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 ($86.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 117.5m as of 2024-10-31, 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 ≈ $94.73. Options: 42 managers hold calls ($896.6m notional), 39 hold puts ($1.5bn).
Trends to Q3 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 |
| Q3 2024 | 806 |
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 |
| Q3 2024 | 407 | 419 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | $1.3bn | $2.0bn | 1.60 |
| Q1 2024 | $1.0bn | $2.1bn | 2.03 |
| Q2 2024 | $798.7m | $1.3bn | 1.66 |
| Q3 2024 | $896.6m | $1.5bn | 1.64 |
Biggest buyers
| Capital World Investors | Added | +6.0m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +558.5k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC | Added | +433.8k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC | Added | +397.0k |
| Mariner, LLC | Added | +315.1k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | +308.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +282.2k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +264.8k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC | Added | +225.2k |
| Jump Financial, LLC | New | +168.6k |
Biggest sellers
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -4.2m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Reduced | -2.8m |
| NORGES BANK | Reduced | -1.1m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -723.2k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | Reduced | -462.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Reduced | -442.1k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -378.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -317.1k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. | Reduced | -243.3k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | -241.8k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $204.9m2.2m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $140.6m1.5m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $95.1m1.0m shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $59.7m630.8k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $54.2m572.8k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $43.0m454.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $30.8m325.7k shares |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | $30.8m325.6k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $28.4m300.3k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $27.2m286.8k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $213.3m2.3m shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $208.6m2.2m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $204.9m2.2m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $99.0m1.0m shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $95.1m1.0m shares |
| Maple Rock Capital Partners Inc. | New | $94.7m1.0m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $81.5m860.4k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $51.4m542.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $46.7m493.5k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $45.8m483.5k 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 Q3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q3 2024.
Holders, Q3 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 14.2m $1.3bn | Reduced -76.6k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 10.8m $1.0bn | First filing |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 6.6m $623.7m | Added +558.5k |
| Capital World Investors 0.09% of their portfolio | 6.4m $605.9m | Added +6.0m |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.27% of their portfolio | 3.8m $363.1m | Added +20.9k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.9m $278.8m | Reduced -4.2m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.7m $258.8m | Added +14.9k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.6m $254.3m | Reduced -2.8m |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.4m $227.8m | Reduced -71.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.2m $204.3m | Added +145.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.1m $200.4m | Added +104.0k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 2.0m $186.2m | Added +397.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.9m $184.4m | Reduced -109.4k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.59% of their portfolio | 1.4m $134.9m | Added +225.2k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.3m $119.6m | Reduced -94.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $119.3m | Added +147.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $117.6m | Added +112.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $111.8m | Reduced -130.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $109.0m | Added +31.7k |
| Robeco Schweiz AG 1.82% of their portfolio | 1.0m $97.0m | Reduced -36.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $96.7m | Added +282.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 950.3k $90.0m | Reduced -442.1k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 942.3k $89.2m | Reduced -1.1m |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.09% of their portfolio | 872.4k $82.6m | Reduced -82.5k |
| Amundi 0.03% of their portfolio | 849.5k $84.3m | Added +33.5k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 719.3k $68.1m | Reduced -81.5k |
| Empower Advisory Group, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 705.7k $66.8m | Added +157.3k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 702.0k $66.5m | Added +315.1k |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 689.5k $65.3m | Reduced -45.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 689.5k $65.3m | Reduced -183.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 684.8k $64.9m | Reduced -317.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 669.4k $63.4m | Added +48.3k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 658.1k $62.3m | Added +264.8k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 639.8k $60.6m | Reduced -33.3k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.11% of their portfolio | 609.0k $57.7m | Reduced -80.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 586.2k $55.5m | Added +9.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 585.2k $55.4m | Reduced -723.2k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.07% of their portfolio | 562.3k $53.3m | Reduced -94.3k |
