KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. filings document the company’s commercial real estate finance operations, periodic results and public-company governance. Form 8-K reports include earnings releases and supplemental financial information, while proxy materials cover annual meeting matters such as director elections, auditor ratification and executive compensation votes.
The filings also record capital-structure and financing matters, including common stock, the 6.50% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock and amendments to a senior secured credit facility involving company subsidiaries. Other disclosures address officer transitions, stockholder voting outcomes and material agreements relevant to KREF’s real estate lending platform.
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (KREF) CFO and Treasurer Kendra Decious reported that 9,672 shares were withheld on October 1, 2026, at $6.21 per share to satisfy her tax liability in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units. Her reported direct holdings after the transaction were 70,569 shares.
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (KREF) director Christen E.J. Lee reported 3,358 common shares withheld on October 1, 2026, at $6.21 per share to satisfy tax liability connected with vesting of restricted stock units. Lee’s reported direct common-stock position after the transaction was 215,775 shares. Indirect entries identify 5,000 shares held by Lee’s children and 22,646 shares held by a trust for their benefit, with Lee as trustee; other entries describe a trust for which Lee is trustee and shares held by Lee’s spouse. Lee disclaims beneficial ownership of indirectly reported securities except to the extent of pecuniary interest.
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. common stock is reported as being beneficially owned by several related entities and an individual led by Vikram S. Uppal (the "Reporting Persons"). Vaspen MS I, LLC holds 1,457,508 shares of common stock and Maspen MS I, LLC holds 1,727,674 shares, for a combined total of 3,185,182 shares.
Based on 58,577,948 shares of common stock outstanding as of July 20, 2026, Vaspen’s holdings represent 2.5% of the class and Maspen’s represent 2.9%. Each of Terra Capital Partners, LLC, Terra REIT Advisors, LLC, Mavik Capital GP, LLC, Mavik Capital Group, LP, Mavik Capital Management, LP, and Mr. Uppal is reported as beneficial owner of 3,185,182 shares, or 5.4% of the class, through shared voting and dispositive power.
The shares are held of record by Vaspen and Maspen, which are managed through a chain of Delaware entities ultimately controlled by Mavik-related entities, with Terra REIT and Terra Capital as wholly owned subsidiaries within the structure. The Reporting Persons state they may be deemed to be a group with respect to these holdings.
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. reported a net loss attributable to common stockholders of 121,794 for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, compared with a loss of 35,425 a year earlier (amounts in thousands). Net interest income declined to 18,182 from 30,171, while a 75,088 credit loss provision and a 44,751 fair value write-down on a loan held-for-sale weighed on results.
For the first six months of 2026, net loss attributable to common stockholders was 183,675, with total credit loss provisions of 148,629 and an allowance for credit losses of 293,087 at June 30. Commercial real estate loans held-for-investment, net, fell to 4,081,204 from 5,145,832 at year-end, while real estate owned reached 360,425 held-for-investment and 132,571 held-for-sale. Common dividends were reduced to 0.10 per share in the quarter, versus 0.25 in the prior-year quarter.
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. reported a net loss attributable to common stockholders of $121.8 million, or $1.95 per diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, compared with a net loss of $61.9 million, or $0.96 per share, in the prior quarter. Distributable Loss was $36.4 million, or $0.58 per diluted share, after a $119.8 million provision for loan losses and $42.3 million of realized loan write-offs, which also increased the loan loss allowance by $119.8 million, or $1.92 per share.
The senior loan portfolio totaled $4.5 billion with a weighted average unlevered all-in yield of 6.8%, 98% floating rate and a weighted average loan-to-value of 66%. Common stockholders’ equity was $604.0 million, or $10.24 per share, and liquidity was $721.6 million, supported by diversified financing sources of $7.0 billion, 79% of which are fully non-mark-to-market, with no final facility maturities until 2027 and no corporate debt due until 2030.
The company repurchased 5.7 million common shares in the quarter at an average price of $6.63 for $38.0 million, and an additional 1.4 million shares in July 2026. The board formed a strategic review committee to evaluate potential alternatives, including a sale, merger, asset sales or continuing the current business plan.
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. ownership filing: Long Pond Capital and related parties report beneficial ownership of 5,733,513 shares, equal to 8.92%.
The filing states that Long Pond Capital, LP, Long Pond Capital GP, LLC and John Khoury share voting and dispositive power over 5,733,513 common shares. The reporting parties indicate certain funds for which Long Pond acts as investment manager may have the right to receive dividends or sale proceeds. The filing is signed by John Khoury on 05/14/2026.
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.’s Chief Executive Officer Matthew A. Salem reported an open-market purchase of 60,000 shares of the company’s Common Stock on April 24, 2026 at a weighted average price of $6.0412 per share.
According to the filing, the shares were bought in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $5.990 to $6.085 per share. Following these purchases, Salem directly owns 703,075 shares of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. Common Stock.
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. executive W. Patrick Mattson, the President, COO and Secretary, bought additional shares of the company’s common stock in the open market. He purchased 40,000 shares at a weighted average price of $6.0268 per share, bringing his direct holdings to 500,287 shares.
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. reported a much larger loss for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 as credit costs surged. Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders was $(61.9) million, versus $(10.6) million a year earlier, or $(0.96) per share compared with $(0.15). The allowance for credit losses rose to $260.3 million after a $73.5 million provision driven mainly by risk-rated 5 office, life science and multifamily loans now treated as collateral dependent, several on nonaccrual. Total assets increased to $6.95 billion, supported by consolidation of CMBS trusts, while commercial real estate loans held-for-investment, net, declined to $4.63 billion as repayments outpaced new originations. Operating cash flow remained positive at $13.1 million, and cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash increased to $137.3 million, despite continued common and preferred dividends.
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. reported a first-quarter 2026 net loss attributable to common stockholders of $61.9 million, or ($0.96) per diluted share, compared with a net loss of $32.0 million, or ($0.49), in the prior quarter.
The company recorded a Distributable Loss of $4.1 million, or ($0.06) per diluted share, versus Distributable Earnings of $14.4 million, or $0.22, in fourth quarter 2025, driven largely by a $73.5 million provision for credit losses.
The Board cut the quarterly common dividend to $0.10 per share for second quarter 2026, while authorizing a $75 million repurchase program for common and preferred stock. Liquidity totaled $653.4 million, including $135.4 million of cash and $500.0 million of undrawn revolver capacity.
The loan portfolio stood at $5.1 billion, 99% floating rate, with a weighted average unlevered all-in yield of 7.2% and weighted average loan-to-value of 66%. The CECL allowance was $260.3 million, or $4.03 per share, up $73.5 million in the quarter.