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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, Q1 2026

Institutional positions in Kadant Inc as of Mar 31, 2026. 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
321
+26 vs. Q4 2025
Shares held
13.1M
+1.40M (+12.0%) vs. Q4 2025
Total value
$3.84B
+$495.4M (+14.8%) vs. Q4 2025
New holders
57
124 more added
Sold out
31
92 more reduced

8 institutions that held it in Q4 2025 haven't filed for Q1 2026 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 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 holdersQ1 2026: 321 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 heldQ1 2026: $3.84B
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, Q1 2026

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Kadant Inc; share changes are against Q4 2025.

Institutions holding KAI in Q1 2026
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd820$239.7K0.00%+820New
Abel Hall, LLC820$239.7K0.05%+820New
AlphaGrep UK Ltd821$240.0K0.07%+821New
Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC825$241.2K0.11%00.0%Unchanged
MidFirst Bank838$245.0K0.02%−6−0.7%Reduced
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)858$250.8K0.01%+373+76.9%Added
MML Investors Services, LLC866$253.3K0.00%+866New
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado893$261.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Skopos Labs, Inc.901$263.4K0.01%+901New
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC906$264.9K0.00%−52−5.4%Reduced
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.920$269.0K0.00%+502+120.1%Added
Voya Financial Advisors, Inc.930$270.3K0.03%+930New
Quadrant Capital Group LLC952$278.3K0.01%−44−4.4%Reduced
Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc.985$288.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC993$290.3K0.00%+35+3.7%Added
Wealth Alliance1,011$295.7K0.03%+155+18.1%Added
PEAK6 LLC1,022$298.7K0.01%+1,022New
Park Avenue Securities LLC1,028$301.0K0.00%+1,028New
Pensionmark Financial Group, LLC1,109$324.2K0.01%−107−8.8%Reduced
Xponance, Inc.1,115$326.0K0.00%+182+19.5%Added
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.1,141$333.9K0.00%−39−3.3%Reduced
State of Wisconsin Investment Board1,149$335.9K0.00%+1,149New
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust1,187$347.0K0.03%+125+11.8%Added
Quantum Private Wealth, LLC1,229$359.3K0.11%00.0%Unchanged
Dark Forest Capital Management LP1,250$365.4K0.03%−4,737−79.1%Reduced
Equitable Trust Co1,250$365.4K0.02%+1,250New
Toroso Investments, LLC1,280$374.2K0.00%+38+3.1%Added
Sanctuary Advisors, LLC1,313$384.0K0.00%−612−31.8%Reduced
Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC1,323$386.8K0.00%+1,323New
Glenmede Trust Co NA1,328$388.2K0.00%−104−7.3%Reduced
Mutual of America Capital Management LLC1,348$394.1K0.00%+2+0.1%Added
D.A. Davidson & Co.1,356$396.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Trust Point Inc.1,372$401.1K0.03%+131+10.6%Added
Wesbanco Bank Inc1,410$412.2K0.01%−80−5.4%Reduced
Yorktown Management & Research Co Inc1,425$416.6K0.35%00.0%Unchanged
JustInvest LLC1,442$421.6K0.00%+340+30.9%Added
Apollon Wealth Management, LLC1,495$437.1K0.01%−14−0.9%Reduced
Bank of Montreal1,513$442.3K0.00%+105+7.5%Added
Exencial Wealth Advisors, LLC1,549$452.9K0.01%−587−27.5%Reduced
Mercer Global Advisors Inc1,584$463.2K0.00%+505+46.8%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.1,602$468.5K0.00%+1,545+2,710.5%Added
Aquatic Capital Management LLC1,615$472.1K0.01%−1,017−38.6%Reduced
US Bancorp1,616$472.4K0.00%+458+39.6%Added
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.1,646$481.3K0.00%+212+14.8%Added
