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 ($807.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 440.2m as of 2024-09-20, 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 ≈ $515.58. Options: 83 managers hold calls ($5.4bn notional), 78 hold puts ($8.0bn).
Trends to Q3 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 |
| Q3 2024 | 2,800 |
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 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,381 | 1,162 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | $6.5bn | $8.4bn | 1.30 |
| Q1 2024 | $6.5bn | $8.2bn | 1.26 |
| Q2 2024 | $6.7bn | $8.2bn | 1.22 |
| Q3 2024 | $5.4bn | $8.0bn | 1.47 |
Biggest buyers
| INTERNATIONAL ASSETS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +1.4m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +874.1k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +787.4k |
| POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +646.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | +476.5k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | +402.0k |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP | Added | +344.8k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +332.7k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | +322.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +308.7k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -2.1m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -1.4m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -1.2m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Reduced | -1.2m |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| LIBERTY WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -571.2k |
| Winslow Capital Management, LLC | Reduced | -557.4k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -539.7k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -534.2k |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV | Reduced | -489.2k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.0bn2.0m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $928.4m1.8m shares |
| PUBLIC INVESTMENT FUND | Added | $497.7m961.3k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $352.8m681.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $226.4m437.2k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $162.7m314.2k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | $162.0m312.9k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | $155.1m299.6k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $147.1m285.3k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | $140.8m272.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $1.7bn3.2m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.0bn1.9m shares |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Unchanged | $559.2m1.1m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $399.3m771.1k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $391.0m755.1k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $353.2m682.1k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $350.8m677.6k shares |
| CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH | Added | $257.4m497.1k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $203.6m393.2k shares |
| Eisler Capital (UK) Ltd. | Added | $199.7m385.7k 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $18.0m | $1.6m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-25 | NARAYEN SHANTANU Chair and CEO, director · by trust | Sold | $13.0m25.0k shares |
| 2024-09-17 | Durn Daniel EVP & CFO | Sold | $3.4m6.5k shares |
| 2024-07-25 | Belsky Scott Chief Strategy Officer & EVP | Sold plan | $258.3k481 shares |
| 2024-07-25 | Garfield Mark S. SVP & CAO | Sold plan | $52.1k97 shares |
| 2024-07-16 | Belsky Scott Chief Strategy Officer & EVP | Sold plan | $395.8k701 shares |
| 2024-07-16 | Garfield Mark S. SVP & CAO | Sold plan | $85.3k151 shares |
| 2024-07-15 | Belsky Scott Chief Strategy Officer & EVP | Sold plan | $857.2k1.5k 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.38% of their portfolio | 41.0m $21.2bn | Reduced -69.2k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.42% of their portfolio | 38.4m $19.9bn | First filing |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.43% of their portfolio | 20.3m $10.5bn | Added +234.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 10.5m $5.4bn | Added +148.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 9.7m $5.0bn | Added +787.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.31% of their portfolio | 8.2m $4.3bn | Reduced -2.1m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.15% of their portfolio | 7.4m $3.8bn | Added +874.1k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.37% of their portfolio | 6.2m $3.2bn | Reduced -1.4m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.57% of their portfolio | 5.9m $3.1bn | Reduced -190.7k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 2.16% of their portfolio | 5.7m $2.9bn | Reduced -54.6k |
| NORGES BANK 0.39% of their portfolio | 5.4m $2.8bn | Reduced -12.9k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 1.03% of their portfolio | 4.9m $2.5bn | Added +93.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.63% of their portfolio | 4.7m $2.5bn | Added +140.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.39% of their portfolio | 4.6m $2.4bn | Reduced -166.8k |
| Amundi 0.80% of their portfolio | 4.4m $2.2bn | Added +13.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.43% of their portfolio | 4.3m $2.2bn | Added +130.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.19% of their portfolio | 4.1m $2.1bn | Reduced -438.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.37% of their portfolio | 3.7m $1.9bn | Added +308.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.46% of their portfolio | 3.4m $1.7bn | Added +140.5k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.71% of their portfolio | 3.4m $1.7bn | Added +285.8k |
| EDGEWOOD MANAGEMENT LLC 4.70% of their portfolio | 3.4m $1.7bn | Reduced -134.5k |
| POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 4.43% of their portfolio | 3.3m $1.7bn | Added +646.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.51% of their portfolio | 2.9m $1.5bn | Reduced -1.2m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.39% of their portfolio | 2.9m $1.5bn | Reduced -341.5k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.32% of their portfolio | 2.8m $1.4bn | Added +90.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.27% of their portfolio | 2.7m $1.4bn | Added +21.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.62% of their portfolio | 2.7m $1.4bn | Added +476.5k |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 2.53% of their portfolio | 2.7m $1.4bn | Reduced -43.2k |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP 4.95% of their portfolio | 2.6m $1.4bn | Added +344.8k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.23% of their portfolio | 2.5m $1.3bn | Reduced -196.4k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.26% of their portfolio | 2.5m $1.3bn | Added +158.7k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.79% of their portfolio | 2.5m $1.3bn | Reduced -101.2k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.35% of their portfolio | 2.4m $1.2bn | Added +164.0k |
