AMERICAN TOWER CORP NEW AMT
COM · REIT · CUSIP 03027X100 · ISIN US03027X1000
American communications infrastructure company
- SectorReal estate
- IndustryReal Estate Investment Trusts
- HeadquartersBoston, MA
- Founded1995
- Websiteamericantower.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 ($294.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 466.2m as of 2023-10-19, 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 ≈ $164.56. Options: 45 managers hold calls ($1.3bn notional), 38 hold puts ($505.5m).
Trends to Q3 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,692 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,708 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,703 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,686 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,633 |
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 | 765 | 779 |
| Q1 2023 | 868 | 702 |
| Q2 2023 | 806 | 768 |
| Q3 2023 | 758 | 805 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $706.2m | $620.9m | 0.88 |
| Q1 2023 | $639.4m | $568.4m | 0.89 |
| Q2 2023 | $657.5m | $359.9m | 0.55 |
| Q3 2023 | $1.3bn | $505.5m | 0.40 |
Biggest buyers
| COHEN & STEERS, INC. | Added | +6.0m |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. | Added | +1.3m |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Added | +1.1m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +691.9k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | Added | +607.2k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC | Added | +560.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +537.4k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +536.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +500.8k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | +441.8k |
Biggest sellers
| EDGEWOOD MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -2.2m |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC | Sold out | -2.1m |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC | Reduced | -1.9m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -1.9m |
| C WorldWide Group Holding A/S | Reduced | -1.3m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -1.1m |
| Capital World Investors | Reduced | -1.0m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Reduced | -903.9k |
| Capital International Investors | Reduced | -537.9k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE | Reduced | -534.6k |
Biggest calls
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $266.5m1.6m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $224.0m1.4m shares |
| Long Pond Capital, LP | New | $217.9m1.3m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $140.6m855.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $77.4m470.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $34.3m208.5k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $33.9m206.2k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | $29.6m180.0k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $27.0m164.2k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $19.9m121.3k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $109.9m668.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $56.5m343.4k shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | New | $49.3m300.0k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $33.4m203.2k shares |
| Laurion Capital Management LP | Reduced | $23.7m144.1k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $23.7m143.9k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Added | $23.6m143.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $20.7m125.9k shares |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | $19.7m119.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $18.0m109.4k 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 2025-02-05 | 9.2% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 7.6% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-28 | 5.9% |
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 Q3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.2m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 1 | $1.0k | 3 | $2.7m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 1 | $2.2k | 2 | $7.0m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $76.1k | — |
| Q4 2022 | 1 | $986 | 5 | $8.7m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 1 | $1.2k | 3 | $4.2m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $3.0m | $3.0m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-17 | Smith Rodney M EVP, CFO & Treasurer | Sold plan | $1.8m10.0k shares |
| 2023-08-15 | HORMATS ROBERT D Director | Sold plan | $23.2k125 shares |
| 2023-08-10 | Smith Rodney M EVP, CFO & Treasurer | Sold plan | $510.4k2.7k shares |
| 2023-08-03 | Smith Rodney M EVP, CFO & Treasurer | Sold plan | $665.7k3.5k shares |
| 2023-08-01 | HORMATS ROBERT D Director | Sold plan | $23.8k125 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, Q3 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.25% of their portfolio | 60.9m $10.0bn | Added +196.9k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.17% of their portfolio | 35.8m $5.9bn | Added +144.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.18% of their portfolio | 19.9m $3.3bn | Reduced -453.6k |
| COHEN & STEERS, INC. 5.99% of their portfolio | 15.9m $2.6bn | Added +6.0m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.43% of their portfolio | 13.0m $2.1bn | Added +691.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 10.2m $1.7bn | Added +241.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.12% of their portfolio | 7.3m $1.2bn | Added +258.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.30% of their portfolio | 7.2m $1.2bn | Added +366.0k |
| AKRE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 10.22% of their portfolio | 6.8m $1.1bn | Added +23.3k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.78% of their portfolio | 6.6m $1.1bn | Reduced -49.3k |
| FMR LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 6.6m $1.1bn | Added +138.3k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.35% of their portfolio | 6.5m $1.1bn | Added +23.5k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.68% of their portfolio | 6.4m $1.1bn | Reduced -903.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.25% of their portfolio | 5.7m $939.3m | Added +56.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.17% of their portfolio | 5.5m $898.1m | Added +22.7k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.12% of their portfolio | 5.1m $843.4m | Reduced -249.9k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 5.0m $814.8m | Added +1.1m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.22% of their portfolio | 4.7m $770.6m | Reduced -209.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.27% of their portfolio | 4.7m $766.5m | Reduced -49.6k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.23% of their portfolio | 4.5m $741.6m | Reduced -54.5k |
