KN Institutional Ownership
Who owns Knowles Corp and what the big funds did with it last quarter, from every SEC 13F filing. 344 funds reported holding KN at Jun 30, 2026, together owning 102.5% of the company.
- ▲199 buying vs 113 selling
- ▲Held by funds +0.8 pts
- ▲Funds holding +61
- ▼Superinvestors: 1 added, 3 cut
- ●Put/call not meaningful
What the filings show, not a forecast. Positions can be up to 45 days old and leave out short sales.
Funds holding and ownership
8 quartersQuarter over quarter
all 13F filers| Q2 2026 | This quarter | Q1 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funds holding | 344 | 283 | +21.6% |
| In funds' top 10 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 13F shares | 86.9M | 86.2M | +0.7% |
| Held by funds | 102.5% | 101.8% | +0.8 pts |
| New positions | 81 | 37 | +118.9% |
| Increased | 118 | 101 | +16.8% |
| Reduced | 95 | 87 | +9.2% |
| Sold out | 18 | 27 | −33.3% |
| Calls (shares) | 120K | 0 | – |
| Puts (shares) | 0 | 0 | – |
| Put/call ratio | 0.00 | – | – |
Buyers vs sellers
adding or new vs cutting or sold outSuperinvestors in KN
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Who owns KN
share of fund held shares- Index and passive funds45.0%
- Active managers and hedge funds39.9%
- Banks and brokers13.8%
- Pensions, insurers and other1.3%
The top 10 holders own 55.0% of all KN shares that funds reported. Groups are our own grouping of filers by name.
Put/call ratio
funds' options, market makers left outAbove 1 means funds hold more puts than calls, a sign of hedging or bets on a fall. Options are valued at the underlying shares.
Filed so far for Q3 2026
74 funds changed their position- Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLCAdded+388K sh
- Principal Financial Group IncAdded+164K sh
- Insight Wealth Strategies, LLCSold out−144K sh
- DekaBank Deutsche GirozentraleNew+72K sh
- Confluence Investment Management LLCSold out−35K sh
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Top holders
Q2 2026| # | Fund | Of company | Shares | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 16.27% | 13.8M | $572M | +362K |
| 2 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 8.06% | 6.8M | $283M | +146K |
| 3 | Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 5.92% | 5M | $208M | −605K |
| 4 | Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 5.34% | 4.5M | $188M | +614K |
| 5 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 4.37% | 3.7M | $154M | +35K |
| 6 | State Street Corp | 4.15% | 3.5M | $146M | +174K |
| 7 | Neuberger Berman Group LLC | 3.77% | 3.2M | $132M | −2.6M |
| 8 | Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC | 2.91% | 2.5M | $102M | −464K |
| 9 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.86% | 2.4M | $100M | +343K |
| 10 | Ariel Investments, LLC | 2.70% | 2.3M | $94.8M | −1.5M |
- Price T Rowe Associates Inc /md/+1.6M sh+$68.1M
- Acadian Asset Management LLC+1.4M sh+$58.5M
- Franklin Resources Inc+1.2M sh+$51.6M
- Thrivent Financial for Lutherans+965K sh+$40M
- Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC+932K sh+$38.7M
- Goldman Sachs Group Inc+614K sh+$25.5M
- MetLife Investment Management, LLC+488K sh+$20.3M
- BlackRock, Inc.+362K sh+$15M
- Neuberger Berman Group LLC−2.6M sh−$106M
- Ariel Investments, LLC−1.5M sh−$63.6M
- Aristotle Capital Boston, LLC−812K sh−$33.7M
- William Blair Investment Management, LLC−780K sh−$32.4M
- Dimensional Fund Advisors LP−605K sh−$25.1M
- Qube Research & Technologies Ltd−490K sh−$20.3M
- Victory Capital Management Inc−488K sh−$20.2M
- Royce & Associates LP−482K sh−$20M
KN institutional ownership FAQ
Who owns the most KN stock?
In Q2 2026 13F filings the largest holder of KN was BlackRock, Inc., followed by Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP. Index fund managers are usually the biggest holders of large companies.
What percentage of KN is owned by institutions?
Funds that file 13F reports held 102.5% of KN's shares at Jun 30, 2026, compared with 101.8% a quarter earlier. That counts every manager with more than $100 million in US stocks.
Are hedge funds buying KN?
In Q2 2026, 199 funds bought KN (81 of them new positions) and 113 sold (18 sold out completely). Among well known investors, 1 added and 3 cut. Our fund sentiment for KN is bullish.
What is KN's institutional put/call ratio?
Funds reported $0 of KN puts against $5M of calls, a put/call ratio of 0.00. Market makers and bank trading desks are left out, since their options are mostly hedges.
How current is this KN ownership data?
13F filings show holdings at the end of each quarter and are due within 45 days, so positions can be up to six weeks old when they appear. We add each new filing within minutes, and the "filed so far" list shows funds that have already reported the next quarter.
For informational and educational purposes only. Not investment advice, and not a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Fund sentiment summarises what 13F filings show and is not a forecast. Holdings come from SEC Form 13F filings as reported and show positions at the end of the quarter, up to 45 days before the filing. A 13F leaves out short positions, cash, bonds and most foreign holdings. See all hedge fund holdings.