ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INC AAP
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 00751Y106 · ISIN US00751Y1064
Retailer of aftermarket automotive parts
- SectorConsumer discretionary
- IndustryRetail-Auto & Home Supply Stores
- HeadquartersRaleigh, NC
- Founded1932
- Websiteshop.advanceautoparts.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* 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 ($4.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 59.6m as of 2024-03-05, 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 ≈ $61.04. Options: 32 managers hold calls ($399.7m notional), 29 hold puts ($478.9m).
Trends to Q4 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 631 |
| Q4 2022 | 654 |
| Q1 2023 | 615 |
| Q2 2023 | 500 |
| Q3 2023 | 416 |
| Q4 2023 | 377 |
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 | 315 | 321 |
| Q1 2023 | 302 | 319 |
| Q2 2023 | 224 | 358 |
| Q3 2023 | 203 | 307 |
| Q4 2023 | 174 | 235 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | $189.5m | $214.5m | 1.13 |
| Q2 2023 | $245.1m | $246.9m | 1.01 |
| Q3 2023 | $378.8m | $304.0m | 0.80 |
| Q4 2023 | $399.7m | $478.9m | 1.20 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +1.5m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +1.4m |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | +959.0k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +863.1k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. | Added | +842.2k |
| Legion Partners Asset Management, LLC | New | +773.0k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +671.2k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP | New | +670.6k |
| TOWLE & CO | New | +361.2k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +277.8k |
Biggest sellers
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -638.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -544.4k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Reduced | -407.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -397.5k |
| Man Group plc | Sold out | -372.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Reduced | -361.9k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -332.1k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -316.0k |
| Amundi | Sold out | -292.5k |
| Clearline Capital LP | Reduced | -275.9k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $79.7m1.3m shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $76.8m1.3m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $70.9m1.2m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $34.4m563.6k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Added | $19.1m313.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $17.1m281.0k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | $17.1m279.9k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $15.9m260.5k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $8.6m140.6k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $8.1m132.8k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $92.5m1.5m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $73.8m1.2m shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $61.4m1.0m shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | $52.8m865.9k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $51.0m834.9k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $27.6m452.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $27.3m446.7k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $14.7m240.3k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $14.1m231.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $9.2m150.7k 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 +3.0 pts · filed 2025-07-17 | 14.5% |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 13G · institution +1.5 pts · filed 2026-08-14 | 14.0% |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution +1.1 pts · filed 2026-10-21 | 8.3% |
| COOPER CREEK PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-14 | 7.8% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-28 | 6.1% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.2% |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 13G · institution new · filed 2026-07-14 | 5.1% |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-07 | 5.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC), FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. (4.7%, 2026-02-17)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 6 | $1.2m | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 1 | $499.8k | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 1 | $80.7k | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-08 | Soler Kristen L EVP, Chief HR Officer | Bought | $27.8k500 shares |
| 2023-12-05 | Soler Kristen L EVP, Chief HR Officer | Bought | $52.9k1.0k 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, Q4 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.7m $467.2m | Added +171.3k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.8m $416.8m | Reduced -316.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.0m $241.6m | Added +1.4m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.31% of their portfolio | 3.5m $212.1m | Added +863.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.7m $161.8m | Added +277.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.6m $157.3m | Added +1.5m |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.57% of their portfolio | 2.3m $140.7m | Added +959.0k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.71% of their portfolio | 2.3m $140.1m | Added +269.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $96.3m | Added +46.2k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 0.55% of their portfolio | 1.5m $93.3m | Reduced -18.2k |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.3m $79.3m | Reduced -21.8k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.1m $68.7m | Added +188.6k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.1m $66.6m | Added +162.1k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.30% of their portfolio | 982.2k $59.9m | Added +51.1k |
| Capital World Investors 0.01% of their portfolio | 918.3k $56.0m | Added +115.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 888.7k $54.2m | Reduced -7.4k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.13% of their portfolio | 842.2k $51.4m | Added +842.2k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 811.7k $49.5m | Added +671.2k |
