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 ($95.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 117.5m as of 2024-07-24, 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 ≈ $95.55. Options: 34 managers hold calls ($798.7m notional), 35 hold puts ($1.3bn).
Trends to Q2 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 |
| Q2 2024 | 845 |
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 |
| Q2 2024 | 406 | 479 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $877.9m | $1.8bn | 2.04 |
| Q4 2023 | $1.3bn | $2.0bn | 1.60 |
| Q1 2024 | $1.0bn | $2.1bn | 2.03 |
| Q2 2024 | $798.7m | $1.3bn | 1.66 |
Biggest buyers
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +624.7k |
| HB Wealth Management, LLC | Added | +290.9k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC | New | +288.1k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +272.6k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | Added | +264.0k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | +258.4k |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Added | +253.3k |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | +234.8k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | New | +224.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +222.4k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -2.6m |
| Capital International Investors | Sold out | -1.9m |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. | Reduced | -1.5m |
| NORGES BANK | Reduced | -1.2m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -855.5k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD | Reduced | -513.6k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Reduced | -330.7k |
| LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA | Reduced | -297.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -277.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. | Reduced | -269.0k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $147.2m1.5m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $100.8m1.1m shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $78.9m825.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $59.1m618.4k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $52.2m547.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $51.4m538.2k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $41.7m436.4k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $41.6m435.4k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $37.5m392.2k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $23.9m250.7k shares |
Biggest puts
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $247.2m2.6m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $218.1m2.3m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $182.2m1.9m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $95.9m1.0m shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $63.1m660.7k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $63.0m660.0k shares |
| Sessa Capital IM, L.P. | Added | $57.3m600.0k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | $45.3m474.2k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $41.6m436.0k shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Added | $38.3m401.2k 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 Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $309.2k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-14 | Mummert Mark Richard SVP, Capital Projects | Sold | $114.3k843 shares |
| 2024-05-13 | Barichivich John Clarence III VP, Controller & CAO | Sold | $195.0k1.5k 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, Q2 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 14.3m $1.4bn | Added +204.2k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 10.0m $951.7m | Added +51.2k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.15% of their portfolio | 7.2m $684.8m | Added +253.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 6.0m $575.5m | Added +68.7k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 5.3m $510.9m | Reduced -330.7k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.26% of their portfolio | 3.8m $364.2m | Added +88.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.7m $259.8m | Added +41.5k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.18% of their portfolio | 2.5m $236.6m | Added +4.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.1m $196.4m | Reduced -2.6m |
| NORGES BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.0m $194.5m | Reduced -1.2m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.0m $192.2m | Reduced -70.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.0m $192.2m | Added +154.3k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 1.6m $149.8m | Added +144.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $133.0m | Reduced -18.7k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.4m $129.6m | First filing |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $125.3m | Added +29.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $125.0m | Added +624.7k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 1.2m $114.5m | Added +127.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $107.9m | Added +222.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $106.9m | Reduced -45.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $106.3m | Reduced -277.0k |
| Robeco Schweiz AG 1.95% of their portfolio | 1.1m $101.3m | Reduced -29.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.0m $95.7m | Reduced -219.3k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.10% of their portfolio | 954.9k $91.2m | Reduced -127.5k |
| UBS Group AG 0.03% of their portfolio | 872.5k $83.3m | Added +16.1k |
| Amundi 0.03% of their portfolio | 816.0k $81.0m | Reduced -88.3k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 800.8k $76.5m | Added +161.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 738.4k $70.5m | Added +23.7k |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 735.4k $70.2m | Added +46.3k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 733.5k $70.1m | Reduced -855.5k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.13% of their portfolio | 689.9k $65.9m | Added +23.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 673.1k $64.3m | Reduced -51.5k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.09% of their portfolio | 656.6k $62.7m | Reduced -107.7k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 621.2k $59.3m | Added +105.8k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 589.3k $56.3m | Added +234.8k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 579.6k $55.4m | Reduced -34.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 576.8k $55.1m | Added +143.6k |
