Kirby Corp
435 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.05B invested in Kirby Corp in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 86 funds opening new positions, 159 increasing their positions, 135 reducing their positions, and 58 closing their positions.
310% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $8.84M | Put options by funds: $2.15M
67% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 10 (+4)
48% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 86 | Existing positions closed: 58
18% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.97B → $7.05B (+$1.08B)
18% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 159 | Existing positions reduced: 135
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 411 → 435 (+24)
0.66% less ownership
Funds ownership: 99.95% → 99.29% (-0.66%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FCM
Frontier Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$64.8M |
| 2 |
HRCM
Hood River Capital Management
Palm Beach Gardens,
Florida
|
+$58.8M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$40.8M |
| 4 |
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$34.6M |
| 5 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$33.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Trust Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
-$108M |
| 2 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
-$65M |
| 3 |
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
|
-$55.2M |
| 4 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$48.1M |
| 5 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$45.2M |
KEX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review
435 of the 8,186 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kirby Corp (KEX) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $7.05B — up 18% from $5.97B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 86 funds opened new KEX positions and 58 closed out — a net gain of 28 holders — while 159 added to existing stakes and 135 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Frontier Capital Management, adding an estimated $64.8M. The largest seller was First Trust Advisors, cutting an estimated $108M.
- 435 institutional investors held Kirby Corp (KEX) as of Q1 2026, up from 411 in Q4 2025.
- Funds reported $7.05B of Kirby Corp stock for Q1 2026, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
- 86 funds opened new Kirby Corp positions in Q1 2026 and 58 closed out, a net change of +28 holders.
- The largest Kirby Corp buyer in Q1 2026 was Frontier Capital Management, an estimated $64.8M added.
- The largest Kirby Corp seller in Q1 2026 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $108M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.