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 ($300.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 467.0m as of 2024-04-23, 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 ≈ $197.22. Options: 42 managers hold calls ($1.1bn notional), 37 hold puts ($555.7m).
Trends to Q1 2024
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,763 |
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 867 | 820 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | $657.5m | $359.9m | 0.55 |
| Q3 2023 | $1.3bn | $505.5m | 0.40 |
| Q4 2023 | $1.3bn | $671.2m | 0.50 |
| Q1 2024 | $1.1bn | $555.7m | 0.48 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +9.9m |
| AKRE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +5.6m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +3.2m |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | Added | +2.3m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +1.6m |
| COHEN & STEERS, INC. | Added | +1.3m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +965.9k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +857.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +842.4k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | New | +531.8k |
Biggest sellers
| EDGEWOOD MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -4.7m |
| PUBLIC INVESTMENT FUND | Sold out | -1.9m |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC | Reduced | -936.5k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | Reduced | -846.7k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -777.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -632.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -551.6k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -452.6k |
| DAVENPORT & Co LLC | Reduced | -440.4k |
| Bristol Gate Capital Partners Inc. | Sold out | -399.8k |
Biggest calls
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $333.7m1.7m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $238.0m1.2m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $161.1m815.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $89.0m450.2k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | $44.4m224.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $31.9m161.4k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | $28.7m145.5k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $27.6m139.9k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $26.5m134.1k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $21.9m110.8k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $120.1m607.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $73.8m373.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $51.1m258.7k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $33.8m171.3k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $26.6m134.4k shares |
| Laurion Capital Management LP | Added | $25.9m131.2k shares |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | $22.3m112.7k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | $21.7m1.1k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $20.7m104.8k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $16.8m85.2k 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 Q1 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $7.3m | $6.3m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-15 | Font Juan SVP, Pres. & CEO, CoreSite | Sold | $106.6k540 shares |
| 2024-03-06 | Smith Rodney M EVP, CFO & Treasurer | Sold plan | $2.4m11.5k shares |
| 2024-03-04 | Vondran Steven O President and CEO, director | Sold plan | $654.4k3.3k shares |
| 2024-03-01 | Smith Rodney M EVP, CFO & Treasurer | Sold plan | $2.3m11.5k shares |
| 2024-03-01 | THOMPSON SAMME L Director | Sold plan | $502.6k2.5k shares |
| 2024-02-28 | REEVE PAMELA D A Director | Sold | $962.6k5.1k shares |
| 2024-02-26 | THOMPSON SAMME L Director | Sold plan | $480.7k2.5k 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, Q1 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.24% of their portfolio | 62.0m $12.2bn | Added +965.9k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.17% of their portfolio | 36.4m $7.2bn | Reduced -358.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.13% of their portfolio | 24.6m $4.9bn | Added +9.9m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.18% of their portfolio | 20.6m $4.1bn | Reduced -237.6k |
| COHEN & STEERS, INC. 7.32% of their portfolio | 17.7m $3.5bn | Added +1.3m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.54% of their portfolio | 15.4m $3.0bn | Reduced -452.6k |
| AKRE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 10.13% of their portfolio | 12.4m $2.4bn | Added +5.6m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 10.7m $2.1bn | Added +259.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 1.02% of their portfolio | 8.8m $1.7bn | Added +2.3m |
| FMR LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 8.0m $1.6bn | Added +857.8k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.68% of their portfolio | 7.4m $1.5bn | Added +133.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.28% of their portfolio | 6.6m $1.3bn | Reduced -632.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.35% of their portfolio | 6.5m $1.3bn | Added +58.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.06% of their portfolio | 6.4m $1.3bn | Added +1.6m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.14% of their portfolio | 5.7m $1.1bn | Reduced -551.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.23% of their portfolio | 5.5m $1.1bn | Reduced -144.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.18% of their portfolio | 5.2m $1.0bn | Reduced -184.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.16% of their portfolio | 5.1m $1.0bn | Added +242.9k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 5.1m $1.0bn | Reduced -208.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.22% of their portfolio | 4.9m $968.3m | Added +92.3k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.28% of their portfolio | 4.9m $964.5m | Added +200.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.09% of their portfolio | 4.7m $935.6m | Added +351.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.25% of their portfolio | 4.5m $891.3m | Added +842.4k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.59% of their portfolio | 4.5m $879.8m | Reduced -846.7k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.20% of their portfolio | 4.4m $866.3m | Reduced -52.6k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.25% of their portfolio | 4.0m $791.6m | Added +3.2m |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.21% of their portfolio | 4.0m $781.4m | Reduced -336.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.25% of their portfolio | 3.5m $695.8m | Reduced -389.6k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 3.4m $672.3m | Added +17.6k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.12% of their portfolio | 3.1m $618.5m | Reduced -157.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.9m $575.2m | Added +397.8k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.8m $562.4m | Added +267.7k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.73% of their portfolio | 2.8m $547.5m | Reduced -936.5k |
