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 ($356.7k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 60.3m as of 2026-05-18, 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 ≈ $52.74. Options: 26 managers hold calls ($459.5m notional), 20 hold puts ($115.2m).
Trends to Q1 2026
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 410 |
| Q2 2024 | 404 |
| Q3 2024 | 371 |
| Q4 2024 | 364 |
| Q1 2025 | 346 |
| Q2 2025 | 355 |
| Q3 2025 | 373 |
| Q4 2025 | 360 |
| Q1 2026 | 359 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 190 | 198 |
| Q3 2024 | 175 | 231 |
| Q4 2024 | 177 | 186 |
| Q1 2025 | 174 | 183 |
| Q2 2025 | 194 | 174 |
| Q3 2025 | 165 | 185 |
| Q4 2025 | 162 | 189 |
| Q1 2026 | 169 | 165 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $196.3m | $240.6m | 1.23 |
| Q3 2025 | $232.3m | $206.7m | 0.89 |
| Q4 2025 | $206.7m | $128.9m | 0.62 |
| Q1 2026 | $459.5m | $115.2m | 0.25 |
Biggest buyers
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +510.5k |
| H PARTNERS MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +450.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +334.6k |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +327.6k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | Added | +322.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +282.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +280.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +241.6k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. | Added | +231.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +188.3k |
Biggest sellers
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | Reduced | -2.7m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -659.3k |
| COOPER CREEK PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -489.7k |
| Medina Value Partners, LLC | Sold out | -306.7k |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Sold out | -284.1k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Reduced | -281.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -277.9k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC | Reduced | -267.9k |
| Estuary Capital Management LP | Reduced | -263.0k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP | Reduced | -254.7k |
Biggest calls
| COOPER CREEK PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $157.9m3.0m shares |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | New | $62.0m1.2m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $56.7m1.1m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $30.1m571.3k shares |
| Two Creeks Capital Management, LP | New | $26.8m507.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $21.5m408.5k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | New | $20.1m380.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $15.6m295.7k shares |
| Great Hill Capital LLC | Unchanged | $14.3m204.8k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $10.6m200.3k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $34.4m651.5k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $14.2m269.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $10.9m207.5k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | New | $9.4m177.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $9.3m175.4k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | $6.7m127.2k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $5.5m105.1k shares |
| Alphadyne Asset Management LP | New | $3.8m72.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $3.7m70.4k shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Unchanged | $3.7m70.0k 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 Q1 2026
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 2024 | 1 | $30.1k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 3 | $150.2k | 1 | $56.2k | — |
| Q1 2025 | 4 | $598.6k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $46.0k | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $390.8k | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q1 2026.
Holders, Q1 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 8.9m $470.9m | Added +3.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 8.0m $421.2m | Added +510.5k |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.74% of their portfolio | 4.3m $226.9m | Added +327.6k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.6m $191.0m | First filing |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.26% of their portfolio | 3.0m $160.5m | Added +231.0k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.50% of their portfolio | 2.8m $149.2m | Reduced -2.7m |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.7m $142.3m | First filing |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.4m $128.4m | Reduced -65.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.1m $112.2m | Added +282.6k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.7m $91.1m | Reduced -231.8k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $77.5m | Added +41.6k |
| COOPER CREEK PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC 3.65% of their portfolio | 1.4m $75.8m | Reduced -489.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $74.9m | Added +280.0k |
| H PARTNERS MANAGEMENT, LLC 46.32% of their portfolio | 1.4m $71.2m | Added +450.0k |
| Maple Rock Capital Partners Inc. 2.23% of their portfolio | 1.3m $68.5m | Reduced -54.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $67.8m | Reduced -659.3k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.64% of their portfolio | 1.2m $64.6m | Reduced -254.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $62.0m | Reduced -207.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $55.7m | Added +45.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $54.2m | Added +334.6k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.10% of their portfolio | 974.9k $51.4m | Added +187.1k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 819.2k $43.2m | Reduced -31.8k |
| Legion Partners Asset Management, LLC 30.66% of their portfolio | 800.8k $42.2m | Unchanged |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 776.3k $40.9m | Reduced -58.1k |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 0.39% of their portfolio | 760.2k $40.1m | Added +73.6k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 723.3k $38.2m | Reduced -281.9k |
