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KNOWLES CORP (KN)
Institutional ownership reported to the SEC as of Q2 2026, across 32 quarters.
346
Reporting holders
$3.6B
Reported value
101.9%
Of shares outstanding
0.2%
Calls
0.0%
Puts
+64
Holder change
Institutions report 86,999,945 shares against 85,410,326 outstanding. Shares only - option lines are excluded, which is why this can be compared with the company at all. The count comes from the cover page of the company's own most recent report, so it is dated when that was filed rather than at quarter end. Over 100% because an adviser and a sub-adviser can both report the same shares, and both are counted.
Calls and puts are the parts of reported value carried in derivative lines rather than shares, and they point in opposite directions: a manager holding calls is positioned for the security, one holding puts against it - or hedging shares they already own, which is why index funds carry so many. Most sites add the two together and report one figure, which averages away the only interesting part.
Holders
| Filer | Value | Shares | Their book | Held | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | $571.6M | 13,780,470 | 0.01% | 8q | +2.7%+$15.0M |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | $283.3M | 6,830,065 | 0.01% | 2q | +2.2%+$6.1M |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | $208.2M | 5,019,161 | 0.04% | 31q | -10.8%-$25.1M |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | $187.8M | 4,528,077 | 0.02% | 31q | +15.7%+$25.5M |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $153.6M | 3,702,506 | 0.00% | 2q | +1.0%+$1.5M |
| STATE STREET CORP | $145.7M | 3,511,794 | 0.00% | 31q | +5.2%+$7.2M |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | $132.4M | 3,190,956 | 0.09% | 15q | -44.5%-$106.0M |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC | $102.4M | 2,468,608 | 0.31% | 7q | -15.8%-$19.2M |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | $100.5M | 2,421,462 | 0.01% | 31q | +16.5%+$14.2M |
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC | $94.8M | 2,284,673 | 0.94% | 31q | -40.2%-$63.6M |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | $75.8M | 1,827,345 | 0.09% | 3q | +338.4%+$58.5M |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | $75.7M | 1,825,780 | 0.02% | 31q | +213.6%+$51.6M |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | $72.3M | 1,742,006 | 0.01% | 31q | +1658.0%+$68.1M |
| MORGAN STANLEY | $56.6M | 1,365,364 | 0.00% | 35q | +30.0%+$13.1M |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP | $55.0M | 1,325,359 | 0.44% | 23q | -26.7%-$20.0M |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | $50.0M | 1,205,120 | 0.01% | 31q | -5.2%-$2.7M |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | $48.8M | 1,176,819 | 0.08% | 31q | +454.4%+$40.0M |
| CRAMER ROSENTHAL MCGLYNN LLC | $47.8M | 1,152,366 | 2.42% | 10q | +9.5%+$4.2M |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | $46.6M | 1,122,872 | 0.02% | 4q | +38.8%+$13.0M |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | $46.1M | 1,111,624 | 0.01% | 7q | -11.1%-$5.8M |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | $38.7M | 932,066 | 0.00% | 31q | +8.5%+$3.0M |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC | $38.7M | 932,049 | 0.84% | new | NEW |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | $37.4M | 900,824 | 0.01% | 31q | -27.6%-$14.3M |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | $32.1M | 792,209 | 0.05% | 19q | -31.2%-$14.6M |
| Nuveen, LLC | $31.2M | 752,432 | 0.01% | 6q | +50.9%+$10.5M |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | $30.2M | 727,038 | 0.00% | 31q | -3.7%-$1.2M |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | $29.0M | 699,231 | 0.00% | 6q | +38.6%+$8.1M |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | $27.9M | 672,937 | 0.00% | 10q | -10.8%-$3.4M |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | $27.1M | 652,939 | 0.02% | 29q | -42.8%-$20.2M |
