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 ($9.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 51.1m as of 2024-09-05, 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 ≈ $139.95. Options: 27 managers hold calls ($454.3m notional), 30 hold puts ($885.7m).
Trends to Q3 2024
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 387 |
| Q2 2024 | 437 |
| Q3 2024 | 450 |
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 204 | 182 |
| Q2 2024 | 249 | 204 |
| Q3 2024 | 289 | 194 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | $273.3m | $397.4m | 1.45 |
| Q1 2024 | $392.3m | $645.9m | 1.65 |
| Q2 2024 | $364.1m | $892.7m | 2.45 |
| Q3 2024 | $454.3m | $885.7m | 1.95 |
Biggest buyers
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +597.4k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP | New | +522.1k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD | Added | +404.2k |
| Candlestick Capital Management LP | Added | +293.8k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +290.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +247.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +220.9k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | New | +212.1k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +204.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +199.8k |
Biggest sellers
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -935.0k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -457.4k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -399.5k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Reduced | -321.8k |
| SCOPUS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. | Sold out | -280.2k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Reduced | -278.8k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Reduced | -254.2k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -207.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -205.2k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Reduced | -198.1k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $96.3m688.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $87.8m627.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $37.2m266.2k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $35.8m255.6k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $26.9m192.6k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $26.7m190.9k shares |
| Candlestick Capital Management LP | New | $21.0m150.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $17.6m125.8k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Reduced | $15.3m109.3k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $14.0m100.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $150.9m1.1m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $124.6m890.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $118.2m844.8k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $70.8m506.2k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $58.2m415.8k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $51.4m367.6k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $48.3m345.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $38.6m275.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $36.6m261.5k shares |
| WS MANAGEMENT LLLP | Added | $30.9m220.6k 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 Q3 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 8 | $38.7m | $12.5m |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 7 | $49.9m | $44.2m |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $5.1m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-06 | Desai Samir EVP;Chief Digital&Tech Officer | Sold | $2.5m19.0k shares |
| 2024-09-06 | TRAVIS NIGEL Director | Sold | $568.8k4.3k shares |
| 2024-09-05 | McCluskey Helen Director | Sold | $487.8k3.5k shares |
| 2024-09-05 | Robinson Kenneth B. Director | Sold | $248.3k1.8k shares |
| 2024-08-30 | Lipesky Scott D. EVP, COO and CFO | Sold | $1.3m9.0k 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, Q3 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.7m $934.6m | First filing |
| FMR LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 5.9m $822.6m | Reduced -207.9k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.7m $797.7m | Reduced -457.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.9m $268.5m | Reduced -31.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.8m $248.4m | Reduced -399.5k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.6m $227.5m | Reduced -198.1k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $171.8m | Added +63.2k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.0m $145.5m | Added +176.9k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $142.4m | Added +204.9k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.17% of their portfolio | 922.0k $129.0m | Added +48.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 870.1k $121.7m | Added +60.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 779.8k $109.1m | Added +199.8k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 675.4k $94.5m | Reduced -254.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 671.8k $94.0m | Added +247.2k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.17% of their portfolio | 655.1k $91.7m | Added +290.4k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 651.5k $90.3m | Added +597.4k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 635.2k $88.9m | Added +10.4k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.74% of their portfolio | 607.0k $84.9m | Added +404.2k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 601.0k $84.1m | Added +117.7k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 597.9k $83.7m | Added +91.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 592.2k $82.8m | Added +220.9k |
| HENNESSY ADVISORS INC 2.57% of their portfolio | 573.9k $80.3m | Added +71.5k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 569.8k $79.7m | Added +16.8k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.12% of their portfolio | 559.8k $78.3m | Added +17.0k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.10% of their portfolio | 533.7k $74.7m | Reduced -935.0k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.33% of their portfolio | 522.1k $73.0m | New |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 519.1k $72.6m | Added +15.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 500.6k $70.0m | Reduced -82.1k |
