ALCOA CORP AA
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 013872106 · ISIN US0138721065
Producer of aluminum
* 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 ($6.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 178.5m as of 2023-10-23, 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 ≈ $33.99. Options: 41 managers hold calls ($653.8m notional), 37 hold puts ($777.4m).
Trends to Q4 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 504 |
| Q4 2022 | 500 |
| Q1 2023 | 515 |
| Q2 2023 | 450 |
| Q3 2023 | 416 |
| Q4 2023 | 457 |
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 | 206 | 269 |
| Q1 2023 | 257 | 225 |
| Q2 2023 | 192 | 276 |
| Q3 2023 | 187 | 233 |
| Q4 2023 | 217 | 196 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | $422.6m | $636.6m | 1.51 |
| Q2 2023 | $314.9m | $510.6m | 1.62 |
| Q3 2023 | $350.2m | $604.9m | 1.73 |
| Q4 2023 | $653.8m | $777.4m | 1.19 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +11.4m |
| GQG Partners LLC | New | +3.4m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +3.2m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +2.7m |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | +1.7m |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +1.5m |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Added | +1.5m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +1.1m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +959.7k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +807.5k |
Biggest sellers
| Theleme Partners LLP | Sold out | -3.7m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -2.0m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Reduced | -2.0m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.9m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -1.8m |
| MENORA MIVTACHIM HOLDINGS LTD. | Reduced | -1.6m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -972.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -680.2k |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Sold out | -636.1k |
| Amundi | Reduced | -597.6k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $99.3m2.9m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $60.9m1.8m shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $60.9m1.8m shares |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. | Added | $44.0m1.3m shares |
| MASTERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $37.4m1.1m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $34.0m999.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $30.3m890.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $28.7m843.8k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | $25.4m746.4k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | New | $24.8m730.6k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $162.4m4.8m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $108.5m3.2m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $60.6m1.8m shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $59.3m1.7m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $42.9m1.3m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $41.4m1.2m shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $39.5m1.2m shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $33.7m992.0k shares |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. | Reduced | $31.5m927.1k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | $29.3m863.0k 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 |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-17 | 9.0% |
| FMR LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-06 | 6.4% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.5% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: EAGLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC (4.5%, 2026-08-14), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC), Allan Gray Australia Pty Ltd (4.7%, 2026-02-17)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2023
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 2022 | 0 | — | 7 | $23.3m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 6 | $12.4m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q4 2023.
Holders, Q4 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 21.6m $735.2m | Added +258.4k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 18.0m $610.6m | Reduced -28.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.03% of their portfolio | 17.3m $589.8m | Added +11.4m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 8.3m $283.8m | Added +807.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.8m $162.8m | Added +3.2m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.3m $146.6m | Added +1.1m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.30% of their portfolio | 3.6m $123.3m | Added +2.7m |
| GQG Partners LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 3.4m $116.6m | New |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.0m $100.4m | Reduced -2.0m |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.22% of their portfolio | 2.8m $95.0m | Added +1.5m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.8m $93.5m | Added +82.8k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.6m $89.6m | Reduced -1.9m |
| Slate Path Capital LP 1.86% of their portfolio | 2.5m $83.6m | Added +257.0k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.4m $82.0m | Added +1.7m |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 2.4m $81.9m | Added +1.5m |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.3m $79.9m | Reduced -464.2k |
| PointState Capital LP 2.60% of their portfolio | 2.1m $72.6m | Added +10.4k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $54.2m | Unchanged |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $46.7m | Reduced -1.8m |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $45.7m | Reduced -354.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $45.1m | Added +91.2k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.3m $44.5m | Reduced -15.6k |
| MENORA MIVTACHIM HOLDINGS LTD. 0.37% of their portfolio | 1.3m $44.4m | Reduced -1.6m |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.3m $44.3m | Added +504.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $42.1m | Added +21.9k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.2m $41.6m | Added +547.3k |
