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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
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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
OAM
151
Oppenheimer Asset Management
New York
$230K +$670 +45 +0.3%
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
152
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$208K – – –
GF
153
Gabelli Funds
New York
$207K – – –
Victory Capital Management
154
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$207K +$4.11K +276 +2%
Pictet Asset Management
155
Pictet Asset Management
Switzerland
$205K +$203K +13,625 New
EI
156
Ethic Inc
New York
$203K -$1.06K -71 -0.5%
EM
157
ELCO Management
New York
$203K – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
158
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$201K +$12K +808 +6%
YMRC
159
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$196K – – –
Baird Financial Group
160
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$196K – – –
MYIA
161
Mount Yale Investment Advisors
Colorado
$195K -$51.8K -3,484 -21%
Simplex Trading
162
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$188K -$2.52K -169 -1%
AIP
163
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$187K +$31.3K +2,103 +20%
AB
164
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$183K – – –
KPWS
165
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
$182K – – –
ASN
166
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$168K +$3.67K +247 +2%
Creative Planning
167
Creative Planning
Kansas
$167K -$10.9K -733 -6%
SO
168
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$165K +$164K +11,000 New
William Blair & Company
169
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$161K +$159K +10,700 New
API
170
Advisor Partners II
California
$153K +$152K +10,210 New
SI
171
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$149K +$66.9K +4,495 +83%
S
172
SignatureFD
Georgia
$124K +$565 +38 +0.5%
MLICM
173
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$112K +$11.3K +762 +11%
MA
174
Montag & Associates
Georgia
$107K – – –
PFBT
175
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
$105K – – –
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7
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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.