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 ($963.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 448.0m as of 2024-03-22, 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 ≈ $503.65. Options: 86 managers hold calls ($6.5bn notional), 82 hold puts ($8.2bn).
Trends to Q1 2024
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 |
| Q4 2023 | 2,834 |
| Q1 2024 | 2,778 |
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 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,237 | 1,211 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,381 | 1,279 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | $5.2bn | $5.9bn | 1.13 |
| Q3 2023 | $5.4bn | $5.9bn | 1.10 |
| Q4 2023 | $6.5bn | $8.4bn | 1.30 |
| Q1 2024 | $6.5bn | $8.2bn | 1.26 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +9.5m |
| Winslow Capital Management, LLC | Added | +1.4m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +1.1m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +777.5k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +767.8k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +641.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | +599.9k |
| BlueSpruce Investments, LP | Added | +575.7k |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP | New | +562.5k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +523.2k |
Biggest sellers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -5.5m |
| Concentrum Wealth Management | Reduced | -2.4m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -2.0m |
| POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.3m |
| PUBLIC INVESTMENT FUND | Sold out | -1.1m |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | Reduced | -763.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -690.6k |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -666.1k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -638.3k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $1.4bn2.7m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.1bn2.2m shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | $538.9m1.1m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $377.3m747.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $267.9m531.0k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $256.7m508.7k shares |
| PUBLIC INVESTMENT FUND | New | $223.2m442.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $195.2m386.8k shares |
| CTC LLC | Reduced | $194.1m3.8k shares |
| BlackRock Inc. | New | $158.5m314.2k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $1.5bn3.0m shares |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Added | $1.3bn2.6m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $857.7m1.7m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $655.8m1.3m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $360.6m714.7k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $349.2m692.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $244.3m513.1k shares |
| CTC LLC | Reduced | $244.0m4.8k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $212.4m421.0k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $208.3m412.8k 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 Q1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $22.7m | $270.6k |
| Q1 2024 | 1 | $8.5k | 3 | $6.0m | $2.5m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-18 | Garfield Mark S. SVP & CAO | Sold plan | $130.6k263 shares |
| 2024-01-25 | Belsky Scott Chief Strategy Officer & EVP | Sold plan | $531.7k864 shares |
| 2024-01-25 | Garfield Mark S. SVP & CAO | Sold plan | $485.0k788 shares |
| 2024-01-24 | Belsky Scott Chief Strategy Officer & EVP | Sold plan | $1.3m2.2k shares |
| 2024-01-17 | Garfield Mark S. SVP & CAO | Sold plan | $49.7k84 shares |
| 2024-01-05 | Banse Amy Director · by trust | Bought | $8.5k15 shares |
| 2024-01-03 | Wadhwani David President, Digital Media | Sold | $3.5m6.1k 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, Q1 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.41% of their portfolio | 40.6m $20.5bn | Added +382.8k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.46% of their portfolio | 38.7m $19.5bn | Added +767.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.40% of their portfolio | 29.8m $15.0bn | Added +9.5m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.45% of their portfolio | 20.0m $10.1bn | Added +428.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.28% of their portfolio | 12.4m $6.2bn | Reduced -5.5m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.47% of their portfolio | 10.2m $5.1bn | Added +283.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 9.5m $4.8bn | Reduced -2.0m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.47% of their portfolio | 7.6m $3.9bn | Added +1.1m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.60% of their portfolio | 6.2m $3.1bn | Reduced -284.0k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 2.21% of their portfolio | 5.9m $3.0bn | Reduced -82.6k |
| NORGES BANK 0.43% of their portfolio | 5.4m $2.7bn | Reduced -90.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.42% of their portfolio | 4.8m $2.4bn | Reduced -243.7k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 1.06% of their portfolio | 4.5m $2.3bn | Reduced -38.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.80% of their portfolio | 4.5m $2.3bn | Reduced -36.7k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.75% of their portfolio | 4.2m $2.1bn | Reduced -329.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.43% of their portfolio | 4.0m $2.0bn | Reduced -690.6k |
| Amundi 0.79% of their portfolio | 3.9m $1.8bn | Added +93.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.19% of their portfolio | 3.7m $1.9bn | Added +254.0k |
| EDGEWOOD MANAGEMENT LLC 4.85% of their portfolio | 3.6m $1.8bn | Added +206.6k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 1.19% of their portfolio | 3.5m $1.8bn | Reduced -763.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.49% of their portfolio | 3.4m $1.7bn | Added +44.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.46% of their portfolio | 3.3m $1.7bn | Added +47.0k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.37% of their portfolio | 3.2m $1.6bn | Reduced -666.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.34% of their portfolio | 3.2m $1.6bn | Added +104.9k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.70% of their portfolio | 3.0m $1.5bn | Added +263.7k |
| POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 3.30% of their portfolio | 2.8m $1.4bn | Reduced -1.3m |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 2.60% of their portfolio | 2.8m $1.4bn | Reduced -38.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.31% of their portfolio | 2.6m $1.3bn | Added +44.6k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.30% of their portfolio | 2.5m $1.2bn | Reduced -564.7k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.66% of their portfolio | 2.4m $1.2bn | Reduced -388.6k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.20% of their portfolio | 2.2m $1.1bn | Added +222.2k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.51% of their portfolio | 2.2m $1.1bn | Reduced -164.4k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.34% of their portfolio | 2.1m $1.1bn | Added +523.2k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 2.0m $1.0bn | Reduced -406.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.58% of their portfolio | 2.0m $990.8m | Reduced -61.9k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.78% of their portfolio | 2.0m $988.5m | Added +122.6k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 1.13% of their portfolio | 1.9m $960.4m | Reduced -97.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.9m $942.5m | Added +387.2k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.61% of their portfolio | 1.7m $863.1m | Added +423.5k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.6m $793.1m | Reduced -90.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.5m $765.4m | Reduced -38.3k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.69% of their portfolio | 1.5m $742.0m | Reduced -66.2k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.85% of their portfolio | 1.4m $721.1m | Reduced -30.2k |
| COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC 2.83% of their portfolio | 1.4m $722.2m | Reduced -44.1k |
| Winslow Capital Management, LLC 2.67% of their portfolio | 1.4m $708.7m | Added +1.4m |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.69% of their portfolio | 1.4m $702.4m | Reduced -486.1k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.47% of their portfolio | 1.4m $688.3m | Reduced -2.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.48% of their portfolio | 1.4m $683.0m | Reduced -70.1k |
| BlueSpruce Investments, LP 11.60% of their portfolio | 1.3m $648.7m | Added +575.7k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.85% of their portfolio | 1.3m $634.7m | Reduced -1.1m |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.3m $632.3m | Reduced -6.7k |
| Swedbank AB 0.88% of their portfolio | 1.2m $621.2m | Reduced -360.6k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.97% of their portfolio | 1.1m $575.3m | Reduced -81.9k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.67% of their portfolio | 1.1m $549.6m | Added +96.4k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.63% of their portfolio | 1.0m $509.6m | Added +599.9k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.55% of their portfolio | 1.0m $507.4m | Added +157.1k |
| VONTOBEL ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 2.88% of their portfolio | 975.1k $520.3m | Added +186.3k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.34% of their portfolio | 966.9k $487.9m | Added +84.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 964.0k $486.4m | Added +777.5k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 916.5k $462.5m | Reduced -71.4k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.44% of their portfolio | 910.9k $459.6m | Added +230 |
| MONTRUSCO BOLTON INVESTMENTS INC. 4.76% of their portfolio | 903.3k $446.9m | Added +311.9k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.58% of their portfolio | 896.0k $452.1m | Added +641.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 1.18% of their portfolio | 877.8k $442.9m | Added +120.0k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.42% of their portfolio | 855.8k $431.9m | Reduced -77.7k |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich 1.61% of their portfolio | 835.5k $419.7m | Added +52.1k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.48% of their portfolio | 833.9k $420.8m | Added +73.1k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.12% of their portfolio | 823.7k $415.6m | Reduced -638.3k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.70% of their portfolio | 814.9k $411.2m | Added +63.5k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.73% of their portfolio | 775.9k $392.6m | Added +47.3k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 771.1k $389.1m | Reduced -40.4k |
| National Pension Service 0.46% of their portfolio | 762.4k $384.7m | Added +14.1k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.47% of their portfolio | 730.1k $368.4m | Reduced -1.1k |
| C WorldWide Group Holding A/S 4.18% of their portfolio | 726.9k $366.8m | Reduced -3.8k |
| WELLCOME TRUST LTD (THE) as trustee of the WELLCOME TRUST 4.36% of their portfolio | 720.0k $363.3m | Unchanged |
| Capital International Investors 0.07% of their portfolio | 712.5k $359.5m | Reduced -95.7k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.32% of their portfolio | 683.2k $344.8m | Reduced -29.3k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.50% of their portfolio | 681.2k $343.7m | Added +178.9k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 1.07% of their portfolio | 677.3k $341.7m | Reduced -3.2k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.66% of their portfolio | 675.0k $338.9m | Reduced -24.8k |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.72% of their portfolio | 663.0k $334.6m | Added +73.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.44% of their portfolio | 656.5k $331.3m | Reduced -73.8k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.59% of their portfolio | 639.2k $322.6m | Added +3.1k |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 1.44% of their portfolio | 631.7k $318.7m | Reduced -111.6k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.32% of their portfolio | 604.0k $304.8m | Added +176.2k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.48% of their portfolio | 603.5k $304.5m | Added +38.7k |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.75% of their portfolio | 598.8k $302.2m | Added +12.5k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.58% of their portfolio | 589.0k $297.2m | Added +28.0k |
| KBC Group NV 0.93% of their portfolio | 581.9k $293.6m | Reduced -13.5k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 581.6k $293.5m | Added +320.6k |
| LORING WOLCOTT & COOLIDGE FIDUCIARY ADVISORS LLP/MA 2.66% of their portfolio | 573.1k $267.6m | Added +3.0k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.40% of their portfolio | 570.8k $288.0m | Added +89.0k |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP 1.06% of their portfolio | 562.5k $283.9m | New |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.70% of their portfolio | 522.2k $263.5m | Added +85.7k |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) 1.29% of their portfolio | 522.1k $263.5m | Added +62.1k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.26% of their portfolio | 521.4k $263.1m | Added +24.5k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.18% of their portfolio | 520.6k $262.7m | Reduced -38.5k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.47% of their portfolio | 520.5k $200.6m | Added +26.1k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.47% of their portfolio | 517.5k $218.2m | Reduced -62.7k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.36% of their portfolio | 512.7k $258.7m | Reduced -21.1k |