AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST INC COLD
COM · REIT · CUSIP 03064D108 · ISIN US03064D1081
World's largest owner and operator of temperature-controlled warehouses
- SectorReal estate
- IndustryReal Estate Investment Trusts
- HeadquartersAtlanta, GA
- Websiteamericold.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 ($9.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 270.2m as of 2023-05-02, 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 ≈ $28.46. Options: 6 managers hold calls ($2.7m notional), 4 hold puts ($1.6m).
Trends to Q1 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 298 |
| Q4 2022 | 317 |
| Q1 2023 | 326 |
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 | 159 | 127 |
| Q1 2023 | 186 | 126 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $2.3m | $1.0m | 0.45 |
| Q4 2022 | $1.9m | $770.0k | 0.40 |
| Q1 2023 | $2.7m | $1.6m | 0.59 |
Biggest buyers
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +4.2m |
| Ceredex Value Advisors LLC | New | +1.8m |
| STRS OHIO | Added | +1.1m |
| COHEN & STEERS, INC. | Added | +1.0m |
| Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers LLC | Added | +1.0m |
| Waterfront Capital Partners, LLC | Added | +1.0m |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Added | +723.3k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +440.8k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC | Added | +402.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +398.1k |
Biggest sellers
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -10.2m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -3.3m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Reduced | -1.4m |
| CENTERSQUARE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.2m |
| DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC | Sold out | -1.0m |
| Brookfield Corp /ON/ | Reduced | -903.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -873.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -713.8k |
| HEARTLAND ADVISORS INC | Reduced | -544.3k |
| LASALLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SECURITIES LLC | Sold out | -439.6k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.4m47.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $452.0k15.9k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $435.3k15.3k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $418.2k14.7k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $37.0k1.3k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.1m40.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $244.0k8.6k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $227.6k8.0k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 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 PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-28 | 8.3% |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 13G · institution +1.1 pts · filed 2026-02-17 | 6.1% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.3% |
| FMR LLC 13G · institution +1.4 pts · filed 2026-05-06 | 5.3% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD (2.8%, 2026-08-14), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $374.5k | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $211.6k | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $101.5k | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q1 2023.
Holders, Q1 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| COHEN & STEERS, INC. 2.80% of their portfolio | 45.6m $1.3bn | Added +1.0m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 38.3m $1.1bn | Added +252.8k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 18.2m $516.9m | Added +183.0k |
| APG Asset Management US Inc. 4.16% of their portfolio | 17.9m $509.8m | Reduced -130.8k |
| NORGES BANK 0.10% of their portfolio | 15.6m $443.6m | Unchanged |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 11.6m $331.6m | Added +106.3k |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. 1.66% of their portfolio | 8.4m $238.6m | Added +165.4k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.05% of their portfolio | 6.1m $172.8m | Reduced -10.2m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.9m $140.6m | Reduced -3.3m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.7m $133.8m | Added +4.2m |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.20% of their portfolio | 4.6m $130.3m | Added +402.2k |
| DARLINGTON PARTNERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 9.23% of their portfolio | 4.3m $122.7m | Added +368.3k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.3m $121.8m | Added +146.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.1m $115.2m | Reduced -88.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.6m $101.2m | Added +440.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.3m $94.1m | Added +55.5k |
| Waterfront Capital Partners, LLC 5.71% of their portfolio | 2.7m $75.4m | Added +1.0m |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.4m $68.5m | Reduced -41.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.3m $66.7m | Added +88.8k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.2m $64.0m | Added +723.3k |
| FIL Ltd 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.2m $63.3m | Reduced -49.8k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.16% of their portfolio | 2.2m $62.1m | Added +257.2k |
| AEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L P 2.23% of their portfolio | 2.1m $59.6m | Added +296.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.0m $56.8m | Added +129.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.0m $56.7m | Added +38.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.9m $54.8m | Added +169.7k |
| PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.9m $53.5m | Reduced -141.4k |
| CENTERSQUARE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.63% of their portfolio | 1.9m $53.0m | Reduced -1.2m |
| Ceredex Value Advisors LLC 0.79% of their portfolio | 1.8m $50.9m | New |
