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 ($2.5m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 84.9m as of 2026-02-05, 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 ≈ $21.44.
Trends to Q4 2025
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 |
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 2024 | 94 | 111 |
| Q2 2024 | 110 | 114 |
| Q3 2024 | 91 | 109 |
| Q4 2024 | 105 | 98 |
| Q1 2025 | 124 | 102 |
| Q2 2025 | 97 | 130 |
| Q3 2025 | 110 | 112 |
| Q4 2025 | 128 | 119 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | $765.4k | $104.9k | 0.14 |
| Q2 2025 | $776.3k | $239.6k | 0.31 |
| Q3 2025 | $2.0k | $2.0k | 1.00 |
| Q4 2025 | $0 | $0 | — |
Biggest buyers
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +736.1k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Added | +728.6k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +643.5k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | New | +305.9k |
| Aberdeen Group plc | Added | +267.4k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +233.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +205.6k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | Added | +186.1k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | New | +164.3k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | Added | +158.7k |
Biggest sellers
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Reduced | -3.3m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -1.3m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Reduced | -486.5k |
| Aristotle Capital Boston, LLC | Reduced | -447.3k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -421.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -393.0k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP | Reduced | -317.7k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -312.9k |
| Nuveen, LLC | Reduced | -311.2k |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC | Reduced | -223.0k |
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)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2025
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 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $174.1k | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $90.5k | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $530.9k | — |
| 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 |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-10 | Niew Jeffrey President & CEO, director | Sold plan | $600.0k25.0k shares |
| 2025-12-04 | Niew Jeffrey President & CEO, director | Sold plan | $587.5k25.0k shares |
| 2025-11-25 | Anderson John S. Senior Vice President & CFO | Sold plan | $251.8k11.4k shares |
| 2025-11-21 | Anderson John S. Senior Vice President & CFO | Sold | $632.0k30.0k shares |
| 2025-11-21 | Anderson John S. Senior Vice President & CFO | Sold plan | $632.0k30.0k shares |
| 2025-11-03 | Niew Jeffrey President & CEO, director | Sold | $904.4k38.4k shares |
| 2025-10-31 | Niew Jeffrey President & CEO, director | Sold | $2.3m98.3k 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, Q4 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.4m $286.4m | Added +85.8k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.8m $231.6m | Reduced -144.1k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 5.7m $123.2m | Added +728.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.7m $123.0m | Reduced -44.0k |
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.93% of their portfolio | 4.0m $85.7m | Reduced -109.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.3m $70.9m | Reduced -72.9k |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 3.1m $66.8m | Reduced -223.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.8m $60.2m | Added +205.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.0m $43.1m | Reduced -17.0k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.40% of their portfolio | 1.9m $39.7m | Reduced -317.7k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $38.7m | Reduced -3.3m |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $32.8m | Added +158.7k |
| CRAMER ROSENTHAL MCGLYNN LLC 1.89% of their portfolio | 1.4m $29.3m | Reduced -54.1k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $27.4m | Reduced -14.1k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.2m $26.4m | Reduced -312.9k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $25.6m | Reduced -29.6k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $25.8m | Reduced -40.2k |
| Aristotle Capital Boston, LLC 1.37% of their portfolio | 1.2m $25.0m | Reduced -447.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $23.8m | Added +112.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $21.5m | Reduced -393.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 983.7k $21.1m | Reduced -1.3m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 838.7k $18.0m | Added +13.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 834.3k $17.9m | Reduced -75.3k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 785.8k $16.8m | Added +643.5k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.01% of their portfolio | 783.2k $16.8m | Added +736.1k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 728.9k $15.6m | Reduced -421.9k |
