Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.
US ˙ NasdaqGS ˙ US5012421013

Introduction

This page provides a comprehensive analysis of the known insider trading history of Peter T M Kong. Insiders are officers, directors, or significant investors in a company. It is illegal for insiders to make trades in their companies based on specific, non-public information. This does not mean it is illegal for them to make any trades in their own companies. However, they must report all trades to the SEC via a Form 4. Despite these restrictions, academic research suggests that insiders - in general - tend to outperform the market in their own companies.

Average Trade Profitability

The average trade profitability is the average return of all the open market purchases made by the insider in the last three years. To calculate this, we examine every open-market, unplanned purchase made by the insider, excluding all trades that were marked as part of a 10b5-1 trading plan. We then calculate the average performance of those trades over 3, 6, and 12 months, averaging each of those durations to generate a final performance metric for each trade. Finally, we average all of the performance metrics to calculate a performance metric for the insider. This list only includes insiders that have made at least three trades in the last two years.

If this insiders trade profitability is "N/A", then the insider either has not made any open-market purchases in the last three years, or the trades they’ve made are too recent to calculate a reliable performance metric.

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Companies with Reported Insider Positions

The SEC filings indicate Peter T M Kong has reported holdings or trades in the following companies:

Security Title Latest Reported Holdings
US:KLIC / Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. Director 97,589
US:FOE / Ferro Corp. Director 24,700
US:ARW / Arrow Electronics, Inc. President, Global Components 124,257
How to Interpret the Charts

The following charts show the stock performance of securities subsequent to each open-market, non-planned trade made by Peter T M Kong. Non-planned trade are trades that were not made as part of a 10b5-1 trading plan. The stock performance is charted as cumulative percent change in share price. For example, if an insider trade was made on January 1, 2019, the chart will show the daily percent change of the security to the present day. If the share price were to go from $10 to $15 during this time, the cumulative percent change in share price would be 50%. A change in price from $10 to $20 would be 100%, and a change in price of $10 to $5 would be -50%.

Ultimately, we are trying to determine how closely the insider’s trades correlate to excess returns (positive or negative) in the share price in order to see if the insider is timing their trades to profit from insider information. Consider the situation where an insider was doing this. In this situation, we would expect either (a) positive returns after purchases, or (b) negative returns after sales. In the case of (a), the PURCHASE chart would show a series of upwardly sloping curves, indicating positive returns after each purchase transaction. In the case of (b), the SALE chart would show a series of downward sloping curves, indicating negative returns after each sale transaction.

However, this alone is not enough to draw conclusions. If, for example, the share price of the company was in a non-cyclical climb over many years, then we would expect all the post-purchase plots to be upwardly sloping. Likewise, non-cyclical declines over many years would result in downward sloping post-trade plots. Neither of these charts would suggest insider trading activity.

The strongest indicator would be a situation where the share price was extremely cyclical, and there were both positive signals in the PURCHASE chart and negative plots on the SALE chart. This situation would be highly suggestive of an insider that was timing trades to their financial advantage.

Insider Purchases KLIC / Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. - Short Term Profit Analysis

In this section, we analyze the profitability of every unplanned, open-market insider purchase made in KLIC / Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.. This analysis helps to understand if the insider consistently generates abnormal returns, and is worth following. This analysis is for one-year following each trade, and the results are theoretical.

The following table shows the most recent open market purchases that were not part of an automatic trading plan.

Trade Date Ticker Insider Reported
Shares
Reported
Price
Adjusted
Shares
Adjusted
Price
Cost Basis Days to
Max
Price at
Max
Max
Profit ($)
Max Return (%)
2024-05-06 KLIC Kong Peter T M 1,000 47.5100 1,000 47.5100 47,510 71 53.2400 5,730 12.06
2020-03-13 KLIC Kong Peter T M 5,000 19.6550 5,000 19.6550 98,275
2019-05-20 KLIC Kong Peter T M 10,000 19.3688 10,000 19.3688 193,688
2018-11-27 KLIC Kong Peter T M 5,000 20.5126 5,000 20.5126 102,563
2018-08-07 KLIC Kong Peter T M 5,000 26.8870 5,000 26.8870 134,435

Adjusted Price is the split-adjusted price. Adjusted Shares is the split-adjusted shares.

