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: 69.6m as of 2024-10-17, 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 ≈ $12.36. Options: 9 managers hold calls ($13.7m notional), 4 hold puts ($472.5k).
Trends to Q3 2024
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 |
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 |
| Q4 2023 | 67 | 78 |
| Q1 2024 | 71 | 90 |
| Q2 2024 | 72 | 73 |
| Q3 2024 | 93 | 65 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | $623.1k | $925.3k | 1.48 |
| Q1 2024 | $1.1m | $773.5k | 0.69 |
| Q2 2024 | $628.8k | $422.0k | 0.67 |
| Q3 2024 | $13.7m | $472.5k | 0.03 |
Biggest buyers
| Azora Capital LP | New | +1.6m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +859.5k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | New | +700.0k |
| GRATIA CAPITAL, LLC | New | +330.0k |
| ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT | New | +226.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +189.8k |
| CONDOR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT | New | +147.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +142.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +120.2k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | New | +115.8k |
Biggest sellers
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Sold out | -1.5m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -775.2k |
| NICOLA WEALTH MANAGEMENT LTD. | Sold out | -453.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -299.1k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -236.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -223.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -87.9k |
| TrueMark Investments, LLC | Reduced | -79.8k |
| Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC | Sold out | -75.5k |
| GP Brinson Investments LLC | Reduced | -67.8k |
Biggest calls
| K2 PRINCIPAL FUND, L.P. | New | $6.2m500.0k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $3.0m243.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.7m137.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $1.3m107.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $988.0k80.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $324.8k26.3k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $229.4k18.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $4.9k400 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $264.3k21.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $206.2k16.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $2.0k200 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 2024
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 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 3 | $454.0k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 2 | $349.9k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q3 2024.
Holders, Q3 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.2m $126.5m | First filing |
| Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. 1.65% of their portfolio | 10.0m $123.5m | Unchanged |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.6m $82.1m | Added +859.5k |
| Nan Shan Life Insurance Co., Ltd. 0.90% of their portfolio | 3.1m $38.0m | Unchanged |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.2m $27.5m | Added +3.8k |
| Azora Capital LP 1.09% of their portfolio | 1.6m $20.2m | New |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $16.7m | Reduced -19.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $16.1m | Reduced -299.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $13.7m | Reduced -223.0k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 950.2k $11.7m | Added +68.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 853.7k $10.5m | Added +189.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 722.5k $8.9m | Reduced -87.9k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 700.0k $8.6m | New |
| STEPHENS INC /AR/ 0.11% of their portfolio | 637.3k $7.9m | Reduced -8.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 567.5k $7.0m | Added +13.7k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 455.3k $5.4m | Added +98.4k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 390.1k $4.8m | Reduced -775.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 358.3k $4.4m | Reduced -37.7k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 342.3k $4.2m | Added +142.2k |
| GRATIA CAPITAL, LLC 5.83% of their portfolio | 330.0k $4.1m | New |
| GFS Advisors, LLC 0.76% of their portfolio | 290.7k $3.6m | Reduced -9.3k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 281.8k $3.5m | Reduced -14.3k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 275.0k $3.4m | Reduced -63.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 255.6k $3.2m | Added +8.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 242.9k $3.0m | Added +4.6k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 234.6k $2.9m | Reduced -236.6k |
| ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 0.02% of their portfolio | 226.1k $2.8m | New |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 210.7k $2.6m | Added +49.6k |
| GP Brinson Investments LLC 1.02% of their portfolio | 201.1k $2.5m | Reduced -67.8k |
| BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S 0.04% of their portfolio | 200.2k $2.5m | Reduced -23.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 199.6k $2.5m | Added +120.2k |
| AXS Investments LLC 0.64% of their portfolio | 195.3k $2.4m | Reduced -8.3k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 173.0k $2.1m | Reduced -7.4k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 166.4k $2.1m | Added +78.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 161.1k $2.0m | Reduced -10.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 158.5k $2.0m | Reduced -25.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 153.8k $1.9m | Added +16.3k |
| CONDOR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT 0.16% of their portfolio | 147.6k $1.8m | New |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 145.9k $1.8m | Added +86.3k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 137.6k $1.7m | Added +62.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 133.5k $1.6m | Added +30.4k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.01% of their portfolio | 123.6k $1.5m | Reduced -4.6k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 116.1k $1.4m | Added +93.8k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 115.8k $1.4m | New |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 115.7k $1.4m | Unchanged |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 102.4k $1.3m | Added +19.1k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 99.7k $1.2m | Added +18.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 99.3k $1.2m | Added +75.2k |
| AlphaQuest LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 97.2k $1.2m | New |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 79.4k $981.0k | Added +19.4k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 78.3k $967.0k | Reduced -10.2k |
| WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 73.2k $905.0k | Added +26.0k |
| DRIVE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 71.3k $898.2k | New |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.00% of their portfolio | 70.1k $865.0k | New |
| Lido Advisors, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 68.7k $849.0k | Reduced -100 |
| TrueMark Investments, LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 64.3k $794.4k | Reduced -79.8k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 59.9k $739.8k | Reduced -66.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 58.8k $725.8k | Added +8.7k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 55.7k $687.7k | Reduced -1.8k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 55.6k $687.0k | Unchanged |
| Caption Management, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 54.8k $676.8k | New |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 0.01% of their portfolio | 50.0k $617.5k | Unchanged |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.1k $594.3k | Unchanged |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.9k $578.6k | Added +3.5k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.7k $576.0k | Added +4.6k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.7k $565.0k | Reduced -2.6k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.1k $557.2k | New |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.9k $542.2k | Added +19.6k |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 42.3k $521.0k | New |
| XML Financial, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 40.6k $501.2k | Reduced -5.7k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.3k $498.0k | New |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.9k $493.1k | Added +1.4k |
| OmniStar Financial Group, Inc. 0.37% of their portfolio | 39.8k $491.6k | New |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.4k $449.6k | Added +9.9k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.2k $446.8k | Added +1.3k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.7k $440.4k | Added +8.6k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.8k $430.0k | Added +19.6k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.2k $421.9k | New |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.1k $422.0k | Reduced -47.2k |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.7k $416.5k | Reduced -353 |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.3k $411.0k | Unchanged |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.2k $410.0k | Reduced -950 |
| All Season Financial Advisors, Inc. 0.33% of their portfolio | 31.6k $390.8k | New |
| Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 0.01% of their portfolio | 29.9k $368.9k | Reduced -3.0k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.5k $352.6k | Unchanged |
| Louisiana State Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 28.2k $348.3k | Reduced -1.1k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.2k $335.8k | Reduced -280 |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.7k $330.3k | Reduced -1.4k |
| Connecticut Wealth Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 25.4k $313.3k | Unchanged |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.3k $312.2k | Added +10.2k |
| State of Wyoming 0.04% of their portfolio | 23.7k $292.2k | Added +19.4k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.4k $289.0k | Reduced -1.4k |
| YOUSIF CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.2k $286.6k | Reduced -280 |
| EVOKE WEALTH, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 23.2k $292.3k | Unchanged |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.5k $265.8k | Added +5.8k |
| ClearAlpha Technologies LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 20.7k $255.8k | Reduced -15.1k |
| Maryland State Retirement & Pension System 0.01% of their portfolio | 19.7k $242.9k | Reduced -633 |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.1k $236.0k | Added +490 |
| PREVAIL INNOVATIVE WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 18.9k $233.8k | New |
| TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.8k $233.0k | Unchanged |