Kura Sushi USA, Inc.

KRUS • NASDAQ

Kura Sushi USA, Inc. is a restaurants company in the consumer cyclical sector on NASDAQ, led by Hajime Uba, with a market cap of $625.3M. As of Q3 2025, 75% of shares are held by 137 institutional investors, with STEPHENS INC /AR/ as the largest holder at 6.02%.

President and Chief Executive OfficerHajime Uba

Market Cap$625.3M

Restaurants

Consumer Cyclical

Employees3.2K

Websitekurasushi.com

Country

United States of America

Overview

Overview of institutional ownership in KRUS as of Q3 2025 with a market cap of $718.5M

All Institutions

Institutions: 137
Value Held: $538.0M
Shares Held: 9.1M
Avg Position: $3.9M
Median Position: $509.7K

Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds: 21
Value Held: $129.6M
Shares Held: 2.2M
Avg Position: $6.2M
Median Position: $1.4M

Ownership Breakdown

Institutional (non-HF)

56.85%

$408.4M

Hedge Funds

18.04%

$129.6M

Retail & Other

25.12%

$180.5M

Based on market cap of $718.5M as of Q3 2025. Institutional (non-HF) excludes hedge funds to avoid double counting.

Biggest Investors

Institutions with the largest positions in KRUS as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Position Value	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
STEPHENS INC /AR/ RIA/Wealth	Warren Miles Amerine Stephens CEO	$43.2M 0.56% of portfolio	6.02% 727.8K shares	Q3 2019 Held for 6y 2m	$7.8B
GRANAHAN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC/MA Long Only Manager	Jane Moran White CEO	$39.9M 1.63% of portfolio	5.55% 671.0K shares	Q2 2024 Held for 1y 5m	$2.4B
D Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	William Zolezzi Managing Partner	$34.6M 1.62% of portfolio	4.81% 582.2K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$2.1B
1 12 West Capital Management LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Joel Nmn Ramin Managing Partner	$33.1M 3.43% of portfolio	4.60% 556.4K shares	Q1 2023 Held for 2y 8m	$964.1M
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	-	$28.5M 0.00% of portfolio	3.97% 480.5K shares	Q3 2019 Held for 6y 2m	$5.67T
FMR LLC Institution	-	$25.0M 0.00% of portfolio	3.48% 420.6K shares	Q4 2021 Held for 3y 11m	$1.92T
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	Salim Ramji CEO	$22.1M 0.00% of portfolio	3.08% 372.3K shares	Q3 2019 Held for 6y 2m	$6.69T
Hood River Capital Management LLC Long Only Manager	Brian Paul Smoluch Managing Partner	$20.5M 0.24% of portfolio	2.85% 345.0K shares	Q3 2024 Held for 1y 2m	$8.5B
ING INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC Insurance Manager	Matthew Nmn Toms CEO	$19.2M 0.02% of portfolio	2.67% 323.0K shares	Q2 2023 Held for 2y 5m	$88.4B
Woodline Partners LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Karl Heinz Kroeker CIO	$17.3M 0.08% of portfolio	2.41% 292.0K shares	Q2 2025 Held for 5 months	$21.3B

Net Capital Flow

Institutional buying and selling activity for KRUS in Q3 2025

Traded: +$6.4M
Buyers: 67
Sellers: 65
Total Bought: +$124.0M
Total Sold: −$117.6M
Avg Position: $3.3M

Biggest Buyers

Institution	Net Bought	Current Position
D Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	+$34.6M +582.2K shares	$34.6M 582.2K shares
GRANAHAN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC/MA Long Only Manager	+$22.2M +373.4K shares	$39.9M 671.0K shares
Woodline Partners LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	+$12.7M +213.2K shares	$17.3M 292.0K shares
D D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. Institution	+$7.6M +127.7K shares	$10.2M 170.9K shares
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$6.7M +113.3K shares	$13.3M 223.8K shares
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution	+$5.3M +89.5K shares	$5.3M 89.5K shares
Point72 Asset Management, L.P. Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$2.8M +47.9K shares	$2.8M 47.9K shares
ING INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC Insurance Manager	+$2.8M +47.8K shares	$19.2M 323.0K shares
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Institution	+$2.8M +47.1K shares	$7.0M 117.1K shares
TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$2.3M +39.3K shares	$4.5M 76.5K shares

