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 ($62.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 117.7m as of 2025-04-23, 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 ≈ $71.96. Options: 30 managers hold calls ($384.3m notional), 36 hold puts ($820.5m).
Trends to Q1 2025
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 |
| Q1 2025 | 766 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q1 2025 | 330 | 425 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | $798.7m | $1.3bn | 1.66 |
| Q3 2024 | $896.6m | $1.5bn | 1.64 |
| Q4 2024 | $711.2m | $1.0bn | 1.46 |
| Q1 2025 | $384.3m | $820.5m | 2.14 |
Biggest buyers
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +2.3m |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | +687.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +607.0k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +565.8k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +355.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +343.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +340.5k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +337.6k |
| LPL Financial LLC | Added | +305.5k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +297.1k |
Biggest sellers
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -2.3m |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO | Reduced | -1.7m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -1.6m |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC | Sold out | -663.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -469.7k |
| Robeco Schweiz AG | Reduced | -430.0k |
| Mariner, LLC | Reduced | -410.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -340.9k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ | Reduced | -242.8k |
| Capital World Investors | Reduced | -211.7k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $66.0m916.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $64.9m901.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $38.4m532.8k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $34.8m482.9k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $31.0m430.1k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $27.4m381.1k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $21.6m300.6k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $17.6m243.8k shares |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | $12.6m174.3k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $9.5m131.7k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $133.5m1.9m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $98.5m1.4m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $70.1m973.0k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $59.1m820.7k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $51.5m715.5k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $49.4m686.0k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $48.8m676.9k shares |
| Portman Square Capital LLP | New | $38.3m531.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $36.0m500.1k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $34.3m476.0k 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 Q1 2025
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 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 | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q1 2025.
Holders, Q1 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 14.7m $1.1bn | Added +77.8k |
| Capital World Investors 0.12% of their portfolio | 10.0m $717.8m | Reduced -211.7k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 8.8m $637.0m | Reduced -1.6m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.4m $465.1m | Reduced -96.4k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 4.9m $350.0m | Added +2.3m |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.07% of their portfolio | 4.2m $299.0m | Reduced -2.3m |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.20% of their portfolio | 3.3m $240.0m | Reduced -17.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.0m $216.2m | Added +565.8k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.9m $207.8m | Added +99.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.7m $194.7m | Added +607.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.0m $143.4m | Added +186.0k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.9m $139.2m | Reduced -58.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $129.3m | Reduced -340.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.5m $110.8m | Added +343.2k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.49% of their portfolio | 1.4m $101.9m | Reduced -17.3k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $90.3m | Reduced -36.8k |
| MANNING & NAPIER ADVISORS LLC 1.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $84.1m | Added +173.4k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.1m $79.6m | Reduced -63.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $77.3m | Added +32.0k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.0m $74.3m | Reduced -161.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 809.8k $58.3m | Added +144.1k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 788.6k $56.8m | Added +175.6k |
| Empower Advisory Group, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 778.1k $56.0m | Added +36.6k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 774.9k $55.8m | Added +687.4k |
| Amundi 0.02% of their portfolio | 767.7k $51.6m | Added +74.0k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.11% of their portfolio | 699.8k $50.4m | Reduced -5.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 694.5k $50.0m | Reduced -114.2k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 684.2k $49.3m | Added +64.1k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 672.0k $48.4m | Added +31.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 669.1k $48.2m | Added +66.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 634.9k $45.7m | Reduced -123.9k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.07% of their portfolio | 627.2k $45.2m | Added +82.8k |
