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 ($68.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 117.8m as of 2026-02-04, 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 ≈ $141.06. Options: 40 managers hold calls ($2.3bn notional), 44 hold puts ($2.0bn).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q2 2025 | 704 |
| Q3 2025 | 771 |
| Q4 2025 | 910 |
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 2024 | 507 | 417 |
| Q2 2024 | 406 | 479 |
| Q3 2024 | 407 | 419 |
| Q4 2024 | 336 | 429 |
| Q1 2025 | 330 | 425 |
| Q2 2025 | 333 | 402 |
| Q3 2025 | 397 | 325 |
| Q4 2025 | 454 | 379 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | $384.3m | $820.5m | 2.14 |
| Q2 2025 | $538.0m | $961.1m | 1.79 |
| Q3 2025 | $1.0bn | $1.4bn | 1.37 |
| Q4 2025 | $2.3bn | $2.0bn | 0.89 |
Biggest buyers
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK | Added | +1.6m |
| Castle Hook Partners LP | New | +1.5m |
| Phoenix Financial Ltd. | New | +919.4k |
| Sculptor Capital LP | New | +583.1k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +536.3k |
| Capital World Investors | Added | +477.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +455.5k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | +422.3k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | Added | +377.0k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP | Added | +341.1k |
Biggest sellers
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Reduced | -2.7m |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -1.1m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -998.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -843.1k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | -829.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. | Reduced | -541.4k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec | Sold out | -508.6k |
| MANNING & NAPIER ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -508.2k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -471.5k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ | Reduced | -450.8k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $549.6m3.9m shares |
| Castle Hook Partners LP | New | $391.2m2.8m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $373.5m2.6m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $342.7m2.4m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $145.9m1.0m shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Reduced | $78.9m557.6k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $53.3m376.9k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $47.1m332.8k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $38.5m272.4k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | $37.0m261.7k shares |
Biggest puts
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $387.1m2.7m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $380.9m2.7m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $337.0m2.4m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $135.2m956.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $123.7m874.5k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $100.8m712.4k shares |
| Portman Square Capital LLP | Added | $78.3m553.5k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $70.1m495.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $44.6m315.5k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $41.3m291.7k 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 Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $309.2k | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $367.7k | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $29.1k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-24 | Krupa Ander C. General Counsel & Sec | Sold | $18.1k172 shares |
| 2025-10-09 | Krupa Ander C. General Counsel & Sec | Sold | $11.0k116 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 14.5m $2.1bn | Reduced -74.5k |
| Capital World Investors 0.17% of their portfolio | 8.7m $1.2bn | Added +477.4k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 8.2m $1.2bn | Reduced -11.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.7m $806.5m | Added +69.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.0m $425.8m | Reduced -18.8k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.0m $423.7m | Added +2.4k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.30% of their portfolio | 2.8m $396.7m | Reduced -450.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.3m $328.7m | Reduced -843.1k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 1.8m $249.8m | Reduced -247.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.8m $249.1m | Reduced -998.5k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.42% of their portfolio | 1.7m $236.1m | Added +1.6m |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.99% of their portfolio | 1.6m $230.6m | Added +207.8k |
| Castle Hook Partners LP 2.98% of their portfolio | 1.5m $207.0m | New |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.4m $205.0m | Reduced -26.5k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.4m $192.0m | Added +341.1k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.3m $178.4m | Reduced -471.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $175.8m | Added +455.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $172.7m | Reduced -43.0k |
| PGGM Investments 2.65% of their portfolio | 1.2m $167.6m | Unchanged |
| NORGES BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $165.3m | Not comparable |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $161.8m | Added +2.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $159.1m | Reduced -41.7k |
| MANNING & NAPIER ADVISORS LLC 2.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $154.6m | Reduced -508.2k |
| UBS Group AG 0.03% of their portfolio | 967.9k $136.9m | Reduced -1.1m |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 923.1k $130.6m | Added +191.6k |
| Phoenix Financial Ltd. 1.41% of their portfolio | 919.4k $130.4m | New |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.19% of their portfolio | 917.2k $129.8m | Reduced -330.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 890.3k $125.9m | Added +158.7k |
