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 ($79.5m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 187.7m as of 2026-07-31, 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 ≈ $50.15. Options: 29 managers hold calls ($233.7m notional), 21 hold puts ($194.0m).
Trends to Q2 2026
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 |
| Q1 2026 | 716 |
| Q2 2026 | 631 |
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 2024 | 167 | 137 |
| Q4 2024 | 179 | 137 |
| Q1 2025 | 222 | 151 |
| Q2 2025 | 287 | 173 |
| Q3 2025 | 372 | 247 |
| Q4 2025 | 322 | 314 |
| Q1 2026 | 430 | 280 |
| Q2 2026 | 333 | 407 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $384.3m | $419.0m | 1.09 |
| Q4 2025 | $250.7m | $151.5m | 0.60 |
| Q1 2026 | $208.0m | $166.8m | 0.80 |
| Q2 2026 | $233.7m | $194.0m | 0.83 |
Biggest buyers
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +3.3m |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership | Added | +1.4m |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | New | +1.4m |
| ARK Investment Management LLC | Added | +1.2m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.1m |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | +853.3k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC | Added | +715.1k |
| SEVEN GRAND MANAGERS, LLC | Added | +650.0k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +540.1k |
| CANTOR FITZGERALD, L. P. | New | +523.7k |
Biggest sellers
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -7.6m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Reduced | -3.2m |
| Jericho Capital Asset Management L.P. | Sold out | -2.6m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -1.8m |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP | Sold out | -1.6m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -1.6m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -1.1m |
| Zimmer Partners, LP | Sold out | -783.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -738.1k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -709.2k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $54.6m1.1m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $42.2m847.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $32.8m657.8k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $20.2m405.9k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $19.0m380.4k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $17.5m350.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $8.1m161.5k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $7.6m152.0k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Reduced | $5.1m103.0k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | $4.0m79.6k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $57.6m1.2m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $44.6m894.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $26.0m521.9k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $15.9m318.3k shares |
| CANTOR FITZGERALD, L. P. | New | $12.5m250.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $8.7m174.1k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $7.4m149.2k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $3.3m66.7k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $2.9m58.0k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Added | $2.8m56.9k 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 since 1 Apr 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.
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 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 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 11 | $35.3m | $35.3m |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 11 | $11.8m | $7.7m |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 7 | $24.4m | $23.8m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | Lund Deanna H EVP & CFO, director | Sold plan | $341.5k7.0k shares |
| 2026-09-15 | Carrai Phillip D President, STC Division | Sold plan | $310.9k6.5k shares |
| 2026-09-15 | Mendoza Marie SVP & General Counsel | Sold plan | $48.5k1.0k shares |
| 2026-08-24 | Fendley Steven S. President, US Division | Sold plan | $393.1k7.0k shares |
| 2026-08-18 | Jarvis Scot B Director | Sold | $635.0k10.0k shares |
| 2026-08-17 | Carrai Phillip D President, STC Division | Sold plan | $1.7m26.5k shares |
| 2026-08-17 | Mendoza Marie SVP & General Counsel | Sold plan | $97.4k1.5k shares |
| 2026-08-14 | DEMARCO ERIC M President & CEO, director · by trust | Sold plan | $19.3m300.0k shares |
| 2026-08-05 | Carter David M President, DRSS Division | Sold plan | $223.6k4.0k shares |
| 2026-08-03 | Lund Deanna H EVP & CFO, director | Sold plan | $242.8k5.0k shares |
| 2026-07-27 | Fendley Steven S. President, US Division | Sold plan | $329.9k7.0k shares |
| 2026-07-15 | Carrai Phillip D President, STC Division | Sold plan | $329.1k6.5k shares |
| 2026-07-15 | Mendoza Marie SVP & General Counsel | Sold plan | $52.5k1.0k shares |
| 2026-07-08 | Carter David M President, DRSS Division | Sold plan | $201.8k4.0k shares |
