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 14 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, Q1 2026
Institutional positions in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, 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
- 717
- +52 vs. Q4 2025
- Shares held
- 166.8M
- +33.0M (+24.7%) vs. Q4 2025
- Total value
- $11.8B
- +$1.60B (+15.8%) vs. Q4 2025
- New holders
- 136
- 312 more added
- Sold out
- 84
- 194 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 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, Q1 2026
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.; share changes are against Q4 2025.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Csenge Advisory Group | 12,340 | $870.1K | 0.04% | +761+6.6% | Added |
| Massachusetts Financial Services Co | 12,450 | $877.8K | 0.00% | +7,452+149.1% | Added |
| Toth Financial Advisory Corp | 12,660 | $892.7K | 0.10% | −100−0.8% | Reduced |
| Letson Investment Management, Inc. | 13,170 | $928.6K | 0.36% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ancora Advisors, LLC | 13,194 | $930.3K | 0.02% | −950−6.7% | Reduced |
| Salem Investment Counselors Inc | 13,250 | $934.3K | 0.03% | +250+1.9% | Added |
| JT Stratford LLC | 13,351 | $941.4K | 0.12% | −6,242−31.9% | Reduced |
| Securian Asset Management, Inc | 13,608 | $959.5K | 0.04% | +1,304+10.6% | Added |
| Werlinich Asset Management, LLC | 13,613 | $959.9K | 0.47% | +7,518+123.3% | Added |
| Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado | 13,869 | $978.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. | 13,942 | $983.1K | 0.00% | +13,942 | New |
| Captrust Financial Advisors | 14,035 | $989.6K | 0.00% | +570+4.2% | Added |
| US Bancorp | 14,181 | $999.9K | 0.00% | −2,046−12.6% | Reduced |
| Cinctive Capital Management LP | 14,328 | $1.01M | 0.07% | −2,910−16.9% | Reduced |
| Hilltop Holdings Inc. | 14,500 | $1.02M | 0.09% | −340−2.3% | Reduced |
| XTX Topco Ltd | 14,755 | $1.04M | 0.02% | +14,755 | New |
| Eos Management, L.P. | 15,021 | $1.06M | 0.45% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Evergreen Capital Management LLC | 15,041 | $1.06M | 0.02% | −531−3.4% | Reduced |
| Belpointe Asset Management LLC | 15,131 | $1.07M | 0.04% | +2,787+22.6% | Added |
| Truist Financial Corp | 15,143 | $1.07M | 0.00% | −458−2.9% | Reduced |
| Steel Peak Wealth Management LLC | 15,173 | $1.07M | 0.03% | −3,535−18.9% | Reduced |
| Kaizen Financial Strategies | 14,400 | $1.07M | 0.45% | −700−4.6% | Reduced |
| DnB Asset Management AS | 15,584 | $1.10M | 0.00% | +15,584 | New |
| Golden State Equity Partners | 15,634 | $1.10M | 0.08% | +2,546+19.5% | Added |
| American Century Companies Inc | 15,969 | $1.13M | 0.00% | +821+5.4% | Added |
| Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning, LLC | 19,125 | $1.13M | 0.60% | +125+0.7% | Added |
| Waterloo Capital, L.P. | 16,260 | $1.15M | 0.08% | −8,266−33.7% | Reduced |
| One + One Wealth Management, LLC | 16,471 | $1.16M | 0.49% | −30,000−64.6% | Reduced |
| BancFirst Trust & Investment Management | 17,961 | $1.17M | 0.52% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 16,838 | $1.19M | 0.00% | −6,933−29.2% | Reduced |
| Heritage Trust Co | 16,990 | $1.20M | 0.12% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Acadian Asset Management LLC | 17,167 | $1.21M | 0.00% | +7,815+83.6% | Added |
| Bannerstone Capital Management, LLC | 17,284 | $1.22M | 1.26% | −950−5.2% | Reduced |
| Harold Davidson & Associates Inc. | 17,415 | $1.23M | 0.60% | −766−4.2% | Reduced |
| Petra Financial Advisors Inc | 17,651 | $1.24M | 0.77% | −3,267−15.6% | Reduced |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | 17,729 | $1.25M | 0.03% | +11,046+165.3% | Added |
| Balboa Wealth Partners | 17,934 | $1.26M | 0.21% | +6,802+61.1% | Added |
| Chesapeake Capital Corp | 18,165 | $1.28M | 0.92% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC | 18,415 | $1.30M | 0.01% | −1,891−9.3% | Reduced |
| J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. | 18,760 | $1.32M | 0.04% | −13,781−42.3% | Reduced |
| Fiduciary Alliance LLC | 17,724 | $1.32M | 0.08% | −1,418−7.4% | Reduced |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH | 20,321 | $1.33M | 0.01% | +2,000+10.9% | Added |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue | 19,261 | $1.36M | 0.01% | +2,360+14.0% | Added |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | 19,428 | $1.37M | 0.02% | −14,200−42.2% | Reduced |
| Main Management ETF Advisors, LLC | 19,800 | $1.40M | 0.05% | +19,800 | New |
| Amundi | 20,055 | $1.41M | 0.00% | +12,980+183.5% | Added |
