KREF

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.$6.25+0.38 (+6.38%)

Prev Close$5.88·MCap$386.4M·P/E—·Vol1.58M·Yield0.17%

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Buys (12M)

$1.22M

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Sells (12M)

$1.21M

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Net Activity

Net Buyer

$13.2K

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Active Insiders

last 12 mo

Over the past 12 months, insider activity at KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (KREF) has been mixed between buying and selling, with 6 insider purchases totaling $1.22M and 4 insider sales totaling $1.21M. The most recent insider transaction was by Salem Matthew A (director, officer: Chief Executive Officer), who purchased $362.5K worth of shares on Apr 27, 2026. KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. operates in the Real Estate sector, within the REIT - Mortgage industry, with a market cap of $386.4M.

KREF Insider Trading Activity

Date	Insider	Role	Type	Shares	Avg Price	Value	Shares After
Apr 27, 2026	Salem Matthew A	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer	Buy	60,000	$6.04	$362.5K	703,075
Apr 27, 2026	Mattson W Patrick	officer: President, COO and Secretary	Buy	40,000	$6.03	$241.1K	500,287
Dec 3, 2025	ROSENBERG RALPH F	Director	Sell	125,289	$8.25	$1.03M	0
Nov 7, 2025	Lee Christen E.J.	Director	Buy	10,000	$7.80	$78.0K	0
Nov 6, 2025	AHERN TERRANCE R	Director	Buy	23,700	$7.81	$185.2K	0
Nov 6, 2025	Mattson W Patrick	President and COO	Buy	13,000	$7.91	$102.8K	0
Nov 6, 2025	Salem Matthew A	Chief Executive Officer	Buy	32,000	$7.84	$251.0K	0
Oct 1, 2025	Decious Kendra	CFO and Treasurer	Sell	8,799	$9.00	$79.2K	0
Oct 1, 2025	Galligan Kelly	General Counsel and Secretary	Sell	420	$9.00	$3.8K	0
Oct 1, 2025	Lee Christen E.J.	Director	Sell	10,074	$9.00	$90.7K	0
Feb 9, 2024	Mattson W Patrick	President and COO	Buy	10,000	$9.72	$97.2K	308,446
Feb 9, 2024	Salem Matthew A	Chief Executive Officer	Buy	26,000	$9.72	$252.8K	460,309
May 15, 2023	Lee Christen E.J.		Buy	10,000	$10.17	$101.7K	15,000+200%
May 1, 2023	Mattson W Patrick	President and COO	Buy	8,000	$10.60	$84.8K	245,651
May 1, 2023	Salem Matthew A	Chief Executive Officer	Buy	25,000	$10.70	$267.6K	386,817
Jun 9, 2022	KKR REFT Holdings L.P.		Sell	4,250,000	$19.51	$82.92M6.6% OS	10,000,000-30%
Aug 3, 2021	Lee Christen E.J.		Sell	28,454	$21.38	$608.4K	262,324
Mar 2, 2021	Tactical Value SPN-KREF Holdings L.P.		Sell	177,408	$18.71	$3.32M	0Exit

KREF Insider Buying Activity

The following table shows recent insider purchases of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (KREF) stock reported via SEC Form 4 filings.

Date	Insider	Role	Type	Shares	Avg Price	Value	Shares After
Apr 27, 2026	Salem Matthew A	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer	Buy	60,000	$6.04	$362.5K	703,075
Apr 27, 2026	Mattson W Patrick	officer: President, COO and Secretary	Buy	40,000	$6.03	$241.1K	500,287
Nov 7, 2025	Lee Christen E.J.	Director	Buy	10,000	$7.80	$78.0K	0
Nov 6, 2025	AHERN TERRANCE R	Director	Buy	23,700	$7.81	$185.2K	0
Nov 6, 2025	Mattson W Patrick	President and COO	Buy	13,000	$7.91	$102.8K	0
Nov 6, 2025	Salem Matthew A	Chief Executive Officer	Buy	32,000	$7.84	$251.0K	0
Feb 9, 2024	Mattson W Patrick	President and COO	Buy	10,000	$9.72	$97.2K	308,446
Feb 9, 2024	Salem Matthew A	Chief Executive Officer	Buy	26,000	$9.72	$252.8K	460,309
May 15, 2023	Lee Christen E.J.		Buy	10,000	$10.17	$101.7K	15,000+200%
May 1, 2023	Mattson W Patrick	President and COO	Buy	8,000	$10.60	$84.8K	245,651
May 1, 2023	Salem Matthew A	Chief Executive Officer	Buy	25,000	$10.70	$267.6K	386,817

KREF Insider Selling Activity

The following table shows recent insider sales of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (KREF) stock reported via SEC Form 4 filings.

Date	Insider	Role	Type	Shares	Avg Price	Value	Shares After
Dec 3, 2025	ROSENBERG RALPH F	Director	Sell	125,289	$8.25	$1.03M	0
Oct 1, 2025	Decious Kendra	CFO and Treasurer	Sell	8,799	$9.00	$79.2K	0
Oct 1, 2025	Galligan Kelly	General Counsel and Secretary	Sell	420	$9.00	$3.8K	0
Oct 1, 2025	Lee Christen E.J.	Director	Sell	10,074	$9.00	$90.7K	0
Jun 9, 2022	KKR REFT Holdings L.P.		Sell	4,250,000	$19.51	$82.92M6.6% OS	10,000,000-30%
Aug 3, 2021	Lee Christen E.J.		Sell	28,454	$21.38	$608.4K	262,324
Mar 2, 2021	Tactical Value SPN-KREF Holdings L.P.		Sell	177,408	$18.71	$3.32M	0Exit