APOLLO GLOBAL MGMT INC APO
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 03769M106 · ISIN US03769M1062
American private equity firm
- SectorFinancials
- IndustryInvestment Advice
- HeadquartersNew York, NY
- Founded1990
- Websiteapollo.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 ($232.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $144.43. Options: 43 managers hold calls ($3.3bn notional), 46 hold puts ($3.2bn).
Trends to Q4 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 607 |
| Q4 2022 | 671 |
| Q1 2023 | 650 |
| Q2 2023 | 693 |
| Q3 2023 | 757 |
| Q4 2023 | 842 |
| Q1 2024 | 890 |
| Q2 2024 | 940 |
| Q3 2024 | 948 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,120 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,095 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,136 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,133 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,204 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | 461 | 339 |
| Q2 2024 | 460 | 358 |
| Q3 2024 | 431 | 427 |
| Q4 2024 | 590 | 382 |
| Q1 2025 | 596 | 478 |
| Q2 2025 | 618 | 448 |
| Q3 2025 | 613 | 449 |
| Q4 2025 | 602 | 467 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | $2.8bn | $2.3bn | 0.82 |
| Q2 2025 | $2.9bn | $2.4bn | 0.82 |
| Q3 2025 | $2.6bn | $2.2bn | 0.85 |
| Q4 2025 | $3.3bn | $3.2bn | 0.96 |
Biggest buyers
| FMR LLC | Added | +5.8m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Added | +1.7m |
| Boston Partners | Added | +1.7m |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +1.6m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +1.4m |
| Focus Partners Wealth | Added | +1.4m |
| Corient Private Wealth LP | Added | +1.0m |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Added | +954.0k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Added | +772.8k |
| Temasek Holdings (Private) Ltd | Added | +676.4k |
Biggest sellers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -10.9m |
| Capital World Investors | Reduced | -4.0m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -2.3m |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -1.6m |
| Heard Capital LLC | Reduced | -1.4m |
| NorthCoast Asset Management LLC | Reduced | -1.3m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -909.3k |
| Capital International Investors | Reduced | -748.3k |
| Third Point LLC | Sold out | -650.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | -624.7k |
Biggest calls
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $893.8m6.2m shares |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | Added | $528.1m3.6m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $486.7m3.4m shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $211.9m1.5m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $208.1m1.4m shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $147.2m1.0m shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $122.3m844.5k shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Reduced | $102.1m705.4k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | $97.6m674.2k shares |
| SIG BROKERAGE, LP | Reduced | $75.7m522.9k shares |
Biggest puts
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | Added | $854.1m5.9m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $788.9m5.4m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $258.9m1.8m shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $257.3m1.8m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $138.1m954.0k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $129.1m892.0k shares |
| Shaolin Capital Management LLC | New | $98.7m682.1k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $58.8m406.0k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | $57.1m394.3k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Unchanged | $53.6m370.0k 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 |
|---|---|
BLACK LEON D
13D · may seek influence
-0.1 pts · filed 2025-07-22
Stated purposeOn July 18, 2025 the Reporting Person (the "Counterparty"), entered into a Variable Share Forward Transaction (the "Transaction") with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (the "Bank") pursuant to a Master Confirmation entered into between the Counterparty and the Bank (the "Forward Contract"). The Forward Contract obligates the Counterparty to deliver to the Bank, on specified dates (each, a "Settlement Date"), at the Counterparty's option, up to an aggregate number of shares of the Issuer's Common Stock equal to the number of shares of Common Stock pledged by the Counterparty or, at Counterparty's election and subject to satisfaction of certain conditions, an equivalent amount of cash. The Counterparty pledged an aggregate of 3,000,000 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock (the "Pledged… Full filing |
6.8% |
ROWAN MARC J
13D · may seek influence
filed 2025-04-16
Stated purposeItem 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended to add the following: As previously reported in the original Schedule 13D, Mr. Rowan and BRH Holdings GP, Ltd. ("BRH") entered into the Voting Agreement, dated as of August 6, 2021 (the "Voting Agreement"), pursuant to which Mr. Rowan agreed to vote all shares of Common Stock held by him or any other persons or entities affiliated with him at any annual or special meeting of the Issuer or pursuant to a written consent of the Issuer in favor of electing any nominee to the Board who is approved in accordance with BRH's governing documents as in effect as of August 6, 2021, including the Agreement Among Principals, which required two thirds of Leon D. Black, Marc J. Rowan, and Joshua J. Harris to agree to such an approval, and against the electi… Full filing |
