KKR REAL ESTATE FIN TR INC KREF
COM · REIT · CUSIP 48251K100
- SectorReal estate
- IndustryReal Estate Investment Trusts
- HeadquartersNew York, NY
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($170.3k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 58.6m as of 2026-07-20, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $6.87. Options: 3 managers hold calls ($73.2k notional), 5 hold puts ($706.6k).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 170 |
| Q4 2022 | 167 |
| Q1 2023 | 167 |
| Q2 2023 | 156 |
| Q3 2023 | 156 |
| Q4 2023 | 161 |
| Q1 2024 | 156 |
| Q2 2024 | 151 |
| Q3 2024 | 173 |
| Q4 2024 | 172 |
| Q1 2025 | 179 |
| Q2 2025 | 171 |
| Q3 2025 | 173 |
| Q4 2025 | 164 |
| Q1 2026 | 169 |
| Q2 2026 | 154 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | 93 | 65 |
| Q4 2024 | 86 | 67 |
| Q1 2025 | 86 | 70 |
| Q2 2025 | 78 | 91 |
| Q3 2025 | 84 | 88 |
| Q4 2025 | 68 | 101 |
| Q1 2026 | 88 | 93 |
| Q2 2026 | 84 | 91 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $427.5k | $115.2k | 0.27 |
| Q4 2025 | $263.0k | $168.5k | 0.64 |
| Q1 2026 | $80.2k | $452.3k | 5.64 |
| Q2 2026 | $73.2k | $706.6k | 9.65 |
Biggest buyers
| UBS Group AG | Added | +3.4m |
| DIMENSION CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | New | +1.6m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +792.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +538.2k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | Added | +432.3k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +365.9k |
| Jain Global LLC | New | +328.5k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +286.2k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP | Added | +206.2k |
| One William Street Capital Management, L.P. | New | +202.0k |
Biggest sellers
| Conversant Capital LLC | Sold out | -1.5m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Sold out | -699.2k |
| Nokomis Capital, L.L.C. | Reduced | -684.2k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC | Sold out | -647.8k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -594.1k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -508.2k |
| WATERFALL ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC | Sold out | -475.2k |
| CONDOR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT | Sold out | -410.7k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -299.0k |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd | Sold out | -261.7k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $69.1k10.1k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Unchanged | $3.4k500 shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $684100 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | New | $268.8k39.3k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $251.7k36.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $181.3k26.5k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Unchanged | $3.4k500 shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $1.4k200 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| Long Pond Capital, LP 13G · institution new · filed 2026-05-14 | 8.9% |
| Terra REIT Advisors, LLC 13G · passive investor +2.6 pts · filed 2026-10-19 | 8.0% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution -6.0 pts · filed 2026-04-07 | 7.8% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27)
Insider purchases and sales since 1 Apr 2026
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2025 | 4 | $616.8k | 1 | $2.1m | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2026 | 2 | $603.6k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-24 | Salem Matthew A Chief Executive Officer, director | Bought | $362.4k60.0k shares |
| 2026-04-24 | Mattson W Patrick President, COO and Secretary | Bought | $241.2k40.0k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. 1.20% of their portfolio | 10.0m $68.4m | Unchanged |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.9m $40.3m | Added +365.9k |
| Long Pond Capital, LP 4.17% of their portfolio | 5.8m $39.8m | Added +79.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.6m $24.9m | Added +3.4m |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.7m $18.5m | Reduced -171.0k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.3m $15.6m | Reduced -42.8k |
| DIMENSION CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.27% of their portfolio | 1.6m $10.9m | New |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $9.6m | Added +84.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $8.8m | Added +538.2k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $8.2m | Reduced -98.1k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 970.0k $6.6m | Reduced -508.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 958.9k $6.6m | Reduced -74.4k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 859.8k $5.9m | Added +792.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 729.0k $5.0m | Added +88.3k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 643.2k $4.4m | Reduced -299.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 635.0k $4.3m | Not comparable |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 601.8k $4.1m | Added +161.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 598.3k $4.1m | Added +83.2k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 585.2k $4.0m | Added +286.2k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 557.8k $3.8m | Added +432.3k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 517.2k $3.5m | Added +49.4k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 450.1k $3.1m | Added +39.7k |
| Nokomis Capital, L.L.C. 1.09% of their portfolio | 435.6k $3.0m | Reduced -684.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 401.1k $2.7m | Added +190.8k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 355.6k $2.4m | Added +10.9k |
| Jain Global LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 328.5k $2.2m | New |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 326.4k $2.2m | Added +206.2k |