| Empower Advisory Group, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 548.4k $52.4m | Added +28.7k |
| HB Wealth Management, LLC 0.60% of their portfolio | 542.2k $51.8m | Added +290.9k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.09% of their portfolio | 534.4k $51.0m | Added +258.4k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.07% of their portfolio | 525.0k $50.2m | Added +90.8k |
| PGGM Investments 0.69% of their portfolio | 505.7k $48.3m | Added +92.2k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.08% of their portfolio | 496.4k $44.2m | Reduced -19.8k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.07% of their portfolio | 470.3k $44.9m | Added +264.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 446.0k $42.6m | Reduced -44.7k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.10% of their portfolio | 425.5k $40.6m | Reduced -269.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 405.2k $38.7m | Added +272.6k |
| Vest Financial, LLC 0.90% of their portfolio | 394.0k $37.6m | Added +102.5k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 393.4k $37.6m | Reduced -257.6k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 386.8k $37.0m | Added +21.2k |
| Capital World Investors 0.01% of their portfolio | 374.6k $35.8m | Added +2.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.02% of their portfolio | 348.0k $33.2m | Reduced -3.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 334.0k $31.9m | Reduced -40.1k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.11% of their portfolio | 329.3k $31.5m | Added +50.3k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 327.5k $31.3m | Reduced -31.7k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 326.0k $31.1m | Reduced -22.6k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 296.5k $28.3m | Reduced -5.7k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 288.1k $27.5m | New |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 257.8k $24.7m | Added +82.8k |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC 1.11% of their portfolio | 250.5k $23.9m | Added +206.1k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 243.9k $23.3m | Added +6.7k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 242.8k $23.2m | Added +82.3k |
| PENSIOENFONDS RAIL & OV 1.71% of their portfolio | 237.8k $22.8m | Reduced -3.7k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.05% of their portfolio | 228.3k $21.8m | Reduced -46.2k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 225.9k $21.6m | Added +7.9k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 224.4k $21.4m | New |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 221.2k $21.1m | Reduced -70 |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.02% of their portfolio | 216.4k $20.7m | Reduced -9.7k |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC 0.63% of their portfolio | 210.8k $20.1m | Added +162.3k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.05% of their portfolio | 204.1k $19.5m | Added +158.8k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 203.7k $19.5m | Added +13.2k |
| GRANDFIELD & DODD, LLC 1.22% of their portfolio | 201.8k $19.3m | Added +10.3k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 196.6k $18.8m | Reduced -1.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.02% of their portfolio | 188.3k $18.0m | Reduced -20.3k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 178.8k $17.1m | Added +14.8k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 177.7k $17.0m | Reduced -24.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 165.4k $15.8m | Added +3.1k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 163.4k $15.6m | Reduced -144.1k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 154.5k $14.9m | Reduced -61.2k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 149.5k $14.3m | Added +149.5k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.03% of their portfolio | 146.5k $14.0m | Added +8.5k |
| Tredje AP-fonden 0.13% of their portfolio | 145.4k $13.9m | Reduced -507 |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 140.9k $13.5m | Reduced -26.8k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 140.5k $13.4m | Added +30.7k |
| DAVENPORT & Co LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 140.1k $13.4m | Added +971 |
| READYSTATE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 0.63% of their portfolio | 138.2k $13.2m | Reduced -22.7k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 134.4k $12.8m | Reduced -12.2k |
| Perpetual Ltd 0.14% of their portfolio | 133.1k $12.7m | Added +15.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 131.1k $12.5m | Reduced -11.6k |
| Walleye Trading LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 130.4k $12.5m | Added +52.3k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 127.7k $12.2m | Reduced -38.9k |
| Hardman Johnston Global Advisors LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 125.1k $11.9m | Reduced -1.8k |
| CLIFFORD SWAN INVESTMENT COUNSEL LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 123.4k $11.8m | Added +9.2k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.13% of their portfolio | 122.5k $11.7m | Added +95.4k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.03% of their portfolio | 122.3k $11.7m | Added +921 |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 121.4k $11.6m | Reduced -5.3k |
| KELLY LAWRENCE W & ASSOCIATES INC/CA 2.62% of their portfolio | 120.5k $11.5m | Added +494 |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 113.3k $10.8m | Reduced -5.9k |
| GRIMES & Co WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 112.8k $10.8m | Added +40.2k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.02% of their portfolio | 112.8k $10.8m | Reduced -2.3k |