Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in KWR held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 2.0M | $251.5M | +0.2% | 11.676% | 0.00% |
| 2 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 929K | $115.5M | β | 5.362% | 0.01% |
| 3 | ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP | 824K | $102.4M | +9.0% | 4.753% | 1.01% |
| 4 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 751K | $93.3M | +5.4% | 4.331% | 0.02% |
| 5 | WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | 748K | $92.9M | -1.2% | 4.316% | 0.02% |
| 6 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 624K | $77.5M | β | 3.598% | 0.00% |
| 7 | MORGAN STANLEY | 614K | $76.3M | -10.7% | 3.545% | 0.00% |
| 8 | STATE STREET CORP | 543K | $67.4M | -0.4% | 3.132% | 0.00% |
| 9 | WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | 388K | $48.3M | -17.4% | 2.241% | 0.16% |
| 10 | NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. | 342K | $42.4M | -5.8% | 1.970% | 0.07% |
| 11 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 336K | $41.8M | +3.3% | 1.940% | 0.00% |
| 12 | Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | 326K | $40.4M | -5.1% | 1.881% | 0.07% |
| 13 | VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | 316K | $39.2M | -2.9% | 1.821% | 0.03% |
| 14 | DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC | 274K | $34.0M | -1.7% | 1.580% | 0.64% |
| 15 | Copeland Capital Management, LLC | 265K | $32.9M | -14.0% | 1.529% | 0.73% |
| 16 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 224K | $27.8M | +25.4% | 1.292% | 0.00% |
| 17 | MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | 221K | $27.5M | -5.1% | 1.275% | 0.01% |
| 18 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 211K | $26.2M | +2.3% | 1.217% | 0.00% |
| 19 | JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | 199K | $24.8M | +1.7% | 1.150% | 0.01% |
| 20 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 196K | $24.3M | -1.1% | 1.129% | 0.00% |
| 21 | Invesco Ltd. | 189K | $23.5M | +178.1% | 1.092% | 0.00% |
| 22 | SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP | 188K | $23.4M | β | 1.084% | 0.02% |
| 23 | Global Alpha Capital Management Ltd. | 170K | $21.1M | +10.3% | 0.979% | 1.27% |
| 24 | RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | 165K | $20.5M | -23.8% | 0.951% | 0.01% |
| 25 | KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. | 158K | $19.6M | +35.2% | 0.911% | 0.42% |
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 KWR β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in KWR during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new KWR position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their KWR 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 | 283 | 1.4% | 72.81% | 8.19 pp | $1.82B | 10% |
| Q4 2025 | 287 | +4.4% | 81.00% | +4.88 pp | $2.03B | +6.4% |
| Q3 2025 | 275 | +0.4% | 76.12% | +12.86 pp | $1.91B | +20% |
| Q2 2025 | 274 | +0.0% | 63.26% | 4.67 pp | $1.58B | 6.9% |
| Q1 2025 | 274 | 2.8% | 67.93% | 6.93 pp | $1.70B | 9.3% |
| Q4 2024 | 282 | 2.4% | 74.86% | 11.71 pp | $1.87B | 14% |
| Q3 2024 | 289 | 0.3% | 86.57% | 1.86 pp | $2.17B | 2.1% |
| Q2 2024 | 290 | β | 88.43% | β | $2.21B | 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 KWR stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Quaker Chemical Corporation stands at 72.8%, held across 283 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of KWR, with approximately 2,024,104 shares worth $0.25B 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 KWR.
Our composite Smart Money Score for KWR is 22 out of 100 (Bearish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
36 institutions opened new positions in KWR during Q1 2026, while 40 fully exited. 56 added to existing positions and 189 trimmed.
KWR institutional ownership fell by 8.19 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of -4 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 53.1% of all reported 13F value in KWR, and the top 25 account for 76.5%.
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.
Quaker Chemical Corporation (KWR) Institutional Ownership