KNOWLES CORP KN
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 49926D109
Company in Itasca, United States
- SectorConsumer discretionary
- IndustryHousehold Audio & Video Equipment
- HeadquartersItasca, IL
- Founded1946
- Websiteknowles.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* 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 ($6.5m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 85.4m as of 2026-07-24, 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 ≈ $41.44. Options: 5 managers hold calls ($6.2m notional), 0 hold puts (—).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 237 |
| Q4 2022 | 227 |
| Q1 2023 | 213 |
| Q2 2023 | 211 |
| Q3 2023 | 209 |
| Q4 2023 | 216 |
| Q1 2024 | 227 |
| Q2 2024 | 227 |
| Q3 2024 | 216 |
| Q4 2024 | 224 |
| Q1 2025 | 247 |
| Q2 2025 | 230 |
| Q3 2025 | 241 |
| Q4 2025 | 270 |
| Q1 2026 | 283 |
| Q2 2026 | 342 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | 91 | 109 |
| Q4 2024 | 105 | 98 |
| Q1 2025 | 124 | 102 |
| Q2 2025 | 97 | 130 |
| Q3 2025 | 110 | 112 |
| Q4 2025 | 128 | 119 |
| Q1 2026 | 139 | 116 |
| Q2 2026 | 196 | 113 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $2.0k | $2.0k | 1.00 |
| Q4 2025 | $0 | $0 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $0 | $0 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $6.2m | $0 | 0.00 |
Biggest buyers
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +1.6m |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.4m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +1.2m |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | Added | +964.5k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC | New | +932.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +614.5k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC | Added | +488.5k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +361.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +343.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +314.7k |
Biggest sellers
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Reduced | -2.6m |
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC | Reduced | -1.5m |
| Aristotle Capital Boston, LLC | Reduced | -812.5k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -780.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -604.6k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | -489.6k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -487.6k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP | Reduced | -481.8k |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC | Reduced | -464.0k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | Reduced | -359.5k |
Biggest calls
| ELEMENT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $4.1m100.0k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $829.6k20.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | New | $754.9k18.2k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | New | $219.8k5.3k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | New | $203.3k4.9k shares |
Biggest puts
| None |
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 |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-07-18 | 15.0% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 7.8% |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 13G · institution filed 2026-07-14 | 5.9% |
| GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-14 | 5.1% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 5.0% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: Neuberger Berman Group LLC (3.7%, 2026-07-07), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC), FRANKLIN MUTUAL ADVISERS LLC (1.5%, 2026-01-29), ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC (4.8%, 2025-11-14)
Insider purchases and sales since 1 Apr 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $3.7m | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $170.4k | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $95.7k | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $1.8m | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $5.3m | $1.4m |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 8 | $7.3m | $3.9m |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 3 | $5.8m | $753.9k |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 4 | $9.8m | $9.4m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-17 | SHAVERS CHERYL L Director | Sold | $259.9k6.6k shares |
| 2026-08-14 | Niew Jeffrey President & CEO, director | Sold plan | $264.1k7.0k shares |
| 2026-08-13 | Niew Jeffrey President & CEO, director | Sold plan | $1.7m43.0k shares |
| 2026-08-13 | Anderson John S. Senior Vice President & CFO | Sold plan | $388.4k10.0k shares |
| 2026-08-12 | Niew Jeffrey President & CEO, director | Sold plan | $5.9m150.0k shares |
| 2026-08-12 | Anderson John S. Senior Vice President & CFO | Sold plan | $1.2m30.0k shares |
| 2026-07-27 | Cabrera Raymond D. SVP, Chief HR Officer | Sold | $224.1k6.2k shares |
| 2026-05-27 | Giesecke Daniel J. Senior Vice President & COO | Sold plan | $753.9k20.2k shares |
| 2026-05-05 | Niew Jeffrey President & CEO, director | Sold | $4.7m142.9k shares |
| 2026-04-30 | Bastarrica Air A. Jr. Vice President, Controller | Sold | $112.0k3.6k shares |
| 2026-04-29 | Bastarrica Air A. Jr. Vice President, Controller | Sold | $64.5k2.2k shares |
| 2026-04-28 | Bastarrica Air A. Jr. Vice President, Controller | Sold | $59.4k2.0k shares |
| 2026-04-27 | Bastarrica Air A. Jr. Vice President, Controller | Sold | $69.4k2.3k 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 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 13.8m $571.6m | Added +361.9k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.8m $283.3m | Added +146.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.0m $208.2m | Reduced -604.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.5m $187.8m | Added +614.5k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.7m $153.6m | Added +35.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.5m $145.7m | Added +174.1k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.2m $132.4m | Reduced -2.6m |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 2.5m $102.4m | Reduced -464.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.4m $100.5m | Added +343.3k |
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.94% of their portfolio | 2.3m $94.8m | Reduced -1.5m |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.8m $75.8m | Added +1.4m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.8m $75.7m | Added +1.2m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $72.3m | Added +1.6m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $56.6m | Added +314.7k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.44% of their portfolio | 1.3m $55.0m | Reduced -481.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $50.0m | Reduced -66.0k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.2m $48.8m | Added +964.5k |
