KREF
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc
NYSE: KREF · REAL ESTATE · REIT - MORTGAGE
$5.83
+3.55% today
Updated 2026-10-29
Market cap
$337.41M
P/E ratio
—
P/S ratio
326.45x
EPS (TTM)
$-3.26
Dividend yield
14.90%
52W range
$5 – $8
Volume
0.9M
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc (KREF) Insider transactions
Net insider activity
Net selling (13,755,230 shares)
Buy transactions
62
Sell transactions
36
All transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | LEE, CHRISTEN E.J. | Director | F | 3,358 | $6.21 | $20853.18 |
| 2026-10-01 | DECIOUS, KENDRA | CFO and Treasurer | F | 9,672 | $6.21 | $60063.12 |
| 2026-04-24 | SALEM, MATTHEW A | Director, Chief Executive Officer | Buy | 60,000 | $6.04 | $362472.00 |
| 2026-04-24 | MATTSON, W PATRICK | President, COO and Secretary | Buy | 40,000 | $6.03 | $241072.00 |
| 2026-04-14 | MCANENY, DEBORAH H | Director | Buy | 16,691 | — | — |
| 2026-04-14 | MADOFF, PAULA | Director | Buy | 16,691 | — | — |
| 2026-04-14 | LANGER, JONATHAN A | Director | Buy | 16,691 | — | — |
| 2026-04-14 | ESTEVES, IRENE M | Director | Buy | 16,691 | — | — |
| 2026-04-14 | AHERN, TERRANCE R | Director | Buy | 16,691 | — | — |
| 2025-12-18 | SALEM, MATTHEW A | Director, Chief Executive Officer | Buy | 81,250 | — | — |
| 2025-12-18 | MATTSON, W PATRICK | President and COO | Buy | 73,500 | — | — |
| 2025-12-18 | GALLIGAN, KELLY | General Counsel and Secretary | Sale | 6,500 | — | — |
| 2025-12-18 | DECIOUS, KENDRA | CFO and Treasurer | Buy | 24,000 | — | — |
| 2025-12-03 | ROSENBERG, RALPH F | Director | Sale | 125,289 | $8.25 | $1.03M |
| 2025-11-07 | LEE, CHRISTEN E.J. | Director | Buy | 10,000 | $7.80 | $77978.00 |
| 2025-11-06 | SALEM, MATTHEW A | Director, Chief Executive Officer | Buy | 32,000 | $7.84 | $250963.20 |
| 2025-11-06 | MATTSON, W PATRICK | President and COO | Buy | 13,000 | $7.91 | $102805.30 |
| 2025-11-06 | AHERN, TERRANCE R | Director | Buy | 23,700 | $7.81 | $185196.54 |
| 2025-11-03 | LANGER, JONATHAN A | Director | Sale | 14,086 | — | — |
| 2025-10-01 | LEE, CHRISTEN E.J. | Director | Sale | 10,074 | $9.00 | $90666.00 |
| 2025-10-01 | GALLIGAN, KELLY | General Counsel and Secretary | Sale | 420 | $9.00 | $3780.00 |
| 2025-10-01 | DECIOUS, KENDRA | CFO and Treasurer | Sale | 8,799 | $9.00 | $79191.00 |
| 2025-04-25 | MCANENY, DEBORAH H | Director | Buy | 12,387 | — | — |
| 2025-04-25 | MADOFF, PAULA | Director | Buy | 12,387 | — | — |
| 2025-04-25 | LANGER, JONATHAN A | Director | Buy | 12,387 | — | — |
| 2025-04-25 | ESTEVES, IRENE M | Director | Buy | 12,387 | — | — |
| 2025-04-25 | AHERN, TERRANCE R | Director | Buy | 12,387 | — | — |
| 2024-12-16 | SALEM, MATTHEW A | Director, Chief Executive Officer | Buy | 81,250 | — | — |
| 2024-12-16 | MATTSON, W PATRICK | President and COO | Buy | 73,500 | — | — |
| 2024-12-16 | GALLIGAN, KELLY | General Counsel and Secretary | Buy | 3,500 | — | — |
| 2024-12-16 | DECIOUS, KENDRA | CFO and Treasurer | Buy | 24,000 | — | — |
| 2024-10-01 | SALEM, MATTHEW A | Director, Chief Executive Officer | Sale | 11,734 | $12.35 | $144914.90 |
| 2024-10-01 | NAPOLITANO, VINCENT J. | General Counsel and Secretary | Sale | 3,659 | $12.35 | $45188.65 |
