KLA CORP KLAC
COM NEW · Common Stock · CUSIP 482480100 · ISIN US4824801009
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($335.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 136.7m as of 2023-07-17, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $484.06. Options: 39 managers hold calls ($580.6m notional), 42 hold puts ($662.6m).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,059 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,129 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,164 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,227 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 474 | 553 |
| Q1 2023 | 537 | 525 |
| Q2 2023 | 536 | 553 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $518.7m | $427.7m | 0.82 |
| Q4 2022 | $858.2m | $877.7m | 1.02 |
| Q1 2023 | $548.3m | $496.7m | 0.91 |
| Q2 2023 | $580.6m | $662.6m | 1.14 |
Biggest buyers
| JENSEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | New | +424.7k |
| FIL Ltd | Added | +271.9k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +233.0k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA | Added | +192.8k |
| Egerton Capital (UK) LLP | New | +191.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +178.5k |
| ALKEON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +149.8k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Added | +144.0k |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd | Added | +143.2k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD | Added | +137.7k |
Biggest sellers
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -3.6m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -2.7m |
| Capital International Investors | Reduced | -542.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -522.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -422.3k |
| Amundi | Reduced | -350.2k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -342.0k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ | Reduced | -262.0k |
| FIFTHDELTA Ltd | Sold out | -219.1k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | Reduced | -193.4k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $152.7m314.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $108.4m223.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $40.2m82.8k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $37.5m77.3k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $32.8m67.6k shares |
| Laurion Capital Management LP | Reduced | $20.2m41.6k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $20.0m41.9k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $18.2m37.5k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $18.0m37.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $17.5m36.1k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $187.5m386.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $105.6m217.8k shares |
| Eisler Capital (UK) Ltd. | Added | $101.9m210.1k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $42.5m87.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $33.2m68.4k shares |
| Saba Capital Management, L.P. | Unchanged | $24.3m50.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $19.4m40.0k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $16.5m34.1k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $15.1m31.7k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | $14.3m295 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 7.5% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2023
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 3 | $2.2m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.1m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $343.8k | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 7 | $42.0m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 4 | $3.3m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $8.4m | $4.9m |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $15.6m | $14.9m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-18 | Lorig Brian Executive Vice President | Sold plan | $734.0k1.7k shares |
| 2023-05-16 | Khan Ahmad A. President, Semi Proc. Control | Sold plan | $775.6k1.9k shares |
| 2023-05-05 | WALLACE RICHARD P President and CEO | Sold plan | $1.8m4.6k shares |
| 2023-05-03 | WALLACE RICHARD P President and CEO | Sold plan | $4.9m12.9k shares |
| 2023-05-02 | WALLACE RICHARD P President and CEO | Sold plan | $6.7m17.5k shares |
| 2023-04-03 | Lorig Brian Executive Vice President | Sold | $691.2k1.7k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.15% of their portfolio | 12.9m $6.3bn | Reduced -56.8k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.15% of their portfolio | 10.9m $5.3bn | Reduced -51.9k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 2.47% of their portfolio | 6.1m $3.0bn | Reduced -262.0k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.14% of their portfolio | 5.7m $2.7bn | Reduced -72.5k |
| Capital International Investors 0.63% of their portfolio | 5.4m $2.6bn | Reduced -542.0k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.55% of their portfolio | 3.4m $1.7bn | Added +144.0k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.27% of their portfolio | 3.0m $1.4bn | Added +18.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.9m $1.4bn | Added +62.6k |
| FMR LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.8m $1.4bn | Reduced -2.7m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.18% of their portfolio | 2.6m $1.3bn | Added +178.5k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.68% of their portfolio | 2.2m $1.1bn | Reduced -33.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.28% of their portfolio | 2.2m $1.1bn | Reduced -522.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.32% of their portfolio | 2.1m $1.0bn | Reduced -151.5k |
| PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA 0.95% of their portfolio | 1.7m $803.6m | Reduced -98.3k |
| NORGES BANK 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.6m $790.8m | Added +92.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.5m $749.0m | Reduced -73.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.4m $693.5m | Reduced -54.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.4m $688.9m | Reduced -422.3k |
| STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO 0.68% of their portfolio | 1.4m $688.8m | Unchanged |
| Amundi 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.3m $622.8m | Reduced -350.2k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.42% of their portfolio | 1.3m $616.9m | Reduced -146.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.2m $587.9m | Reduced -52.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.2m $557.9m | Added +73.2k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.15% of their portfolio | 945.2k $458.5m | Reduced -56.9k |
| C2C Wealth Management, LLC 59.35% of their portfolio | 911.3k $449.0m | Reduced -927 |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.20% of their portfolio | 867.9k $420.9m | Added +77.0k |
| BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO 2.98% of their portfolio | 764.7k $370.9m | Added +40.0k |
