KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (KREF) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · KREF · as of Sep 30, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
176
Institutional Holders
▲ 3 vs Q2
$443.08M
Total Inst. Value
▲ $14.10M vs Q2
64.30M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 73.35%
49.17M
13F Shares Held
▲ 318,815 vs Q2
Institutional ownership = 13F shares ÷ total outstanding. Insider % = 100 − free float. Public % = free float − institution %. Data: FMP /symbol-positions-summary + /shares-float + SEC EDGAR.
Top Institutional Holders
KREF largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P. real estate investment trusts | 10.00M | 14.88% | 14.88% | $90.00B | Nov 14, 2025 | — held |
BLACKROCK, INC. real estate investment trusts | 9.39M | 13.98% | 13.98% | $84.55B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▼ 267.4K |
VANGUARD GROUP INC real estate investment trusts | 3.67M | 5.46% | 5.46% | $33.04B | Nov 7, 2025 | ▼ 1.55M |
NAN SHAN LIFE INSURANCE CO., LTD. real estate investment trusts | 3.06M | 4.55% | 4.55% | $27.54B | Nov 14, 2025 | — held |
LONG POND CAPITAL, LP real estate investment trusts | 2.32M | 3.46% | 3.46% | $20.90B | Nov 14, 2025 | NEW |
STATE STREET CORP real estate investment trusts | 2.21M | 3.29% | 3.29% | $20.43B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 33.4K |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC real estate investment trusts | 1.34M | 2.00% | 2.00% | $12.10B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▼ 17.3K |
MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS LTD. real estate investment trusts | 1.20M | 1.79% | 1.79% | $10.81B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 85.4K |
INVESCO LTD. real estate investment trusts | 1.15M | 1.71% | 1.71% | $10.31B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▲ 304.4K |
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC real estate investment trusts | 906.0K | 1.35% | 1.35% | $8.15B | Nov 10, 2025 | ▲ 149.8K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q3 2025 vs prior quarter
Q3 2025
24
Increased
+1.92M shares2
New Positions
first time holders20
Decreased
−3.07M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
1.14M
+1.92M / −3.07M
Net new holders
+6
2 new / 0 exited
Based on top 50 institutional holders by position size. Fields: isNew, isSoldOut, changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder, limit=50).
Insider Buying vs Selling
KREF insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
Insiders have been net buyers of shares recently. Selling may be driven by pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plans rather than negative sentiment.
5
Buy transactions
0
Sell transactions
0.00
Buy/Sell ratio
$0M
Total disposed
Recent Insider Transactions
Showing 10 most recent · Common Stock only
| Name · Role | Date | Type | Shares | Price | Value | After Trans. | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Salem Matthew A Chief Executive Officer | Apr 24, 2026 | Purchase | 60,000 | $6.04 | $362.5K | 703.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
Mattson W Patrick President, COO and Secretary | Apr 24, 2026 | Purchase | 40,000 | $6.03 | $241.1K | 500.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
ESTEVES IRENE M director | Apr 14, 2026 | Award | 16,691 | — | — | 70.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
Langer Jonathan A director | Apr 14, 2026 | Award | 16,691 | — | — | 73.5K | Form 4 ↗ |
MCANENY DEBORAH H director | Apr 14, 2026 | Award | 16,691 | — | — | 80.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
Madoff Paula director | Apr 14, 2026 | Award | 16,691 | — | — | 70.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
AHERN TERRANCE R director | Apr 14, 2026 | Award | 16,691 | — | — | 79.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
Langer Jonathan A director | Nov 3, 2025 | J-Other | 14,086 | — | — | 56.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
Decious Kendra CFO and Treasurer | Dec 18, 2025 | Award | 24,000 | — | — | 80.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
Salem Matthew A Chief Executive Officer | Dec 18, 2025 | Award | 81,250 | — | — | 643.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
Source: /insider-trading/search (FMP stable). Buy/Sell direction: acquisitionOrDisposition A=Buy, D=Sell. RSU vesting (M-Exempt) excluded from sentiment bar. All data from SEC EDGAR public filings.
About institutional & insider ownership
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (KREF) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 76.5% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 26.65%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 0.00%.
The largest institutional shareholder of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. is KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P., holding approximately 10.00 million shares — equal to 14.88% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2025.
A total of 176 institutional investors currently hold KREF stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $443,083,080 as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
KREF ownershipKKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (KREF) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 76.5% of shares. The largest shareholder is KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P. with a 14.88% stake. Company insiders hold 26.65%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2025.