| 2024-10-01 | MATTSON, W PATRICK | President and COO | Sale | 8,159 | $12.35 | $100763.65 |
| 2024-10-01 | LEE, CHRISTEN E.J. | Director | Sale | 22,110 | $12.35 | $273058.50 |
| 2024-10-01 | DECIOUS, KENDRA | CFO and Treasurer | Sale | 7,253 | $12.35 | $89574.55 |
| 2024-04-19 | MCANENY, DEBORAH H | Director | Buy | 11,270 | — | — |
| 2024-04-19 | MADOFF, PAULA | Director | Buy | 11,270 | — | — |
| 2024-04-19 | LANGER, JONATHAN A | Director | Buy | 11,270 | — | — |
| 2024-04-19 | ESTEVES, IRENE M | Director | Buy | 11,270 | — | — |
| 2024-04-19 | AHERN, TERRANCE R | Director | Buy | 11,270 | — | — |
| 2024-02-08 | SALEM, MATTHEW A | Director, Chief Executive Officer | Buy | 26,000 | $9.72 | $252834.40 |
| 2024-02-08 | MATTSON, W PATRICK | President and COO | Buy | 10,000 | $9.72 | $97200.00 |
| 2024-02-08 | LEE, CHRISTEN E.J. | Director | Sale | 3,664 | — | — |
| 2024-02-08 | LEE, CHRISTEN E.J. | Director | Sale | 2,646 | — | — |
| 2023-12-18 | SALEM, MATTHEW A | Director, Chief Executive Officer | Buy | 76,250 | — | — |
| 2023-12-18 | NAPOLITANO, VINCENT J. | General Counsel and Secretary | Buy | 12,500 | — | — |
| 2023-12-18 | MATTSON, W PATRICK | President and COO | Buy | 68,500 | — | — |
| 2023-12-18 | LEE, CHRISTEN E.J. | Director | Buy | 25,000 | — | — |
| 2023-12-18 | DECIOUS, KENDRA | CFO and Treasurer | Buy | 24,000 | — | — |
| 2023-10-02 | SALEM, MATTHEW A | Chief Executive Officer | Sale | 28,758 | $11.87 | $341357.46 |
| 2023-10-02 | NAPOLITANO, VINCENT J. | General Counsel and Secretary | Sale | 2,787 | $11.87 | $33081.69 |
| 2023-10-02 | MATTSON, W PATRICK | President and COO | Sale | 15,705 | $11.87 | $186418.35 |
| 2023-10-02 | LEE, CHRISTEN E.J. | Director | Sale | 30,654 | $11.87 | $363862.98 |
| 2023-10-02 | DECIOUS, KENDRA | CFO and Treasurer | Sale | 4,029 | $11.87 | $47824.23 |
| 2023-05-12 | LEE, CHRISTEN E.J. | Director | Buy | 10,000 | $10.17 | $101662.00 |
| 2023-05-01 | MATTSON, W PATRICK | President and COO | Buy | 8,000 | $10.60 | $84775.20 |
| 2023-04-27 | SALEM, MATTHEW A | Director, Chief Executive Officer | Buy | 25,000 | $10.70 | $267562.50 |
| 2023-04-21 | MCANENY, DEBORAH H | Director | Buy | 9,674 | — | — |
| 2023-04-21 | MADOFF, PAULA | Director | Buy | 9,674 | — | — |
| 2023-04-21 | LANGER, JONATHAN A | Director | Buy | 9,674 | — | — |
| 2023-04-21 | ESTEVES, IRENE M | Director | Buy | 9,674 | — | — |
| 2023-04-21 | AHERN, TERRANCE R | Director | Buy | 9,674 | — | — |
| 2022-12-19 | SALEM, MATTHEW A | Director, Chief Executive Officer | Buy | 100,000 | — | — |
| 2022-12-19 | NAPOLITANO, VINCENT J. | General Counsel and Secretary | Buy | 8,750 | — | — |
| 2022-12-19 | MATTSON, W PATRICK | President and COO | Buy | 68,400 | — | — |
| 2022-12-19 | LEE, CHRISTEN E.J. | Director | Buy | 50,000 | — | — |
| 2022-12-19 | DECIOUS, KENDRA | CFO and Treasurer | Buy | 17,500 | — | — |
| 2022-06-07 | KKR, REFT HOLDINGS L.P. | 10% Owner | Sale | 4,250,000 | $19.51 | $82.92M |
| 2022-06-07 | KKR, GROUP PARTNERSHIP L.P. | 10% Owner | Sale | 4,250,000 | $19.51 | $82.92M |
| 2022-04-22 | MCANENY, DEBORAH H | Director | Buy | 5,525 | — | — |
| 2022-04-22 | MADOFF, PAULA | Director | Buy | 5,525 | — | — |
| 2022-04-22 | LANGER, JONATHAN A | Director | Buy | 5,525 | — | — |