| Douglas Lane & Associates, LLC 0.63% of their portfolio | 1.2m $40.7m | Added +173.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $38.3m | Added +279.4k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $35.2m | Added +959.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $34.8m | Added +14.6k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $34.4m | Added +74.8k |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 974.5k $31.1m | Reduced -597.6k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 931.3k $31.7m | Reduced -7.9k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 904.4k $30.8m | Added +345.0k |
| MASTERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 5.38% of their portfolio | 900.0k $30.6m | Added +100.0k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.09% of their portfolio | 890.2k $30.3m | Reduced -471.0k |
| Encompass Capital Advisors LLC 1.60% of their portfolio | 806.2k $27.4m | New |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.02% of their portfolio | 799.7k $27.2m | Added +778.8k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 784.2k $26.7m | Reduced -41.3k |
| Senator Investment Group LP 1.12% of their portfolio | 769.2k $26.2m | Not comparable |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 762.5k $25.9m | Added +338.8k |
| Walleye Trading LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 748.9k $25.5m | Added +345.4k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 732.9k $24.9m | Reduced -394.2k |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC 1.03% of their portfolio | 703.1k $23.9m | New |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 694.2k $23.6m | Reduced -420.1k |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. 0.36% of their portfolio | 679.2k $23.1m | Added +225.1k |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 0.21% of their portfolio | 676.0k $23.0m | Added +641.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 655.2k $22.3m | Reduced -3.0k |
| Monaco Asset Management SAM 8.17% of their portfolio | 625.0k $21.2m | Added +40.0k |
| Hosking Partners LLP 0.90% of their portfolio | 625.0k $21.2m | Reduced -45.2k |
| Capital World Investors 0.00% of their portfolio | 612.0k $20.8m | Unchanged |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 551.9k $18.8m | Reduced -972.9k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 528.4k $18.0m | Reduced -16.1k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 517.3k $17.6m | Reduced -19.4k |
| ARGA Investment Management, LP 0.58% of their portfolio | 493.6k $16.8m | Reduced -64.8k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.02% of their portfolio | 472.7k $16.1m | Added +2.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.03% of their portfolio | 448.0k $15.2m | Reduced -254.6k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.21% of their portfolio | 437.8k $14.9m | Reduced -57.0k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 435.1k $14.8m | Added +1.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 433.4k $14.7m | Reduced -20.6k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 426.8k $14.5m | Added +130.7k |
| LMR Partners LLP 0.36% of their portfolio | 425.7k $14.5m | New |
| Ninety One UK Ltd 0.04% of their portfolio | 422.8k $14.4m | Reduced -47.7k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 398.6k $13.6m | Added +194.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 377.1k $12.8m | Added +34.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 370.5k $12.6m | Reduced -680.2k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 368.1k $12.5m | Reduced -21.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 351.7k $12.0m | Reduced -40.1k |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 347.3k $11.8m | Added +275.8k |
| Ruffer LLP 0.42% of their portfolio | 335.9k $11.4m | Added +27.7k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.03% of their portfolio | 315.4k $10.7m | Added +26.4k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 309.9k $10.5m | Reduced -2.0m |
| Zenyatta Capital Management LP 3.95% of their portfolio | 300.0k $10.2m | Reduced -50.0k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 296.4k $10.1m | Added +270.9k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 293.8k $10.0m | Added +21.5k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.04% of their portfolio | 272.5k $9.3m | Added +712 |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.01% of their portfolio | 268.5k $9.1m | Reduced -2.9k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 267.8k $9.1m | Reduced -15.2k |
| Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. 0.30% of their portfolio | 262.0k $9.1m | New |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 247.0k $8.4m | Reduced -11.4k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.03% of their portfolio | 241.1k $8.2m | Reduced -10.3k |
| Mountaineer Partners Management, LLC 4.15% of their portfolio | 240.3k $8.2m | Unchanged |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 234.9k $8.0m | Added +8.1k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 227.9k $7.7m | Added +29.8k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.03% of their portfolio | 219.9k $7.5m | Reduced -16.4k |
| CANTOR FITZGERALD, L. P. 1.47% of their portfolio | 210.0k $7.1m | Added +936 |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. 0.19% of their portfolio | 208.9k $7.1m | Added +71.5k |
| Wesleyan Assurance Society 0.68% of their portfolio | 201.6k $6.8m | Unchanged |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.15% of their portfolio | 195.4k $6.6m | New |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 191.3k $6.5m | Reduced -8.1k |
| LEVIN CAPITAL STRATEGIES, L.P. 0.72% of their portfolio | 190.7k $6.5m | Added +177.3k |
| SEVEN EIGHT CAPITAL, LP 0.69% of their portfolio | 175.9k $6.0m | Added +166.0k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 171.7k $5.8m | Added +67 |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 170.3k $5.8m | Reduced -35.9k |
| Lloyd Harbor Capital Management, LLC 3.65% of their portfolio | 170.0k $5.8m | New |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 167.4k $5.7m | Reduced -301.0k |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 163.6k $5.6m | Added +100.1k |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec 0.05% of their portfolio | 154.2k $5.2m | Reduced -11.1k |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 154.1k $5.2m | Added +2.6k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 153.5k $5.2m | Added +140.7k |