| Harvey Partners, LLC | $25.5M | 613,805 | 1.74% | 4q | -7.6%-$2.1M |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | $25.2M | 607,847 | 0.01% | 2q | +10.9%+$2.5M |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC | $24.0M | 577,979 | 0.16% | 2q | +30.8%+$5.6M |
| Aberdeen Group plc | $22.4M | 540,651 | 0.03% | 4q | -16.8%-$4.5M |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC | $22.2M | 535,193 | 0.10% | 32q | +1046.1%+$20.3M |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | $21.6M | 519,951 | 0.00% | 31q | -4.4%-$985.0K |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | $21.0M | 506,867 | 0.04% | 4q | +134.9%+$12.1M |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | $20.5M | 494,516 | 0.06% | 28q | -61.2%-$32.4M |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO | $20.1M | 484,919 | 0.02% | 31q | -24.2%-$6.4M |
| Invesco Ltd. | $19.0M | 459,179 | 0.00% | 31q | +5.2%+$939.0K |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | $18.1M | 436,099 | 0.01% | 31q | HELD |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | $17.0M | 402,740 | 0.01% | 13q | -4.9%-$867.2K |
| Creative Planning | $15.5M | 372,996 | 0.01% | 31q | +7.2%+$1.0M |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | $14.6M | 352,471 | 0.01% | 12q | -58.1%-$20.3M |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | $14.4M | 348,213 | 0.00% | 31q | -38.7%-$9.1M |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board | $12.2M | 293,993 | 0.03% | 31q | -3.2%-$408.0K |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ | $12.2M | 293,110 | 0.25% | 2q | +25.2%+$2.4M |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $12.0M | 290,443 | 0.00% | 31q | -2.2%-$273.1K |
| INTRINSIC EDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $11.6M | 280,000 | 1.20% | 2q | +21.7%+$2.1M |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | $10.9M | 261,661 | 0.00% | 16q | +189.3%+$7.1M |
| Hodges Capital Management Inc. | $10.7M | 257,179 | 0.71% | 4q | +18.3%+$1.7M |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | $10.1M | 243,825 | 0.00% | 16q | -24.8%-$3.3M |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | $9.9M | 239,181 | 0.00% | 31q | +37.4%+$2.7M |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | $9.2M | 222,511 | 0.01% | 3q | +424.2%+$7.5M |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | $8.8M | 212,691 | 0.00% | 31q | +7.2%+$589.9K |
| Legal & General Group Plc | $8.7M | 209,693 | 0.00% | 31q | HELD |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS | $8.6M | 207,140 | 0.01% | 31q | -12.6%-$1.2M |
| Madison Asset Management, LLC | $8.2M | 197,472 | 0.10% | 7q | -4.8%-$409.8K |
| Aristotle Capital Boston, LLC | $8.0M | 191,737 | 0.53% | 32q | -80.9%-$33.7M |
| CSM Advisors, LLC | $7.7M | 184,481 | 0.16% | 5q | -27.3%-$2.9M |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $7.5M | 180,376 | 0.03% | 5q | +0.7%+$49.0K |
| Swiss National Bank | $7.1M | 171,600 | 0.00% | 31q | +1.8%+$124.4K |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP | $6.9M | 167,474 | 0.01% | 31q | +617.5%+$6.0M |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | $6.8M | 166,517 | 0.01% | 15q | +474.3%+$5.7M |
| Informed Momentum Co LLC | $6.8M | 164,928 | 0.61% | new | NEW |
| Cannell & Spears LLC | $6.8M | 164,513 | 0.12% | 6q | -1.5%-$100.5K |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC | $6.7M | 160,522 | 0.01% | 31q | +44.3%+$2.0M |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC | $6.6M | 159,244 | 0.01% | 13q | HELD |
| UBS Group AG | $6.4M | 153,622 | 0.00% | 31q | -56.9%-$8.4M |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | $6.3M | 150,699 | 0.01% | 31q | -11.6%-$821.5K |
| Insight Wealth Strategies, LLC | $5.8M | 143,628 | 0.57% | new | NEW |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | $5.8M | 138,766 | 0.00% | new | NEW |
