KT CORP KT
SPONSORED ADR · ADR · CUSIP 48268K101 · ISIN US48268K1016
South Korean telecommunication service provider
* 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 ($8.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $21.44. Options: 1 managers hold calls ($19.3k notional), 0 hold puts (—).
Trends to Q1 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 159 |
| Q4 2022 | 160 |
| Q1 2023 | 143 |
| Q2 2023 | 155 |
| Q3 2023 | 163 |
| Q4 2023 | 183 |
| Q1 2024 | 178 |
| Q2 2024 | 176 |
| Q3 2024 | 190 |
| Q4 2024 | 213 |
| Q1 2025 | 224 |
| Q2 2025 | 241 |
| Q3 2025 | 245 |
| Q4 2025 | 236 |
| Q1 2026 | 259 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 98 | 72 |
| Q3 2024 | 113 | 62 |
| Q4 2024 | 126 | 80 |
| Q1 2025 | 126 | 97 |
| Q2 2025 | 135 | 98 |
| Q3 2025 | 138 | 104 |
| Q4 2025 | 104 | 143 |
| Q1 2026 | 150 | 101 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $51.9k | $0 | 0.00 |
| Q3 2025 | $457.7k | $3.0k | 0.01 |
| Q4 2025 | $100.5k | $1.9k | 0.02 |
| Q1 2026 | $19.3k | $0 | 0.00 |
Biggest buyers
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | New | +7.2m |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP | New | +3.8m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +3.7m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +3.4m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +2.2m |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. | New | +1.6m |
| Niatross Investments Ltd | Added | +935.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +824.0k |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Added | +775.3k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +763.0k |
Biggest sellers
| North of South Capital LLP | Reduced | -4.4m |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -2.9m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Reduced | -1.6m |
| Boston Partners | Reduced | -1.6m |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Sold out | -1.2m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -1.0m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -781.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -675.0k |
| Capital International Investors | Reduced | -545.3k |
| Kopernik Global Investors, LLC | Reduced | -446.8k |
Biggest calls
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $19.3k900 shares |
Biggest puts
| None |
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 |
|---|---|
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 13G · institution +1.5 pts · filed 2026-08-13 | 8.0% |
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 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.
None reported in Q1 2026.
Holders, Q1 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.09% of their portfolio | 22.9m $492.2m | Added +2.2m |
| Capital International Investors 0.05% of their portfolio | 10.2m $218.9m | Reduced -545.3k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 10.1m $216.2m | Reduced -675.0k |
| Niatross Investments Ltd 100.00% of their portfolio | 9.3m $198.7m | Added +935.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.2m $151.9m | Added +3.4m |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.50% of their portfolio | 7.2m $153.9m | New |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.7m $123.2m | Added +775.3k |
| Kopernik Global Investors, LLC 7.97% of their portfolio | 5.3m $114.2m | Reduced -446.8k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 5.1m $108.3m | Added +3.7m |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.15% of their portfolio | 5.0m $107.8m | Added +2.5k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 5.0m $109.4m | Added +15.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.0m $107.0m | Reduced -781.8k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.8m $80.0m | New |
| Boston Partners 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.5m $74.7m | Reduced -1.6m |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 3.4m $72.3m | Added +225.8k |
| Mondrian Investment Partners LTD 0.85% of their portfolio | 2.7m $57.1m | Reduced -288.9k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.5m $54.0m | Added +35.3k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.2m $46.7m | Reduced -1.0m |
| Capital International, Inc./CA/ 0.35% of their portfolio | 2.1m $45.6m | Reduced -61.8k |
| NAN FUNG TRINITY (HK) LTD 4.59% of their portfolio | 2.0m $41.8m | Added +457.7k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.8m $38.3m | Added +242.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.7m $36.8m | Added +824.0k |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.6m $34.4m | New |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.6m $34.0m | Added +188.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $29.5m | Added +66.0k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $28.4m | Reduced -1.6m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $25.0m | Added +637.8k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $21.5m | Added +189.8k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 924.8k $19.8m | Reduced -55.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 920.6k $19.7m | Added +147.5k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 913.5k $19.6m | Added +763.0k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 795.5k $17.1m | Reduced -2.9m |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 730.7k $15.7m | Added +10.6k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 667.7k $14.3m | Added +533.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 632.3k $13.6m | Reduced -343.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 614.6k $13.2m | Added +235.6k |