| Amundi 0.21% of their portfolio | 2.7m $478.0m | Reduced -137.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.4m $473.4m | Reduced -57.8k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.3m $454.0m | Reduced -17.4k |
| Cantillon Capital Management LLC 2.61% of their portfolio | 2.1m $414.2m | Reduced -42.1k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 2.1m $413.9m | Reduced -19.4k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.72% of their portfolio | 2.0m $392.9m | Reduced -777.8k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.8m $360.7m | Added +232.4k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.66% of their portfolio | 1.8m $338.3m | Added +103.0k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 1.7m $339.1m | Added +1.1k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.7m $334.2m | Added +51.7k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.6m $322.4m | Added +41.9k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.72% of their portfolio | 1.6m $315.9m | Added +6.2k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.5m $289.9m | Added +24.4k |
| LORING WOLCOTT & COOLIDGE FIDUCIARY ADVISORS LLP/MA 2.50% of their portfolio | 1.5m $251.6m | Reduced -13.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.4m $275.8m | Reduced -61.7k |
| ClearBridge Investments Ltd 7.64% of their portfolio | 1.4m $268.4m | Reduced -101.1k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.43% of their portfolio | 1.4m $247.9m | Added +22.7k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.3m $264.7m | Added +98.7k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.35% of their portfolio | 1.3m $252.3m | Reduced -8.8k |
| Magellan Asset Management Ltd 2.39% of their portfolio | 1.3m $250.3m | Reduced -23.4k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.2m $230.7m | Added +3.1k |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. 1.27% of their portfolio | 1.1m $225.4m | Added +161.3k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.33% of their portfolio | 1.1m $222.0m | Reduced -17.8k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.1m $220.9m | Reduced -25.9k |
| Sarasin & Partners LLP 2.16% of their portfolio | 1.1m $219.1m | Reduced -95.4k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.1m $216.3m | Added +187.6k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.1m $215.9m | Reduced -2.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.0m $206.2m | Reduced -87.8k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.0m $200.1m | Reduced -72.8k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.53% of their portfolio | 1.0m $200.1m | Added +144.9k |
| DUFF & PHELPS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO 2.35% of their portfolio | 992.5k $196.1m | Reduced -27.6k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.13% of their portfolio | 991.5k $195.9m | Reduced -248.7k |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 1.10% of their portfolio | 971.3k $187.5m | Unchanged |
| Capital World Investors 0.03% of their portfolio | 957.1k $189.1m | Added +75.5k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 950.8k $187.9m | Reduced -156.4k |
| Heard Capital LLC 11.76% of their portfolio | 947.2k $187.2m | Added +188.4k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.28% of their portfolio | 892.2k $176.3m | Reduced -42.0k |
| National Pension Service 0.21% of their portfolio | 878.6k $173.6m | Added +21.4k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.20% of their portfolio | 871.6k $172.1m | Added +43.5k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 845.7k $172.7m | Reduced -27.5k |
| M&G PLC 0.98% of their portfolio | 829.8k $164.3m | First filing |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.20% of their portfolio | 820.6k $162.2m | Added +236.5k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.47% of their portfolio | 816.4k $161.3m | Added +173.3k |
| VONTOBEL ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.90% of their portfolio | 789.1k $163.0m | Added +209.0k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 777.6k $153.6m | Added +208.9k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.17% of their portfolio | 769.2k $152.0m | Added +15.0k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.47% of their portfolio | 761.4k $150.4m | Added +57.2k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.27% of their portfolio | 758.5k $149.9m | Added +6.9k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.19% of their portfolio | 757.7k $149.7m | Added +4.4k |
| Liontrust Investment Partners LLP 2.06% of their portfolio | 748.6k $147.9m | Reduced -24.4k |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS 1.01% of their portfolio | 746.3k $147.5m | Reduced -32.0k |
| Resolution Capital Ltd 2.59% of their portfolio | 733.8k $145.0m | Reduced -217.4k |
| CBRE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LISTED REAL ASSETS LLC 2.64% of their portfolio | 722.6k $142.8m | Reduced -85.6k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.48% of their portfolio | 716.5k $141.6m | Added +694 |
| AVIVA PLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 699.2k $138.2m | Reduced -2.8k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.28% of their portfolio | 693.0k $137.0m | Added +33.8k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.26% of their portfolio | 674.5k $133.3m | Reduced -55.0k |
| CENTERSQUARE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 1.30% of their portfolio | 653.6k $112.1m | Added +15.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.17% of their portfolio | 640.1k $126.5m | Reduced -7.9k |
| Swedbank AB 0.17% of their portfolio | 626.9k $123.9m | Added +3.0k |
| LASALLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SECURITIES LLC 5.01% of their portfolio | 614.6k $121.4m | Added +117.4k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.27% of their portfolio | 594.5k $117.5m | Added +72.2k |
| TCW GROUP INC 1.16% of their portfolio | 581.6k $114.9m | Reduced -16.7k |
| AVENIR CORP 9.53% of their portfolio | 563.7k $111.4m | Reduced -25.7k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.15% of their portfolio | 550.0k $108.7m | Added +89.7k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.20% of their portfolio | 545.6k $107.3m | Added +77.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 531.8k $105.1m | New |