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 ($317.5m 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 ≈ $215.74. Options: 39 managers hold calls ($1.3bn notional), 36 hold puts ($671.2m).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,800 |
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 |
| Q4 2023 | 790 | 830 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | $639.4m | $568.4m | 0.89 |
| Q2 2023 | $657.5m | $359.9m | 0.55 |
| Q3 2023 | $1.3bn | $505.5m | 0.40 |
| Q4 2023 | $1.3bn | $671.2m | 0.50 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +7.4m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +2.8m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +2.4m |
| EDGEWOOD MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.6m |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | Added | +1.5m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +1.1m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +1.0m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +992.8k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +898.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Added | +860.4k |
Biggest sellers
| DigitalBridge Group, Inc. | Reduced | -643.7k |
| Capital International Investors | Reduced | -641.4k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -574.6k |
| Capital World Investors | Reduced | -554.0k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | -546.8k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Sold out | -529.7k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | Reduced | -368.1k |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. | Reduced | -350.5k |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -346.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -336.9k |
Biggest calls
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $391.5m1.8m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $237.6m1.1m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $153.3m709.9k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $121.5m563.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $93.2m431.7k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $42.5m197.1k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $30.9m143.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $28.4m131.4k shares |
| DigitalBridge Group, Inc. | New | $26.4m122.3k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $23.5m109.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $178.3m826.0k shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Unchanged | $64.8m300.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $58.7m271.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $45.4m210.2k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $42.3m196.1k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $31.2m144.6k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $30.4m140.6k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $20.8m96.4k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | $20.6m955 shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $19.8m91.6k 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 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 | 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 |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $940.9k | $49.5k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-09 | REED JOANN A Director | Sold | $891.4k4.9k shares |
| 2023-10-16 | HORMATS ROBERT D Director | Sold plan | $25.0k150 shares |
| 2023-10-02 | HORMATS ROBERT D Director | Sold plan | $24.5k150 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 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.29% of their portfolio | 61.0m $13.2bn | Added +94.5k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.20% of their portfolio | 36.8m $7.9bn | Added +992.8k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.22% of their portfolio | 20.8m $4.5bn | Added +898.4k |
| COHEN & STEERS, INC. 7.18% of their portfolio | 16.4m $3.5bn | Added +583.9k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.64% of their portfolio | 15.8m $3.4bn | Added +2.8m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.14% of their portfolio | 14.7m $3.2bn | Added +7.4m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 10.4m $2.2bn | Added +203.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.34% of their portfolio | 7.3m $1.6bn | Added +9.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.80% of their portfolio | 7.2m $1.6bn | Added +860.4k |
| FMR LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 7.2m $1.5bn | Added +541.9k |
| AKRE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 12.36% of their portfolio | 6.8m $1.5bn | Added +36.4k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.41% of their portfolio | 6.5m $1.4bn | Reduced -33.0k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.89% of their portfolio | 6.5m $1.4bn | Reduced -170.9k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.18% of their portfolio | 6.2m $1.3bn | Added +1.1m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.29% of their portfolio | 5.7m $1.2bn | Reduced -41.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.21% of their portfolio | 5.4m $1.2bn | Reduced -102.1k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 5.3m $1.2bn | Added +364.2k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.85% of their portfolio | 5.3m $1.1bn | Added +1.5m |
| EDGEWOOD MANAGEMENT LLC 3.11% of their portfolio | 5.0m $1.1bn | Added +1.6m |
| NORGES BANK 0.18% of their portfolio | 4.9m $1.1bn | Added +395.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.26% of their portfolio | 4.8m $1.0bn | Added +122.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.8m $1.0bn | Added +2.4m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.31% of their portfolio | 4.7m $1.0bn | Added +20.1k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.24% of their portfolio | 4.4m $957.9m | Added +574.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.11% of their portfolio | 4.4m $946.3m | Reduced -9.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.26% of their portfolio | 4.3m $926.3m | Reduced -218.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.32% of their portfolio | 3.9m $844.4m | Reduced -183.9k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 1.13% of their portfolio | 3.7m $800.4m | Added +2.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.24% of their portfolio | 3.7m $792.0m | Added +1.0m |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.63% of their portfolio | 3.4m $730.7m | Added +128.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.14% of their portfolio | 3.3m $709.7m | Reduced -161.4k |