| HB Wealth Management, LLC 0.56% of their portfolio | 550.3k $52.1m | Added +8.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 549.6k $52.1m | Added +103.6k |
| PGGM Investments 0.65% of their portfolio | 534.2k $50.6m | Added +28.4k |
| Vest Financial, LLC 0.95% of their portfolio | 521.5k $49.4m | Added +127.5k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 516.0k $48.9m | Added +433.8k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.06% of their portfolio | 514.0k $48.7m | Reduced -11.0k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 510.4k $48.3m | Reduced -78.9k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 483.3k $45.8m | Added +149.3k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.12% of their portfolio | 423.0k $40.1m | Added +93.7k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 422.4k $40.0m | Added +17.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 386.7k $36.6m | Reduced -193.0k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 355.1k $33.6m | Reduced -378.3k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.02% of their portfolio | 348.0k $33.0m | Unchanged |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 319.1k $30.2m | Reduced -6.9k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 308.4k $29.2m | New |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.03% of their portfolio | 294.5k $27.9m | Added +106.1k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.05% of their portfolio | 292.6k $27.7m | Reduced -241.8k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 283.2k $26.8m | Reduced -44.4k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 273.1k $25.7m | Reduced -23.4k |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC 1.02% of their portfolio | 271.2k $25.7m | Added +60.4k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.06% of their portfolio | 259.3k $24.6m | Reduced -166.1k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 257.0k $24.7m | Reduced -805 |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.14% of their portfolio | 253.1k $21.5m | Reduced -243.3k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 246.4k $23.3m | Added +3.5k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 238.9k $22.7m | Added +60.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 235.3k $22.3m | Added +9.4k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 233.0k $22.1m | Reduced -10.9k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 232.7k $22.0m | Added +29.1k |
| GRANDFIELD & DODD, LLC 1.28% of their portfolio | 228.2k $21.6m | Added +26.4k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.05% of their portfolio | 218.7k $20.7m | Reduced -9.6k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 214.6k $20.3m | Reduced -6.6k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.02% of their portfolio | 213.7k $20.5m | Reduced -2.7k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 213.5k $20.2m | Added +16.9k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 211.5k $20.0m | Reduced -76.6k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 189.0k $17.9m | Added +11.3k |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 170.2k $16.1m | Added +113.3k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 168.7k $16.0m | Added +3.2k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 168.6k $16.0m | New |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 164.0k $15.7m | Added +9.5k |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSETS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 163.7k $1.7k | Added +161.6k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 162.2k $15.4m | Added +34.5k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 160.2k $15.2m | Added +19.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 159.3k $15.1m | Added +24.8k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.03% of their portfolio | 150.3k $14.2m | Added +3.8k |
| HIMENSION CAPITAL (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 1.08% of their portfolio | 146.5k $13.9m | Added +42.8k |
| Tredje AP-fonden 0.12% of their portfolio | 145.4k $13.8m | Unchanged |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.02% of their portfolio | 142.8k $13.5m | Added +30.0k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 137.6k $13.0m | Reduced -2.9k |
| DAVENPORT & Co LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 135.8k $12.9m | Reduced -4.3k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 135.2k $12.8m | Added +4.1k |
| Perpetual Ltd 0.14% of their portfolio | 132.3k $12.5m | Reduced -782 |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 131.6k $12.5m | Added +21.9k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 130.3k $12.3m | Added +66.0k |
| CLIFFORD SWAN INVESTMENT COUNSEL LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 124.4k $11.8m | Added +982 |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 121.4k $11.5m | Unchanged |
| KELLY LAWRENCE W & ASSOCIATES INC/CA 2.58% of their portfolio | 120.8k $11.4m | Added +304 |
| Hardman Johnston Global Advisors LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 119.5k $11.3m | Reduced -5.6k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 115.3k $10.9m | Added +2.1k |
| GRIMES & Co WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 115.1k $10.9m | Added +2.2k |
| OLD NATIONAL BANCORP /IN/ 0.25% of their portfolio | 113.3k $10.7m | Added +7.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 111.3k $10.5m | Reduced -30 |
| MONETA GROUP INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 107.2k $10.2m | Added +58.0k |