ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO ANF
CL A · Common Stock · CUSIP 002896207 · ISIN US0028962076
American fashion retailer
- SectorConsumer discretionary
- IndustryRetail-Family Clothing Stores
- HeadquartersNew Albany, OH
- Founded1892
- Websiteabercrombie.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($5.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 50.4m as of 2023-12-01, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $88.23. Options: 27 managers hold calls ($273.3m notional), 34 hold puts ($397.4m).
Trends to Q4 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 205 |
| Q4 2022 | 202 |
| Q1 2023 | 214 |
| Q2 2023 | 238 |
| Q3 2023 | 276 |
| Q4 2023 | 329 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 88 | 100 |
| Q1 2023 | 99 | 101 |
| Q2 2023 | 122 | 107 |
| Q3 2023 | 146 | 132 |
| Q4 2023 | 160 | 166 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | $44.3m | $37.0m | 0.84 |
| Q2 2023 | $86.0m | $74.5m | 0.87 |
| Q3 2023 | $140.5m | $152.1m | 1.08 |
| Q4 2023 | $273.3m | $397.4m | 1.45 |
Biggest buyers
| FMR LLC | Added | +1.6m |
| Man Group plc | New | +813.0k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | +773.6k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Added | +681.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +550.5k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +468.8k |
| HENNESSY ADVISORS INC | New | +372.9k |
| NORGES BANK | Added | +369.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +285.7k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +234.0k |
Biggest sellers
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -913.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -561.8k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -513.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -339.2k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Reduced | -311.1k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -310.3k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -290.5k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Reduced | -282.5k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | -257.8k |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -230.0k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $46.4m526.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $44.7m507.1k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $37.9m429.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $24.1m273.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $17.4m197.7k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Added | $14.3m162.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $13.9m157.6k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | Added | $12.3m139.3k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $11.2m126.8k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $9.8m111.2k shares |
Biggest puts
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Unchanged | $44.2m500.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $42.8m485.1k shares |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | New | $35.0m397.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $34.3m389.0k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $31.0m351.0k shares |
| Saba Capital Management, L.P. | Unchanged | $28.8m326.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $18.2m206.5k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | $16.7m1.9k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $14.7m166.9k shares |
| WS MANAGEMENT LLLP | New | $14.7m166.4k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-30 | 12.1% |
| FMR LLC 13G · institution +5.2 pts · filed 2026-08-06 | 8.2% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-28 | 5.5% |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution -2.2 pts · filed 2026-08-13 | 5.5% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.3% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2023
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $27.3k | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $962.9k | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $2.0m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 6 | $25.4m | $16.4m |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $1.7m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-22 | Gallagher Sarah M. Director | Sold | $983.4k13.2k shares |
| 2023-11-22 | Desai Samir EVP;Chief Digital&Tech Officer | Sold | $714.1k9.7k shares |
| 2023-11-22 | Rust Jay EVP Human Resources | Sold | $16.2k222 shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q4 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 8.5m $750.6m | Added +468.8k |
| FMR LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 6.9m $611.5m | Added +1.6m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.0m $530.5m | Reduced -178.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.2m $278.7m | Reduced -69.3k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.0m $176.9m | Reduced -56.8k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.9m $169.6m | Reduced -95.1k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.4m $127.4m | Reduced -913.6k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.34% of their portfolio | 1.4m $119.3m | Added +681.4k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.3m $115.3m | Added +164.2k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 1.1m $93.8m | Added +773.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $92.8m | Added +51.7k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.0m $91.1m | Reduced -19.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $89.9m | Added +157.8k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 898.1k $79.2m | Added +234.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 895.7k $79.0m | Reduced -89.2k |
| Man Group plc 0.21% of their portfolio | 813.0k $71.7m | New |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 712.0k $62.8m | Added +550.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 631.6k $55.7m | Reduced -339.2k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 628.3k $55.4m | Reduced -77.4k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.09% of their portfolio | 570.1k $50.3m | Reduced -47.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 538.2k $47.5m | Reduced -8.4k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 497.2k $43.9m | Reduced -311.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 462.2k $40.8m | Reduced -17.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 426.6k $37.6m | Added +369.0k |
| SYSTEMATIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LP 1.07% of their portfolio | 407.5k $36.0m | Reduced -69.8k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 389.3k $34.3m | Reduced -174.5k |
