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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
Bank of Montreal
201
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$248K +$33.8K +1,858 +17%
Commonwealth Equity Services
202
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$247K +$60.4K +3,317 +33%
SO
203
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$246K +$43.7K +2,400 +22%
MYIA
204
Mount Yale Investment Advisors
Colorado
$234K -$1.42K -78 -0.6%
HI
205
HBK Investments
Texas
$230K +$228K +12,500 New
IWM
206
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$213K +$212K +11,612 New
DM
207
Deerfield Management
New York
$213K +$211K +11,577 New
US Bancorp
208
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$210K +$23.3K +1,278 +13%
EI
209
Ethic Inc
New York
$205K -$39.3K -2,155 -16%
TI
210
Tidal Investments
Wisconsin
$195K -$37.3K -2,047 -16%
Prudential Financial
211
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$189K +$7.11K +390 +4%
SI
212
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$187K -$23K -1,264 -11%
VAG
213
VisionPoint Advisory Group
Texas
$186K +$175K +9,630 +2,002%
BCM
214
Bourgeon Capital Management
Connecticut
$184K – – –
CC
215
Chicago Capital
Illinois
$184K +$182K +10,000 New
A
216
AlphaQuest
New York
$162K +$161K +8,824 New
SG Americas Securities
217
SG Americas Securities
New York
$160K +$159K +8,703 New
ACM
218
Aquatic Capital Management
Illinois
$158K +$157K +8,600 New
S
219
SignatureFD
Georgia
$157K +$2.24K +123 +1%
MLICM
220
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$144K +$7.89K +433 +6%
MA
221
Montag & Associates
Georgia
$131K – – –
PFBT
222
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
$130K – – –
PAG
223
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$120K +$119K +6,538 New
CSC
224
Caldwell Sutter Capital
California
$118K -$1.82K -100 -2%
Walleye Trading
225
Walleye Trading
New York
$102K -$307K -16,868 -75%
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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.