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 ($106.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 168.8m as of 2025-08-01, 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 ≈ $46.41. Options: 21 managers hold calls ($150.2m notional), 18 hold puts ($102.2m).
Trends to Q2 2025
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 |
| Q4 2023 | 272 |
| Q1 2024 | 312 |
| Q2 2024 | 325 |
| Q3 2024 | 331 |
| Q4 2024 | 351 |
| Q1 2025 | 398 |
| Q2 2025 | 498 |
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 | 104 | 93 |
| Q4 2023 | 132 | 102 |
| Q1 2024 | 181 | 109 |
| Q2 2024 | 170 | 129 |
| Q3 2024 | 167 | 137 |
| Q4 2024 | 179 | 137 |
| Q1 2025 | 222 | 151 |
| Q2 2025 | 287 | 173 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $15.9m | $5.0m | 0.31 |
| Q4 2024 | $41.0m | $10.5m | 0.26 |
| Q1 2025 | $52.7m | $33.2m | 0.63 |
| Q2 2025 | $150.2m | $102.2m | 0.68 |
Biggest buyers
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | New | +1.8m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +1.5m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +1.3m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +1.2m |
| Zimmer Partners, LP | New | +1.2m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +1.2m |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | New | +870.1k |
| ARK Investment Management LLC | Added | +818.1k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | New | +800.0k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD | Added | +602.0k |
Biggest sellers
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -2.5m |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC | Reduced | -1.7m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -1.3m |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC | Reduced | -1.3m |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P | Reduced | -768.0k |
| COOPER CREEK PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC | Sold out | -595.5k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ | Reduced | -525.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -484.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -452.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -404.1k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $32.6m701.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $30.7m660.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $18.7m403.3k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $13.1m283.0k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Added | $10.3m220.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $8.1m173.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $7.7m164.9k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $6.0m131.2k shares |
| Zimmer Partners, LP | New | $5.8m125.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $3.7m80.5k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $21.4m460.9k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $13.2m283.6k shares |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | New | $12.4m2.7k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Added | $8.7m186.9k shares |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | $7.0m150.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $6.0m130.1k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $5.8m125.4k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $5.1m110.1k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $5.0m106.6k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $4.9m106.9k 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 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 | — | 8 | $1.9m | $409.6k |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 6 | $1.7m | $1.1m |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $859.4k | $859.4k |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 8 | $3.9m | $1.2m |
| Q3 2024 | 1 | $500.5k | 8 | $1.9m | $1.9m |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 8 | $2.6m | $2.5m |
| Q1 2025 | 1 | $250.3k | 8 | $3.8m | $3.7m |
| Q2 2025 | 1 | $250.4k | 10 | $5.6m | $2.9m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | Fendley Steven S. President, US Division | Sold plan | $322.4k7.0k shares |
| 2025-06-16 | Carrai Phillip D President, STC Division | Sold plan | $253.0k6.0k shares |
| 2025-06-16 | Mendoza Marie SVP & General Counsel | Sold plan | $101.3k2.4k shares |
| 2025-06-02 | Lund Deanna H EVP & CFO, director | Sold plan | $247.9k6.6k shares |
| 2025-06-02 | Carter David M President, DRSS Division | Sold plan | $151.0k4.0k shares |
| 2025-06-02 | Rock Stacey G President, KTT Division | Sold plan | $151.0k4.0k shares |
| 2025-05-30 | Fendley Steven S. President, US Division | Sold | $367.4k10.0k shares |
| 2025-05-27 | Fendley Steven S. President, US Division | Sold plan | $259.3k7.0k shares |
| 2025-05-22 | Doorenbos Bobbi Director | Sold | $175.0k5.0k shares |
| 2025-05-22 | Boyd Bradley L Director | Sold | $132.5k3.8k shares |
| 2025-05-21 | Fendley Steven S. President, US Division | Sold | $515.5k15.0k shares |
