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 ($73.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 117.5m as of 2024-04-24, 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 ≈ $132.77. Options: 40 managers hold calls ($1.0bn notional), 40 hold puts ($2.1bn).
Trends to Q1 2024
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 917 |
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 507 | 417 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | $947.5m | $2.4bn | 2.58 |
| Q3 2023 | $877.9m | $1.8bn | 2.04 |
| Q4 2023 | $1.3bn | $2.0bn | 1.60 |
| Q1 2024 | $1.0bn | $2.1bn | 2.03 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +1.6m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +1.3m |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | Added | +652.8k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +652.8k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +640.8k |
| NORGES BANK | Added | +591.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +495.7k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +493.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +392.7k |
| Capital World Investors | New | +372.0k |
Biggest sellers
| Capital International Investors | Reduced | -3.9m |
| COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC | Sold out | -591.6k |
| Tetragon Partners GP Ltd | Sold out | -400.0k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Sold out | -344.2k |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB | Reduced | -286.6k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -275.1k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -269.0k |
| AXA S.A. | Reduced | -208.4k |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP | Reduced | -205.5k |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -160.9k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $203.7m1.5m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $187.4m1.4m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $115.5m876.8k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $70.1m532.4k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $67.0m508.6k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $65.6m497.9k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $47.4m359.9k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $43.7m331.6k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $40.5m307.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $27.5m208.9k shares |
Biggest puts
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $509.3m3.9m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $361.5m2.7m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $329.6m2.5m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $137.5m1.0m shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $79.5m603.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $65.8m499.4k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $64.0m485.8k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $63.1m478.9k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $55.3m419.5k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $54.0m409.7k 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 Q1 2024
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 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 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q1 2024.
Holders, Q1 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 14.1m $1.9bn | Added +24.3k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 9.9m $1.3bn | Reduced -275.1k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.21% of their portfolio | 6.9m $911.0m | Reduced -160.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.9m $783.7m | Added +332.6k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.24% of their portfolio | 5.7m $748.2m | Added +493.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.6m $608.8m | Added +1.6m |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.37% of their portfolio | 3.7m $490.7m | Added +248.4k |
| NORGES BANK 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.2m $422.0m | Added +591.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.7m $352.8m | Added +59.8k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.25% of their portfolio | 2.5m $325.7m | Added +116.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.1m $274.4m | Added +238.6k |
| Capital International Investors 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.9m $255.0m | Reduced -3.9m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.9m $244.7m | Added +167.2k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.6m $209.3m | Added +1.3m |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.70% of their portfolio | 1.5m $324.7m | Reduced -55.2k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.50% of their portfolio | 1.4m $187.6m | Added +265.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.4m $185.9m | Reduced -151.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $183.1m | Added +392.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.3m $168.8m | Reduced -58.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.2m $160.9m | Added +640.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $153.5m | Reduced -34.0k |
| Robeco Schweiz AG 2.51% of their portfolio | 1.1m $143.7m | Added +70.0k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.1m $142.5m | Added +59.2k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.65% of their portfolio | 1.1m $141.1m | Added +105.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 907.2k $119.5m | Added +495.7k |
| Amundi 0.04% of their portfolio | 904.3k $104.5m | Reduced -125.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.04% of their portfolio | 856.4k $112.8m | Added +652.8k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.14% of their portfolio | 764.3k $100.7m | Reduced -16.9k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 724.6k $95.5m | Added +5.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 714.7k $94.2m | Added +31.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.24% of their portfolio | 694.5k $91.5m | Added +32.0k |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 689.1k $90.8m | Added +111 |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 683.8k $90.1m | Added +96.9k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.18% of their portfolio | 666.3k $87.8m | Added +652.8k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 651.0k $85.8m | Added +68.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 638.9k $84.2m | Reduced -106.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 613.6k $80.8m | Reduced -71.9k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.07% of their portfolio | 531.9k $70.1m | Added +70.4k |
