Kirby Ownership | Who Owns Kirby?

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Kirby Ownership Summary

Kirby is owned by 83.72% institutional investors, 0.81% insiders, and 15.47% retail investors. Blackrock funding, inc. /de is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 10.27% of KEX shares. iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund, with 3.26% of its assets in Kirby shares.

KEX Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Kirby	83.72%	0.81%	15.47%
Sector	Industrials Stocks	47.66%	12.52%	39.82%
Industry	Marine Shipping Stocks	13.63%	30.51%	55.87%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	5.57M	10.27%	$613.36M
Vanguard group	5.43M	9.75%	$598.09M
Blackrock	4.98M	8.52%	$596.38M
Morgan stanley	2.78M	5.00%	$306.78M
Goldman sachs group	2.61M	4.82%	$287.80M
Dimensional fund advisors lp	2.48M	4.46%	$273.75M
Neuberger berman group	2.28M	4.06%	$190.28M
Wellington management group llp	1.75M	3.13%	$146.35M
King luther capital management	1.62M	2.98%	$178.17M
State street	1.61M	2.88%	$134.64M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Appian way asset management lp	675.55K	10.10%	$56.37M
Luminus management	116.96K	8.77%	$9.76M
12th street asset management company	298.05K	5.41%	$32.84M
Mountaineer partners management	87.44K	5.39%	$9.63M
Encompass capital advisors	1.39M	4.07%	$115.69M
Vela investment management	154.05K	3.99%	$16.97M
Pacific global investment management	22.40K	3.05%	$2.37M
Lathrop investment management	128.73K	2.57%	$14.18M
Sapience investments	6.92K	2.26%	$577.56K
Pullen investment management	35.40K	2.05%	$3.90M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Goldman sachs group	2.61M	0.04%	1.25M
Norges bank	738.38K	0.01%	738.38K
Congress asset management co /ma	529.90K	0.41%	529.90K
Appian way asset management lp	675.55K	10.10%	520.53K
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	5.57M	0.01%	480.40K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Select equity group	137.05K	0.05%	-2.03M
Morgan stanley	2.78M	0.02%	-766.69K
Vaughan nelson investment management	-	-	-714.13K
Alliancebernstein	1.57M	0.04%	-713.96K
Park west asset management	125.00K	0.88%	-625.00K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	738.38K	0.01%	738.38K	$81.35M
Congress asset management co /ma	529.90K	0.41%	529.90K	$58.38M
Massachusetts financial services co /ma/	183.54K	0.01%	183.54K	$20.22M
Bridgewater associates, lp	144.58K	0.05%	144.58K	$12.06M
Hound partners	132.83K	1.42%	132.83K	$11.08M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Twin peaks wealth advisors	-1.00
Mv capital management	-1.00
Kayne anderson rudnick investment management	-2.00
American capital advisory	-2.00
Tfo-tdc	-3.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Dec 31, 2025	342	-14.93%	46,628,601	-14.94%	83	0.88%	148	-26.73%	147	5.00%
Sep 30, 2025	389	-4.19%	54,788,059	-4.56%	97	0.93%	197	-9.22%	135	0.75%
Jun 30, 2025	400	-3.15%	57,337,719	3.65%	102	1.14%	214	-3.17%	132	4.76%
Mar 31, 2025	7	-98.38%	2,547,229	-95.45%	4	0.05%	6	-97.25%	1	-99.27%
Dec 31, 2024	396	-3.18%	53,811,726	-2.35%	93	1.02%	200	-0.50%	128	-7.91%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF	1.75M	3.26%	-99.98K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	1.85M	3.23%	3.16K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	1.71M	3.18%	3.56K
Vanguard Explorer Inv	1.42M	2.64%	-191.88K
Eaton Vance Atlanta Capital SMID-Cap I	1.34M	2.50%	-70.30K
Neuberger Berman Genesis Inv	1.40M	2.49%	-53.53K
Neuberger Genesis Inv	1.25M	2.34%	-111.13K
Vanguard Small Cap Index	1.23M	2.29%	-264.00
First Trust RBA Amer Indl RenaisTM ETF	1.17M	2.19%	3.97K
Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Inv	788.25K	1.47%	-5.95K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Mar 02, 2026	O'Neil Christian G.	President and COO	Sell	$1.49M
Mar 02, 2026	Kumar Raj	Exec VP and CFO	Sell	$398.10K
Feb 24, 2026	Grzebinski David W	CEO	Sell	$4.44M
Feb 20, 2026	Husted Amy D.	Exec VP General Counsel & Sec	Sell	$1.51M
Feb 19, 2026	DAVIS BARRY E	-	Sell	$1.09M

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2026 Q1	-	8
2025 Q4	-	6
2025 Q3	-	-
2025 Q2	-	-
2025 Q1	-	2

KEX Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Kirby?

Kirby shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 83.72%, followed by 0.81% insiders and 15.47% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Kirby's industry, Marine Shipping Stocks, is 13.63%, which Kirby exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Kirby?

Kirby’s largest shareholders are Blackrock funding, inc. /de (5.57M shares, 10.27%), Vanguard group (5.43M shares, 9.75%), and Blackrock (4.98M shares, 8.52%). Together, they hold 28.54% of Kirby’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Kirby?

Yes, BlackRock owns 8.52% of Kirby, totaling 4.98M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.01% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 596.38M$. In the last quarter, BlackRock decreased its holdings by -97.725K shares, a -1.92% change.

Who is Kirby’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Appian way asset management lp is Kirby’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 10.10% of its assets in 675.55K Kirby shares, valued at 56.37M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Kirby shares?

iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund holder of Kirby shares, with 3.26% of its total shares outstanding invested in 1.75M Kirby shares.

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