ALBEMARLE CORP ALB
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 012653101 · ISIN US0126531013
American specialty chemicals manufacturing company
- SectorMaterials
- IndustryPlastic Materials, Synth Resins & Nonvulcan Elastomers
- HeadquartersCharlotte, NC
- Founded1994
- Websitealbemarle.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 ($67.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 117.2m as of 2023-02-08, 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 ≈ $216.91. Options: 30 managers hold calls ($644.2m notional), 37 hold puts ($1.3bn).
Trends to Q4 2022
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 968 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,021 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $609.9m | $1.1bn | 1.80 |
| Q4 2022 | $644.2m | $1.3bn | 2.07 |
Biggest buyers
| Capital International Investors | Added | +2.8m |
| FIFTHDELTA Ltd | New | +657.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +432.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +368.5k |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP | New | +337.3k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | New | +326.5k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +269.8k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +241.0k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | New | +216.8k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC | Added | +171.9k |
Biggest sellers
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. | Reduced | -747.8k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO | Reduced | -510.3k |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -440.1k |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB | Reduced | -435.5k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ | Reduced | -419.8k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | Sold out | -375.3k |
| HIMENSION CAPITAL (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. | Reduced | -277.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -265.1k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -212.9k |
| NORGES BANK | Reduced | -206.6k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $160.3m739.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $78.2m360.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $74.8m344.8k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $70.5m325.0k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $32.4m149.4k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $28.3m130.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $26.5m122.4k shares |
| BlackRock Inc. | New | $24.9m115.0k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $23.0m106.1k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $21.8m100.7k shares |
Biggest puts
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $306.5m1.4m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $214.5m989.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $157.7m727.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $133.5m615.5k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $79.2m365.2k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $67.4m310.6k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $64.3m296.6k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $57.3m264.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $54.5m251.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $53.5m246.9k 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 +1.1 pts · filed 2026-05-14 | 9.5% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-17 | 8.1% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 7.4% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-28 | 5.4% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INC (5.0%, 2026-10-28), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC), Capital Research Global Investors (1.8%, 2025-11-13)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2022
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 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 3 | $12.2m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 2 | $1.2m | 2 | $920.2k | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $5.5m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $5.5m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-01 | NARWOLD KAREN G EVP, Chief Admin Officer | Sold | $630.6k2.2k shares |
| 2022-11-11 | NARWOLD KAREN G EVP, Chief Admin Officer | Sold | $2.9m9.1k shares |
| 2022-11-08 | Norris Eric President, Lithium | Sold | $735.6k2.4k shares |
| 2022-11-01 | NARWOLD KAREN G EVP, Chief Admin Officer | Sold | $642.7k2.2k shares |
| 2022-10-03 | NARWOLD KAREN G EVP, Chief Admin Officer | Sold | $609.2k2.2k 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 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 14.2m $3.1bn | Added +241.0k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 9.2m $2.0bn | Reduced -212.9k |
| Capital International Investors 0.45% of their portfolio | 7.7m $1.7bn | Added +2.8m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 5.1m $1.1bn | Reduced -3.3k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.34% of their portfolio | 3.0m $650.1m | Added +49.1k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.61% of their portfolio | 2.7m $586.5m | Reduced -510.3k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.5m $548.1m | Reduced -440.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.5m $540.7m | Added +34.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.4m $512.0m | Added +47.5k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.40% of their portfolio | 2.0m $436.7m | Reduced -419.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.9m $412.8m | Reduced -86.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.8m $385.6m | Reduced -88.8k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.88% of their portfolio | 1.6m $339.8m | Reduced -747.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $299.0m | Added +432.2k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.2m $266.8m | Added +269.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.2m $263.2m | Reduced -4.8k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.1m $233.7m | Reduced -28.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.0m $224.7m | Added +155.9k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.04% of their portfolio | 957.9k $207.7m | Reduced -53.8k |
| PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA 0.30% of their portfolio | 956.7k $207.5m | Reduced -55.8k |
| Robeco Schweiz AG 3.44% of their portfolio | 869.3k $188.5m | Reduced -83.8k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.30% of their portfolio | 780.4k $169.2m | Reduced -5.6k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 1.03% of their portfolio | 772.1k $167.4m | Reduced -22.8k |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD 1.15% of their portfolio | 730.6k $158.4m | First filing |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.06% of their portfolio | 722.6k $156.7m | Reduced -43.7k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.28% of their portfolio | 722.3k $156.6m | Added +8.1k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.18% of their portfolio | 704.4k $152.8m | Reduced -108.9k |
