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 ($1.1bn this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 443.4m as of 2024-06-21, 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 ≈ $553.94. Options: 83 managers hold calls ($6.7bn notional), 83 hold puts ($8.2bn).
Trends to Q2 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 |
| Q2 2024 | 2,764 |
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 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,364 | 1,238 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $5.4bn | $5.9bn | 1.10 |
| Q4 2023 | $6.5bn | $8.4bn | 1.30 |
| Q1 2024 | $6.5bn | $8.2bn | 1.26 |
| Q2 2024 | $6.7bn | $8.2bn | 1.22 |
Biggest buyers
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP | Added | +1.7m |
| Longview Partners (Guernsey) LTD | New | +1.2m |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. | Added | +1.1m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +815.4k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Added | +750.1k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +656.3k |
| LIBERTY WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +571.6k |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV | Added | +491.6k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +484.1k |
| Amundi | Added | +474.0k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -19.5m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -5.8m |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Reduced | -1.7m |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | Reduced | -982.2k |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -927.8k |
| Capital International Investors | Reduced | -684.5k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -627.4k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Reduced | -484.6k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -479.7k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. | Reduced | -399.7k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.3bn2.3m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.0bn1.8m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $547.9m986.2k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $501.5m902.7k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $255.4m459.8k shares |
| PUBLIC INVESTMENT FUND | Reduced | $235.3m423.5k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $225.5m406.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $186.8m336.3k shares |
| Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC | New | $177.8m320.0k shares |
| CTC LLC | Reduced | $174.2m3.1k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.5bn2.7m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.0bn1.8m shares |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | New | $600.5m1.1m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $513.5m924.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $448.3m807.0k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $385.5m694.0k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $307.9m554.2k shares |
| CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH | Added | $234.9m422.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $216.7m390.1k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $206.3m371.3k 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $19.4m | $2.2m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-27 | NARAYEN SHANTANU Chair and CEO, director · by trust | Sold | $13.6m25.0k shares |
| 2024-06-17 | Rao Dana EVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary | Sold | $3.6m6.8k shares |
| 2024-06-17 | Garfield Mark S. SVP & CAO | Sold plan | $138.7k264 shares |
| 2024-06-03 | Garfield Mark S. SVP & CAO | Sold plan | $265.6k594 shares |
| 2024-05-06 | Garfield Mark S. SVP & CAO | Sold plan | $389.6k795 shares |
| 2024-05-02 | Belsky Scott Chief Strategy Officer & EVP | Sold plan | $1.3m2.7k shares |
| 2024-04-25 | Garfield Mark S. SVP & CAO | Sold plan | $45.4k97 shares |
| 2024-04-22 | Chakravarthy Anil President, DX | Sold plan | $47.1k100 shares |
| 2024-04-16 | Garfield Mark S. SVP & CAO | Sold plan | $45.1k96 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.44% of their portfolio | 41.0m $22.8bn | Added +383.2k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.49% of their portfolio | 38.6m $21.4bn | Reduced -164.8k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.49% of their portfolio | 20.0m $11.1bn | Added +53.1k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.50% of their portfolio | 10.4m $5.8bn | Added +195.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.44% of their portfolio | 10.3m $5.7bn | Reduced -19.5m |
| FMR LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 8.9m $4.9bn | Reduced -627.4k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.51% of their portfolio | 7.6m $4.2bn | Reduced -46.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.16% of their portfolio | 6.6m $3.6bn | Reduced -5.8m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.64% of their portfolio | 6.1m $3.4bn | Reduced -146.2k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 2.31% of their portfolio | 5.7m $3.2bn | Reduced -123.9k |
| NORGES BANK 0.45% of their portfolio | 5.4m $3.0bn | Reduced -26.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.45% of their portfolio | 4.8m $2.7bn | Reduced -27.2k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 1.15% of their portfolio | 4.8m $2.6bn | Added +251.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.73% of their portfolio | 4.6m $2.6bn | Added +440.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.24% of their portfolio | 4.6m $2.5bn | Added +815.4k |
| Amundi 0.95% of their portfolio | 4.3m $2.5bn | Added +474.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.49% of their portfolio | 4.2m $2.3bn | Added +195.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.79% of their portfolio | 4.1m $2.3bn | Reduced -363.7k |
| EDGEWOOD MANAGEMENT LLC 5.27% of their portfolio | 3.5m $1.9bn | Reduced -84.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.37% of their portfolio | 3.4m $1.9bn | Added +253.3k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.49% of their portfolio | 3.3m $1.8bn | Reduced -78.2k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.51% of their portfolio | 3.2m $1.8bn | Reduced -135.1k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.77% of their portfolio | 3.1m $1.7bn | Added +89.7k |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 2.93% of their portfolio | 2.7m $1.5bn | Reduced -49.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.29% of their portfolio | 2.7m $1.5bn | Added +48.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.36% of their portfolio | 2.7m $1.5bn | Added +217.9k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.27% of their portfolio | 2.7m $1.5bn | Added +433.9k |
| POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 3.71% of their portfolio | 2.7m $1.5bn | Reduced -170.9k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.91% of their portfolio | 2.6m $1.4bn | Reduced -982.2k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.28% of their portfolio | 2.3m $1.3bn | Reduced -927.8k |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP 4.86% of their portfolio | 2.3m $1.3bn | Added +1.7m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.39% of their portfolio | 2.3m $1.3bn | Added +153.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.57% of their portfolio | 2.2m $1.2bn | Added +2.5k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 1.27% of their portfolio | 2.1m $1.1bn | Added +161.5k |
| UBS Group AG 0.34% of their portfolio | 2.0m $1.1bn | Added +137.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.65% of their portfolio | 2.0m $1.1bn | Added +12.1k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.89% of their portfolio | 2.0m $1.1bn | Added +15.7k |
| COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC 3.99% of their portfolio | 1.8m $1.0bn | Added +412.6k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.7m $963.7m | Reduced -266.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.7m $945.8m | Added +185.7k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.58% of their portfolio | 1.6m $897.9m | Reduced -93.1k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 1.21% of their portfolio | 1.6m $862.4m | Added +656.3k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.98% of their portfolio | 1.5m $839.3m | Added +84.8k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.5m $833.0m | Reduced -71.4k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.55% of their portfolio | 1.3m $744.9m | Reduced -23.2k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.51% of their portfolio | 1.3m $736.9m | Reduced -27.1k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.95% of their portfolio | 1.3m $726.8m | Added +50.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.3m $726.5m | Added +54.7k |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. 2.33% of their portfolio | 1.3m $717.0m | Added +1.1m |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.88% of their portfolio | 1.3m $703.5m | Added +177.2k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 1.08% of their portfolio | 1.2m $665.4m | Added +57.7k |
| Longview Partners (Guernsey) LTD 4.92% of their portfolio | 1.2m $663.7m | New |
| Swedbank AB 0.89% of their portfolio | 1.2m $662.4m | Reduced -38.6k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.57% of their portfolio | 1.2m $646.9m | Reduced -306.1k |
| BlueSpruce Investments, LP 11.58% of their portfolio | 1.1m $630.4m | Reduced -150.8k |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC 1.36% of their portfolio | 1.1m $623.4m | Added +459.1k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.55% of their portfolio | 1.0m $570.2m | Added +20.9k |
| Winslow Capital Management, LLC 2.03% of their portfolio | 1.0m $562.9m | Reduced -391.2k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.41% of their portfolio | 1.0m $561.4m | Added +43.7k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.77% of their portfolio | 984.6k $547.0m | Added +484.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 1.40% of their portfolio | 975.2k $541.7m | Added +97.4k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.57% of their portfolio | 940.9k $522.7m | Reduced -69.0k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.57% of their portfolio | 934.3k $519.0m | Added +750.1k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.50% of their portfolio | 913.3k $507.3m | Reduced -479.7k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.18% of their portfolio | 906.6k $503.7m | Reduced -9.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.47% of their portfolio | 894.6k $497.0m | Reduced -16.3k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.96% of their portfolio | 893.1k $513.9m | Added +218.1k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.69% of their portfolio | 875.8k $486.6m | Added +427.6k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.80% of their portfolio | 800.1k $442.8m | Added +24.2k |
| MONTRUSCO BOLTON INVESTMENTS INC. 4.44% of their portfolio | 779.2k $423.2m | Reduced -124.2k |
| National Pension Service 0.50% of their portfolio | 776.4k $431.3m | Added +14.1k |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich 1.74% of their portfolio | 758.0k $455.9m | Reduced -77.4k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.47% of their portfolio | 747.6k $415.3m | Reduced -86.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 730.3k $405.7m | Added +148.7k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 726.5k $403.6m | Reduced -237.5k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.49% of their portfolio | 722.3k $401.3m | Reduced -7.8k |
| WELLCOME TRUST LTD (THE) as trustee of the WELLCOME TRUST 5.12% of their portfolio | 720.0k $400.0m | Unchanged |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 715.0k $397.2m | Reduced -1.7m |
| C WorldWide Group Holding A/S 4.30% of their portfolio | 714.5k $396.9m | Reduced -12.4k |
| AXA S.A. 0.58% of their portfolio | 697.7k $387.6m | Added +317.6k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 1.16% of their portfolio | 677.8k $376.6m | Added +556 |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 2.12% of their portfolio | 660.6k $367.0m | Added +290.8k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.69% of their portfolio | 648.9k $360.5m | Added +59.9k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.47% of their portfolio | 647.0k $359.5m | Reduced -9.4k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.43% of their portfolio | 629.7k $349.8m | Added +59.0k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.49% of their portfolio | 626.0k $347.7m | Reduced -55.3k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.11% of their portfolio | 621.1k $345.1m | Reduced -202.6k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.39% of their portfolio | 608.2k $337.9m | Added +332.9k |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 1.50% of their portfolio | 597.2k $331.8m | Reduced -34.5k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.60% of their portfolio | 593.0k $329.4m | Reduced -46.3k |
| FIL Ltd 0.33% of their portfolio | 591.9k $328.8m | Added +401.2k |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.83% of their portfolio | 585.7k $325.4m | Reduced -13.1k |
| LORING WOLCOTT & COOLIDGE FIDUCIARY ADVISORS LLP/MA 3.01% of their portfolio | 577.7k $327.3m | Added +4.6k |
| LIBERTY WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 572.6k $816 | Added +571.6k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.50% of their portfolio | 557.3k $309.1m | Reduced -46.3k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.28% of their portfolio | 550.1k $305.6m | Reduced -133.2k |
| Fayez Sarofim & Co 0.81% of their portfolio | 542.3k $301.3m | Added +67.9k |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV 0.09% of their portfolio | 541.7k $32.1m | Added +491.6k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 540.4k $297.8m | Reduced -274.5k |
| Rathbones Group PLC 1.59% of their portfolio | 527.1k $292.8m | Added +94.7k |