ADOBE INC ADBE
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 00724F101 · ISIN US00724F1012
American multinational computer software company
* 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 ($1.5bn this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 464.9m as of 2022-09-23, 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 ≈ $275.92. Options: 66 managers hold calls ($3.2bn notional), 67 hold puts ($2.9bn).
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | — | $793.6m2.9m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | — | $646.9m2.4m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | — | $199.5m725.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | — | $146.4m531.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | — | $144.3m524.3k shares |
| CTC LLC | — | $121.2m4.4k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | — | $118.3m4.3k shares |
| CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH | — | $106.9m388.5k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | — | $94.1m341.7k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | — | $85.9m312.3k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | — | $582.6m2.1m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | — | $538.5m2.0m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | — | $324.9m1.2m shares |
| Laurion Capital Management LP | — | $168.1m610.8k shares |
| CTC LLC | — | $125.6m4.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | — | $114.6m416.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | — | $103.4m375.7k shares |
| CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH | — | $94.4m343.2k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | — | $93.6m340.0k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | — | $91.3m331.7k 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 2026-07-27 | 9.4% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 7.6% |
| STATE STREET CORP 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-07 | 5.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q3 2022
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 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 5 | $2.5m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 1 | $499.8k | 5 | $11.2m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $3.7m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 2 | $1.3m | 3 | $1.5m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-27 | Ricks David A Director | Bought | $336.7k1.2k shares |
| 2022-09-22 | Durn Daniel EVP & CFO | Bought | $936.4k3.2k shares |
| 2022-09-19 | Garfield Mark S. SVP, CAO & Corp. Controller | Sold | $38.9k132 shares |
| 2022-07-28 | Lewnes Ann EVP, CMO, Corp Strategy & Dev | Sold | $317.6k794 shares |
| 2022-07-26 | Belsky Scott EVP, CPO, Creative Cloud | Sold | $1.1m2.7k shares |
| 2022-07-22 | Garfield Mark S. SVP, CAO & Corp. Controller | Sold | $54.1k132 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 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.32% of their portfolio | 39.2m $10.8bn | — |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.34% of their portfolio | 36.6m $10.1bn | — |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.32% of their portfolio | 18.6m $5.1bn | — |
| FMR LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 14.3m $3.9bn | — |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 9.4m $2.6bn | — |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.31% of their portfolio | 8.3m $2.3bn | — |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.50% of their portfolio | 7.5m $2.1bn | — |
| POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 5.33% of their portfolio | 6.9m $1.9bn | — |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 1.71% of their portfolio | 6.4m $1.8bn | — |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.34% of their portfolio | 5.5m $1.5bn | — |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.56% of their portfolio | 5.5m $1.5bn | — |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 1.06% of their portfolio | 5.1m $1.4bn | — |
| NORGES BANK 0.37% of their portfolio | 5.0m $1.4bn | — |
| Amundi 0.87% of their portfolio | 5.0m $1.5bn | — |
| EDGEWOOD MANAGEMENT LLC 4.51% of their portfolio | 4.7m $1.3bn | — |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.47% of their portfolio | 4.6m $1.3bn | — |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.61% of their portfolio | 4.6m $1.3bn | — |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 1.16% of their portfolio | 4.2m $1.2bn | — |
| Swedbank AB 2.39% of their portfolio | 3.6m $999.7m | — |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.13% of their portfolio | 3.6m $998.6m | — |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 2.20% of their portfolio | 3.6m $992.8m | — |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.55% of their portfolio | 3.6m $980.6m | — |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.37% of their portfolio | 3.4m $946.3m | — |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.28% of their portfolio | 3.2m $868.2m | — |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.25% of their portfolio | 3.1m $840.3m | — |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.24% of their portfolio | 2.7m $730.6m | — |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC 1.86% of their portfolio | 2.6m $714.9m | — |
| Capital International Investors 0.20% of their portfolio | 2.5m $691.2m | — |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 2.5m $681.3m | — |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.4m $667.1m | — |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.52% of their portfolio | 2.4m $660.2m | — |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.24% of their portfolio | 2.4m $660.1m | — |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.39% of their portfolio | 2.4m $647.2m | — |
