Kadant Inc (KAI) Institutional Ownership

Institutions by Trading Activity

Ownership Statistics

11,789,133Shares Outstanding

119,961Shares held by institutions

$40,008,193Value of institutional holdings

107.95%Institutional ownership %

3.24%Shares Changed QoQ

281No. of institutional investors

Shares Owned by Institutions

Shares Purchased/Sold by Institutions

Ownership Summary

The institutional landscape for Kadant Inc (NYSE:KAI) includes 281 filers as of the latest reporting cycle ending December 2025.

These investors collectively held 107.9% of the company's total shares outstanding in December 2025, down from 111.5% in September 2025.
The company experienced a 3.24% quarterly change in institutional shares held, alongside a decrease of 2.77% in total owners annually.
A review of institutional activity for Kadant shows 122 of 281 filers increasing their positions, while 109 reduced their stake, and 50 remained unchanged.
The aggregate institutional position in Kadant now stands at 12.73Mn shares as of December 2025, after investors increased their holdings (up by 398.86K shares quarter on quarter which is down 698.66K shares year over year).
As of December 31, 2025, BlackRock, Inc. held Kadant's largest shareholding position with over 1.74Mn shares, representing 14.73% of total outstanding shares.
Among the most significant buyers of Kadant during December 2025 were NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. (273.88K), Capital World Investors (178.56K), NORGES BANK (150.81K), BESSEMER GROUP INC (73.32K), BROWN ADVISORY INC (55.51K).
Leading sellers of Kadant stock in December 2025 included MORGAN STANLEY (148.72K), Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, LLC (100.39K), KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC (88.98K), T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. (70.53K), Champlain Investment Partners, LLC (63.37K).
The top 10 institutional holders of Kadant for the quarter ending December 2025 included BlackRock, Inc. (1.74Mn), VANGUARD GROUP INC (1.30Mn), KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC (1.19Mn), WASATCH ADVISORS LP (913.21K), Capital World Investors (494.77K), Capital International Investors (477.47K), STATE STREET CORP (456.72K), Neuberger Berman Group LLC (402.01K), GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC (314.50K), DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP (279.03K).

281 Institutional Holders

119,961 Total Shares Held

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Owner Name	Date	Shares Held	Change (QoQ)	Change (%)	Value (USD)
BlackRock, Inc.	31 Dec, 2025	1,736,069	-3,782	-0.22%	$494,814,489.00
VANGUARD GROUP INC	31 Dec, 2025	1,297,741	-21,496	-1.63%	$369,882,140.00
KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC	31 Dec, 2025	1,189,115	-88,977	-6.96%	$338,921,737.00
WASATCH ADVISORS LP	31 Dec, 2025	913,206	28,609	3.23%	$260,281,974.00
Capital World Investors	31 Dec, 2025	494,773	178,563	56.47%	$141,020,200.00
Capital International Investors	31 Dec, 2025	477,474	-79	-0.02%	$136,089,639.00
STATE STREET CORP	31 Dec, 2025	456,721	15,446	3.50%	$130,174,619.00
Neuberger Berman Group LLC	31 Dec, 2025	402,012	-25,339	-5.93%	$114,581,462.00
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	31 Dec, 2025	314,496	2,294	0.73%	$89,650,635.00
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP	31 Dec, 2025	279,029	10,249	3.81%	$79,537,117.00
NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC.	31 Dec, 2025	273,880	273,880	0.00%	$78,061,000.00
Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC	31 Dec, 2025	216,204	47,506	28.16%	$61,622,558.00
BROWN ADVISORY INC	31 Dec, 2025	205,195	55,510	37.08%	$58,484,855.00
ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP	31 Dec, 2025	204,937	48,286	30.82%	$58,411,144.00
Champlain Investment Partners, LLC	31 Dec, 2025	184,546	-63,374	-25.56%	$52,599,301.00
RIVERBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC	31 Dec, 2025	175,864	-22,519	-11.35%	$50,124,817.00
MORGAN STANLEY	31 Dec, 2025	171,730	-148,724	-46.41%	$48,946,750.00
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO	31 Dec, 2025	151,840	14,476	10.54%	$43,277,437.00
NORGES BANK	31 Dec, 2025	150,814	150,814	0.00%	$42,985,006.00
NORTHERN TRUST CORP	31 Dec, 2025	146,166	-9,810	-6.29%	$41,660,232.00

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