| Vest Financial, LLC 0.69% of their portfolio | 617.7k $44.5m | Added +21.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 597.8k $43.1m | Added +340.5k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 586.3k $42.2m | Added +10.7k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 582.3k $41.9m | Added +305.5k |
| PGGM Investments 0.55% of their portfolio | 561.9k $40.5m | Added +27.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 554.1k $39.9m | Reduced -59.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 552.9k $39.8m | Added +221.6k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 523.7k $37.7m | Reduced -8.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 522.2k $37.6m | Reduced -152.0k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 487.2k $35.1m | Added +193.8k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.10% of their portfolio | 460.6k $33.2m | Added +14.9k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 458.2k $33.0m | Added +267.7k |
| HB Wealth Management, LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 425.9k $30.7m | Reduced -94.3k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 416.0k $30.0m | Added +355.2k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 415.1k $29.9m | Added +214.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 400.5k $28.8m | Reduced -469.7k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 399.8k $28.8m | Added +138.4k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 397.7k $28.6m | Reduced -1.7m |
| Robeco Schweiz AG 0.70% of their portfolio | 392.8k $28.3m | Reduced -430.0k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 384.1k $26.8m | First filing |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 382.8k $27.6m | Added +297.1k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 375.9k $27.1m | Added +337.6k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 370.4k $26.7m | Reduced -87.4k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.02% of their portfolio | 331.5k $23.9m | Reduced -500 |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 315.0k $22.7m | Reduced -193.3k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 305.2k $22.0m | Reduced -410.8k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 298.7k $21.5m | Reduced -12.4k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 284.3k $20.5m | Added +41.6k |
| HIMENSION CAPITAL (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 1.71% of their portfolio | 278.2k $20.0m | Added +57.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 273.9k $19.7m | Reduced -202.2k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 273.1k $19.7m | Added +137.3k |
| Capital International Investors 0.00% of their portfolio | 270.6k $19.5m | Added +3.8k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 260.8k $18.8m | First filing |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 257.9k $18.6m | Reduced -242.8k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 252.1k $18.2m | Reduced -148.2k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 248.9k $17.9m | Reduced -20.3k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 245.0k $17.6m | Added +221.0k |
| GRANDFIELD & DODD, LLC 1.09% of their portfolio | 243.0k $17.5m | Added +12.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 240.9k $17.4m | Added +33.1k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 239.1k $17.2m | Added +25.6k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 212.4k $15.3m | Added +2.7k |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 202.4k $14.6m | Added +15.3k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 184.4k $13.3m | Added +6.5k |
| Quantbot Technologies LP 0.41% of their portfolio | 178.8k $12.9m | Added +92.2k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 177.4k $12.8m | New |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.03% of their portfolio | 173.2k $12.5m | Reduced -58.7k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.14% of their portfolio | 172.7k $12.4m | New |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 168.2k $12.1m | Reduced -1.1k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 165.2k $11.9m | Added +978 |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 164.8k $11.9m | Reduced -11.3k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 156.1k $11.2m | Added +130.1k |
| CWM, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 142.4k $10.3m | Added +24.0k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 140.8k $10.1m | Reduced -48.4k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.02% of their portfolio | 138.9k $10.0m | Reduced -2.5k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 132.4k $9.5m | Reduced -466 |
| Edgestream Partners, L.P. 0.32% of their portfolio | 130.9k $9.4m | New |
| CLIFFORD SWAN INVESTMENT COUNSEL LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 127.1k $9.2m | Added +1.5k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 124.3k $9.0m | Reduced -76.1k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.01% of their portfolio | 123.1k $8.9m | Reduced -57.3k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 122.3k $8.8m | Reduced -4.8k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 120.2k $8.7m | Reduced -60 |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 120.0k $8.6m | Added +8.0k |
| KELLY LAWRENCE W & ASSOCIATES INC/CA 2.09% of their portfolio | 119.6k $8.6m | Reduced -815 |
| DAVENPORT & Co LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 119.0k $8.6m | Reduced -13.8k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 118.2k $8.5m | New |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 117.1k $8.4m | Reduced -9.0k |
| BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. 0.95% of their portfolio | 116.7k $8.4m | Added +46.2k |
| Hardman Johnston Global Advisors LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 115.4k $8.3m | Reduced -1.0k |