| Empower Advisory Group, LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 872.4k $123.4m | Reduced -14.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 804.9k $113.9m | Reduced -435.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 676.9k $95.7m | Added +536.3k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.09% of their portfolio | 648.3k $91.7m | Added +89.7k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.17% of their portfolio | 614.1k $86.9m | Reduced -207.6k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 589.5k $83.4m | Reduced -2.7m |
| Sculptor Capital LP 0.41% of their portfolio | 583.1k $34.6m | New |
| Amundi 0.02% of their portfolio | 581.4k $82.2m | Reduced -50.5k |
| Vest Financial, LLC 0.97% of their portfolio | 540.5k $76.4m | Reduced -110.9k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 517.9k $73.3m | Reduced -91.4k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.10% of their portfolio | 501.9k $71.0m | Added +422.3k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.18% of their portfolio | 497.3k $70.3m | Added +377.0k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.12% of their portfolio | 495.1k $70.0m | Reduced -162.2k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.12% of their portfolio | 471.2k $66.6m | Added +68.0k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 461.4k $65.3m | Added +304.9k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.06% of their portfolio | 445.0k $62.9m | Reduced -130.9k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.59% of their portfolio | 440.2k $62.3m | Added +98.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 434.9k $61.5m | Reduced -89.4k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.07% of their portfolio | 417.7k $59.1m | Added +48.2k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 409.3k $57.9m | Added +221.1k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.14% of their portfolio | 402.6k $56.9m | Reduced -60.9k |
| HB Wealth Management, LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 402.1k $56.9m | Reduced -38.5k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 395.8k $56.0m | Added +179.9k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 384.6k $54.4m | Reduced -172.5k |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB 0.16% of their portfolio | 379.1k $53.6m | Added +298.2k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 356.6k $50.4m | Reduced -72.1k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.04% of their portfolio | 352.6k $49.9m | Reduced -8.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 350.3k $49.5m | Reduced -17.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 349.9k $49.5m | Added +98.4k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 345.8k $48.9m | Reduced -321.7k |
| Robeco Schweiz AG 1.03% of their portfolio | 326.3k $46.1m | Reduced -25.9k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.04% of their portfolio | 320.5k $45.3m | Added +232.8k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 312.5k $44.2m | Added +65.6k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 299.2k $42.3m | Reduced -229.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 290.0k $41.0m | Reduced -8.0k |
| NATIXIS 0.16% of their portfolio | 289.5k $41.0m | New |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 263.2k $37.2m | Added +200.8k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 255.0k $36.1m | Added +25.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.02% of their portfolio | 252.3k $35.7m | Reduced -72.0k |
| GRANDFIELD & DODD, LLC 1.90% of their portfolio | 237.8k $33.6m | Reduced -13.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.02% of their portfolio | 232.1k $32.8m | Added +4.0k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 231.5k $32.7m | Added +85.0k |
| HIMENSION CAPITAL (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 2.00% of their portfolio | 228.7k $32.3m | Reduced -234.7k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 228.3k $32.3m | Added +38.5k |
| SAMLYN CAPITAL, LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 214.1k $30.3m | Reduced -366.7k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 212.5k $30.1m | Reduced -9.4k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 207.3k $29.3m | Reduced -27.7k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.04% of their portfolio | 204.0k $28.9m | Added +200.0k |
| Saudi Central Bank 1.06% of their portfolio | 200.8k $28.5m | Unchanged |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 200.8k $28.4m | Reduced -54.7k |
| Pacific Heights Asset Management LLC 1.06% of their portfolio | 200.0k $28.3m | Unchanged |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.15% of their portfolio | 191.0k $27.0m | New |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 190.5k $26.9m | Added +55.3k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 187.8k $26.6m | Reduced -197.7k |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD 0.11% of their portfolio | 181.9k $25.7m | New |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 181.3k $26.1m | Reduced -5.7k |
| CWM, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 173.2k $24.5m | Added +8.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.03% of their portfolio | 168.4k $23.8m | Reduced -541.4k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 165.9k $23.5m | Reduced -1.0k |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC 0.66% of their portfolio | 164.2k $23.2m | Reduced -224.3k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.03% of their portfolio | 161.3k $22.8m | Added +129.1k |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 160.1k $22.6m | Added +20.4k |
| Wealth High Governance Asset Management Ltda. 3.86% of their portfolio | 152.6k $21.6m | First filing |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 152.4k $21.6m | Reduced -1.8k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 148.7k $21.0m | Added +711 |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 143.8k $20.3m | Added +61.1k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 143.3k $20.3m | Added +98.8k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.02% of their portfolio | 142.5k $20.2m | New |
| OLD NATIONAL BANCORP /IN/ 0.32% of their portfolio | 137.3k $19.4m | Added +22.3k |
| Old West Investment Management, LLC 3.46% of their portfolio | 137.2k $19.4m | Added +83.2k |
| DAVENPORT & Co LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 136.6k $19.3m | Reduced -6.7k |
| Amanah Holdings Trust 2.80% of their portfolio | 135.0k $19.1m | New |