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 ($500.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 134.4m as of 2024-07-22, 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 ≈ $824.23. Options: 40 managers hold calls ($923.3m notional), 51 hold puts ($995.1m).
Trends to Q2 2024
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 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,281 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,400 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,467 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,535 |
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 |
| Q3 2023 | 578 | 539 |
| Q4 2023 | 606 | 614 |
| Q1 2024 | 657 | 685 |
| Q2 2024 | 711 | 673 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $637.2m | $687.9m | 1.08 |
| Q4 2023 | $1.1bn | $1.2bn | 1.14 |
| Q1 2024 | $952.3m | $1.1bn | 1.18 |
| Q2 2024 | $923.3m | $995.1m | 1.08 |
Biggest buyers
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +384.1k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP | Added | +340.1k |
| NORGES BANK | Added | +322.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +236.4k |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. | Added | +221.0k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +219.3k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | Added | +192.8k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +184.7k |
| ALKEON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +153.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +151.0k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -3.6m |
| Capital International Investors | Reduced | -600.3k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Reduced | -514.0k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -511.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -304.5k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ | Reduced | -269.2k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | Reduced | -195.2k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -160.8k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Reduced | -159.2k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD | Reduced | -156.7k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $245.5m297.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $162.7m197.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $114.5m138.9k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $96.3m116.8k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $54.7m66.4k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $29.0m35.2k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $25.2m30.6k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | $22.4m27.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $20.2m24.5k shares |
| Laurion Capital Management LP | Added | $19.7m23.9k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $231.6m280.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $140.7m170.6k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $100.6m122.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $95.8m116.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $82.2m99.7k shares |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | Unchanged | $74.2m90.0k shares |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | $41.0m49.7k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $22.2m26.9k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Added | $21.4m25.9k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | $20.9m25.4k 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 2024
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 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 |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 8 | $36.2m | $35.9m |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.1m | $1.1m |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $7.2m | $7.2m |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $19.3m | $19.3m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-23 | Higgins Bren D. EVP & Chief Financial Officer | Sold plan | $803.6k1.0k shares |
| 2024-05-21 | Khan Ahmad A. President, Semi Proc. Control | Sold plan | $6.0m7.8k shares |
| 2024-05-07 | WALLACE RICHARD P President and CEO | Sold plan | $10.0m14.0k shares |
| 2024-05-06 | Lorig Brian Executive Vice President | Sold plan | $2.5m3.5k 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.21% of their portfolio | 13.3m $11.0bn | Added +184.7k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.22% of their portfolio | 11.6m $9.6bn | Added +219.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.21% of their portfolio | 5.8m $4.8bn | Added +29.2k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 3.29% of their portfolio | 5.5m $4.5bn | Reduced -269.2k |
| Capital International Investors 0.69% of their portfolio | 4.1m $3.4bn | Reduced -600.3k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 3.1m $2.6bn | Added +66.9k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.71% of their portfolio | 2.8m $2.3bn | Added +28.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.27% of their portfolio | 2.8m $2.3bn | Added +146.4k |
| FMR LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.7m $2.3bn | Reduced -160.8k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.40% of their portfolio | 2.7m $2.2bn | Reduced -511.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.37% of their portfolio | 2.3m $1.9bn | Added +384.1k |
| NORGES BANK 0.25% of their portfolio | 2.0m $1.7bn | Added +322.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.9m $1.5bn | Added +27.5k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.79% of their portfolio | 1.8m $1.5bn | Reduced -159.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.5m $1.3bn | Added +21.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.32% of their portfolio | 1.4m $1.2bn | Reduced -304.5k |
| STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO 1.06% of their portfolio | 1.4m $1.2bn | Unchanged |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.4m $1.1bn | Reduced -3.6m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.3m $1.1bn | Reduced -28.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $1.0bn | Added +106.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.1m $929.0m | Reduced -55.9k |
| Amundi 0.37% of their portfolio | 1.1m $955.4m | Added +94.0k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 1.30% of their portfolio | 1.1m $918.0m | Added +81.3k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 1.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $889.7m | Reduced -195.2k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 988.7k $815.2m | Added +125.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.25% of their portfolio | 967.7k $797.9m | Reduced -45.8k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.22% of their portfolio | 934.7k $770.6m | Reduced -19.7k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 930.8k $767.5m | Added +236.4k |
| Dakota Wealth Management 17.45% of their portfolio | 897.0k $739.6m | Reduced -1.1k |