| Legion Partners Asset Management, LLC 12.30% of their portfolio | 773.0k $47.2m | New |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.08% of their portfolio | 708.3k $43.2m | Reduced -638.0k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.38% of their portfolio | 670.6k $40.9m | New |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 633.9k $38.7m | Reduced -110.2k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 614.8k $37.5m | Added +18.9k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 511.2k $31.2m | Added +215.7k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 496.6k $30.3m | Reduced -85.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 474.6k $29.0m | Reduced -92.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 448.8k $27.4m | Reduced -228.4k |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 417.4k $25.5m | Reduced -68.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 408.4k $24.9m | Reduced -544.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 374.2k $22.8m | Reduced -261.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 374.0k $22.8m | Added +77.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 363.1k $22.2m | Added +40.8k |
| TOWLE & CO 2.55% of their portfolio | 361.2k $22.0m | New |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 357.9k $21.8m | Added +22.5k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 355.8k $21.7m | Added +72.9k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 349.9k $21.4m | Reduced -332.1k |
| Clearline Capital LP 2.25% of their portfolio | 330.0k $20.1m | Reduced -275.9k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 306.2k $18.7m | Reduced -9.9k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 305.9k $18.7m | Added +78.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 265.8k $16.2m | Added +220.7k |
| Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC 1.18% of their portfolio | 265.7k $16.2m | Added +118.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 257.0k $15.7m | Added +14.3k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 253.0k $15.4m | Reduced -3.7k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 228.9k $14.0m | Added +130.9k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 223.4k $13.6m | Reduced -15.2k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 215.3k $13.1m | Reduced -35.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 207.2k $12.6m | Added +109.8k |
| Estuary Capital Management LP 6.66% of their portfolio | 180.4k $11.0m | First filing |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 175.0k $10.7m | Added +10.7k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 163.6k $10.0m | Added +15.5k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.03% of their portfolio | 162.8k $9.9m | Reduced -103.3k |
| FIL Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 161.8k $9.9m | Added +160.2k |
| Zuckerman Investment Group, LLC 1.27% of their portfolio | 161.5k $9.9m | Added +74.8k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 159.1k $9.7m | Reduced -18.8k |
| Invenomic Capital Management LP 0.46% of their portfolio | 140.0k $8.5m | Added +110.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 126.6k $7.7m | Reduced -397.5k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.06% of their portfolio | 123.4k $7.5m | Added +49.9k |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 121.9k $7.4m | Reduced -20.5k |
| Solas Capital Management, LLC 4.49% of their portfolio | 118.6k $7.2m | Reduced -30.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 117.2k $7.2m | Reduced -13.4k |
| FAIRVIEW CAPITAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 114.2k $7.0m | Reduced -18.3k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 111.3k $6.9m | Reduced -9.9k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 104.7k $6.4m | Added +14.0k |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 0.07% of their portfolio | 103.0k $6.3m | Added +50.5k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 101.8k $6.2m | Added +87.2k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 100.9k $6.2m | New |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 100.0k $6.1m | Reduced -51.8k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.02% of their portfolio | 96.8k $5.9m | New |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 95.3k $5.8m | Reduced -31.8k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.00% of their portfolio | 95.0k $5.8m | Reduced -17.3k |
| Ninety One UK Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 94.0k $5.7m | New |
| Cambria Investment Management, L.P. 0.38% of their portfolio | 90.1k $5.5m | Added +44.4k |
| Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 85.6k $5.2m | Added +45.6k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 84.8k $5.2m | Added +30.9k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 83.2k $5.1m | Reduced -23.9k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 81.6k $5.0m | Reduced -3.1k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 75.3k $4.6m | Added +6.4k |
| Scion Asset Management, LLC 4.52% of their portfolio | 70.0k $4.3m | New |
| Annandale Capital, LLC 1.00% of their portfolio | 70.0k $4.3m | Added +32.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 69.7k $4.3m | Unchanged |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 68.7k $4.2m | Added +26.6k |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd 0.07% of their portfolio | 66.9k $4.1m | Reduced -8.8k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 65.1k $4.0m | Reduced -2.7k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 61.9k $3.8m | Added +2.0k |
| Cinctive Capital Management LP 0.26% of their portfolio | 61.0k $3.7m | Added +9.8k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 59.0k $3.6m | Reduced -2.7k |
| Phocas Financial Corp. 0.46% of their portfolio | 57.0k $3.5m | Added +1.1k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 56.7k $3.5m | Reduced -9.5k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 55.3k $3.4m | Added +2.0k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.01% of their portfolio | 53.0k $3.2m | Reduced -1.4k |
| Leeward Investments, LLC - MA 0.15% of their portfolio | 51.9k $3.2m | Reduced -1.4k |
| LANDSCAPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 0.28% of their portfolio | 51.8k $3.2m | Added +42.6k |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 51.3k $3.1m | Added +886 |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 48.5k $3.0m | Added +13.1k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 45.1k $2.8m | Added +31.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.7k $2.7m | Reduced -41.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.2k $2.7m | Reduced -361.9k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 44.2k $2.7m | New |
| Willis Investment Counsel 0.19% of their portfolio | 43.8k $2.7m | Reduced -25.3k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 43.6k $2.7m | Reduced -52.2k |