KKR & CO INC KKR
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 48251W104 · ISIN US48251W1045
American private equity fund manager
* 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 ($129.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 890.9m as of 2025-08-07, 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 ≈ $133.02. Options: 49 managers hold calls ($1.2bn notional), 49 hold puts ($1.4bn).
Trends to Q2 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 710 |
| Q4 2022 | 729 |
| Q1 2023 | 742 |
| Q2 2023 | 759 |
| Q3 2023 | 795 |
| Q4 2023 | 919 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,035 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,069 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,173 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,324 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,291 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,331 |
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 2023 | 360 | 311 |
| Q4 2023 | 420 | 371 |
| Q1 2024 | 510 | 417 |
| Q2 2024 | 573 | 401 |
| Q3 2024 | 625 | 421 |
| Q4 2024 | 644 | 480 |
| Q1 2025 | 655 | 617 |
| Q2 2025 | 680 | 559 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $699.5m | $655.7m | 0.94 |
| Q4 2024 | $833.3m | $947.7m | 1.14 |
| Q1 2025 | $645.3m | $915.1m | 1.42 |
| Q2 2025 | $1.2bn | $1.4bn | 1.22 |
Biggest buyers
| Capital Research Global Investors | Added | +5.2m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +3.8m |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +3.4m |
| Capital International Investors | Added | +3.1m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +2.5m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +1.2m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | New | +1.1m |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Added | +1.1m |
| NORGES BANK | Added | +1.1m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +1.1m |
Biggest sellers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -10.0m |
| Winslow Capital Management, LLC | Reduced | -2.5m |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | Reduced | -1.8m |
| Amundi | Reduced | -1.5m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -1.3m |
| Roberts Foundation | Sold out | -1.0m |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE | Reduced | -977.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -973.8k |
| PointState Capital LP | Sold out | -839.1k |
| Prana Capital Management, LP | Reduced | -829.9k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $228.1m1.7m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $194.0m1.5m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $77.3m581.0k shares |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership | New | $63.3m475.8k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $54.2m407.5k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $49.3m370.4k shares |
| QVR LLC | New | $44.2m332.2k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $40.7m302.9k shares |
| PUBLIC INVESTMENT FUND | New | $38.0m285.7k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $37.4m281.1k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $269.1m2.0m shares |
| Portman Square Capital LLP | Added | $183.7m1.4m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $146.7m1.1m shares |
| Oribel Capital Management, LP | Added | $79.5m597.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $75.2m565.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $69.3m521.1k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | $67.1m5.0k shares |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | $61.2m460.4k shares |
| QVR LLC | New | $55.9m419.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $52.4m393.6k 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 |
|---|---|
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 5.7% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: BlackRock, Inc. (5.0%, 2026-04-27), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 2 | $5.6m | 2 | $296.3m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-02 | ROBERTS GEORGE R Co-Executive Chairman, director · See Footnote | Sold | $142.6m1.2m shares |
| 2025-06-02 | KRAVIS HENRY R Co-Executive Chairman, director | Sold | $137.8m1.2m shares |
| 2025-06-02 | KRAVIS HENRY R Co-Executive Chairman, director | Sold | $15.9m130.9k shares |
| 2025-05-22 | BARAKETT TIMOTHY R Director · By Limited Partnership | Bought | $4.1m35.0k shares |
| 2025-05-06 | SCULLY ROBERT W Director · By Trust | Bought | $1.5m13.2k 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 58.7m $7.8bn | Added +1.1m |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.12% of their portfolio | 48.7m $6.5bn | Reduced -133.4k |
| Capital International Investors 0.73% of their portfolio | 31.8m $4.2bn | Added +3.1m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.14% of their portfolio | 27.7m $3.7bn | Reduced -162.0k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.57% of their portfolio | 23.7m $3.2bn | Added +3.8m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.84% of their portfolio | 19.8m $2.6bn | Added +765.5k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 1.36% of their portfolio | 19.4m $2.6bn | Added +980.5k |
| FMR LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 16.4m $2.2bn | Added +2.5m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 14.5m $1.9bn | Reduced -55.5k |
| Capital World Investors 0.23% of their portfolio | 11.9m $1.6bn | Added +669.6k |
| NORGES BANK 0.19% of their portfolio | 11.5m $1.5bn | Added +1.1m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.24% of their portfolio | 10.8m $1.4bn | Reduced -1.3m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.11% of their portfolio | 10.2m $1.4bn | Reduced -427.7k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 1.70% of their portfolio | 9.7m $1.3bn | Reduced -650.8k |
| AKRE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 11.53% of their portfolio | 8.8m $1.2bn | Unchanged |
| FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. 3.28% of their portfolio | 8.7m $1.2bn | Added +377.8k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.20% of their portfolio | 7.5m $997.4m | Added +5.2m |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 7.0m $927.9m | Reduced -326.5k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.81% of their portfolio | 6.8m $903.7m | Reduced -977.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.06% of their portfolio | 6.8m $902.7m | Added +622.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.06% of their portfolio | 6.5m $860.2m | Reduced -10.0m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.11% of their portfolio | 6.1m $807.8m | Added +224.6k |
| LONE PINE CAPITAL LLC 5.03% of their portfolio | 5.2m $694.7m | Added +458.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.15% of their portfolio | 4.6m $608.8m | Added +288.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 4.3m $573.1m | Added +517.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 4.0m $532.7m | Reduced -973.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.8m $509.1m | Added +47.8k |