| CRAMER ROSENTHAL MCGLYNN LLC 2.43% of their portfolio | 1.2m $47.8m | Added +100.1k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $46.6m | Added +313.9k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $46.1m | Reduced -139.3k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 932.1k $38.7m | Added +73.0k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC 0.84% of their portfolio | 932.0k $38.7m | New |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 900.8k $37.4m | Reduced -343.7k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 792.2k $32.1m | Reduced -359.5k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 752.4k $31.2m | Added +253.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 727.0k $30.2m | Reduced -28.3k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 699.2k $29.0m | Added +194.8k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 672.9k $27.9m | Reduced -81.7k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 652.9k $27.1m | Reduced -487.6k |
| Harvey Partners, LLC 1.77% of their portfolio | 613.8k $25.5m | Reduced -50.7k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 607.8k $25.2m | Added +59.8k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 578.0k $24.0m | Added +136.0k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 540.7k $22.4m | Reduced -109.2k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 535.2k $22.2m | Added +488.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 520.0k $21.6m | Reduced -23.7k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 506.9k $21.0m | Added +291.1k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 494.5k $20.5m | Reduced -780.2k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 484.9k $20.1m | Reduced -154.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 459.2k $19.0m | Added +22.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 436.1k $18.1m | Added +934 |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.01% of their portfolio | 402.7k $17.0m | Reduced -20.6k |
| Creative Planning 0.01% of their portfolio | 373.0k $15.5m | Added +25.2k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 352.5k $14.6m | Reduced -489.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 348.2k $14.4m | Reduced -219.8k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.03% of their portfolio | 294.0k $12.2m | Reduced -9.8k |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ 0.25% of their portfolio | 293.1k $12.2m | Added +58.9k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 290.4k $12.0m | Reduced -6.6k |
| INTRINSIC EDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.43% of their portfolio | 280.0k $11.6m | Added +50.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 261.7k $10.9m | Added +171.2k |
| Hodges Capital Management Inc. 0.71% of their portfolio | 257.2k $10.7m | Added +39.8k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 243.8k $10.1m | Reduced -80.5k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 239.2k $9.9m | Added +65.1k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 222.5k $9.2m | Added +180.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 212.7k $8.8m | Added +14.2k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 209.7k $8.7m | Added +953 |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 207.1k $8.6m | Reduced -29.9k |
| Madison Asset Management, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 197.5k $8.2m | Reduced -9.9k |
| Aristotle Capital Boston, LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 191.7k $8.0m | Reduced -812.5k |
| CSM Advisors, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 184.5k $7.7m | Reduced -69.3k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 180.4k $7.5m | Added +1.2k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 171.6k $7.1m | Added +3.0k |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 167.5k $6.9m | Added +144.1k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 166.5k $6.8m | Added +137.5k |
| Informed Momentum Co LLC 0.61% of their portfolio | 164.9k $6.8m | New |
| Cannell & Spears LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 164.5k $6.8m | Reduced -2.4k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 160.5k $6.7m | Added +49.3k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 159.2k $6.6m | Added +246 |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 153.6k $6.4m | Reduced -202.4k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 150.7k $6.3m | Reduced -19.8k |
| Insight Wealth Strategies, LLC 0.57% of their portfolio | 143.6k $5.8m | New |
| Phocas Financial Corp. 0.75% of their portfolio | 130.9k $5.4m | Reduced -6.8k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 124.1k $5.1m | Added +31.8k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 118.9k $4.9m | Added +43.5k |
| Andar Capital Management HK Ltd 2.18% of their portfolio | 117.0k $4.9m | New |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 112.0k $2.9m | Added +19.3k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 111.4k $4.6m | Added +94.4k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 109.4k $4.5m | Added +648 |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 104.0k $4.3m | Added +10.9k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 102.1k $4.2m | Reduced -2.8k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 98.9k $4.1m | Reduced -7.1k |
| Amundi 0.00% of their portfolio | 91.6k $3.8m | Added +5.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 85.5k $3.5m | Added +2.8k |
| Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC (Investment Advisor) 0.03% of their portfolio | 82.0k $3.4m | Added +18.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 79.8k $3.3m | Added +32.1k |
| Ballast Asset Management, LP 1.30% of their portfolio | 78.6k $3.3m | Reduced -92.3k |
| Concentric Capital Strategies, LP 0.20% of their portfolio | 77.1k $3.2m | New |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 73.5k $3.1m | Added +10.3k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 70.1k $2.9m | New |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.9k $2.9m | Reduced -33.2k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 67.1k $2.8m | Reduced -5.1k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.2k $2.6m | Added +5.0k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 61.9k $2.6m | New |
| VIRTUS ADVISERS, LLC 0.97% of their portfolio | 60.9k $2.5m | Added +270 |
| Vestmark Advisory Solutions, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 60.4k $2.5m | Reduced -6.1k |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 60.0k $2.5m | Unchanged |
| G2 Investment Partners Management LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 60.0k $2.5m | Reduced -50.7k |
| XTX Topco Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 59.5k $2.5m | New |
| POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 58.5k $2.4m | New |
| Numerai GP LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 58.3k $2.4m | Reduced -8.6k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.1k $2.4m | Added +7.7k |