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 ($35.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 117.4m as of 2024-02-07, 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 ≈ $143.84. Options: 40 managers hold calls ($1.3bn notional), 44 hold puts ($2.0bn).
Trends to Q4 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 968 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,021 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,027 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,025 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,005 |
| Q4 2023 | 944 |
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 | 454 | 445 |
| Q1 2023 | 537 | 414 |
| Q2 2023 | 555 | 446 |
| Q3 2023 | 552 | 449 |
| Q4 2023 | 456 | 528 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | $758.4m | $1.7bn | 2.29 |
| Q2 2023 | $947.5m | $2.4bn | 2.58 |
| Q3 2023 | $877.9m | $1.8bn | 2.04 |
| Q4 2023 | $1.3bn | $2.0bn | 1.60 |
Biggest buyers
| Capital Research Global Investors | Added | +4.0m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +1.7m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +1.5m |
| Capital International Investors | Added | +1.4m |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ | Added | +1.2m |
| NORGES BANK | Added | +743.9k |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC | New | +689.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +622.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +568.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +528.7k |
Biggest sellers
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -2.1m |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC | Sold out | -453.8k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | Sold out | -345.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Reduced | -326.8k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -321.7k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -298.8k |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | -262.4k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -256.6k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD | Reduced | -254.6k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $185.2m1.3m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $182.7m1.3m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $146.7m1.0m shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $119.2m825.2k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $101.4m701.5k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $72.5m501.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $59.3m410.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $58.2m402.8k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $47.1m326.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $35.2m243.7k shares |
Biggest puts
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $493.4m3.4m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $296.2m2.0m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $179.0m1.2m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $138.6m959.0k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $131.5m910.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $112.3m777.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $87.4m605.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $78.9m545.8k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $61.9m428.7k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $48.9m338.3k 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 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 | 2 | $1.2m | 2 | $920.2k | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $5.5m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $5.5m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.9m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 3 | $1.5m | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 1 | $167.3k | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-07 | Coleman Kristin M. EVP, General Counsel · See Footnote | Bought | $167.3k1.4k 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 |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 14.1m $2.0bn | Added +82.9k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 10.2m $1.5bn | Reduced -75.2k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.25% of their portfolio | 7.1m $1.0bn | Added +4.0m |
| Capital International Investors 0.19% of their portfolio | 5.8m $838.0m | Added +1.4m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.6m $811.0m | Added +528.7k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.35% of their portfolio | 5.2m $749.2m | Added +1.7m |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.40% of their portfolio | 3.5m $502.3m | Added +1.2m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.1m $442.3m | Added +1.5m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.6m $378.4m | Added +84.4k |
| NORGES BANK 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.6m $377.3m | Added +743.9k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.27% of their portfolio | 2.4m $340.4m | Reduced -83.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.8m $266.5m | Added +622.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.7m $244.2m | Reduced -2.1m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.6m $225.7m | Reduced -326.8k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.46% of their portfolio | 1.6m $224.8m | Added +174.4k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $193.6m | Added +116.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $173.2m | Added +10.2k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.51% of their portfolio | 1.2m $167.4m | Added +277.0k |
| Amundi 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.0m $139.4m | Added +207.8k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.0m $147.8m | Reduced -10.8k |
| Robeco Schweiz AG 2.48% of their portfolio | 1.0m $147.4m | Reduced -86.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 996.8k $144.0m | Added +568.1k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.70% of their portfolio | 965.4k $139.5m | Added +94.2k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.17% of their portfolio | 781.2k $112.9m | Reduced -27.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 745.1k $107.7m | Reduced -298.8k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 718.8k $103.9m | Added +1.6k |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 689.0k $99.5m | New |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 685.5k $99.0m | Added +10.7k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 683.7k $98.8m | Added +26.7k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.27% of their portfolio | 662.5k $95.7m | Added +209.7k |
| COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 591.6k $85.5m | Unchanged |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 586.9k $84.8m | Added +111.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 582.9k $84.2m | Added +116.7k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 580.4k $83.8m | Added +356.9k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 490.3k $70.8m | Reduced -85.5k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.12% of their portfolio | 478.3k $62.6m | Added +11.1k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.08% of their portfolio | 461.5k $66.7m | Reduced -254.6k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 443.6k $64.1m | Added +16.0k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.10% of their portfolio | 414.7k $59.9m | Added +90.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 411.5k $59.4m | Reduced -1.3k |
| Tetragon Partners GP Ltd 0.09% of their portfolio | 400.0k $348.3k | Added +395.1k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 389.7k $56.3m | Reduced -1.1m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.03% of their portfolio | 382.9k $55.3m | Added +99.1k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 382.8k $55.3m | Added +46.2k |
| Empower Advisory Group, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 368.5k $53.2m | Added +95.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.04% of their portfolio | 366.9k $53.0m | Reduced -10.5k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 361.6k $52.2m | Reduced -5.0k |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB 0.25% of their portfolio | 351.1k $50.7m | Added +121.2k |
| AXA S.A. 0.08% of their portfolio | 349.6k $50.5m | Added +147.1k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 344.2k $49.7m | Reduced -65.7k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 342.1k $49.4m | Added +8.8k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 332.1k $48.0m | Added +324.8k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 326.8k $47.2m | Reduced -65.5k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.17% of their portfolio | 311.4k $45.0m | Added +15.4k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 310.1k $44.8m | Added +16.9k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.07% of their portfolio | 289.3k $41.8m | Added +165.9k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.05% of their portfolio | 283.6k $41.0m | Added +22.4k |
| Provida Pension Fund Administrator 1.04% of their portfolio | 259.0k $37.4m | Added +65.9k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.09% of their portfolio | 253.3k $36.6m | Reduced -15.8k |
| LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA 0.20% of their portfolio | 251.4k $36.3m | Reduced -98.8k |
| PENSIOENFONDS RAIL & OV 2.02% of their portfolio | 241.6k $35.0m | Unchanged |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 226.3k $32.7m | Reduced -17 |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 0.15% of their portfolio | 220.5k $31.9m | Reduced -84.1k |
| HB Wealth Management, LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 220.0k $31.8m | Added +19.7k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.06% of their portfolio | 217.9k $31.5m | Reduced -111.1k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 211.6k $30.6m | Reduced -61.7k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.13% of their portfolio | 210.4k $30.4m | Added +57.2k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 209.0k $30.2m | Added +16.5k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 203.5k $29.4m | Reduced -98.7k |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD 0.16% of their portfolio | 192.5k $27.8m | Added +63.8k |
| Vest Financial, LLC 1.03% of their portfolio | 191.2k $27.6m | Added +83.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.05% of their portfolio | 188.4k $27.2m | Added +86.9k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 181.9k $26.3m | Reduced -148.2k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 181.6k $27.3m | Added +42.0k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 180.9k $26.1m | Reduced -13.9k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.07% of their portfolio | 178.4k $25.8m | Added +55.3k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 176.7k $25.5m | Added +12.2k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 172.4k $24.9m | Reduced -1.7k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 171.7k $25.5m | Added +89.2k |
| GRANDFIELD & DODD, LLC 1.71% of their portfolio | 171.5k $24.8m | Added +25.2k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 167.5k $24.2m | Reduced -7.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 164.8k $23.8m | Reduced -28.9k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 160.1k $23.1m | Reduced -35.4k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 158.9k $22.9m | Added +32.7k |
| National Pension Service 0.03% of their portfolio | 158.4k $22.9m | Unchanged |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 156.9k $22.7m | Reduced -321.7k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 155.5k $21.8m | Added +14.0k |
| DAVENPORT & Co LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 152.6k $22.0m | Reduced -16.9k |
| Tredje AP-fonden 0.27% of their portfolio | 150.0k $21.7m | Added +48.5k |
| Twin Tree Management, LP 0.37% of their portfolio | 141.1k $20.4m | New |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 133.1k $19.2m | Reduced -2.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.03% of their portfolio | 132.3k $19.1m | Reduced -13.4k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.04% of their portfolio | 130.9k $18.8m | Added +6.7k |
| Walleye Trading LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 126.9k $18.3m | Added +99.8k |
| Hardman Johnston Global Advisors LLC 0.59% of their portfolio | 126.8k $18.3m | Reduced -276 |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 126.6k $18.3m | Reduced -29.0k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 123.9k $17.9m | Added +10.3k |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 123.5k $17.8m | Reduced -52.3k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 121.8k $17.6m | Reduced -21.0k |
| SAMLYN CAPITAL, LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 120.3k $17.4m | New |