Kadant
303 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.76B invested in Kadant in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 94 increasing their positions, 118 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.
203% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.02M | Put options by funds: $998K
0.03% less ownership
Funds ownership: 112.09% → 112.05% (-0.03%)
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.93B → $3.76B (-$165M)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 316 → 303 (-13)
14% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 49
20% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 94 | Existing positions reduced: 118
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$50.7M |
| 2 |
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
|
+$20.8M |
| 3 |
Brown Advisory
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$15.8M |
| 4 |
MIM
MetLife Investment Management
Whippany,
New Jersey
|
+$14.1M |
| 5 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
+$13.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
|
-$90.4M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$42.3M |
| 3 |
Chevy Chase Trust
Bethesda,
Maryland
|
-$28.5M |
| 4 |
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$25.3M |
| 5 |
CIP
Champlain Investment Partners
Burlington,
Vermont
|
-$18M |
KAI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2025 in Review
303 of the 8,267 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kadant (KAI) for Q4 2025, worth a combined $3.76B — down 4.2% from $3.93B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 49 funds closed out of KAI and 42 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 118 trimmed existing stakes and 94 added.
The largest buyer was Capital World Investors, adding an estimated $50.7M. The largest seller was Macquarie Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $90.4M sold.
- 303 institutional investors held Kadant (KAI) as of Q4 2025, down from 316 in Q3 2025.
- Funds reported $3.76B of Kadant stock for Q4 2025, down 4.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 42 funds opened new Kadant positions in Q4 2025 and 49 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
- The largest Kadant buyer in Q4 2025 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $50.7M added.
- The largest Kadant seller in Q4 2025 was Macquarie Group, an estimated $90.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2025.