Biggest Sellers

Institution	Net Sold	Current Position
FMR LLC Institution	−$40.3M −678.7K shares	$25.0M 420.6K shares
BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	−$18.3M −213.1K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC Institution	−$10.5M −177.1K shares	$10.0M 168.9K shares
DRIEHAUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Event Driven	−$9.7M −112.9K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
F FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT INC Long Only Manager	−$7.4M −125.2K shares	$14.1M 237.3K shares
MORGAN STANLEY RIA/Wealth	−$4.2M −70.1K shares	$2.1M 34.9K shares
Granite Investment Partners, LLC Long Only Manager	−$4.1M −68.6K shares	$6.9M 116.1K shares
Verition Fund Management LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	−$3.4M −56.4K shares	$509.7K 8.6K shares
M MAVERICK CAPITAL LTD Hedge Fund•Long/Short	−$2.3M −27.3K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	−$2.3M −38.9K shares	$666.8K 11.2K shares

Entry and Exit Activity

Institutions that initiated new positions or completely exited KRUS in Q3 2025

New Positions: 9
New Value: $2.1M
Exited Positions: 22
Exited Value: $38.6M

New Positions

Institution	Position Value
Numerai GP LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	$720.8K 12.1K shares
CWM Advisors, LLC ETF Provider	$456.1K 7.7K shares
Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC Private Equity	$424.8K 7.2K shares
T TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC Institution	$304.5K 5.1K shares
Point72 Ltd RIA/Wealth	$174.8K 2.9K shares
P Point72 Asia Pte. Ltd. Institution	$36.7K 618.0 shares
O Optiver Holding B.V. Institution	$2.6K 44.0 shares
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC RIA/Wealth	$2.2K 37.0 shares
Triumph Capital Management RIA/Wealth	$416.0 7.0 shares

Exited Positions

Institution	Previous Position
BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$18.3M 213.1K shares
DRIEHAUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Event Driven	$9.7M 112.9K shares
M MAVERICK CAPITAL LTD Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$2.3M 27.3K shares
J Jump Financial, LLC Institution	$1.5M 17.8K shares
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$882.0K 10.2K shares
S Squarepoint Ops LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	$770.7K 9.0K shares
M Man Group plc Institution	$700.7K 8.1K shares
Valmark Advisers, Inc. RIA/Wealth	$677.6K 7.9K shares
L LPL Financial LLC Institution	$487.7K 5.7K shares
O OPTIONS SOLUTIONS, LLC Hedge Fund•Sector	$376.9K 4.4K shares

Options Activity

Institutions with the largest Call and Put options positions in KRUS as of Q3 2025

Call Positions: 0
Call Value: -
Put Positions: 0
Put Value: -

Call Positions

Institution	Position Value
No call positions found

Put Positions

Institution	Position Value
No put positions found

Most Committed Institutions

Institutions with KRUS as the highest % of their portfolio as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Portfolio Weight	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
1 12 West Capital Management LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Joel Nmn Ramin Managing Partner	3.43% $33.1M	4.60% 556.4K shares	Q1 2023 Held for 2y 8m	$964.1M
O Ophir Asset Management Pty Ltd Long Only Manager	Sandra Donnarumma COO	1.73% $14.0M	1.95% 235.3K shares	Q4 2023 Held for 1y 11m	$809.7M
GRANAHAN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC/MA Long Only Manager	Jane Moran White CEO	1.63% $39.9M	5.55% 671.0K shares	Q2 2024 Held for 1y 5m	$2.4B
D Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	William Zolezzi Managing Partner	1.62% $34.6M	4.81% 582.2K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$2.1B
Pacifica Capital Investments, LLC RIA/Wealth	Kari Nadine Lambert CEO	0.66% $2.4M	0.34% 40.7K shares	Q2 2025 Held for 5 months	$368.1M
Ranger Investment Management, L.P. Long Only Manager	Andrew Ferguson Hill President	0.64% $9.2M	1.28% 155.2K shares	Q3 2021 Held for 4y 2m	$1.4B
STEPHENS INC /AR/ RIA/Wealth	Warren Miles Amerine Stephens CEO	0.56% $43.2M	6.02% 727.8K shares	Q3 2019 Held for 6y 2m	$7.8B
FORMULA GROWTH LTD Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Randall William Kelly President	0.55% $1.6M	0.22% 26.7K shares	Q2 2024 Held for 1y 5m	$288.3M
Portolan Capital Management, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	George Frederic Mccabe CIO	0.54% $9.9M	1.38% 167.4K shares	Q1 2021 Held for 4y 8m	$1.8B
Granite Investment Partners, LLC Long Only Manager	Peter Orlando Lopez Managing Partner	0.39% $6.9M	0.96% 116.1K shares	Q2 2023 Held for 2y 5m	$1.8B