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KLIC Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Semiconductors & Electronics · Semiconductors & related devices · CIK 0000056978
SEC filings
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
267
13F, latest reported quarter
Conversions, 180 days
3
Codes C/M, not in net · $0 priced

What the filings say about KLIC

Insiders, 180 days
-$11.3M net sold
5 sellers · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan

Kulicke & Soffa Industries insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC insiders sold a net $11.3M of stock across 63 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Interim CEO and CFO
SELL
2026-06-22 SECtraded 2026-06-18
60,000
$7.3M
-40.6%
Context
  • 7 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (7 sales), the last on Nov 20, 2024.
  • The trade is 118.2% of the 50,743 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 267 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Interim CEO and CFO Wong Lester A sold about $7.3M of KLIC on Jun 18, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company on our record; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 267 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Senior Vice President
SELL
2026-06-15 SECtraded 2026-06-12
15,000
$1.7M
-35.5%
Context
  • 5 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (5 sales), the last on Feb 5, 2026.
  • The trade is 21.0% of the 71,369 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 267 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Senior Vice President WONG NELSON MUNPUN sold about $1.7M of KLIC on Jun 12, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 267 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2026-06-12 SECtraded 2026-06-11
1,551
$170.6K
-34.5%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy), the last on May 6, 2024.
  • The trade is 1.6% of the 100,009 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 267 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Kong Peter T M sold about $170.6K of KLIC on Jun 11, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 267 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Director
SELL
2026-05-21 SECtraded 2026-05-20
20,000
$2.0M
-27.6%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on Feb 13, 2026.
  • The trade is 33.8% of the 59,197 shares held after it.
  • 4 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 267 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Yeo Mui Sung sold about $2.0M of KLIC on May 20, 2026; 4 other insiders sold within 30 days and 267 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
General Counsel
SELL
2026-05-12 SECtraded 2026-05-11
1,500
$154.5K
-27.5%
Context
  • 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 sales), the last on Feb 9, 2026.
  • The trade is 7.1% of the 21,214 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 267 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: General Counsel Lim Zi Yao sold about $154.5K of KLIC on May 11, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 267 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
63 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$11.3M over 180 days
below 64% of Semiconductors & Electronics
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
267 funds bought in last quarter
more than 72% of Semiconductors & Electronics
Revenue
-7.4% year over year
below 80% of Semiconductors & Electronics
Margin
0.0% net margin
more than 53% of Semiconductors & Electronics
Buybacks
$7.4M repurchased, FY to 2026-07-04
below 75% of Semiconductors & Electronics
Short interest
4.5% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-27) · 4.2 days to cover · settled 2026-10-15
below 51% of Semiconductors & Electronics
What changed in the last 30 days
Oct 28Insider selling stopped: no sales in 90 days after 5 in the prior 90
Why it matters
The absence is the signal: 5 sales in one 90-day window and none in the next is a change of behaviour, not a filing.

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+89.7%12M
-12%+71%+153%+236%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-06-18 · Wong Lester A sold $7.3M2026-02-05 · WONG NELSON MUNPUN sold $2.4M2026-05-20 · Yeo Mui Sung sold $2.0M2026-06-12 · WONG NELSON MUNPUN sold $1.7M2026-01-12 · WONG NELSON MUNPUN sold $1.7M2026-02-13 · Yeo Mui Sung sold $1.4M2026-02-25 · RICHARDSON DAVID JEFFREY sold $676.1K2026-02-10 · Chylak Robert Nestor sold $520.1K2025-12-08 · WONG NELSON MUNPUN sold $250.6K2026-06-11 · Kong Peter T M sold $170.6K2026-05-11 · Lim Zi Yao sold $154.5K2026-02-09 · Lim Zi Yao sold $71.5K2025-12-02 · Lim Zi Yao sold $45.0K2026-01-22 · WONG NELSON MUNPUN sold $12.0K2026-06-18 · LESTER ALFRED WONG filed to sell $7.3M
Insider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns KLIC: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
9,007,442 sh
$1.2B
$345.5M
2,069,773 sh
$277.3M

