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Karat Packaging

132 hedge funds and large institutions have $179M invested in Karat Packaging in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 43 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 10

26% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 43

24% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $145M → $179M (+$34.1M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 124132 (+8)

0.19% more ownership

Funds ownership: 31.98%32.17% (+0.19%)

Holders
132
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+6.45%
% of All Funds
1.62%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
20
Increased
54
Reduced
43
Closed
10
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Northern Trust
26
Northern Trust
Illinois
$2.21M +$55.8K +2,216 +3%
TI
27
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$2.05M -$286K -11,367 -13%
PAIM
28
Punch & Associates Investment Management
Minnesota
$1.93M +$164K +6,500 +10%
AG
29
Algert Global
California
$1.84M +$1.3M +51,590 +361%
VPM
30
Vanguard Portfolio Management
Pennsylvania
$1.71M +$1.54M +61,312 New
VFT
31
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust
Pennsylvania
$1.67M +$1.51M +59,972 New
Morgan Stanley
32
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.49M -$258K -10,231 -16%
N
33
Nuveen
North Carolina
$1.39M +$919K +36,470 +271%
Jane Street
34
Jane Street
New York
$1.28M +$698K +27,715 +153%
Marshall Wace
35
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$1.19M +$1.07M +42,575 New
Renaissance Technologies
36
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$1.16M -$166K -6,600 -14%
OSAM
37
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$1.14M -$96.7K -3,839 -9%
JP Morgan Chase
38
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.06M -$294K -11,681 -23%
HF
39
HRT Financial
New York
$1M -$132K -5,243 -13%
Wellington Management Group
40
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$996K +$105K +4,170 +13%
EGM
41
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$940K +$164K +6,512 +24%
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
42
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$928K +$14K +557 +2%
Los Angeles Capital Management
43
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$918K +$213K +8,446 +35%
Barclays
44
Barclays
United Kingdom
$853K -$308K -12,211 -29%
Lazard Asset Management
45
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$773K +$225K +8,941 +48%
First Trust Advisors
46
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$769K +$4.71K +187 +0.7%
GCP
47
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$697K +$150K +5,959 +31%
UBS Group
48
UBS Group
Switzerland
$690K -$1.04M -41,290 -63%
Point72 Asset Management
49
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
$684K +$226K +8,970 +58%
VA
50
Vident Advisory
Georgia
$652K +$588K +23,353 New

KRT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review

132 of the 8,126 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Karat Packaging (KRT) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $179M — up 24% from $145M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new KRT positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 54 added to existing stakes and 43 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Two Sigma Investments, adding an estimated $1.94M. The largest seller was Polar Asset Management Partners, cutting an estimated $5.06M.

  • 132 institutional investors held Karat Packaging (KRT) as of Q1 2026, up from 124 in Q4 2025.
  • Funds reported $179M of Karat Packaging stock for Q1 2026, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new Karat Packaging positions in Q1 2026 and 10 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest Karat Packaging buyer in Q1 2026 was Two Sigma Investments, an estimated $1.94M added.
  • The largest Karat Packaging seller in Q1 2026 was Polar Asset Management Partners, an estimated $5.06M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.