Korn Ferry

KFY • NYSE

Korn Ferry is a staffing & employment services company in the industrials sector on NYSE, led by Jeanne MacDonald, with a market cap of $3.6B. As of Q3 2025, 96% of shares are held by 331 institutional investors, with BlackRock, Inc. as the largest holder at 15.01%.

CEO, Recruitment Process OutsourcingJeanne MacDonald

Market Cap$3.6B

Staffing & Employment Services

Industrials

Employees10.7K

Websitekornferry.com

Country

United States of America

Overview

Overview of institutional ownership in KFY as of Q3 2025 with a market cap of $3.7B

All Institutions

Institutions: 331
Value Held: $3.5B
Shares Held: 50.3M
Avg Position: $10.6M
Median Position: $741.2K

Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds: 29
Value Held: $85.5M
Shares Held: 1.2M
Avg Position: $2.9M
Median Position: $1.2M

Ownership Breakdown

Institutional (non-HF)

93.71%

$3.4B

Hedge Funds

2.33%

$85.5M

Retail & Other

3.96%

$145.3M

Based on market cap of $3.7B as of Q3 2025. Institutional (non-HF) excludes hedge funds to avoid double counting.

Biggest Investors

Institutions with the largest positions in KFY as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Position Value	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	-	$550.3M 0.01% of portfolio	15.01% 7.9M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$5.67T
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	Salim Ramji CEO	$427.9M 0.01% of portfolio	11.67% 6.1M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$6.69T
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT CO LLP Long Only Manager	Jean Marie Hynes CEO	$243.2M 0.04% of portfolio	6.63% 3.5M shares	Q4 2024 Held for 11 months	$571.21B
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP Long Only Manager	David Paul Butler CEO	$199.0M 0.04% of portfolio	5.43% 2.8M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$466.32B
STATE STREET CORP Institution	Ronald P. O'Hanley CEO	$138.7M 0.00% of portfolio	3.76% 2.0M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$2.88T
Invesco Ltd. ETF Provider	Brian Christopher Hartigan CEO	$104.5M 0.02% of portfolio	2.85% 1.5M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$633.08B
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC Long Only Manager	Francis Jon Baranko President	$101.8M 0.17% of portfolio	2.80% 1.5M shares	Q4 2021 Held for 3y 11m	$61.5B
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC ETF Provider	David Kenneth Lane CEO	$87.5M 0.01% of portfolio	2.39% 1.2M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$1.57T
JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC Long Only Manager	Jeffrey Todd Becker CEO	$78.2M 0.05% of portfolio	2.13% 1.1M shares	Q1 2024 Held for 1y 8m	$171.73B
A AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC Institution	-	$76.0M 0.04% of portfolio	2.07% 1.1M shares	Q3 2018 Held for 7y 2m	$195.93B

Net Capital Flow

Institutional buying and selling activity for KFY in Q3 2025

Traded: −$14.1M
Buyers: 186
Sellers: 135
Total Bought: +$251.2M
Total Sold: −$265.4M
Avg Position: $9.5M

Biggest Buyers

Institution	Net Bought	Current Position
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT CO LLP Long Only Manager	+$79.3M +1.1M shares	$243.2M 3.5M shares
Tributary Capital Management, LLC Long Only Manager	+$20.6M +293.8K shares	$42.8M 611.2K shares
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	+$14.5M +206.6K shares	$550.3M 7.9M shares
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$12.4M +176.7K shares	$20.1M 286.6K shares
A ALPS ADVISORS INC ETF Provider	+$11.0M +157.1K shares	$11.0M 157.1K shares
A Artemis Investment Management LLP Institution	+$10.7M +152.8K shares	$67.9M 970.8K shares
R ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LLC Institution	+$10.2M +145.5K shares	$46.3M 661.9K shares
A ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP LLC Institution	+$9.2M +131.0K shares	$40.2M 575.0K shares
Edgestream Partners, L.P. Hedge Fund•Quant Macro	+$8.2M +116.8K shares	$8.4M 120.2K shares
ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$7.4M +106.0K shares	$7.4M 106.0K shares

Biggest Sellers

Institution	Net Sold	Current Position
A AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC Institution	−$54.7M −782.3K shares	$76.0M 1.1M shares
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Institution	−$21.0M −300.6K shares	$37.8M 539.9K shares
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ Institution	−$19.8M −283.6K shares	$26.7M 381.6K shares
Point72 Asset Management, L.P. Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	−$18.8M −256.5K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP ETF Provider	−$17.5M −250.2K shares	$4.8M 68.1K shares
UBS Group AG Institution	−$7.7M −110.0K shares	$11.1M 158.7K shares
HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Long Only Manager	−$7.4M −106.4K shares	$6.1M 87.4K shares
C Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC Institution	−$6.9M −94.2K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC Long Only Manager	−$6.7M −96.3K shares	$33.3M 475.3K shares
P Pacer Advisors, Inc. Institution	−$6.2M −89.3K shares	$12.3M 175.3K shares