6.0% |
HARRIS JOSHUA
13D · may seek influence
-0.1 pts · filed 2025-12-15
Stated purposeItem 4 of the Schedule 13D is amended by adding the following paragraphs immediately prior to the penultimate paragraph of such item: On December 11, 2025, MJH Partners II LLC contributed and transferred 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock to MJH Partners III LLC. On December 11, 2025, MJH Partners III LLC (the "Counterparty"), entered into a Delayed Draw Variable Share Forward Sale Transaction with Citibank, N.A. (the "Bank") pursuant to a Master Confirmation entered into between the Counterparty and the Bank, dated December 11, 2025 (the "Forward Contract"). The Forward Contract obligates the Counterparty to deliver to the Bank, on specified dates in December of 2030 (each, a "Settlement Date"), at the Counterparty's option, up to an aggregate number of shares of the Issuer's Common Stock… Full filing |
5.9% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.6% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: BlackRock, Inc. (5.0%, 2026-10-27), LDB 2025 LLC (0.5%, 2026-08-14), FMR LLC (3.8%, 2026-05-06), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC), LDB C LLC (0.5%, 2026-02-06), Capital World Investors (5.0%, 2025-11-13)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $42.2m | $22.9m |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $3.3m | — |
| Q3 2024 | 2 | $346.7k | 1 | $11.0m | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $177.9m | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $791.4k | — |
| Q2 2025 | 1 | $78.1k | 1 | $530.3k | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $2.9m | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $2.0m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-10 | Chatterjee Whitney Chief Legal Officer | Sold | $1.2m8.5k shares |
| 2025-12-01 | Kelly Martin Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $788.5k6.0k 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 47.8m $6.9bn | Added +341.0k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 35.3m $5.1bn | Added +1.4m |
| FMR LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 30.5m $4.4bn | Added +5.8m |
| Capital World Investors 0.48% of their portfolio | 24.2m $3.5bn | Reduced -4.0m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 19.4m $2.8bn | Added +252.2k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.29% of their portfolio | 11.0m $1.6bn | Added +1.7m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 10.2m $1.5bn | Added +200.3k |
| Capital International Investors 0.23% of their portfolio | 10.0m $1.4bn | Reduced -748.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.09% of their portfolio | 9.7m $1.4bn | Reduced -10.9m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.33% of their portfolio | 9.4m $1.4bn | Added +625.6k |
| National Philanthropic Trust 12.88% of their portfolio | 9.0m $1.3bn | Added +11.8k |
| NORGES BANK 0.13% of their portfolio | 8.7m $1.3bn | Not comparable |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.07% of their portfolio | 8.1m $1.2bn | Added +2.5k |
| TIGER GLOBAL MANAGEMENT LLC 3.03% of their portfolio | 6.2m $898.9m | Unchanged |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 5.2m $746.9m | Reduced -149.0k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.42% of their portfolio | 5.1m $736.8m | Added +1.6m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.08% of their portfolio | 4.4m $644.0m | Added +62.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.10% of their portfolio | 3.6m $526.7m | Reduced -1.6m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.12% of their portfolio | 3.6m $522.8m | Added +155.9k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.6m $519.0m | Reduced -2.3m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.6m $516.7m | Reduced -100.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.4m $491.4m | Added +478.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.3m $476.0m | Added +98.9k |
| Boston Partners 0.49% of their portfolio | 3.3m $474.4m | Added +1.7m |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 3.2m $456.7m | Reduced -118.6k |
| BECK MACK & OLIVER LLC 7.27% of their portfolio | 2.8m $400.2m | Added +7.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.7m $392.7m | Added +260.9k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 2.6m $379.5m | Reduced -159.0k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 2.4m $355.0m | Added +334.0k |
| Allen Investment Management, LLC 3.88% of their portfolio | 2.4m $350.1m | Reduced -183.1k |
| Curated Wealth Partners LLC 34.81% of their portfolio | 2.2m $322.1m | Reduced -3.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.0m $288.9m | Reduced -192.3k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.8m $259.6m | Added +954.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.7m $247.5m | Added +322.3k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.7m $246.8m | Added +772.8k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.34% of their portfolio | 1.5m $222.4m | Reduced -80.6k |
| Heard Capital LLC 10.28% of their portfolio | 1.5m $218.9m | Reduced -1.4m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.4m $203.7m | Added +56.6k |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.4m $203.3m | Added +1.4m |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.4m $199.8m | Reduced -775 |
