133
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$537K +$2.83K +190 +0.5%
Marshall Wace
134
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$499K +$495K +33,249 New
MHP
135
Manatuck Hill Partners
Connecticut
$490K – – –
GFPC
136
Global Financial Private Client
Florida
$466K – – –
Vontobel Holding
137
Vontobel Holding
Switzerland
$452K -$22K -1,477 -5%
NYLIM
138
New York Life Investment Management
New York
$396K -$62.5K -4,203 -14%
WA
139
Waverly Advisors
Alabama
$363K -$5.86K -394 -2%
Zurich Cantonal Bank
140
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$334K +$63.7K +4,279 +24%
Walleye Trading
141
Walleye Trading
New York
$314K -$46.4K -3,120 -13%
PL
142
Parkwood LLC
Ohio
$310K -$57.5K -3,863 -16%
BCM
143
Bourgeon Capital Management
Connecticut
$300K -$149K -10,000 -33%
OPOWM
144
One Plus One Wealth Management
Florida
$300K – – –
PFO
145
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
$291K +$4.55K +306 +2%
Mariner
146
Mariner
Kansas
$263K +$2.44K +164 +0.9%
Corient Private Wealth
147
Corient Private Wealth
Florida
$248K +$246K +16,525 New
ProShare Advisors
148
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$245K -$283 -19 -0.1%
CAN
149
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$236K +$8.47K +569 +4%
Wolverine Trading
150
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$233K +$231K +15,530 New
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KTOS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2023 in Review

240 of the 6,301 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) for Q3 2023, worth a combined $1.64B — up 5.7% from $1.55B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new KTOS positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 86 added to existing stakes and 73 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Loomis, Sayles & Company, opening a new position worth an estimated $36.6M. The largest seller was ARK Investment Management, cutting an estimated $15.1M.

  • 240 institutional investors held Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) as of Q3 2023, down from 241 in Q2 2023.
  • Funds reported $1.64B of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock for Q3 2023, up 5.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new Kratos Defense & Security Solutions positions in Q3 2023 and 19 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Kratos Defense & Security Solutions buyer in Q3 2023 was Loomis, Sayles & Company, an estimated $36.6M added.
  • The largest Kratos Defense & Security Solutions seller in Q3 2023 was ARK Investment Management, an estimated $15.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2023.