KORN FERRY KFY
COM NEW · Common Stock · CUSIP 500643200 · ISIN US5006432000
International management consulting firm
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustryServices-Employment Agencies
- HeadquartersLos Angeles, CA
- Founded1969
- Websitekornferry.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 ($14.6m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 52.2m as of 2025-12-04, 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 ≈ $66.05. Options: 1 managers hold calls ($211.3k notional), 2 hold puts ($435.7k).
Trends to Q4 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 277 |
| Q4 2022 | 277 |
| Q1 2023 | 289 |
| Q2 2023 | 278 |
| Q3 2023 | 276 |
| Q4 2023 | 273 |
| Q1 2024 | 301 |
| Q2 2024 | 322 |
| Q3 2024 | 321 |
| Q4 2024 | 316 |
| Q1 2025 | 330 |
| Q2 2025 | 344 |
| Q3 2025 | 336 |
| Q4 2025 | 344 |
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 | 150 | 127 |
| Q2 2024 | 170 | 123 |
| Q3 2024 | 148 | 147 |
| Q4 2024 | 126 | 165 |
| Q1 2025 | 166 | 146 |
| Q2 2025 | 174 | 155 |
| Q3 2025 | 184 | 137 |
| Q4 2025 | 160 | 167 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | $583.0k | $67.0k | 0.12 |
| Q2 2025 | $6.3m | $1.8m | 0.29 |
| Q3 2025 | $4.8m | $2.0m | 0.42 |
| Q4 2025 | $211.3k | $435.7k | 2.06 |
Biggest buyers
| Boston Partners | New | +393.9k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +280.8k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | New | +273.6k |
| SG Capital Management LLC | New | +200.8k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | +159.0k |
| Cerity Partners LLC | Added | +131.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +104.9k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +101.7k |
| NEUMEIER POMA INVESTMENT COUNSEL LLC | Added | +80.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. | Added | +76.9k |
Biggest sellers
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | Sold out | -575.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -341.0k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | Reduced | -198.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -171.8k |
| Artemis Investment Management LLP | Reduced | -160.8k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | Reduced | -160.2k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP | Sold out | -106.0k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | Reduced | -85.3k |
| CASTLEARK MANAGEMENT LLC | Sold out | -77.6k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -68.9k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $211.3k3.2k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $336.7k5.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $99.0k1.5k 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 -1.1 pts · filed 2026-10-27 | 13.8% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 6.7% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 5.3% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP (5.0%, 2026-08-13), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC)
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 | $658.0k | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.3m | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $4.1m | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $9.1m | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $2.9m | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $8.1m | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $5.6m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-14 | Robinson Lori Jean Director | Sold | $138.9k2.0k shares |
| 2025-10-09 | BURNISON GARY D CEO, director | Sold | $1.2m16.9k shares |
| 2025-10-08 | BURNISON GARY D CEO, director | Sold | $2.2m31.8k shares |
| 2025-10-07 | BURNISON GARY D CEO, director | Sold | $2.0m28.4k 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. 0.01% of their portfolio | 8.0m $525.9m | Added +101.7k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.2m $406.6m | Added +44.4k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.5m $229.2m | Reduced -3.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.9m $190.2m | Added +37.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.0m $132.9m | Added +31.2k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.4m $91.6m | Reduced -85.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.4m $90.2m | Added +280.8k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $83.4m | Added +12.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $76.1m | Reduced -341.0k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 956.6k $63.2m | Reduced -160.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 933.9k $61.7m | Added +104.9k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 869.7k $57.4m | Reduced -47.6k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.10% of their portfolio | 850.0k $56.1m | Added +13.7k |
| Artemis Investment Management LLP 0.65% of their portfolio | 810.0k $53.5m | Reduced -160.8k |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 791.9k $52.3m | Reduced -19.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 779.0k $51.4m | Added +3.3k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.08% of their portfolio | 703.3k $46.4m | Reduced -198.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 676.1k $44.6m | Reduced -4.9k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 653.8k $43.2m | Not comparable |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 642.8k $42.4m | Reduced -33.9k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.43% of their portfolio | 635.9k $42.0m | Reduced -26.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 619.9k $40.9m | Added +34.1k |
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 466.1k $30.8m | Reduced -9.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 450.3k $29.7m | Added +68.7k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 414.5k $27.4m | Added +16.8k |
| NEUMEIER POMA INVESTMENT COUNSEL LLC 2.24% of their portfolio | 411.3k $27.2m | Added +80.9k |
| Boston Partners 0.03% of their portfolio | 393.9k $26.1m | New |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.03% of their portfolio | 393.1k $26.0m | Added +9.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 368.1k $24.3m | Reduced -171.8k |