| 2026-07-01 | Lund Deanna H EVP & CFO, director | Sold plan | $264.3k5.0k shares |
| 2026-06-30 | Rock Stacey G President, KTT Division | Sold plan | $233.8k4.7k shares |
| 2026-06-29 | Fendley Steven S. President, US Division | Sold plan | $338.6k7.0k shares |
| 2026-06-15 | Carrai Phillip D President, STC Division | Sold plan | $375.3k6.5k shares |
| 2026-06-15 | Mendoza Marie SVP & General Counsel | Sold plan | $86.9k1.5k shares |
| 2026-06-08 | Fendley Steven S. President, US Division | Sold | $2.0m35.0k shares |
| 2026-06-05 | Carter David M President, DRSS Division | Sold plan | $236.7k4.0k shares |
| 2026-06-01 | Lund Deanna H EVP & CFO, director | Sold plan | $318.7k5.0k shares |
| 2026-05-28 | Rock Stacey G President, KTT Division | Sold plan | $261.9k4.0k shares |
| 2026-05-26 | Adelman Jonah President, ME Division | Sold | $1.8m31.3k shares |
| 2026-05-26 | Fendley Steven S. President, US Division | Sold plan | $400.7k7.0k shares |
| 2026-05-26 | Doorenbos Bobbi Director | Sold | $143.2k2.5k shares |
| 2026-05-15 | Carrai Phillip D President, STC Division | Sold plan | $338.9k6.5k shares |
| 2026-05-15 | Boyd Bradley L Director | Sold | $156.2k3.0k shares |
| 2026-05-15 | Mendoza Marie SVP & General Counsel | Sold plan | $54.2k1.0k shares |
| 2026-05-07 | Carter David M President, DRSS Division | Sold plan | $232.0k4.0k shares |
The latest 30 of 39 trades.
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 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 24.0m $1.2bn | Reduced -7.6m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 9.1m $451.9m | Added +153.4k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 8.4m $421.3m | Added +175.0k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 8.0m $398.2m | Reduced -663.5k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.18% of their portfolio | 6.0m $300.0m | Added +3.3m |
| ARK Investment Management LLC 1.51% of their portfolio | 4.7m $233.0m | Added +1.2m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.1m $203.7m | Reduced -1.1m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.7m $185.1m | Reduced -1.6m |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC 1.13% of their portfolio | 3.1m $156.4m | Added +423.2k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.0m $148.5m | Reduced -114.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.6m $131.6m | Added +45.1k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.6m $129.6m | Reduced -183.6k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.4m $117.7m | Added +1.4m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.3m $112.2m | Reduced -344.0k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.2m $157.3m | Reduced -191.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.2m $110.2m | Reduced -301.4k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.13% of their portfolio | 2.2m $107.9m | Reduced -259.6k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.9m $94.2m | Not comparable |
| Rovida Investment Management Ltd 6.03% of their portfolio | 1.8m $88.5m | Unchanged |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 0.86% of their portfolio | 1.6m $80.0m | Added +715.1k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.5m $74.0m | Reduced -709.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $71.8m | Reduced -685.5k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.4m $71.1m | Added +281.2k |
| Amova Asset Management Americas, Inc. 0.92% of their portfolio | 1.4m $71.1m | Added +281.2k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.4m $70.4m | Added +853.3k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.4m $67.5m | New |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $66.3m | Reduced -131.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $65.3m | Reduced -206.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.3m $64.6m | Added +1.1m |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.3m $64.4m | Reduced -248.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $61.8m | Reduced -346.5k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $59.3m | Reduced -92.6k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.2m $57.8m | Added +516.9k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $56.9m | Added +308.7k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.1m $53.7m | Added +362.5k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $53.0m | Reduced -398.6k |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.30% of their portfolio | 1.0m $51.3m | Reduced -42.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.0m $50.3m | Added +480.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 889.8k $44.4m | Reduced -191.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 840.9k $41.9m | Reduced -216.0k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 798.5k $39.8m | Added +26.9k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 767.2k $38.3m | Reduced -3.2m |
| SEVEN GRAND MANAGERS, LLC 1.51% of their portfolio | 750.0k $37.4m | Added +650.0k |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV 0.05% of their portfolio | 738.4k $36.8m | Reduced -76.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 736.9k $35.0m | Reduced -282.6k |