| STRS OHIO 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.7m $47.4m | Added +1.1m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $45.8m | Added +24.4k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.5m $43.5m | Added +91.3k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $43.1m | Reduced -1.4m |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.5m $42.9m | Reduced -285.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.5m $41.9m | Added +398.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $40.9m | Added +112.6k |
| Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers LLC 0.97% of their portfolio | 1.4m $39.6m | Added +1.0m |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.4m $39.3m | Added +17.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $38.7m | Added +15.6k |
| FAIRVIEW CAPITAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.49% of their portfolio | 1.3m $38.1m | Added +106.1k |
| ANCHOR CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC 1.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $37.8m | Reduced -11.2k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.2m $34.5m | Added +344.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $33.7m | Reduced -713.8k |
| Brookfield Corp /ON/ 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.2m $33.7m | Reduced -903.4k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.0m $29.7m | Added +26.2k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.0m $29.5m | Reduced -129.5k |
| AXA S.A. 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.0m $29.4m | Added +339.7k |
| Ranger Global Real Estate Advisors, LLC 3.79% of their portfolio | 1.0m $28.9m | Reduced -152.2k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.23% of their portfolio | 953.8k $27.1m | Reduced -266.3k |
| CBRE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LISTED REAL ASSETS LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 916.5k $26.1m | Added +72.7k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 888.5k $25.3m | Reduced -400.0k |
| FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/ 0.18% of their portfolio | 840.3k $23.9m | Unchanged |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC 0.20% of their portfolio | 785.9k $22.4m | Added +29.5k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 766.4k $21.8m | Added +46.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 739.8k $21.0m | Added +170.6k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 726.3k $20.7m | Reduced -303.9k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 724.7k $20.6m | Added +186.5k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 706.7k $20.1m | Added +70.1k |
| REINHART PARTNERS, LLC. 1.02% of their portfolio | 665.4k $18.9m | Reduced -40.9k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 626.3k $17.8m | Added +109.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 598.9k $17.0m | Reduced -31.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 581.5k $16.5m | Reduced -68.9k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 578.9k $16.5m | Added +40.9k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.06% of their portfolio | 554.8k $15.8m | Reduced -45.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 517.0k $14.7m | Reduced -80.2k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.06% of their portfolio | 496.4k $14.1m | Added +42.2k |
| HEARTLAND ADVISORS INC 0.86% of their portfolio | 488.8k $13.9m | Reduced -544.3k |
| RDST Capital LLC 7.34% of their portfolio | 471.9k $13.4m | Added +50.7k |
| Asset Management One Co., Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 432.6k $12.3m | Reduced -20.6k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 431.3k $12.3m | Added +9.8k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 415.1k $11.8m | Added +49.7k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 410.7k $11.7m | Reduced -355.7k |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp 0.12% of their portfolio | 407.0k $11.6m | Added +800 |
| MAKENA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2.16% of their portfolio | 399.5k $11.4m | Reduced -34.7k |
| Boston Partners 0.02% of their portfolio | 395.8k $11.3m | Added +47.4k |
| CHILTON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.66% of their portfolio | 395.7k $11.3m | Reduced -52.0k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.03% of their portfolio | 393.3k $11.2m | Reduced -84.4k |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 391.5k $11.0m | Added +20.0k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.06% of their portfolio | 374.5k $10.7m | New |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 356.3k $10.1m | Reduced -50.8k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 354.5k $10.1m | New |
| CAMBIAR INVESTORS LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 350.4k $10.0m | Added +20.0k |
| Swedbank AB 0.02% of their portfolio | 350.0k $10.0m | Unchanged |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 343.6k $9.8m | Reduced -4.5k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 337.3k $9.6m | Reduced -5.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 293.0k $8.3m | Reduced -873.6k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.04% of their portfolio | 282.5k $8.0m | Added +9.8k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.02% of their portfolio | 279.2k $8.0m | Added +23.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 273.9k $7.8m | Reduced -14.0k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 273.9k $7.8m | Added +3.4k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.15% of their portfolio | 271.7k $7.7m | Added +257.1k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 268.6k $7.6m | Unchanged |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 255.1k $7.3m | Reduced -30.6k |
| IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT (IRELAND) Ltd 1.28% of their portfolio | 234.4k $6.7m | Added +50.6k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 229.9k $6.5m | Added +12.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 215.1k $6.1m | Reduced -50.1k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 214.1k $6.1m | Reduced -22.9k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 207.4k $5.9m | Reduced -6.4k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.01% of their portfolio | 206.1k $5.7m | Added +16.5k |
| OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd 0.29% of their portfolio | 201.4k $5.7m | Reduced -10.4k |