Q2 2026 13F · SEC CIK 1537783
Kentucky Retirement Systems
Pension fundFiled 2026-08-14 for Q2 2026. Open the filing ↗ · All SEC filings ↗
- Reported 13F value
- $4.0B
- Reported positions
- 505
- Top holdings a year, 3 yrs
- +25.8%
- Average holding period
- 5.9 yrs
Kentucky Retirement Systems is a pension fund that reported 505 positions worth $4.0B in its Q2 2026 13F, filed 2026-08-14. Its largest holdings were Nvidia Corporation (NVDA, 7.3%), Apple Inc (AAPL, 6.5%), Microsoft Corp (MSFT, 4.3%). A portfolio copying its top holdings returned 25.8% a year over the last 3 years, against 20.4% for the S&P 500.
Kentucky Retirement Systems holdings largest 50 of 505 positions.
Weights are shares of the filer's total reported 13F value, compared with Q1 2026. Share changes may reflect splits; weight changes also reflect price moves. A 13F shows long US-listed positions only, up to 135 days after the fact.
What Kentucky Retirement Systems bought and sold in Q2 2026, against Q1 2026.
New positions
Q1 2026's filing was too long to tell new positions apart.
Added to
- AMZN Amazon Com Inc+1878.4% shares
- AAPL Apple Inc+1124.4% shares
- MA Mastercard Incorporated+494.2% shares
- V Visa Inc+152.8% shares
- WMT Walmart Inc+105.6% shares
Reduced
- ORCL Oracle Corp-63.3% shares
- C Citigroup Inc-56.3% shares
- BAC Bank of Amer Corp-52.9% shares
- WFC Wells Fargo & Co-50.6% shares
- HD Home Depot Inc-45.9% shares
- JPM Jpmorgan Chase & Co-44.7% shares
- CSCO Cisco Sys Inc-43.1% shares
- MRK Merck & Co Inc-35.0% shares
Left the top 50
- GOOG Alphabet Inc Class Awas 1.9%
- GE GE Aerospacewas 1.7%
- PFE Pfizer Incwas 1.2%
- T At&t Incwas 1.1%
- VZ Verizon Communications Incwas 0.8%
- CMCSA Comcast Corp Newwas 0.8%
- PEP Pepsico Incwas 0.8%
- QCOM Qualcomm Incwas 0.8%
Share counts compared with the Q1 2026 13F; a split also changes share counts. The latest filing lists more than 50 positions, so a position that left the top 50 may still be held.
How the holdings did against the S&P 500.
- 1 year
- +18.8% /yr
- S&P 500 +20.1%
- 3 years
- +25.8% /yr
- S&P 500 +20.4%
- 5 years
- +15.9% /yr
- S&P 500 +11.6%
A portfolio of the filer's 20 largest 13F positions, weighted by value, bought the trading day after each 13F was filed and held until the next one was: what copying this filer could have earned. 13Fs show long US-listed positions only, so this is an estimate of the stock picks, not the fund's reported returns.
Reported 13F value by quarter.
| Quarter | 13F value | Positions |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $4.0B | 505 |
| Q1 2026 | $1.4B | 499 |
| Q4 2025 | $3.7B | 503 |
| Q3 2025 | $3.6B | 502 |
| Q2 2025 | $3.4B | 502 |
| Q1 2025 | $3.3B | 504 |
| Q4 2024 | $3.4B | 496 |
| Q3 2024 | $3.4B | 504 |
| Q2 2024 | $3.5B | 502 |
| Q1 2024 | $3.3B | 503 |
| Q4 2023 | $3.2B | 503 |
| Q3 2023 | $2.9B | 503 |
Questions about Kentucky Retirement Systems's portfolio
What stocks does Kentucky Retirement Systems own?
Kentucky Retirement Systems's latest 13F, for Q2 2026 and filed Aug 14, 2026, lists 505 positions worth $4.0B. The largest are Nvidia Corporation (NVDA) at 7.3%, Apple Inc (AAPL) at 6.5%, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) at 4.3%, Amazon Com Inc (AMZN) at 3.6% and Alphabet Inc (GOOGL) at 3.3%.
What did Kentucky Retirement Systems buy last quarter?
In Q2 2026, Kentucky Retirement Systems added Amazon Com Inc (AMZN) (+1878.4% shares), Apple Inc (AAPL) (+1124.4% shares) and Mastercard Incorporated (MA) (+494.2% shares), compared with its Q1 2026 filing.
What did Kentucky Retirement Systems sell last quarter?
In Q2 2026, Kentucky Retirement Systems cut from its top 50 Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOG), cut from its top 50 GE Aerospace (GE), cut from its top 50 Pfizer Inc (PFE), cut from its top 50 At&t Inc (T), cut from its top 50 Verizon Communications Inc (VZ), Oracle Corp (ORCL) (-63.3% shares), Citigroup Inc (C) (-56.3% shares) and Bank of Amer Corp (BAC) (-52.9% shares), compared with its Q1 2026 filing.
How has Kentucky Retirement Systems's portfolio performed?
A portfolio copying Kentucky Retirement Systems's 20 largest 13F holdings each quarter, from the day each filing was public, returned +25.8% a year over the last 3 years, against +20.4% for the S&P 500. Over 1 year: +18.8% against +20.1%. Over 5 years: +15.9% a year against +11.6%.
When is Kentucky Retirement Systems's next 13F filing due?
13F filings are due 45 days after each quarter ends. Kentucky Retirement Systems's filing for the quarter ending Sep 30, 2026 is due by Nov 14, 2026; this page updates the day after it is published.