Insider Cluster (5 insiders) ·Filed Aug 13, 2026

KLAC

KLA CORP
NEUTRAL
Impact 2/10
Horizonimmediate Processed1mo ago
Insider cluster: 5 insiders, $31.1M total
Actionable Insight • Neutral

The insider selling is too small relative to market cap to convey a bearish signal. Monitor upcoming earnings or guidance for any fundamental changes, but this cluster alone does not warrant action.

DirectionNeutral
Confidencehigh
Horizonimmediate
Latest settled — T+20d ⚠ clustered
KLAC ▼ -13.72% at T+20d
NEUTRAL call ✗ call lost -13.72% · α vs SPY -11.98% · entry $209.37 → $180.64
Next anchor: T+60d in 5w
Latest observation: T+32 +14.05% FF3 residual α
Entry anchored
Aug 12, 07:58 PM ET
via 1-min bar
T+1d
-2.70%
call -2.70% · α -2.50%
$203.72
settled 7w ago
T+5d
-11.23%
call -11.23% · α -9.26%
$185.86
settled 6w ago
T+20d
-13.72%
call -13.72% · α -11.98%
$180.64
settled 22d ago
T+60d
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call — · α —
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in 5w

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Executive Summary

Five top insiders at KLA Corp (KLAC), including the CEO and CFO, sold a combined $31.08M in open-market sales over a 7-day window. However, this amount represents only ~0.011% of KLAC's $272B market cap, making the cluster trivial in size and non-informative. No material signal for traders.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
selling
Total Value
$31.1M
Insiders
5

Key Facts

  • CEO Richard Wallace sold 87,568 shares for $17.42M on 2026-08-11.
  • CFO Bren Higgins sold 31,500 shares for $6.61M on 2026-08-12.
  • President Ahmad Khan sold 33,180 shares for $6.60M on 2026-08-11.
  • Total insider sales of $31.08M represent ~0.011% of KLAC's $272.1B market cap.
  • All five trades were open-market sales; no buys in the cluster.

Financial Impact

Total insider sales of $31.08M, equivalent to 0.011% of market cap — immaterial.

dilution

Risk Factors

  • Insider sales may precede routine blackout windows or 10b5-1 plans, but no such plans are disclosed in this filing.

Market Snapshot

Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
Optical Instruments & Lenses
Analyst Consensus
66% bullish (35 analysts)

Investment Themes

Semiconductors

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 1 SEC document filed with EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)cluster-KLAC-1786691645396
14 reports for KLAC
Performance horizon

Track record builds as more directional reports settle.

Filters
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Reports for KLAC — sortable, filterable
TypeNow
Aug 14, 2026
7w ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 5/10
$203.72 $169.09▲ +17.00%▲ +15.01%$200.33 (+1.66%)
Aug 13, 2026
7w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$209.37 $180.64▼ −13.72%▼ −11.98%$200.33 (−4.32%)
Aug 12, 2026
7w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$209.37 $180.64▼ −13.72%▼ −11.98%$200.33 (−4.32%)
Aug 11, 2026
7w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$200.47 $182.91▼ −8.76%▼ −7.70%$200.33 (−0.07%)
Aug 5, 2026
8w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$193.22 $172.94▼ −10.50%▼ −11.10%$200.33 (+3.68%)
Aug 5, 2026
8w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$193.22 $172.94▼ −10.50%▼ −11.10%$200.33 (+3.68%)
Aug 5, 2026
8w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$193.22 $172.94▼ −10.50%▼ −11.10%$200.33 (+3.68%)
Aug 5, 2026
8w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$193.22 $172.94▼ −10.50%▼ −11.10%$200.33 (+3.68%)
Aug 4, 2026
8w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$195.45 $170.89▼ −12.57%▼ −11.33%$200.33 (+2.50%)
Jul 14, 2026
11w ago
Institutional Cluster
BULLISH ★ 5/10
$230.37 $200.47▼ −12.98%▼ −15.47%$200.33 (−13.04%)
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Report published Aug 14, 2026