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 ($1.0bn this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 455.3m as of 2023-09-22, 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 ≈ $508.27. Options: 76 managers hold calls ($5.4bn notional), 72 hold puts ($5.9bn).
Trends to Q3 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 |
| Q3 2023 | 2,621 |
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 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,226 | 1,102 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $4.0bn | $3.9bn | 0.98 |
| Q1 2023 | $3.5bn | $3.8bn | 1.09 |
| Q2 2023 | $5.2bn | $5.9bn | 1.13 |
| Q3 2023 | $5.4bn | $5.9bn | 1.10 |
Biggest buyers
| Concentrum Wealth Management | Added | +2.1m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +1.6m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +889.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +770.8k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +707.3k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +555.5k |
| Man Group plc | New | +526.5k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | Added | +499.0k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +403.9k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Added | +376.7k |
Biggest sellers
| FLOSSBACH VON STORCH SE | Reduced | -1.1m |
| AKRE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Sold out | -1.1m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -956.5k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC | Reduced | -844.0k |
| Sustainable Growth Advisers, LP | Sold out | -833.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Reduced | -702.6k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | -696.3k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | Reduced | -620.5k |
| Capital International Investors | Reduced | -577.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -533.3k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $1.3bn2.5m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $931.6m1.8m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $313.6m615.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $306.9m601.9k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $275.1m539.5k shares |
| CTC LLC | Added | $232.3m4.6k shares |
| Optiver Holding B.V. | Added | $207.9m407.7k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $191.0m374.5k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $145.9m286.2k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | New | $128.7m252.5k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.1bn2.2m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $886.2m1.7m shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $418.0m819.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $347.3m681.1k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $279.4m548.0k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $266.8m523.2k shares |
| CTC LLC | Added | $256.2m5.0k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $213.8m419.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $194.2m463.6k shares |
| Optiver Holding B.V. | Reduced | $180.0m353.1k 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.8m | $1.8m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-18 | Garfield Mark S. SVP & CAO | Sold plan | $138.5k264 shares |
| 2023-08-04 | Garfield Mark S. SVP & CAO | Sold plan | $157.0k298 shares |
| 2023-07-25 | Belsky Scott EVP, CPO, Creative Cloud | Sold plan | $396.3k763 shares |
| 2023-07-24 | Belsky Scott EVP, CPO, Creative Cloud | Sold plan | $1.1m2.2k 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 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.50% of their portfolio | 39.7m $20.2bn | Reduced -10.6k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.54% of their portfolio | 36.5m $18.6bn | Reduced -155.0k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.52% of their portfolio | 18.5m $9.4bn | Reduced -404.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.54% of their portfolio | 10.4m $5.3bn | Added +277.5k |
| FMR LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 10.0m $5.1bn | Reduced -518.5k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.59% of their portfolio | 9.8m $5.0bn | Added +46.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.51% of their portfolio | 8.6m $4.4bn | Added +770.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.74% of their portfolio | 6.6m $3.4bn | Reduced -183.0k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 2.60% of their portfolio | 6.0m $3.1bn | Reduced -61.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.44% of their portfolio | 5.9m $3.0bn | Added +1.6m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.53% of their portfolio | 5.4m $2.7bn | Added +202.1k |
| NORGES BANK 0.53% of their portfolio | 5.1m $2.6bn | Added +99.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 1.02% of their portfolio | 4.7m $2.4bn | Reduced -382.6k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 1.97% of their portfolio | 4.6m $2.3bn | Added +499.0k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 1.31% of their portfolio | 4.5m $2.3bn | Reduced -267.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 1.02% of their portfolio | 4.4m $2.3bn | Added +320.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.61% of their portfolio | 4.4m $2.3bn | Added +889.6k |
| POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 5.80% of their portfolio | 4.3m $2.2bn | Reduced -307.5k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.56% of their portfolio | 4.0m $2.0bn | Added +120.0k |
| Amundi 1.06% of their portfolio | 3.9m $2.2bn | Reduced -265.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.24% of their portfolio | 3.9m $2.0bn | Added +184.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.62% of their portfolio | 3.7m $1.9bn | Reduced -533.3k |
| EDGEWOOD MANAGEMENT LLC 5.70% of their portfolio | 3.4m $1.7bn | Reduced -124.8k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.57% of their portfolio | 3.2m $1.6bn | Reduced -84.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.41% of their portfolio | 3.1m $1.6bn | Added +238.3k |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 3.27% of their portfolio | 3.0m $1.5bn | Reduced -146.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.39% of their portfolio | 2.6m $1.3bn | Reduced -6.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.37% of their portfolio | 2.5m $1.3bn | Added +5.3k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.79% of their portfolio | 2.4m $1.2bn | Reduced -702.6k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 1.28% of their portfolio | 2.3m $1.2bn | Added +403.9k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 1.90% of their portfolio | 2.3m $1.2bn | Reduced -104.1k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.73% of their portfolio | 2.2m $1.1bn | Added +376.7k |
