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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
AAM
201
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$11K -$200K -13,445 -95%
LSA
202
Leonteq Securities AG
Switzerland
$10.1K -$365K -24,540 -97%
CG
203
Cutler Group
California
$10K +$10.7K +722 New
PA
204
Parallel Advisors
California
$9.16K -$417 -28 -4%
PNC Financial Services Group
205
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$8.28K +$699 +47 +9%
LC
206
Lindbrook Capital
California
$8.14K – – –
EWA
207
EverSource Wealth Advisors
Alabama
$8.01K – – –
PVH
208
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$8K +$298 +20 +4%
NA
209
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$7.51K -$8.93K -600 -55%
National Bank of Canada
210
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$6.12K +$5.95K +400 +6,667%
WTA
211
Washington Trust Advisors
Massachusetts
$5.48K – – –
SPIA
212
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$5.33K – – –
AF
213
Allworth Financial
California
$5.03K – – –
BHWM
214
Bay Harbor Wealth Management
Maryland
$4.88K – – –
HCP
215
Hexagon Capital Partners
Arkansas
$4.51K – – –
PA
216
PSI Advisors
Florida
$4.51K – – –
CAM
217
Costello Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$4.21K – – –
IWP
218
IAG Wealth Partners
Wisconsin
$4.13K – – –
AAP
219
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
$3.86K +$3.23K +217 +543%
WIM
220
Westside Investment Management
California
$3.75K – – –
BIA
221
Bell Investment Advisors
California
$3.63K +$506 +34 +16%
IRC
222
Investors Research Corp
Georgia
$3K – – –
CSPIA
223
Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory
Virginia
$2.49K – – –
WWP
224
WR Wealth Planners
Missouri
$2.49K +$2.47K +166 New
BC
225
Barrett & Company
Rhode Island
$2.48K – – –
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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.