| Phocas Financial Corp. | $5.4M | 130,941 | 0.75% | 3q | -4.9%-$282.5K |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | $5.1M | 124,113 | 0.00% | 34q | +34.4%+$1.3M |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | $4.9M | 118,907 | 0.00% | 31q | +57.7%+$1.8M |
| Andar Capital Management HK Ltd | $4.9M | 117,000 | 2.18% | new | NEW |
| BARCLAYS PLC | $4.6M | 111,390 | 0.00% | 31q | +554.7%+$3.9M |
| FMR LLC | $4.5M | 109,415 | 0.00% | 31q | +0.6%+$26.9K |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC | $4.3M | 104,000 | 0.05% | 2q | +11.7%+$451.3K |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM | $4.2M | 102,074 | 0.00% | 31q | -2.7%-$116.4K |
| ELEMENT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $4.1M CALL | options only | 0.13% | new | OPTIONS |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH | $4.1M | 98,858 | 0.01% | 6q | -6.7%-$292.6K |
| Amundi | $3.8M | 91,579 | 0.00% | 14q | +6.2%+$220.9K |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM | $3.5M | 85,542 | 0.01% | 31q | +3.4%+$115.8K |
| Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC (Investment Advisor) | $3.4M | 81,954 | 0.03% | 2q | +28.3%+$750.1K |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | $3.3M | 79,850 | 0.00% | 31q | +67.1%+$1.3M |
| Ballast Asset Management, LP | $3.3M | 78,637 | 1.30% | 12q | -54.0%-$3.8M |
| Concentric Capital Strategies, LP | $3.2M | 77,062 | 0.18% | new | NEW |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd | $3.1M | 73,532 | 0.00% | 2q | +16.3%+$426.7K |
| Caption Management, LLC | $3.0M incl. $829.6K options CALL | 52,800 | 0.01% | new | NEW |
| Trexquant Investment LP | $2.9M | 70,127 | 0.02% | new | NEW |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM | $2.9M | 69,899 | 0.00% | 31q | -32.2%-$1.4M |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | $2.9M | 112,025 | 0.00% | 31q | +20.8%+$495.7K |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co | $2.8M | 67,110 | 0.00% | 31q | -7.0%-$211.0K |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC | $2.6M | 62,215 | 0.00% | 31q | +8.8%+$209.3K |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | $2.6M | 61,907 | 0.00% | new | NEW |
| VIRTUS ADVISERS, LLC | $2.5M | 60,890 | 0.97% | 4q | HELD |
| Vestmark Advisory Solutions, Inc. | $2.5M | 60,396 | 0.02% | 7q | -9.2%-$253.5K |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | $2.5M | 60,000 | 0.04% | 2q | HELD |
| G2 Investment Partners Management LLC | $2.5M | 60,000 | 0.45% | 2q | -45.8%-$2.1M |
| XTX Topco Ltd | $2.5M | 59,481 | 0.03% | new | NEW |
Showing the largest 100 of 346 reported holders.
What the insiders did
Open market purchases and sales reported on Form 4 in the last 180 days. Grants, option exercises and shares surrendered to cover tax are left out: they are compensation rather than a decision to buy or sell. Where a broker filled one order in tranches the lines are summed, because it was one decision.
Officers and directors
| Date | Insider | Role | Side | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-12 | Niew Jeffrey | President & CEO | Sold | 150,000 | $5.9M |
| 2026-08-13 | Niew Jeffrey | President & CEO | Sold | 43,049 | $1.7M |
| 2026-08-12 | Anderson John S. | Senior Vice President & CFO | Sold | 30,000 | $1.2M |
| 2026-05-27 | Giesecke Daniel J. | Senior Vice President & COO | Sold | 20,201 | $753.9K ×2 |
| 2026-08-13 | Anderson John S. | Senior Vice President & CFO | Sold | 10,000 | $388.4K |
| 2026-08-14 | Niew Jeffrey | President & CEO | Sold | 6,951 | $264.1K |
| 2026-08-17 | SHAVERS CHERYL L | Director | Sold | 6,618 | $259.9K ×2 |
| 2026-08-17 | SHAVERS CHERYL L | Director | Sold | 6,618 | $259.9K ×2 |
| 2026-07-27 | Cabrera Raymond D. | SVP, Chief HR Officer | Sold | 6,178 | $224.1K |
Quarter by quarter
Coverage begins with the quarter ending 2018-12-31. Earlier filings exist only as occasional late amendments, too sparse to describe a market, so they are not shown.