| Capital World Investors 0.00% of their portfolio | 598.8k $12.8m | New |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 596.6k $12.8m | Reduced -39.2k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 573.8k $12.3m | Reduced -386.8k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 568.7k $12.2m | Added +8.1k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 559.2k $12.0m | Reduced -27.9k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 524.1k $11.2m | New |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.01% of their portfolio | 508.3k $10.9m | Reduced -169.0k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.02% of their portfolio | 507.0k $10.9m | Added +341.0k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.04% of their portfolio | 489.5k $10.5m | New |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 432.1k $9.3m | Added +24.6k |
| Tidal Investments LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 406.6k $8.7m | Reduced -7.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 357.2k $7.7m | Reduced -21.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 352.4k $7.6m | Reduced -112 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 331.4k $7.1m | Added +16.9k |
| RENAISSANCE GROUP LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 315.0k $6.8m | Reduced -7.6k |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd 0.13% of their portfolio | 307.7k $6.6m | New |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 295.5k $6.3m | Added +183.7k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.05% of their portfolio | 263.3k $5.6m | Added +45.4k |
| Cullen Capital Management, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 262.9k $5.6m | Added +251.4k |
| TODD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 262.1k $5.6m | Added +3.6k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 260.8k $5.6m | Reduced -10.8k |
| TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY 0.04% of their portfolio | 260.3k $5.6m | Added +3.5k |
| INDUS CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC 13.63% of their portfolio | 252.5k $5.4m | Unchanged |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 244.2k $5.2m | Reduced -26.2k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 224.8k $4.8m | Reduced -72.9k |
| Vident Advisory, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 219.4k $4.7m | Added +14.9k |
| ASSETMARK, INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 218.6k $4.7m | Added +18.7k |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 207.9k $4.5m | Added +14.5k |
| AIA Group Ltd 0.06% of their portfolio | 200.0k $4.3m | Added +79.6k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 199.9k $4.3m | Reduced -214.8k |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich 0.01% of their portfolio | 195.5k $4.1m | New |
| DGS Capital Management, LLC 0.68% of their portfolio | 193.8k $4.2m | Added +18.6k |
| Man Group plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 187.6k $4.0m | Reduced -421.6k |
| Ramirez Asset Management, Inc. 0.45% of their portfolio | 175.3k $3.8m | Added +5.8k |
| Tweedy, Browne Co LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 167.2k $3.6m | Added +79.8k |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 167.2k $3.6m | Added +79.8k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 158.4k $3.4m | Added +65.0k |
| apricus wealth, LLC 1.65% of their portfolio | 157.7k $3.4m | Reduced -36.3k |
| CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL SARL 0.05% of their portfolio | 154.1k $3.3m | Added +1.4k |
| Oasis Management Co Ltd. 0.34% of their portfolio | 135.0k $2.9m | Reduced -223.6k |
| NATIONS FINANCIAL GROUP INC, /IA/ /ADV 0.15% of their portfolio | 132.6k $2.8m | Reduced -25.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 126.2k $2.7m | Added +13.1k |
| Vestmark Advisory Solutions, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 126.1k $2.7m | Reduced -110.1k |
| CLOVERFIELDS CAPITAL GROUP, LP 0.80% of their portfolio | 115.2k $2.5m | Added +858 |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.01% of their portfolio | 109.7k $2.4m | Unchanged |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 105.4k $2.3m | New |
| Orion Porfolio Solutions, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 105.3k $2.3m | Added +55.7k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 103.4k $2.2m | New |
| QUADRANT CAPITAL GROUP LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 102.7k $2.2m | Reduced -35.8k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 96.3k $2.1m | New |
| North of South Capital LLP 0.18% of their portfolio | 95.2k $2.0m | Reduced -4.4m |
| Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 93.9k $2.0m | Added +27.7k |
| Ethic Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 85.7k $1.8m | Reduced -19.4k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 83.0k $1.8m | Added +4.0k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 78.2k $1.7m | Added +48.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 76.6k $1.6m | Added +2.3k |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 76.3k $1.6m | Added +8.9k |
| XTX Topco Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 72.2k $1.5m | New |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.8k $1.5m | Added +14.6k |
| QRG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 67.8k $1.5m | Added +31.5k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 65.6k $1.4m | Reduced -57.8k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 65.6k $1.4m | Added +638 |
| Caprock Group, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 64.9k $1.4m | Reduced -6.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.1k $1.4m | Added +730 |