Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in KMT held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 12.2M | $439.3M | +8.0% | 15.956% | 0.01% |
| 2 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 5.6M | $200.7M | β | 7.288% | 0.01% |
| 3 | BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP | 5.3M | $190.2M | -48.5% | 6.909% | 1.35% |
| 4 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 4.7M | $171.2M | -0.3% | 6.217% | 0.04% |
| 5 | AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | 3.5M | $126.3M | +10.9% | 4.587% | 0.07% |
| 6 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 3.4M | $123.8M | β | 4.496% | 0.00% |
| 7 | STATE STREET CORP | 3.0M | $106.9M | +2.1% | 3.884% | 0.00% |
| 8 | WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2.5M | $89.7M | β | 3.257% | 0.30% |
| 9 | ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 2.3M | $83.0M | +15.4% | 3.016% | 0.04% |
| 10 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1.9M | $69.3M | +2.0% | 2.518% | 0.00% |
| 11 | FMR LLC | 1.7M | $62.2M | -29.6% | 2.260% | 0.00% |
| 12 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 1.5M | $55.0M | +0.8% | 1.996% | 0.01% |
| 13 | MORGAN STANLEY | 1.5M | $54.8M | -20.3% | 1.990% | 0.00% |
| 14 | Medina Value Partners, LLC | 1.1M | $40.3M | +15.3% | 1.465% | 8.45% |
| 15 | Fisher Asset Management, LLC | 1.1M | $38.9M | -9.8% | 1.411% | 0.01% |
| 16 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 964K | $34.8M | -3.2% | 1.264% | 0.01% |
| 17 | NFJ INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC | 929K | $33.6M | β | 1.219% | 1.27% |
| 18 | SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | 897K | $32.4M | β | 1.177% | 0.00% |
| 19 | ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC | 869K | $31.4M | -63.4% | 1.140% | 0.35% |
| 20 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 846K | $30.6M | +0.4% | 1.110% | 0.00% |
| 21 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 806K | $29.1M | +52.8% | 1.057% | 0.00% |
| 22 | Nuveen, LLC | 784K | $28.3M | +375.1% | 1.028% | 0.01% |
| 23 | Invesco Ltd. | 696K | $25.1M | +119.2% | 0.913% | 0.00% |
| 24 | BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 669K | $24.2M | +2.0% | 0.878% | 0.49% |
| 25 | IMC-Chicago, LLC | 648K | $23.4M | β | 0.850% | 0.35% |
denotes a marquee investor (Buffett, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost and other widely-followed managers). β% of Fundβ shows how much of that investorβs total 13F portfolio is invested in KMT β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in KMT during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new KMT position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their KMT position in Q1 2026
8 quarters of 13F filings Β· Ξ columns show change vs prior quarter
| Quarter | Inst. Holders | Ξ Holders | Ownership % | Ξ Ownership | Total 13F Value | Ξ Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 309 | +17% | 102.38% | +20.81 pp | $2.73B | +26% |
| Q4 2025 | 265 | +8.2% | 81.57% | +19.64 pp | $2.17B | +32% |
| Q3 2025 | 245 | 5.8% | 61.93% | 4.35 pp | $1.65B | 6.6% |
| Q2 2025 | 260 | +5.3% | 66.28% | +4.94 pp | $1.77B | +8.1% |
| Q1 2025 | 247 | +6.5% | 61.34% | 12.49 pp | $1.64B | 17% |
| Q4 2024 | 232 | 3.3% | 73.83% | 6.71 pp | $1.97B | 8.3% |
| Q3 2024 | 240 | +6.2% | 80.54% | +7.64 pp | $2.15B | +10% |
| Q2 2024 | 226 | β | 72.90% | β | $1.94B | β |
Source: SEC 13F institutional filings. Ownership % requires market cap data and will show once linked. Ξ columns compare to the immediately prior filed quarter.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying KMT stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Kennametal Inc. stands at 102.4%, held across 309 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of KMT, with approximately 12,160,015 shares worth $0.44B as of Q1 2026.
Yes β 2 widely-followed marquee investors appear among the top 25 institutional holders of KMT, including Fisher Asset Management, LLC, SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP.
Our composite Smart Money Score for KMT is 75 out of 100 (Bullish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
80 institutions opened new positions in KMT during Q1 2026, while 36 fully exited. 195 added to existing positions and 34 trimmed.
KMT institutional ownership rose by 20.81 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +44 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 58.6% of all reported 13F value in KMT, and the top 25 account for 78.6%.
All data is sourced from SEC Form 13F filings, which institutional investment managers with at least $100M in assets are required to file each quarter. We process every 13F filing from EDGAR and recompute the aggregates after each cycle. Insider transactions are sourced from Form 4 filings.
Kennametal Inc. (KMT) Institutional Ownership