KLIC / Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. Insider Trades
Insider Sales KLIC / Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. - Short Term Loss Analysis

In this section, we analyze the short-term loss avoidance of every unplanned, open-market insider sale made in KLIC / Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.. A consistent pattern of loss avoidance may suggest that future sale transactions may predict declines in price. This analysis is for one-year following each trade, and the results are theoretical.

The following table shows the most recent open market sales that were not part of an automatic trading plan.

Trade Date Ticker Insider Reported
Shares
Reported
Price
Adjusted
Shares
Adjusted
Price
Cost Basis Days to
Min
Price at
Min
Max Loss
Avoided ($)
Max Loss
Avoided (%)
2015-12-04 KLIC Kong Peter T M 100 11.8200 100 11.8200 1,182 40 9.88 -194 -16.41
2015-12-04 KLIC Kong Peter T M 3,353 11.8300 3,353 11.8300 39,666
2015-12-04 KLIC Kong Peter T M 1,500 11.8340 1,500 11.8340 17,751
2015-12-04 KLIC Kong Peter T M 2,500 11.8350 2,500 11.8350 29,588

Adjusted Price is the split-adjusted price. Adjusted Shares is the split-adjusted shares.

KLIC / Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. Insider Trades
Insider Trading History

This table shows the complete list of insider trades made by Peter T M Kong as disclosed to the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC).

