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 ($389.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 466.0m as of 2026-07-21, 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 ≈ $163.79. Options: 34 managers hold calls ($317.0m notional), 25 hold puts ($288.3m).
Trends to Q2 2026
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 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,764 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,847 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,794 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,843 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,851 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,797 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,779 |
| Q1 2026 | 1,757 |
| Q2 2026 | 1,747 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | 851 | 813 |
| Q4 2024 | 689 | 1,008 |
| Q1 2025 | 862 | 854 |
| Q2 2025 | 857 | 827 |
| Q3 2025 | 763 | 908 |
| Q4 2025 | 666 | 1,001 |
| Q1 2026 | 841 | 801 |
| Q2 2026 | 842 | 816 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $643.4m | $332.8m | 0.52 |
| Q4 2025 | $461.8m | $327.6m | 0.71 |
| Q1 2026 | $323.1m | $342.4m | 1.06 |
| Q2 2026 | $317.0m | $288.3m | 0.91 |
Biggest buyers
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.9m |
| ONTARIO TEACHERS PENSION PLAN BOARD | New | +1.8m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +1.5m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.2m |
| COHEN & STEERS, INC. | Added | +1.2m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +1.1m |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.1m |
| Capital World Investors | Added | +887.0k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +842.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +631.6k |
Biggest sellers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -6.3m |
| Cantillon Capital Management LLC | Sold out | -1.6m |
| Nuveen, LLC | Reduced | -1.3m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -1.2m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Reduced | -1.1m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Reduced | -925.2k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -907.8k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -795.0k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -611.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -606.1k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $75.9m464.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $70.5m431.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $53.2m325.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $37.1m226.7k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | New | $14.8m87.7k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $9.4m57.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $7.7m46.8k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $6.5m39.9k shares |
| Fore Capital, LLC | New | $5.5m33.5k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Unchanged | $4.6m28.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $106.8m653.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $47.2m288.5k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $28.7m175.7k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $23.5m143.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $18.2m111.2k shares |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | Added | $7.4m45.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $6.9m42.0k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $6.7m41.2k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Added | $5.3m32.6k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $5.1m31.0k 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 2025-02-05 | 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 since 1 Apr 2026
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 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 4 | $9.2m | $6.1m |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $150.0k | — |
| Q4 2025 | 1 | $994.1k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2026 | 1 | $494.9k | 5 | $21.9m | $21.0m |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 1 | $173.1k | $173.1k |
| Q3 2026 | 1 | $500.7k | 2 | $1.2m | $309.6k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-21 | Kalathur Rajesh Director | Bought | $500.7k2.8k shares |
| 2026-07-29 | Meyer Robert Joseph SVP & Advisor to the CFO | Sold | $894.4k5.0k shares |
| 2026-07-29 | Dowling Ruth T EVP, Chief Admin Ofr, GC & Sec | Sold plan | $193.5k1.1k shares |
| 2026-07-28 | Dowling Ruth T EVP, Chief Admin Ofr, GC & Sec | Sold plan | $116.1k685 shares |
| 2026-04-29 | Dowling Ruth T EVP, Chief Admin Ofr, GC & Sec | Sold plan | $73.9k416 shares |
| 2026-04-28 | Dowling Ruth T EVP, Chief Admin Ofr, GC & Sec | Sold plan | $99.2k556 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, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.11% of their portfolio | 45.8m $7.5bn | Added +842.4k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 30.4m $5.0bn | Added +75.4k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 27.9m $4.6bn | Added +255.7k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.11% of their portfolio | 22.1m $3.6bn | Added +631.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 13.8m $2.3bn | Reduced -94.7k |
| COHEN & STEERS, INC. 3.56% of their portfolio | 13.8m $2.3bn | Added +1.2m |
| FMR LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 11.4m $1.9bn | Added +59.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.08% of their portfolio | 9.6m $1.6bn | Added +27.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.09% of their portfolio | 8.9m $1.5bn | Reduced -6.3m |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 2.08% of their portfolio | 8.4m $1.4bn | Added +1.1m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 7.1m $1.2bn | Reduced -206.2k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.32% of their portfolio | 6.7m $1.1bn | Reduced -1.1m |
| Capital World Investors 0.13% of their portfolio | 6.6m $1.1bn | Added +887.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.10% of their portfolio | 6.4m $1.0bn | Not comparable |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.17% of their portfolio | 5.9m $961.2m | Added +64.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.46% of their portfolio | 5.7m $939.3m | Reduced -172.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 5.6m $917.2m | Added +367.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.10% of their portfolio | 5.0m $821.7m | Reduced -316.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 5.0m $811.0m | Added +261.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.17% of their portfolio | 4.9m $793.9m | Added +27.9k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.33% of their portfolio | 4.6m $752.9m | Added +407.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 4.5m $740.4m | Added +186.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 4.2m $688.8m | Reduced -563.1k |
