AMERICAN ELEC PWR CO INC AEP
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 025537101 · ISIN US0255371017
Electric utility company in the United States
* 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 ($196.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 526.2m as of 2023-12-31, 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 ≈ $81.23. Options: 33 managers hold calls ($762.2m notional), 29 hold puts ($166.4m).
Trends to Q4 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,338 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,387 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,356 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,310 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,281 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,352 |
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 | 659 | 507 |
| Q1 2023 | 632 | 552 |
| Q2 2023 | 589 | 588 |
| Q3 2023 | 597 | 572 |
| Q4 2023 | 578 | 619 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | $327.2m | $135.5m | 0.41 |
| Q2 2023 | $285.7m | $182.8m | 0.64 |
| Q3 2023 | $301.2m | $148.6m | 0.49 |
| Q4 2023 | $762.2m | $166.4m | 0.22 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +9.0m |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +3.5m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +2.5m |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | New | +2.2m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +2.1m |
| Soroban Capital Partners LP | New | +2.0m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +1.7m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.6m |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +1.0m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +997.4k |
Biggest sellers
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -2.1m |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| Zimmer Partners, LP | Reduced | -1.1m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -1.0m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -1.0m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -1.0m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Reduced | -852.4k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -690.2k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | -541.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -450.5k |
Biggest calls
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $221.3m2.7m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $104.6m1.3m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $95.9m1.2m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $64.5m794.7k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $47.7m587.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $45.5m560.7k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $35.0m431.0k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $23.4m287.9k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Added | $18.3m224.7k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $17.0m209.1k shares |
Biggest puts
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $33.6m413.1k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $25.0m307.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $18.6m229.3k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $13.5m166.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $9.3m114.4k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Added | $7.8m96.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $6.1m75.4k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $5.7m70.0k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Added | $4.9m60.2k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | Reduced | $4.7m57.6k 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 |
|---|---|
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 7.5% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-17 | 7.5% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
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 | — | 8 | $3.9m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 7 | $2.9m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $11.3k | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $6.3m | $624.4k |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $1.2m | $1.2m |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q4 2023.
Holders, Q4 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 49.2m $4.0bn | Added +425.6k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 45.0m $3.7bn | Added +2.1m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.43% of their portfolio | 28.4m $2.3bn | Reduced -160.0k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.11% of their portfolio | 28.1m $2.3bn | Added +879.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.09% of their portfolio | 23.9m $1.9bn | Added +9.0m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 10.9m $886.2m | Added +369.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.17% of their portfolio | 8.8m $713.1m | Reduced -1.0m |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.80% of their portfolio | 7.8m $634.3m | Added +3.5m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.14% of their portfolio | 7.2m $582.6m | Reduced -541.7k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 6.8m $554.8m | Added +48.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 6.2m $506.3m | Reduced -450.5k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.16% of their portfolio | 6.0m $490.1m | Reduced -183.3k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.21% of their portfolio | 5.6m $455.0m | Reduced -852.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 5.3m $431.2m | Reduced -2.1m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 4.9m $397.8m | Reduced -100.7k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.15% of their portfolio | 4.7m $385.2m | Added +389.5k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.94% of their portfolio | 4.7m $379.6m | Reduced -161.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.12% of their portfolio | 4.7m $379.2m | Reduced -147.5k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.11% of their portfolio | 4.6m $377.3m | Reduced -190.7k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.60% of their portfolio | 4.4m $360.4m | Added +9.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.14% of their portfolio | 4.4m $359.9m | Added +70.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.2m $341.7m | Added +1.7m |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 4.0m $328.8m | Reduced -1.1m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.07% of their portfolio | 4.0m $322.3m | Reduced -141.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.3m $270.9m | Added +997.4k |
