Kelly Services

KELYA and KELYB • NASDAQ

Kelly Services is a staffing & employment services company in the industrials sector on NASDAQ, led by Christopher Layden, with a market cap of $320.9M. As of Q3 2025, 77% of shares are held by 180 institutional investors, with BlackRock, Inc. as the largest holder at 7.79%.

President and Chief Executive OfficerChristopher Layden

Market Cap$320.9M

Staffing & Employment Services

Industrials

Employees6.2K

Websitekellyservices.com

Country

United States of America

Overview

Overview of institutional ownership in KELYA and KELYB as of Q3 2025 with a market cap of $462.5M

All Institutions

Institutions: 180
Value Held: $356.7M
Shares Held: 27.2M
Avg Position: $1.9M
Median Position: $294.4K

Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds: 30
Value Held: $51.9M
Shares Held: 4.0M
Avg Position: $1.7M
Median Position: $558.9K

Ownership Breakdown

Institutional (non-HF)

65.91%

$304.8M

Hedge Funds

11.22%

$51.9M

Retail & Other

22.87%

$105.8M

Based on market cap of $462.5M as of Q3 2025. Institutional (non-HF) excludes hedge funds to avoid double counting.

Biggest Investors

Institutions with the largest positions in KELYA and KELYB as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Position Value	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	-	$36.0M 0.00% of portfolio	7.79% 2.7M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$5.67T
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP Long Only Manager	David Paul Butler CEO	$28.2M 0.01% of portfolio	6.10% 2.2M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$466.32B
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	Salim Ramji CEO	$27.2M 0.00% of portfolio	5.88% 2.1M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$6.69T
Robeco Investment Management, Inc. Long Only Manager	Joseph Francis Feeney CEO	$26.9M 0.03% of portfolio	5.82% 2.1M shares	Q1 2024 Held for 1y 8m	$97.8B
SCHWAB CHARLES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC Long Only Manager	Omar Aguilar Chavez CEO	$17.9M 0.00% of portfolio	3.87% 1.4M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$620.51B
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	David Gary Kabiller Founder	$13.3M 0.01% of portfolio	2.88% 1.0M shares	Q1 2016 Held for 9y 8m	$156.17B
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC ETF Provider	David Kenneth Lane CEO	$10.2M 0.00% of portfolio	2.20% 774.0K shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$1.57T
A AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC Institution	-	$9.6M 0.00% of portfolio	2.08% 731.7K shares	Q4 2020 Held for 4y 11m	$195.93B
KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. Long Only Manager	Donald M Cobin CEO	$9.0M 0.20% of portfolio	1.95% 687.1K shares	Q4 2024 Held for 11 months	$4.5B
STATE STREET CORP Institution	Ronald P. O'Hanley CEO	$8.7M 0.00% of portfolio	1.89% 665.3K shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$2.88T

Net Capital Flow

Institutional buying and selling activity for KELYA and KELYB in Q3 2025

Traded: +$12.8M
Buyers: 93
Sellers: 81
Total Bought: +$62.3M
Total Sold: −$49.5M
Avg Position: $1.8M

Biggest Buyers

Institution	Net Bought	Current Position
PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC RIA/Wealth	+$8.2M +628.6K shares	$8.2M 628.6K shares
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$7.1M +539.5K shares	$13.3M 1.0M shares
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO Institution	+$5.0M +383.4K shares	$5.4M 412.2K shares
SCHWAB CHARLES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC Long Only Manager	+$4.5M +345.9K shares	$17.9M 1.4M shares
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ Institution	+$4.1M +314.4K shares	$6.3M 482.7K shares
KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. Long Only Manager	+$3.9M +300.2K shares	$9.0M 687.1K shares
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	+$3.1M +233.0K shares	$4.6M 350.9K shares
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	+$2.0M +151.7K shares	$27.2M 2.1M shares
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	+$1.9M +144.9K shares	$36.0M 2.7M shares
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Institution	+$1.8M +135.6K shares	$3.0M 227.2K shares

Biggest Sellers

Institution	Net Sold	Current Position
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	−$10.6M −807.9K shares	$1.2M 89.9K shares
Invesco Ltd. ETF Provider	−$5.2M −399.3K shares	$956.0K 72.9K shares
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	−$4.4M −335.9K shares	$2.0M 154.9K shares
N Nuveen, LLC Institution	−$2.9M −223.7K shares	$1.1M 86.5K shares
ESSEX INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LLC Long Only Manager	−$2.0M −169.2K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
MORGAN STANLEY RIA/Wealth	−$1.9M −141.2K shares	$3.2M 242.7K shares
D D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. Institution	−$1.8M −140.7K shares	$4.3M 325.1K shares
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution	−$1.7M −133.1K shares	$1.6M 120.3K shares
Q Qube Research & Technologies Ltd Institution	−$1.7M −131.2K shares	$5.1M 386.4K shares
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP ETF Provider	−$1.3M −101.6K shares	$136.9K 10.4K shares

