KURA SUSHI USA INC KRUS
CL A COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 501270102
Subsidiary of Japanese Kaiten-Sushi chain
- SectorConsumer discretionary
- IndustryRetail-Eating Places
- HeadquartersIrvine, CA
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* 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 ($521.1k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $92.95.
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 97 |
| Q4 2022 | 96 |
| Q1 2023 | 90 |
| Q2 2023 | 105 |
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 | 59 | 43 |
| Q1 2023 | 47 | 51 |
| Q2 2023 | 74 | 35 |
Biggest buyers
| 12 West Capital Management LP | Added | +448.4k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +379.8k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +284.8k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | Added | +174.4k |
| Granite Investment Partners, LLC | New | +162.0k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +97.7k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +86.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | Added | +70.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +66.6k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC | Added | +59.2k |
Biggest sellers
| Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP | Sold out | -300.0k |
| Kent Lake Capital LLC | Sold out | -80.5k |
| Pier Capital, LLC | Sold out | -56.3k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Sold out | -56.2k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -36.8k |
| Roubaix Capital, LLC | Sold out | -36.4k |
| Prospect Capital Advisors, LLC | Reduced | -35.8k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Sold out | -28.0k |
| Premier Fund Managers Ltd | Reduced | -17.3k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Reduced | -14.5k |
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 |
|---|---|
| STEPHENS INC /AR/ 13G · institution -0.8 pts · filed 2026-08-13 | 9.9% |
| Granahan Investment Management, LLC 13G · institution +1.1 pts · filed 2026-08-11 | 7.2% |
| FMR LLC 13G · institution +2.8 pts · filed 2026-05-06 | 6.6% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: Hood River Capital Management LLC (0.0%, 2026-08-14), Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP (0.0%, 2026-08-14), INTEGRATED CORE STRATEGIES (US) LLC (2.1%, 2026-04-20), 12 West Capital Management LP (4.9%, 2026-02-17)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2022 | 1 | $17.9k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q2 2023.
Holders, Q2 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 909.0k $84.5m | Added +379.8k |
| STEPHENS INC /AR/ 1.36% of their portfolio | 810.4k $75.3m | Reduced -13.3k |
| 12 West Capital Management LP 3.70% of their portfolio | 463.4k $43.1m | Added +448.4k |
| Portolan Capital Management, LLC 3.74% of their portfolio | 454.2k $42.2m | Reduced -1.5k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 411.7k $38.3m | Added +284.8k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 387.2k $36.0m | Added +97.7k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 367.4k $34.1m | Added +174.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 356.2k $33.1m | Added +66.6k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 302.6k $28.1m | Added +86.4k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 298.0k $27.7m | Added +59.2k |
| NEXT CENTURY GROWTH INVESTORS LLC 2.44% of their portfolio | 272.1k $25.3m | Added +4.0k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.05% of their portfolio | 248.9k $23.1m | Added +46.8k |
| Ranger Investment Management, L.P. 1.13% of their portfolio | 202.4k $18.8m | Added +48.1k |
| Granite Investment Partners, LLC 0.60% of their portfolio | 162.0k $15.1m | New |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 133.0k $12.4m | Added +24.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 109.3k $10.2m | Added +70.5k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 106.6k $9.9m | Added +24.1k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 105.9k $9.8m | Added +7.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 102.4k $9.5m | Added +20.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 92.7k $8.6m | Reduced -528 |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.3k $6.4m | Reduced -10.3k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 67.5k $6.3m | Reduced -12.6k |
| ESSEX INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.81% of their portfolio | 62.4k $5.8m | Added +9.0k |
| RBF Capital, LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 59.0k $5.5m | Unchanged |
| Lisanti Capital Growth, LLC 0.62% of their portfolio | 48.1k $4.5m | New |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.0k $3.1m | New |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 32.3k $3.0m | Reduced -14.5k |
| Prospect Capital Advisors, LLC 1.08% of their portfolio | 30.8k $2.9m | Reduced -35.8k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.6k $2.8m | Added +8.5k |
| ADVISORY RESEARCH INC 0.34% of their portfolio | 28.7k $2.7m | Reduced -11.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.7k $2.7m | Added +6.8k |
| Legato Capital Management LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 26.3k $2.4m | Added +11.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.8k $2.0m | Added +9.0k |
| Nicholas Investment Partners, LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 21.1k $2.0m | New |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 19.1k $1.8m | Unchanged |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.7k $1.7m | Added +15.3k |
