KULICKE & SOFFA INDS INC KLIC
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 501242101 · ISIN US5012421013
- SectorTechnology
- IndustrySemiconductors & Related Devices
- 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 ($2.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 56.5m as of 2023-08-04, 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 ≈ $59.44. Options: 9 managers hold calls ($17.7m notional), 8 hold puts ($8.4m).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 304 |
| Q4 2022 | 312 |
| Q1 2023 | 314 |
| Q2 2023 | 310 |
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 | 144 | 141 |
| Q1 2023 | 144 | 146 |
| Q2 2023 | 121 | 181 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $21.6m | $18.7m | 0.87 |
| Q4 2022 | $23.4m | $18.7m | 0.80 |
| Q1 2023 | $20.5m | $13.9m | 0.68 |
| Q2 2023 | $17.7m | $8.4m | 0.48 |
Biggest buyers
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP | New | +368.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +315.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +236.2k |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC | New | +205.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +204.0k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +188.1k |
| Man Group plc | New | +161.7k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +139.0k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. | Added | +100.5k |
| Divisar Capital Management LLC | Added | +90.0k |
Biggest sellers
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Reduced | -682.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -353.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Reduced | -321.1k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC | Sold out | -292.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -272.4k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Reduced | -226.2k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD | Reduced | -170.9k |
| Man Group plc | Sold out | -138.5k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Reduced | -135.7k |
| Woodline Partners LP | Sold out | -124.2k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $5.7m96.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $3.9m65.9k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $3.3m54.8k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $2.7m45.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $826.4k13.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $469.0k7.9k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $462.9k7.8k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $368.6k6.2k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $3.1m52.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $2.4m40.6k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $1.2m20.3k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $670.7k11.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $499.0k8.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $392.4k6.6k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $142.7k2.4k 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 2025-04-30 | 15.4% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-07-31 | 5.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: JPMORGAN CHASE & CO (3.4%, 2026-10-13), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2023
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 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 4 | $7.7m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 1 | $103.0k | 1 | $120.0k | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $268.9k | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $5.0m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $2.3m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $1.5m | $900.0k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-30 | Chong Chan Pin Executive Vice President | Sold plan | $600.0k10.0k shares |
| 2023-06-30 | Wong Nelson MunPun Senior Vice President | Sold plan | $300.0k5.0k shares |
| 2023-06-09 | Drake Stephen Ray Vice President | Sold | $574.6k10.0k 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 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 8.8m $524.1m | Added +139.0k |
| Capital International Investors 0.09% of their portfolio | 6.4m $380.0m | Unchanged |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.8m $168.4m | Reduced -6.5k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.6m $152.8m | Reduced -321.1k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.5m $149.3m | Added +188.1k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.2m $131.2m | Added +25.2k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.0m $117.0m | Reduced -36.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.9m $111.5m | Reduced -682.5k |
| DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC 2.23% of their portfolio | 1.6m $96.8m | Reduced -19.3k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $72.9m | Added +33.6k |
| Copeland Capital Management, LLC 1.48% of their portfolio | 1.2m $71.7m | Added +49.3k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.1m $67.9m | Reduced -99.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 820.8k $48.8m | Added +315.5k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 783.8k $46.6m | Added +14.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 688.9k $41.0m | Added +204.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 686.8k $40.8m | Reduced -3.6k |
| Divisar Capital Management LLC 8.49% of their portfolio | 677.3k $40.3m | Added +90.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 667.2k $39.7m | Added +66 |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.36% of their portfolio | 621.8k $37.0m | Reduced -8.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 611.8k $36.4m | Added +10.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 592.0k $35.2m | Added +236.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 587.6k $34.9m | Reduced -942 |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 586.9k $34.9m | Added +13.0k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 585.9k $34.8m | Unchanged |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 562.5k $33.4m | Reduced -28.6k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.37% of their portfolio | 562.2k $33.4m | Reduced -170.9k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP 0.19% of their portfolio | 532.5k $31.7m | Reduced -94.4k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 502.6k $29.9m | Added +89.2k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.11% of their portfolio | 453.0k $26.9m | Reduced -135.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 441.5k $26.2m | Reduced -41.1k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 395.6k $23.5m | Reduced -77.0k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.14% of their portfolio | 368.2k $21.9m | New |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 332.6k $19.8m | Reduced -272.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 332.4k $19.8m | Reduced -26.9k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.02% of their portfolio | 319.3k $19.0m | Reduced -226.2k |
