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 16 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, Q3 2025
Institutional positions in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. as of Sep 30, 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
- 629
- +142 vs. Q2 2025
- Shares held
- 152.9M
- −14.0M (−8.4%) vs. Q2 2025
- Total value
- $14.0B
- +$6.22B (+80.3%) vs. Q2 2025
- New holders
- 202
- 181 more added
- Sold out
- 60
- 189 more reduced
10 institutions that held it in Q2 2025 haven't filed for Q3 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q2 2025: 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, Q3 2025
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.; share changes are against Q2 2025.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York State Teachers Retirement System | 108,525 | $9.92M | 0.02% | +40,440+59.4% | Added |
| Frontier Capital Management Co LLC | 113,248 | $10.3M | 0.09% | −198,448−63.7% | Reduced |
| State of Wisconsin Investment Board | 115,632 | $10.6M | 0.02% | +38,961+50.8% | Added |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 134,565 | $10.8M | 0.02% | +47,553+54.7% | Added |
| Jupiter Asset Management Ltd | 119,359 | $10.9M | 0.09% | +17,159+16.8% | Added |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. | 121,052 | $11.1M | 0.02% | +10,499+9.5% | Added |
| Lisanti Capital Growth, LLC | 121,840 | $11.1M | 2.72% | +11,705+10.6% | Added |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | 124,244 | $11.4M | 0.01% | +100,331+419.6% | Added |
| Winton Group Ltd | 128,900 | $11.8M | 0.44% | +128,900 | New |
| Freestone Grove Partners LP | 133,934 | $12.2M | 0.09% | −447,692−77.0% | Reduced |
| Harvest Investment Services, LLC | 134,629 | $12.3M | 2.47% | +13,024+10.7% | Added |
| EAM Investors, LLC | 138,988 | $12.5M | 1.43% | −9,923−6.7% | Reduced |
| Appleton Partners Inc | 136,863 | $12.5M | 0.84% | +136,863 | New |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 138,909 | $12.7M | 0.00% | +26,078+23.1% | Added |
| Fogel Capital Management, Inc. | 140,310 | $12.8M | 5.93% | −1,445−1.0% | Reduced |
| Bessemer Group Inc | 142,411 | $13.0M | 0.02% | +142,113+47,688.9% | Added |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH | 142,407 | $13.0M | 0.02% | −65,975−31.7% | Reduced |
| MinichMacGregor Wealth Management, LLC | 142,919 | $13.0M | 2.54% | −55,064−27.8% | Reduced |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | 143,394 | $13.1M | 0.02% | +138,352+2,744.0% | Added |
| Weiss Asset Management LP | 148,737 | $13.6M | 0.19% | +98,737+197.5% | Added |
| California State Teachers Retirement System | 159,089 | $14.5M | 0.01% | +10,729+7.2% | Added |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 161,596 | $14.8M | 0.01% | −1,345,195−89.3% | Reduced |
| Empowered Funds, LLC | 163,510 | $14.9M | 0.15% | +55,888+51.9% | Added |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC | 170,063 | $15.5M | 0.03% | −111,000−39.5% | Reduced |
| Canal Insurance CO | 173,800 | $15.9M | 3.38% | −1,200−0.7% | Reduced |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 174,278 | $15.9M | 0.01% | +5,635+3.3% | Added |
| Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The | 174,965 | $16.0M | 0.01% | +92,287+111.6% | Added |
| Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC | 175,517 | $16.0M | 0.11% | −165,279−48.5% | Reduced |
| Advisors Capital Management, LLC | 177,998 | $16.3M | 0.20% | −62,438−26.0% | Reduced |
| MetLife Investment Management | 180,492 | $16.5M | 0.08% | +82,390+84.0% | Added |
| Castleark Management LLC | 180,954 | $16.5M | 0.46% | +6,788+3.9% | Added |
| Peregrine Capital Management LLC | 181,124 | $16.5M | 0.50% | −82,315−31.2% | Reduced |
| Citigroup Inc | 182,489 | $16.7M | 0.01% | −125,591−40.8% | Reduced |
| La Banque Postale Asset Management SA | 194,238 | $17.7M | 0.22% | −31,067−13.8% | Reduced |
| WCM Investment Management, LLC | 203,479 | $17.9M | 0.04% | +203,479 | New |
| S Squared Technology, LLC | 199,475 | $18.2M | 6.93% | −60,000−23.1% | Reduced |
| Ghisallo Capital Management LLC | 200,000 | $18.3M | 0.60% | −400,000−66.7% | Reduced |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama | 204,083 | $18.6M | 0.06% | +204,083 | New |
| Zweig-DiMenna Associates LLC | 208,350 | $19.0M | 1.48% | +52,350+33.6% | Added |
| Baillie Gifford & Co | 208,466 | $19.0M | 0.01% | +208,466 | New |
| Paradigm Capital Management Inc | 215,500 | $19.7M | 0.85% | −47,800−18.2% | Reduced |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. | 217,052 | $19.8M | 0.07% | +52,100+31.6% | Added |
| Clough Capital Partners L P | 224,001 | $20.5M | 1.82% | −111,599−33.3% | Reduced |
| Wellington Management Group LLP | 225,280 | $20.6M | 0.00% | +225,280 | New |
| Victory Capital Management Inc | 229,975 | $21.0M | 0.01% | +229,975 | New |
| Pinnacle Associates Ltd | 234,752 | $21.4M | 0.28% | −10,646−4.3% | Reduced |