Entry and Exit Activity

Institutions that initiated new positions or completely exited KFY in Q3 2025

New Positions: 16
New Value: $3.7M
Exited Positions: 39
Exited Value: $57.8M

New Positions

Institution	Position Value
CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO /MA Long Only Manager	$2.7M 39.1K shares
D DRW Securities, LLC Institution	$294.7K 4.2K shares
Magnetar Financial LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$259.1K 3.7K shares
Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC RIA/Wealth	$228.3K 3.3K shares
W WILEY BROS.-AINTREE CAPITAL, LLC Institution	$203.7K 2.9K shares
S Salomon & Ludwin, LLC Institution	$9.5K 137.0 shares
Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc. Institution	$7.8K 111.0 shares
R Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC RIA/Wealth	$2.7K 39.0 shares
Sontag Advisory, LLC RIA/Wealth	$2.3K 33.0 shares
Sunbelt Securities, Inc. RIA/Wealth	$1.2K 17.0 shares

Exited Positions

Institution	Previous Position
Point72 Asset Management, L.P. Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$18.8M 256.5K shares
C Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC Institution	$6.9M 94.2K shares
A AXA Institution	$5.9M 80.5K shares
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$5.8M 79.8K shares
T TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND Institution	$4.0M 54.1K shares
Marshall Wace LLP Institution	$2.9M 39.1K shares
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	$2.8M 38.8K shares
CBOE Vest Financial, LLC ETF Provider	$1.0M 13.7K shares
Empowered Funds, LLC ETF Provider	$966.1K 13.2K shares
ALGERT COLDIRON INVESTORS LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	$767.0K 10.5K shares

Options Activity

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

Call Positions: 3
Call Value: $4.7M
Put Positions: 2
Put Value: $699.8K

Call Positions

Institution	Position Value
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$3.6M 511.0 contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$1.2M 167.0 contracts
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution	- - contracts

Put Positions

Institution	Position Value
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$391.9K 56.0 contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$307.9K 44.0 contracts

Most Committed Institutions

Institutions with KFY as the highest % of their portfolio as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Portfolio Weight	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
C Circumference Group LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	Jeffrey Howard Fox CEO	4.35% $3.7M	0.10% 52.9K shares	Q4 2023 Held for 1y 11m	$85.2M
Tributary Capital Management, LLC Long Only Manager	Mark Alan Wynegar President	2.03% $42.8M	1.17% 611.2K shares	Q1 2020 Held for 5y 8m	$2.1B
NEUMEIER POMA INVESTMENT COUNSEL LLC Long Only Manager	Brian David Poma CEO	1.89% $23.1M	0.63% 330.4K shares	Q2 2021 Held for 4y 5m	$1.2B
WINCAP FINANCIAL LLC RIA/Wealth	Michael Patrick Collins CEO	0.90% $1.2M	0.03% 17.2K shares	Q4 2024 Held for 11 months	$133.7M
O Olstein Capital Management, L.P. Long Only Manager	Robert Alan Olstein CEO	0.86% $4.5M	0.12% 65.0K shares	Q1 2023 Held for 2y 8m	$529.6M
A Artemis Investment Management LLP Institution	-	0.84% $67.9M	1.85% 970.8K shares	Q2 2024 Held for 1y 5m	$8.1B
I ISTHMUS PARTNERS, LLC RIA/Wealth	David A Hackworthy CIO	0.80% $3.6M	0.10% 51.2K shares	Q3 2023 Held for 2y 2m	$448.9M
Leeward Investments, LLC - MA Long Only Manager	R. Todd Vingers President	0.75% $14.6M	0.40% 209.0K shares	Q1 2022 Held for 3y 8m	$2.0B
Westmount Partners, LLC Fund of Funds	James Edgar Berliner Chairman	0.75% $2.9M	0.08% 41.5K shares	Q4 2022 Held for 2y 11m	$387.2M
V VALUE HOLDINGS MANAGEMENT CO. LLC Hedge Fund•Value	Timothy Joseph Curro Managing Partner	0.66% $4.1M	0.11% 58.5K shares	Q2 2020 Held for 5y 5m	$623.8M

Hedge Fund Spotlight

Discover hedge funds investing in KFY

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 Korn Ferry

Market Value: $650.3K
Shares Held: 9.3K
Portfolio Weight: 0.01%
Owned Since: 2025-Q2

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