Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
KTOS
100 hedge funds and large institutions have $178M invested in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 33 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.
84% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $716K | Put options by funds: $390K
22% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $146M → $178M (+$32.2M)
18% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 33 | Existing positions reduced: 28
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 101 → 100 (-1)
5% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 19
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HA
Heartland Advisors
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$9.45M |
| 2 |
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Irving,
Texas
|
+$3.6M |
| 3 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$3.51M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$1.23M |
| 5 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$1.18M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$1.66M |
| 2 |
TC
TFS Capital
West Chester,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.63M |
| 3 |
NFGCM
Norman Fields Gottscho Capital Management
New York
|
-$1.23M |
| 4 |
CAD
Craig A. Drill
|
-$1.18M |
| 5 |
GPC
Glacier Peak Capital
Bellevue,
Washington
|
-$1.01M |
KTOS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
100 of the 3,730 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $178M — up 22% from $146M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of KTOS and 18 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 28 trimmed existing stakes and 33 added.
The largest buyer was Heartland Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $9.45M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, cutting an estimated $1.66M.
- 100 institutional investors held Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) as of Q2 2015, down from 101 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $178M of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock for Q2 2015, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
- 18 funds opened new Kratos Defense & Security Solutions positions in Q2 2015 and 19 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest Kratos Defense & Security Solutions buyer in Q2 2015 was Heartland Advisors, an estimated $9.45M added.
- The largest Kratos Defense & Security Solutions seller in Q2 2015 was Millennium Management, an estimated $1.66M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.