| Amundi 0.28% of their portfolio | 2.9m $612.8m | Added +749.5k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 1.13% of their portfolio | 2.8m $597.2m | Added +118.3k |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC 0.76% of their portfolio | 2.7m $575.6m | Added +107.6k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.18% of their portfolio | 2.6m $556.7m | Reduced -41.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.22% of their portfolio | 2.5m $542.5m | Reduced -346.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 2.5m $529.7m | Added +105.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.3m $499.8m | Added +577.3k |
| Cantillon Capital Management LLC 3.08% of their portfolio | 2.1m $461.6m | Added +271.3k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 2.1m $456.4m | Reduced -7.6k |
| PUBLIC INVESTMENT FUND 1.16% of their portfolio | 1.9m $408.7m | Unchanged |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 1.7m $370.3m | Added +428.2k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.75% of their portfolio | 1.6m $356.2m | Reduced -60.2k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.6m $354.0m | Reduced -95.3k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.83% of their portfolio | 1.6m $351.0m | Reduced -306.5k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.6m $343.9m | Reduced -2.8k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.6m $343.2m | Reduced -189.6k |
| LORING WOLCOTT & COOLIDGE FIDUCIARY ADVISORS LLP/MA 2.86% of their portfolio | 1.5m $288.2m | Reduced -9.9k |
| ClearBridge Investments Ltd 8.83% of their portfolio | 1.5m $315.1m | Added +83.7k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.5m $314.7m | Reduced -41.4k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.39% of their portfolio | 1.4m $311.4m | Reduced -202.6k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.51% of their portfolio | 1.3m $260.4m | Added +157.0k |
| Magellan Asset Management Ltd 2.77% of their portfolio | 1.3m $278.5m | Reduced -147.1k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.41% of their portfolio | 1.3m $277.5m | Reduced -101.2k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.2m $267.9m | Reduced -119.3k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.2m $267.7m | Reduced -41.8k |
| Sarasin & Partners LLP 2.86% of their portfolio | 1.2m $260.0m | Added +315.0k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.2m $251.4m | Added +51.8k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.1m $246.9m | Reduced -28.1k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.40% of their portfolio | 1.1m $246.4m | Added +89.8k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.1m $244.2m | Reduced -29.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.1m $239.0m | Reduced -242.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.1m $236.3m | Reduced -3.0k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.1m $234.4m | Reduced -210.3k |
| DUFF & PHELPS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO 2.65% of their portfolio | 1.0m $220.2m | Added +43.0k |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. 1.32% of their portfolio | 979.3k $211.4m | Reduced -350.5k |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 1.26% of their portfolio | 971.3k $209.7m | Unchanged |
| Resolution Capital Ltd 3.72% of their portfolio | 951.2k $205.4m | Added +45.9k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.36% of their portfolio | 934.2k $201.7m | Added +263.9k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 907.2k $195.8m | Added +129.5k |
| AXA S.A. 0.31% of their portfolio | 890.7k $192.3m | Added +389.0k |
| Capital World Investors 0.03% of their portfolio | 881.6k $190.3m | Reduced -554.0k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 873.1k $189.8m | Added +248.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.52% of their portfolio | 867.9k $187.4m | Added +10.7k |
| National Pension Service 0.26% of their portfolio | 857.2k $185.1m | Added +23.3k |
| M&G INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD 1.08% of their portfolio | 834.8k $180.3m | Reduced -209.2k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.23% of their portfolio | 828.1k $179.0m | Added +163.6k |
| CBRE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LISTED REAL ASSETS LLC 3.17% of their portfolio | 808.2k $174.5m | Reduced -267.0k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 800.3k $172.8m | Reduced -78.4k |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS 1.22% of their portfolio | 778.3k $168.0m | Added +13.3k |
| Liontrust Investment Partners LLP 2.42% of their portfolio | 773.0k $166.9m | Reduced -34.2k |
| Heard Capital LLC 10.97% of their portfolio | 758.8k $163.8m | Reduced -165.8k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.19% of their portfolio | 754.2k $162.8m | Added +44.0k |
| DAVENPORT & Co LLC 1.13% of their portfolio | 753.4k $163.0m | Reduced -55.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.22% of their portfolio | 753.4k $162.6m | Added +10.7k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.32% of their portfolio | 751.6k $162.2m | Reduced -23.7k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.34% of their portfolio | 729.6k $157.5m | Reduced -315.7k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.56% of their portfolio | 715.8k $154.5m | Added +4.5k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.52% of their portfolio | 704.2k $152.0m | Added +27.0k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 702.0k $151.6m | Reduced -51.6k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.31% of their portfolio | 659.2k $141.6m | Reduced -4.4k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.19% of their portfolio | 648.0k $139.9m | Reduced -48.0k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.42% of their portfolio | 643.1k $138.8m | Reduced -546.8k |
| CENTERSQUARE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 1.54% of their portfolio | 638.0k $137.7m | Reduced -226.8k |
| Swedbank AB 0.22% of their portfolio | 623.9k $134.7m | Reduced -29.0k |
| Mondrian Investment Partners LTD 2.06% of their portfolio | 602.4k $130.1m | Reduced -7.1k |
| TCW GROUP INC 1.44% of their portfolio | 598.3k $129.2m | Reduced -131.6k |
| Partners Group Holding AG 6.37% of their portfolio | 591.5k $127.7m | Added +270.4k |
| AVENIR CORP 11.00% of their portfolio | 589.4k $127.2m | Added +8.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.23% of their portfolio | 584.1k $126.1m | Added +153.4k |