Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
KTOS
241 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.55B invested in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 66 increasing their positions, 91 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.
196% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.74M | Put options by funds: $2.27M
20% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 6 (+1)
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.46B → $1.55B (+$93.6M)
0.66% less ownership
Funds ownership: 85.41% → 84.76% (-0.66%)
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 244 → 241 (-3)
11% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 27
27% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 66 | Existing positions reduced: 91
Top Buyers
| 1 |
CCPM
Cooper Creek Partners Management
New York
|
+$18.8M |
| 2 |
EC
Engaged Capital
Newport Beach,
California
|
+$11.6M |
| 3 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$8.05M |
| 4 |
PCM
Portolan Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$5.68M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$5.3M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$21.8M |
| 2 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$13.3M |
| 3 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$5.29M |
| 4 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$5.06M |
| 5 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$4.23M |
KTOS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2023 in Review
241 of the 6,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) for Q2 2023, worth a combined $1.55B — up 6.4% from $1.46B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 27 funds closed out of KTOS and 24 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 91 trimmed existing stakes and 66 added.
The largest buyer was Cooper Creek Partners Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $18.8M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, cutting an estimated $21.8M.
- 241 institutional investors held Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) as of Q2 2023, down from 244 in Q1 2023.
- Funds reported $1.55B of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock for Q2 2023, up 6.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 24 funds opened new Kratos Defense & Security Solutions positions in Q2 2023 and 27 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest Kratos Defense & Security Solutions buyer in Q2 2023 was Cooper Creek Partners Management, an estimated $18.8M added.
- The largest Kratos Defense & Security Solutions seller in Q2 2023 was Millennium Management, an estimated $21.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2023.