Institutional investors purchased a net $262.5 thousand shares of MKSI during the quarter ended March 2013 and now own 97.84% of the total shares outstanding. This majority interest is a greater percentage than is typical for companies in the Electronic Production Equipment industry and highlights that the smart money sees this stock as an important holding.
| Mutual fund holders | 59.50% |
| Other institutional | 38.34% |
| Individual stakeholders | 21.50% |