| Harvey Partners, LLC 1.26% of their portfolio | 652.5k $14.0m | Added +30.0k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 634.4k $13.6m | Added +267.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 575.8k $12.3m | Reduced -19.7k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 547.8k $11.7m | Reduced -311.2k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 477.4k $10.2m | Reduced -78.4k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 471.9k $10.1m | Reduced -486.5k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.01% of their portfolio | 445.9k $9.6m | Reduced -63.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 418.0k $9.0m | Added +65.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 405.9k $8.7m | Reduced -8.8k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 376.6k $8.1m | Added +233.2k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 341.1k $7.3m | Reduced -110.6k |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 307.3k $6.6m | Added +20.7k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.04% of their portfolio | 305.9k $6.6m | New |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.02% of their portfolio | 294.7k $6.3m | Reduced -40.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 276.4k $5.9m | Added +83.1k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 248.1k $5.3m | Added +26.1k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 234.2k $5.0m | Reduced -24.1k |
| CSM Advisors, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 231.2k $5.0m | Reduced -134.7k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 223.0k $4.8m | Added +124.8k |
| Madison Asset Management, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 219.8k $4.7m | Added +1.4k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 219.6k $4.7m | Reduced -15.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 219.5k $4.7m | Added +15.7k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 206.0k $4.4m | Reduced -52.1k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 203.0k $4.4m | Added +186.1k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 193.7k $4.2m | Added +3.6k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 192.0k $4.1m | Reduced -28.8k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.01% of their portfolio | 174.2k $3.7m | Reduced -47.6k |
| Cannell & Spears LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 169.0k $3.6m | Reduced -110.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 168.6k $3.6m | Unchanged |
| Ballast Asset Management, LP 1.69% of their portfolio | 167.3k $3.6m | Reduced -5.1k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 164.3k $3.5m | New |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 159.0k $3.4m | Added +158.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 133.3k $2.9m | Added +11.3k |
| Hodges Capital Management Inc. 0.24% of their portfolio | 130.8k $2.8m | Added +50.3k |
| AlphaQuest LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 127.6k $2.7m | Added +103.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 112.4k $2.4m | Added +8.6k |
| CONFLUENCE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 109.9k $2.4m | Reduced -30.5k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 105.9k $2.3m | Added +9.7k |
| Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 102.8k $2.2m | New |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 102.0k $2.2m | Reduced -2.5k |
| Edgestream Partners, L.P. 0.06% of their portfolio | 102.0k $2.2m | New |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 97.4k $2.1m | Reduced -34.1k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 94.3k $2.0m | Reduced -47.5k |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 0.02% of their portfolio | 91.0k $2.0m | Reduced -32.4k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 89.8k $2.1m | Added +4.1k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.01% of their portfolio | 87.2k $1.9m | Reduced -4.4k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 85.5k $1.8m | Unchanged |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 84.0k $1.8m | Added +2.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 83.2k $1.8m | Added +2.7k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 83.1k $1.8m | Reduced -20.6k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 82.3k $1.8m | Added +13.8k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 82.2k $1.8m | New |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 81.6k $1.7m | Reduced -52.4k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 79.0k $1.7m | Reduced -12.3k |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd 0.04% of their portfolio | 75.6k $1.6m | New |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 72.7k $1.6m | New |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 72.2k $1.5m | Reduced -26.8k |
| OP Asset Management Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 72.1k $1.5m | Reduced -5.8k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.00% of their portfolio | 67.1k $1.4m | Added +19.2k |
| XTX Topco Ltd 0.04% of their portfolio | 66.4k $1.4m | New |
| Quantbot Technologies LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 65.9k $1.4m | New |
| VIRTUS ADVISERS, LLC 0.64% of their portfolio | 62.8k $1.3m | Added +41.3k |
| Magnetar Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 61.9k $1.3m | New |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 58.1k $1.2m | New |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.2k $1.2m | Reduced -5.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.0k $1.1m | Added +638 |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 52.7k $1.1m | Added +3.7k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 52.1k $1.1m | New |
| JOHNSON INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 51.5k $1.1m | Reduced -943 |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 49.0k $1.0m | Reduced -2.5k |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue 0.01% of their portfolio | 47.0k $1.0m | Added +141 |
| Phocas Financial Corp. 0.12% of their portfolio | 43.9k $941.4k | New |
| Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 0.01% of their portfolio | 43.8k $937.8k | Reduced -1.2k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.5k $911.8k | Reduced -3.1k |