| Concentrum Wealth Management 4.27% of their portfolio | 2.2m $7.1m | Added +2.1m |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 2.1m $1.1bn | Reduced -26.9k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 1.53% of their portfolio | 2.0m $1.0bn | Reduced -58.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.74% of their portfolio | 2.0m $1.0bn | Reduced -41.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.65% of their portfolio | 2.0m $1.0bn | Reduced -153.5k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 1.38% of their portfolio | 1.9m $991.6m | Reduced -620.5k |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC 2.31% of their portfolio | 1.9m $944.6m | Reduced -33.4k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.90% of their portfolio | 1.8m $935.2m | Added +94.5k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.41% of their portfolio | 1.6m $797.9m | Added +42.4k |
| Swedbank AB 1.42% of their portfolio | 1.5m $779.4m | Added +265 |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.5m $767.6m | Reduced -956.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.59% of their portfolio | 1.5m $747.6m | Reduced -190.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.4m $730.8m | Added +53.5k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.4m $758.7m | Reduced -19.3k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.58% of their portfolio | 1.4m $708.1m | Added +86.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.32% of their portfolio | 1.4m $695.8m | Reduced -181.3k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 1.38% of their portfolio | 1.3m $680.0m | Reduced -71.3k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.78% of their portfolio | 1.3m $646.2m | Added +203.2k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.2m $631.7m | Reduced -2.9k |
| COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC 3.19% of their portfolio | 1.2m $628.3m | Added +234.4k |
| Capital International Investors 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.2m $624.2m | Reduced -577.5k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.66% of their portfolio | 1.2m $606.9m | Reduced -154.5k |
| PUBLIC INVESTMENT FUND 1.60% of their portfolio | 1.1m $585.0m | Unchanged |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.65% of their portfolio | 1.1m $582.9m | Reduced -95.7k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 1.19% of their portfolio | 1.1m $554.5m | Added +707.3k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.0m $525.2m | Added +176.3k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.67% of their portfolio | 967.7k $493.4m | Added +147.4k |
| BlueSpruce Investments, LP 8.85% of their portfolio | 952.4k $485.6m | Reduced -227.9k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.49% of their portfolio | 945.1k $481.9m | Reduced -16.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.54% of their portfolio | 919.7k $469.0m | Added +355 |
| VONTOBEL ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 3.22% of their portfolio | 913.3k $495.6m | Reduced -1.2k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.85% of their portfolio | 893.5k $455.6m | Reduced -88.1k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.39% of their portfolio | 882.6k $450.1m | Added +16.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 1.33% of their portfolio | 848.3k $432.5m | Reduced -155.0k |
| Mirova US LLC 7.13% of their portfolio | 824.8k $420.6m | Added +21.5k |
| C WorldWide Group Holding A/S 5.70% of their portfolio | 818.5k $417.3m | Reduced -12.6k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 817.6k $416.9m | Added +119.8k |
| WELLCOME TRUST LTD (THE) as trustee of the WELLCOME TRUST 5.42% of their portfolio | 800.0k $407.9m | Reduced -135.0k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.95% of their portfolio | 791.1k $403.4m | Reduced -844.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.58% of their portfolio | 787.3k $401.5m | Reduced -53.6k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.36% of their portfolio | 767.0k $391.1m | Reduced -30.8k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.54% of their portfolio | 758.9k $387.0m | Added +5.7k |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 2.00% of their portfolio | 755.6k $385.3m | Reduced -8.8k |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC 0.58% of their portfolio | 745.9k $380.4m | Added +60.5k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.76% of their portfolio | 741.3k $378.0m | Reduced -122.8k |
| National Pension Service 0.59% of their portfolio | 733.6k $371.4m | Added +5.2k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.57% of their portfolio | 724.2k $369.3m | Reduced -33.9k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.76% of their portfolio | 722.0k $368.2m | Added +42.4k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.82% of their portfolio | 703.1k $354.5m | Reduced -74.7k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.44% of their portfolio | 694.4k $354.1m | First filing |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.50% of their portfolio | 685.7k $349.6m | Added +57.1k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 1.33% of their portfolio | 682.2k $347.9m | Added +10.9k |
| DSM CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC 5.80% of their portfolio | 674.0k $343.7m | Reduced -32.5k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.97% of their portfolio | 639.3k $326.0m | Added +555.5k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.69% of their portfolio | 636.6k $324.6m | Added +15.9k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.27% of their portfolio | 629.2k $320.8m | Reduced -61.8k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.27% of their portfolio | 625.0k $318.7m | Added +12.9k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.35% of their portfolio | 624.3k $318.3m | Added +79.0k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.63% of their portfolio | 622.0k $316.8m | Added +37.1k |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich 1.83% of their portfolio | 614.8k $313.5m | Added +122.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 607.6k $309.8m | Reduced -264.2k |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.99% of their portfolio | 598.9k $305.4m | Added +10.9k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 1.42% of their portfolio | 591.3k $301.5m | Reduced -69.4k |
| KBC Group NV 1.23% of their portfolio | 590.6k $301.1m | Reduced -28.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.67% of their portfolio | 588.6k $300.1m | Added +18.8k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.66% of their portfolio | 586.4k $299.0m | Added +77.3k |
| LORING WOLCOTT & COOLIDGE FIDUCIARY ADVISORS LLP/MA 3.63% of their portfolio | 580.8k $324.5m | Reduced -2.7k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.78% of their portfolio | 575.1k $293.2m | Added +151.9k |