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 ($102.6m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 168.8m as of 2025-10-31, 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 ≈ $75.18. Options: 23 managers hold calls ($250.7m notional), 17 hold puts ($151.5m).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q3 2025 | 629 |
| Q4 2025 | 674 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | 181 | 109 |
| Q2 2024 | 170 | 129 |
| Q3 2024 | 167 | 137 |
| Q4 2024 | 179 | 137 |
| Q1 2025 | 222 | 151 |
| Q2 2025 | 287 | 173 |
| Q3 2025 | 372 | 247 |
| Q4 2025 | 322 | 314 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | $52.7m | $33.2m | 0.63 |
| Q2 2025 | $150.2m | $102.2m | 0.68 |
| Q3 2025 | $384.3m | $419.0m | 1.09 |
| Q4 2025 | $250.7m | $151.5m | 0.60 |
Biggest buyers
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +4.2m |
| Corient Private Wealth LP | Added | +1.6m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +583.0k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | New | +561.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +556.4k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | Added | +476.0k |
| FengHe Fund Management Pte. Ltd. | New | +464.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | +427.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | Added | +281.8k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP | Added | +239.8k |
Biggest sellers
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | Reduced | -2.3m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -1.3m |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD | Sold out | -1.1m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -864.6k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ | Reduced | -723.1k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -645.6k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC | Reduced | -541.6k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | Reduced | -498.1k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Reduced | -414.2k |
| ARS Investment Partners, LLC | Reduced | -413.4k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $67.5m889.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $42.7m562.8k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | New | $27.4m361.2k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $22.3m294.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $18.0m236.8k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $12.0m158.2k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $11.2m147.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $10.7m141.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $9.7m127.3k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Added | $9.0m118.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $37.3m491.0k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | New | $25.0m329.7k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $17.4m228.9k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $12.6m166.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $12.6m165.8k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $10.5m138.5k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $10.2m134.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $9.2m120.6k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $5.1m67.5k shares |
| Alphadyne Asset Management LP | New | $3.3m42.9k 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 Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 8 | $5.0m | $5.0m |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 11 | $65.7m | $56.9m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-29 | Fendley Steven S. President, US Division | Sold plan | $536.0k7.0k shares |
| 2025-12-22 | DEMARCO ERIC M President & CEO, director · by trust | Sold plan | $16.1m200.0k shares |
| 2025-12-18 | Rock Stacey G President, KTT Division | Sold plan | $610.8k8.5k shares |
| 2025-12-15 | ANDERSON SCOTT I Director | Sold plan | $1.1m15.4k shares |
| 2025-12-15 | Carrai Phillip D President, STC Division | Sold plan | $455.4k6.0k shares |
| 2025-12-15 | Mendoza Marie SVP & General Counsel | Sold plan | $119.5k1.6k shares |
| 2025-12-05 | Carter David M President, DRSS Division | Sold plan | $305.2k4.0k shares |
| 2025-12-02 | DEMARCO ERIC M President & CEO, director · by trust | Sold plan | $14.4m200.0k shares |
| 2025-12-02 | Lund Deanna H EVP & CFO, director | Sold plan | $1.8m25.0k shares |
| 2025-12-01 | DEMARCO ERIC M President & CEO, director · by trust | Sold plan | $14.8m200.0k shares |
| 2025-12-01 | HOGLUND WILLIAM A Director · by LLC | Sold | $5.6m75.0k shares |
| 2025-12-01 | Lund Deanna H EVP & CFO, director | Sold plan | $2.2m30.0k shares |
| 2025-12-01 | Zegart Amy Director · by trust | Sold | $741.7k10.0k shares |
| 2025-11-25 | Adelman Jonah President, ME Division | Sold | $2.2m30.0k shares |
| 2025-11-24 | Fendley Steven S. President, US Division | Sold plan | $487.3k7.0k shares |
