APPLIED MATLS INC AMAT
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 038222105 · ISIN US0382221051
- SectorTechnology
- IndustrySemiconductors & Related Devices
- HeadquartersSanta Clara, CA
- Founded1967
- Websiteappliedmaterials.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 ($550.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 796.6m as of 2025-07-27, 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 ≈ $182.97. Options: 69 managers hold calls ($2.6bn notional), 70 hold puts ($2.8bn).
Trends to Q2 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,562 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,684 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,763 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,830 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,853 |
| Q4 2023 | 2,033 |
| Q1 2024 | 2,221 |
| Q2 2024 | 2,285 |
| Q3 2024 | 2,215 |
| Q4 2024 | 2,241 |
| Q1 2025 | 2,166 |
| Q2 2025 | 2,324 |
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 2023 | 829 | 814 |
| Q4 2023 | 913 | 807 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,046 | 954 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,050 | 970 |
| Q3 2024 | 996 | 1,051 |
| Q4 2024 | 973 | 1,048 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,032 | 1,000 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,222 | 911 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $2.4bn | $2.8bn | 1.19 |
| Q4 2024 | $1.8bn | $2.6bn | 1.48 |
| Q1 2025 | $1.8bn | $2.2bn | 1.22 |
| Q2 2025 | $2.6bn | $2.8bn | 1.07 |
Biggest buyers
| Sanders Capital, LLC | New | +7.7m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Added | +5.7m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +4.0m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Added | +3.8m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +2.9m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +2.0m |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +1.8m |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.4m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +1.3m |
| Boston Partners | Added | +1.2m |
Biggest sellers
| Capital International Investors | Reduced | -9.2m |
| Capital World Investors | Reduced | -8.3m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -4.0m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -3.3m |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Reduced | -2.9m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | -2.5m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -2.5m |
| NORGES BANK | Reduced | -1.7m |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Reduced | -1.7m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.5m |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $588.9m3.2m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $355.1m1.9m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $175.2m956.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $142.0m775.8k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $110.1m601.6k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $100.4m548.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $78.8m430.3k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | $70.4m3.8k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $68.7m375.5k shares |
| PUBLIC INVESTMENT FUND | New | $66.8m365.1k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $423.8m2.3m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $302.7m1.7m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $262.6m1.4m shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | $233.2m12.7k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $150.3m821.1k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $131.5m718.5k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $127.5m696.5k shares |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | $102.6m560.2k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $84.9m463.7k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $70.0m382.3k 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 CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 7.5% |
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 Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.6m | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $3.8m | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $120.0m | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $46.8k | — |
| Q2 2025 | 1 | $6.9m | 1 | $165.5k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-24 | Sanders Adam Corp. Controller & CAO | Sold | $100.4k562 shares |
| 2025-04-03 | DICKERSON GARY E President and CEO, director | Bought | $6.9m50.0k shares |
| 2025-04-01 | Sanders Adam Corp. Controller & CAO | Sold | $65.2k450 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.23% of their portfolio | 77.3m $14.1bn | Added +110.9k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.26% of their portfolio | 75.3m $13.8bn | Reduced -3.3m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.27% of their portfolio | 38.9m $7.1bn | Added +391.5k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 21.0m $3.8bn | Added +407.3k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.81% of their portfolio | 13.6m $2.5bn | Added +5.7m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.13% of their portfolio | 10.8m $2.0bn | Added +630.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.24% of their portfolio | 9.6m $1.7bn | Reduced -214.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.40% of their portfolio | 8.9m $1.6bn | Added +1.1m |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 1.84% of their portfolio | 8.9m $1.6bn | Added +1.2m |
| NORGES BANK 0.20% of their portfolio | 8.8m $1.6bn | Reduced -1.7m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.18% of their portfolio | 8.5m $1.6bn | Added +2.9m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.28% of their portfolio | 8.0m $1.5bn | Added +291.4k |
| Amundi 0.51% of their portfolio | 7.9m $1.5bn | Added +215.9k |
