Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in KSCP held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 502K | $2.1M | — | 3.623% | 0.00% |
| 2 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 142K | $592K | +22.4% | 1.024% | 0.00% |
| 3 | UBS Group AG | 112K | $466K | -29.3% | 0.806% | 0.00% |
| 4 | AlphaCentric Advisors LLC | 75K | $313K | 0.0% | 0.541% | 0.31% |
| 5 | VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | 66K | $275K | — | 0.475% | 0.00% |
| 6 | BlackRock, Inc. | 57K | $237K | +9.7% | 0.411% | 0.00% |
| 7 | STATE STREET CORP | 41K | $172K | 0.0% | 0.298% | 0.00% |
| 8 | LPL Financial LLC | 38K | $159K | +167.9% | 0.276% | 0.00% |
| 9 | KESTRA PRIVATE WEALTH SERVICES, LLC | 31K | $130K | -19.7% | 0.226% | 0.00% |
| 10 | Prime Capital Investment Advisors, LLC | 29K | $121K | — | 0.209% | 0.00% |
| 11 | Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC | 27K | $111K | — | 0.192% | 0.00% |
| 12 | Waterloo Capital, L.P. | 27K | $111K | — | 0.192% | 0.01% |
| 13 | XTX Topco Ltd | 25K | $106K | — | 0.184% | 0.00% |
| 14 | ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | 22K | $90K | +31.3% | 0.155% | 0.00% |
| 15 | Welch Group, LLC | 20K | $83K | — | 0.144% | 0.00% |
| 16 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 20K | $83K | -25.1% | 0.144% | 0.00% |
| 17 | Focus Partners Advisor Solutions, LLC | 19K | $78K | — | 0.134% | 0.00% |
| 18 | Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC | 19K | $77K | 0.0% | 0.134% | 0.00% |
| 19 | WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | 17K | $69K | +66.5% | 0.120% | 0.00% |
| 20 | Scientech Research LLC | 16K | $65K | — | 0.113% | 0.05% |
| 21 | Integrated Advisors Network LLC | 10K | $43K | — | 0.075% | 0.00% |
| 22 | Independent Advisor Alliance | 10K | $42K | 0.0% | 0.073% | 0.00% |
| 23 | BRAVE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | 10K | $42K | -54.5% | 0.072% | 0.01% |
| 24 | ADVISOR GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. | 8K | $32K | +6.6% | 0.056% | 0.00% |
| 25 | MORGAN STANLEY | 7K | $31K | -20.3% | 0.054% | 0.00% |
denotes a marquee investor (Buffett, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost and other widely-followed managers). “% of Fund” shows how much of that investor’s total 13F portfolio is invested in KSCP — a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in KSCP during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new KSCP position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their KSCP position in Q1 2026
7 quarters of 13F filings · Δ columns show change vs prior quarter
| Quarter | Inst. Holders | Δ Holders | Ownership % | Δ Ownership | Total 13F Value | Δ Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 64 | +39% | 20.82% | 20.19 pp | $6M | 49% |
| Q4 2025 | 46 | +2.2% | 41.01% | +22.87 pp | $11M | +126% |
| Q3 2025 | 45 | +29% | 18.14% | +8.49 pp | $5M | +88% |
| Q2 2025 | 35 | +21% | 9.65% | +1.62 pp | $3M | +20% |
| Q1 2025 | 29 | +32% | 8.03% | 3.96 pp | $2M | 33% |
| Q4 2024 | 22 | +0.0% | 11.99% | +9.33 pp | $3M | +351% |
| Q3 2024 | 22 | — | 2.66% | — | $1M | — |
Source: SEC 13F institutional filings. Ownership % requires market cap data and will show once linked. Δ columns compare to the immediately prior filed quarter.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying KSCP stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Knightscope, Inc. stands at 20.8%, held across 64 reporting institutions.
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC is the largest reported institutional holder of KSCP, with approximately 502,063 shares worth $0.00B as of Q1 2026.
No marquee "smart money" managers (Berkshire, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost, etc.) currently appear among the top 25 institutional holders of KSCP.
Our composite Smart Money Score for KSCP is 35 out of 100 (Bearish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
27 institutions opened new positions in KSCP during Q1 2026, while 9 fully exited. 26 added to existing positions and 9 trimmed.
KSCP institutional ownership fell by 20.19 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +18 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 79.4% of all reported 13F value in KSCP, and the top 25 account for 97.9%.
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.