| ALKEON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2.20% of their portfolio | 756.9k $367.1m | Added +149.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 754.6k $366.0m | Reduced -811 |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.73% of their portfolio | 691.6k $335.4m | Reduced -10.6k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 689.3k $275.1m | Unchanged |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.37% of their portfolio | 675.1k $327.4m | Added +16.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 663.8k $322.0m | Added +8.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.17% of their portfolio | 656.6k $318.4m | Added +88.3k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.17% of their portfolio | 643.4k $312.0m | Reduced -38.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 641.6k $311.2m | Added +114.4k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 1.22% of their portfolio | 544.7k $264.2m | Added +27.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.07% of their portfolio | 526.3k $255.2m | Reduced -86.0k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.10% of their portfolio | 506.9k $245.8m | Reduced -72.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.16% of their portfolio | 500.2k $242.6m | Reduced -62.3k |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC 1.34% of their portfolio | 489.9k $237.6m | Added +48.2k |
| FIL Ltd 0.24% of their portfolio | 441.2k $214.0m | Added +271.9k |
| Swedbank AB 0.38% of their portfolio | 438.5k $212.7m | Added +50.0k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 426.3k $206.8m | Reduced -193.4k |
| JENSEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 1.51% of their portfolio | 424.7k $206.0m | New |
| Maj Invest Holding A/S 4.73% of their portfolio | 393.6k $190.9m | Reduced -8.9k |
| OAKTOP CAPITAL MANAGEMENT II, L.P. 28.98% of their portfolio | 393.1k $190.7m | Reduced -2.6k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 386.1k $187.4m | Added +127.2k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 380.9k $184.7m | Reduced -342.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.21% of their portfolio | 373.2k $181.0m | Added +11.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 367.1k $178.0m | Added +21.7k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 1.01% of their portfolio | 359.2k $174.2m | Reduced -36.0k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.13% of their portfolio | 345.4k $167.5m | Reduced -60.6k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 339.9k $164.9m | Added +22.2k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.35% of their portfolio | 336.8k $163.4m | Added +1.3k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.16% of their portfolio | 332.0k $161.0m | Reduced -10.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.07% of their portfolio | 314.5k $152.6m | Reduced -147.4k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.30% of their portfolio | 314.3k $152.4m | Added +111.4k |
| M&G INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD 0.91% of their portfolio | 313.7k $152.1m | Reduced -125.5k |
| Boston Partners 0.20% of their portfolio | 310.6k $150.6m | Reduced -8.1k |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 308.4k $149.6m | Reduced -35.4k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.25% of their portfolio | 305.9k $148.4m | Added +6.7k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.04% of their portfolio | 305.5k $148.2m | Added +5.9k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.20% of their portfolio | 297.4k $144.2m | Added +52.4k |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc 0.98% of their portfolio | 295.0k $143.1m | Reduced -96.3k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.28% of their portfolio | 286.0k $138.7m | Reduced -40.1k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 285.4k $138.4m | Reduced -3.6m |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.18% of their portfolio | 284.3k $137.9m | Added +54.3k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 278.6k $135.5m | Added +87.2k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.11% of their portfolio | 273.0k $132.4m | Reduced -19.0k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.36% of their portfolio | 266.7k $129.4m | Reduced -5.8k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.14% of their portfolio | 262.6k $127.4m | Reduced -2.4k |
| National Pension Service 0.19% of their portfolio | 250.4k $119.5m | Added +5.8k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.14% of their portfolio | 249.5k $121.0m | Added +137.7k |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich 0.72% of their portfolio | 249.0k $120.8m | Reduced -1.4k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.47% of their portfolio | 248.5k $120.5m | Added +11.3k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 247.3k $119.9m | Added +233.0k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 231.8k $112.4m | Added +3.6k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.26% of their portfolio | 231.3k $112.2m | Added +631 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.16% of their portfolio | 228.5k $110.8m | Reduced -9.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.14% of their portfolio | 223.7k $108.5m | Reduced -10.7k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.23% of their portfolio | 222.3k $107.8m | Reduced -20.9k |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al 0.99% of their portfolio | 213.7k $103.6m | Added +200 |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 0.42% of their portfolio | 213.1k $103.3m | Reduced -24.8k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 209.9k $101.8m | Reduced -1.8k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.26% of their portfolio | 202.5k $98.2m | Added +192.8k |
| Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. 1.11% of their portfolio | 194.0k $94.1m | Reduced -382 |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 0.44% of their portfolio | 192.8k $76.9m | Reduced -86 |
| Egerton Capital (UK) LLP 0.96% of their portfolio | 191.2k $92.7m | New |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 190.6k $92.4m | Reduced -57.7k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.14% of their portfolio | 189.9k $92.1m | Added +47.7k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.07% of their portfolio | 182.3k $88.4m | Added +101.9k |
| FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/ 0.64% of their portfolio | 182.2k $88.4m | Reduced -23.1k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 1.36% of their portfolio | 176.5k $85.6m | Reduced -7.7k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.71% of their portfolio | 176.5k $85.6m | Reduced -192.2k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 162.8k $79.0m | Added +3.1k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.17% of their portfolio | 162.4k $78.8m | Added +52.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 161.3k $78.2m | Reduced -3.5k |
| OAK ASSOCIATES LTD /OH/ 6.19% of their portfolio | 159.7k $77.4m | Reduced -12.9k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 155.8k $75.6m | Reduced -4.7k |