KLAC — KLA CORP
Price · 2024-08-26 → 2026-08-21
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Performance
Technicals
Dividends
Measured signals that fired on KLAC
| date | signal | measured base rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-19 | Fair value gap, bearish structure | -0.45% over 21 days · t = -3.29 · n = 108,591 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-08-05 | Fair value gap, bullish structure | -0.67% over 21 days · t = -6.43 · n = 111,973 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-07-28 | Fair value gap, bearish structure | -0.45% over 21 days · t = -3.29 · n = 108,591 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-06-24 | Fair value gap, bearish structure | -0.45% over 21 days · t = -3.29 · n = 108,591 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-06-09 | Equal highs taken out structure | -0.70% over 21 days · t = -8.28 · n = 68,636 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-05-21 | Fair value gap, bullish structure | -0.67% over 21 days · t = -6.43 · n = 111,973 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
Excess return against a matched control group, on a point-in-time universe that includes delisted companies. Most families do not survive that. How the measurement works →
Insider transactions (Form 4)
| date | insider | what | shares | price | value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | Lorig Brian EVP, KLA Global Services | Open-market sale 10b5-1 plan | 59.6K | 208.13 | 12.4M |
| 2026-08-12 | Higgins Bren D. EVP & Chief Financial Officer | Open-market sale 10b5-1 plan | 31.5K | 209.87 | 6.6M |
| 2026-08-11 | WALLACE RICHARD P President and CEO | Open-market sale 10b5-1 plan | 87.6K | 198.95 | 17.4M |
| 2026-08-11 | Khan Ahmad A. President, Semi. Prod. & Cust. | Open-market sale 10b5-1 plan | 33.2K | 198.95 | 6.6M |
| 2026-08-10 | Wilkinson Mary Beth EVP, CLO and Secretary | Open-market sale 10b5-1 plan | 1.7K | 204.56 | 339.8K |
| 2026-08-10 | Kirloskar Virendra A SVP & Chief Accounting Officer | Open-market sale 10b5-1 plan | 529 | 204.56 | 108.2K |
| 2026-08-07 | Wilkinson Mary Beth EVP, CLO and Secretary | Open-market sale 10b5-1 plan | 21.8K | 197.57 | 4.3M |
| 2026-08-07 | WALLACE RICHARD P President and CEO | Shares withheld for tax | 12.8K | 193.22 | 2.5M |
| 2026-08-07 | Khan Ahmad A. President, Semi. Prod. & Cust. | Shares withheld for tax | 4.5K | 193.22 | 875.6K |
| 2026-08-07 | Higgins Bren D. EVP & Chief Financial Officer | Shares withheld for tax | 4.5K | 193.22 | 875.6K |
Open-market purchases (code P) are the informative ones. Grants, option exercises and tax withholding are compensation mechanics, not decisions. How to read a Form 4 →
Largest institutional holders
| manager | value | shares |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 18.5B | 12.6M |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 12.5B | 8.5M |
| STATE STREET CORP | 9.1B | 6.2M |
| FMR LLC | 6.5B | 4.4M |
| Capital World Investors | 6.0B | 4.1M |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 5.9B | 4.0M |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 5.4B | 3.7M |
| Capital International Investors | 4.0B | 2.7M |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ | 3.6B | 2.4M |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 2.7B | 1.8M |
13F positions as of 2026-03-31, filed up to 45 days after quarter end. Long-only US equity — shorts and derivatives never appear. What 13F does and does not show →
Short selling
This is off-exchange short volume, not short interest: it is flow, not position, and 40–50% is normal because market makers short to fill your buy. Why that number misleads →
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