| Amundi 0.16% of their portfolio | 4.0m $661.8m | Added +215.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.9m $638.8m | Reduced -606.1k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.51% of their portfolio | 3.7m $612.2m | Added +57.1k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.10% of their portfolio | 3.4m $559.4m | Reduced -81.6k |
| UBS Group AG 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.3m $532.2m | Reduced -234.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.1m $500.0m | Added +283.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 3.0m $491.7m | Reduced -304.8k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.9m $478.0m | Reduced -1.2m |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.7m $434.4m | Reduced -43.8k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.6m $430.5m | Reduced -1.3m |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.61% of their portfolio | 2.6m $426.7m | Reduced -147.2k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.5m $402.4m | Added +1.9m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.4m $395.6m | Reduced -925.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 2.2m $358.3m | Added +1.2m |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.29% of their portfolio | 2.2m $354.8m | Added +125.4k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.1m $348.5m | Added +485.6k |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC 1.02% of their portfolio | 2.1m $336.5m | Added +471.6k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.9m $306.2m | Reduced -443.9k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.8m $298.8m | Added +248.5k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.35% of their portfolio | 1.8m $292.9m | Added +623.7k |
| ONTARIO TEACHERS PENSION PLAN BOARD 1.85% of their portfolio | 1.8m $291.9m | New |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.8m $291.4m | Reduced -605.3k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.6m $258.9m | Added +31.4k |
| National Pension Service 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.6m $253.8m | Added +18.2k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.5m $249.4m | Added +1.5m |
| CBRE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LISTED REAL ASSETS LLC 3.32% of their portfolio | 1.5m $238.6m | Added +348.5k |
| Magellan Asset Management Ltd 5.14% of their portfolio | 1.4m $230.0m | Reduced -97.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.4m $224.3m | Added +494.5k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.4m $223.9m | Added +585.1k |
| CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.3m $220.1m | Reduced -13.5k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.3m $219.7m | Added +591.7k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.3m $215.0m | Reduced -59.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.3m $210.1m | Reduced -64.9k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.2m $190.2m | Reduced -57.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.2m $190.0m | Reduced -50.9k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.2m $188.4m | Added +1.1m |
| Capital International Investors 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $187.5m | Added +2.7k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.1m $186.6m | Reduced -241.8k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.1m $186.1m | Added +72.3k |
| LORING WOLCOTT & COOLIDGE FIDUCIARY ADVISORS LLP/MA 1.80% of their portfolio | 1.1m $185.1m | Reduced -85.1k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $180.5m | Added +69.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $178.5m | Reduced -164.4k |
| M&G PLC 0.87% of their portfolio | 1.1m $174.1m | Reduced -54.1k |
| DAVENPORT & Co LLC 0.88% of their portfolio | 1.0m $171.7m | Added +22.8k |
| DUFF & PHELPS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO 1.60% of their portfolio | 1.0m $170.0m | Added +118.3k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.0m $168.2m | Reduced -103.2k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.0m $167.6m | Reduced -4.1k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.0m $164.5m | Reduced -63.3k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.0m $164.4m | Reduced -18.8k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.09% of their portfolio | 993.1k $162.4m | Added +55.0k |
| Man Group plc 0.30% of their portfolio | 989.5k $161.8m | Added +163.3k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.12% of their portfolio | 961.9k $157.3m | Reduced -33.2k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.14% of their portfolio | 937.7k $153.9m | Reduced -217 |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.13% of their portfolio | 919.3k $150.4m | Added +51.8k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.10% of their portfolio | 916.1k $149.8m | Added +103.1k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.20% of their portfolio | 888.2k $145.3m | Added +35.6k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.35% of their portfolio | 866.5k $141.7m | Added +68.9k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 863.3k $141.2m | Added +14.1k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.21% of their portfolio | 853.7k $139.6m | Reduced -351.6k |
| Sarasin & Partners LLP 1.63% of their portfolio | 849.7k $139.0m | Reduced -13.5k |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS 0.67% of their portfolio | 848.8k $138.8m | Reduced -69.4k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 828.8k $135.6m | Added +194.9k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 828.6k $135.5m | Reduced -907.8k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.35% of their portfolio | 828.4k $135.5m | Added +524.6k |
| Heard Capital LLC 5.63% of their portfolio | 804.8k $131.6m | Reduced -307.3k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 792.3k $129.6m | Added +44.6k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.14% of their portfolio | 782.4k $128.0m | Reduced -34.4k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.14% of their portfolio | 771.6k $132.9m | Added +10.9k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.11% of their portfolio | 715.4k $117.0m | Added +33.3k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 701.4k $121.1m | Added +45.4k |
| LASALLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SECURITIES LLC 4.05% of their portfolio | 695.3k $113.7m | Added +47.0k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 643.3k $105.2m | Added +135.3k |
| Altshuler Shaham Ltd 1.25% of their portfolio | 610.0k $99.8m | New |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 578.1k $94.6m | Added +439.2k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 577.0k $94.4m | Added +156.8k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.14% of their portfolio | 555.5k $91.1m | Added +151.7k |
| GRS Advisors, LLC 7.51% of their portfolio | 543.6k $88.9m | New |