KREF insiders were on both sides of the trade this year. Buys came to roughly $1.2 million (four buyers), sales to $2.1 million (one seller).
Salem Matthew A (CEO) made the biggest buy, worth around $362,000. That includes C-suite money, which tends to get the most attention.
No open-market insider buying or selling in the last full quarter. Insiders bought in 2 of the last 7 full quarters.
| Filed | Insider | Role | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2026 | Salem Matthew A | CEO | Buy | 60,000 | $6.04 | $362K | SEC |
| Apr 27, 2026 | Mattson W Patrick | COO | Buy | 40,000 | $6.03 | $241K | SEC |
| Dec 3, 2025 | ROSENBERG RALPH F | Director | Sell | 125,289 | $8.25 | $1.0M | SEC |
| Dec 3, 2025 | ROSENBERG RALPH F | Director | Sell | 125,289 | $8.25 | $1.0M | SEC |
| Nov 10, 2025 | AHERN TERRANCE R | Director | Buy | 23,700 | $7.81 | $185K | SEC |
| Nov 10, 2025 | Lee Christen E.J. | Director | Buy | 10,000 | $7.80 | $78K | SEC |
| Nov 10, 2025 | Mattson W Patrick | COO | Buy | 13,000 | $7.91 | $103K | SEC |
| Nov 10, 2025 | Salem Matthew A | CEO | Buy | 32,000 | $7.84 | $251K | SEC |
| Feb 9, 2024 | Mattson W Patrick | COO | Buy | 10,000 | $9.72 | $97K | SEC |
| Feb 9, 2024 | Salem Matthew A | CEO | Buy | 26,000 | $9.72 | $253K | SEC |
| May 15, 2023 | Lee Christen E.J. | Director | Buy | 10,000 | $10.17 | $102K | SEC |
| May 1, 2023 | Salem Matthew A | CEO | Buy | 25,000 | $10.70 | $268K | SEC |
| May 1, 2023 | Mattson W Patrick | COO | Buy | 8,000 | $10.60 | $85K | SEC |
In the last 12 months KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. insiders made open-market purchases worth about $1.2 million and sales worth about $2.1 million. Data comes from SEC Form 4 filings, updated every 30 minutes on CapitalSnitch.
The most recent open-market insider trade in KREF was filed on 2026-04-27.
No congressional trades in KREF were reported in the past two years. The full list is free on CapitalSnitch.
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