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KARO Karooooo (KARO) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Software & IT · Services-prepackaged software · CIK 0001828102
SEC filings
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
53
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about KARO

Insiders, 180 days
-$18.4M net sold
1 seller · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan

Karooooo insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, Karooooo Ltd. insiders sold a net $18.4M of stock across 21 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Foreign private issuer: most of its insiders are exempt from SEC Form 4, but some still file it; those filings are listed below, and the record may be incomplete.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
CEO & Executive Chairman
SELL
2026-08-27 SECtraded 2026-08-26
23
$1.5K
-3.7%
Context
  • 20 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (20 sales), the last on Aug 25, 2026.
  • The trade is 0.0% of the 17,631,026 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 53 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: CEO & Executive Chairman Calisto Isaias Jose sold about $1.5K of KARO on Aug 26, 2026; 53 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
CEO & Executive Chairman
SELL
2026-08-27 SECtraded 2026-08-25
336
$21.6K
-3.7%
Context
  • 19 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (19 sales), the last on Aug 24, 2026.
  • The trade is 0.0% of the 17,631,049 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 53 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: CEO & Executive Chairman Calisto Isaias Jose sold about $21.6K of KARO on Aug 25, 2026; 53 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
CEO & Executive Chairman
SELL
2026-08-26 SECtraded 2026-08-24
9,315
$599.4K
-3.5%
Context
  • 18 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (18 sales), the last on Aug 21, 2026.
  • The trade is 0.1% of the 17,631,385 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 53 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: CEO & Executive Chairman Calisto Isaias Jose sold about $599.4K of KARO on Aug 24, 2026; 53 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
CEO Executive Chairman
SELL
2026-08-24 SECtraded 2026-08-21
6,202
$393.8K
+1.3%
Context
  • 17 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (17 sales), the last on Aug 19, 2026.
  • The trade is 0.0% of the 17,640,700 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 53 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: CEO Executive Chairman Calisto Isaias Jose sold about $393.8K of KARO on Aug 21, 2026; 53 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
CEO & Executive Chairman
SELL
2026-08-20 SECtraded 2026-08-19
1,193
$75.3K
+1.2%
Context
  • 16 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (16 sales), the last on Aug 18, 2026.
  • The trade is 0.0% of the 17,646,902 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 53 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: CEO & Executive Chairman Calisto Isaias Jose sold about $75.3K of KARO on Aug 19, 2026; 53 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
21 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$18.4M over 180 days
-$13.3M over 90 days · -$18.4M of it by a 10%+ holder
below 76% of Software & IT
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
53 funds bought in last quarter
below 63% of Software & IT
Revenue
no revenue reported in any filing
Margin
no margin: no revenue reported
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
2.5% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-27) · 4.5 days to cover · settled 2026-10-15
below 65% of Software & IT
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+44.0%12M
-10%+11%+32%+53%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-08-05 · Calisto Isaias Jose sold $2.2M2026-07-29 · Calisto Isaias Jose sold $2.1M2026-08-04 · Calisto Isaias Jose sold $1.7M2026-07-31 · Calisto Isaias Jose sold $1.6M2026-07-27 · Calisto Isaias Jose sold $1.6M2026-08-10 · Calisto Isaias Jose sold $1.4M2026-07-28 · Calisto Isaias Jose sold $1.4M2026-08-03 · Calisto Isaias Jose sold $1.3M2026-08-06 · Calisto Isaias Jose sold $1.2M2026-07-30 · Calisto Isaias Jose sold $1.2M2026-08-07 · Calisto Isaias Jose sold $801.5K2026-08-24 · Calisto Isaias Jose sold $599.4K2026-08-13 · Calisto Isaias Jose sold $523.6K2026-08-21 · Calisto Isaias Jose sold $393.8K2026-08-12 · Calisto Isaias Jose sold $136.1K2026-08-19 · Calisto Isaias Jose sold $75.3K2026-08-14 · Calisto Isaias Jose sold $61.9K2026-08-18 · Calisto Isaias Jose sold $41.0K2026-08-25 · Calisto Isaias Jose sold $21.6K2026-08-11 · Calisto Isaias Jose sold $15.2K2026-08-26 · Calisto Isaias Jose sold $1.5K2026-07-23 · Isaias Jose Calisto filed to sell $26.3M
Insider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns KARO: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
2,287,668 sh
$112.9M
$5.7M
100,344 sh
$5.0M

Congress trades in KARO

No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

KARO planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
Isaias Jose Calisto
Filed 2026-07-23
$26.3M

KARO mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
AVE MARIA WORLD EQUITY FUND
$3.9M position · as of 2026-06-30
2.5%
Ashmore Emerging Markets Frontier Equity Fund
$1.3M position · as of 2026-07-31
1.2%
ERSHARES GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURS
$240.1K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.6%
Global X Internet of Things ETF
$1.1M position · as of 2026-05-31
0.5%
Dodge & Cox Emerging Markets Stock Fund
$3.4M position · as of 2026-06-30
0.2%
Small Cap Core Fund
$135.0K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.0%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
The complete filing record, in one place.
The record shows a net $18.4M sold by insiders over 180 days, 53 funds added last quarter. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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KARO financials

Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-022024-022023-022022-02
Gross profit$3.2B$2.7B$2.3B$1.8B
Net income$937.1M$754.2M$608.8M$476.6M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

KARO Stock Sonar score 3/7 axes

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KARO ranks highest on risk and compliance (66th percentile) and institutional and government (37th), and lowest on insider conviction (9th), among Software & IT peers.

Insider conviction
9
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$18.4M · 18 pct, sector of 284
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 290
Institutional and government
37
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter53 · 37 pct, sector of 415
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quartersno lobbying filings in the last four quarters
Risk and compliance
66
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+2.5% · 66 pct, sector of 528
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3yrevenue under $50M or not filed, so a count cannot be scaled to size
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5yrevenue under $50M or not filed, so a count cannot be scaled to size
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-Kneeds two 10-Ks with a Risk Factors section (not 20-F filers or stubs)
4 not measured: Profitability, Financial health, Growth, US patents
  • Profitability needs 2 of 4 inputs, 0 present: fewer than four consecutive quarters of net income; fewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
  • Financial health needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: no debt line filed
  • Growth needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: no backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog; no revenue for this year and the year before
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

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KARO filings, in plain words

Are Karooooo insiders buying or selling KARO?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Karooooo insiders were net sellers, a net $18.4M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 1 seller.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Karooooo insiders were net sellers of KARO, a net $18.4M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 1 seller. Most of that figure, $18.4M, came from a holder of 10% or more rather than an officer or director. None of the 21 insider sales was flagged as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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