KRATOS DEFENSE & SEC SOLUTIO KTOS
COM NEW · Common Stock · CUSIP 50077B207 · ISIN US50077B2079
U.S. military contractor
* 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 ($1.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 128.9m as of 2023-10-27, 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 ≈ $15.02. Options: 12 managers hold calls ($7.9m notional), 7 hold puts ($2.4m).
Trends to Q3 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 247 |
| Q4 2022 | 247 |
| Q1 2023 | 244 |
| Q2 2023 | 241 |
| Q3 2023 | 241 |
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 | 120 | 112 |
| Q1 2023 | 128 | 102 |
| Q2 2023 | 89 | 118 |
| Q3 2023 | 104 | 93 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $4.0m | $994.0k | 0.25 |
| Q1 2023 | $3.9m | $1.5m | 0.38 |
| Q2 2023 | $6.7m | $2.3m | 0.34 |
| Q3 2023 | $7.9m | $2.4m | 0.31 |
Biggest buyers
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P | New | +2.5m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +1.1m |
| COOPER CREEK PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.0m |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC | New | +738.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | Added | +713.4k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD | Added | +461.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Added | +435.7k |
| ESSEX INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LLC | Added | +253.2k |
| OPPENHEIMER & CO INC | Added | +242.0k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | +218.9k |
Biggest sellers
| ARK Investment Management LLC | Reduced | -1.0m |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. | Reduced | -948.4k |
| Amova Asset Management Americas, Inc. | Reduced | -936.4k |
| Engaged Capital LLC | Sold out | -855.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -677.1k |
| Archon Capital Management LLC | Reduced | -659.2k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Sold out | -618.2k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC | Sold out | -376.6k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC | Reduced | -342.1k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -263.4k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $2.4m162.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.2m82.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $1.1m73.6k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $859.1k57.2k shares |
| Shay Capital LLC | New | $666.9k44.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $615.8k41.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $509.2k33.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $259.0k17.3k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | New | $199.8k13.3k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $22.5k1.5k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.3m84.9k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $977.8k65.1k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $82.6k5.5k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $78.1k5.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $25.0k1.7k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
| Cutler Group LLC / CA | New | $0200 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 |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution -2.6 pts · filed 2026-07-29 | 10.1% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 5.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC), STATE STREET CORP (4.9%, 2026-02-09)
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 | — | 5 | $2.0m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 7 | $2.1m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 2 | $232.1k | 8 | $1.9m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 4 | $899.5k | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $103.0k | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $102.2k | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $2.5m | $1.7m |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 8 | $1.9m | $409.6k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-15 | Carrai Phillip D President, STC Division | Sold plan | $66.3k4.5k shares |
| 2023-09-15 | Mendoza Marie SVP & General Counsel | Sold plan | $14.8k1.0k shares |
| 2023-08-23 | Goodwin Benjamin M. SVP Corp. Dev. & Gov. Affairs | Sold | $54.7k3.5k shares |
| 2023-08-17 | Fendley Steven S. President, US Division | Sold | $153.9k10.0k shares |
| 2023-08-15 | Carrai Phillip D President, STC Division | Sold plan | $71.5k4.5k shares |
| 2023-08-15 | Mendoza Marie SVP & General Counsel | Sold plan | $16.0k1.0k shares |
| 2023-08-11 | Rock Stacey G President, KTT Division | Sold | $101.1k6.2k shares |
| 2023-08-09 | Adelman Jonah President, ME Division | Sold | $1.1m67.0k shares |
| 2023-08-09 | Carrai Phillip D President, STC Division | Sold plan | $77.0k4.5k shares |
| 2023-08-08 | Judd Jane Elizabeth Director | Sold | $120.3k7.0k shares |
| 2023-07-31 | Lund Deanna H EVP & CFO, director | Sold plan | $150.0k10.0k shares |
| 2023-07-20 | Mendoza Marie SVP & General Counsel | Sold plan | $14.0k1.0k 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, Q3 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.9m $179.3m | Added +43.6k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.2m $168.3m | Reduced -62.9k |
| ARK Investment Management LLC 0.72% of their portfolio | 6.3m $94.1m | Reduced -1.0m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.4m $80.8m | Added +113.1k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.19% of their portfolio | 4.5m $66.8m | Reduced -107.6k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 1.09% of their portfolio | 4.4m $66.4m | Added +209.8k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.8m $57.0m | Reduced -83.4k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.5m $53.0m | Reduced -948.4k |
| Amova Asset Management Americas, Inc. 0.63% of their portfolio | 3.5m $53.0m | Reduced -936.4k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.0m $45.5m | Added +1.1m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.7m $40.6m | Added +101.8k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.5m $36.9m | New |
| COOPER CREEK PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC 2.21% of their portfolio | 2.4m $36.2m | Added +1.0m |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.2m $32.5m | Reduced -263.4k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.1m $31.0m | Added +3.2k |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC 1.36% of their portfolio | 1.9m $28.0m | Reduced -8.5k |
| Rovida Advisors Inc. 10.12% of their portfolio | 1.8m $26.6m | Unchanged |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.6m $23.5m | Reduced -5.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $23.3m | Added +435.7k |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST 1.35% of their portfolio | 1.5m $22.3m | Reduced -243 |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $21.8m | Reduced -677.1k |