| 2025-05-15 | Carrai Phillip D President, STC Division | Sold plan | $202.4k6.0k shares |
| 2025-05-14 | MILLS THOMAS E IV President, C5ISR Division | Sold | $191.6k5.8k shares |
| 2025-05-13 | Adelman Jonah President, ME Division | Sold | $1.4m40.0k shares |
| 2025-05-12 | DEMARCO ERIC M President & CEO, director · by trust | Bought | $250.4k7.5k shares |
| 2025-05-01 | Lund Deanna H EVP & CFO, director | Sold plan | $203.5k6.0k shares |
| 2025-05-01 | Carter David M President, DRSS Division | Sold plan | $135.6k4.0k shares |
| 2025-05-01 | Rock Stacey G President, KTT Division | Sold plan | $135.6k4.0k shares |
| 2025-04-28 | Fendley Steven S. President, US Division | Sold plan | $234.2k7.0k shares |
| 2025-04-15 | Carrai Phillip D President, STC Division | Sold plan | $197.9k6.0k shares |
| 2025-04-01 | Lund Deanna H EVP & CFO, director | Sold plan | $175.7k6.0k shares |
| 2025-04-01 | Carter David M President, DRSS Division | Sold plan | $117.1k4.0k shares |
| 2025-04-01 | Rock Stacey G President, KTT Division | Sold plan | $117.1k4.0k 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, Q2 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 26.0m $1.2bn | Added +1.2m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 18.0m $835.1m | Added +1.5m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 9.3m $433.6m | Reduced -484.3k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 5.1m $236.3m | Added +1.2m |
| ARK Investment Management LLC 1.54% of their portfolio | 4.5m $209.4m | Added +818.1k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.51% of their portfolio | 4.1m $189.7m | Reduced -525.3k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.9m $183.5m | Added +301.1k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.51% of their portfolio | 3.0m $138.8m | Added +378.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.0m $137.6m | Reduced -404.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.9m $134.3m | Reduced -82.9k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.15% of their portfolio | 2.9m $133.2m | Added +203.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.8m $131.8m | Added +434.6k |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC 1.79% of their portfolio | 2.8m $128.0m | Added +324.1k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 1.58% of their portfolio | 2.6m $119.8m | Reduced -1.3m |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.4m $112.2m | Reduced -1.3m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.4m $110.9m | Reduced -80.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.4m $110.6m | Reduced -54.5k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.4m $110.1m | Added +533.9k |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 4.42% of their portfolio | 2.3m $106.6m | Reduced -303.5k |
| Amova Asset Management Americas, Inc. 0.96% of their portfolio | 2.1m $96.6m | Added +300.3k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.1m $96.5m | Added +288.3k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.70% of their portfolio | 1.9m $87.2m | Added +522.6k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.9m $86.1m | Reduced -2.5m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $84.8m | Added +83.2k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.8m $84.4m | New |
| Rovida Investment Management Ltd 15.23% of their portfolio | 1.8m $82.3m | Unchanged |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $80.2m | Added +151.9k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.7m $77.6m | Reduced -768.0k |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC 2.57% of their portfolio | 1.5m $70.2m | Added +32.5k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.5m $70.0m | Added +1.3m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $66.5m | Added +209.8k |
| Portolan Capital Management, LLC 3.87% of their portfolio | 1.3m $61.7m | Reduced -132.3k |
| Zimmer Partners, LP 1.30% of their portfolio | 1.2m $56.9m | New |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.1m $50.9m | Added +406.9k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $50.3m | Added +111.7k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $48.8m | Reduced -333.3k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.0m $48.0m | Reduced -127.2k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 909.1k $42.2m | Reduced -88.5k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 870.1k $37.5m | New |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.05% of their portfolio | 856.4k $39.8m | Added +602.0k |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST 2.40% of their portfolio | 847.9k $39.4m | Reduced -44.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 802.7k $37.3m | Reduced -452.0k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.13% of their portfolio | 800.0k $37.2m | New |
| ARS Investment Partners, LLC 2.44% of their portfolio | 719.0k $33.4m | Reduced -348.8k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 690.5k $32.1m | Reduced -25.1k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 652.5k $30.3m | Reduced -127.4k |