File Date Tran Date Form Ticker Security Code 10b5-1 Shares Remaining Shares Percent
Change
Share
Price
Tran
Value
Remaining
Value
2025-07-03 2025-07-01 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
A - Award 1,260 97,589 1.31
2025-04-03 2025-04-01 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
A - Award 1,343 96,329 1.41
2025-01-06 2025-01-02 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
A - Award 956 94,986 1.02
2024-10-03 2024-10-01 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
A - Award 1,025 94,030 1.10
2024-07-03 2024-07-01 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
A - Award 933 93,005 1.01
2024-05-08 2024-05-06 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
P - Purchase 1,000 92,072 1.10 47.51 47,510 4,374,341
2024-04-03 2024-04-01 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
A - Award 891 91,072 0.99
2024-01-04 2024-01-02 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
A - Award 853 90,181 0.95
2023-10-04 2023-10-02 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
A - Award 931 89,328 1.05
2023-07-06 2023-07-03 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
A - Award 767 88,397 0.88
2023-04-05 2023-04-03 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
A - Award 760 87,630 0.87
2023-01-05 2023-01-03 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
A - Award 919 86,870 1.07
2022-10-05 2022-10-03 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
A - Award 992 85,951 1.17
2022-07-07 2022-07-05 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
A - Award 1,004 84,959 1.20
2022-04-06 2022-04-04 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
A - Award 711 83,955 0.85
2022-01-05 2022-01-03 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
A - Award 604 83,244 0.73
2021-10-06 2021-10-04 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
A - Award 716 82,640 0.87
2021-07-08 2021-07-06 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
A - Award 710 81,924 0.87
2021-04-07 2021-04-05 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
A - Award 665 81,214 0.83
2021-01-06 2021-01-04 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
A - Award 1,146 80,549 1.44
2020-10-07 2020-10-05 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
A - Award 1,594 79,403 2.05
2020-07-01 2020-06-29 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
A - Award 1,831 77,809 2.41
2020-04-01 2020-03-30 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
A - Award 1,749 75,978 2.36
2020-03-17 2020-03-13 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
P - Purchase 5,000 74,229 7.22 19.66 98,275 1,458,971
2020-01-02 2019-12-30 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
A - Award 1,374 69,229 2.02
2019-10-02 2019-09-30 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
A - Award 1,575 67,855 2.38
2019-07-03 2019-07-01 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
A - Award 1,590 66,280 2.46
2019-05-22 2019-05-20 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
P - Purchase 10,000 64,690 18.28 19.37 193,688 1,252,968
2019-04-03 2019-04-01 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
A - Award 1,651 54,690 3.11
2019-01-04 2019-01-02 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
A - Award 1,602 53,039 3.11
2018-11-29 2018-11-27 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
P - Purchase 5,000 51,437 10.77 20.51 102,563 1,055,107
2018-10-03 2018-10-01 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
A - Award 1,347 46,437 2.99
2018-08-09 2018-08-07 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
P - Purchase 5,000 45,090 12.47 26.89 134,435 1,212,335
2018-07-03 2018-07-02 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
A - Award 1,328 40,090 3.43
2018-04-04 2018-04-02 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
A - Award 1,329 38,762 3.55
2018-01-04 2018-01-02 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
A - Award 1,328 37,433 3.68
2017-10-04 2017-10-02 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
A - Award 1,478 36,105 4.27
2017-07-05 2017-07-03 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
A - Award 1,726 34,627 5.25
2017-04-05 2017-04-03 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
A - Award 1,630 32,901 5.21
2017-01-05 2017-01-03 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
A - Award 1,845 31,271 6.27
2016-10-05 2016-10-03 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
A - Award 2,314 29,426 8.53
2016-07-05 2016-07-01 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
A - Award 2,454 27,112 9.95
2016-05-02 2016-04-28 4 FOE FERRO CORP
Deferred Stock Units
A - Award 9,900 24,700 66.89
2016-04-05 2016-04-01 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
A - Award 2,666 24,658 12.12
2016-01-06 2016-01-04 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
A - Award 2,652 21,992 13.71
