KULICKE & SOFFA INDS INC KLIC
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 501242101 · ISIN US5012421013
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* 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 ($42.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 52.3m as of 2026-07-31, 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 ≈ $133.39. Options: 10 managers hold calls ($45.3m notional), 10 hold puts ($14.3m).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 304 |
| Q4 2022 | 312 |
| Q1 2023 | 314 |
| Q2 2023 | 310 |
| Q3 2023 | 290 |
| Q4 2023 | 298 |
| Q1 2024 | 280 |
| Q2 2024 | 285 |
| Q3 2024 | 279 |
| Q4 2024 | 293 |
| Q1 2025 | 281 |
| Q2 2025 | 295 |
| Q3 2025 | 295 |
| Q4 2025 | 322 |
| Q1 2026 | 369 |
| Q2 2026 | 463 |
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 | 139 | 140 |
| Q4 2024 | 136 | 126 |
| Q1 2025 | 136 | 146 |
| Q2 2025 | 168 | 127 |
| Q3 2025 | 138 | 152 |
| Q4 2025 | 139 | 154 |
| Q1 2026 | 205 | 159 |
| Q2 2026 | 259 | 187 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $4.9m | $1.3m | 0.26 |
| Q4 2025 | $4.3m | $1.2m | 0.27 |
| Q1 2026 | $8.5m | $1.8m | 0.21 |
| Q2 2026 | $45.3m | $14.3m | 0.32 |
Biggest buyers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +2.4m |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO | New | +878.0k |
| Evergreen Quality Fund GP, Ltd. | New | +799.0k |
| Shannon River Fund Management LLC | New | +334.8k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | New | +334.4k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +314.7k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +299.5k |
| Perpetual Ltd | Added | +223.1k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +221.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +219.1k |
Biggest sellers
| Capital International Investors | Reduced | -955.4k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | -627.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Reduced | -485.8k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | Reduced | -463.3k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE | Reduced | -414.9k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -336.2k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP | Reduced | -280.4k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -267.4k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -256.8k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -229.6k |
Biggest calls
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $10.4m77.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $10.3m76.9k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $8.1m60.8k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $6.7m50.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $4.2m31.5k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | New | $2.4m18.1k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $1.3m9.9k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | New | $762.4k5.7k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $668.8k5.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $334.4k2.5k shares |
Biggest puts
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $3.9m28.9k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $3.4m25.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $2.0m14.9k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | New | $1.4m10.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | New | $1.2m9.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $1.2m8.7k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | New | $642.0k4.8k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | New | $387.9k2.9k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Unchanged | $80.3k600 shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $80.3k600 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 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 | — | 6 | $12.2m | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.1m | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $295.6k | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 5 | $6.8m | $4.1m |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 5 | $11.3m | — |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-18 | Wong Lester A Interim CEO and CFO | Sold | $7.3m60.0k shares |
| 2026-06-12 | WONG NELSON MUNPUN Senior Vice President | Sold | $1.7m15.0k shares |
| 2026-06-11 | Kong Peter T M Director | Sold | $170.6k1.6k shares |
| 2026-05-20 | Yeo Mui Sung Director | Sold | $2.0m20.0k shares |
| 2026-05-11 | Lim Zi Yao General Counsel | Sold | $154.5k1.5k 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. 0.02% of their portfolio | 9.0m $1.2bn | Added +299.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.7m $345.5m | Added +2.4m |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.7m $355.2m | Added +168.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.1m $277.3m | Added +50.2k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $202.5m | Added +221.2k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.3m $179.6m | Reduced -627.0k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.1m $153.0m | Reduced -414.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $145.5m | Reduced -153.1k |
| Copeland Capital Management, LLC 2.75% of their portfolio | 1.0m $133.8m | Reduced -150.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 966.3k $129.2m | Added +15.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 913.9k $122.2m | Added +219.1k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.72% of their portfolio | 878.0k $117.4m | New |
| Evergreen Quality Fund GP, Ltd. 1.72% of their portfolio | 799.0k $106.9m | New |
| Capital International Investors 0.02% of their portfolio | 789.6k $105.6m | Reduced -955.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 738.5k $98.8m | Reduced -188.4k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.25% of their portfolio | 687.5k $92.0m | Reduced -186.3k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 682.8k $91.3m | Added +28.2k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 642.1k $85.9m | Added +22.1k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 604.3k $80.8m | Reduced -485.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 581.4k $77.8m | Reduced -11.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 574.5k $76.8m | Added +143.6k |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC 1.74% of their portfolio | 551.5k $73.8m | Reduced -17.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 525.0k $70.2m | Added +314.7k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.24% of their portfolio | 494.3k $66.1m | Reduced -463.3k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 437.3k $58.5m | Added +4.8k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 425.2k $56.9m | Reduced -71.3k |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST 1.64% of their portfolio | 349.3k $46.7m | Unchanged |