Congress trades in KLIC

No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

KLIC planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
LESTER ALFRED WONG
Filed 2026-06-18
$7.3M

KLIC mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Paradigm Value Fund
$5.4M position · as of 2026-06-30
9.7%
BLACK OAK EMERGING TECHNOLOGY FUND
$3.5M position · as of 2026-07-31
5.4%
RIVER OAK DISCOVERY FUND
$728.1K position · as of 2026-07-31
3.8%
Monarch Volume Factor Dividend Tree Index ETF
$4.1M position · as of 2026-05-31
3.8%
Paradigm Select Fund
$10.7M position · as of 2026-06-30
3.8%
Sterling Capital Mid Cap Relative Value Fund
$1.9M position · as of 2026-06-30
3.3%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Fusen Chen
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$7.1M
$3.2M
$1.5M
+99%
+75%
2024
$7.4M
$4.8M
$1.4M
+117%
+96%
2023
$6.9M
$10.2M
$1.3M
+131%
+140%
2022
$6.2M
-$5.0M
$1.5M
+81%
+45%
2021
$6.4M
$35.2M
$1.4M
+171%
+83%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
The complete filing record, in one place.
The record shows a net $11.3M sold by insiders over 180 days, 267 funds added last quarter. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
Same sector, ranked by filing activity
Sector by SEC SIC code

KLIC financials

Revenue growth
-7.4%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
0.0%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$950.2M
four quarters, 2025-06-29 to 2026-07-04
Net margin, TTM
+12.2%
net income over revenue, 2025-06-29 to 2026-07-04
Free cash flow, TTM
$41.1M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-06-29 to 2026-07-04
Debt to equity
n/a
no debt line filed
Cash flow to debt
n/a
no debt line filed
Return on equity
+13.2%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-28 and 2026-07-04
Return on assets
+9.5%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-28 and 2026-07-04
Return on invested capital
n/a
no debt line filed
Return on capital employed
+13.0%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-28 and 2026-07-04 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
34.73x
close 2026-10-26 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-06-29 to 2026-07-04
Enterprise value
n/a
no debt line filed
FCF yield
+1.0%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
PEG, trailing
0.01x
P/E over trailing EPS growth of 3006%: four quarters to 2026-07-04 against the four to 2025-06-28
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-102024-092023-092022-10
Revenue$654.1M$706.2M$742.5M$1.5B
Gross profit$277.9M$268.8M$358.7M$748.3M
Operating income-$3.2M-$92.5M$39.4M$470.1M
Net income$213.0K-$69.0M$57.1M$433.5M
EPS (diluted)0.00-1.240.997.09
Operating cash flow$113.6M$31.0M$173.4M$390.2M
Cash$215.7M$227.1M$529.4M$555.5M
Buybacks$97.1M$150.8M$69.2M$281.3M
Dividends paidn/a$44.2M$42.0M$39.4M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

KLIC Stock Sonar score 5/7 axes

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KLIC ranks highest on profitability (76th percentile) and risk and compliance (54th), and lowest on insider conviction (18th), among Semiconductors & Electronics peers.

ProfitGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
76
Inputs
  • Return on equity+13.2% · 70 pct, sector of 154
  • Return on assets+9.5% · 79 pct, sector of 171
  • Return on invested capitalno debt line filed
  • Return on capital employed+13.0% · 79 pct, sector of 155
Growth
20
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY-7.4% · 20 pct, sector of 194
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
18
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$11.3M · 36 pct, sector of 146
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 150
Institutional and government
41
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter267 · 72 pct, sector of 184
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quarters$50K · 10 pct, sector of 53
Risk and compliance
54
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+4.5% · 57 pct, sector of 220
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+11.1% · 52 pct, sector of 152
2 not measured: Financial health, US patents
  • Financial health needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: no debt line filed
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

5 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

KLIC filings, in plain words

Are Kulicke & Soffa Industries insiders buying or selling KLIC?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Kulicke & Soffa Industries insiders were net sellers, a net $11.3M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 5 sellers.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Kulicke & Soffa Industries insiders were net sellers of KLIC, a net $11.3M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 5 sellers. None of the 5 insider sales was flagged as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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