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KREF KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Real Estate · Real estate investment trusts · CIK 0001631596
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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
85
13F, latest reported quarter

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust insider trades (Form 4)

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

No insider purchases or sales are on record for KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. in the period covered. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-27.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Salem Matthew A
Chief Executive Officer
BUY
2026-04-27 SECtraded 2026-04-24
60,000
$362.4K
-6.5%
Context
  • 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 buys), the last on Nov 6, 2025.
  • +4.2% median (+9.1% mean) 90-day return after 3 previous buys.
  • The trade is 8.5% of the 703,075 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 85 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Executive Officer Salem Matthew A bought about $362.4K of KREF on Apr 24, 2026, the largest insider purchase at the company on our record; 1 other insider bought within 30 days and 85 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Mattson W Patrick
President, COO and Secretary
BUY
2026-04-27 SECtraded 2026-04-24
40,000
$241.2K
-6.5%
Context
  • 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 buys), the last on Nov 6, 2025.
  • +4.2% median (+9.7% mean) 90-day return after 3 previous buys.
  • The trade is 8.0% of the 500,287 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 85 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: President, COO and Secretary Mattson W Patrick bought about $241.2K of KREF on Apr 24, 2026; 1 other insider bought within 30 days and 85 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
ROSENBERG RALPH F
Director
SELL
2025-12-03 SEC
125,289
$1.0M
-25.7%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 85 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director ROSENBERG RALPH F sold about $1.0M of KREF on Dec 3, 2025, the largest insider sale at the company since 2022; 85 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Lee Christen E.J.
Director
BUY
2025-11-10 SECtraded 2025-11-07
10,000
$78.0K
-24.3%
Context
  • 4 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy, 3 sales), the last on May 12, 2023.
  • The trade is 4.4% of the 229,133 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders bought within 30 days.
  • 85 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Lee Christen E.J. bought about $78.0K of KREF on Nov 7, 2025; 3 other insiders bought within 30 days and 85 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
AHERN TERRANCE R
Director
BUY
2025-11-10 SECtraded 2025-11-06
23,700
$185.1K
-24.3%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 37.9% of the 62,556 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders bought within 30 days.
  • 85 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director AHERN TERRANCE R bought about $185.1K of KREF on Nov 6, 2025, the largest insider purchase at the company since 2024; 3 other insiders bought within 30 days and 85 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
17 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
no insider buys or sells on file
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
85 funds bought in last quarter
below 66% of Real Estate
Revenue
no revenue reported in any filing
Margin
no margin: no revenue reported
Buybacks
$38.9M repurchased, FY to 2026-06-30
more than 66% of Real Estate
Short interest
14.5% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 5.0 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 88% of Real Estate
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-27.3%12M
-31%-19%-8%+4%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2025-12-03 · ROSENBERG RALPH F sold $1.0M2026-04-24 · Salem Matthew A bought $362.4K2025-11-06 · Salem Matthew A bought $250.9K2026-04-24 · Mattson W Patrick bought $241.2K2025-11-06 · AHERN TERRANCE R bought $185.1K2025-11-06 · Mattson W Patrick bought $102.8K2025-11-07 · Lee Christen E.J. bought $78.0K
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Who owns KREF: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.
10,000,001 sh
$68.4M
BlackRock, Inc.
5,898,946 sh
$40.3M
Long Pond Capital, LP
5,813,201 sh
$39.8M
UBS Group AG
3,641,056 sh
$24.9M
NOMURA HOLDINGS INC
2,704,317 sh
$18.5M

Congress trades in KREF

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.

KREF planned insider sales (Form 144)

No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.

KREF mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Hoya Capital High Dividend Yield ETF
$946.9K position · as of 2026-05-31
0.9%
VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF
$3.6M position · as of 2026-06-30
0.9%
iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF
$4.2M position · as of 2026-06-30
0.8%
Amplify Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF
$608.7K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.3%
iShares Micro-Cap ETF
$1.2M position · as of 2026-06-30
0.1%
iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF
$1.1M position · as of 2026-05-31
0.0%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
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The record shows 85 funds added last quarter. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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KREF financials

Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of revenue filed
Net margin, TTM
n/a
needs four consecutive quarters of both revenue and net income
Free cash flow, TTM
$63.0M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Debt to equity
6.91x
long-term debt only, 2018-03-31 (100 months older than the period end); equity 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt
0.01x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term debt only, 2018-03-31 (100 months older than the period end)
Return on equity
-17.0%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
-2.8%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
Return on capital employed
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
P/E, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
Enterprise value
$6.7B
market value at close 2026-10-23 on 2026-07-20 shares, plus long-term debt only, 2018-03-31 (100 months older than the period end), minus cash 2026-06-30
FCF yield
+18.7%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-23
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
Price as of 2026-10-23. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Net income-$47.1M$35.6M-$30.9M$38.1M
EPS (diluted)-1.050.19-0.780.23
Operating cash flow$72.3M$132.6M$155.7M$141.1M
Cash$84.6M$104.9M$135.9M$239.8M
Buybacks$43.4M$10.0M$0$35.8M
Dividends paid$66.9M$81.8M$118.9M$115.4M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-27

KREF Stock Sonar score 4/7 axes

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KREF ranks highest on institutional and government (34th percentile) and profitability (17th), and lowest on risk and compliance (6th), among Real Estate peers.

Profitability
17
Inputs
  • Return on equity-17.0% · 13 pct, sector of 230
  • Return on assets-2.8% · 21 pct, sector of 255
  • Return on invested capitalfewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
  • Return on capital employedfewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
Financial health
12
Inputs
  • Debt to equity6.91x · 5 pct, sector of 210
  • Cash flow to debt0.01x · 19 pct, sector of 215
Institutional and government
34
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter85 · 34 pct, sector of 171
  • 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
6
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+14.5% · 6 pct, sector of 256
  • 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)
3 not measured: Growth, Insider conviction, US patents
  • 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
  • Insider conviction needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: no Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) in 180 days; no insider trades in 180 days
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

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