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Kadant Inc

KAI
Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery)
SEC CIK
0000886346

No open-market purchases or sales by Kadant Inc insiders were filed in the last 90 days; 327 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $4.11B in total; no superinvestor holds it.

13F holders, Q4 2025

Institutional positions in Kadant Inc as of Dec 31, 2025. Investment managers with $100 million or more in US stocks report their long positions on Form 13F within 45 days after each quarter ends. How 13F works

Institutional holders
303
−7 vs. Q3 2025
Shares held
13.2M
+19.8K (+0.2%) vs. Q3 2025
Total value
$3.76B
−$158.3M (−4.0%) vs. Q3 2025
New holders
42
94 more added
Sold out
49
118 more reduced

6 institutions that held it in Q3 2025 haven't filed for Q4 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 2025: new holders, sold out and not filed yet

Holders and value by quarter

Institutions reporting KAI on Form 13F each quarter since Q1 2021, and the total value they reported. Values are as of each quarter end, so they also move with the share price.

Institutional holdersQ4 2025: 303 institutions
Q1 2021: 160 institutionsQ2 2021: 162 institutionsQ3 2021: 169 institutionsQ4 2021: 184 institutionsQ1 2022: 182 institutionsQ2 2022: 191 institutionsQ3 2022: 180 institutionsQ4 2022: 190 institutionsQ1 2023: 202 institutionsQ2 2023: 192 institutionsQ3 2023: 207 institutionsQ4 2023: 237 institutionsQ1 2024: 260 institutionsQ2 2024: 257 institutionsQ3 2024: 281 institutionsQ4 2024: 291 institutionsQ1 2025: 313 institutionsQ2 2025: 314 institutionsQ3 2025: 316 institutionsQ4 2025: 303 institutionsQ1 2026: 321 institutionsQ2 2026: 327 institutions
Value heldQ4 2025: $3.76B
Q1 2021: $2.04BQ2 2021: $1.92BQ3 2021: $2.23BQ4 2021: $2.54BQ1 2022: $2.14BQ2 2022: $2.04BQ3 2022: $1.87BQ4 2022: $1.98BQ1 2023: $2.33BQ2 2023: $2.51BQ3 2023: $2.68BQ4 2023: $3.32BQ1 2024: $3.96BQ2 2024: $3.72BQ3 2024: $4.37BQ4 2024: $4.45BQ1 2025: $4.73BQ2 2025: $4.38BQ3 2025: $3.93BQ4 2025: $3.76BQ1 2026: $3.84BQ2 2026: $4.11B
Institutions holding KAI and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 2026327$4.11B
Q1 2026321$3.84B
Q4 2025303$3.76B
Q3 2025316$3.93B
Q2 2025314$4.38B
Q1 2025313$4.73B
Q4 2024291$4.45B
Q3 2024281$4.37B
Q2 2024257$3.72B
Q1 2024260$3.96B
Q4 2023237$3.32B
Q3 2023207$2.68B
Q2 2023192$2.51B
Q1 2023202$2.33B
Q4 2022190$1.98B
Q3 2022180$1.87B
Q2 2022191$2.04B
Q1 2022182$2.14B
Q4 2021184$2.54B
Q3 2021169$2.23B
Q2 2021162$1.92B
Q1 2021160$2.04B

Institutions, Q4 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Kadant Inc; share changes are against Q3 2025.

Institutions holding KAI in Q4 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC1,189,115$338.9M0.91%−88,977−7.0%Reduced
Vanguard Group Inc1,297,741$369.9M0.01%−21,496−1.6%Reduced
BlackRock, Inc.1,736,069$494.8M0.01%−3,782−0.2%Reduced
Macquarie Group Ltd0$00.00%−303,795−100.0%Sold out
Segall Bryant & Hamill, LLC0$00.00%−32,495−100.0%Sold out
Natixis0$00.00%−29,000−100.0%Sold out
Edgestream Partners, L.P.0$00.00%−13,119−100.0%Sold out
Advantage Alpha Capital Partners LP0$00.00%−7,543−100.0%Sold out
HRT Financial LP0$00.00%−6,678−100.0%Sold out
Morningstar Investment Management LLC0$00.00%−6,417−100.0%Sold out
Magnetar Financial LLC0$00.00%−5,358−100.0%Sold out
Tudor Investment Corp Et Al0$00.00%−5,039−100.0%Sold out
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC0$00.00%−4,634−100.0%Sold out
Gotham Asset Management, LLC0$00.00%−3,900−100.0%Sold out
Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC0$00.00%−3,692−100.0%Sold out
First Trust Advisors LP0$00.00%−2,741−100.0%Sold out
HSBC Holdings PLC0$00.00%−2,677−100.0%Sold out
Brevan Howard Capital Management LP0$00.00%−2,569−100.0%Sold out
Henshaw Capital LLC0$00.00%−1,844−100.0%Sold out
Teacher Retirement System of Texas0$00.00%−1,560−100.0%Sold out
State of Wisconsin Investment Board0$00.00%−1,172−100.0%Sold out
Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC0$00.00%−1,035−100.0%Sold out
Susquehanna International Group, LLP0$00.00%−985−100.0%Sold out
Scientech Research LLC0$00.00%−774−100.0%Sold out
Two Sigma Securities, LLC0$00.00%−771−100.0%Sold out
HighTower Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−767−100.0%Sold out
Armistice Capital, LLC0$00.00%−725−100.0%Sold out
Envestnet Portfolio Solutions, Inc.0$00.00%−693−100.0%Sold out
Asset Management One Co.,Ltd.0$00.00%−414−100.0%Sold out
Whittier Trust Co of Nevada Inc0$00.00%−218−100.0%Sold out
HM Payson & Co0$00.00%−130−100.0%Sold out
Washington Trust Advisors, Inc.0$00.00%−123−100.0%Sold out
Harbour Investments, Inc.0$00.00%−95−100.0%Sold out
Caitong International Asset Management Co., Ltd0$00.00%−84−100.0%Sold out
Painted Porch Advisors LLC0$00.00%−80−100.0%Sold out
Financial Management Professionals, Inc.0$00.00%−51−100.0%Sold out
Measured Wealth Private Client Group, LLC0$00.00%−43−100.0%Sold out
Wealthspire Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−31−100.0%Sold out
Rise Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−25−100.0%Sold out
Ci Investments Inc.0$00.00%−17−100.0%Sold out
High Note Wealth, LLC0$00.00%−12−100.0%Sold out
Advisory Services Network, LLC0$00.00%−11−100.0%Sold out
Tortoise Investment Management, LLC0$00.00%−11−100.0%Sold out
Mather Group, LLC.0$00.00%−10−100.0%Sold out
Principal Securities, Inc.0$00.00%−9−100.0%Sold out
PEAK6 LLC0$00.00%−9−100.0%Sold out
Montag A & Associates Inc0$00.00%−2−100.0%Sold out
Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−2−100.0%Sold out
Atlantic Trust, LLC0$00.00%−1−100.0%Sold out
Larson Financial Group LLC0$00.00%−1−100.0%Sold out
True Wealth Design, LLC0$00.00%−1−100.0%Sold out
Cloud Capital Management, LLC0$00.00%−1−100.0%Sold out
AXA Investment Managers S.A.––––Not filed
Synovus Financial Corp––––Not filed
Glenmede Investment Management, LP––––Not filed
CIBC Bancorp USA Inc.––––Not filed
Optimum Investment Advisors––––Not filed
Hemington Wealth Management––––Not filed