| FLOSSBACH VON STORCH SE 2.14% of their portfolio | 2.1m $581.5m | — |
| Fundsmith LLP 2.76% of their portfolio | 2.1m $581.0m | — |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 1.11% of their portfolio | 2.1m $570.0m | — |
| Swiss National Bank 0.40% of their portfolio | 2.0m $563.5m | — |
| UBS Group AG 0.29% of their portfolio | 1.9m $515.9m | — |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 1.9m $512.2m | — |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.8m $488.8m | — |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.40% of their portfolio | 1.8m $481.9m | — |
| AKRE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 4.05% of their portfolio | 1.7m $458.5m | — |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.41% of their portfolio | 1.6m $447.3m | — |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 1.24% of their portfolio | 1.6m $427.4m | — |
| Findlay Park Partners LLP 4.09% of their portfolio | 1.5m $413.0m | — |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.66% of their portfolio | 1.4m $397.4m | — |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.57% of their portfolio | 1.4m $388.7m | — |
| VONTOBEL ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 3.16% of their portfolio | 1.3m $400.5m | — |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.3m $366.5m | — |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $364.2m | — |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 1.43% of their portfolio | 1.3m $362.5m | — |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.3m $360.2m | — |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.81% of their portfolio | 1.3m $353.1m | — |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.2m $341.6m | — |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.36% of their portfolio | 1.2m $323.7m | — |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 1.2m $317.9m | — |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.56% of their portfolio | 1.1m $316.2m | — |
| PUBLIC INVESTMENT FUND 0.86% of their portfolio | 1.1m $315.7m | — |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.13% of their portfolio | 990.5k $279.0m | — |
| EATON VANCE MANAGEMENT 0.40% of their portfolio | 984.1k $270.8m | — |
| C WorldWide Group Holding A/S 3.66% of their portfolio | 964.8k $265.5m | — |
| AXA S.A. 0.51% of their portfolio | 944.3k $259.9m | — |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.43% of their portfolio | 942.1k $265.2m | — |
| Sustainable Growth Advisers, LP 1.93% of their portfolio | 936.9k $257.8m | — |
| WELLCOME TRUST LTD (THE) as trustee of the WELLCOME TRUST 4.03% of their portfolio | 935.0k $257.3m | — |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.37% of their portfolio | 919.2k $253.0m | — |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 2.90% of their portfolio | 899.2k $247.4m | — |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.25% of their portfolio | 891.8k $245.4m | — |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.83% of their portfolio | 873.6k $240.4m | — |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.35% of their portfolio | 846.2k $232.9m | — |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.16% of their portfolio | 843.6k $232.2m | — |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 842.4k $231.8m | — |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.62% of their portfolio | 836.8k $230.3m | — |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.67% of their portfolio | 812.7k $226.8m | — |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 802.3k $220.8m | — |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.37% of their portfolio | 793.9k $218.5m | — |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 792.8k $220.0m | — |
| AKO CAPITAL LLP 3.59% of their portfolio | 789.8k $217.4m | — |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 772.9k $212.9m | — |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 1.27% of their portfolio | 772.7k $212.7m | — |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.36% of their portfolio | 763.8k $210.3m | — |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.53% of their portfolio | 754.1k $207.5m | — |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.12% of their portfolio | 753.9k $207.5m | — |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.65% of their portfolio | 737.1k $202.8m | — |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.48% of their portfolio | 695.2k $191.3m | — |
| FARALLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 1.17% of their portfolio | 694.8k $191.2m | — |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 693.3k $190.8m | — |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.27% of their portfolio | 689.3k $189.7m | — |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.19% of their portfolio | 685.2k $188.6m | — |
| FUNDSMITH INVESTMENT SERVICES LTD. 3.25% of their portfolio | 683.7k $188.1m | — |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.80% of their portfolio | 674.7k $185.7m | — |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 672.4k $185.1m | — |
| National Pension Service 0.39% of their portfolio | 668.4k $186.0m | — |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.40% of their portfolio | 662.6k $182.5m | — |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.92% of their portfolio | 661.5k $182.1m | — |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.37% of their portfolio | 660.2k $181.7m | — |
| Mirova US LLC 4.13% of their portfolio | 641.8k $176.6m | — |
| BlueSpruce Investments, LP 3.57% of their portfolio | 635.3k $174.8m | — |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.39% of their portfolio | 631.6k $173.8m | — |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 2.65% of their portfolio | 627.3k $172.6m | — |