| ALKEON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 3.79% of their portfolio | 896.4k $739.1m | Added +153.5k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.66% of their portfolio | 857.1k $706.6m | Reduced -81.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 813.9k $671.1m | Added +20.4k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.15% of their portfolio | 737.8k $608.3m | Added +82.3k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 1.93% of their portfolio | 693.8k $572.0m | Added +32.3k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.15% of their portfolio | 691.0k $569.8m | Added +56.1k |
| BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO 3.89% of their portfolio | 627.1k $517.0m | Reduced -9.6k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.50% of their portfolio | 591.0k $487.3m | Reduced -53.2k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.64% of their portfolio | 590.6k $487.0m | Reduced -3.1k |
| JENSEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 3.85% of their portfolio | 571.0k $470.8m | Added +22.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.33% of their portfolio | 550.8k $454.1m | Added +139.7k |
| Swedbank AB 0.60% of their portfolio | 548.9k $452.6m | Added +5.4k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.39% of their portfolio | 504.6k $416.0m | Reduced -156.2k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.68% of their portfolio | 502.6k $414.4m | Added +62.3k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.40% of their portfolio | 499.3k $411.7m | Added +107.6k |
| UBS Group AG 0.12% of their portfolio | 489.6k $403.6m | Reduced -43.3k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 487.2k $402.2m | Added +84.7k |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC 1.41% of their portfolio | 461.1k $380.2m | Reduced -86.9k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.17% of their portfolio | 456.0k $376.0m | Added +33.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.40% of their portfolio | 454.0k $374.4m | Added +110.9k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.40% of their portfolio | 443.6k $365.8m | Added +340.1k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.23% of their portfolio | 400.3k $330.1m | Reduced -6.8k |
| OAKTOP CAPITAL MANAGEMENT II, L.P. 33.17% of their portfolio | 392.8k $323.9m | Reduced -326 |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.11% of their portfolio | 376.2k $310.2m | Added +1.4k |
| Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd 3.13% of their portfolio | 363.5k $299.7m | Added +116.7k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 348.8k $287.6m | Reduced -4.7k |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich 1.15% of their portfolio | 338.3k $301.7m | Reduced -46.7k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.07% of their portfolio | 337.9k $278.6m | Added +28.7k |
| Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt 1.53% of their portfolio | 333.3k $274.6m | Unchanged |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.20% of their portfolio | 324.6k $267.7m | Reduced -17.5k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 316.7k $261.1m | Reduced -2.4k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 1.18% of their portfolio | 312.9k $258.0m | Reduced -52.4k |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 1.44% of their portfolio | 302.9k $249.7m | Added +584 |
| Findlay Park Partners LLP 2.33% of their portfolio | 300.5k $247.8m | Reduced -2.3k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.43% of their portfolio | 294.4k $240.4m | Reduced -15.2k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.76% of their portfolio | 269.5k $222.3m | Added +71.8k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 261.4k $218.0m | Reduced -143.4k |
| National Pension Service 0.25% of their portfolio | 260.6k $214.9m | Added +111 |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.20% of their portfolio | 259.1k $213.6m | Reduced -2.1k |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. 0.67% of their portfolio | 251.9k $207.7m | Added +221.0k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.37% of their portfolio | 251.3k $207.2m | Reduced -57.4k |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc 1.22% of their portfolio | 250.5k $206.5m | Added +10.3k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.29% of their portfolio | 233.6k $192.6m | Reduced -18.0k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.22% of their portfolio | 228.3k $190.4m | Reduced -1.2k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.22% of their portfolio | 220.6k $181.9m | Reduced -2.5k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 211.8k $174.6m | Reduced -572 |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.28% of their portfolio | 210.9k $173.9m | Reduced -23.0k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 206.2k $170.0m | Added +15.0k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.30% of their portfolio | 201.6k $166.2m | Added +192.8k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.59% of their portfolio | 200.2k $165.0m | Added +95.3k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.20% of their portfolio | 199.5k $164.5m | Added +20.2k |
| Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. 1.60% of their portfolio | 193.9k $159.9m | Reduced -7.5k |
| Maj Invest Holding A/S 4.30% of their portfolio | 187.3k $154.5m | Reduced -66.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.20% of their portfolio | 185.7k $153.1m | Reduced -996 |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 0.60% of their portfolio | 179.3k $147.8m | Reduced -869 |
| AXA S.A. 0.22% of their portfolio | 178.9k $147.5m | Added +65.2k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 171.4k $141.3m | Reduced -12.6k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO 0.59% of their portfolio | 169.9k $140.1m | Reduced -537 |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 163.6k $134.9m | Reduced -2.1k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 162.7k $134.2m | Added +151.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.33% of their portfolio | 156.6k $129.1m | Added +79.4k |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 153.6k $126.6m | Reduced -10.1k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 147.1k $121.3m | Reduced -2.7k |
| COOKSON PEIRCE & CO INC 5.73% of their portfolio | 144.5k $119.2m | Added +10.1k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 140.3k $115.7m | Added +1.2k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.22% of their portfolio | 136.2k $112.3m | Reduced -20.7k |
| OAK ASSOCIATES LTD /OH/ 7.42% of their portfolio | 135.7k $111.9m | Reduced -9.0k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.07% of their portfolio | 134.4k $110.8m | Reduced -686 |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 130.0k $107.2m | Reduced -9.7k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.20% of their portfolio | 129.2k $106.5m | Added +26.0k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 125.4k $103.4m | Added +4.3k |