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Kochav Defense Acquisition Corp.

KCHV

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What this company does

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Kochav Defense Acquisition Corp. is a Cayman Islands blank-check SPAC formed in January 2025 to merge with a private company, targeting the defense and aerospace sectors. It generates no operating revenue and instead earns interest on the $253 million raised in its May 2025 IPO and held in trust pending a deal. The company must close an acquisition by November 2026, extendable to May 2027, or it will liquidate and return trust funds to shareholders.

Generated from KCHV's filing dated 2026-03-30

Key risks

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  • Deadline risk: must complete a business combination by November 29, 2026 (or May 29, 2027 if extended) or liquidate the $253M trust.
  • No target identified yet; SPAC competition may force worse deal terms, and Nasdaq's 36-month rule could trigger delisting if missed.
  • Shareholder redemptions tied to any extension vote could materially shrink the $253M trust, jeopardizing deal viability and Nasdaq listing.

Generated from KCHV's filing dated 2026-03-30

Profitability

Return on equity

-353.4%

Return on assets

8.5%

Leverage

Debt / equity

-42.49×

Debt / assets

102.4%

Earnings tracker

QuarterRevenueYoYNet incomeYoYNet margin

Q1 2026

2026-03-31

$2.1M+9654.6%

Q4 2025

2025-12-31

$19.0M

Q3 2025

2025-09-30

$2.4M

Q2 2025

2025-06-30

$776.4K

Q1 2025

2025-03-31

$-21.8K

Year-over-year change vs the same fiscal quarter one year prior. Revenue + net income sourced from SEC 10-Q / 10-K filings — no analyst-consensus dependency.

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Insider activity

Insider buying

$5.2M

Insider selling

$0

Net activity

+$5.2M

Distinct insiders

1

Open-market trades over the last 365 days.

Recent transactions

DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2025-05-29

Kochav Sponsor LLC / Menachem Shalom

10%+ owner

Purchase524,050$10.00$5.2M
2025-05-29

Kochav Sponsor LLC / Menachem Shalom

10%+ owner

Purchasederiv.524,050

Source: SEC Form 4 filings. Officers, directors, and 10%+ owners must disclose share transactions within two business days. RSU grants and tax-withholding rows are excluded by default — compensation activity is not a trading signal.

Who owns KCHV

Institutional value

$45.6M

Total shares held

4.5M

Distinct holders

11

-30 vs prior

As of

2026-03-31

Prior: 2025-12-31

Filers with $100M+ AUM disclose holdings 45 days after quarter end.

Top institutional holders

#ManagerSharesValueQoQ changeAction
1Magnetar Financial LLC1.9M$19.5M+0 (+0.0%)No change
2MIZUHO SECURITIES USA LLC831.5K$8.5M+31.5K (+3.9%)Added
3Hudson Bay Capital Management LP650.0K$6.7M+0 (+0.0%)No change
4WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC372.9K$3.8M-72.0K (-16.2%)Trimmed
5Context Capital Management, LLC350.0K$3.6M+0 (+0.0%)No change
6DLD Asset Management, LP133.3K$1.4M+0 (+0.0%)No change
7Warberg Asset Management LLC76.8K$787.0K-11 (-0.0%)Trimmed
8UBS Group AG67.4K$691.0KNew
9BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS51.1K$524.0KNew
10ABC ARBITRAGE SA25.0K$256.3K+0 (+0.0%)No change
11FNY Investment Advisers, LLC290$2+0 (+0.0%)No change

Source: SEC Form 13F-HR. Positions aggregated across sub-managers within each firm. Options (puts/calls) excluded — common stock only.

Top questions investors are asking

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  1. 1

    With $253M in trust and a November 2026 deadline, how many defense/aerospace targets have you engaged, and at what valuation multiples?

  2. 2

    Given the Nasdaq 36-month rule and crowded SPAC field, what's your contingency if no target signs by mid-2026—extension vote or liquidation?

  3. 3

    You raised at $10.00 per unit; what redemption rate are you underwriting in your target negotiations, and how does that affect deal structure?

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