Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in KFY held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 7.8M | $492.2M | -1.8% | 15.192% | 0.01% |
| 2 | WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | 3.6M | $224.4M | +2.7% | 6.927% | 0.04% |
| 3 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 3.4M | $216.2M | β | 6.672% | 0.01% |
| 4 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 3.0M | $189.1M | +4.3% | 5.836% | 0.04% |
| 5 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 2.3M | $147.5M | β | 4.554% | 0.00% |
| 6 | STATE STREET CORP | 2.0M | $128.9M | +1.4% | 3.943% | 0.00% |
| 7 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 2.0M | $123.9M | +152.6% | 3.823% | 0.02% |
| 8 | AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | 1.4M | $86.3M | +0.3% | 2.664% | 0.04% |
| 9 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1.3M | $82.2M | +3.5% | 2.538% | 0.01% |
| 10 | Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | 1.3M | $80.0M | -7.5% | 2.480% | 0.13% |
| 11 | Invesco Ltd. | 1.2M | $75.2M | +3.7% | 2.323% | 0.01% |
| 12 | VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | 942K | $59.3M | +8.3% | 1.830% | 0.04% |
| 13 | MORGAN STANLEY | 939K | $59.1M | +0.6% | 1.825% | 0.00% |
| 14 | ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP | 836K | $52.6M | +31.4% | 1.624% | 0.52% |
| 15 | PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | 797K | $50.2M | +0.7% | 1.550% | 0.16% |
| 16 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 658K | $41.4M | +2.3% | 1.278% | 0.01% |
| 17 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 651K | $41.0M | +5.0% | 1.265% | 0.01% |
| 18 | JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | 648K | $40.8M | -32.3% | 1.259% | 0.03% |
| 19 | Allianz Asset Management GmbH | 623K | $39.2M | +114.4% | 1.212% | 0.04% |
| 20 | Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 494K | $31.3M | -29.8% | 0.959% | 0.06% |
| 21 | ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC | 463K | $29.2M | -0.6% | 0.901% | 0.33% |
| 22 | AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | 434K | $27.3M | -35.9% | 0.842% | 0.01% |
| 23 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 421K | $26.5M | -6.6% | 0.817% | 0.00% |
| 24 | CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | 417K | $26.3M | +479.3% | 0.811% | 0.01% |
| 25 | NEUMEIER POMA INVESTMENT COUNSEL LLC | 396K | $24.9M | -3.7% | 0.769% | 2.05% |
denotes a marquee investor (Buffett, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost and other widely-followed managers). β% of Fundβ shows how much of that investorβs total 13F portfolio is invested in KFY β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in KFY during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new KFY position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their KFY position in Q1 2026
8 quarters of 13F filings Β· Ξ columns show change vs prior quarter
| Quarter | Inst. Holders | Ξ Holders | Ownership % | Ξ Ownership | Total 13F Value | Ξ Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 334 | 1.8% | 80.29% | 6.17 pp | $3.03B | 7.1% |
| Q4 2025 | 340 | +3.3% | 86.46% | 4.32 pp | $3.26B | 4.8% |
| Q3 2025 | 329 | 3.2% | 90.78% | 3.95 pp | $3.42B | 4.2% |
| Q2 2025 | 340 | +4.0% | 94.73% | +11.12 pp | $3.57B | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | 327 | +4.5% | 83.61% | 2.36 pp | $3.15B | 2.8% |
| Q4 2024 | 313 | 1.3% | 85.97% | 5.07 pp | $3.24B | 5.6% |
| Q3 2024 | 317 | 1.2% | 91.04% | 16.61 pp | $3.43B | 15% |
| Q2 2024 | 321 | β | 107.65% | β | $4.06B | β |
Source: SEC 13F institutional filings. Ownership % requires market cap data and will show once linked. Ξ columns compare to the immediately prior filed quarter.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying KFY stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Korn Ferry stands at 80.3%, held across 334 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of KFY, with approximately 7,818,178 shares worth $0.49B as of Q1 2026.
Yes β 1 widely-followed marquee investor appear among the top 25 institutional holders of KFY, including CITADEL ADVISORS LLC.
Our composite Smart Money Score for KFY is 34 out of 100 (Bearish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
55 institutions opened new positions in KFY during Q1 2026, while 61 fully exited. 102 added to existing positions and 176 trimmed.
KFY institutional ownership fell by 6.17 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of -6 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 58.5% of all reported 13F value in KFY, and the top 25 account for 79.2%.
All data is sourced from SEC Form 13F filings, which institutional investment managers with at least $100M in assets are required to file each quarter. We process every 13F filing from EDGAR and recompute the aggregates after each cycle. Insider transactions are sourced from Form 4 filings.
Korn Ferry (KFY) Institutional Ownership