AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC AKAM
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 00971T101 · ISIN US00971T1016
American content delivery network, cybersecurity, and cloud service company
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustryServices-Business Services, NEC
- HeadquartersCambridge, MA
- Founded1998
- Websiteakamai.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 ($34.6m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 151.7m as of 2023-08-04, 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 ≈ $89.73. Options: 21 managers hold calls ($398.6m notional), 24 hold puts ($331.9m).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 660 |
| Q4 2022 | 692 |
| Q1 2023 | 635 |
| Q2 2023 | 677 |
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 | 275 | 334 |
| Q1 2023 | 278 | 364 |
| Q2 2023 | 289 | 327 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $373.1m | $429.8m | 1.15 |
| Q4 2022 | $504.0m | $490.0m | 0.97 |
| Q1 2023 | $287.5m | $277.8m | 0.97 |
| Q2 2023 | $398.6m | $331.9m | 0.83 |
Biggest buyers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +2.0m |
| Legal & General Group Plc | Added | +1.2m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Added | +730.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +562.9k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +527.5k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | +489.9k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +431.4k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC | Added | +401.1k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | New | +328.9k |
| EDMOND DE ROTHSCHILD HOLDING S.A. | Added | +311.9k |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -2.7m |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD | Reduced | -1.1m |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | Reduced | -688.2k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -520.1k |
| Amundi | Reduced | -502.7k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -455.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Reduced | -454.8k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -433.1k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | Sold out | -409.6k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -326.2k |
Biggest calls
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $151.2m1.7m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $61.3m682.3k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $46.0m512.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $41.5m461.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $36.0m400.4k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $24.7m274.3k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $9.3m103.9k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | New | $9.1m101.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $6.0m67.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $3.6m40.1k shares |
Biggest puts
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $75.6m840.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $59.9m666.8k shares |
| Portman Square Capital LLP | Reduced | $49.9m554.8k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $44.6m495.8k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $23.8m265.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $21.2m236.3k shares |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | $12.6m140.1k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $6.6m73.2k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | $6.2m69.2k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | $5.4m603 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 |
|---|---|
| Capital World Investors 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-12 | 7.8% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 7.3% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2026-01-21 | 7.0% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-28 | 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 4 | $1.7m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 7 | $6.9m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $4.0m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $781.1k | — |
| Q4 2022 | 1 | $350.6k | 4 | $1.3m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 1 | $1.4m | 7 | $3.1m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 1 | $1.2m | 4 | $1.9m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-20 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON Chief Executive Officer, director | Bought | $25.1k275 shares |
| 2023-06-16 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON Chief Executive Officer, director | Bought | $25.0k271 shares |
| 2023-06-15 | Blumofe Robert Chief Technology Officer | Sold | $660.0k7.2k shares |
| 2023-06-15 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON Chief Executive Officer, director | Bought | $25.0k274 shares |
| 2023-06-14 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON Chief Executive Officer, director | Bought | $25.0k273 shares |
| 2023-06-13 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON Chief Executive Officer, director | Bought | $25.1k270 shares |
| 2023-06-12 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON Chief Executive Officer, director | Bought | $25.0k271 shares |
| 2023-06-09 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON Chief Executive Officer, director | Bought | $25.0k270 shares |
| 2023-06-08 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON Chief Executive Officer, director | Bought | $25.0k267 shares |
| 2023-06-07 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON Chief Executive Officer, director | Bought | $24.8k267 shares |
