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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
LC
201
Lindbrook Capital
California
$7K +$8.62K +500 New
CTC
202
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$6K – – –
SFS
203
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$6K – – –
IRC
204
Investors Research Corp
Georgia
$3K – – –
SAM
205
S.A. Mason
Michigan
$3K – – –
BAM
206
Bellevue Asset Management
Washington
$3K +$3.4K +197 New
HI
207
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$2K – – –
Rockefeller Capital Management
208
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$2K – – –
WAP
209
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$2K – – –
JPLA
210
Joseph P. Lucia & Associates
New York
$1K – – –
PW
211
Price Wealth
Texas
$1K – – –
WAS
212
Winch Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$1K – – –
FWM
213
Filbrandt Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$1K +$862 +50 New
CAN
214
Claraphi Advisory Network
United States
$1K +$1.48K +86 New
FGAM
215
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$579 +$724 +42 New
Capital World Investors
216
Capital World Investors
California
– -$20.9M -1,160,000 Closed
WCA
217
Waratah Capital Advisors
Ontario, Canada
– -$5.96M -330,648 Closed
SCM
218
Sandler Capital Management
New York
– -$5.78M -320,680 Closed
PC
219
Pier Capital
Connecticut
– -$4.65M -257,962 Closed
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
220
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
– -$3.38M -187,628 Closed
GGHC
221
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co
New York
– -$2.98M -165,411 Closed
Two Sigma Investments
222
Two Sigma Investments
New York
– -$2.42M -140,383 Closed
BL
223
Balentine LLC
Georgia
– -$1.79M -99,583 Closed
ARTA
224
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
– -$1.74M -96,308 Closed
BF
225
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
– -$776K -43,103 Closed
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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.