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 ($812.0k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 87.7m as of 2025-02-11, 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 ≈ $19.92. Options: 4 managers hold calls ($1.4m notional), 3 hold puts ($599.9k).
Trends to Q4 2024
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 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 79 | 115 |
| Q2 2023 | 82 | 110 |
| Q3 2023 | 85 | 103 |
| Q4 2023 | 88 | 98 |
| Q1 2024 | 94 | 111 |
| Q2 2024 | 110 | 114 |
| Q3 2024 | 91 | 109 |
| Q4 2024 | 105 | 98 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | $157.3k | $647.9k | 4.12 |
| Q2 2024 | $23.4k | $222.6k | 9.50 |
| Q3 2024 | $250.6k | $67.6k | 0.27 |
| Q4 2024 | $1.4m | $599.9k | 0.44 |
Biggest buyers
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Added | +1.7m |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC | New | +1.4m |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP | Added | +355.4k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +194.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +141.3k |
| Foundry Partners, LLC | Added | +127.5k |
| Madison Asset Management, LLC | New | +124.8k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +106.8k |
| Man Group plc | Added | +93.3k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | Added | +93.0k |
Biggest sellers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -2.5m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Reduced | -1.6m |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC | Sold out | -445.2k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Reduced | -252.6k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -238.7k |
| Aristotle Capital Boston, LLC | Reduced | -217.6k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Sold out | -202.8k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -180.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -164.2k |
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC | Reduced | -150.5k |
Biggest calls
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $1.1m55.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $267.1k13.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $3.0k200 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $390.6k19.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $209.3k10.5k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 in Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $341.6k | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $77.1k | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $174.1k | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $90.5k | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $530.9k | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $3.7m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-10 | Niew Jeffrey President & CEO, director | Sold | $86.2k4.4k shares |
| 2024-12-10 | Anderson John S. Senior Vice President & CFO | Sold | $1.8k93 shares |
| 2024-11-25 | Anderson John S. Senior Vice President & CFO | Sold | $203.6k10.4k shares |
| 2024-11-07 | Bastarrica Air A. Jr. Vice President, Controller | Sold | $73.2k3.8k shares |
| 2024-11-07 | Giesecke Daniel J. Senior Vice President & COO | Sold | $6.3k323 shares |
| 2024-11-06 | Niew Jeffrey President & CEO, director | Sold | $3.0m157.7k shares |
| 2024-11-04 | PERNA ROBERT J SVP, General Counsel & Sec | Sold | $370.2k21.1k 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, Q4 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.1m $280.7m | Reduced -42.2k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.6m $230.4m | Added +82.8k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 7.9m $156.5m | Reduced -1.6m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 6.5m $129.6m | Reduced -122.6k |
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.95% of their portfolio | 4.5m $89.4m | Reduced -150.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.6m $71.5m | Added +141.3k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.5m $49.8m | Added +106.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.5m $49.1m | Reduced -164.2k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.4m $47.2m | Reduced -252.6k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.2m $44.4m | Added +54.4k |
| Aristotle Capital Boston, LLC 1.49% of their portfolio | 2.0m $40.1m | Reduced -217.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.0m $39.9m | Reduced -18.9k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.7m $34.5m | Added +1.7m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.6m $31.6m | Reduced -2.5m |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.4m $28.8m | New |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $27.1m | Reduced -49.8k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.2m $24.4m | Added +355.4k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $20.8m | Reduced -48.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $20.6m | Added +14.5k |
| CRAMER ROSENTHAL MCGLYNN LLC 1.15% of their portfolio | 1.0m $20.3m | Added +36.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $20.3m | Added +91.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 885.5k $17.6m | Reduced -59.0k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 829.6k $16.6m | Added +290 |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 817.7k $16.3m | First filing |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 689.4k $13.7m | Reduced -42.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 436.5k $8.7m | Added +66.2k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 428.6k $8.5m | Added +11.5k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 427.1k $8.5m | Added +10.2k |