| XTX Topco Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 326.2k $2.2m | Added +178.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 321.1k $2.2m | Reduced -594.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 265.3k $1.8m | Added +63.8k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 244.1k $1.7m | Reduced -49.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 237.4k $1.7m | Reduced -64.1k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 210.0k $1.4m | Added +33.6k |
| One William Street Capital Management, L.P. 3.27% of their portfolio | 202.0k $1.4m | New |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 202.0k $1.4m | Added +136.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 192.3k $1.3m | Reduced -1.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 178.4k $1.2m | Added +14.6k |
| GFS Advisors, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 160.2k $2.3m | Reduced -19.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 158.4k $1.1m | Added +49.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 154.3k $1.1m | Reduced -149.5k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 149.4k $1.0m | Reduced -148.4k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 118.2k $808.5k | Added +27.5k |
| Beach Point Capital Management LP 0.31% of their portfolio | 115.0k $786.7k | Unchanged |
| CURA WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 100.8k $689.2k | Added +242 |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 90.9k $622.0k | Reduced -5.4k |
| Tidal Investments LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 89.0k $608.7k | New |
| EntryPoint Capital, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 87.5k $598.5k | Added +20.1k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 82.6k $568.9k | Added +37.1k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 78.7k $538.1k | New |
| WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 77.2k $528.0k | Reduced -8.2k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 75.2k $514.1k | Added +24.5k |
| BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S 0.00% of their portfolio | 72.1k $493.0k | Reduced -215.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.3k $474.3k | Added +648 |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 61.2k $418.8k | Added +3.3k |
| IEQ CAPITAL, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 58.4k $399.5k | New |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.7k $334.8k | Added +16.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 52.8k $361.3k | Added +33.7k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.5k $324.9k | Reduced -98.7k |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.3k $289.5k | New |
| Abel Hall, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 42.2k $289.0k | Added +2.0k |
| CAXTON ASSOCIATES LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 39.1k $267.4k | Reduced -6.2k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.0k $266.6k | Added +30.8k |
| Whetstone Capital Advisors, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 38.1k $260.7k | Unchanged |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.2k $254.4k | Reduced -539 |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.8k $252.0k | Added +14.4k |
| Lido Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.3k $238.3k | Reduced -34.4k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.7k $230.0k | New |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.5k $222.3k | Reduced -570 |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.4k $221.9k | Reduced -14.7k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.2k $213.3k | Added +8.0k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.8k $210.9k | Reduced -245.7k |
| Atom Investors LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 30.6k $209.4k | Reduced -58.0k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.1k $206.3k | New |
| FOX RUN MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 0.03% of their portfolio | 27.4k $187.6k | Reduced -17.7k |
| WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.2k $200.4k | New |
| Arax Advisory Partners 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.1k $185.6k | New |
| Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.8k $183.1k | New |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.0k $178.1k | New |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.8k $176.6k | Reduced -53.5k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.9k $170.5k | Reduced -1.4k |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.8k $169.5k | Added +12.5k |
| Catalyst Funds Management Pty Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 23.5k $160.7k | Reduced -5.3k |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.9k $156.4k | New |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.4k $146.4k | Unchanged |
| Optiver Holding B.V. 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.4k $132.5k | Reduced -4.8k |
| WESTBOURNE INVESTMENTS, INC. 0.05% of their portfolio | 18.0k $123.1k | Unchanged |
| Parallel Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.9k $122.7k | Added +4.1k |
| Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.4k $119.1k | Unchanged |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.8k $115.1k | Unchanged |
| Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.8k $107.8k | Unchanged |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.2k $103.8k | New |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.1k $103.2k | Added +7.8k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.6k $99.6k | Reduced -4.6k |
| KELLEHER FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.1k $96.8k | Added +7.2k |
| BRIGHTON JONES LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.6k $93.0k | New |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.0k $89.2k | Added +70 |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.0k $89.2k | Unchanged |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.3k $83.9k | Reduced -54.7k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.0k $82.1k | Reduced -14.4k |
| Graham Capital Management, L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.6k $79.1k | Reduced -8.8k |