| UBS Group AG 0.33% of their portfolio | 2.3m $1.2bn | Added +247.3k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 1.15% of their portfolio | 2.2m $1.1bn | Added +111.6k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.79% of their portfolio | 2.0m $1.0bn | Reduced -22.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.9m $998.6m | Added +226.2k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.52% of their portfolio | 1.8m $949.2m | Reduced -142.3k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.55% of their portfolio | 1.7m $888.4m | Added +100.1k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.7m $886.3m | Reduced -23.0k |
| COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC 3.24% of their portfolio | 1.7m $872.1m | Reduced -159.7k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.98% of their portfolio | 1.7m $864.6m | Added +159.7k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.33% of their portfolio | 1.4m $715.5m | Reduced -111.0k |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSETS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.4m $27.6k | Added +1.4m |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.3m $695.8m | Added +36.1k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.44% of their portfolio | 1.3m $681.5m | Reduced -10.4k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.47% of their portfolio | 1.3m $680.5m | Reduced -26.6k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.83% of their portfolio | 1.3m $662.3m | Reduced -29.2k |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. 2.12% of their portfolio | 1.3m $655.7m | Reduced -24.3k |
| Swedbank AB 0.79% of their portfolio | 1.2m $619.4m | Added +3.7k |
| Longview Partners (Guernsey) LTD 4.23% of their portfolio | 1.2m $616.6m | Reduced -3.9k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.51% of their portfolio | 1.2m $598.3m | Reduced -8.8k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.79% of their portfolio | 1.1m $594.2m | Reduced -118.8k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.70% of their portfolio | 1.0m $541.5m | Added +61.1k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.83% of their portfolio | 1.0m $540.2m | Reduced -154.4k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.35% of their portfolio | 960.2k $497.2m | Reduced -50.4k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.85% of their portfolio | 917.4k $475.0m | Added +24.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.45% of their portfolio | 900.1k $466.1m | Reduced -40.8k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.54% of their portfolio | 884.0k $428.8m | Added +8.2k |
| National Pension Service 0.44% of their portfolio | 878.8k $455.0m | Added +102.4k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.47% of their portfolio | 878.5k $454.9m | Reduced -55.8k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.41% of their portfolio | 873.2k $452.1m | Reduced -21.4k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 867.6k $449.2m | Reduced -39.1k |
| BlueSpruce Investments, LP 8.01% of their portfolio | 839.4k $434.6m | Reduced -295.4k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 1.06% of their portfolio | 828.9k $429.2m | Reduced -146.3k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.40% of their portfolio | 827.5k $428.5m | Reduced -198.9k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.88% of their portfolio | 819.9k $424.6m | Added +293.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 811.0k $419.9m | Added +80.7k |
| MONTRUSCO BOLTON INVESTMENTS INC. 4.24% of their portfolio | 795.5k $402.6m | Added +16.3k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.74% of their portfolio | 778.6k $400.3m | Reduced -21.5k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.41% of their portfolio | 762.6k $394.8m | Added +15.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 761.8k $394.4m | Added +35.3k |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich 1.47% of their portfolio | 747.4k $438.3m | Reduced -10.6k |
| WELLCOME TRUST LTD (THE) as trustee of the WELLCOME TRUST 4.54% of their portfolio | 720.0k $372.8m | Unchanged |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.43% of their portfolio | 712.7k $369.0m | Reduced -9.6k |
| C WorldWide Group Holding A/S 3.82% of their portfolio | 710.9k $368.1m | Reduced -3.6k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 704.5k $364.8m | Reduced -10.5k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 1.80% of their portfolio | 679.9k $352.1m | Added +19.4k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.37% of their portfolio | 676.2k $350.1m | Added +46.4k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.63% of their portfolio | 667.7k $344.1m | Added +18.8k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.99% of their portfolio | 651.4k $337.3m | Reduced -26.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.42% of their portfolio | 605.1k $313.3m | Reduced -42.0k |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 1.31% of their portfolio | 589.7k $305.3m | Reduced -7.6k |
| LORING WOLCOTT & COOLIDGE FIDUCIARY ADVISORS LLP/MA 2.52% of their portfolio | 584.7k $282.4m | Added +7.1k |
| Fayez Sarofim & Co 0.75% of their portfolio | 573.3k $296.8m | Added +31.0k |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.73% of their portfolio | 572.7k $296.5m | Reduced -13.1k |
| BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO 1.97% of their portfolio | 560.3k $290.1m | Added +114.9k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.38% of their portfolio | 559.0k $289.4m | Reduced -67.0k |
| FIL Ltd 0.26% of their portfolio | 558.1k $289.0m | Reduced -33.8k |
| Rathbones Group PLC 1.41% of their portfolio | 540.8k $280.0m | Added +13.7k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.24% of their portfolio | 531.1k $273.8m | Reduced -18.9k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.30% of their portfolio | 530.6k $274.7m | Reduced -77.6k |
| Cantillon Capital Management LLC 1.65% of their portfolio | 519.6k $269.1m | Added +79.9k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 516.8k $267.6m | Added +332.7k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.38% of their portfolio | 512.3k $265.1m | Reduced -45.0k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.47% of their portfolio | 512.1k $265.2m | Reduced -80.9k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.45% of their portfolio | 512.1k $265.1m | Added +322.0k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.63% of their portfolio | 497.9k $257.8m | Added +27.6k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.65% of their portfolio | 486.8k $252.1m | Added +402.0k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.23% of their portfolio | 465.3k $240.9m | Reduced -6.3k |