| 2025-11-24 | ANDERSON SCOTT I Director · by trust | Sold | $258.4k3.5k shares |
| 2025-11-17 | Carrai Phillip D President, STC Division | Sold plan | $432.6k6.0k shares |
| 2025-11-17 | Mendoza Marie SVP & General Counsel | Sold plan | $101.5k1.4k shares |
| 2025-11-06 | Carter David M President, DRSS Division | Sold plan | $294.6k4.0k shares |
| 2025-11-03 | Lund Deanna H EVP & CFO, director | Sold plan | $451.3k5.0k shares |
| 2025-10-27 | Fendley Steven S. President, US Division | Sold plan | $638.8k7.0k shares |
| 2025-10-15 | Carrai Phillip D President, STC Division | Sold plan | $581.4k6.0k shares |
| 2025-10-15 | Mendoza Marie SVP & General Counsel | Sold plan | $139.8k1.4k shares |
| 2025-10-07 | Carter David M President, DRSS Division | Sold plan | $411.2k4.0k shares |
| 2025-10-01 | Lund Deanna H EVP & CFO, director | Sold plan | $460.1k5.0k shares |
| 2025-10-01 | Rock Stacey G President, KTT Division | Sold plan | $353.9k3.8k 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, Q4 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 28.3m $2.2bn | Added +4.2m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 16.5m $1.3bn | Reduced -94.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 8.2m $621.8m | Reduced -343.5k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.4m $337.6m | Added +148.6k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 4.0m $303.5m | Reduced -289.8k |
| ARK Investment Management LLC 1.74% of their portfolio | 3.5m $262.2m | Reduced -150.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.3m $251.3m | Added +124.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.9m $217.7m | Added +159.7k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.16% of their portfolio | 2.9m $216.5m | Reduced -216.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.8m $214.6m | Reduced -62.4k |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC 2.28% of their portfolio | 2.7m $208.4m | Added +52.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.7m $205.1m | Reduced -343.9k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.6m $199.8m | Reduced -182.7k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. 0.30% of their portfolio | 2.6m $196.0m | First filing |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.1m $157.5m | Added +583.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.0m $148.9m | Reduced -111.6k |
| Rovida Investment Management Ltd 18.32% of their portfolio | 1.8m $134.6m | Unchanged |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.7m $127.7m | Added +141.8k |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 5.47% of their portfolio | 1.6m $124.1m | Reduced -375.5k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.6m $3.7m | Added +1.6m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $113.7m | Reduced -25.4k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.5m $110.7m | Added +476.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $110.4m | Reduced -645.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $106.2m | Added +556.4k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $104.8m | Not comparable |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.4m $104.3m | Reduced -127.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $102.6m | Reduced -78.5k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $99.5m | Reduced -135.1k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $97.3m | Reduced -188.1k |
| Amova Asset Management Americas, Inc. 1.12% of their portfolio | 1.3m $97.3m | Reduced -186.7k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.39% of their portfolio | 1.2m $94.6m | Added +239.8k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.2m $91.8m | Reduced -723.1k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 1.17% of their portfolio | 1.2m $89.5m | Reduced -161.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $80.9m | Reduced -864.6k |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC 2.05% of their portfolio | 875.1k $66.4m | Reduced -93.8k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 873.0k $66.3m | Reduced -118.3k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 753.4k $57.2m | Reduced -94.3k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 714.1k $54.2m | Added +281.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 712.6k $54.1m | Reduced -1.3m |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.08% of their portfolio | 704.7k $53.5m | Reduced -78.2k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 668.4k $50.7m | Reduced -67.4k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 652.9k $49.6m | Reduced -414.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.03% of their portfolio | 601.7k $45.7m | Added +427.4k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.05% of their portfolio | 579.2k $44.0m | Reduced -233.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 571.0k $43.3m | Reduced -335.5k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 561.2k $42.6m | New |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST 1.93% of their portfolio | 522.2k $39.6m | Reduced -64.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 485.4k $36.9m | Reduced -110.8k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 483.7k $38.4m | Reduced -129.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 480.4k $36.5m | Reduced -53.9k |