2015-12-08 2015-12-04 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
S - Sale -2,500 19,340 -11.45 11.84 -29,588 228,889
2015-12-08 2015-12-04 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
S - Sale -1,500 21,840 -6.43 11.83 -17,751 258,455
2015-12-08 2015-12-04 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
S - Sale -3,353 23,340 -12.56 11.83 -39,666 276,112
2015-12-08 2015-12-04 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
S - Sale -100 26,693 -0.37 11.82 -1,182 315,511
2015-10-05 2015-10-01 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
A - Award 3,303 26,793 14.06
2015-07-02 2015-07-01 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
A - Award 2,553 23,490 12.19
2015-05-14 2015-05-12 4 FOE FERRO CORP
Common Stock
D - Sale to Issuer -18,500 0 -100.00 14.37 -265,758
2015-04-28 2015-04-24 4 FOE FERRO CORP
Deferred Stock Units
A - Award 7,200 14,800 94.74
2015-04-03 2015-04-01 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
A - Award 1,914 20,937 10.06
2015-01-06 2015-01-02 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
A - Award 2,084 19,023 12.30
2014-10-03 2014-10-01 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
A - Award 2,132 16,939 14.40
2014-07-03 2014-07-01 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
A - Award 2,068 14,807 16.23
2014-04-29 2014-04-25 4 FOE FERRO CORP
Deferred Stock Units
A - Award 7,600 7,600
2014-04-03 2014-04-01 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
A - Award 2,377 12,739 22.94
2014-02-27 2014-02-25 4 ARW ARROW ELECTRONICS INC
Common Stock
F - Taxes -833 124,257 -0.67 55.76 -46,448 6,928,570
2014-02-26 2014-02-24 4 ARW ARROW ELECTRONICS INC
Common Stock
F - Taxes -6,645 125,090 -5.04 56.02 -372,253 7,007,542
2014-02-26 2014-02-24 4 ARW ARROW ELECTRONICS INC
Common Stock
M - Exercise 14,344 131,735 12.22 56.02 803,551 7,379,795
2014-02-25 2014-02-21 4 ARW ARROW ELECTRONICS INC
Common Stock
F - Taxes -719 117,391 -0.61 56.15 -40,372 6,591,505
2014-02-25 2014-02-24 4 FOE FERRO CORP
Deferred Stock Units
M - Exercise -18,500 0 -100.00
2014-02-25 2014-02-24 4 FOE FERRO CORP
Common Stock
M - Exercise 18,500 18,500
2014-02-21 2014-02-19 4 ARW ARROW ELECTRONICS INC
Common Stock
F - Taxes -715 118,110 -0.60 56.15 -40,147 6,631,876
2014-02-21 2014-02-19 4 ARW ARROW ELECTRONICS INC
Common Stock
A - Award 7,219 118,825 6.47 56.15 405,347 6,672,024
2014-02-18 2014-02-17 4 KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
Common Stock
A - Award 10,362 10,362
2013-08-12 2013-08-09 4 ARW ARROW ELECTRONICS INC
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)
M - Exercise -10,000 13,000 -43.48
2013-08-12 2013-08-09 4 ARW ARROW ELECTRONICS INC
Common Stock
S - Sale -10,000 111,606 -8.22 47.15 -471,500 5,262,223
2013-08-12 2013-08-09 4 ARW ARROW ELECTRONICS INC
Common Stock
M - Exercise 10,000 121,606 8.96 32.24 322,400 3,920,577
2013-03-01 2013-02-21 4/A ARW ARROW ELECTRONICS INC
Common Stock
A - Award 6,850 111,606 6.54 40.75 279,138 4,547,944
2013-02-28 2013-02-22 4 FOE FERRO CORP
Deferred Stock Units
A - Award 18,500 18,500
2013-02-27 2013-02-26 4 ARW ARROW ELECTRONICS INC
Common Stock
F - Taxes -2,043 104,756 -1.91 39.19 -80,065 4,105,388
2013-02-26 2013-02-25 4 ARW ARROW ELECTRONICS INC
Common Stock
F - Taxes -8,198 106,799 -7.13 39.53 -324,067 4,221,764
2013-02-26 2013-02-25 4 ARW ARROW ELECTRONICS INC
Common Stock
A - Award 21,435 114,997 22.91 39.53 847,326 4,545,831
2013-02-25 2013-02-22 4 ARW ARROW ELECTRONICS INC
Common Stock
F - Taxes -523 93,562 -0.56 40.96 -21,422 3,832,300
2013-02-22 2013-02-21 4 ARW ARROW ELECTRONICS INC
Common Stock
F - Taxes -600 94,085 -0.63 40.75 -24,450 3,833,964
2013-02-20 2013-02-19 4 ARW ARROW ELECTRONICS INC
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)
A - Award 18,953 18,953
2012-03-01 2012-02-29 4 ARW ARROW ELECTRONICS INC
Common Stock
F - Taxes -722 94,685 -0.76 40.15 -28,988 3,801,603
2012-02-28 2012-02-24 4 ARW ARROW ELECTRONICS INC
Common Stock
F - Taxes -3,261 95,407 -3.31 40.64 -132,527 3,877,340
2012-02-22 2012-02-21 4 ARW ARROW ELECTRONICS INC
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)
A - Award 18,071 18,071
2006-03-21 3 ARW ARROW ELECTRONICS INC
Common Stock
0
P
Open market or private purchase of non-derivative or derivative security
S
Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security
A
Grant, award, or other acquisition of securities from the company (such as an option)
C
Conversion of derivative
D
Sale or transfer of securities back to the company
F
Payment of exercise price or tax liability using portion of securities received from the company
G
Gift of securities by or to the insider
K
Equity swaps and similar hedging transactions
M
Exercise or conversion of derivative security received from the company (such as an option)
V
A transaction voluntarily reported on Form 4
J
Other (accompanied by a footnote describing the transaction)