Knowles
220 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.75B invested in Knowles in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 69 increasing their positions, 78 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.
12% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $10.6M | Put options by funds: $9.48M
0.84% more ownership
Funds ownership: 100.93% → 101.77% (+0.84%)
4% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 24
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 227 → 220 (-7)
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.85B → $1.75B (-$99.1M)
12% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 69 | Existing positions reduced: 78
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
+$49M |
| 2 |
William Blair Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$38.7M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$12.6M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$7.79M |
| 5 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$5.87M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AI
Ariel Investments
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$26.2M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$24.5M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$21.3M |
| 4 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$13M |
| 5 |
ZCM
Ziegler Capital Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$3.16M |
KN Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review
220 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Knowles (KN) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $1.75B — down 5.3% from $1.85B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 24 funds closed out of KN and 23 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 78 trimmed existing stakes and 69 added.
The largest buyer was Franklin Resources, adding an estimated $49M. The largest seller was Ariel Investments, cutting an estimated $26.2M.
- 220 institutional investors held Knowles (KN) as of Q3 2021, down from 227 in Q2 2021.
- Funds reported $1.75B of Knowles stock for Q3 2021, down 5.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 23 funds opened new Knowles positions in Q3 2021 and 24 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest Knowles buyer in Q3 2021 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $49M added.
- The largest Knowles seller in Q3 2021 was Ariel Investments, an estimated $26.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.