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 ($1.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $90.58.
Trends to Q4 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 97 |
| Q4 2022 | 96 |
| Q1 2023 | 90 |
| Q2 2023 | 105 |
| Q3 2023 | 110 |
| Q4 2023 | 103 |
| Q1 2024 | 124 |
| Q2 2024 | 113 |
| Q3 2024 | 113 |
| Q4 2024 | 122 |
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 2023 | 47 | 51 |
| Q2 2023 | 74 | 35 |
| Q3 2023 | 63 | 51 |
| Q4 2023 | 58 | 56 |
| Q1 2024 | 72 | 49 |
| Q2 2024 | 59 | 68 |
| Q3 2024 | 59 | 57 |
| Q4 2024 | 73 | 39 |
Biggest buyers
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC | New | +265.7k |
| Portolan Capital Management, LLC | Added | +156.7k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +129.1k |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC | Added | +105.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +101.7k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +87.0k |
| 12 West Capital Management LP | Added | +63.0k |
| NEXT CENTURY GROWTH INVESTORS LLC | New | +60.5k |
| Granahan Investment Management, LLC | Added | +51.6k |
| Ophir Asset Management Pty Ltd | Added | +50.0k |
Biggest sellers
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -122.4k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -101.5k |
| STEPHENS INC /AR/ | Reduced | -84.5k |
| Rheos Capital Works Inc. | Reduced | -65.0k |
| Roubaix Capital, LLC | Sold out | -57.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Sold out | -43.3k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | -26.0k |
| Granite Investment Partners, LLC | Reduced | -25.7k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Sold out | -25.0k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -22.0k |
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 Q4 2024
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 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 1 | $78.6k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.3m | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $549.9k | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q4 2024.
Holders, Q4 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $103.7m | Reduced -101.5k |
| STEPHENS INC /AR/ 0.95% of their portfolio | 746.7k $67.6m | Reduced -84.5k |
| 12 West Capital Management LP 5.28% of their portfolio | 556.4k $50.4m | Added +63.0k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 486.4k $44.1m | Added +26.9k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 383.2k $34.7m | Reduced -122.4k |
| Portolan Capital Management, LLC 2.27% of their portfolio | 373.3k $33.8m | Added +156.7k |
| Granahan Investment Management, LLC 1.39% of their portfolio | 367.0k $33.2m | Added +51.6k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 357.8k $32.4m | Added +19.0k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 265.7k $24.1m | New |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 255.6k $23.2m | Added +46.5k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 212.7k $19.3m | Added +5.3k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 204.6k $18.5m | Added +3.2k |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 201.8k $18.3m | Added +105.3k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 188.7k $17.1m | Added +87.0k |
| Ophir Asset Management Pty Ltd 2.27% of their portfolio | 168.2k $15.2m | Added +50.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 154.7k $14.0m | Added +1.5k |
| Granite Investment Partners, LLC 0.56% of their portfolio | 143.5k $13.0m | Reduced -25.7k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 142.5k $12.9m | Added +4.2k |
| Rheos Capital Works Inc. 0.70% of their portfolio | 139.0k $12.6m | Reduced -65.0k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 134.1k $12.2m | Added +129.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 134.1k $12.1m | Added +6.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 110.0k $10.0m | Reduced -7.2k |
| Ranger Investment Management, L.P. 0.63% of their portfolio | 109.6k $9.9m | Added +6.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 109.4k $9.9m | Added +101.7k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 95.0k $8.6m | Added +32.6k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 89.3k $8.1m | Reduced -22.0k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 78.9k $7.2m | Added +23.0k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 69.6k $6.3m | Reduced -13.4k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 68.6k $6.2m | Added +31.0k |
| NEXT CENTURY GROWTH INVESTORS LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 60.5k $5.5m | New |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 60.0k $5.4m | Reduced -14.8k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 51.3k $4.6m | Reduced -334 |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 49.1k $4.4m | Added +25.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.1k $4.4m | Added +2.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.0k $4.2m | Added +9.9k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.2k $4.1m | First filing |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.8k $3.7m | Reduced -2.1k |
| FORMULA GROWTH LTD 1.24% of their portfolio | 40.6k $3.7m | Added +7.3k |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 38.5k $3.5m | Added +20.4k |
| RBF Capital, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 35.0k $3.2m | Unchanged |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.03% of their portfolio | 34.5k $3.1m | Added +27.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.5k $3.0m | Added +26.4k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 29.9k $2.7m | Added +4.7k |
| LANDSCAPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 0.25% of their portfolio | 26.1k $2.4m | Reduced -6.3k |
| MOODY NATIONAL BANK TRUST DIVISION 0.22% of their portfolio | 23.1k $2.1m | Added +2.7k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 23.0k $2.1m | Reduced -14.0k |
| Calamos Advisors LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 17.3k $1.6m | New |
| GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP 0.11% of their portfolio | 16.4k $1.5m | New |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.9k $1.4m | Reduced -15 |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.8k $1.4m | Reduced -3.4k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.6k $1.4m | Unchanged |
| GILDER GAGNON HOWE & CO LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.0k $1.3m | Added +7.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.6k $1.2m | Reduced -1.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.5k $1.2m | Added +5.6k |
| Kings Path Partners LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 11.0k $997.7k | Added +831 |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.0k $996.4k | Unchanged |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.6k $957.7k | Reduced -760 |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.9k $894.0k | Reduced -3.0k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.7k $785.3k | Reduced -2.9k |
| SBI Securities Co., Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 8.3k $750.1k | First filing |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.2k $742.1k | Added +2.3k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.1k $733.3k | Added +1.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.6k $690.6k | Added +1.1k |
| Valmark Advisers, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.6k $688.8k | Added +118 |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.1k $646.1k | Reduced -26.0k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.8k $615.9k | New |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.0k $544.6k | Unchanged |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.9k $535.0k | Added +238 |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.6k $510.0k | Reduced -1.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.3k $480.9k | Added +1.4k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.3k $479.9k | Reduced -8 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.3k $478.8k | Reduced -62 |
| Centiva Capital, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.1k $460.6k | New |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.0k $456.4k | Added +758 |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.0k $451.1k | Reduced -198 |
| Red Door Wealth Management, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 4.5k $411.5k | Unchanged |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.0k $360.0k | Added +466 |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.7k $337.0k | New |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.4k $308.1k | Unchanged |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.4k $305.3k | Added +125 |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.9k $266.7k | Reduced -223 |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.9k $266.7k | Unchanged |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.9k $259.8k | Added +924 |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.6k $238.6k | New |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.6k $233.1k | New |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.5k $229.5k | Reduced -215 |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.4k $185.8k | Added +2.4k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.4k $213.8k | New |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.3k $204.2k | New |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.8k $163.5k | Added +547 |
| Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5k $132.2k | First filing |
| KLP KAPITALFORVALTNING AS 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2k $108.7k | First filing |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 848 $76.8k | New |
| Quantbot Technologies LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 671 $60.8k | New |
| Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 575 $52.1k | Unchanged |
| ARCADIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP/MI 0.00% of their portfolio | 339 $30.7k | New |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) 0.00% of their portfolio | 260 $23.6k | Added +196 |
| COMERICA BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 211 $19.1k | Added +29 |
| TOTH FINANCIAL ADVISORY CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 200 $18.1k | Added +100 |
| AMALGAMATED BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 197 $18.0k | Unchanged |