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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
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311 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.37B invested in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 70 funds opening new positions, 113 increasing their positions, 83 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

159% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 70 | Existing positions closed: 27

61% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $18.3M | Put options by funds: $11.4M

36% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 113 | Existing positions reduced: 83

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 271 → 311 (+40)

14% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 8 (+1)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.32B → $2.37B (+$45.3M)

0.93% less ownership

Funds ownership: 88.88% → 87.95% (-0.93%)

Holders
311
Holders Change
+40
Holders Change %
+14.76%
% of All Funds
4.48%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+14.29%
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
70
Increased
113
Reduced
83
Closed
27
Calls
$18.3M
Puts
$11.4M
Net Calls
+$6.92M
Net Calls Change
-$6.99M

Top Buyers

1
WHG
Westwood Holdings Group
Texas
+$45.8M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$32.9M
3
CCPM
Cooper Creek Partners Management
New York
+$27.1M
4
HRCM
Hood River Capital Management
Florida
+$24.3M
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$21.4M

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$30.6M
2
Neuberger Berman Group
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
-$9.18M
3
SBH
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Illinois
-$7.11M
4
EGI
EAM Global Investors
California
-$4.9M
5
AIM
ARK Investment Management
Florida
-$4.43M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CCC
151
Chesapeake Capital Corp
Florida
$629K -$125K -6,844 -17%
Group One Trading
152
Group One Trading
Illinois
$628K -$49.5K -2,716 -7%
HSBC Holdings
153
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$602K +$596K +32,735 New
WC
154
Waterloo Capital
Texas
$600K +$76.2K +4,181 +15%
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
155
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
Japan
$587K -$56.3K -3,090 -9%
LFAS
156
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$579K +$13.4K +734 +3%
Zurich Cantonal Bank
157
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$556K +$72.7K +3,990 +15%
KCM
158
Kornitzer Capital Management
Kansas
$551K – – –
ECM
159
ExodusPoint Capital Management
New York
$540K +$535K +29,391 New
GCM
160
Gables Capital Management
Florida
$504K +$445K +24,400 +813%
AAS
161
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
$501K +$240K +13,180 +94%
Millennium Management
162
Millennium Management
New York
$497K +$493K +27,039 New
ProShare Advisors
163
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$476K +$86.8K +4,765 +23%
GFPC
164
Global Financial Private Client
Florida
$466K +$7.8K +428 +2%
SPIA
165
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$439K +$179K +9,818 +70%
PRC
166
Pearl River Capital
Michigan
$439K +$435K +23,885 New
VI
167
Versor Investments
New York
$422K +$419K +22,978 New
Simplex Trading
168
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$408K +$404K +22,200 New
ZIM
169
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$396K +$75.3K +4,134 +24%
MAWA
170
Moss Adams Wealth Advisors
Washington
$368K +$364K +20,000 New
IMC Chicago
171
IMC Chicago
Illinois
$366K +$363K +19,914 New
VF
172
Virtu Financial
New York
$366K +$362K +19,895 New
GF
173
Gabelli Funds
New York
$364K +$109K +6,000 +43%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
174
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$359K -$741K -40,670 -68%
Pictet Asset Management
175
Pictet Asset Management
Switzerland
$358K +$74.5K +4,090 +27%
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KTOS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2024 in Review

311 of the 6,942 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) for Q1 2024, worth a combined $2.37B — up 1.9% from $2.32B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 70 funds opened new KTOS positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 43 holders — while 113 added to existing stakes and 83 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Westwood Holdings Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $45.8M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $30.6M.

  • 311 institutional investors held Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) as of Q1 2024, up from 271 in Q4 2023.
  • Funds reported $2.37B of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock for Q1 2024, up 1.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 70 funds opened new Kratos Defense & Security Solutions positions in Q1 2024 and 27 closed out, a net change of +43 holders.
  • The largest Kratos Defense & Security Solutions buyer in Q1 2024 was Westwood Holdings Group, an estimated $45.8M added.
  • The largest Kratos Defense & Security Solutions seller in Q1 2024 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $30.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2024.