Knowles Corporation (KN) has 20 known insider and institutional holders on record. The largest holder is Niew Jeffrey with 883,719 shares. Other notable holders include Anderson John S. and Giesecke Daniel J..
Over the last 12 months, insiders have made 62 transactions in KN stock — 12 buys (valued at $1.52M) and 18 sells (valued at $6.79M). Insider selling has exceeded buying during this period.
KN Insider Ownership
Top Holder
Niew Jeffrey
883,719 shares
Buys (12 mo)
12
$1.52M value
Sells (12 mo)
18
$6.79M value
12-Month Transaction Activity
Top Insider Holders
| # |
Name |
Role |
Shares Owned |
Last Filed |
Relative Size |
| 1 |
Niew Jeffrey |
President & CEO |
883,719 |
2026-02-23 |
|
| 2 |
Anderson John S. |
Senior Vice President & CFO |
234,596 |
2026-02-23 |
|
| 3 |
Giesecke Daniel J. |
Senior Vice President & COO |
196,056 |
2026-02-23 |
|
| 4 |
Macleod Donald |
Director |
148,982 |
2024-05-02 |
|
| 5 |
Hirsch Didier |
Director |
140,299 |
2025-05-01 |
|
| 6 |
Cabrera Raymond D. |
SVP, Chief HR Officer |
126,512 |
2026-02-23 |
|
| 7 |
Polacek Michael S. |
President, Intelligent Audio |
116,793 |
2020-02-14 |
|
| 8 |
Jankov Ronald Steven |
Director |
99,453 |
2021-04-29 |
|
| 9 |
Eul Hermann |
Director |
92,084 |
2024-01-03 |
|
| 10 |
Ergas Jean Pierre |
Director |
81,684 |
2017-05-04 |
|
| 11 |
Perna Robert J |
SVP, General Counsel & Sec |
80,272 |
2026-02-26 |
|
| 12 |
Wishart Michael S |
Director |
70,455 |
2025-05-01 |
|
| 13 |
Scherp Christian |
President, Performance Audio |
68,975 |
2020-03-03 |
|
| 14 |
Lochridge Richard K |
Director |
61,959 |
2019-06-04 |
|
| 15 |
Bastarrica Air A. Jr. |
Vice President, Controller |
57,569 |
2026-02-23 |
|
| 16 |
Crowley Daniel J |
Director |
52,818 |
2025-05-01 |
|
| 17 |
Dickinson Paul M |
President, Intelligent Audio |
46,885 |
2016-03-09 |
|
| 18 |
Walker Gordon A. |
President, Acoustics |
41,435 |
2016-03-09 |
|
| 19 |
Barnes Keith |
Director |
41,048 |
2026-02-24 |
|
| 20 |
Jackson Thomas G |
Senior VP & General Counsel |
39,534 |
2019-03-04 |
|
Recent Transactions (last 12 months)
| Date |
Name |
Role |
Type |
Shares |
Price |
Value |
| 2026-02-26 |
Perna Robert J |
SVP, General Counsel & Sec |
Informative Sell |
9,221 |
$27.88 |
$257.08K |
| 2026-02-24 |
Perna Robert J |
SVP, General Counsel & Sec |
Informative Sell |
7,422 |
$28.10 |
$208.56K |
| 2026-02-19 |
Barnes Keith |
Director |
Informative Sell |
41,048 |
$27.16 |
$1.11M |
| 2026-02-10 |
Barnes Keith |
Director |
Gift (Received) |
41,048 |
- |
- |
| 2026-02-20 |
Bastarrica Air A. Jr. |
Vice President, Controller |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
2,347 |
$27.54 |
$64.64K |
| 2026-02-20 |
Anderson John S. |
Senior Vice President & CFO |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
5,731 |
$27.54 |
$157.83K |
| 2026-02-20 |
Cabrera Raymond D. |
SVP, Chief HR Officer |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
3,086 |
$27.54 |
$84.99K |
| 2026-02-20 |
Giesecke Daniel J. |
Senior Vice President & COO |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
3,968 |
$27.54 |
$109.28K |
| 2026-02-20 |
Niew Jeffrey |
President & CEO |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
17,456 |
$27.54 |
$480.74K |
| 2026-02-20 |
Shavers Cheryl L |
Director |
Informative Sell |
3,700 |
$27.40 |
$101.38K |
| 2026-02-20 |
Perna Robert J |
SVP, General Counsel & Sec |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
3,086 |
$27.54 |
$84.99K |
| 2026-02-18 |
Bastarrica Air A. Jr. |
Vice President, Controller |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
2,143 |
$27.16 |
$58.2K |
| 2026-02-17 |
Bastarrica Air A. Jr. |
Vice President, Controller |
RSU Award |
11,054 |
- |
- |
| 2026-02-18 |
Anderson John S. |
Senior Vice President & CFO |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
5,234 |
$27.16 |
$142.16K |
| 2026-02-17 |
Anderson John S. |
Senior Vice President & CFO |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
28,569 |
$27.14 |
$775.36K |
| 2026-02-18 |
Cabrera Raymond D. |
SVP, Chief HR Officer |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
2,818 |
$27.16 |
$76.54K |
| 2026-02-17 |
Cabrera Raymond D. |
SVP, Chief HR Officer |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
13,184 |
$27.14 |
$357.81K |
| 2026-02-18 |
Giesecke Daniel J. |
Senior Vice President & COO |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
3,624 |
$27.16 |
$98.43K |
| 2026-02-17 |
Giesecke Daniel J. |
Senior Vice President & COO |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
17,581 |
$27.14 |
$477.15K |
| 2026-02-18 |
Niew Jeffrey |
President & CEO |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
15,943 |
$27.16 |
$433.01K |
| 2026-02-17 |
Niew Jeffrey |
President & CEO |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
94,277 |
$27.14 |
$2.56M |
| 2026-02-18 |
Perna Robert J |
SVP, General Counsel & Sec |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
2,818 |
$27.16 |
$76.54K |
| 2026-02-17 |
Perna Robert J |
SVP, General Counsel & Sec |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
15,384 |
$27.14 |
$417.52K |
| 2026-02-10 |
Anderson John S. |
Senior Vice President & CFO |
Informative Sell |
8,994 |
$27.00 |
$242.84K |
| 2026-02-09 |
Bastarrica Air A. Jr. |
Vice President, Controller |
Option Exercise (Sell) |
11,924 |
$21.14 |
$252.07K |
