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 ($87.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 117.6m as of 2025-02-05, 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 ≈ $86.05. Options: 37 managers hold calls ($711.2m notional), 37 hold puts ($1.0bn).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q4 2024 | 809 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q4 2024 | 336 | 429 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | $1.0bn | $2.1bn | 2.03 |
| Q2 2024 | $798.7m | $1.3bn | 1.66 |
| Q3 2024 | $896.6m | $1.5bn | 1.64 |
| Q4 2024 | $711.2m | $1.0bn | 1.46 |
Biggest buyers
| Capital World Investors | Added | +3.8m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Added | +3.5m |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +1.7m |
| MANNING & NAPIER ADVISORS LLC | New | +994.1k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +359.0k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | Added | +320.1k |
| Capital International Investors | New | +266.8k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | +251.8k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +243.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +190.4k |
Biggest sellers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -1.0m |
| NORGES BANK | Reduced | -484.6k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ | Reduced | -484.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -371.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -353.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -311.2k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Sold out | -308.4k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -273.8k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO | Reduced | -270.7k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -269.4k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $126.0m1.5m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $114.0m1.3m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $86.6m1.0m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $45.0m523.2k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $43.8m508.6k shares |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | $37.3m433.3k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $37.1m431.2k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | $32.3m374.9k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $25.7m298.8k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | New | $21.5m250.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $222.6m2.6m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $112.9m1.3m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $112.4m1.3m shares |
| Maple Rock Capital Partners Inc. | Unchanged | $86.1m1.0m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $80.2m931.5k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $45.0m522.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $44.0m511.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $42.9m498.5k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | New | $34.4m399.7k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | $33.4m388.0k 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $367.7k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-05 | Masters J Kent Chairman & CEO, director | Sold | $255.3k2.5k shares |
| 2024-11-19 | Johnson Netha N. Chief Operations Officer | Sold | $112.4k1.1k 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 14.6m $1.3bn | Added +359.0k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 10.5m $902.1m | Reduced -273.8k |
| Capital World Investors 0.13% of their portfolio | 10.2m $876.1m | Added +3.8m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.5m $563.8m | Reduced -39.7k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.11% of their portfolio | 6.5m $558.0m | Added +3.5m |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.22% of their portfolio | 3.3m $288.4m | Reduced -484.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.8m $240.0m | Added +54.0k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.6m $223.9m | Added +47.5k |
| UBS Group AG 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.4m $209.7m | Added +1.7m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.1m $183.9m | Added +190.4k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.1m $183.7m | Reduced -270.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.1m $180.5m | Reduced -61.2k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 2.0m $171.4m | Added +25.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $155.3m | Reduced -311.2k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.55% of their portfolio | 1.4m $123.3m | Added +8.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $111.1m | Added +139.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $102.9m | Added +14.6k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.2m $102.7m | Added +320.1k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.2m $100.6m | Reduced -94.7k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $89.6m | Added +20.4k |
| MANNING & NAPIER ADVISORS LLC 0.98% of their portfolio | 994.1k $85.6m | New |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 870.2k $74.9m | Reduced -371.6k |
| Robeco Schweiz AG 1.51% of their portfolio | 822.8k $70.8m | Reduced -201.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 808.7k $69.6m | Reduced -141.6k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 758.8k $65.3m | Added +89.3k |
| Empower Advisory Group, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 741.5k $63.8m | Added +35.8k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 716.0k $61.6m | Added +14.0k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.12% of their portfolio | 704.9k $60.7m | Added +95.9k |
