KFY Insider Trading

Korn Ferry (KFY) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Staffing & Employment Services industry, with a market capitalization near $3.66B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 8,965 people, carrying a beta of 1.26 to the broader market. Korn Ferry, established in Los Angeles, California, in 1969, delivers extensive organizational advisory solutions across the globe. Led by Gary D. Burnison, public since 1999-02-11.

In the last 12 months, Korn Ferry insiders made 0 buy transactions and 4 sale transactions.

DateNameTypeSharesPriceValue
Sep 25, 2026Robinson Lori JeanA-Award2,780$0.00$0
Sep 25, 2026Bishop Laura MA-Award2,780$0.00$0
Sep 25, 2026Shimer Peter AA-Award2,780$0.00$0
Sep 25, 2026ESPE MATTHEW JA-Award2,780$0.00$0
Sep 25, 2026Hagey RussellA-Award4,100$0.00$0
Sep 25, 2026Beneby Doyle NA-Award2,780$0.00$0
Sep 25, 2026MARTINEZ ANGEL RA-Award2,780$0.00$0
Sep 25, 2026Leamon JerryA-Award2,780$0.00$0
Sep 24, 2026ROZEK ROBERT PS-Sale3,709$75.03$278.3K
Sep 11, 2026MacDonald JeanneF-InKind507$82.04$41.6K

KFY Insider Activity by Quarter

Reported Form 4 and Form 5 lines under KFY's own SEC company ID, by transaction date, back to Q4 2024. Purchases and sales are code P / S (open market or private) in the company's shares; other lines are purchases and sales of other securities (options, warrants, preferred), awards, exercises, tax withholding, gifts and other acquisitions and dispositions. Later filings and amendments can change the current quarter. Earlier quarters are not shown: the filings read reach back to Jul 10, 2015, and a quarter counts only when every filing for it was read.

QuarterPurchasesBoughtSalesSoldOther Lines
Q4 2026 (so far)0N/A0N/A0
Q3 20260N/A4$982.5K24
Q2 20260N/A0N/A0
Q1 20260N/A0N/A1
Q4 20250N/A4$5.6M1
Q3 20250N/A5$8.1M28
Q2 20250N/A2$2.9M0
Q1 20250N/A0N/A0
Q4 20240N/A6$9.1M0

KFY Institutional Ownership (13F)

As of Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 2026), 362 institutions reported holding 51,423,784 KFY shares, valued at $3.42B as reported, 93.1% of its market cap (market cap of Jun 26, 2026). That is +17 institutions from the quarter before. Among managers whose reports for both quarters are comparable, 48 opened a position, 32 closed one, 154 added and 99 trimmed.

Top Holders, Q2 2026

ManagerSharesValueChange
BlackRock, Inc.7,986,945$531.8M+168,767
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC3,444,193$229.3M+10,415
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP3,166,070$210.8M+162,685
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP2,519,474$167.7M-1,045,574
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC2,327,565$155.0M-15,911
STATE STREET CORP2,113,593$140.7M+84,295
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC2,096,601$139.6M+129,011
Invesco Ltd.1,819,963$121.2M+624,662
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC1,654,689$110.2M+283,740
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC1,383,488$92.1M+77,224

By Quarter

QuarterInstitutionsSharesValue
Q2 202636251,423,784$3.42B
Q1 202634550,481,851$3.18B
Q4 202534450,846,261$3.36B
Q3 202533650,241,416$3.52B
Q2 202534351,265,921$3.76B
Q1 202532949,336,827$3.33B
Q4 202431650,619,976$3.41B
Q3 202431948,836,283$3.67B
Q2 202432249,707,755$3.34B

From the SEC's Form 13F data sets: investment managers with $100 million or more in Section 13(f) securities report their holdings each quarter, up to 45 days after it ends; a restated filing replaces the original, and values are as the managers reported them (a position whose price runs about 1,000 times below other managers', from a manager whose positions mostly do, is read as reported in thousands of dollars). The same shares can be reported by more than one manager, so totals can count some twice.

