Question 1

Which hedge funds and institutional investors hold KREF?

Accepted Answer

StonkWhisper tracks 13F filings submitted to the SEC by institutional investment managers with over $100 million in assets. The whale tracker for KREF shows which major funds hold positions, their portfolio weight, share counts, and how those positions changed quarter over quarter.

Question 2

What does conviction level mean for KREF whale holdings?

Accepted Answer

Conviction level reflects how significant KREF is within a fund's overall portfolio. A high-conviction position means the manager has allocated a large percentage of their portfolio to KREF, suggesting strong directional confidence in the stock.

Question 3

How current is the whale data for KREF?

Accepted Answer

Institutional 13F filings are required within 45 days of each calendar quarter end (March 31, June 30, September 30, December 31). StonkWhisper processes filings as they are published on SEC EDGAR, so data reflects the most recently reported quarter.

Question 4

What do quarter-over-quarter changes tell me about KREF?

Accepted Answer

QoQ changes for KREF show whether institutional managers are increasing, decreasing, initiating, or exiting their positions. New positions and significant increases can signal growing institutional conviction, while exits or decreases may indicate waning confidence.

Manager	Shares	Value	% of Portfolio	Manager AUM
Millennium	1.5M	$9.0M	0.0%	$240.3B
State Street	1.3M	$8.1M	0.0%	$2896.4B
Two Sigma	942.2K	$5.8M	0.0%	$123.9B
Point72	699.2K	$4.3M	0.0%	$78.1B
Citadel	633.8K	$3.9M	0.0%	$618.5B
ExodusPoint	297.7K	$1.8M	0.0%	$12.4B
Balyasny	276.5K	$1.7M	0.0%	$77.1B
Geode Capital	193.8K	$1.2M	0.0%	$1607.5B
Marshall Wace	170.7K	$1.0M	0.0%	$100.4B
Invesco	169.6K	$1.0M	0.0%	$653.3B
BlackRock	125.4K	$768K	—	$5723.5B
DE Shaw	113.1K	$692K	0.0%	$166.3B
Brevan Howard	67.9K	$416K	0.0%	$11.3B
Caxton	45.3K	$277K	0.0%	$4.4B
Northern Trust	42.4K	$259K	—	$756.6B
Citadel	38.3K	$234K	—	$618.5B
Citadel	12.4K	$76K	—	$618.5B
Franklin Templeton	4.6K	$28K	—	$408.3B
AQR Capital	1.8K	$11K	—	$218.4B
Fidelity (FMR)	192	$1K	—	$1898.4B

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Who Holds KREF

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