Based on 63 hedge funds · latest filing: 2025 Q4 · updated quarterly
➡️
No change last quarter
The number of hedge funds holding this stock didn't change last quarter. Neither a buying nor selling signal on its own — watch the next quarter for direction.
🏔️
At the ownership peak (95% of max)
95% of all-time peak
63 hedge funds hold KARO right now — the highest count in 3.0 years. When ownership is this concentrated, any bad news can trigger a chain reaction: one big fund sells, others follow. This is a classic 'crowded trade' — high popularity doesn't equal safety.
🚀
Fast accumulation — +70% more funds vs a year ago
fund count last 6Q
+26 new funds entered over the past year (+70% YoY). That's a rapid rush of institutional money. Fast accumulation often signals a major thesis — but it also means the stock could fall quickly if that thesis breaks.
🟡
Slight buying edge — 52% buying
33 buying30 selling
Last quarter: 33 funds bought or added vs 30 that reduced or exited. It's nearly a 50/50 split — some institutions are convinced, others are taking profits. This mixed picture is normal near price highs.
➡️
Steady new buyers — ~15 new funds per quarter
new funds entering per quarter
Funds opening this position for the first time: 9 → 29 → 19 → 15. A stable flow of new institutional buyers suggests ongoing interest without signs of either acceleration or slowdown.
📌
Mixed — 25% long-term, 44% new
■ 25% conviction (2yr+)
■ 30% medium
■ 44% new
Of the 63 current holders: 16 (25%) held >2 years, 19 held 1–2 years, and 28 entered in the last year. A mixed base — the stock has long-term believers but also recent buyers who haven't been tested by a downturn yet.
💎
Buying through price weakness — shares +0%, value -20%
Last quarter: funds added +0% more shares while total portfolio value only changed -20%. Institutions were buying while the price was falling — a high-conviction accumulation signal. They're deliberately loading up on the dip.
➡️
Steady discovery — ~15 new funds/quarter
10 → 9 → 29 → 19 → 15 new funds/Q
New funds entering each quarter: 9 → 29 → 19 → 15. Consistent flow of new institutional buyers without clear acceleration or slowdown.
🌱
Early stage — 60% of holders entered in last year
■ 29% veterans
■ 11% 1-2yr
■ 60% new
Of 63 current holders: 38 (60%) entered in the past year, only 18 (29%) are 2+ year veterans. This is an early-phase institutional idea — still being discovered. High upside potential if the thesis plays out, but thin conviction base.
📋
Smaller funds dominant — 14% AUM from top-100
14% from top-100 AUM funds
20 of 63 holders rank in the top 100 by AUM, but together hold only 14% of total institutional value. The stock is held primarily by smaller and mid-sized funds.
4.5
out of 10
Moderate Exit Risk
Exit risk score 4.5/10 — some crowding factors present, but no critical concentration. Watch ownership trend over the next 1–2 quarters for direction.