| Wiley Bros.-Aintree Capital, LLC | 20,103 | $1.42M | 0.01% | +326+1.6% | Added |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 20,212 | $1.43M | 0.00% | +9,238+84.2% | Added |
| Virginia Retirement Systems Et Al | 20,240 | $1.43M | 0.01% | +16,340+419.0% | Added |
| Moss Adams Wealth Advisors LLC | 20,281 | $1.43M | 0.10% | +126+0.6% | Added |
| EAM Investors, LLC | 20,383 | $1.44M | 0.17% | −21,719−51.6% | Reduced |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | 20,479 | $1.44M | 0.30% | +17,764+654.3% | Added |
| Capstone Investment Advisors, LLC | 20,493 | $1.44M | 0.01% | +20,493 | New |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 20,578 | $1.45M | 0.00% | −40,088−66.1% | Reduced |
| Mackenzie Financial Corp | 20,664 | $1.46M | 0.00% | +8,036+63.6% | Added |
| Investors Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Spolka Akcyjna | 21,213 | $1.50M | 0.62% | −17,195−44.8% | Reduced |
| Gabelli Funds LLC | 21,371 | $1.51M | 0.01% | +1,215+6.0% | Added |
| L & S Advisors Inc | 21,395 | $1.51M | 0.19% | −10,341−32.6% | Reduced |
| Congress Asset Management Co | 21,854 | $1.54M | 0.01% | +21,854 | New |
| Herbst Group, LLC | 21,900 | $1.54M | 0.95% | +15,800+259.0% | Added |
| Zacks Investment Management | 22,045 | $1.55M | 0.01% | +22,045 | New |
| Florida Financial Advisors, LLC | 22,208 | $1.57M | 0.37% | +3,462+18.5% | Added |
| Natixis | 22,518 | $1.59M | 0.01% | +22,518 | New |
| Guggenheim Capital LLC | 22,874 | $1.61M | 0.01% | +15,039+191.9% | Added |
| Scotia Capital Inc. | 22,980 | $1.62M | 0.01% | −3,030−11.6% | Reduced |
| Los Angeles Capital Management LLC | 23,206 | $1.64M | 0.01% | +13,183+131.5% | Added |
| Perbak Capital Partners LLP | 23,482 | $1.66M | 0.41% | +23,482 | New |
| B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG | 23,988 | $1.69M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| WealthPlan Investment Management, LLC | 24,241 | $1.71M | 0.10% | −1,681−6.5% | Reduced |
| Quantitative Investment Management, LLC | 24,285 | $1.71M | 0.18% | +20,872+611.5% | Added |
| Mariner, LLC | 24,840 | $1.75M | 0.00% | −11,217−31.1% | Reduced |
| CWM, LLC | 25,221 | $1.78M | 0.00% | +17,811+240.4% | Added |
| Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC | 25,621 | $1.81M | 0.05% | +25,621 | New |
| Xponance, Inc. | 25,681 | $1.81M | 0.01% | +5,545+27.5% | Added |
| Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC | 25,980 | $1.83M | 0.02% | −3,058−10.5% | Reduced |
| STRS Ohio | 26,100 | $1.84M | 0.01% | −2,000−7.1% | Reduced |
| Rice Hall James & Associates, LLC | 26,697 | $1.88M | 0.10% | −5,349−16.7% | Reduced |
| Nomura Asset Management Co Ltd | 26,749 | $1.89M | 0.00% | −13,035−32.8% | Reduced |
| Freemont Management S.A. | 26,900 | $1.90M | 0.35% | −2,800−9.4% | Reduced |
| JustInvest LLC | 27,056 | $1.91M | 0.02% | +7,881+41.1% | Added |
| Sanctuary Advisors, LLC | 27,096 | $1.91M | 0.01% | +8,787+48.0% | Added |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC | 27,473 | $1.94M | 0.03% | +19,018+224.9% | Added |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 27,481 | $1.94M | 0.00% | +9,920+56.5% | Added |
| Gables Capital Management Inc. | 27,550 | $1.94M | 0.82% | +4,300+18.5% | Added |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | 27,554 | $1.94M | 0.00% | +818+3.1% | Added |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC | 27,737 | $1.96M | 0.02% | +12,551+82.6% | Added |
| Defiance ETFs, LLC | 28,032 | $1.98M | 0.03% | +12,846+84.6% | Added |
| Global Financial Private Client, LLC | 28,575 | $2.01M | 0.66% | +1,229+4.5% | Added |
| Assetmark, Inc | 28,609 | $2.02M | 0.00% | +677+2.4% | Added |
| Morris Retirement Advisors, LLC | 28,888 | $2.04M | 0.83% | −88−0.3% | Reduced |
| Polen Capital Management LLC | 29,265 | $2.06M | 0.01% | +9,568+48.6% | Added |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. | 29,347 | $2.07M | 0.00% | +14,569+98.6% | Added |
| Cassaday & Co Wealth Management LLC | 29,400 | $2.07M | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 29,947 | $2.11M | 0.01% | −4,996−14.3% | Reduced |
| Bank of Montreal | 29,952 | $2.11M | 0.00% | −3,081−9.3% | Reduced |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 30,063 | $2.12M | 0.00% | +13,634+83.0% | Added |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 30,856 | $2.18M | 0.00% | +3,966+14.7% | Added |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 33,338 | $2.24M | 0.00% | +7,711+30.1% | Added |
| Tribune Investment Group LP | 31,920 | $2.25M | 1.51% | +31,920 | New |
| D.A. Davidson & Co. | 32,228 | $2.27M | 0.01% | −13,166−29.0% | Reduced |