| ARS Investment Partners, LLC 2.58% of their portfolio | 1.4m $20.8m | Added +10.7k |
| Granite Investment Partners, LLC 0.84% of their portfolio | 1.3m $20.1m | Added +3.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $19.4m | Added +41.4k |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.70% of their portfolio | 1.2m $18.3m | Reduced -200 |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.0m $15.3m | Reduced -29.9k |
| MANAGED ASSET PORTFOLIOS, LLC 2.32% of their portfolio | 1.0m $15.1m | Reduced -5.7k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 988.5k $14.8m | Added +11.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 849.9k $12.8m | Added +26.9k |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 738.4k $11.1m | New |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 726.8k $10.9m | Added +713.4k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 712.1k $10.7m | Reduced -171.3k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 649.2k $9.8m | Added +107.9k |
| SCOUT INVESTMENTS, INC. 0.22% of their portfolio | 636.4k $9.6m | Reduced -1.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 583.6k $8.8m | Reduced -164.0k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.01% of their portfolio | 572.3k $8.6m | Added +461.0k |
| Portolan Capital Management, LLC 0.76% of their portfolio | 538.3k $8.1m | Added +118.9k |
| PARADIGM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/NY 0.46% of their portfolio | 533.5k $8.0m | Reduced -119.6k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 525.6k $7.9m | Reduced -3.4k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 499.7k $7.5m | Added +66.3k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 475.3k $7.1m | Reduced -342.1k |
| S SQUARED TECHNOLOGY, LLC 3.78% of their portfolio | 466.5k $7.0m | Unchanged |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 459.6k $6.9m | Reduced -61.5k |
| ESSEX INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LLC 1.11% of their portfolio | 451.1k $6.8m | Added +253.2k |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV 0.03% of their portfolio | 448.7k $6.7m | Reduced -6.9k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 423.4k $6.4m | Reduced -83.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 366.3k $5.5m | Reduced -15.9k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 366.1k $5.5m | Added +68.6k |
| Archon Capital Management LLC 2.14% of their portfolio | 317.5k $4.8m | Reduced -659.2k |
| Firsthand Capital Management, Inc. 6.71% of their portfolio | 310.0k $4.7m | Unchanged |
| OPPENHEIMER & CO INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 296.1k $4.4m | Added +242.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 280.5k $4.2m | Added +4.7k |
| Advisors Capital Management, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 270.0k $4.1m | Reduced -1.7k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 250.8k $3.8m | Added +218.9k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 250.1k $3.8m | Added +6.9k |
| Lisanti Capital Growth, LLC 0.57% of their portfolio | 239.9k $3.6m | Reduced -188.8k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 228.8k $3.4m | Added +141.6k |
| Register Financial Advisors LLC 2.39% of their portfolio | 217.5k $3.3m | Added +10.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 215.7k $3.2m | Reduced -1.4k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 206.5k $3.1m | Reduced -17.8k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 200.6k $3.0m | Reduced -183.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 196.7k $3.0m | Reduced -27.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 176.1k $2.6m | Added +1.9k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 175.5k $2.6m | Reduced -62.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 171.7k $2.6m | Added +123.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 168.4k $2.5m | Added +13.5k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 167.7k $2.5m | Added +7.3k |
| Vienna Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne S.A. Vienna Insurance Group 1.07% of their portfolio | 160.0k $2.4m | New |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 159.6k $2.4m | Reduced -22.7k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 157.5k $2.4m | Added +67.2k |
| Canal Insurance CO 0.68% of their portfolio | 157.0k $2.4m | Unchanged |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 154.2k $2.3m | Added +106.9k |
| RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 154.1k $2.3m | New |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 149.7k $2.2m | Reduced -265 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 149.3k $2.2m | Reduced -13.9k |
| Simplicity Solutions, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 145.7k $2.2m | Reduced -1.1k |
| Bleakley Financial Group, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 145.7k $2.2m | Reduced -1.3k |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 144.4k $2.2m | Added +84.2k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 143.0k $2.1m | Reduced -2.6k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 140.5k $2.1m | Reduced -12.7k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 135.7k $2.0m | Reduced -6.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 134.2k $2.0m | Added +117.0k |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 133.6k $2.0m | Added +42.0k |
| Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 128.8k $1.9m | Unchanged |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 126.8k $1.9m | Added +41.9k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 121.7k $1.8m | Reduced -9.5k |
| Legato Capital Management LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 116.0k $1.7m | Reduced -23.6k |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 114.5k $1.7m | Added +40.8k |
| BARD ASSOCIATES INC 0.67% of their portfolio | 108.5k $1.6m | Reduced -300 |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 102.6k $1.5m | Reduced -19.6k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.01% of their portfolio | 102.4k $1.5m | Added +11.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 101.2k $1.5m | Added +12.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 88.8k $1.3m | Added +72.1k |
| Bouvel Investment Partners, LLC 0.70% of their portfolio | 86.7k $1.3m | Reduced -94 |
| GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 83.9k $1.3m | Reduced -90.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 80.2k $1.2m | Added +10.0k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 80.2k $1.2m | Added +52.8k |
| Northside Capital Management, LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 79.7k $1.2m | Unchanged |
| Ursa Fund Management, LLC 6.65% of their portfolio | 73.0k $1.1m | Unchanged |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.5k $1.0m | Added +2.5k |