| Davy Global Fund Management Ltd | 235,518 | $21.5M | 1.46% | +115,831+96.8% | Added |
| Essex Investment Management Co LLC | 244,055 | $22.3M | 3.41% | −106,297−30.3% | Reduced |
| Fred Alger Management, LLC | 255,217 | $23.3M | 0.09% | −156,297−38.0% | Reduced |
| Comerica Bank | 258,911 | $23.7M | 0.09% | +147,031+131.4% | Added |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 259,289 | $23.7M | 0.00% | +59,325+29.7% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 265,440 | $24.3M | 0.01% | +82,142+44.8% | Added |
| California Public Employees Retirement System | 266,041 | $24.3M | 0.01% | +266,041 | New |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 271,715 | $24.8M | 0.14% | +179,806+195.6% | Added |
| Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co LLC | 272,893 | $24.9M | 0.25% | +40,285+17.3% | Added |
| Federated Hermes, Inc. | 279,851 | $25.6M | 0.05% | +274,190+4,843.5% | Added |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 294,961 | $27.0M | 0.01% | −176,797−37.5% | Reduced |
| Agf Management Ltd | 298,309 | $27.3M | 0.12% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| New York State Common Retirement Fund | 309,927 | $28.3M | 0.04% | −95,862−23.6% | Reduced |
| Neuberger Berman Group LLC | 321,010 | $29.3M | 0.02% | +214,674+201.9% | Added |
| Garnet Equity Capital Holdings, Inc. | 324,100 | $29.6M | 12.99% | −1,900−0.6% | Reduced |
| Swiss National Bank | 326,400 | $29.8M | 0.02% | +33,700+11.5% | Added |
| UBS Asset Management Americas Inc | 331,355 | $30.3M | 0.01% | −224,546−40.4% | Reduced |
| Westwood Holdings Group Inc. | 338,921 | $31.0M | 0.22% | −164,427−32.7% | Reduced |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 339,178 | $31.0M | 0.03% | +33,709+11.0% | Added |
| Mercer Global Advisors Inc | 346,797 | $31.7M | 0.05% | −17,368−4.8% | Reduced |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC | 348,500 | $31.8M | 0.46% | −341,991−49.5% | Reduced |
| Burkehill Global Management, LP | 350,000 | $32.0M | 1.82% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Stephens Inc | 353,932 | $32.3M | 0.41% | +46,094+15.0% | Added |
| SEI Investments Co | 360,629 | $33.0M | 0.04% | −169,401−32.0% | Reduced |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 368,284 | $33.7M | 0.11% | +360,315+4,521.5% | Added |
| Royce & Associates LP | 371,802 | $34.0M | 0.34% | −184,580−33.2% | Reduced |
| Vident Advisory, LLC | 372,813 | $34.1M | 0.33% | +32,787+9.6% | Added |
| Barclays PLC | 413,514 | $37.8M | 0.01% | +57,906+16.3% | Added |
| Nicholas Investment Partners, LP | 414,462 | $37.9M | 2.90% | +5,945+1.5% | Added |
| Principal Financial Group Inc | 432,272 | $39.5M | 0.02% | −476,807−52.4% | Reduced |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 444,308 | $40.6M | 0.01% | +294,765+197.1% | Added |
| Sapient Capital LLC | 469,083 | $41.4M | 0.64% | +469,083 | New |
| Seven Grand Managers, LLC | 500,000 | $45.7M | 3.71% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Rhumbline Advisers | 534,307 | $48.8M | 0.04% | +153,351+40.3% | Added |
| HRT Financial LP | 537,705 | $49.1M | 0.18% | +537,705 | New |
| ARS Investment Partners, LLC | 537,905 | $49.1M | 3.25% | −181,145−25.2% | Reduced |
| Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust | 586,783 | $53.6M | 2.77% | −261,155−30.8% | Reduced |
| Portolan Capital Management, LLC | 596,106 | $54.5M | 2.95% | −732,317−55.1% | Reduced |
| Bank of America Corp | 596,289 | $54.5M | 0.00% | +81,958+15.9% | Added |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | 612,897 | $57.0M | 0.09% | −257,194−29.6% | Reduced |
| Raymond James Financial Inc | 735,735 | $67.2M | 0.02% | +83,202+12.8% | Added |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership | 782,922 | $71.5M | 0.10% | −299,233−27.7% | Reduced |
| Loomis Sayles & Co L P | 812,457 | $74.2M | 0.09% | −857,534−51.3% | Reduced |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 842,489 | $77.0M | 0.01% | +39,757+5.0% | Added |
| Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC | 847,715 | $77.5M | 0.23% | −185,916−18.0% | Reduced |
| Millennium Management LLC | 906,500 | $82.8M | 0.07% | +906,500 | New |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC | 911,297 | $83.3M | 0.60% | −965,607−51.4% | Reduced |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 964,973 | $88.2M | 0.01% | +465,100+93.0% | Added |
| Emerald Advisers, LLC | 968,851 | $88.5M | 2.84% | −541,567−35.9% | Reduced |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | 982,035 | $89.7M | 0.07% | +982,035 | New |
| Nuveen, LLC | 991,259 | $90.6M | 0.02% | −60,338−5.7% | Reduced |
| Westfield Capital Management Co LP | 1,005,816 | $91.9M | 0.39% | +1,005,816 | New |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | 1,067,081 | $97.5M | 0.06% | −750,850−41.3% | Reduced |
| Macquarie Group Ltd | 1,113,933 | $101.8M | 0.12% | +257,503+30.1% | Added |