KREF Institutional Ownership
Who owns KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. and what the big funds did with it last quarter, from every SEC 13F filing. 154 funds reported holding KREF at Jun 30, 2026, together owning 89.5% of the company.
- ●85 buying vs 93 selling
- ▲Held by funds +1.8 pts
- ▼Funds holding -15
- ▼Superinvestors: 0 added, 3 cut
- ●Put/call not meaningful
What the filings show, not a forecast. Positions can be up to 45 days old and leave out short sales.
Funds holding and ownership
8 quartersQuarter over quarter
all 13F filers| Q2 2026 | This quarter | Q1 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funds holding | 154 | 169 | −8.9% |
| In funds' top 10 | 4 | 3 | +33.3% |
| 13F shares | 51.3M | 50.2M | +2.1% |
| Held by funds | 89.5% | 87.7% | +1.8 pts |
| New positions | 33 | 39 | −15.4% |
| Increased | 52 | 49 | +6.1% |
| Reduced | 48 | 54 | −11.1% |
| Sold out | 45 | 38 | +18.4% |
| Calls (shares) | 0 | 0 | – |
| Puts (shares) | 0 | 0 | – |
| Put/call ratio | – | – | – |
Buyers vs sellers
adding or new vs cutting or sold outSuperinvestors in KREF
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Who owns KREF
share of fund held shares- Index and passive funds27.1%
- Active managers and hedge funds49.6%
- Banks and brokers21.8%
- Pensions, insurers and other1.6%
The top 10 holders own 69.8% of all KREF shares that funds reported. Groups are our own grouping of filers by name.
Filed so far for Q3 2026
25 funds changed their position- Wedbush Securities IncTrimmed−34K sh
- Inscription Capital, LLCNew+15K sh
- Creative PlanningAdded+13K sh
- XML Financial, LLCSold out−11K sh
- Abel Hall, LLCAdded+8,467 sh
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Top holders
Q2 2026| # | Fund | Of company | Shares | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. | 17.45% | 10M | $68.4M | 0 |
| 2 | BlackRock, Inc. | 10.29% | 5.9M | $40.3M | +366K |
| 3 | Long Pond Capital, LP | 10.14% | 5.8M | $39.8M | +80K |
| 4 | UBS Group AG | 6.35% | 3.6M | $24.9M | +3.4M |
| 5 | Nomura Holdings Inc | 4.72% | 2.7M | $18.5M | −171K |
| 6 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 3.99% | 2.3M | $15.6M | −43K |
| 7 | Dimension Capital Management LLC | 2.77% | 1.6M | $10.9M | +1.6M |
| 8 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.46% | 1.4M | $9.6M | +85K |
| 9 | Morgan Stanley | 2.25% | 1.3M | $8.8M | +538K |
| 10 | State Street Corp | 2.06% | 1.2M | $8.2M | −98K |
- UBS Group AG+3.4M sh+$23.2M
- Dimension Capital Management LLC+1.6M sh+$10.9M
- AQR Capital Management LLC+792K sh+$5.4M
- Norges Bank+635K sh+$4.3M
- Morgan Stanley+538K sh+$3.7M
- Wells Fargo & Company/mn+432K sh+$3M
- BlackRock, Inc.+366K sh+$2.5M
- Jain Global LLC+329K sh+$2.2M
- Conversant Capital LLC−1.5M sh−$9M
- Nokomis Capital, L.L.C.−684K sh−$4.7M
- Point72 Asset Management, L.P.−699K sh−$4.3M
- Citadel Advisors LLC−594K sh−$4.1M
- Prudential Financial Inc−648K sh−$4M
- Millennium Management LLC−508K sh−$3.5M
- Waterfall Asset Management, LLC−475K sh−$3.1M
- Condor Capital Management−411K sh−$2.5M
KREF institutional ownership FAQ
Who owns the most KREF stock?
In Q2 2026 13F filings the largest holder of KREF was Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P., followed by BlackRock, Inc. and Long Pond Capital, LP. Index fund managers are usually the biggest holders of large companies.
What percentage of KREF is owned by institutions?
Funds that file 13F reports held 89.5% of KREF's shares at Jun 30, 2026, compared with 87.7% a quarter earlier. That counts every manager with more than $100 million in US stocks.
Are hedge funds buying KREF?
In Q2 2026, 85 funds bought KREF (33 of them new positions) and 93 sold (45 sold out completely). Among well known investors, 0 added and 3 cut. Our fund sentiment for KREF is neutral.
What is KREF's institutional put/call ratio?
Too few option positions were reported for a meaningful ratio.
How current is this KREF ownership data?
13F filings show holdings at the end of each quarter and are due within 45 days, so positions can be up to six weeks old when they appear. We add each new filing within minutes, and the "filed so far" list shows funds that have already reported the next quarter.
For informational and educational purposes only. Not investment advice, and not a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Fund sentiment summarises what 13F filings show and is not a forecast. Holdings come from SEC Form 13F filings as reported and show positions at the end of the quarter, up to 45 days before the filing. A 13F leaves out short positions, cash, bonds and most foreign holdings. See all hedge fund holdings.