Entry and Exit Activity

Institutions that initiated new positions or completely exited KELYA and KELYB in Q3 2025

New Positions: 15
New Value: $12.0M
Exited Positions: 20
Exited Value: $7.3M

New Positions

Institution	Position Value
PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC RIA/Wealth	$8.2M 628.6K shares
J JB CAPITAL PARTNERS LP Hedge Fund•Value	$1.5M 117.5K shares
VERUS CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC RIA/Wealth	$754.4K 57.5K shares
Mariner Wealth Advisors, LLC RIA/Wealth	$280.8K 21.4K shares
Semanteon Capital Management, LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$275.7K 21.0K shares
MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV RIA/Wealth	$236.6K 18.0K shares
Pallas Capital Advisors LLC RIA/Wealth	$151.2K 11.5K shares
S SHERBROOKE PARK ADVISERS LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	$140.9K 10.7K shares
C Colony Group, LLC Institution	$137.0K 10.4K shares
Operose Advisors LLC RIA/Wealth	$103.5K 7.9K shares

Exited Positions

Institution	Previous Position
ESSEX INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LLC Long Only Manager	$2.0M 169.2K shares
ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$913.0K 78.0K shares
SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC Hedge Fund•Distressed	$631.4K 53.9K shares
Legato Capital Management LLC Fund of Funds	$590.8K 50.4K shares
OCCUDO QUANTITATIVE STRATEGIES LP Hedge Fund•Market Neutral	$397.6K 34.0K shares
ING INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC Insurance Manager	$362.2K 30.9K shares
BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$353.5K 30.2K shares
LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT & EQUITY RESEARCH INC Long Only Manager	$335.1K 28.6K shares
B Brevan Howard Capital Management LP Institution	$312.9K 26.7K shares
TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$280.9K 24.0K shares

Options Activity

Institutions with the largest Call and Put options positions in KELYA and KELYB as of Q3 2025

Call Positions: 1
Call Value: $166.6K
Put Positions: 0
Put Value: -

Call Positions

Institution	Position Value
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$166.6K 127.0 contracts

Put Positions

Institution	Position Value
No put positions found

Most Committed Institutions

Institutions with KELYA and KELYB as the highest % of their portfolio as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Portfolio Weight	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
R RAFFLES ASSOCIATES LP Hedge Fund•Value	Paul H. O'Leary Managing Partner	0.65% $679.5K	0.15% 51.8K shares	Q4 2024 Held for 11 months	$103.8M
Semanteon Capital Management, LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Rajat Lal Managing Partner	0.35% $275.7K	0.06% 21.0K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$79.7M
M Minerva Advisors LLC Hedge Fund•Value	David Peter Cohen President	0.33% $524.8K	0.11% 40.0K shares	Q2 2025 Held for 5 months	$157.5M
J JB CAPITAL PARTNERS LP Hedge Fund•Value	Alan Wayne Weber CCO	0.26% $1.5M	0.33% 117.5K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$584.1M
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC Long Only Manager	Mark Daniel Cooper President	0.25% $1.1M	0.25% 86.7K shares	Q1 2021 Held for 4y 8m	$460.6M
PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC RIA/Wealth	Robert Todd Summers President	0.24% $8.2M	1.78% 628.6K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$3.4B
KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. Long Only Manager	Donald M Cobin CEO	0.20% $9.0M	1.95% 687.1K shares	Q4 2024 Held for 11 months	$4.5B
BUCKHEAD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Long Only Manager	Walter Eugene Dupre Member	0.19% $510.4K	0.11% 38.9K shares	Q2 2020 Held for 5y 5m	$275.1M
C CSM Advisors, LLC Institution	-	0.17% $5.7M	1.22% 431.2K shares	Q2 2025 Held for 5 months	$3.4B
D Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd Institution	-	0.13% $747.2K	0.16% 57.0K shares	Q2 2025 Held for 5 months	$576.8M

Hedge Fund Spotlight

Discover hedge funds investing in KELYA and KELYB

Trexquant Investment LP

Hedge Fund • Quant

Portfolio ManagerTaesoon (Tyger) Park

Portfolio Value: $9.7B
Positions: 1,540
Last Reported: Q3 2025

Sector Allocation

Position in Kelly Services

KELYA and KELYB

Market Value: $4.1M
Shares Held: 242.6K
Portfolio Weight: 0.16%
Owned Since: 2015-Q3

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