KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (KREF) Institutional Ownership

Institutions by Trading Activity

Ownership Statistics

66,557,143Shares Outstanding

14,052,637Shares held by institutions

$96,682,143Value of institutional holdings

75.58%Institutional ownership %

8.34%Shares Changed QoQ

157No. of institutional investors

Shares Owned by Institutions

Shares Purchased/Sold by Institutions

Ownership Summary

According to SEC filings for the period ending December 2025, KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (NYSE:KREF) is held by 157 institutional firms.

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust saw its institutional ownership percentage rose to 75.6% in December 2025 from 73.0% in September 2025.
The company experienced a 8.34% quarterly change in institutional shares held, alongside a decrease of 7.65% in total owners annually.
During the quarter, 66 institutions bought more KKR Real Estate Finance Trust shares, 68 sold shares, and 23 of the 157 total investors held their position steady.
This class of investors increased its holdings in KKR Real Estate Finance Trust to 50.31Mn shares for the 13F-cycle ending December 2025, up by 3.87Mn shares quarter on quarter, and down 514.37K shares year over year.
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. continues to be the largest institutional holder of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust as of December 31, 2025, with a position of 10.00Mn shares, representing 15.02% of the company's outstanding stock.
Among the most significant buyers of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust during December 2025 were NOMURA HOLDINGS INC (2.15Mn), TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP (916.38K), TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP (683.20K), Nokomis Capital, L.L.C. (629.98K), Compass Rose Asset Management, LP (335.00K).
Leading sellers of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust stock in December 2025 included Long Pond Capital, LP (758.58K), AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC (206.14K), BlackRock, Inc. (179.96K), VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC (164.19K), UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC (150.71K).
The top 10 institutional holders of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust for the quarter ending December 2025 included Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (10.00Mn), BlackRock, Inc. (9.21Mn), VANGUARD GROUP INC (3.70Mn), Nan Shan Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (3.06Mn), NOMURA HOLDINGS INC (2.73Mn), STATE STREET CORP (2.17Mn), Long Pond Capital, LP (1.56Mn), GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC (1.33Mn), MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. (1.31Mn), Nokomis Capital, L.L.C. (1.09Mn).

157 Institutional Holders

14,052,637 Total Shares Held

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Owner Name	Date	Shares Held	Change (QoQ)	Change (%)	Value (USD)
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.	31 Dec, 2025	10,000,001	0	0.00%	$82,833,759.00
BlackRock, Inc.	31 Dec, 2025	9,214,099	-179,956	-1.92%	$75,739,896.00
VANGUARD GROUP INC	31 Dec, 2025	3,703,329	31,674	0.86%	$30,441,365.00
Nan Shan Life Insurance Co., Ltd.	31 Dec, 2025	3,060,384	0	0.00%	$25,156,356.00
NOMURA HOLDINGS INC	31 Dec, 2025	2,726,787	2,147,656	370.84%	$22,414,189.00
STATE STREET CORP	31 Dec, 2025	2,171,890	-37,975	-1.72%	$18,387,841.00
Long Pond Capital, LP	31 Dec, 2025	1,563,088	-758,584	-32.67%	$12,848,583.00
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	31 Dec, 2025	1,333,422	-10,647	-0.79%	$10,962,605.00
MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd.	31 Dec, 2025	1,308,406	107,340	8.94%	$10,755,097.00
Nokomis Capital, L.L.C.	31 Dec, 2025	1,091,820	629,982	136.41%	$8,974,760.00
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP	31 Dec, 2025	1,005,224	916,385	1,031.51%	$8,262,941.00
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC	31 Dec, 2025	1,002,949	96,947	10.70%	$8,244,241.00
TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP	31 Dec, 2025	683,200	683,200	0.00%	$5,615,904.00
MORGAN STANLEY	31 Dec, 2025	634,797	24,445	4.01%	$5,218,047.00
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP	31 Dec, 2025	574,289	26,878	4.91%	$4,720,655.00
NORTHERN TRUST CORP	31 Dec, 2025	526,881	-107,944	-17.00%	$4,330,962.00
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC	31 Dec, 2025	471,369	-10,997	-2.28%	$3,874,653.00
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO	31 Dec, 2025	470,312	-105,897	-18.38%	$3,865,965.00
VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP	31 Dec, 2025	432,353	73,058	20.33%	$3,554.00
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC	31 Dec, 2025	426,866	22,806	5.64%	$3,508,838.00

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