Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.
KTOS- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Industry
- Guided Missiles & Space Vehicles & Parts
- SEC CIK
- 0001069258
In the last 90 days, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. insiders filed 0 open-market purchases and 17 sales; 631 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $7.68B in total; ARK Invest is the only superinvestor holding it.
13F holders, Q4 2022
Institutional positions in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. as of Dec 31, 2022. 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
- 247
- +3 vs. Q3 2022
- Shares held
- 107.9M
- +1.55M (+1.5%) vs. Q3 2022
- Total value
- $1.11B
- +$31.2M (+2.9%) vs. Q3 2022
- New holders
- 46
- 86 more added
- Sold out
- 43
- 68 more reduced
3 institutions that held it in Q3 2022 haven't filed for Q4 2022 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q3 2022: new holders, sold out and not filed yet
Holders and value by quarter
Institutions reporting KTOS 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.
| Quarter | Holders | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 631 | $7.68B |
| Q1 2026 | 717 | $11.8B |
| Q4 2025 | 673 | $11.5B |
| Q3 2025 | 629 | $14.0B |
| Q2 2025 | 497 | $7.76B |
| Q1 2025 | 397 | $4.59B |
| Q4 2024 | 350 | $3.48B |
| Q3 2024 | 330 | $3.01B |
| Q2 2024 | 324 | $2.57B |
| Q1 2024 | 311 | $2.37B |
| Q4 2023 | 271 | $2.30B |
| Q3 2023 | 240 | $1.64B |
| Q2 2023 | 241 | $1.55B |
| Q1 2023 | 244 | $1.46B |
| Q4 2022 | 247 | $1.11B |
| Q3 2022 | 247 | $1.08B |
| Q2 2022 | 257 | $1.50B |
| Q1 2022 | 238 | $2.17B |
| Q4 2021 | 242 | $2.06B |
| Q3 2021 | 243 | $2.40B |
| Q2 2021 | 245 | $3.04B |
| Q1 2021 | 248 | $2.94B |
Institutions, Q4 2022
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.; share changes are against Q3 2022.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Group Inc | 11,760,539 | $121.4M | 0.00% | +198,245+1.7% | Added |
| BlackRock Inc. | 10,915,778 | $112.7M | 0.00% | +602,341+5.8% | Added |
| ARK Investment Management LLCSuperinvestorARK Invest | 7,748,357 | $80.0M | 0.69% | −441,287−5.4% | Reduced |
| State Street Corp | 5,902,273 | $60.9M | 0.00% | +448,632+8.2% | Added |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. | 5,038,189 | $52.0M | 0.04% | +54,852+1.1% | Added |
| Nikko Asset Management Americas, Inc. | 5,036,351 | $51.9M | 0.75% | +54,852+1.1% | Added |
| Bamco Inc | 4,302,756 | $44.4M | 0.15% | +190,000+4.6% | Added |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC | 3,940,085 | $39.7M | 0.72% | +1,153,176+41.4% | Added |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 3,164,325 | $32.7M | 0.01% | +156,685+5.2% | Added |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | 2,724,203 | $28.1M | 0.01% | +907,073+49.9% | Added |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2,390,934 | $24.7M | 0.00% | +79,710+3.4% | Added |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | 2,034,000 | $21.0M | 0.04% | +702,270+52.7% | Added |
| FMR LLC | 1,997,184 | $20.6M | 0.00% | +133,349+7.2% | Added |
| Emerald Advisers, LLC | 1,892,592 | $19.5M | 0.94% | −26,942−1.4% | Reduced |
| Franklin Resources Inc | 1,772,384 | $18.3M | 0.01% | −188,714−9.6% | Reduced |
| Rovida Advisors Inc. | 1,773,655 | $18.3M | 6.73% | −19,233−1.1% | Reduced |
| Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust | 1,506,967 | $15.6M | 0.96% | −18,068−1.2% | Reduced |
| Northern Trust Corp | 1,489,157 | $15.4M | 0.00% | −54,476−3.5% | Reduced |
| ARS Investment Partners, LLC | 1,386,036 | $14.3M | 1.90% | +460,406+49.7% | Added |