| 2022-04-22 | ESTEVES, IRENE M | Director | Buy | 5,525 | — | — |
| 2022-04-22 | AHERN, TERRANCE R | Director | Buy | 5,525 | — | — |
| 2021-12-20 | SALEM, MATTHEW A | Chief Executive Officer | Buy | 97,650 | — | — |
| 2021-12-20 | NAPOLITANO, VINCENT J. | General Counsel and Secretary | Buy | 6,000 | — | — |
| 2021-12-20 | MATTSON, W PATRICK | President and COO | Buy | 63,000 | — | — |
| 2021-12-20 | LEE, CHRISTEN E.J. | Director | Buy | 44,950 | — | — |
| 2021-11-01 | KKR, REFT HOLDINGS L.P. | 10% Owner | Sale | 1 | — | — |
| 2021-11-01 | KKR, REFT HOLDINGS L.P. | 10% Owner | Buy | 1 | — | — |
| 2021-10-01 | SALEM, MATTHEW A | Chief Executive Officer | Sale | 37,651 | $21.10 | $794436.10 |
| 2021-10-01 | NAPOLITANO, VINCENT J. | General Counsel and Secretary | Sale | 833 | $21.10 | $17576.30 |
| 2021-10-01 | NAGATY, MOSTAFA | CFO and Treasurer | Sale | 4,415 | $21.10 | $93156.50 |
| 2021-10-01 | MATTSON, W PATRICK | President and COO | Sale | 26,207 | $21.10 | $552967.70 |
| 2021-10-01 | LEE, CHRISTEN E.J. | Director | Sale | 40,663 | $21.10 | $857989.30 |
| 2021-08-03 | LEE, CHRISTEN E.J. | Director | Sale | 7,969 | $21.02 | $167508.38 |
| 2021-08-02 | LEE, CHRISTEN E.J. | Director | Sale | 10,098 | $21.39 | $215996.22 |
| 2021-07-30 | LEE, CHRISTEN E.J. | Director | Sale | 10,387 | $21.65 | $224878.55 |
| 2021-05-27 | KKR, REFT HOLDINGS L.P. | 10% Owner | Sale | 750,000 | $20.07 | $15.05M |
| 2021-05-13 | KKR, REFT HOLDINGS L.P. | 10% Owner | Sale | 5,000,000 | $20.07 | $100.35M |
| 2021-04-23 | MCANENY, DEBORAH H | Director | Buy | 3,880 | — | — |
| 2021-04-23 | MADOFF, PAULA | Director | Buy | 3,880 | — | — |
| 2021-04-23 | LANGER, JONATHAN A | Director | Buy | 3,880 | — | — |
| 2021-04-23 | ESTEVES, IRENE M | Director | Buy | 3,880 | — | — |
| 2021-03-01 | TACTICAL, VALUE SPN-KREF HOLDINGS L.P. | 10% Owner | Sale | 177,408 | $18.71 | $3.32M |
| 2021-03-01 | KKR, GROUP PARTNERSHIP L.P. | 10% Owner | Sale | 177,408 | $18.71 | $3.32M |
| 2021-02-26 | TACTICAL, VALUE SPN-KREF HOLDINGS L.P. | 10% Owner | Sale | 72,510 | $18.52 | $1.34M |
| 2021-02-26 | KKR, GROUP PARTNERSHIP L.P. | 10% Owner | Sale | 72,510 | $18.52 | $1.34M |
| 2021-02-25 | TACTICAL, VALUE SPN-KREF HOLDINGS L.P. | 10% Owner | Sale | 135,300 | $18.78 | $2.54M |
Frequently asked questions
Are KREF insiders buying or selling?
Over the transactions on record, KREF insiders have been net buyers, with about $298.86M in stock sold across 36 sales, against 11 open-market purchases.
Does insider selling at KREF mean the stock will fall?
Not by itself. Most executive selling is pre-scheduled through 10b5-1 plans filed months in advance, and insiders sell for diversification, taxes, and liquidity far more often than out of any view on the price. Insider buying is the stronger signal, especially when several insiders buy around the same time, because there is usually only one reason to put personal cash into the stock.
Which KREF insiders are selling the most?
Recent selling is concentrated in a few names. KKR, REFT HOLDINGS L.P. accounts for the largest share on record, with about $198.32M sold. Selling by one or two individuals matters less than broad selling across the whole leadership team, which is the pattern worth watching.