| FIFTHDELTA Ltd 10.21% of their portfolio | 657.1k $142.5m | New |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 646.7k $140.2m | Added +43.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 635.4k $137.8m | Added +16.6k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 630.0k $136.6m | Reduced -109.9k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.76% of their portfolio | 575.8k $123.5m | Added +5.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 574.3k $124.5m | Added +124.1k |
| Amundi 0.07% of their portfolio | 542.5k $127.0m | Added +68.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 528.9k $114.7m | Added +368.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.07% of their portfolio | 476.0k $103.2m | Reduced -31.5k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.19% of their portfolio | 469.3k $101.8m | Added +21.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 429.5k $93.2m | Reduced -265.1k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.15% of their portfolio | 423.4k $91.8m | Added +171.9k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 405.7k $88.0m | Reduced -25.3k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 380.4k $82.5m | First filing |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 376.2k $81.6m | Reduced -111.2k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 370.3k $80.3m | Reduced -4.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 363.4k $78.8m | Reduced -13.5k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 360.3k $78.1m | Reduced -128.2k |
| NORGES BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 349.5k $75.8m | Reduced -206.6k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.12% of their portfolio | 340.0k $73.7m | Added +168.4k |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP 0.37% of their portfolio | 337.3k $73.2m | New |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.48% of their portfolio | 326.5k $70.8m | New |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.17% of their portfolio | 296.7k $64.3m | Reduced -29.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.22% of their portfolio | 289.4k $62.8m | Added +171.6k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 288.0k $62.5m | Added +1.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 278.6k $60.4m | Reduced -10.7k |
| PERSONAL CAPITAL ADVISORS CORP 0.29% of their portfolio | 278.1k $60.3m | Reduced -66.2k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 271.5k $58.9m | Added +29.9k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.13% of their portfolio | 266.2k $57.7m | Added +7.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 265.6k $57.6m | Added +38.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.05% of their portfolio | 264.2k $57.3m | Reduced -1.1k |
| PENSIOENFONDS RAIL & OV 2.28% of their portfolio | 252.2k $51.3m | Reduced -146.1k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.03% of their portfolio | 245.0k $53.1m | Reduced -14.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.03% of their portfolio | 243.2k $52.7m | Reduced -73.0k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.27% of their portfolio | 235.4k $51.0m | Reduced -31.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 234.6k $50.9m | Reduced -73.4k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.07% of their portfolio | 223.2k $48.4m | Added +8.8k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.11% of their portfolio | 219.7k $47.7m | Reduced -16.5k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.28% of their portfolio | 216.8k $47.0m | New |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB 0.29% of their portfolio | 215.0k $46.6m | Reduced -435.5k |
| AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc 0.80% of their portfolio | 203.3k $44.1m | Reduced -42.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.07% of their portfolio | 199.4k $43.2m | Added +3.8k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 182.9k $39.7m | Reduced -49.3k |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 177.3k $38.4m | Added +23.4k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 177.0k $38.4m | Added +18.9k |
| DAVENPORT & Co LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 171.8k $37.3m | Added +3.1k |
| Man Group plc 0.13% of their portfolio | 165.9k $36.0m | Added +162.3k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.99% of their portfolio | 160.2k $34.7m | New |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.05% of their portfolio | 159.4k $34.6m | Added +2.1k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 157.7k $34.1m | Added +63.1k |
| AXA S.A. 0.12% of their portfolio | 156.5k $33.9m | Added +26.3k |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.16% of their portfolio | 156.3k $33.9m | Added +115.9k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 155.6k $33.8m | Added +61.0k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 154.1k $33.4m | Reduced -1.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 153.2k $33.2m | Added +1.2k |
| AXIOM INVESTORS LLC /DE 0.64% of their portfolio | 149.9k $32.5m | Added +469 |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 148.5k $32.2m | New |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.18% of their portfolio | 147.8k $32.1m | Added +10.7k |
| National Pension Service 0.06% of their portfolio | 143.5k $31.1m | Added +56 |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 143.0k $31.4m | Added +7.5k |
| GRANDFIELD & DODD, LLC 2.16% of their portfolio | 136.2k $29.5m | Reduced -1.7k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 134.6k $29.2m | Added +27.5k |
| Hardman Johnston Global Advisors LLC 1.14% of their portfolio | 134.1k $29.1m | Reduced -1.4k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.08% of their portfolio | 132.4k $28.8m | Added +25.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.07% of their portfolio | 130.6k $28.3m | Reduced -2.1k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.07% of their portfolio | 129.3k $28.0m | Reduced -870 |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 125.5k $27.2m | Reduced -5.7k |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.24% of their portfolio | 124.3k $27.0m | New |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.02% of their portfolio | 122.3k $26.5m | Added +10.1k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.06% of their portfolio | 119.2k $25.8m | Reduced -200 |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.04% of their portfolio | 114.4k $24.8m | Added +63.8k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.07% of their portfolio | 110.3k $23.9m | Added +58.8k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 110.0k $23.9m | Added +34.6k |