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109 hedge funds and large institutions have $189M invested in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 11

38% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 26

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $163M → $189M (+$26.6M)

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 98 → 109 (+11)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

72% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $73K | Put options by funds: $257K

Holders
109
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+11.22%
% of All Funds
2.9%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
22
Increased
36
Reduced
26
Closed
11
Calls
$73K
Puts
$257K
Net Calls
-$184K
Net Calls Change
-$192K

Top Buyers

1
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$864K
2
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$793K
3
IAM
ICM Asset Management
Washington
+$402K
4
EVM
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
+$398K
5
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$384K

Top Sellers

1
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$3.25M
2
HCM
Huber Capital Management
California
-$2.37M
3
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
-$2.07M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$1.76M
5
ACM
Argent Capital Management
Missouri
-$1.42M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
OMC
1
Oak Management Corp
Connecticut
$58.5M – – –
Dimensional Fund Advisors
2
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$21.7M +$864K +239,138 +6%
RA
3
Royce & Associates
New York
$17.3M -$439K -121,500 -3%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$8.61M +$106K +29,210 +2%
Millennium Management
5
Millennium Management
New York
$7.51M -$3.25M -899,524 -37%
BIT
6
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$6.99M -$3.26K -903 -0.1%
PCMI
7
Paradigm Capital Management Inc
New York
$6.41M +$271K +75,000 +6%
MAP
8
Managed Asset Portfolios
Michigan
$6.33M +$177K +48,895 +4%
BFA
9
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$5.78M -$16.7K -4,621 -0.4%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
10
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$5.01M – – –
State Street
11
State Street
Massachusetts
$4.39M +$363K +100,575 +13%
SST
12
S Squared Technology
New York
$3.55M +$145K +40,000 +6%
HCM
13
Huber Capital Management
California
$2.93M -$2.37M -656,992 -53%
Northern Trust
14
Northern Trust
Illinois
$2.29M +$1.65K +457 +0.1%
Acadian Asset Management
15
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$2.11M +$384K +106,239 +33%
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
16
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
$1.81M -$420K -116,200 -24%
California Public Employees Retirement System
17
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$1.81M +$135K +37,300 +11%
PPA
18
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.73M +$179K +49,590 +16%
IAM
19
ICM Asset Management
Washington
$1.54M +$402K +111,207 +56%
GPC
20
Glacier Peak Capital
Washington
$1.46M – – –
Invesco
21
Invesco
Georgia
$1.19M +$197K +54,645 +30%
Two Sigma Investments
22
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$1.09M +$793K +219,441 New
SIM
23
Spark Investment Management
New York
$1.03M – – –
CCA
24
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$916K – – –
TCIM
25
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$871K +$75.1K +20,800 +13%
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KTOS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

109 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $189M — up 16% from $163M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new KTOS positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 36 added to existing stakes and 26 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Dimensional Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $864K. The largest seller was Millennium Management, cutting an estimated $3.25M.

  • 109 institutional investors held Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) as of Q1 2016, up from 98 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $189M of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock for Q1 2016, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new Kratos Defense & Security Solutions positions in Q1 2016 and 11 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Kratos Defense & Security Solutions buyer in Q1 2016 was Dimensional Fund Advisors, an estimated $864K added.
  • The largest Kratos Defense & Security Solutions seller in Q1 2016 was Millennium Management, an estimated $3.25M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.