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 ($7.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 284.4m as of 2025-02-25, 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 ≈ $21.44. Options: 5 managers hold calls ($817.3k notional), 9 hold puts ($9.6m).
Trends to Q1 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 298 |
| Q4 2022 | 317 |
| Q1 2023 | 326 |
| Q2 2023 | 327 |
| Q3 2023 | 328 |
| Q4 2023 | 342 |
| Q1 2024 | 347 |
| Q2 2024 | 364 |
| Q3 2024 | 364 |
| Q4 2024 | 347 |
| Q1 2025 | 362 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | 153 | 165 |
| Q3 2023 | 147 | 163 |
| Q4 2023 | 171 | 172 |
| Q1 2024 | 201 | 168 |
| Q2 2024 | 202 | 178 |
| Q3 2024 | 165 | 190 |
| Q4 2024 | 173 | 195 |
| Q1 2025 | 218 | 139 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | $773.4k | $3.4m | 4.39 |
| Q3 2024 | $3.1m | $2.3m | 0.73 |
| Q4 2024 | $652.2k | $2.1m | 3.23 |
| Q1 2025 | $817.3k | $9.6m | 11.74 |
Biggest buyers
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Added | +3.6m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +2.8m |
| COHEN & STEERS, INC. | Added | +2.3m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +2.3m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +1.7m |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +1.6m |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH | New | +1.5m |
| PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC | New | +1.3m |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | Added | +1.2m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +1.1m |
Biggest sellers
| NORGES BANK | Reduced | -10.0m |
| DARLINGTON PARTNERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP | Sold out | -4.1m |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | Reduced | -3.3m |
| APG Asset Management US Inc. | Reduced | -2.9m |
| Long Pond Capital, LP | Sold out | -2.1m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Reduced | -1.5m |
| RDST Capital LLC | Reduced | -893.6k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -843.4k |
| GRS Advisors, LLC | Sold out | -731.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -729.5k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $633.1k29.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $137.0k6.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $34.3k1.6k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $12.9k600 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | New | $6.8m315.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.3m60.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $600.0k28.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | New | $343.4k16.0k shares |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | New | $290.0k13.5k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $272.5k12.7k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $36.5k1.7k shares |
| Quaker Wealth Management, LLC | First filing | $25812 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), COHEN & STEERS, INC. (4.1%, 2025-11-14)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 2025
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 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $427.0k | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $41.6k | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $24.9k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-08 | Harris Robert E. SVP & Chief Accounting Oficer | Sold | $24.9k1.1k 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 37.8m $811.0m | Reduced -257.9k |
| COHEN & STEERS, INC. 1.24% of their portfolio | 31.2m $668.7m | Added +2.3m |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 20.5m $440.4m | Added +1.1m |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.19% of their portfolio | 16.2m $347.2m | Added +1.2m |
| FMR LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 15.7m $336.0m | Added +2.3m |
| APG Asset Management US Inc. 2.19% of their portfolio | 13.5m $285.3m | Reduced -2.9m |
| NORGES BANK 0.04% of their portfolio | 12.3m $264.7m | Reduced -10.0m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 10.2m $221.5m | Reduced -44.9k |
| PGGM Investments 1.70% of their portfolio | 5.9m $126.1m | Added +317.8k |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. 0.45% of their portfolio | 5.0m $107.3m | Reduced -1.1k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.0m $106.6m | Added +194.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.6m $99.3m | Added +1.7m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.25% of their portfolio | 4.6m $98.2m | Added +948.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.2m $90.8m | Added +73.9k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.2m $89.2m | Added +3.6m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.9m $84.7m | Added +149.5k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.9m $84.1m | Added +855.9k |
| CENTERSQUARE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.83% of their portfolio | 3.7m $79.9m | Reduced -73.7k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 3.5m $76.1m | Added +557.5k |
| LASALLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SECURITIES LLC 3.27% of their portfolio | 3.5m $74.8m | Reduced -100.4k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 3.5m $74.3m | Added +1.6m |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.26% of their portfolio | 3.1m $66.2m | Reduced -3.3m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.0m $64.6m | Added +385.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.0m $63.5m | Added +2.8m |
| CBRE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LISTED REAL ASSETS LLC 0.92% of their portfolio | 2.8m $59.8m | Added +358.7k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 2.6m $55.7m | Added +71.1k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.6m $55.2m | Added +51.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.5m $53.3m | Reduced -729.5k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.3m $49.8m | Added +417.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.1m $45.0m | Added +626.2k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.1m $44.4m | Added +185.0k |