| Amundi 0.02% of their portfolio | 693.6k $60.5m | Reduced -155.9k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 674.2k $58.0m | Added +16.1k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 665.7k $57.3m | Added +243.3k |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 663.9k $57.1m | Reduced -25.6k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 640.9k $55.2m | Added +54.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 620.1k $53.4m | Reduced -99.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 613.2k $52.8m | Added +28.0k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 613.0k $52.8m | Added +97.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 602.3k $51.8m | Added +119.0k |
| Vest Financial, LLC 0.91% of their portfolio | 596.5k $51.3m | Added +75.0k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 575.6k $49.5m | Added +65.3k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.07% of their portfolio | 544.3k $46.9m | Added +251.8k |
| PGGM Investments 0.61% of their portfolio | 534.2k $46.0m | Unchanged |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.06% of their portfolio | 531.7k $45.8m | Added +17.7k |
| HB Wealth Management, LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 520.3k $44.8m | Reduced -30.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 508.3k $43.8m | Reduced -131.5k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.06% of their portfolio | 500.7k $43.1m | Reduced -61.6k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 476.1k $41.0m | Reduced -73.5k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 457.8k $39.4m | Reduced -484.6k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.12% of their portfolio | 445.7k $38.4m | Added +22.7k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 400.3k $34.5m | Added +13.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.02% of their portfolio | 332.0k $28.6m | Reduced -16.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 331.3k $28.5m | Reduced -353.5k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 318.0k $27.4m | Added +34.8k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 311.1k $26.8m | Reduced -7.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.02% of their portfolio | 301.2k $25.9m | Added +6.7k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 293.4k $25.3m | Added +81.9k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 276.8k $23.8m | Added +139.2k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 269.3k $23.2m | Added +12.3k |
| Capital International Investors 0.00% of their portfolio | 266.8k $23.0m | New |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 261.4k $22.5m | Reduced -11.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 257.3k $22.1m | Reduced -1.0m |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 242.7k $21.3m | Added +10.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.05% of their portfolio | 231.9k $20.0m | Reduced -27.5k |
| GRANDFIELD & DODD, LLC 1.23% of their portfolio | 231.0k $19.9m | Added +2.8k |
| HIMENSION CAPITAL (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 1.32% of their portfolio | 220.8k $19.0m | Added +74.3k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 216.5k $18.6m | Added +52.6k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 213.5k $18.4m | Reduced -49 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 209.7k $18.0m | Reduced -25.6k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 207.9k $17.9m | Reduced -6.8k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 201.1k $17.3m | Added +32.5k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 200.4k $17.3m | Reduced -18.3k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 190.6k $16.4m | Reduced -48.3k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 189.2k $16.3m | Reduced -57.2k |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 187.1k $16.1m | Added +139.7k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.01% of their portfolio | 180.4k $15.5m | Reduced -33.3k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 177.9k $15.3m | Added +15.8k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 176.1k $15.2m | Reduced -12.9k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 169.2k $14.6m | Added +10.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 164.2k $14.1m | Reduced -4.5k |
| Man Group plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 158.6k $13.7m | Added +146.6k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.02% of their portfolio | 141.3k $12.2m | Reduced -8.9k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 135.8k $11.7m | New |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 132.8k $11.4m | Reduced -2.4k |
| DAVENPORT & Co LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 132.8k $11.4m | Reduced -3.0k |
| Perpetual Ltd 0.13% of their portfolio | 131.2k $11.3m | Reduced -1.1k |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.01% of their portfolio | 128.5k $11.1m | New |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 127.1k $10.9m | First filing |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 126.1k $10.9m | Reduced -44.1k |
| Tredje AP-fonden 0.10% of their portfolio | 125.9k $10.8m | Reduced -19.5k |
| CLIFFORD SWAN INVESTMENT COUNSEL LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 125.6k $10.8m | Added +1.2k |
| KELLY LAWRENCE W & ASSOCIATES INC/CA 2.42% of their portfolio | 120.4k $10.4m | Reduced -340 |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 120.2k $10.3m | Reduced -1.1k |
| CWM, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 118.5k $10.2m | Added +114.5k |
| Hardman Johnston Global Advisors LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 116.5k $10.0m | Reduced -3.1k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.02% of their portfolio | 113.0k $9.7m | First filing |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 112.0k $9.6m | Reduced -121.0k |
| OLD NATIONAL BANCORP /IN/ 0.23% of their portfolio | 111.5k $9.6m | Reduced -1.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 111.0k $9.6m | Reduced -234 |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 108.2k $9.3m | Reduced -163.1k |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 107.7k $9.3m | First filing |
| MONETA GROUP INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 107.2k $9.2m | Reduced -49 |