| Norges Bank | 1,236,393 | $12.8M | 0.00% | +123,200+11.1% | Added |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 1,184,218 | $12.2M | 0.00% | +64,182+5.7% | Added |
| American Capital Management Inc | 1,181,637 | $12.2M | 0.48% | −877,410−42.6% | Reduced |
| Millennium Management LLC | 1,166,508 | $12.0M | 0.01% | +250,747+27.4% | Added |
| Fred Alger Management, LLC | 1,114,839 | $11.5M | 0.06% | −89,659−7.4% | Reduced |
| Granite Investment Partners, LLC | 1,019,120 | $10.5M | 0.44% | −228,833−18.3% | Reduced |
| Massachusetts Financial Services Co | 1,008,731 | $10.4M | 0.00% | +3,212+0.3% | Added |
| Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC | 994,366 | $10.3M | 0.08% | +37,423+3.9% | Added |
| Managed Asset Portfolios, LLC | 978,697 | $10.1M | 1.58% | −41,066−4.0% | Reduced |
| Frontier Capital Management Co LLC | 912,970 | $9.42M | 0.10% | +577,491+172.1% | Added |
| Neuberger Berman Group LLC | 848,362 | $8.56M | 0.01% | −198,031−18.9% | Reduced |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 828,156 | $8.55M | 0.00% | −69,063−7.7% | Reduced |
| Paradigm Capital Management Inc | 768,100 | $7.93M | 0.52% | −60,000−7.2% | Reduced |
| Invesco Ltd. | 745,911 | $7.70M | 0.00% | +50,312+7.2% | Added |
| Peregrine Capital Management LLC | 730,266 | $7.54M | 0.24% | +120,313+19.7% | Added |
| Bank of America Corp | 658,844 | $6.80M | 0.00% | −14,373−2.1% | Reduced |
| Scout Investments, Inc. | 636,641 | $6.57M | 0.13% | +115,593+22.2% | Added |
| Morgan Stanley | 607,507 | $6.27M | 0.00% | −314,092−34.1% | Reduced |
| Segall Bryant & Hamill, LLC | 520,066 | $5.37M | 0.06% | +36,052+7.4% | Added |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 505,443 | $5.22M | 0.01% | −658,476−56.6% | Reduced |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 489,026 | $5.05M | 0.00% | −207,541−29.8% | Reduced |
| Archon Capital Management LLC | 476,407 | $4.92M | 1.89% | +476,407 | New |
| S Squared Technology, LLC | 466,461 | $4.81M | 3.26% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mercer Global Advisors Inc | 442,504 | $4.57M | 0.02% | −3,074−0.7% | Reduced |
| Voya Investment Management LLC | 430,368 | $4.44M | 0.01% | +192,084+80.6% | Added |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 385,912 | $3.98M | 0.00% | +72,967+23.3% | Added |
| Royce & Associates LP | 365,000 | $3.77M | 0.04% | +365,000 | New |
| Wellington Management Group LLP | 317,247 | $3.27M | 0.00% | +94,401+42.4% | Added |
| Firsthand Capital Management, Inc. | 310,000 | $3.20M | 3.73% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Swiss National Bank | 304,100 | $3.14M | 0.00% | +7,700+2.6% | Added |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | 299,358 | $3.09M | 0.01% | +207,088+224.4% | Added |
| State of Wisconsin Investment Board | 282,502 | $2.92M | 0.01% | −7,600−2.6% | Reduced |
| Bleakley Financial Group, LLC | 281,342 | $2.90M | 0.10% | +281,342 | New |
| Sawtooth Solutions, LLC | 280,335 | $2.89M | 0.39% | +74,849+36.4% | Added |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D | 249,926 | $2.58M | 0.01% | +76,862+44.4% | Added |
| Advisors Capital Management, LLC | 244,787 | $2.53M | 0.07% | −16,105−6.2% | Reduced |
| California Public Employees Retirement System | 222,244 | $2.29M | 0.00% | −28,000−11.2% | Reduced |
| Guggenheim Capital LLC | 218,532 | $2.26M | 0.02% | −28,424−11.5% | Reduced |
| Price T Rowe Associates Inc | 213,499 | $2.20M | 0.00% | +7,602+3.7% | Added |