| Dorsal Capital Management, LP 1.47% of their portfolio | 700.0k $36.9m | Unchanged |
| Estuary Capital Management LP 5.98% of their portfolio | 677.6k $35.7m | Reduced -263.0k |
| PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC 0.92% of their portfolio | 603.7k $31.8m | Added +91.7k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 603.5k $31.8m | Added +22.4k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.04% of their portfolio | 599.7k $31.6m | Reduced -89.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 505.7k $26.7m | Reduced -277.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 468.7k $24.7m | Reduced -9.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 455.7k $24.0m | Added +322.1k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 399.0k $21.0m | Added +13.4k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 398.1k $21.0m | Added +132.8k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 397.3k $21.0m | Reduced -267.9k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 388.2k $20.5m | First filing |
| Parkwood LLC 1.78% of their portfolio | 380.2k $20.1m | Reduced -112.2k |
| Bragg Financial Advisors, Inc 0.63% of their portfolio | 376.0k $19.8m | Added +5.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 347.9k $18.3m | Reduced -26.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 344.0k $18.1m | Added +241.6k |
| FIL Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 328.9k $17.3m | Reduced -16.6k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 303.7k $16.0m | Added +6.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 291.7k $15.4m | Added +5.6k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 255.9k $13.5m | Added +41.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 245.8k $13.0m | Added +188.3k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 216.1k $11.4m | Reduced -22.2k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.04% of their portfolio | 214.7k $11.3m | Added +6.8k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 214.0k $11.3m | Reduced -13.8k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 206.5k $10.9m | Added +22.4k |
| CRAMER ROSENTHAL MCGLYNN LLC 0.78% of their portfolio | 202.7k $10.7m | Added +50.8k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 196.4k $10.4m | Added +61.8k |
| Great Hill Capital LLC 5.89% of their portfolio | 178.6k $9.4m | Added +52.6k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 175.2k $9.2m | Added +2.5k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 174.6k $9.2m | Reduced -15.1k |
| Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 172.8k $9.1m | Added +500 |
| Elgethun Capital Management 1.50% of their portfolio | 171.9k $9.1m | Added +1.7k |
| Solas Capital Management, LLC 5.13% of their portfolio | 169.2k $8.9m | Reduced -23.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 160.4k $8.5m | Added +5.2k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 158.6k $8.4m | Reduced -16.0k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 129.3k $6.8m | Added +80.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 126.7k $6.7m | Added +2.6k |
| Cygnus Capital Advisors, LLC 4.55% of their portfolio | 126.2k $6.7m | Added +9.4k |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 125.9k $6.6m | Added +39.6k |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 122.2k $6.4m | Added +78.5k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 122.0k $6.4m | Reduced -11.3k |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 121.6k $6.4m | Added +91.7k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 118.3k $6.2m | Unchanged |
| Goodman Financial Corp 1.07% of their portfolio | 117.6k $6.2m | Reduced -1.4k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 111.8k $5.9m | Reduced -46.1k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 108.6k $5.7m | Reduced -65.8k |
| Savoir Faire Capital Management, L.P. 3.34% of their portfolio | 105.0k $5.5m | Reduced -103.2k |
| CSM Advisors, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 100.6k $5.3m | Added +40.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 86.4k $4.6m | Reduced -60.7k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 75.5k $4.0m | Added +37.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 74.7k $3.8m | Reduced -3.0k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 74.6k $2.9m | Reduced -4.5k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.00% of their portfolio | 72.1k $3.8m | Reduced -14.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 70.3k $3.7m | Added +13.1k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 69.9k $3.7m | Reduced -1.2k |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 69.0k $3.6m | Reduced -22.7k |
| Caption Management, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 68.7k $3.6m | Added +43.7k |
| PRELUDE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 65.2k $3.4m | Added +14.3k |
| NFJ INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 62.8k $3.3m | New |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 61.2k $3.2m | Added +4.9k |
| OCCUDO QUANTITATIVE STRATEGIES LP 0.20% of their portfolio | 61.1k $3.6m | New |
| Kovack Advisors, Inc. 0.17% of their portfolio | 61.0k $3.2m | Reduced -1.1k |
| Roberts Wealth Advisors, LLC 0.81% of their portfolio | 60.9k $3.2m | Added +30.9k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.6k $3.2m | Added +1.6k |
| Empowered Funds, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 57.9k $3.1m | Reduced -140.8k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.7k $3.0m | Added +1.3k |
| Phocas Financial Corp. 0.45% of their portfolio | 54.4k $2.9m | Reduced -15.3k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.0k $2.8m | First filing |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 53.0k $2.8m | Reduced -966 |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 52.8k $2.8m | Added +5.8k |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.8k $2.7m | Added +50.4k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.2k $2.7m | Reduced -43.1k |
| Interval Partners, LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 50.0k $2.6m | New |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.7k $2.6m | Added +19.6k |