| Foundry Partners, LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 418.3k $8.3m | Added +127.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 412.6k $8.2m | Reduced -7.1k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.01% of their portfolio | 410.8k $8.3m | Added +18.4k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 400.6k $8.0m | Added +69.8k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.02% of their portfolio | 393.4k $7.8m | Reduced -44.9k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 370.7k $7.4m | Reduced -180.1k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 330.6k $6.6m | Reduced -117.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 275.3k $5.5m | Added +5.0k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 270.6k $5.4m | Added +194.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 254.2k $5.1m | Added +7.9k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 253.6k $5.1m | Added +18.8k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 227.4k $4.5m | Added +48.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 222.7k $4.4m | Added +22.3k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.02% of their portfolio | 219.4k $4.4m | Added +23.8k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 217.1k $4.3m | Reduced -27.5k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 214.5k $4.3m | Reduced -103.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 203.2k $4.1m | Added +40.1k |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 195.2k $3.9m | Added +32.6k |
| Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 194.9k $3.9m | Unchanged |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 176.4k $3.5m | Added +11.4k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 174.1k $3.5m | Reduced -66.1k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 173.9k $3.5m | Reduced -1.3k |
| Ballast Asset Management, LP 1.65% of their portfolio | 166.9k $3.3m | Reduced -5.1k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 165.4k $2.6m | Added +93.0k |
| HANTZ FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 0.06% of their portfolio | 164.3k $3.3m | Reduced -736 |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 161.5k $3.2m | Added +4.9k |
| Man Group plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 157.1k $3.1m | Added +93.3k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 153.4k $3.1m | Added +8.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 149.2k $3.0m | Added +38.6k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 136.3k $2.7m | Added +17.2k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.00% of their portfolio | 134.3k $2.7m | Reduced -4.8k |
| Madison Asset Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 124.8k $2.5m | New |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 118.7k $2.4m | First filing |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 115.8k $2.3m | Added +8.4k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 107.8k $2.1m | Added +3.1k |
| Keeley-Teton Advisors, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 98.8k $2.0m | Reduced -8.0k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 97.8k $2.0m | Reduced -144 |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 96.9k $1.9m | Reduced -238.7k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.01% of their portfolio | 96.3k $1.9m | Added +47.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 92.6k $1.8m | Added +10.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 86.7k $1.7m | Unchanged |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 85.2k $1.7m | Reduced -39.7k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 82.6k $1.6m | Reduced -2.1k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 77.6k $1.5m | Reduced -17.3k |
| Amundi 0.00% of their portfolio | 77.4k $1.5m | Added +25.9k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 72.0k $1.4m | Added +5.8k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 67.5k $1.3m | Reduced -68.1k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 66.7k $1.3m | Reduced -128.9k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 66.2k $1.3m | Reduced -18.5k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 65.2k $1.3m | Unchanged |
| WESBANCO BANK INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 59.1k $1.2m | Unchanged |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 58.3k $1.2m | Added +16.4k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 55.2k $1.1m | Added +10.3k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 53.6k $1.1m | Added +3.5k |
| JOHNSON INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 51.5k $1.0m | Unchanged |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue 0.01% of their portfolio | 50.1k $997.0k | Reduced -410 |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.5k $986.1k | Added +1.8k |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.4k $964.5k | Added +6.1k |
| Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 0.01% of their portfolio | 46.8k $931.9k | Reduced -4.2k |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.4k $923.8k | Reduced -3.6k |
| Louisiana State Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 42.6k $849.0k | Reduced -100 |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 42.5k $847.5k | Reduced -62.6k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.1k $838.7k | Reduced -1.6k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.4k $826.0k | Added +9.4k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.0k $796.8k | Unchanged |
| YOUSIF CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 33.4k $665.5k | Reduced -1.1k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.4k $646.6k | Added +5.8k |
| NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan 0.08% of their portfolio | 32.0k $637.8k | Unchanged |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.5k $628.0k | Added +9.5k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.9k $615.4k | Reduced -993 |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.4k $605.0k | Reduced -3.3k |
| Maryland State Retirement & Pension System 0.01% of their portfolio | 29.9k $595.1k | Unchanged |