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 ($2.4bn this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 455.8m as of 2023-06-23, 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 ≈ $487.68. Options: 87 managers hold calls ($5.2bn notional), 74 hold puts ($5.9bn).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 2,169 |
| Q4 2022 | 2,311 |
| Q1 2023 | 2,335 |
| Q2 2023 | 2,527 |
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 | 981 | 1,072 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,146 | 989 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,209 | 1,098 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $3.2bn | $2.9bn | 0.91 |
| Q4 2022 | $4.0bn | $3.9bn | 0.98 |
| Q1 2023 | $3.5bn | $3.8bn | 1.09 |
| Q2 2023 | $5.2bn | $5.9bn | 1.13 |
Biggest buyers
| Capital Research Global Investors | Added | +3.8m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +2.6m |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.3m |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC | Added | +764.3k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Added | +701.5k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | Added | +676.4k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | Added | +673.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +627.6k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +626.2k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | +463.3k |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -10.9m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -2.1m |
| Amundi | Reduced | -1.5m |
| GQG Partners LLC | Sold out | -1.4m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Reduced | -1.1m |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P | Reduced | -820.3k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Reduced | -793.5k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | Reduced | -791.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -699.7k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -674.3k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $1.2bn2.4m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $971.9m2.0m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $429.5m878.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $328.7m672.3k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $277.6m567.8k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $269.2m550.6k shares |
| Optiver Holding B.V. | Added | $188.7m385.9k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $157.6m325.8k shares |
| CTC LLC | Reduced | $152.2m3.1k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $125.5m256.6k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $1.3bn2.7m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $945.3m1.9m shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $578.0m1.2m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $288.5m590.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $282.8m578.4k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $268.4m548.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $253.2m517.8k shares |
| Optiver Holding B.V. | Added | $224.7m459.6k shares |
| CTC LLC | Added | $184.3m3.8k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $139.3m288.0k 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 Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 4 | $9.5m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 5 | $9.0m | $46.8k |
| Q2 2023 | 1 | $19.7k | 4 | $21.9m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-23 | WARNOCK JOHN E Director · by trust | Sold | $1.4m3.0k shares |
| 2023-06-23 | Rao Dana EVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary | Sold | $1.2m2.6k shares |
| 2023-06-22 | NARAYEN SHANTANU Chairman and CEO, director · by trust | Sold | $16.7m35.0k shares |
| 2023-06-21 | Banse Amy Director · by trust | Bought | $19.7k40 shares |
| 2023-05-02 | Belsky Scott EVP, CPO, Creative Cloud | Sold | $1.1m3.0k shares |
| 2023-04-26 | WARNOCK JOHN E Director · by trust | Sold | $1.1m3.0k shares |
| 2023-04-20 | WARNOCK JOHN E Director · by trust | Sold | $254.6k672 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, Q2 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.46% of their portfolio | 39.7m $19.4bn | Added +451.6k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.50% of their portfolio | 36.6m $17.9bn | Reduced -381.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.48% of their portfolio | 18.9m $9.2bn | Added +229.8k |
| FMR LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 10.5m $5.1bn | Reduced -10.9m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.49% of their portfolio | 10.1m $4.9bn | Added +90.5k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.56% of their portfolio | 9.8m $4.8bn | Added +301.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.44% of their portfolio | 7.9m $3.8bn | Added +627.6k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.70% of their portfolio | 6.8m $3.3bn | Reduced -163.4k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 2.50% of their portfolio | 6.1m $3.0bn | Reduced -184.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.48% of their portfolio | 5.2m $2.5bn | Reduced -338.7k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 1.01% of their portfolio | 5.1m $2.5bn | Reduced -139.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.49% of their portfolio | 5.0m $2.5bn | Reduced -295.4k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 1.30% of their portfolio | 4.8m $2.4bn | Added +200.2k |
| POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 5.62% of their portfolio | 4.6m $2.3bn | Reduced -218.6k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.30% of their portfolio | 4.3m $2.1bn | Added +2.6m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.65% of their portfolio | 4.3m $2.1bn | Added +119.4k |
| Amundi 1.03% of their portfolio | 4.2m $2.0bn | Reduced -1.5m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.77% of their portfolio | 4.1m $1.6bn | Unchanged |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 1.63% of their portfolio | 4.1m $2.0bn | Reduced -85.8k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.51% of their portfolio | 3.9m $1.9bn | Added +3.8m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.21% of their portfolio | 3.7m $1.8bn | Reduced -331.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.46% of their portfolio | 3.5m $1.7bn | Added +407.2k |