| Rhumbline Advisers | 193,355 | $2.00M | 0.00% | −840.0% | Reduced |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 178,379 | $1.84M | 0.00% | −92,958−34.3% | Reduced |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 168,107 | $1.73M | 0.00% | +32,164+23.7% | Added |
| UBS Group AG | 163,347 | $1.69M | 0.00% | +14,850+10.0% | Added |
| New York State Common Retirement Fund | 161,967 | $1.67M | 0.00% | +200.0% | Added |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 159,765 | $1.65M | 0.00% | +23,507+17.3% | Added |
| California State Teachers Retirement System | 158,929 | $1.64M | 0.00% | +2,566+1.6% | Added |
| Canal Insurance CO | 157,000 | $1.62M | 0.45% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC | 154,840 | $1.60M | 0.05% | +11,000+7.6% | Added |
| Alliancebernstein L.P. | 154,300 | $1.59M | 0.00% | +2,800+1.8% | Added |
| Macquarie Group Ltd | 138,121 | $1.43M | 0.00% | −13,907−9.1% | Reduced |
| Federated Hermes, Inc. | 137,184 | $1.42M | 0.00% | +137,137+291,780.9% | Added |
| Man Group plc | 135,150 | $1.39M | 0.01% | +94,350+231.3% | Added |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 130,871 | $1.35M | 0.00% | −116,483−47.1% | Reduced |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP | 127,168 | $1.31M | 0.02% | +58,001+83.9% | Added |
| Register Financial Advisors LLC | 124,060 | $1.28M | 0.82% | +124,060 | New |
| Citigroup Inc | 122,412 | $1.26M | 0.00% | −2,184−1.8% | Reduced |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 122,051 | $1.26M | 0.00% | −21,672−15.1% | Reduced |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | 121,325 | $1.25M | 0.01% | +5,048+4.3% | Added |
| Greenland Capital Management LP | 117,017 | $1.21M | 0.22% | +117,017 | New |
| Credit Suisse AG | 116,058 | $1.20M | 0.00% | +8,390+7.8% | Added |
| Bard Associates Inc | 110,898 | $1.14M | 0.49% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Essex Investment Management Co LLC | 102,671 | $1.06M | 0.17% | −804−0.8% | Reduced |
| Gsa Capital Partners LLP | 100,469 | $1.04M | 0.13% | +100,469 | New |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co., Ltd. | 103,230 | $1.04M | 0.00% | +48,508+88.6% | Added |
| Great West Life Assurance Co | 99,314 | $1.02M | 0.00% | −755−0.8% | Reduced |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 95,476 | $985.3K | 0.00% | +44,472+87.2% | Added |
| Occudo Quantitative Strategies LP | 95,079 | $981.2K | 0.11% | +95,079 | New |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 93,976 | $969.8K | 0.00% | −11,533−10.9% | Reduced |
| Barclays PLC | 92,841 | $958.1K | 0.00% | +21,240+29.7% | Added |
| Capital Fund Management S.A. | 91,302 | $942.2K | 0.02% | −3,986−4.2% | Reduced |
| Jump Financial, LLC | 88,800 | $916.4K | 0.05% | +9,342+11.8% | Added |
| Oppenheimer & Co Inc | 86,717 | $894.9K | 0.02% | +8,970+11.5% | Added |
| SEI Investments Co | 82,509 | $851.5K | 0.00% | −10,222−11.0% | Reduced |
| Bouvel Investment Partners, LLC | 80,050 | $826.1K | 0.53% | +2,842+3.7% | Added |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | 73,515 | $758.7K | 0.01% | −151,067−67.3% | Reduced |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. | 72,259 | $745.7K | 0.00% | −350−0.5% | Reduced |
| U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC | 68,486 | $706.8K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Susquehanna Fundamental Investments, LLC | 67,153 | $693.0K | 0.01% | −61,050−47.6% | Reduced |
| UBS Asset Management Americas Inc | 66,192 | $683.1K | 0.00% | +630+1.0% | Added |
| MetLife Investment Management | 65,490 | $675.9K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 62,963 | $649.5K | 0.00% | +22,157+54.3% | Added |