KTOSKratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.

$42.37-48% 1Y

Who owns KTOS

622 institutions reported holding KTOS for 2026Q2, together 85% of the company, fewer than the 699 a quarter earlier.

622

Institutions reporting a position · as of 2026Q2 · down from 699 the quarter before

Shares held by institutions
152.9M

Shares held by institutions · 85% of the company · long US equity positions only, as reported on Form 13F

Reported value
$7.67B

Reported value · at Jun 30, 2026 prices, not today's

Top 5 holders
34%

Top 5 holders · of the whole company, between five filers

Details›
Reporting quarter2026-06-30
2026Q2
Quarters on record
53
New positions
111
Positions exited
188
Added to
215
Reduced
216
Top 10 holdersof the company
44%
Shares sold shortsettled Sep 15, 2026
10.1M
Short interestof shares outstanding
5.6%
Days to coverat the average daily volume
2.8
Change in the short positionsince the Aug 31, 2026 count
+3.4%
Institutional ownership by quarter, 2013Q2 to 2026Q2
QuarterFilersSharesReported value
2026Q2622152.9M$7.67B
2026Q1699166.5M$11.7B
2025Q4661153.1M$11.5B
2025Q3617152.6M$13.9B
2025Q2487166.8M$7.74B
2025Q1391154.6M$4.59B
2024Q4346131.4M$3.47B
2024Q3328128.9M$3.01B
2024Q2323128.4M$2.57B
2024Q1309128.8M$2.37B
2023Q4270113.1M$2.29B
2023Q3238109.1M$1.64B
2023Q2238108.1M$1.55B
2023Q1242108.1M$1.46B
2022Q4246107.9M$1.11B
2022Q3246106.4M$1.08B
Largest reported holders, 2026Q2
HolderShares% of companyValue
BlackRock Inc.24.0M13%$1.20B
VANGUARD GROUP INC17.9M10.0%$894M
STATE STREET CORP9.1M5.1%$452M
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP6.0M3.4%$300M
ARK Investment Management LLC4.7M2.6%$233M
Invesco Ltd.4.1M2.3%$204M
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC3.7M2.1%$185M
Hood River Capital Management LLC3.1M1.7%$156M
VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP3.0M1.7%$149M
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP2.6M1.5%$132M
Short interest by settlement date, Aug 29, 2025 to Sep 15, 2026
SettlementShares shortOf shares outstandingDays to cover
Sep 15, 202610.1M5.6%2.8
Aug 31, 20269.7M5.4%3.5
Aug 14, 20268.3M4.6%1.8
Jul 31, 20269.5M5.3%2.9
Jul 15, 202610.4M5.8%2.3
Jun 30, 202610.1M5.6%1.5
Jun 15, 202614.5M8.1%3.6
May 29, 202611.7M6.5%2.3
May 15, 202613.1M7.3%2.7
Apr 30, 202610.3M5.8%2.6
Apr 15, 20269.4M5.3%2.8
Mar 31, 202611.0M6.1%2.8

SEC Form 13F data sets (DERA bulk files). 13F is quarterly, filed up to 45 days late, and covers long US equity positions only, no shorts, no derivatives, nothing held below the reporting threshold. The short position is FINRA's consolidated count for each twice-monthly settlement date, as a share of shares outstanding.

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