| 2023-06-06 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON Chief Executive Officer, director | Bought | $25.0k267 shares |
| 2023-06-05 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON Chief Executive Officer, director | Bought | $25.0k269 shares |
| 2023-06-02 | Sundaram Mani EVP and GM Security · See footnote | Sold | $152.9k1.6k shares |
| 2023-06-02 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON Chief Executive Officer, director | Bought | $25.0k272 shares |
| 2023-06-01 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON Chief Executive Officer, director | Bought | $25.0k272 shares |
| 2023-05-31 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON Chief Executive Officer, director | Bought | $25.0k272 shares |
| 2023-05-30 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON Chief Executive Officer, director | Bought | $25.0k275 shares |
| 2023-05-26 | Sundaram Mani EVP and GM Security · See footnote | Sold | $529.9k5.9k shares |
| 2023-05-26 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON Chief Executive Officer, director | Bought | $25.0k280 shares |
| 2023-05-25 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON Chief Executive Officer, director | Bought | $25.1k284 shares |
| 2023-05-24 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON Chief Executive Officer, director | Bought | $25.0k288 shares |
| 2023-05-23 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON Chief Executive Officer, director | Bought | $25.1k286 shares |
| 2023-05-22 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON Chief Executive Officer, director | Bought | $25.0k286 shares |
| 2023-05-19 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON Chief Executive Officer, director | Bought | $25.0k285 shares |
| 2023-05-18 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON Chief Executive Officer, director | Bought | $25.1k289 shares |
| 2023-05-17 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON Chief Executive Officer, director | Bought | $25.1k288 shares |
| 2023-05-16 | Joseph Paul C EVP - Global Sales · See footnote | Sold | $128.2k1.5k shares |
| 2023-05-16 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON Chief Executive Officer, director | Bought | $25.1k293 shares |
| 2023-05-15 | LEIGHTON F THOMSON Chief Executive Officer, director | Bought | $25.0k293 shares |
| 2023-05-11 | Williams Anthony P EVP and CHRO | Sold | $301.9k3.5k shares |
The latest 30 of 55 trades.
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 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 18.1m $1.6bn | Reduced -39.5k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 15.1m $1.4bn | Reduced -455.7k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 6.8m $612.3m | Added +32.5k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.54% of their portfolio | 4.4m $396.1m | Reduced -688.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.40% of their portfolio | 3.9m $347.7m | Reduced -326.2k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.6m $321.3m | Added +32.5k |
| Amundi 0.15% of their portfolio | 3.3m $303.0m | Reduced -502.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.3m $292.6m | Reduced -132.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.11% of their portfolio | 3.1m $275.7m | Reduced -173.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.8m $251.9m | Added +1.2m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.8m $251.9m | Added +2.0m |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 1.15% of their portfolio | 2.6m $231.7m | Reduced -63.2k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 1.37% of their portfolio | 2.5m $222.7m | Added +5.3k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.29% of their portfolio | 2.1m $189.8m | Reduced -21.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.0m $182.8m | Added +730.2k |
| FMR LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.0m $179.8m | Reduced -2.7m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.9m $151.3m | Unchanged |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.9m $172.0m | Reduced -181.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.9m $169.6m | Added +489.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.9m $167.6m | Reduced -36.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.8m $164.3m | Reduced -182.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.8m $163.4m | Added +238.6k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.86% of their portfolio | 1.7m $153.7m | Added +401.1k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.32% of their portfolio | 1.6m $147.1m | Added +431.4k |
| DISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS INC /MN 2.88% of their portfolio | 1.4m $127.5m | Reduced -22.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.4m $125.4m | Added +562.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.4m $122.5m | Added +51.2k |
| FIL Ltd 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.3m $115.5m | Reduced -130.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.2m $105.2m | Reduced -454.8k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $102.3m | Added +24.3k |
| EDMOND DE ROTHSCHILD HOLDING S.A. 1.95% of their portfolio | 1.1m $98.8m | Added +311.9k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.0m $93.7m | Added +527.5k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.0m $93.3m | Reduced -1.1m |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.07% of their portfolio | 961.4k $86.4m | Reduced -24.1k |
