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. Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 69.3m as of 2023-10-19, 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 ≈ $11.93. Options: 5 managers hold calls ($538.7k notional), 6 hold puts ($1.1m).
Trends to Q3 2023
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 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 77 | 87 |
| Q1 2023 | 93 | 76 |
| Q2 2023 | 80 | 78 |
| Q3 2023 | 70 | 69 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $724.4k | $716.1k | 0.99 |
| Q1 2023 | $432.6k | $764.2k | 1.77 |
| Q2 2023 | $431.4k | $537.2k | 1.25 |
| Q3 2023 | $538.7k | $1.1m | 2.12 |
Biggest buyers
| AXS Investments LLC | Added | +198.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +110.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +108.3k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +87.4k |
| GFS Advisors, LLC | Added | +70.8k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +58.9k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +55.4k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP | New | +50.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +49.7k |
| Creative Planning | Added | +46.0k |
Biggest sellers
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | Reduced | -759.5k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -213.7k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -201.6k |
| STEPHENS INC /AR/ | Reduced | -192.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -150.5k |
| Nan Shan Life Insurance Co., Ltd. | Reduced | -137.2k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP | Reduced | -76.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -40.7k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. | Reduced | -38.0k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board | Reduced | -31.3k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $270.6k22.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $193.5k16.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $71.0k6.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $3.6k300 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $711.0k59.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $205.4k17.3k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $184.0k15.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $34.0k2.9k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Unchanged | $5.9k500 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 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 in Q3 2023
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 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 3 | $454.0k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q3 2023.
Holders, Q3 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.1m $120.1m | Reduced -201.6k |
| Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. 4.17% of their portfolio | 10.0m $118.7m | Unchanged |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.8m $68.5m | Added +5.3k |
| Nan Shan Life Insurance Co., Ltd. 1.09% of their portfolio | 3.4m $39.9m | Reduced -137.2k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.3m $28.1m | Added +58.9k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.1m $24.7m | Reduced -38.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $14.7m | Added +43.0k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $13.2m | Reduced -213.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $13.0m | Added +31.2k |
| STEPHENS INC /AR/ 0.17% of their portfolio | 744.4k $8.8m | Reduced -192.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 699.9k $8.3m | Added +110.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 660.9k $7.8m | Added +2.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 616.1k $7.3m | Reduced -150.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 599.9k $7.1m | Reduced -3.1k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 526.1k $6.2m | Reduced -759.5k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 478.3k $5.7m | Added +87.4k |
| NICOLA WEALTH MANAGEMENT LTD. 0.78% of their portfolio | 453.0k $7.3m | Unchanged |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 434.0k $5.2m | Reduced -29.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 324.0k $3.8m | Added +49.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 313.0k $3.7m | Reduced -16.8k |
| GFS Advisors, LLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 281.3k $3.3m | Added +70.8k |
| HST Ventures, LLC 1.19% of their portfolio | 279.8k $3.3m | Added +25.4k |
| Roble, Belko & Company, Inc 0.67% of their portfolio | 276.9k $3.3m | Reduced -834 |
| GP Brinson Investments LLC 2.44% of their portfolio | 268.9k $3.2m | Unchanged |
| AXS Investments LLC 0.74% of their portfolio | 241.3k $2.9m | Added +198.0k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 230.9k $2.7m | Reduced -76.6k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 226.8k $2.7m | Added +7.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 205.1k $2.4m | Reduced -24.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 191.8k $2.3m | Added +21.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 187.0k $2.2m | Added +348 |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 183.0k $2.2m | Reduced -2.4k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 156.8k $1.9m | Reduced -5.0k |
| Claybrook Capital, LLC 1.05% of their portfolio | 154.1k $1.8m | Unchanged |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 141.5k $1.7m | Added +108.3k |
| BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S 0.04% of their portfolio | 135.4k $1.6m | Added +29.0k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 134.3k $1.6m | Unchanged |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 129.1k $1.5m | Added +1.3k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 128.8k $1.5m | Reduced -7.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 116.7k $1.4m | Added +55.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 115.6k $1.4m | Reduced -30.9k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 107.0k $1.3m | Added +31.8k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 89.4k $1.1m | Added +10.3k |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 72.6k $862.3k | Added +46.0k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.01% of their portfolio | 71.7k $851.6k | Reduced -31.3k |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 70.9k $841.3k | Reduced -724 |
| XML Financial, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 70.9k $841.2k | Reduced -5.8k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.6k $825.9k | Reduced -1.8k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.9k $769.9k | Reduced -6.4k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.4k $764.4k | Reduced -5.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.0k $736.2k | Unchanged |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.8k $650.0k | Added +4.9k |
| Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 54.5k $647.2k | Added +10 |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.3k $632.2k | Unchanged |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.1k $630.0k | Reduced -2.4k |
| Relative Value Partners Group, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 51.1k $606.7k | Reduced -1.6k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 50.3k $597.0k | New |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.2k $595.6k | Reduced -11.1k |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 0.01% of their portfolio | 50.0k $593.5k | Unchanged |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 48.9k $580.4k | Reduced -1.8k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.5k $575.5k | Added +583 |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.3k $561.0k | Reduced -17.5k |
| Nebula Research & Development LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 44.3k $525.5k | Added +26.9k |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 41.8k $496.0k | Added +5.2k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.9k $485.5k | Unchanged |
| NISA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.9k $485.1k | Added +1.3k |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.8k $460.7k | Reduced -26.8k |
| Waverly Advisors, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 38.5k $456.5k | New |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.4k $456.0k | Added +1 |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.6k $446.4k | Added +1.6k |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue 0.01% of their portfolio | 36.1k $429.0k | Reduced -2.0k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 35.4k $420.0k | New |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.4k $408.6k | Reduced -5.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.2k $406.1k | Added +18.5k |
| Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 0.01% of their portfolio | 34.0k $403.0k | New |
| Triumph Capital Management 0.19% of their portfolio | 33.7k $414.9k | Reduced -9.2k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.6k $398.0k | Added +6.6k |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.4k $396.6k | Reduced -632 |
| JRM Investment Counsel, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 33.0k $392.1k | Reduced -11.4k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.3k $383.2k | Added +693 |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. 0.01% of their portfolio | 30.7k $364.8k | Added +200 |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.5k $361.8k | Unchanged |
| EVOKE WEALTH, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 30.2k $371.5k | Unchanged |
| Louisiana State Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 29.5k $350.2k | Reduced -1.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.2k $346.5k | Reduced -369 |
| YOUSIF CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.9k $343.6k | Reduced -2.0k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.9k $343.0k | Added +3 |
| Cetera Advisor Networks LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.0k $320.8k | Added +42 |
| COMERICA BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.8k $318.3k | New |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.4k $313.9k | Reduced -2.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.1k $309.9k | Added +4.1k |
| Connecticut Wealth Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 25.4k $301.1k | Unchanged |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.9k $296.0k | Reduced -2.4k |
| AMALGAMATED BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.7k $282.0k | Added +291 |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.1k $262.6k | Reduced -20.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.6k $256.7k | Reduced -7.6k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.6k $256.3k | Added +2.5k |
| Maryland State Retirement & Pension System 0.01% of their portfolio | 21.4k $253.8k | Reduced -1.2k |
| TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.8k $224.0k | Unchanged |
| Summit Trail Advisors, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 17.9k $220.8k | Unchanged |
| OREGON PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.2k $204.7k | Reduced -800 |