KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF) stock: insider trades, news & valuation
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KKR Real Estate Finance Trust insider trading at a glance (Oct 9, 2026): in the past 12 months, 4 insiders bought $1.2M and 1 sold $2.1M of KREF stock on the open market, including a cluster buy that began Nov 6, 2025.
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KREF insider buying and selling by quarter
Open-market purchases (green, above the line) and sales (red, below), by trade date.
| Quarter | Bought | Purchases | Sold | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2026 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | $604K | 2 | — | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | $617K | 4 | $2.1M | 2 |
Valuation, profit and volume
Summary
Over the past 12 months, 4 KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. insiders reported open-market purchases totaling $1.2M, while 1 insider reported sales totaling $2.1M. The most recent cluster buy began on Nov 6, 2025, when 4 insiders bought a combined $617K. Among insiders with enough purchase history to measure, Matthew A Salem (CEO) has the highest Insider Score at 61. 0 of 2 recorded sales were made under pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, which are usually less informative than discretionary sales.
Insider transactions
Open-market purchases and sales.
| Filed | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Since | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27SEC | Matthew A SalemCEO | Buy | 60,000703,075 held (+9%) | $6.04 | $362K | -1.2% | 61 |
| Apr 27SEC | W Patrick MattsonCOO, President | Buy | 40,000500,287 held (+9%) | $6.03 | $241K | -1.0% | 61 |
| Dec 3SEC | Ralph F RosenbergDirector | Sell | 125,289 | $8.25 | $1.0M | -27.6% | — |
| Dec 3SEC | Ralph F RosenbergDirector | Sell | 125,289 | $8.25 | $1.0M | -27.6% | — |
| Nov 10SEC | Matthew A SalemCEO | Buy | 32,000561,825 held (+6%) | $7.84 | $251K | -23.9% | 61 |
| Nov 10SEC | Terrance R AhernDirector | Buy | 23,70062,556 held (+61%) | $7.81 | $185K | -23.6% | — |
| Nov 10SEC | W Patrick MattsonCOO, President | Buy | 13,000386,787 held (+3%) | $7.91 | $103K | -24.5% | 61 |
| Nov 10SEC | Christen E.j. LeeDirector | Buy | 10,000229,133 held (+5%) | $7.80 | $78K | -23.5% | — |
Insiders at KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.
| Insider | Bought | Sold | Last filing | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph F RosenbergDirector | — | $2.1M | Dec 3, 2025 | — |
| Matthew A SalemCEO | $613K | — | Apr 27, 2026 | 61 |
| W Patrick MattsonCOO, President | $344K | — | Apr 27, 2026 | 61 |
| Terrance R AhernDirector | $185K | — | Nov 10, 2025 | — |
| Christen E.j. LeeDirector | $78K | — | Nov 10, 2025 | — |
KREF stock: common questions
Are KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. insiders buying KREF stock?
In the past 12 months, 4 insiders reported open-market purchases of KREF worth $1.2M. The latest was CEO Matthew A Salem bought $362K of KREF at $6.04 — largest purchase by this insider in our records.
Are KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. insiders selling KREF stock?
1 insiders reported sales worth $2.1M over the same period.
Where does this data come from?
Every transaction comes from Form 4 filings that insiders must submit to the SEC within two business days of a trade. We pull them from SEC EDGAR every night.
What is KREF's 52-week range?
Over the past year KREF has traded between $5.68 and $8.08. It last closed at $5.97 on Oct 9, 2026.