| Penn Capital Management Company, LLC 1.59% of their portfolio | 275.8k $16.4m | Reduced -21.4k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 252.3k $15.0m | Reduced -53.5k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 221.3k $13.2m | Reduced -109.2k |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 205.9k $12.2m | New |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 202.3k $12.0m | Added +8.9k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 201.8k $12.0m | Reduced -12.0k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.09% of their portfolio | 180.5k $10.7m | Added +1.8k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 175.8k $10.5m | Reduced -14.2k |
| PARADIGM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/NY 0.59% of their portfolio | 173.8k $10.3m | Reduced -3.9k |
| Olstein Capital Management, L.P. 1.64% of their portfolio | 171.0k $10.2m | Reduced -10.0k |
| HERALD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Ltd 1.92% of their portfolio | 165.9k $9.9m | Unchanged |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 164.1k $9.8m | Added +2.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 161.7k $9.6m | Reduced -4.3k |
| Man Group plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 161.7k $9.6m | New |
| RENAISSANCE GROUP LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 159.9k $9.5m | Reduced -190 |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 137.4k $8.2m | Reduced -353.3k |
| Cambria Investment Management, L.P. 0.66% of their portfolio | 133.2k $7.9m | Reduced -4.3k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 132.3k $7.9m | Reduced -34.8k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 125.9k $7.5m | Added +100.5k |
| Summit Street Capital Management, LLC 3.51% of their portfolio | 125.3k $7.4m | Unchanged |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 123.4k $7.3m | Added +300 |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 122.6k $7.3m | Reduced -23.5k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 120.7k $7.2m | Added +24.5k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 113.6k $6.8m | Reduced -10.1k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.04% of their portfolio | 100.4k $6.0m | Added +734 |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 95.7k $5.7m | Added +18.0k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 93.2k $5.5m | Added +1.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 91.8k $5.5m | Reduced -900 |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 88.1k $5.2m | Reduced -27.5k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 87.5k $5.2m | Reduced -25.0k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 86.9k $5.2m | Added +2.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 86.1k $5.1m | Reduced -109.2k |
| Cinctive Capital Management LP 0.20% of their portfolio | 85.4k $5.1m | Added +23.2k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 81.0k $4.8m | Added +3.4k |
| BANK HAPOALIM BM 0.68% of their portfolio | 80.6k $4.8m | Reduced -11.7k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 75.6k $4.0m | Unchanged |
| OAK ASSOCIATES LTD /OH/ 0.35% of their portfolio | 74.1k $4.4m | Reduced -5.1k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 73.8k $4.4m | Added +3.2k |
| NorthCoast Asset Management LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 72.8k $4.3m | Reduced -2.2k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 72.6k $4.3m | Added +14.6k |
| Smith, Graham & Co., Investment Advisors, LP 0.52% of their portfolio | 72.4k $4.3m | Reduced -698 |
| MIRABELLA FINANCIAL SERVICES LLP 0.49% of their portfolio | 70.6k $4.2m | New |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 68.4k $4.1m | Reduced -2.5k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 68.1k $4.0m | Reduced -53.1k |
| GLOBEFLEX CAPITAL L P 0.45% of their portfolio | 67.6k $4.0m | Reduced -6.6k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 66.7k $4.0m | Added +19.4k |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS 0.03% of their portfolio | 64.0k $3.8m | Added +3.9k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 59.4k $3.5m | Reduced -3.1k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.01% of their portfolio | 54.1k $3.2m | Reduced -2.0k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 53.3k $3.2m | Reduced -5.4k |
| Kiwi Wealth Investments Limited Partnership 0.19% of their portfolio | 51.1k $3.0m | Unchanged |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.0k $3.0m | Reduced -18.5k |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 49.8k $3.0m | Reduced -1.0k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 49.4k $2.9m | Added +115 |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 48.8k $2.9m | Added +9.7k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 44.0k $2.6m | Unchanged |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 43.7k $2.6m | Reduced -28.7k |
| CHURCHILL MANAGEMENT Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 42.8k $2.5m | Reduced -3.5k |
| Crestline Management, L.P. 0.27% of their portfolio | 41.9k $2.5m | New |
| Capital Investment Counsel, Inc 0.46% of their portfolio | 40.3k $2.4m | Unchanged |
| NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan 0.34% of their portfolio | 40.0k $2.4m | Unchanged |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.1k $2.3m | Reduced -6.4k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.5k $2.2m | Reduced -28.4k |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue 0.03% of their portfolio | 37.2k $2.2m | Reduced -1.6k |
| ASSETMARK, INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 37.1k $2.2m | Added +2.1k |