| Empower Advisory Group, LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 519.7k $68.5m | Added +151.1k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.11% of their portfolio | 516.2k $63.0m | Added +37.9k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 515.3k $67.9m | Added +25.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 490.7k $64.6m | Added +47.1k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.08% of their portfolio | 434.2k $57.2m | Added +19.6k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 433.1k $57.1m | Added +71.6k |
| PGGM Investments 0.79% of their portfolio | 413.5k $54.5m | Added +299.1k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 374.1k $49.3m | Reduced -8.9k |
| Capital World Investors 0.01% of their portfolio | 372.0k $49.0m | New |
| Mariner, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 365.7k $48.2m | Added +193.2k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 359.3k $47.3m | Reduced -23.5k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 354.5k $46.7m | Added +44.4k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.03% of their portfolio | 351.4k $46.3m | Reduced -15.5k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 348.5k $45.9m | Added +6.4k |
| LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA 0.24% of their portfolio | 343.5k $45.2m | Added +92.1k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.10% of their portfolio | 307.5k $40.5m | New |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 302.2k $39.8m | Reduced -29.9k |
| Vest Financial, LLC 1.02% of their portfolio | 291.5k $38.4m | Added +100.2k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.13% of their portfolio | 279.0k $36.8m | Added +68.6k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.05% of their portfolio | 276.0k $36.4m | Reduced -13.3k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.08% of their portfolio | 274.5k $36.2m | Added +21.3k |
| HB Wealth Management, LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 251.3k $33.1m | Added +31.3k |
| PENSIOENFONDS RAIL & OV 2.31% of their portfolio | 241.6k $31.9m | Unchanged |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.65% of their portfolio | 240.7k $31.7m | New |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 237.2k $31.2m | Added +60.5k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.11% of their portfolio | 231.0k $30.4m | Reduced -80.4k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.04% of their portfolio | 226.1k $29.8m | Reduced -57.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 221.3k $29.1m | Reduced -5.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 218.0k $28.7m | Added +9.0k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 215.7k $28.0m | Added +43.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.03% of their portfolio | 208.6k $27.5m | Added +20.2k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.05% of their portfolio | 206.3k $27.2m | Reduced -11.6k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 201.7k $26.6m | Added +34.2k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 198.5k $26.2m | Added +93.7k |
| GRANDFIELD & DODD, LLC 1.59% of their portfolio | 191.5k $25.2m | Added +20.0k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 190.5k $25.1m | Added +35.0k |
| Provida Pension Fund Administrator 0.60% of their portfolio | 182.4k $24.0m | Reduced -76.7k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 175.0k $22.5m | Reduced -6.6k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 167.7k $22.1m | Added +45.9k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 166.6k $21.9m | Added +9.7k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 164.1k $21.6m | Added +5.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 162.4k $21.4m | Added +2.3k |
| READYSTATE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 0.76% of their portfolio | 160.9k $21.2m | Added +96.8k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 160.5k $21.1m | Added +123.3k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 159.7k $21.0m | Reduced -51.9k |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC 0.58% of their portfolio | 150.2k $19.8m | Added +92.2k |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD 0.11% of their portfolio | 148.7k $19.6m | Reduced -43.8k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 146.7k $19.3m | Reduced -34.2k |
| Tredje AP-fonden 0.20% of their portfolio | 145.9k $19.2m | Reduced -4.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 142.7k $18.8m | Reduced -22.2k |
| AXA S.A. 0.06% of their portfolio | 141.1k $18.6m | Reduced -208.4k |
| DAVENPORT & Co LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 139.1k $18.3m | Reduced -13.4k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.03% of their portfolio | 137.9k $18.2m | Added +40.8k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 135.3k $17.8m | Added +34.7k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 132.6k $17.5m | Added +129.6k |
| Hardman Johnston Global Advisors LLC 0.58% of their portfolio | 126.9k $16.7m | Added +88 |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.07% of their portfolio | 126.6k $28.0m | Added +2.7k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.06% of their portfolio | 121.4k $16.0m | Added +19.6k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 120.7k $15.9m | Reduced -269.0k |
| KELLY LAWRENCE W & ASSOCIATES INC/CA 3.60% of their portfolio | 120.0k $15.8m | Added +49.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 119.3k $15.7m | Reduced -13.8k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 119.1k $15.7m | Added +30.4k |