| FMR LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.2m $258.9m | Added +2.5m |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.19% of their portfolio | 3.1m $253.7m | Reduced -54.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.0m $242.3m | Added +147.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.9m $239.2m | Added +918.5k |
| Amundi 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.9m $244.5m | Reduced -17.6k |
| Boston Partners 0.30% of their portfolio | 2.7m $222.8m | Reduced -13.3k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.6m $210.1m | Added +1.0m |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 1.57% of their portfolio | 2.2m $175.7m | New |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 2.0m $162.8m | Added +1.6m |
| ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd 5.06% of their portfolio | 2.0m $162.0m | Added +41.8k |
| Soroban Capital Partners LP 1.97% of their portfolio | 2.0m $159.5m | New |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.9m $155.3m | Added +138.7k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.8m $148.6m | Added +924.6k |
| Energy Income Partners, LLC 3.05% of their portfolio | 1.7m $141.4m | Added +214.8k |
| Maple-Brown Abbott Ltd 13.97% of their portfolio | 1.7m $137.2m | Added +78.5k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.6m $131.0m | Reduced -258.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.6m $130.8m | Reduced -44.9k |
| ATLAS Infrastructure Partners (UK) Ltd. 9.04% of their portfolio | 1.5m $119.4m | Added +425.7k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $117.1m | Reduced -1.0m |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.4m $114.5m | Added +686.8k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.4m $113.4m | Added +13.8k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.4m $111.0m | Added +11.6k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.3m $112.1m | Reduced -14.9k |
| National Pension Service 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.3m $106.0m | Added +44.9k |
| ICAHN CARL C 0.90% of their portfolio | 1.2m $97.9m | Not comparable |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.42% of their portfolio | 1.1m $92.3m | Reduced -249.6k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $92.0m | Reduced -67.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $90.6m | Added +62.1k |
| DUFF & PHELPS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO 1.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $86.2m | Reduced -387.5k |
| CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 1.70% of their portfolio | 1.0m $84.8m | Added +20.0k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.0m $76.1m | Added +67.0k |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.0m $83.8m | Reduced -77.6k |
| JOHNSON INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.93% of their portfolio | 976.3k $79.3m | Added +24.8k |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS 0.57% of their portfolio | 971.2k $78.9m | Added +17.8k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.08% of their portfolio | 909.8k $73.9m | Reduced -1.3k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.09% of their portfolio | 889.5k $72.2m | Added +20.9k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 884.9k $71.8m | Added +7.4k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.19% of their portfolio | 883.3k $71.7m | Reduced -6.0k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 868.3k $70.4m | Added +168.1k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 865.2k $70.3m | Reduced -75.4k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.04% of their portfolio | 861.1k $69.9m | Added +26.9k |
| HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK 0.60% of their portfolio | 814.0k $66.1m | Reduced -5.2k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.08% of their portfolio | 802.9k $65.2m | Added +2.3k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 782.6k $63.6m | Reduced -237.0k |
| Mawer Investment Management Ltd. 0.31% of their portfolio | 738.8k $60.0m | Added +43.2k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.08% of their portfolio | 735.1k $59.7m | Reduced -23.7k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 711.6k $57.8m | Added +10.0k |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 706.5k $57.4m | Reduced -29.9k |
| M&T Bank Corp 0.21% of their portfolio | 702.0k $57.0m | Reduced -5.6k |
| STRS OHIO 0.22% of their portfolio | 652.1k $53.0m | Reduced -8.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.07% of their portfolio | 649.4k $52.7m | Reduced -53.2k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.03% of their portfolio | 639.9k $52.0m | Added +21.0k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 630.9k $51.2m | Added +8.5k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 603.3k $49.0m | Reduced -12.9k |
| First Financial Bankshares Inc 1.14% of their portfolio | 582.7k $47.3m | First filing |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.08% of their portfolio | 567.7k $47.3m | Added +52.1k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.10% of their portfolio | 556.5k $45.2m | Added +130.5k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.09% of their portfolio | 553.6k $45.0m | Added +24.5k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 549.6k $44.6m | Reduced -9.3k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 541.6k $43.8m | Added +77.3k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 532.9k $44.4m | Added +210.5k |
| Bollard Group LLC 1.45% of their portfolio | 514.2k $41.8m | Added +50.0k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.08% of their portfolio | 512.8k $41.7m | Reduced -6.8k |
| COMMERCE BANK 0.29% of their portfolio | 500.6k $40.7m | Reduced -41.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.09% of their portfolio | 495.7k $40.3m | Reduced -1.6k |
| GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 494.0k $40.1m | Added +56.5k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 478.9k $38.9m | Reduced -73.2k |
| VAUGHAN DAVID INVESTMENTS LLC/IL 1.03% of their portfolio | 461.9k $37.5m | Added +23.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.07% of their portfolio | 458.5k $37.2m | Added +156.0k |
| TORTOISE CAPITAL ADVISORS, L.L.C. 0.56% of their portfolio | 449.2k $36.5m | Added +18.9k |
| UniSuper Management Pty Ltd 0.40% of their portfolio | 447.0k $36.3m | Added +835 |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 441.8k $35.9m | Added +1.7k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 416.2k $33.8m | Added +214.7k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.04% of their portfolio | 414.1k $33.6m | Added +389.7k |
| GATEWAY INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 406.0k $33.0m | Reduced -86.8k |