| Ghisallo Capital Management LLC 0.74% of their portfolio | 600.0k $27.9m | New |
| Freestone Grove Partners LP 0.20% of their portfolio | 581.6k $27.0m | New |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.11% of their portfolio | 567.0k $26.3m | Added +82.3k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.27% of their portfolio | 556.4k $25.8m | Reduced -215.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 555.9k $25.8m | Added +162.3k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 530.0k $24.6m | Reduced -42.9k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 514.3k $23.9m | Added +58.3k |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 503.3k $23.4m | Reduced -1.7m |
| SEVEN GRAND MANAGERS, LLC 2.79% of their portfolio | 500.0k $23.2m | New |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 499.9k $23.2m | Added +187.1k |
| Granite Investment Partners, LLC 1.08% of their portfolio | 477.1k $22.2m | Reduced -37.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 471.8k $21.9m | Reduced -27.5k |
| Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP 0.32% of their portfolio | 450.0k $20.9m | Not comparable |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 411.5k $19.1m | Reduced -318.2k |
| Nicholas Investment Partners, LP 1.69% of their portfolio | 408.5k $19.0m | New |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.03% of their portfolio | 405.8k $18.8m | Added +83.8k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 399.9k $18.6m | Added +209.4k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 381.0k $17.7m | Added +20.3k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.03% of their portfolio | 367.5k $17.1m | New |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV 0.04% of their portfolio | 364.2k $16.9m | Reduced -46.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 355.6k $16.5m | Added +102.3k |
| ESSEX INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LLC 2.96% of their portfolio | 350.4k $16.3m | Reduced -4.3k |
| Burkehill Global Management, LP 1.20% of their portfolio | 350.0k $16.3m | New |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 340.8k $15.8m | Reduced -183.7k |
| Vident Advisory, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 340.0k $15.8m | Added +99.9k |
| CLOUGH CAPITAL PARTNERS L P 1.56% of their portfolio | 335.6k $15.6m | New |
| GARNET EQUITY CAPITAL HOLDINGS, INC. 7.01% of their portfolio | 326.0k $15.1m | Added +75.0k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 311.7k $14.5m | Reduced -345.7k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 308.1k $14.3m | Reduced -76.0k |
| STEPHENS INC /AR/ 0.20% of their portfolio | 307.8k $14.3m | Added +278.1k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 306.4k $14.2m | Reduced -178.1k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 305.5k $14.2m | Added +926 |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD 0.06% of their portfolio | 298.3k $13.9m | New |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 292.7k $13.6m | Unchanged |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 281.1k $13.1m | Reduced -113.2k |
| JGP Global Gestao de Recursos Ltda. 6.36% of their portfolio | 280.0k $13.0m | New |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 267.6k $12.4m | Added +267.5k |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 263.4k $12.2m | Reduced -28.0k |
| PARADIGM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/NY 0.60% of their portfolio | 263.3k $12.2m | Reduced -47.9k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 261.7k $12.2m | Added +19.4k |
| S SQUARED TECHNOLOGY, LLC 5.08% of their portfolio | 259.5k $12.1m | Reduced -115.0k |
| Laurion Capital Management LP 1.34% of their portfolio | 250.0k $11.6m | New |
| Monashee Investment Management LLC 6.13% of their portfolio | 250.0k $11.6m | New |
| PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD 0.17% of their portfolio | 245.4k $11.4m | Reduced -141.2k |
| Advisors Capital Management, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 240.4k $11.2m | Added +3.1k |
| GILDER GAGNON HOWE & CO LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 232.6k $10.8m | Added +218.8k |
| LBP AM SA 0.15% of their portfolio | 225.3k $10.5m | Reduced -55.1k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 214.9k $10.0m | Added +143.5k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.02% of their portfolio | 208.4k $9.7m | Added +54.7k |
| MinichMacGregor Wealth Management, LLC 1.97% of their portfolio | 198.0k $9.2m | Added +5.1k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 183.3k $8.5m | Added +71.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 181.9k $8.4m | Added +4.0k |
| MANAGED ASSET PORTFOLIOS, LLC 1.08% of their portfolio | 178.6k $8.3m | Reduced -206.8k |
| Canal Insurance CO 1.82% of their portfolio | 175.0k $8.1m | Unchanged |