| FengHe Fund Management Pte. Ltd. 1.99% of their portfolio | 464.9k $35.3m | New |
| SAPIENT CAPITAL LLC 0.49% of their portfolio | 461.7k $35.1m | Reduced -7.4k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 428.6k $32.5m | Added +68.0k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.05% of their portfolio | 419.5k $31.8m | Added +139.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 396.1k $30.1m | Reduced -17.4k |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC 0.24% of their portfolio | 395.8k $30.0m | Added +56.9k |
| Nicholas Investment Partners, LP 2.17% of their portfolio | 392.0k $29.8m | Reduced -22.4k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 378.6k $28.7m | Added +153.3k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 369.7k $28.1m | Reduced -541.6k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 367.9k $27.9m | Added +108.7k |
| Burkehill Global Management, LP 1.75% of their portfolio | 350.0k $26.6m | Unchanged |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 348.6k $26.5m | Added +76.9k |
| STEPHENS INC /AR/ 0.32% of their portfolio | 340.0k $25.8m | Reduced -13.9k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 339.4k $25.8m | Added +258 |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 334.1k $25.4m | Added +2.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.02% of their portfolio | 332.8k $25.3m | Added +6.4k |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV 0.04% of their portfolio | 329.2k $25.0m | Reduced -17.6k |
| Vident Advisory, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 321.7k $24.4m | Reduced -51.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.03% of their portfolio | 302.8k $23.0m | Reduced -7.1k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 301.2k $22.9m | Reduced -19.8k |
| Portolan Capital Management, LLC 1.20% of their portfolio | 294.0k $22.3m | Reduced -302.1k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 293.2k $22.3m | Added +27.2k |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 287.2k $21.8m | Added +83.7k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 286.5k $21.8m | Reduced -62.0k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 282.6k $21.4m | Added +74.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 281.1k $21.3m | Reduced -13.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 280.6k $21.3m | Reduced -163.7k |
| GARNET EQUITY CAPITAL HOLDINGS, INC. 10.41% of their portfolio | 275.5k $20.9m | Reduced -48.6k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 273.7k $20.8m | Added +134.8k |
| GILDER GAGNON HOWE & CO LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 269.8k $20.5m | Reduced -3.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 256.5k $19.5m | Added +94.9k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 253.5k $19.2m | Reduced -12.0k |
| SEVEN GRAND MANAGERS, LLC 1.45% of their portfolio | 250.0k $19.0m | Reduced -250.0k |
| Weiss Asset Management LP 0.27% of their portfolio | 249.5k $18.9m | Added +100.8k |
| IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT (IRELAND) Ltd 1.28% of their portfolio | 243.6k $18.5m | Added +8.0k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 235.3k $17.9m | Reduced -19.9k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.10% of their portfolio | 230.9k $17.5m | New |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD 0.07% of their portfolio | 226.5k $17.2m | Reduced -71.8k |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 224.7k $17.1m | Added +7.6k |
| PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD 0.22% of their portfolio | 223.5k $17.0m | Reduced -11.3k |
| PARADIGM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/NY 0.69% of their portfolio | 215.5k $16.4m | Unchanged |
| Zweig-DiMenna Associates LLC 1.13% of their portfolio | 209.0k $15.9m | Added +650 |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 207.4k $15.7m | Added +113.4k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.05% of their portfolio | 202.6k $15.4m | Reduced -1.4k |
| LBP AM SA 0.18% of their portfolio | 200.6k $15.2m | Added +6.3k |
| Ghisallo Capital Management LLC 0.68% of their portfolio | 200.0k $15.2m | Unchanged |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 190.9k $14.5m | Added +8.4k |
| ESSEX INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LLC 2.20% of their portfolio | 190.2k $14.4m | Reduced -53.9k |
| S SQUARED TECHNOLOGY, LLC 5.42% of their portfolio | 184.5k $14.0m | Reduced -15.0k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 175.8k $13.3m | Added +302 |