| NORGES BANK 0.15% of their portfolio | 4.5m $736.3m | Added +131.9k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.09% of their portfolio | 4.4m $722.5m | Added +500.8k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.29% of their portfolio | 4.1m $673.4m | Reduced -176.2k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.17% of their portfolio | 3.9m $635.2m | Added +215.7k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 3.8m $618.0m | Reduced -303.6k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 1.00% of their portfolio | 3.7m $609.3m | Added +66.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.12% of their portfolio | 3.4m $567.2m | Reduced -116.0k |
| EDGEWOOD MANAGEMENT LLC 1.83% of their portfolio | 3.4m $560.6m | Reduced -2.2m |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 3.3m $535.4m | Added +607.2k |
| UBS Group AG 0.22% of their portfolio | 2.9m $470.2m | Reduced -125.9k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.90% of their portfolio | 2.6m $435.5m | Added +58.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.6m $435.2m | Reduced -72.4k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.15% of their portfolio | 2.6m $430.9m | Reduced -1.9m |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC 0.64% of their portfolio | 2.6m $420.8m | Reduced -67.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.4m $389.7m | Added +537.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.3m $386.3m | Reduced -379.0k |
| Amundi 0.18% of their portfolio | 2.1m $356.5m | Added +366.8k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 2.1m $348.9m | Reduced -473.6k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.79% of their portfolio | 1.9m $317.5m | Reduced -53.9k |
| PUBLIC INVESTMENT FUND 0.85% of their portfolio | 1.9m $311.3m | Unchanged |
| Cantillon Capital Management LLC 2.28% of their portfolio | 1.9m $307.0m | Reduced -7.3k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.8m $292.6m | Added +560.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.7m $285.8m | Added +107.1k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.7m $285.3m | Reduced -97.6k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.67% of their portfolio | 1.7m $281.2m | Reduced -1.9m |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.40% of their portfolio | 1.6m $270.5m | Reduced -10.1k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.6m $262.4m | Added +32.7k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.5m $246.5m | Reduced -184.0k |
| LORING WOLCOTT & COOLIDGE FIDUCIARY ADVISORS LLP/MA 3.06% of their portfolio | 1.5m $273.1m | Reduced -17.6k |
| Magellan Asset Management Ltd 2.51% of their portfolio | 1.4m $236.3m | Added +14.0k |
| Capital World Investors 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.4m $236.1m | Reduced -1.0m |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.37% of their portfolio | 1.4m $228.6m | Added +154.8k |
| ClearBridge Investments Ltd 7.34% of their portfolio | 1.4m $226.3m | Reduced -79.6k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.4m $223.7m | Added +34.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.3m $222.0m | Added +124.6k |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. 1.56% of their portfolio | 1.3m $218.7m | Added +1.3m |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.3m $213.1m | Reduced -534.6k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.3m $211.7m | Reduced -7.9k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.3m $210.8m | Reduced -106.1k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.67% of their portfolio | 1.2m $195.7m | Added +339.2k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.40% of their portfolio | 1.2m $193.3m | Added +95.8k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.2m $192.7m | Added +28.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.2m $190.9m | Reduced -447.2k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.1m $183.0m | Added +339.6k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.1m $180.5m | Reduced -4.0k |
| CBRE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LISTED REAL ASSETS LLC 3.55% of their portfolio | 1.1m $176.8m | Added +94.8k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.1m $172.9m | Added +152.9k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.44% of their portfolio | 1.0m $171.9m | Reduced -369.9k |
| M&G INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD 1.24% of their portfolio | 1.0m $171.2m | Reduced -9.3k |
| DUFF & PHELPS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO 2.12% of their portfolio | 977.1k $160.7m | Added +26.5k |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 1.03% of their portfolio | 971.3k $159.7m | Added +106.2k |
| DigitalBridge Group, Inc. 19.26% of their portfolio | 940.7k $154.7m | Reduced -65.5k |
| Heard Capital LLC 11.39% of their portfolio | 924.6k $152.0m | Added +167.9k |
| Resolution Capital Ltd 2.95% of their portfolio | 905.3k $148.9m | Reduced -61.9k |
| Sarasin & Partners LLP 1.83% of their portfolio | 889.5k $146.3m | Added +28.2k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 878.7k $144.5m | Reduced -9.8k |
| CENTERSQUARE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 1.79% of their portfolio | 864.8k $142.2m | Added +435.7k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.43% of their portfolio | 857.2k $141.0m | Added +28.8k |
| National Pension Service 0.22% of their portfolio | 833.9k $135.9m | Added +32.6k |
| Capital International Investors 0.03% of their portfolio | 808.5k $133.0m | Reduced -537.9k |
| DAVENPORT & Co LLC 1.02% of their portfolio | 808.4k $132.6m | Reduced -1.6k |
| Liontrust Investment Partners LLP 2.12% of their portfolio | 807.2k $132.8m | Reduced -96.6k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 778.1k $128.0m | Added +536.3k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 777.7k $127.8m | Reduced -34.9k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.27% of their portfolio | 775.3k $127.5m | Reduced -138.8k |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS 1.04% of their portfolio | 765.0k $125.8m | Added +35.4k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 753.6k $123.9m | Reduced -50.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.19% of their portfolio | 742.6k $122.1m | Reduced -29.4k |
| TCW GROUP INC 1.51% of their portfolio | 729.9k $120.0m | Reduced -38.5k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.56% of their portfolio | 711.4k $117.0m | Added +18.0k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.15% of their portfolio | 710.2k $116.8m | Added +117.7k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.16% of their portfolio | 696.0k $114.5m | Reduced -46.9k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.43% of their portfolio | 677.1k $111.4m | Reduced -59.7k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.22% of their portfolio | 670.3k $110.1m | Added +205.4k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.15% of their portfolio | 664.5k $109.9m | Added +89.4k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.26% of their portfolio | 663.6k $109.2m | Added +1.6k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 661.5k $108.8m | Reduced -83.5k |
| LASALLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SECURITIES LLC 4.83% of their portfolio | 657.3k $108.1m | Added +55.5k |
| Swedbank AB 0.20% of their portfolio | 652.9k $107.4m | Added +25.2k |
| ALKEON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.66% of their portfolio | 629.8k $103.6m | Reduced -6.1k |