ETFs Holding KFY

FundWeight of KFYShares (as reported)Value (as reported)Source updated
IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF0.21%3,069,774$216.5MOct 8, 2026
VTI Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF0.01%1,649,100$141.1MOct 7, 2026
VB Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF0.05%1,193,300$102.1MOct 7, 2026
SCHD Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF0.09%1,432,730$101.5MOct 8, 2026
IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF0.13%1,395,086$98.4MOct 8, 2026
DFSV U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio ETF Class Shares0.25%946,939$67.3MOct 8, 2026
VBR Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF0.09%758,175$64.9MOct 7, 2026
DFAT Dimensional - US Targeted Value ETF0.18%774,161$55.0MOct 8, 2026
VXF Vanguard Extended Market ETF0.05%602,594$51.6MOct 7, 2026
SDVY First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF0.41%631,207$44.5MOct 8, 2026
SPSM State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 600 Small Cap ETF0.21%474,490$33.9MOct 8, 2026
AVUV Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF0.10%436,356$30.8MOct 8, 2026
IJS iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF0.40%425,366$30.0MOct 8, 2026
VTWO Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF0.14%303,301$25.9MOct 7, 2026
SLYV State Street SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Value ETF0.40%268,584$19.2MOct 8, 2026

From each fund's latest holdings file on record that shows KFY's listed security itself. A file counts when its line count is consistent with the fund's reported holdings count (at most twice it plus 10, or at most 1,000 lines for a reported count of exactly 10, which the data source gives many funds as a cap), read with that file or inherited from the fund's last classified file (within 20% of its line count, read within 60 days). Funds whose line for the company could not be confirmed as KFY's listed security, or that hold it through underlying funds (look-through), are not listed. Only long positions count: a fund is left out when any of its lines for KFY reports a negative weight, share count or value, or none of them above zero (a short position, or figures that disagree). Shares, value and weight are as reported in each fund's file, dated by the data source's last update of that file (not the date of the positions); the weight is KFY's share of that fund.

How to Read KFY Insider Activity

Net insider sentiment skews to the sell side over the trailing twelve months: 4 sales versus 0 buys. Insider sales carry less informational weight than buys because they are often driven by liquidity, tax planning, or pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 trading plans rather than negative information. The transaction type alone does not say whether a sale was made on the open market or privately, or under a 10b5-1 plan; the filing's plan checkbox and footnotes do. The transaction table above includes the filer's reporting name, transaction type, share count, per-share price, and total dollar value where computable. For options traders, insider activity is one input to event-driven sizing alongside earnings calendar, analyst-rating cluster moves, and the implied-vol surface. Form 4 filings (the dominant Section 16 reporting form) must be submitted within two business days of the transaction; clusters of buys across multiple insiders within a short window are the strongest informational pattern. SEC EDGAR carries the underlying source filings for verification and additional historical depth.

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Frequently asked KFY insider trading questions

How active are KFY insiders right now?
Over the trailing twelve months, Korn Ferry (KFY) insiders made 0 buy transactions and 4 sale transactions. Net insider sentiment over the trailing twelve months tilts to the sell side (4 sales vs 0 buys). The transaction list above shows the most recent filings; each entry includes the insider's name, transaction type, share count, and per-share price.
What counts as an insider transaction?
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act requires officers, directors, and 10% beneficial-owner shareholders to disclose changes in their holdings via Form 3 (initial statement), Form 4 (subsequent transactions, filed within two business days), and Form 5 (annual catch-up). Insider transactions cover open-market purchases and sales, exercise of stock options, gifts, and grants. The "transaction type" field on each row distinguishes these subcategories.
Are KFY insider buys a bullish signal?
Insider purchases (Type P, made on the open market or privately; the code covers both) carry more informational weight than insider sales: an insider must commit personal capital, and the SEC scrutinizes purchases under Rule 10b5-1 for material non-public information. Sales, by contrast, are often driven by liquidity, tax planning, or pre-scheduled 10b5-1 trading plans rather than negative information. Cluster buying (multiple insiders buying within a short window) is a stronger signal than isolated buys.
How do KFY insider transactions affect options pricing?
Insider transaction data does not directly drive implied volatility, but Form 4 disclosures can move single-name IV if the size or timing is unusual (e.g. a large CEO buy ahead of an earnings window). Options markets price the marginal informational content; routine transactions under pre-scheduled plans are typically ignored. For event-driven options sizing, pair the insider transaction history with the upcoming earnings calendar.