| PDT Partners, LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 17.4k $1.6m | Added +13.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.5k $1.4m | Added +3.4k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.5k $1.4m | Added +5.0k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.3k $1.3m | Reduced -36.8k |
| Ghisallo Capital Management LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 12.5k $1.2m | New |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.1k $1.1m | Added +2.6k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.02% of their portfolio | 11.9k $1.1m | New |
| Premier Fund Managers Ltd 0.04% of their portfolio | 9.7k $887.0k | Reduced -17.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.4k $876.0k | Added +9.0k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.9k $827.6k | Added +2.7k |
| Valmark Advisers, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 8.0k $746.4k | Added +1.3k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.4k $690.0k | Added +1.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.8k $634.0k | Added +1.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.3k $583.2k | New |
| Virtu Financial LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.4k $498.0k | New |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.0k $466.4k | Added +3.3k |
| Manatuck Hill Partners, LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 5.0k $464.8k | New |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.0k $464.0k | Added +1.6k |
| SYMMETRY PEAK MANAGEMENT LLC 0.94% of their portfolio | 4.8k $446.2k | New |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.7k $432.8k | Added +980 |
| Connacht Asset Management LP 1.44% of their portfolio | 4.6k $423.7k | New |
| Man Group plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.4k $410.0k | New |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.3k $401.8k | New |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.2k $386.1k | Reduced -171 |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.1k $380.1k | New |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.8k $357.6k | New |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.5k $322.1k | Added +2.3k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.4k $311.4k | New |
| OCCUDO QUANTITATIVE STRATEGIES LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.2k $296.5k | New |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.1k $287.1k | Added +779 |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.0k $283.4k | Reduced -2.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.8k $261.9k | Reduced -259 |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.8k $261.1k | Added +576 |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.8k $259.0k | New |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.8k $257.7k | Added +2.7k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.6k $238.7k | New |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.4k $220.7k | New |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.3k $214.8k | New |
| Red Door Wealth Management, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.2k $207.1k | New |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.2k $200.7k | Reduced -182 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.1k $191.8k | Reduced -783 |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6k $149.0k | New |
| AMALGAMATED BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 812 $75.0k | Added +193 |
| NISA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 513 $47.7k | Added +3 |
| Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 482 $44.8k | Added +202 |
| HARBOR CAPITAL ADVISORS, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 437 $40.6k | New |
| ARCADIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP/MI 0.01% of their portfolio | 370 $34.4k | Reduced -485 |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 361 $33.6k | Added +133 |
| West Tower Group, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 356 $33.1k | New |
| MCF Advisors LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 339 $31.5k | Unchanged |
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Co/NY 0.00% of their portfolio | 308 $28.6k | Unchanged |
| TOTH FINANCIAL ADVISORY CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 100 $9.3k | Unchanged |
| CarsonAllaria Wealth Management, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 100 $9.3k | Unchanged |
| HARBOUR INVESTMENTS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 97 $9.0k | Unchanged |
| Financial Gravity Asset Management, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 93 $512 | New |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) 0.00% of their portfolio | 83 $7.7k | Reduced -118 |
| COMERICA BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 77 $0 | First filing |
| TFC Financial Management, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 60 $5.6k | New |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 52 $4.8k | New |
| QUADRANT CAPITAL GROUP LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 38 $3.5k | Reduced -263 |
| PRIVATE TRUST CO NA 0.00% of their portfolio | 34 $3.2k | New |
| Manchester Capital Management LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 17 $1.6k | New |
| SIGNATUREFD, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 15 $1.4k | Added +11 |
| CWM, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 13 $1.0k | Unchanged |