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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
BC
176
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$42K +$51.7K +3,000 New
BCWM
177
Bartlett & Co Wealth Management
Ohio
$41.5K – – –
First Manhattan
178
First Manhattan
New York
$37K – – –
CG
179
Cutler Group
California
$29K +$15.6K +907 +72%
AF
180
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$28K -$8.62K -500 -20%
PFBT
181
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
$28K – – –
VCP
182
Verus Capital Partners
Arizona
$25K +$22.4K +1,300 +260%
Bank of Montreal
183
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$24K -$195K -11,320 -86%
PCIA
184
Prime Capital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$23K -$6.03K -350 -18%
IA
185
IFP Advisors
Florida
$22K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
186
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$21K – – –
NFG
187
Next Financial Group
Texas
$18K – – –
AF
188
Allworth Financial
California
$14K – – –
FPB
189
First PREMIER Bank
South Dakota
$14K – – –
GWM
190
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$11K – – –
IWP
191
IAG Wealth Partners
Wisconsin
$10K – – –
SF
192
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$9K +$11.6K +675 New
MWNA
193
Marshall Wace North America
New York
$9K +$11.7K +681 New
MAM
194
Meeder Asset Management
Ohio
$8K +$9.65K +560 New
OPS
195
Orion Portfolio Solutions
Nebraska
$8K +$9.65K +560 New
HIA
196
Harbor Investment Advisory
Maryland
$7K -$8.62K -500 -50%
CCMW
197
Cypress Capital Management (Wyoming)
Wyoming
$7K – – –
FHA
198
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$7K – – –
FHA
199
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$7K – – –
MCM
200
McMillion Capital Management
North Carolina
$7K – – –
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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.