Balyasny Asset Management LLC1,663$486.2K0.00%+903+118.8%Added
Oak Associates, Ltd1,693$494.9K0.03%−1,370−44.7%Reduced
Maryland State Retirement & Pension System1,713$500.8K0.01%−19−1.1%Reduced
CWM Advisors, LLC1,761$514.8K0.03%+130+8.0%Added
Bridgewater Associates, LP1,804$527.4K0.00%−5,262−74.5%Reduced
Impact Capital Partners LLC1,868$546.1K0.17%+53+2.9%Added
Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank)1,914$559.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC1,939$566.9K0.01%+239+14.1%Added
ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP1,982$579.4K0.01%+1,982New
Benjamin Edwards Inc1,997$583.8K0.01%+1,997New
GWM Advisors LLC2,083$609.0K0.00%−57−2.7%Reduced
M&T Bank Corp2,092$612.0K0.00%−10.0%Reduced
Pathstone Holdings, LLC2,117$618.9K0.00%+234+12.4%Added
Resources Investment Advisors, LLC.2,117$618.9K0.01%−65−3.0%Reduced
Van Eck Associates Corp2,298$672.0K0.00%+1,013+78.8%Added
SG Americas Securities, LLC2,301$673.0K0.00%−1,390−37.7%Reduced
New York State Teachers Retirement System2,327$680.0K0.00%−381−14.1%Reduced
Sheets Smith Wealth Management2,398$701.0K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Vancity Investment Management Ltd2,415$706.0K0.11%+369+18.0%Added
Intech Investment Management LLC2,461$719.5K0.01%−1,609−39.5%Reduced
Brevan Howard Capital Management LP2,505$732.3K0.01%+2,505New
Curated Wealth Partners LLC2,565$749.9K0.09%+145+6.0%Added
KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS2,580$754.3K0.00%+80+3.2%Added
SummitTX Capital, L.P.2,618$765.4K0.02%+282+12.1%Added
State of Tennessee, Treasury Department2,642$772.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
LaFleur & Godfrey LLC2,658$777.1K0.10%−60−2.2%Reduced
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund2,694$787.6K0.01%−9−0.3%Reduced
Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC2,708$791.7K0.05%+2,708New
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC2,870$839.0K0.00%+54+1.9%Added
Vanguard Investments Australia, Ltd.2,889$844.6K0.00%+2,889New
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt Sys2,913$851.6K0.00%−3−0.1%Reduced
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky2,954$863.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Cerity Partners LLC2,971$868.6K0.00%−647−17.9%Reduced
SkyView Investment Advisors, LLC3,045$890.0K0.12%+50+1.7%Added
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System3,075$899.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Main Management ETF Advisors, LLC3,152$921.0K0.03%+3,152New
Yousif Capital Management, LLC3,176$928.5K0.01%−27−0.8%Reduced
Arizona State Retirement System3,235$945.8K0.01%−28−0.9%Reduced
Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey3,257$952.2K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC3,274$957.0K0.00%+3,274New
Barclays PLC3,333$974.4K0.00%−16,082−82.8%Reduced
Amalgamated Bank3,389$991.0K0.01%−33−1.0%Reduced
Captrust Financial Advisors3,442$1.01M0.00%+118+3.5%Added
First Trust Advisors LP3,460$1.01M0.00%+3,460New
Marshall Wace, LLP3,474$1.02M0.00%−2,741−44.1%Reduced
Wakefield Asset Management LLLP3,699$1.08M0.29%+3,699New
Diversified Trust Co3,719$1.09M0.02%−368−9.0%Reduced
New York State Common Retirement Fund3,799$1.11M0.00%−300−7.3%Reduced
Cetera Investment Advisers4,022$1.18M0.00%+2,991+290.1%Added
Virtu Financial LLC4,031$1.18M0.05%+4,031New
Victory Capital Management Inc4,046$1.18M0.00%+310+8.3%Added
LPL Financial LLC4,230$1.24M0.00%+2,169+105.2%Added
Davy Global Fund Management Ltd4,291$1.25M0.10%−343−7.4%Reduced
Voya Investment Management LLC4,629$1.35M0.00%−73−1.6%Reduced
Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC4,876$1.43M0.00%+4,876New
Zhang Financial LLC4,926$1.44M0.05%00.0%Unchanged