| Quarter | Holders | Value | Shares | New | Added | Trimmed | Options |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 86 | $24.5M | 679,615 | 12 | 24 | 18 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2026 | 346 | $3.6B | 86,999,945 | 84 | 111 | 96 | 0.2% |
| Q1 2026 | 282 | $2.2B | 86,223,621 | 37 | 100 | 84 | 0.0% |
| Q4 2025 | 270 | $1.8B | 85,945,991 | 48 | 77 | 94 | 0.0% |
| Q3 2025 | 241 | $2.1B | 89,813,775 | 37 | 69 | 88 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2025 | 230 | $1.5B | 86,834,101 | 19 | 76 | 86 | 0.1% |
| Q1 2025 | 245 | $1.3B | 88,155,294 | 44 | 75 | 78 | 0.1% |
| Q4 2024 | 224 | $1.8B | 88,829,209 | 30 | 73 | 65 | 0.1% |
| Q3 2024 | 214 | $1.6B | 90,337,046 | 22 | 66 | 71 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2024 | 225 | $1.5B | 87,366,811 | 34 | 72 | 75 | 0.0% |
| Q1 2024 | 225 | $1.5B | 90,883,524 | 35 | 57 | 79 | 0.1% |
| Q4 2023 | 214 | $1.6B | 89,634,857 | 20 | 64 | 75 | 0.1% |
| Q3 2023 | 208 | $1.3B | 86,083,426 | 21 | 57 | 78 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2023 | 211 | $1.6B | 88,514,489 | 26 | 53 | 74 | 0.0% |
| Q1 2023 | 210 | $1.6B | 92,512,194 | 16 | 54 | 80 | 0.0% |
| Q4 2022 | 225 | $1.5B | 91,034,680 | 44 | 60 | 76 | 0.1% |
| Q3 2022 | 221 | $1.2B | 95,943,840 | 32 | 63 | 75 | 0.2% |
| Q2 2022 | 227 | $1.7B | 97,579,762 | 26 | 69 | 70 | 0.1% |
| Q1 2022 | 247 | $2.1B | 96,608,907 | 40 | 64 | 79 | 0.0% |
| Q4 2021 | 238 | $2.8B | 119,687,427 | 37 | 67 | 67 | 0.3% |
| Q3 2021 | 215 | $3.0B | 157,611,841 | 26 | 60 | 72 | 0.7% |
| Q2 2021 | 219 | $2.4B | 122,727,172 | 15 | 71 | 66 | 0.5% |
| Q1 2021 | 212 | $2.5B | 120,564,523 | 15 | 60 | 84 | 0.7% |
| Q4 2020 | 231 | $2.2B | 120,115,817 | 27 | 68 | 83 | 0.9% |
| Q3 2020 | 227 | $1.8B | 120,432,252 | 25 | 65 | 74 | 0.1% |
| Q2 2020 | 224 | $1.9B | 123,171,250 | 31 | 70 | 74 | 0.0% |
| Q1 2020 | 221 | $2.1B | 158,673,256 | 26 | 63 | 77 | 0.2% |
| Q4 2019 | 261 | $4.7B | 221,067,162 | 34 | 76 | 83 | 0.2% |
| Q3 2019 | 265 | $5.5B | 271,172,943 | 51 | 65 | 84 | 0.4% |
| Q2 2019 | 243 | $3.2B | 175,101,422 | 43 | 65 | 75 | 0.4% |
| Q1 2019 | 240 | $2.2B | 125,772,145 | 26 | 71 | 71 | 0.3% |
| Q4 2018 | 264 | $19.8B | 1,484,213,285 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0.0% |