| LGT CAPITAL PARTNERS LTD. 2.95% of their portfolio | 949.4k $85.3m | Reduced -309.0k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.22% of their portfolio | 855.3k $76.9m | Reduced -8.1k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 818.8k $73.6m | Reduced -19.6k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 813.0k $73.1m | Reduced -41.7k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 739.9k $66.5m | Reduced -179.2k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.58% of their portfolio | 736.6k $66.2m | Reduced -312.6k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 702.5k $63.1m | Added +21.7k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.26% of their portfolio | 652.1k $58.6m | Added +58.1k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.03% of their portfolio | 564.5k $50.7m | Reduced -59.5k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 561.8k $50.6m | Added +133.7k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.09% of their portfolio | 532.6k $43.9m | Added +23.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 531.5k $47.8m | Reduced -68.3k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.08% of their portfolio | 529.2k $47.6m | Added +116.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 515.4k $46.3m | Added +119.2k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 466.2k $41.9m | Added +248.3k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.09% of their portfolio | 461.0k $41.1m | Reduced -79.0k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 459.7k $41.3m | Reduced -94.1k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.19% of their portfolio | 458.8k $41.2m | Added +186.3k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 441.5k $39.7m | Reduced -150.1k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 388.8k $34.9m | Added +94.2k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 377.0k $33.9m | Reduced -12.7k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 357.0k $32.1m | Added +286.7k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 341.6k $30.7m | Added +7.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 333.4k $30.0m | Added +6.0k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 328.9k $29.6m | New |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 327.9k $29.5m | Added +131.4k |
| National Pension Service 0.05% of their portfolio | 319.3k $28.5m | Reduced -2.2k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.23% of their portfolio | 309.9k $27.9m | Added +20.7k |
| Triodos Investment Management BV 2.68% of their portfolio | 299.0k $26.9m | Added +400 |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.06% of their portfolio | 283.4k $25.5m | Reduced -5.0k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.06% of their portfolio | 265.7k $24.0m | Reduced -16.9k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 258.7k $23.2m | Reduced -3.6k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 257.3k $23.1m | Reduced -3.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.04% of their portfolio | 243.8k $21.9m | Added +55.0k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 243.4k $21.9m | Reduced -177.2k |
| TODD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.50% of their portfolio | 240.8k $21.6m | Reduced -1.0k |
| Nishkama Capital, LLC 3.92% of their portfolio | 236.9k $21.3m | New |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 219.9k $19.8m | Reduced -2.2k |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp 0.18% of their portfolio | 218.4k $19.6m | Added +117.9k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.38% of their portfolio | 215.0k $19.3m | New |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 214.8k $19.3m | Added +150.5k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 214.0k $19.2m | Reduced -433.1k |
| Portman Square Capital LLP 3.31% of their portfolio | 209.5k $18.8m | Added +54.6k |
| Man Group plc 0.06% of their portfolio | 206.2k $18.5m | New |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.02% of their portfolio | 204.7k $18.4m | Added +55.2k |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 201.8k $18.1m | Added +8.7k |
| Invenomic Capital Management LP 1.01% of their portfolio | 201.1k $18.1m | Added +17.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 197.7k $17.8m | Reduced -17.4k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 194.9k $17.5m | Added +79.5k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 193.5k $17.4m | Reduced -18.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 192.2k $17.3m | Reduced -21.0k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 182.0k $16.7m | Added +59.5k |
| TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY 0.16% of their portfolio | 180.2k $16.2m | Reduced -108.9k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 177.6k $16.0m | Added +91.8k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 176.9k $15.9m | Reduced -59.3k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.04% of their portfolio | 174.7k $15.7m | Added +67.9k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 172.7k $15.5m | Reduced -290.2k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.06% of their portfolio | 168.1k $15.1m | Added +143.0k |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 0.07% of their portfolio | 168.0k $13.2m | Reduced -268 |
| Creative Planning 0.02% of their portfolio | 167.7k $15.1m | Added +2.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 166.0k $14.9m | Reduced -22.1k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 164.8k $14.8m | Reduced -19.9k |
| Walleye Trading LLC 0.76% of their portfolio | 162.8k $14.6m | New |
| OAK ASSOCIATES LTD /OH/ 1.15% of their portfolio | 160.4k $14.4m | Reduced -14.7k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 148.0k $13.3m | Added +34.9k |
| Leeward Investments, LLC - MA 0.62% of their portfolio | 146.7k $13.2m | Reduced -10.4k |