KADANT INC KAI

US Industrials Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery)
$309.00
+0.7%
52w: $246.93 – $357.40

Latest 13F among current holders filed 17 days ago (Jun 18, 2026)

Price — last 12 months

research preview data
246.93302.17357.40
Jun 20, 2025 Jul 2, 2026
Institutional holders
319
+16 QoQ
13F value
$3.83B
+1.9% QoQ
Smart-money holders
12
signal tier ≥ 2
New smart buyers
0
Q1 2026
Options barometer
2.8×
$3.6M calls / $1.3M puts

Institutional value by quarter

$4.10B
Q1 2024
$3.74B
Q2 2024
$4.40B
Q3 2024
$4.45B
Q4 2024
$4.73B
Q1 2025
$4.41B
Q2 2025
$3.96B
Q3 2025
$3.76B
Q4 2025
$3.83B
Q1 2026

Number of holders

261
Q1 2024
258
Q2 2024
282
Q3 2024
292
Q4 2024
315
Q1 2025
316
Q2 2025
318
Q3 2025
303
Q4 2025
319
Q1 2026

Who owns KAI?

Q1 2026 filings
FundTypeSharesValue% of fundChange
BlackRock, Inc. Index provider1.7M$507.7M0.0%0.0%
KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC Other1.2M$339.6M1.0%-2.3%
WASATCH ADVISORS LP Other1.0M$303.6M2.0%+13.7%
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC Diversified mechanical701.9K$205.2M0.0%
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Diversified mechanical529.0K$154.7M0.0%
STATE STREET CORP Index provider460.5K$134.6M0.0%+0.8%
Capital International Investors Long only active447.8K$130.9M0.0%-6.2%
NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC Diversified mechanical369.5K$108.0M0.1%-8.1%
Capital World Investors Long only active354.9K$103.7M0.0%-28.3%
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC Index provider319.6K$93.5M0.0%+1.6%
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP Quant stat arb278.5K$81.4M0.0%-0.2%
RIVERBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC Other252.2K$73.7M1.8%+43.4%
ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP Other237.9K$69.6M0.7%+16.1%
Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC ★2Fundamental diversified209.9K$61.4M1.2%-2.9%
NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. Diversified mechanical182.4K$53.3M0.1%-33.4%
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ Diversified mechanical174.8K$51.1M0.0%-8.4%
BROWN ADVISORY INC Diversified mechanical172.5K$50.4M0.1%-16.0%
MORGAN STANLEY Bank broker163.2K$47.7M0.0%-5.0%
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO Diversified mechanical151.8K$44.4M0.2%0.0%
NORTHERN TRUST CORP Index provider146.2K$42.7M0.0%0.0%
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC Index provider135.1K$39.5M0.0%+4.3%
Champlain Investment Partners, LLC Other129.1K$37.7M0.5%-30.1%
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN Bank broker129.0K$37.7M0.0%+4.4%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ Bank broker118.2K$34.6M0.0%+21.6%
Grandeur Peak Global Advisors, LLC ★2Fundamental diversified113.6K$33.2M7.8%+311.5%
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC Bank broker109.5K$31.9M0.0%+7.0%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Bank broker104.3K$30.5M0.0%+36.8%
FMR LLC Long only active99.5K$29.1M0.0%-0.5%
MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ Other87.8K$27.6M0.0%+0.4%
Select Equity Group, L.P. ★2Fundamental diversified88.6K$25.9M0.1%+16.3%
Legal & General Group Plc Diversified mechanical87.0K$25.4M0.0%+0.5%
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC Bank broker86.7K$25.4M0.0%+147.6%
SEI INVESTMENTS CO Diversified mechanical85.7K$25.1M0.0%-3.8%
LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P Other85.6K$25.0M0.0%-2.5%
VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO Diversified mechanical81.9K$23.9M0.0%
Bank of New York Mellon Corp Diversified mechanical81.1K$23.7M0.0%-1.9%
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Other78.1K$22.8M0.1%+46.5%
DUDLEY & SHANLEY, INC. ★3Fundamental concentrated75.7K$22.1M3.6%+37.4%
Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, LLC Other74.3K$21.7M0.1%-41.2%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA Bank broker72.6K$21.2M0.0%+3.2%
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Multistrat pod72.5K$21.2M0.0%+1098.0%
UBS Group AG Bank broker66.9K$19.6M0.0%-19.1%
Amundi Diversified mechanical65.1K$19.0M0.0%+29.3%
Handelsbanken Fonder AB Diversified mechanical61.1K$17.9M0.1%-34.4%
Curi Capital, LLC Other58.7K$17.2M0.3%+1.5%
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC Wealth advisor57.8K$16.9M0.0%+100.6%
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC Diversified mechanical57.6K$16.8M0.0%+2.2%
JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC Diversified mechanical56.2K$16.4M0.0%+406.6%
Pictet Asset Management Holding SA Diversified mechanical55.1K$16.1M0.0%+27.3%
MetLife Investment Management, LLC Insurance54.0K$15.8M0.1%-4.3%

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