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313 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.73B invested in Kadant in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 109 increasing their positions, 104 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

604% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $472K | Put options by funds: $67K

93% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 27

9.44% more ownership

Funds ownership: 109.83%119.28% (+9.4%)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 291313 (+22)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.45B → $4.73B (+$281M)

5% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 109 | Existing positions reduced: 104

Holders
313
Holders Change
+22
Holders Change %
+7.56%
% of All Funds
4.2%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
52
Increased
109
Reduced
104
Closed
27
Calls
$472K
Puts
$67K
Net Calls
+$405K
Net Calls Change
-$803K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$608M +$310M +853,365 +90%
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
2
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$450M -$4.65M -12,789 -0.9%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$449M +$41.5M +114,310 +9%
WA
4
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
$320M -$40.2M -110,567 -10%
Neuberger Berman Group
5
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$187M -$69.5M -191,310 -26%
Capital International Investors
6
Capital International Investors
California
$186M -$29.9M -82,226 -13%
State Street
7
State Street
Massachusetts
$150M +$58.3M +160,491 +57%
Chevy Chase Trust
8
Chevy Chase Trust
Maryland
$149M -$11.8M -32,524 -7%
Macquarie Group
9
Macquarie Group
Australia
$108M +$2.77M +7,626 +2%
Morgan Stanley
10
Morgan Stanley
New York
$108M +$51.7M +142,414 +80%
Capital World Investors
11
Capital World Investors
California
$102M -$3.81M -10,483 -3%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
12
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$100M -$5.06M -13,917 -4%
Geode Capital Management
13
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$92.6M +$3.23M +8,884 +3%
RP
14
Riverbridge Partners
Minnesota
$83.3M -$9.06M -24,942 -9%
CCA
15
Conestoga Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$74.5M +$39.8M +109,439 +98%
T. Rowe Price Associates
16
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$63.6M -$992K -2,730 -1%
Brown Advisory
17
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$62.6M -$28.7M -79,075 -30%
UBS Group
18
UBS Group
Switzerland
$59M +$17.8M +49,048 +39%
Northern Trust
19
Northern Trust
Illinois
$55.7M +$3.99M +10,972 +7%
CIP
20
Champlain Investment Partners
Vermont
$54.2M +$41.7M +114,732 +249%
RA
21
Royce & Associates
New York
$50.3M -$20.5M -56,444 -27%
Fidelity Investments
22
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$49.7M -$4.95M -13,636 -8%
BBHC
23
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$46.3M -$7.16M -19,721 -13%
Norges Bank
24
Norges Bank
Norway
$45.8M +$442K +1,216 +0.9%
Wells Fargo
25
Wells Fargo
California
$45.3M +$2.29M +6,309 +5%

KAI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

313 of the 7,458 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kadant (KAI) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $4.73B — up 6.3% from $4.45B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 52 funds opened new KAI positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 25 holders — while 109 added to existing stakes and 104 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $310M. The largest seller was Neuberger Berman Group, cutting an estimated $69.5M.

  • 313 institutional investors held Kadant (KAI) as of Q1 2025, up from 291 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $4.73B of Kadant stock for Q1 2025, up 6.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 52 funds opened new Kadant positions in Q1 2025 and 27 closed out, a net change of +25 holders.
  • The largest Kadant buyer in Q1 2025 was BlackRock, an estimated $310M added.
  • The largest Kadant seller in Q1 2025 was Neuberger Berman Group, an estimated $69.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.