| DUFF & PHELPS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO 0.50% of their portfolio | 2.0m $42.5m | Added +34.4k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.8m $38.4m | Added +536.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.8m $37.9m | Added +274.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.7m $37.0m | Added +948.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $35.2m | Added +42.3k |
| DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC 0.72% of their portfolio | 1.6m $34.6m | Reduced -4.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.6m $34.4m | Reduced -56.5k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $33.8m | First filing |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.5m $33.0m | New |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.5m $32.6m | Added +30.7k |
| PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC 0.99% of their portfolio | 1.3m $27.9m | New |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $26.8m | Added +24.7k |
| Vision Capital Corp 12.63% of their portfolio | 1.2m $26.6m | Added +42.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $20.8m | Added +189.2k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.32% of their portfolio | 1.1m $24.4m | Reduced -85.5k |
| FAIRVIEW CAPITAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.22% of their portfolio | 1.1m $23.1m | Added +88.1k |
| RDST Capital LLC 3.09% of their portfolio | 1.0m $21.8m | Reduced -893.6k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 982.8k $21.1m | Added +125.2k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.07% of their portfolio | 950.0k $20.4m | Added +758.7k |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 859.8k $18.5m | Added +223.8k |
| Nan Shan Life Insurance Co., Ltd. 0.39% of their portfolio | 760.7k $16.3m | Unchanged |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 751.0k $16.1m | Added +633.3k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.02% of their portfolio | 743.2k $15.9m | Reduced -558.7k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 725.4k $15.6m | Added +47.9k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 693.2k $14.9m | Added +295.6k |
| Aristotle Capital Boston, LLC 0.68% of their portfolio | 634.7k $13.6m | Added +9.8k |
| EASTERLY INVESTMENT PARTNERS LLC 1.13% of their portfolio | 633.8k $13.6m | Reduced -385.0k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 617.9k $13.3m | Added +449.4k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.02% of their portfolio | 578.0k $12.4m | Reduced -224.8k |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 561.0k $12.0m | Reduced -5.3k |
| CHILTON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 553.8k $12.0m | Added +59.7k |
| Presima Securities ULC 2.60% of their portfolio | 542.2k $11.6m | Added +415.3k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 523.1k $11.2m | Reduced -7.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 502.9k $10.8m | Reduced -39.5k |
| Boston Partners 0.01% of their portfolio | 482.1k $10.3m | Added +83.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 480.7k $10.3m | Reduced -14.1k |
| Adelante Capital Management LLC 0.76% of their portfolio | 465.2k $10.0m | Added +23.7k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.04% of their portfolio | 458.9k $9.8m | Reduced -12.3k |
| Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 456.4k $9.8m | Added +31.4k |
| Eisler Capital Management Ltd. 0.29% of their portfolio | 444.1k $9.5m | New |
| REINHART PARTNERS, LLC. 0.35% of their portfolio | 443.1k $9.5m | Reduced -11.6k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 434.4k $9.3m | Reduced -843.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 432.2k $9.3m | Added +62.8k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.01% of their portfolio | 421.6k $9.0m | New |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.02% of their portfolio | 419.6k $9.0m | Added +38.8k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 412.1k $8.8m | Reduced -36.5k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 402.5k $8.6m | Added +5.2k |
| Asset Management One Co., Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 398.5k $8.6m | Reduced -36.0k |
| CAMBIAR INVESTORS LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 381.4k $8.2m | Added +4.4k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.02% of their portfolio | 361.7k $7.8m | Added +19.6k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 358.3k $7.7m | Added +121.8k |
| STRS OHIO 0.03% of their portfolio | 348.5k $7.5m | Added +19.4k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 342.9k $7.4m | Added +3.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 330.4k $7.1m | Reduced -3.3k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 326.6k $7.0m | Reduced -162.8k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.03% of their portfolio | 317.0k $6.8m | Reduced -5.4k |
| Greenland Capital Management LP 1.16% of their portfolio | 315.3k $6.8m | Added +300.7k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 302.4k $6.5m | Reduced -1.5m |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.05% of their portfolio | 278.9k $6.0m | Reduced -129.9k |
| Waterfront Capital Partners, LLC 1.01% of their portfolio | 275.0k $5.9m | New |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 263.2k $5.6m | Unchanged |
| Roubaix Capital, LLC 2.89% of their portfolio | 258.4k $5.5m | New |
| NFJ INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 256.4k $5.5m | Reduced -1.1k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 250.6k $5.4m | Reduced -3.0k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 244.0k $5.2m | Reduced -262.1k |
| Magnetar Financial LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 235.5k $5.1m | New |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 216.6k $4.6m | Reduced -7.4k |
| Employees Retirement System of Texas 0.04% of their portfolio | 207.9k $4.5m | Reduced -30.0k |
| Anson Funds Management LP 1.04% of their portfolio | 202.9k $4.4m | Added +66.6k |