Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
KTOS
109 hedge funds and large institutions have $137M invested in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 37 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.
144% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 9
19% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 37 | Existing positions reduced: 31
12% more funds holding
Funds holding: 97 → 109 (+12)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
9% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $223K | Put options by funds: $244K
29% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $194M → $137M (-$56.8M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$4.56M |
| 2 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
+$3.84M |
| 3 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$2.19M |
| 4 |
MAP
Managed Asset Portfolios
Rochester,
Michigan
|
+$1.87M |
| 5 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$942K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$24.9M |
| 2 |
AL
AJO LP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$4.81M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$4.09M |
| 4 |
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Madison,
Wisconsin
|
-$1.52M |
| 5 |
MSA
Mason Street Advisors
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$1.21M |
KTOS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
109 of the 3,765 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $137M — down 29% from $194M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new KTOS positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 37 added to existing stakes and 31 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Millennium Management, adding an estimated $4.56M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $24.9M.
- 109 institutional investors held Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) as of Q4 2014, up from 97 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $137M of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock for Q4 2014, down 29% quarter-over-quarter.
- 22 funds opened new Kratos Defense & Security Solutions positions in Q4 2014 and 9 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
- The largest Kratos Defense & Security Solutions buyer in Q4 2014 was Millennium Management, an estimated $4.56M added.
- The largest Kratos Defense & Security Solutions seller in Q4 2014 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $24.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.