| PARADIGM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/NY 0.95% of their portfolio | 698.8k $34.8m | Added +483.3k |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC 0.82% of their portfolio | 697.2k $34.8m | Reduced -138.7k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 659.0k $32.9m | Added +88.4k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 547.0k $27.3m | Added +540.1k |
| CANTOR FITZGERALD, L. P. 0.25% of their portfolio | 523.7k $26.1m | New |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 523.4k $26.1m | Added +423.3k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 507.3k $25.3m | Added +136.3k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 503.1k $25.1m | Reduced -738.1k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 466.5k $23.3m | Reduced -63.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.03% of their portfolio | 443.4k $22.1m | Added +88.7k |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST 0.78% of their portfolio | 443.2k $22.1m | Reduced -67.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 437.4k $21.8m | Added +109.9k |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 414.7k $20.7m | Reduced -63.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 376.1k $18.8m | Added +42.1k |
| Vident Advisory, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 363.8k $18.1m | Added +30.9k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 362.3k $18.1m | Added +94.7k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 362.2k $18.1m | Reduced -1.8m |
| Laurion Capital Management LP 1.29% of their portfolio | 356.9k $17.8m | Added +131.9k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 344.7k $17.2m | Reduced -233.3k |
| PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD 0.18% of their portfolio | 324.8k $16.2m | Added +125.3k |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 309.6k $15.4m | Unchanged |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 303.8k $15.1m | Added +152.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 298.7k $14.9m | Reduced -159.7k |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd 0.29% of their portfolio | 294.5k $14.7m | Added +230.6k |
| STEPHENS INC /AR/ 0.16% of their portfolio | 286.7k $14.3m | Reduced -17.6k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 277.8k $14.7m | Reduced -298.1k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 277.5k $13.8m | Reduced -63.6k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 272.1k $13.6m | Reduced -608.5k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 266.7k $13.3m | Reduced -462.5k |
| IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT (IRELAND) Ltd 0.84% of their portfolio | 263.0k $13.1m | Added +63.0k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 261.0k $13.0m | Reduced -90.9k |
| Jain Global LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 250.1k $12.5m | New |
| S SQUARED TECHNOLOGY, LLC 3.86% of their portfolio | 249.5k $12.4m | Added +75.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 246.3k $12.3m | Reduced -70.5k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 242.3k $12.1m | New |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 240.1k $12.0m | Reduced -16.8k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 238.6k $11.9m | Added +218.0k |
| LBP AM SA 0.12% of their portfolio | 237.7k $11.9m | Added +29.9k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.04% of their portfolio | 234.1k $11.7m | Reduced -32.4k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 233.8k $11.7m | Added +13.4k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 231.5k $11.5m | Added +41.9k |
| Weiss Asset Management LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 223.0k $11.1m | Not comparable |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 220.9k $10.4m | Reduced -931 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 217.4k $10.8m | Added +21.4k |
| XTX Topco Ltd 0.14% of their portfolio | 215.1k $10.7m | Added +200.4k |
| Ghisallo Capital Management LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 200.0k $10.0m | Reduced -400.0k |
| GILDER GAGNON HOWE & CO LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 197.7k $9.9m | Reduced -2.3k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.04% of their portfolio | 196.1k $9.8m | Reduced -7.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 194.6k $9.7m | Reduced -95.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 186.2k $9.3m | Added +21.8k |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 166.4k $8.3m | Added +7.4k |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 165.1k $8.2m | Reduced -239.1k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 162.4k $8.1m | Added +48.6k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 160.3k $8.0m | Added +29.2k |
| Tidal Investments LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 158.7k $7.9m | Added +51.5k |