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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

397 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.59B invested in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 87 funds opening new positions, 144 increasing their positions, 113 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

135% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 87 | Existing positions closed: 37

58% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $52.6M | Put options by funds: $33.2M

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 912 (+3)

32% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.48B → $4.59B (+$1.11B)

27% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 144 | Existing positions reduced: 113

14.01% more ownership

Funds ownership: 87.27%101.28% (+14%)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 350397 (+47)

Holders
397
Holders Change
+47
Holders Change %
+13.43%
% of All Funds
5.32%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
87
Increased
144
Reduced
113
Closed
37
Calls
$52.6M
Puts
$33.2M
Net Calls
+$19.4M
Net Calls Change
-$11.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$735M +$352M +11,605,372 +88%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$488M +$52.5M +1,728,179 +12%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$292M +$121M +3,998,398 +69%
BAMCO Inc
4
BAMCO Inc
New York
$137M +$7.15M +235,469 +5%
Franklin Resources
5
Franklin Resources
California
$117M +$24.5M +807,753 +26%
SIMG
6
Stephens Investment Management Group
Texas
$115M -$12M -395,950 -9%
Fidelity Investments
7
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$111M -$18.2M -601,259 -14%
AIM
8
ARK Investment Management
Florida
$110M -$6.93M -228,227 -6%
Geode Capital Management
9
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$108M +$3.28M +108,024 +3%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
10
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$99.9M -$27.5M -906,743 -21%
UBS Group
11
UBS Group
Switzerland
$88.3M +$68.1M +2,242,229 +306%
VanEck Associates
12
VanEck Associates
New York
$79.1M +$41.7M +1,372,514 +106%
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
13
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
$77.5M +$16.1M +530,599 +26%
ACM
14
American Capital Management
New York
$77.1M +$740K +24,377 +0.9%
Ameriprise
15
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$73.2M -$20.1M -663,089 -21%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
16
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$72.4M -$1.56M -51,331 -2%
Morgan Stanley
17
Morgan Stanley
New York
$72.3M +$34.8M +1,146,676 +89%
HRCM
18
Hood River Capital Management
Florida
$72.2M +$1.77M +58,155 +2%
Invesco
19
Invesco
Georgia
$71.3M +$31.3M +1,031,223 +75%
WHG
20
Westwood Holdings Group
Texas
$64.7M -$8.53M -280,968 -11%
VOYA Investment Management
21
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$64.2M +$37M +1,219,585 +129%
First Trust Advisors
22
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$54.5M +$47.1M +1,551,374 +545%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
23
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$53.1M -$6.18M -203,630 -10%
NAMA
24
Nikko Asset Management Americas
New York
$52.8M -$6.24M -205,637 -10%
RIM
25
Rovida Investment Management
Cayman Islands
$52.6M

KTOS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

397 of the 7,457 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $4.59B — up 32% from $3.48B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 87 funds opened new KTOS positions and 37 closed out — a net gain of 50 holders — while 144 added to existing stakes and 113 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $352M. The largest seller was Cooper Creek Partners Management, cutting an estimated $74M.

  • 397 institutional investors held Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) as of Q1 2025, up from 350 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $4.59B of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock for Q1 2025, up 32% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 87 funds opened new Kratos Defense & Security Solutions positions in Q1 2025 and 37 closed out, a net change of +50 holders.
  • The largest Kratos Defense & Security Solutions buyer in Q1 2025 was BlackRock, an estimated $352M added.
  • The largest Kratos Defense & Security Solutions seller in Q1 2025 was Cooper Creek Partners Management, an estimated $74M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.