| VAN LANSCHOT KEMPEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT N.V. 4.81% of their portfolio | 3.8m $505.3m | Added +460.9k |
| COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC 1.39% of their portfolio | 3.8m $499.5m | Added +256.8k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.7m $486.5m | Added +1.2m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.6m $481.9m | Reduced -278.5k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.31% of their portfolio | 3.6m $478.6m | Added +3.4m |
| Amundi 0.14% of their portfolio | 3.1m $411.1m | Reduced -1.5m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.0m $398.9m | Reduced -287.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 2.8m $372.7m | Reduced -315.4k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 2.6m $342.4m | Reduced -1.8m |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.28% of their portfolio | 2.4m $323.0m | Reduced -623.5k |
| UBS Group AG 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.3m $299.5m | Reduced -89.6k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.2m $295.9m | Reduced -349.1k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.7m $224.3m | Reduced -25.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.6m $212.1m | Added +27.7k |
| CI INVESTMENTS INC. 0.78% of their portfolio | 1.6m $208.3m | Added +59.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.5m $195.8m | Added +487.9k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.33% of their portfolio | 1.5m $194.6m | Added +577.0k |
| Markel Group Inc. 1.63% of their portfolio | 1.5m $193.1m | Unchanged |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.4m $188.6m | Added +22.6k |
| National Pension Service 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.4m $184.5m | Added +40.0k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.4m $183.8m | Added +1.1m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.4m $180.3m | Reduced -322.1k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.3m $175.4m | Reduced -22.8k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.2m $166.1m | Added +92.2k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.2m $159.8m | Reduced -71.4k |
| Hudson Way Capital Management LLC 14.14% of their portfolio | 1.2m $156.5m | Reduced -184.7k |
| Unisphere Establishment 1.24% of their portfolio | 1.2m $153.8m | Reduced -106.0k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.35% of their portfolio | 1.2m $153.0m | Reduced -376.8k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.1m $152.6m | New |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.1m $152.4m | Added +62.6k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $150.3m | Added +23.7k |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 1.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $145.5m | Reduced -3.9k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.1m $144.5m | Reduced -39.5k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.1m $143.3m | Reduced -628 |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.1m $143.2m | Reduced -14.1k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.0m $138.2m | Added +750.9k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.0m $138.1m | Added +295.6k |
| Bain Capital Public Equity Management II, LLC 6.21% of their portfolio | 986.2k $131.2m | Added +615.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.10% of their portfolio | 980.9k $130.5m | Reduced -234.7k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 970.8k $129.1m | Reduced -155.7k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.20% of their portfolio | 970.7k $129.3m | Added +391.2k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.16% of their portfolio | 953.6k $126.9m | Added +62.7k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.14% of their portfolio | 947.2k $126.0m | Added +12.9k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.24% of their portfolio | 909.4k $121.0m | Added +503.0k |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD 0.52% of their portfolio | 863.9k $114.9m | Reduced -6.2k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 849.4k $113.0m | Added +46.5k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.25% of their portfolio | 848.5k $112.9m | Added +372.9k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.27% of their portfolio | 814.5k $108.4m | Reduced -369.8k |
| Junto Capital Management LP 2.26% of their portfolio | 801.9k $106.7m | Added +467.5k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 784.9k $104.4m | Reduced -15.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.14% of their portfolio | 781.1k $103.9m | Reduced -7.0k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 773.8k $102.9m | Reduced -76.2k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.17% of their portfolio | 761.0k $101.2m | Added +144.4k |
| Rathbones Group PLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 735.4k $97.8m | Added +78.2k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 713.8k $95.0m | Added +57.2k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 712.7k $94.8m | Added +124.0k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 700.3k $93.2m | Reduced -143.2k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.09% of their portfolio | 648.9k $86.3m | Reduced -129.8k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.15% of their portfolio | 642.8k $85.5m | Added +8.8k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.10% of their portfolio | 622.4k $83.1m | Added +310.4k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 606.4k $80.7m | Reduced -117.6k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.17% of their portfolio | 592.3k $78.8m | Added +563.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.19% of their portfolio | 591.2k $78.7m | Reduced -157.7k |
| Vident Advisory, LLC 0.87% of their portfolio | 580.5k $77.2m | Added +229.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 580.1k $77.2m | Reduced -824.2k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 527.9k $70.2m | Reduced -8.6k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.08% of their portfolio | 512.9k $68.2m | Reduced -556.5k |
| Zurich Insurance Group Ltd/FI 0.53% of their portfolio | 511.3k $68.0m | Reduced -24.7k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.17% of their portfolio | 509.2k $57.7m | Added +7.8k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.23% of their portfolio | 484.3k $64.4m | Reduced -39.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.13% of their portfolio | 473.3k $63.0m | Reduced -4.4k |
| LGT CAPITAL PARTNERS LTD. 2.78% of their portfolio | 473.0k $62.9m | Reduced -29.5k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 465.4k $61.9m | Added +29.0k |