| HENNESSY ADVISORS INC 1.66% of their portfolio | 372.9k $32.9m | New |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.04% of their portfolio | 358.1k $31.6m | Added +67.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 333.0k $29.4m | Reduced -49.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 315.9k $27.9m | Reduced -561.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 312.8k $27.6m | Added +285.7k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.14% of their portfolio | 304.1k $26.8m | Added +32.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 262.0k $23.1m | Reduced -6.7k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.06% of their portfolio | 260.1k $22.9m | Reduced -9.5k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 241.4k $21.3m | Added +223.4k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.05% of their portfolio | 233.3k $20.6m | Reduced -257.8k |
| Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP 4.34% of their portfolio | 217.4k $19.2m | Reduced -17.6k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.24% of their portfolio | 211.8k $18.7m | Added +140.4k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 200.2k $17.7m | Reduced -122.0k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 196.6k $17.3m | New |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 191.7k $16.9m | Reduced -290.5k |
| Divisar Capital Management LLC 2.99% of their portfolio | 184.0k $16.2m | Reduced -112.2k |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 181.3k $16.0m | Reduced -230.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 162.0k $14.3m | Added +112.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 157.2k $13.9m | Reduced -6.7k |
| DISCOVERY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC / CT 2.09% of their portfolio | 156.3k $13.8m | New |
| LANDSCAPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 1.23% of their portfolio | 155.8k $13.7m | Reduced -35.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 148.1k $13.1m | Added +1.4k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 146.9k $13.0m | Reduced -11.6k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 146.0k $12.9m | Reduced -282.5k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 137.8k $12.2m | Reduced -20.1k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 135.8k $12.0m | Added +63.2k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 134.2k $11.8m | Reduced -310.3k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.27% of their portfolio | 133.6k $11.8m | Reduced -62.2k |
| North Growth Management Ltd. 2.42% of their portfolio | 129.0k $11.3m | Reduced -24.0k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 123.7k $10.9m | Reduced -17.1k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 123.0k $10.8m | Added +94.5k |
| VAN LANSCHOT KEMPEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT N.V. 0.15% of their portfolio | 122.8k $10.8m | Reduced -216.7k |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. 0.16% of their portfolio | 114.0k $10.1m | New |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.02% of their portfolio | 109.7k $9.7m | Added +1.2k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.07% of their portfolio | 104.5k $9.2m | Added +42.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 99.2k $8.8m | Reduced -10.8k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 92.1k $8.1m | New |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 92.1k $8.1m | Reduced -19.0k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.11% of their portfolio | 87.1k $7.7m | Added +8.8k |
| Lisanti Capital Growth, LLC 1.80% of their portfolio | 86.7k $7.6m | Reduced -86.8k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 86.3k $7.6m | Reduced -540 |
| Empowered Funds, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 85.5k $7.5m | Reduced -99.9k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 84.8k $7.5m | Reduced -513.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 79.5k $7.0m | Reduced -604 |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 72.2k $6.5m | Reduced -77.9k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 65.6k $5.8m | Added +1.5k |
| Cinctive Capital Management LP 0.40% of their portfolio | 64.7k $5.7m | Reduced -49.9k |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. 0.46% of their portfolio | 63.5k $5.6m | Reduced -12.2k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 62.7k $5.5m | Reduced -242 |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.5k $5.5m | Added +6.3k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 62.5k $5.5m | Added +45.5k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 60.0k $5.3m | Added +18.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.1k $5.0m | Added +1.2k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 55.4k $4.9m | New |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ 0.45% of their portfolio | 55.0k $4.9m | Reduced -18.5k |
| Global IMC LLC 1.16% of their portfolio | 54.6k $4.8m | Reduced -19.3k |
| AXA S.A. 0.01% of their portfolio | 53.6k $4.7m | Added +25.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 53.0k $4.7m | Reduced -2.1k |
| Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd 0.48% of their portfolio | 51.3k $4.5m | Added +9.7k |
| Shellback Capital, LP 0.39% of their portfolio | 50.0k $4.4m | Reduced -55.0k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.04% of their portfolio | 50.0k $4.4m | Added +36.1k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.01% of their portfolio | 44.9k $4.0m | Reduced -927 |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 43.5k $3.8m | Added +982 |
| Nicholas Investment Partners, LP 0.44% of their portfolio | 43.1k $3.8m | New |
| COMERICA BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 43.0k $3.8m | Reduced -139 |
| Moran Wealth Management, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 42.0k $3.7m | New |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.4k $3.4m | Reduced -9.9k |
| Informed Momentum Co LLC 0.60% of their portfolio | 38.3k $3.4m | Reduced -17.3k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.2k $3.4m | Added +28 |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 36.6k $3.2m | Added +10.9k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 36.6k $3.2m | Added +15.7k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 35.9k $3.2m | Added +2.6k |
| JW Asset Management, LLC 1.76% of their portfolio | 35.0k $3.1m | New |
| Jetstream Capital LLC 5.69% of their portfolio | 34.0k $3.0m | New |