| Tidal Investments LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 322.7k $21.3m | Reduced -10.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 298.6k $19.7m | Added +15.2k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.02% of their portfolio | 290.7k $19.2m | Reduced -58.9k |
| Tributary Capital Management, LLC 1.85% of their portfolio | 284.1k $18.8m | Reduced -21.5k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 273.6k $18.1m | New |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 223.1k $14.7m | Reduced -63.6k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 222.3k $14.7m | Reduced -17.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 211.4k $14.0m | Reduced -64.8k |
| Leeward Investments, LLC - MA 0.69% of their portfolio | 207.8k $13.7m | Reduced -1.2k |
| SG Capital Management LLC 1.45% of their portfolio | 200.8k $13.3m | New |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 186.2k $12.3m | Added +27.5k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 186.1k $12.3m | Added +26.6k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 183.9k $12.1m | Reduced -1.6k |
| Edgestream Partners, L.P. 0.34% of their portfolio | 183.0k $12.1m | Added +62.8k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.04% of their portfolio | 181.3k $12.0m | Reduced -22.8k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 178.3k $11.8m | Reduced -46.6k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 168.5k $11.1m | Added +7.5k |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 0.05% of their portfolio | 162.8k $10.7m | First filing |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 159.0k $10.5m | New |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 154.2k $10.2m | Reduced -2.2k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.03% of their portfolio | 153.5k $10.1m | Reduced -13.3k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 153.0k $10.1m | Reduced -22.2k |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 147.4k $9.7m | Reduced -9.7k |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 136.2k $9.0m | Added +131.8k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 136.1k $9.0m | Reduced -5.9k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 134.7k $8.9m | Added +5.7k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 130.7k $8.6m | Added +36.2k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 125.8k $8.3m | Reduced -9.7k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 115.0k $7.6m | Reduced -9.8k |
| Prime Capital Investment Advisors, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 112.3k $7.4m | Reduced -31 |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 111.7k $7.4m | Added +43.6k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.03% of their portfolio | 110.4k $7.3m | Added +15.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 103.3k $6.8m | Added +2.7k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 98.6k $6.5m | Added +20.9k |
| Weiss Asset Management LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 98.0k $6.5m | Not comparable |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. 0.17% of their portfolio | 95.4k $6.3m | Reduced -300 |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 90.0k $5.9m | Added +2.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 89.5k $5.9m | Added +12.9k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 80.9k $5.3m | Reduced -1.0k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.10% of their portfolio | 80.6k $5.3m | Added +5.3k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 78.2k $5.2m | Added +10.3k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.01% of their portfolio | 77.6k $5.1m | Added +63.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.01% of their portfolio | 77.4k $5.1m | Added +76.9k |
| Olstein Capital Management, L.P. 1.04% of their portfolio | 77.0k $5.1m | Added +11.9k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 76.5k $5.0m | Reduced -154 |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 71.0k $4.7m | Added +59.6k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 69.4k $4.6m | Reduced -27.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 68.8k $4.5m | Reduced -10.7k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 68.3k $4.5m | Added +34.2k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 65.7k $4.3m | Reduced -37.8k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 65.5k $4.3m | Added +11.8k |
| WINTON GROUP Ltd 0.14% of their portfolio | 62.0k $4.1m | Reduced -3.3k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.9k $4.0m | Added +3.2k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.8k $4.0m | Added +19.2k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 60.5k $4.0m | Reduced -16.8k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.0k $4.0m | Reduced -68.9k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.00% of their portfolio | 59.2k $4.0m | Added +1.2k |
| VALUE HOLDINGS MANAGEMENT CO. LLC 0.65% of their portfolio | 58.5k $3.9m | Unchanged |
| Circumference Group LLC 4.12% of their portfolio | 55.9k $3.7m | Added +3.0k |
| ISTHMUS PARTNERS, LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 51.4k $3.4m | Added +235 |
| Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 50.1k $3.3m | Added +31.5k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.6k $3.3m | Unchanged |
| RBF Capital, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 48.7k $3.2m | Added +21.3k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.4k $3.1m | Added +45.9k |
| E. Ohman J:or Asset Management AB 0.07% of their portfolio | 45.8k $3.0m | Unchanged |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.1k $3.0m | Reduced -5.0k |
| Westmount Partners, LLC 0.68% of their portfolio | 41.5k $2.7m | Unchanged |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.1k $2.7m | Added +17.3k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 40.3k $2.7m | Added +1.2k |
| Freestone Grove Partners LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 39.2k $2.6m | New |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.1k $2.6m | Added +315 |