| Amundi 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.4m $199.3m | Added +178.0k |
| COOPERMAN LEON G 6.42% of their portfolio | 1.3m $193.5m | Unchanged |
| CapitalatWork S.A. 5.77% of their portfolio | 1.3m $188.6m | Added +48.8k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.3m $79.4m | Added +1.0m |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.3m $184.6m | Reduced -115.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.2m $173.0m | Reduced -62.2k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.2m $169.2m | Added +19.2k |
| D1 Capital Partners L.P. 1.57% of their portfolio | 1.2m $167.8m | Unchanged |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $163.4m | Added +5.5k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $161.9m | Added +114.0k |
| Bahl & Gaynor LLC 0.82% of their portfolio | 1.1m $161.6m | Added +119.8k |
| MENORA MIVTACHIM HOLDINGS LTD. 0.75% of their portfolio | 1.1m $158.7m | Unchanged |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.1m $155.7m | Added +444.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.0m $149.2m | Reduced -164.6k |
| Markel Group Inc. 1.17% of their portfolio | 1.0m $146.6m | Unchanged |
| Regal Partners Ltd 8.26% of their portfolio | 989.1k $143.2m | Added +354.5k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 968.7k $140.2m | Reduced -82.6k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.10% of their portfolio | 962.0k $141.0m | Added +61.5k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 911.2k $131.9m | Reduced -624.7k |
| National Pension Service 0.09% of their portfolio | 869.1k $125.8m | Added +101.7k |
| MSA Advisors, LLC 31.17% of their portfolio | 859.8k $124.5m | Reduced -56.4k |
| Williams Jones Wealth Management, LLC. 1.35% of their portfolio | 828.4k $119.9m | Reduced -137.6k |
| TCW GROUP INC 0.81% of their portfolio | 780.7k $113.0m | Added +152.1k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.06% of their portfolio | 775.4k $112.2m | Added +5.6k |
| Temasek Holdings (Private) Ltd 0.35% of their portfolio | 753.3k $109.1m | Added +676.4k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.09% of their portfolio | 747.7k $108.2m | Reduced -22.2k |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. 0.49% of their portfolio | 727.6k $105.3m | Added +30.2k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.10% of their portfolio | 658.6k $95.3m | Reduced -403 |
| Cornerstone Investment Partners, LLC 3.55% of their portfolio | 632.7k $91.6m | Added +2.2k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 585.5k $84.8m | Added +982 |
| Partners Group Holding AG 5.94% of their portfolio | 572.5k $82.9m | Reduced -87.0k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.14% of their portfolio | 555.4k $80.4m | Added +30.1k |
| Newbrook Capital Advisors LP 10.08% of their portfolio | 555.2k $80.4m | Added +147.1k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 551.6k $79.8m | Added +541.4k |
| FIL Ltd 0.06% of their portfolio | 544.8k $78.9m | Added +493 |
| MONTANOVA CAPITAL, LLC 1.96% of their portfolio | 542.9k $78.6m | Added +111.6k |
| Senator Investment Group LP 3.12% of their portfolio | 537.1k $77.7m | Added +199.8k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 521.6k $75.5m | Added +27.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 513.6k $74.3m | Added +18.4k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.09% of their portfolio | 481.2k $69.7m | Reduced -5.7k |
| Blue Whale Capital LLP 3.51% of their portfolio | 471.9k $68.3m | Reduced -217.6k |
| Callodine Capital Management, LP 5.36% of their portfolio | 460.7k $66.7m | Added +134.3k |
| VAUGHAN DAVID INVESTMENTS LLC/IL 1.43% of their portfolio | 454.9k $65.8m | Reduced -3.2k |
| OCO Capital Partners, L.P. 18.56% of their portfolio | 450.0k $65.1m | Added +25.0k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 449.7k $65.1m | Reduced -219.5k |
| JOHNSON INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.53% of their portfolio | 444.1k $64.3m | Added +10.1k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.11% of their portfolio | 440.4k $63.8m | Reduced -105.2k |
| iA Global Asset Management Inc. 0.78% of their portfolio | 422.9k $61.2m | Added +46.6k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 422.9k $61.2m | Added +34.3k |
| MHR FUND MANAGEMENT LLC 4.98% of their portfolio | 399.5k $57.8m | Unchanged |
| AVIVA PLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 389.9k $56.4m | Added +17.0k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.08% of their portfolio | 373.2k $54.0m | Reduced -20.2k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.10% of their portfolio | 373.1k $54.0m | Reduced -18.8k |
| DNB Asset Management AS 0.19% of their portfolio | 370.1k $53.6m | Added +7.0k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.09% of their portfolio | 363.8k $52.7m | Reduced -126.7k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 356.4k $51.6m | Reduced -172.8k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.13% of their portfolio | 354.5k $51.3m | Reduced -12.7k |
| GUARDIAN POINT CAPITAL, LP 15.68% of their portfolio | 350.0k $50.7m | Unchanged |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.08% of their portfolio | 346.4k $50.1m | Reduced -5.2k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 342.3k $49.6m | Added +52.2k |