| EDGEWOOD MANAGEMENT LLC 5.26% of their portfolio | 3.5m $1.7bn | Reduced -418.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.53% of their portfolio | 3.3m $1.6bn | Added +36.3k |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 3.11% of their portfolio | 3.1m $1.5bn | Reduced -150.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.81% of their portfolio | 3.1m $1.5bn | Added +285.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.36% of their portfolio | 2.9m $1.4bn | Reduced -699.7k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.36% of their portfolio | 2.6m $1.3bn | Added +197.3k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 1.70% of their portfolio | 2.5m $1.2bn | Added +673.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.35% of their portfolio | 2.5m $1.2bn | Added +28.3k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.40% of their portfolio | 2.5m $1.2bn | Reduced -2.1m |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 1.81% of their portfolio | 2.4m $1.2bn | Added +46.3k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 2.1m $1.0bn | Added +357.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.67% of their portfolio | 2.1m $1.0bn | Added +463.3k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 1.45% of their portfolio | 2.1m $1.0bn | Added +145.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.69% of their portfolio | 2.1m $1.0bn | Reduced -95.1k |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC 2.14% of their portfolio | 1.9m $922.2m | Added +764.3k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.95% of their portfolio | 1.9m $914.2m | Added +1.3m |
| Capital International Investors 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.8m $881.0m | Reduced -638.1k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.55% of their portfolio | 1.8m $879.2m | Added +701.5k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.77% of their portfolio | 1.7m $850.6m | Added +22.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.55% of their portfolio | 1.7m $810.1m | Reduced -188.3k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.87% of their portfolio | 1.6m $799.6m | Reduced -23.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.33% of their portfolio | 1.5m $755.9m | Reduced -19.7k |
| Swedbank AB 1.32% of their portfolio | 1.5m $747.3m | Reduced -424.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.35% of their portfolio | 1.5m $744.4m | Added +626.2k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.5m $732.0m | Added +451.1k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 1.39% of their portfolio | 1.4m $687.0m | Added +5.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.4m $674.6m | Added +59.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.73% of their portfolio | 1.3m $657.6m | Reduced -553.6k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.50% of their portfolio | 1.3m $636.9m | Reduced -198.8k |
| FLOSSBACH VON STORCH SE 2.51% of their portfolio | 1.3m $621.6m | Reduced -612.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.2m $607.2m | Added +117.9k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.65% of their portfolio | 1.2m $606.4m | Added +123.5k |
| BlueSpruce Investments, LP 9.94% of their portfolio | 1.2m $577.2m | Reduced -146.3k |
| PUBLIC INVESTMENT FUND 1.44% of their portfolio | 1.1m $561.0m | Unchanged |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.63% of their portfolio | 1.1m $520.3m | Reduced -1.1m |
| AKRE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 4.34% of their portfolio | 1.1m $520.3m | Reduced -135.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 1.52% of their portfolio | 1.0m $490.6m | Added +35.2k |
| COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC 2.39% of their portfolio | 997.7k $487.9m | Reduced -562.4k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.83% of their portfolio | 981.6k $480.0m | Added +676.4k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.47% of their portfolio | 961.1k $470.0m | Reduced -2.5k |
| WELLCOME TRUST LTD (THE) as trustee of the WELLCOME TRUST 6.02% of their portfolio | 935.0k $457.2m | Unchanged |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.50% of their portfolio | 919.4k $449.6m | Added +14.9k |
| VONTOBEL ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 3.14% of their portfolio | 914.5k $473.6m | Reduced -421.2k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.63% of their portfolio | 884.9k $432.7m | Reduced -29.1k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 871.8k $426.3m | Added +421.5k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.36% of their portfolio | 865.7k $423.3m | Reduced -56.4k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.88% of their portfolio | 864.1k $422.5m | Reduced -199.5k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.19% of their portfolio | 853.7k $417.5m | Reduced -23.9k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.53% of their portfolio | 840.9k $411.2m | Reduced -362 |
| PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA 0.48% of their portfolio | 835.4k $408.5m | Added +141.9k |
| Sustainable Growth Advisers, LP 1.93% of their portfolio | 833.4k $407.5m | Reduced -88.2k |
| C WorldWide Group Holding A/S 5.25% of their portfolio | 831.0k $406.4m | Reduced -31.6k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.49% of their portfolio | 820.3k $401.1m | Reduced -118.2k |
| Mirova US LLC 6.54% of their portfolio | 803.3k $392.8m | Added +19.1k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.33% of their portfolio | 797.8k $390.1m | Reduced -12.8k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.84% of their portfolio | 777.8k $373.5m | Reduced -74.9k |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 1.86% of their portfolio | 764.4k $373.8m | Added +181 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.52% of their portfolio | 758.1k $370.7m | Reduced -23.9k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 1.28% of their portfolio | 756.9k $370.1m | Added +256.5k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.50% of their portfolio | 753.2k $368.3m | Reduced -25.4k |
| National Pension Service 0.57% of their portfolio | 728.4k $352.4m | Added +13.9k |
| DSM CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC 5.59% of their portfolio | 706.5k $345.4m | Reduced -73.3k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 697.8k $341.0m | Reduced -92.2k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.25% of their portfolio | 691.0k $337.6m | Added +301.5k |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC 0.49% of their portfolio | 685.4k $335.2m | Added +71.1k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.71% of their portfolio | 679.7k $331.7m | Reduced -224.8k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 1.20% of their portfolio | 671.3k $328.3m | Added +14.4k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 1.50% of their portfolio | 660.7k $323.1m | Reduced -33.2k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.40% of their portfolio | 628.5k $307.4m | Added +176.6k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.62% of their portfolio | 620.6k $303.5m | Reduced -91.6k |
| KBC Group NV 1.25% of their portfolio | 619.2k $302.8m | Added +44.3k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.25% of their portfolio | 612.1k $299.3m | Added +29.8k |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.93% of their portfolio | 587.9k $287.4m | Added +43.3k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.55% of their portfolio | 584.9k $285.7m | Reduced -208.3k |
| LORING WOLCOTT & COOLIDGE FIDUCIARY ADVISORS LLP/MA 3.05% of their portfolio | 583.5k $285.3m | Added +3.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.55% of their portfolio | 569.9k $278.7m | Reduced -126.1k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.78% of their portfolio | 567.6k $277.5m | Reduced -47.1k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.47% of their portfolio | 556.8k $272.3m | Added +31.4k |