| Candlestick Capital Management LP 2.82% of their portfolio | 493.0k $69.0m | Added +293.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 482.9k $67.6m | Reduced -338 |
| Man Group plc 0.18% of their portfolio | 457.6k $64.0m | Reduced -94.3k |
| Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP 7.95% of their portfolio | 441.8k $61.8m | Added +60.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 421.8k $59.0m | Reduced -38.8k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.88% of their portfolio | 362.5k $50.7m | Added +97.9k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.55% of their portfolio | 355.1k $49.7m | Added +198.9k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.17% of their portfolio | 314.8k $44.0m | Added +39.6k |
| SYSTEMATIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.99% of their portfolio | 278.2k $38.9m | Added +43.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 274.4k $38.4m | Reduced -27.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 254.0k $35.5m | Added +73.0k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 227.7k $31.9m | Reduced -3.6k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 224.3k $31.4m | Reduced -79.6k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 212.1k $29.7m | New |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 181.0k $25.3m | Added +71.5k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.03% of their portfolio | 174.4k $24.4m | Reduced -44.0k |
| Castle Hook Partners LP 0.71% of their portfolio | 170.4k $23.8m | Reduced -67.0k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 169.4k $23.7m | Added +110.4k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.29% of their portfolio | 165.0k $23.1m | Added +146.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 160.7k $22.5m | Added +7.5k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 159.8k $22.4m | Added +28.3k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 153.7k $21.5m | Added +10.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 146.6k $20.5m | Reduced -107.2k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.04% of their portfolio | 145.4k $20.3m | Added +70.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 144.2k $20.2m | Added +78.8k |
| Rokos Capital Management LLP 0.70% of their portfolio | 142.4k $19.9m | New |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 135.0k $18.9m | Reduced -205.2k |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ 0.92% of their portfolio | 128.5k $18.0m | Added +37.8k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 125.5k $17.6m | Added +106.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 117.9k $16.5m | Reduced -57.7k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 117.7k $16.9m | Reduced -17.9k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 101.4k $14.2m | Added +5.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 99.8k $14.0m | Reduced -600 |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.03% of their portfolio | 97.8k $13.7m | Reduced -321.8k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 93.8k $13.1m | Added +9.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 93.7k $13.1m | Reduced -11.3k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.25% of their portfolio | 92.9k $13.0m | Added +58.5k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.05% of their portfolio | 90.3k $12.6m | Added +44.1k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.02% of their portfolio | 90.0k $12.6m | New |
| Wealth High Governance Capital Ltda 4.42% of their portfolio | 90.0k $12.6m | Reduced -70.0k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.02% of their portfolio | 88.3k $12.4m | Added +61.8k |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 86.9k $12.2m | Added +57.7k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 84.7k $11.9m | New |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 83.6k $11.7m | Added +68.0k |
| North Growth Management Ltd. 2.12% of their portfolio | 82.0k $11.4m | Added +1.0k |
| Governors Lane LP 1.72% of their portfolio | 78.6k $11.0m | New |
| Shellback Capital, LP 0.88% of their portfolio | 77.5k $10.8m | New |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 72.9k $10.2m | Added +18.8k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 72.9k $10.2m | Reduced -50.7k |
| AXA S.A. 0.03% of their portfolio | 72.2k $10.1m | Added +39.2k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 71.0k $9.9m | Added +45.1k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.19% of their portfolio | 69.8k $9.8m | Added +38.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 67.4k $9.4m | Reduced -6.3k |
| JW Asset Management, LLC 4.11% of their portfolio | 65.1k $9.1m | Unchanged |
| LANDSCAPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 0.89% of their portfolio | 62.4k $8.7m | Reduced -8.7k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.03% of their portfolio | 62.1k $8.7m | New |
| Empowered Funds, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 59.4k $8.3m | Reduced -4.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 59.4k $8.3m | Added +22.5k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.01% of their portfolio | 58.5k $8.2m | Added +29.9k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 55.2k $7.7m | Reduced -19.0k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 54.0k $7.6m | Added +25.0k |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. 0.18% of their portfolio | 53.3k $7.5m | Added +16.9k |
| OSTERWEIS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.37% of their portfolio | 52.3k $7.3m | New |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.08% of their portfolio | 51.6k $7.2m | Reduced -104.0k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 51.1k $7.2m | Added +31.7k |
| Vestcor Inc 0.22% of their portfolio | 49.9k $7.0m | Added +12.7k |
| DANSKE BANK A/S 0.02% of their portfolio | 49.8k $7.0m | Added +15.3k |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 49.6k $6.9m | Reduced -72.5k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.3k $7.5m | Added +976 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 48.3k $6.8m | Reduced -1.5k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 47.2k $6.6m | Added +8.2k |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 45.6k $6.4m | New |