KLA’s 3.52% Drop and $1.04B Volume at 83rd Rank Highlight Shareholder Shifts Amid High-Liquidity Strategies

KLA Corporation (KLAC) declined 3.52% on August 5, 2025, with a trading volume of $1.04 billion, ranking 83rd in the market. The stock operates across semiconductor process control, specialty semiconductor, and PCB inspection segments, offering inspection tools, metrology systems, and wafer processing technologies. Recent developments include a $5 billion share repurchase plan and a quarterly dividend increase to $1.90 per share.

Connable Office Inc. reduced its KLA stake by 18.3% in Q1 2025, while several hedge funds, including Alpine Bank Wealth Management and Hazlett Burt & Watson, initiated or expanded positions in the stock. Institutional ownership remains at 86.65% of shares outstanding. Insider activity saw CFO Bren D. Higgins and CAO Virendra Kirloskar sell portions of their holdings, totaling 11,860 shares over the past three months.

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