| Shannon River Fund Management LLC 4.00% of their portfolio | 334.8k $44.8m | New |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 334.4k $44.7m | New |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 332.8k $44.5m | Added +20.8k |
| FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/ 0.22% of their portfolio | 324.1k $43.3m | Reduced -127.3k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 321.1k $43.0m | Added +7.8k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.51% of their portfolio | 319.8k $42.8m | Added +145.3k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 314.5k $42.1m | Reduced -17.7k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.33% of their portfolio | 306.7k $41.0m | Reduced -280.4k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 304.0k $40.5m | Reduced -126.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 299.6k $40.1m | Reduced -149.7k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 291.2k $38.9m | Added +73.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 269.8k $36.1m | Added +23.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 244.6k $32.7m | Reduced -31.3k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 229.8k $30.7m | Reduced -229.6k |
| Perpetual Ltd 0.44% of their portfolio | 228.6k $30.6m | Added +223.1k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.07% of their portfolio | 207.4k $27.7m | Reduced -20.8k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 203.1k $27.2m | Added +6.8k |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 200.9k $26.9m | Reduced -84.0k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 199.8k $26.7m | Reduced -21.6k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 196.6k $26.3m | Reduced -29.6k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 195.0k $26.1m | New |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 192.7k $25.8m | Reduced -205.3k |
| SYSTEMATIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.50% of their portfolio | 188.7k $25.2m | Reduced -32.8k |
| Divisar Capital Management LLC 5.57% of their portfolio | 180.8k $24.2m | Reduced -136.1k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.03% of their portfolio | 177.0k $23.7m | Added +147.3k |
| HERALD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Ltd 3.20% of their portfolio | 176.6k $23.6m | Reduced -67.5k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 169.1k $22.6m | Not comparable |
| PARADIGM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/NY 0.61% of their portfolio | 166.8k $22.3m | Reduced -4.5k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 166.0k $22.2m | New |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 165.6k $22.2m | Added +6.5k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. 0.03% of their portfolio | 145.3k $19.4m | Added +19.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 145.2k $19.4m | Added +23.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 139.4k $18.6m | Added +4.0k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.01% of their portfolio | 133.0k $17.8m | Added +38.3k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 128.6k $17.2m | Reduced -17.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 126.6k $16.9m | Reduced -2.8k |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. 0.37% of their portfolio | 122.2k $16.3m | Added +6.6k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 111.5k $14.9m | Added +46.8k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 111.5k $14.9m | Added +80.7k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 110.9k $14.8m | Reduced -256.8k |
| Ceredex Value Advisors LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 107.6k $14.4m | Reduced -75.0k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 107.5k $14.4m | Added +1.3k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 102.4k $13.7m | Reduced -1.2k |
| OAK RIDGE INVESTMENTS LLC 0.77% of their portfolio | 101.3k $13.5m | Added +15.6k |
| Bridge City Capital, LLC 3.03% of their portfolio | 99.3k $13.3m | Added +5.0k |
| GF FUND MANAGEMENT CO. LTD. 0.16% of their portfolio | 97.5k $13.0m | New |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 95.0k $12.7m | Reduced -5.8k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 92.5k $12.4m | Added +30.6k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 89.2k $11.9m | Reduced -26.8k |
| GLOBEFLEX CAPITAL L P 1.52% of their portfolio | 89.0k $11.9m | Reduced -9.0k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 88.8k $11.9m | New |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 88.8k $11.9m | Added +83.7k |
| ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 0.08% of their portfolio | 88.0k $11.8m | Reduced -1.3k |
| CASTLEARK MANAGEMENT LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 87.0k $11.6m | Reduced -19.4k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 84.8k $11.3m | Added +51.2k |
| Creative Planning 0.01% of their portfolio | 82.8k $11.1m | Added +4.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 81.3k $10.9m | Reduced -234 |
| Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP 0.24% of their portfolio | 78.0k $10.4m | New |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 74.8k $4.9m | Added +9.1k |
| SG Capital Management LLC 0.86% of their portfolio | 71.0k $9.5m | New |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 70.0k $9.4m | Reduced -1.1k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.8k $9.3m | Reduced -1.6k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 68.2k $9.1m | Added +51.1k |
| Informed Momentum Co LLC 0.80% of their portfolio | 67.5k $9.0m | Reduced -1.1k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 64.3k $8.6m | Added +14.5k |
| Tairen Capital Ltd 0.74% of their portfolio | 62.8k $8.4m | New |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 61.6k $8.2m | Added +1.6k |
| OAK ASSOCIATES LTD /OH/ 0.46% of their portfolio | 61.4k $8.2m | Unchanged |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 59.5k $8.0m | Reduced -1.7k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 58.1k $7.8m | Added +8.2k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 56.9k $7.6m | Added +20.5k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 56.2k $7.5m | Reduced -2.6k |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd 0.06% of their portfolio | 55.3k $7.4m | New |