Kirby Ownership | Who Owns Kirby?

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Kirby Ownership Summary

Kirby is owned by 59.56% institutional investors, 0.81% insiders, and 39.63% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 9.75% of KEX shares. iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund, with 3.41% of its assets in Kirby shares.

KEX Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Kirby	59.56%	0.81%	39.63%
Sector	Industrials Stocks	49.61%	15.69%	34.70%
Industry	Marine Shipping Stocks	16.86%	32.18%	50.97%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Vanguard group	5.43M	9.75%	$598.09M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	5.28M	9.74%	$701.23M
Blackrock	4.98M	8.52%	$596.38M
Goldman sachs group	2.83M	5.22%	$375.78M
Morgan stanley	2.67M	4.93%	$354.81M
Dimensional fund advisors lp	2.62M	4.83%	$347.83M
Neuberger berman group	1.74M	3.20%	$230.60M
State street	1.64M	3.02%	$217.79M
Wellington management group llp	1.58M	2.91%	$209.35M
King luther capital management	1.56M	2.88%	$207.40M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Atlantic investment management	257.00K	19.89%	$34.15M
Appian way asset management lp	675.55K	10.10%	$56.37M
Luminus management	116.96K	8.77%	$9.76M
12th street asset management company	291.14K	6.33%	$38.69M
Mountaineer partners management	89.02K	5.88%	$11.83M
Vela investment management	143.90K	4.39%	$19.12M
Lathrop investment management	130.33K	3.24%	$17.32M
Pacific global investment management	22.40K	3.05%	$2.37M
Park west asset management	212.51K	2.40%	$28.24M
Pullen investment management	35.46K	2.37%	$4.71M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Norges bank	738.38K	0.01%	738.38K
Appian way asset management lp	675.55K	10.10%	520.53K
Frontier capital management	644.33K	0.88%	511.40K
Hood river capital management	464.32K	0.62%	464.32K
Vanguard fiduciary trust	336.50K	0.01%	336.50K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
First trust advisors lp	1.40M	0.13%	-851.95K
Vaughan nelson investment management	-	-	-714.13K
Macquarie group	-	-	-557.59K
Janus henderson group	17.24K	0.00%	-541.06K
Franklin resources	-	-	-518.06K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	738.38K	0.01%	738.38K	$81.35M
Vanguard fiduciary trust	336.50K	0.01%	336.50K	$44.71M
Westwood group	192.48K	0.19%	192.48K	$25.58M
Summittx capital	166.25K	0.69%	166.25K	$22.09M
Yaupon capital management lp	165.54K	0.69%	165.54K	$22.00M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Clear street markets	-1.00
Kilter group	-1.00
Kayne anderson rudnick investment management	-2.00
Turning point benefit group	-2.00
Tfo-tdc	-3.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Mar 31, 2026	339	-17.72%	32,274,928	-40.41%	59	0.63%	180	-1.64%	109	-38.07%
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%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF	1.83M	3.41%	-928.00
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	1.85M	3.23%	3.16K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	1.71M	3.19%	10.07K
Eaton Vance Atlanta Capital SMID-Cap I	1.41M	2.63%	-238.22K
Neuberger Berman Genesis Inv	1.40M	2.49%	-53.53K
First Trust RBA Amer Indl RenaisTM ETF	1.33M	2.48%	5.00K
Vanguard Small Cap Index	1.24M	2.31%	-2.37K
Vanguard Explorer Inv	1.15M	2.15%	-264.71K
Neuberger Genesis Inv	963.50K	1.80%	-290.71K
Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Inv	793.84K	1.48%	5.65K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
May 15, 2026	Woodruff William Matthew	VP of Public and Govt Affairs	Sell	$99.92K
May 15, 2026	O'Neil Christian G.	President and COO	Sell	$1.65M
May 15, 2026	Husted Amy D.	Exec VP General Counsel & Sec	Sell	$581.72K
May 04, 2026	DRAGG RONALD A	Vice President and Controller	Sell	$250.29K
Mar 02, 2026	O'Neil Christian G.	President and COO	Sell	$1.49M

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2026 Q2	-	1
2026 Q1	-	8
2025 Q4	-	6
2025 Q3	-	-
2025 Q2	-	-

KEX Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Kirby?

Kirby shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 59.56%, followed by 0.81% insiders and 39.63% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Kirby's industry, Marine Shipping Stocks, is 16.86%, which Kirby exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Kirby?

Kirby’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (5.43M shares, 9.75%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (5.28M shares, 9.74%), and Blackrock (4.98M shares, 8.52%). Together, they hold 28.00% 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?

Atlantic investment management is Kirby’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 19.89% of its assets in 257K Kirby shares, valued at 34.15M$.

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 3.41% of its total shares outstanding invested in 1.83M Kirby shares.

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