| Sanders Capital, LLC 1.89% of their portfolio | 7.7m $1.4bn | New |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.24% of their portfolio | 7.6m $1.4bn | Reduced -378.2k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 7.6m $1.4bn | Added +131.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.23% of their portfolio | 7.6m $1.4bn | Added +2.0m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.10% of their portfolio | 7.1m $1.3bn | Added +784.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.45% of their portfolio | 6.7m $1.2bn | Reduced -507.6k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.12% of their portfolio | 6.6m $1.2bn | Added +4.0m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.29% of their portfolio | 6.5m $1.2bn | Reduced -107.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.07% of their portfolio | 5.2m $956.7m | Added +1.3m |
| FMR LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 5.1m $927.0m | Reduced -4.0m |
| EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. 6.91% of their portfolio | 5.0m $913.8m | Added +172.6k |
| Davis Selected Advisers 4.85% of their portfolio | 5.0m $907.6m | Reduced -35.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.15% of their portfolio | 4.9m $892.1m | Added +70.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.18% of their portfolio | 4.8m $872.6m | Reduced -1.0m |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.17% of their portfolio | 4.6m $837.1m | Added +3.8m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.43% of their portfolio | 4.3m $784.6m | Reduced -156.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 4.0m $733.1m | Added +289.9k |
| Capital World Investors 0.10% of their portfolio | 3.9m $717.3m | Reduced -8.3m |
| Swedbank AB 0.78% of their portfolio | 3.8m $689.9m | First filing |
| Capital International Investors 0.12% of their portfolio | 3.7m $684.2m | Reduced -9.2m |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.94% of their portfolio | 3.7m $680.5m | Added +105.5k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 3.6m $655.0m | Reduced -153.0k |
| Boston Partners 0.72% of their portfolio | 3.5m $646.9m | Added +1.2m |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC 1.41% of their portfolio | 3.3m $611.3m | Reduced -65.7k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.42% of their portfolio | 3.3m $608.5m | Reduced -228.1k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.38% of their portfolio | 3.2m $590.6m | Added +1.8m |
| Cantillon Capital Management LLC 3.16% of their portfolio | 3.0m $546.2m | Reduced -86.7k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.44% of their portfolio | 3.0m $541.3m | Added +148.1k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.72% of their portfolio | 3.0m $540.3m | Reduced -570.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.42% of their portfolio | 2.9m $537.7m | Reduced -1.7m |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.54% of their portfolio | 2.9m $534.7m | Reduced -237.2k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.32% of their portfolio | 2.8m $520.8m | Added +101.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.8m $516.8m | Reduced -77.4k |
| FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. 1.45% of their portfolio | 2.8m $514.1m | Reduced -280.2k |
| NAYA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT UK LTD 38.00% of their portfolio | 2.7m $495.5m | Added +308.3k |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC 1.51% of their portfolio | 2.5m $458.0m | Added +706.9k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 2.5m $457.1m | Reduced -151.5k |
| FLOSSBACH VON STORCH SE 1.84% of their portfolio | 2.5m $450.7m | Added +254.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.27% of their portfolio | 2.5m $450.2m | Added +164.5k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.28% of their portfolio | 2.4m $435.8m | Added +850.6k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.40% of their portfolio | 2.3m $427.3m | Added +48.3k |
| National Pension Service 0.35% of their portfolio | 2.2m $403.0m | Added +290.4k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.59% of their portfolio | 2.0m $370.6m | Added +174.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.9m $351.4m | Reduced -49.7k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.64% of their portfolio | 1.8m $320.4m | Added +526.0k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.8m $320.4m | Reduced -704.3k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.7m $317.5m | Added +508.1k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.65% of their portfolio | 1.7m $317.1m | Added +1.4m |
| MENORA MIVTACHIM HOLDINGS LTD. 1.79% of their portfolio | 1.7m $310.4m | Unchanged |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.71% of their portfolio | 1.7m $302.2m | Added +574.2k |
| Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt 1.42% of their portfolio | 1.6m $301.8m | Added +321.0k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.6m $300.7m | Added +100.4k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.47% of their portfolio | 1.6m $289.5m | Added +524.5k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.5m $280.3m | Added +13.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.5m $276.3m | Reduced -86.3k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.51% of their portfolio | 1.4m $258.0m | Added +54.4k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.40% of their portfolio | 1.4m $254.5m | Added +123.9k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 1.41% of their portfolio | 1.3m $244.4m | Reduced -256.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.3m $238.2m | Reduced -793 |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 1.23% of their portfolio | 1.3m $238.2m | Added +28.8k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.3m $236.8m | Added +263.0k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.3m $233.4m | Added +503.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.3m $233.0m | Added +42.6k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.40% of their portfolio | 1.3m $231.0m | Added +119.8k |
| Maj Invest Holding A/S 7.97% of their portfolio | 1.2m $227.7m | Added +371.0k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.2m $220.5m | Added +13.8k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.36% of their portfolio | 1.2m $220.1m | Added +546.2k |
| Employees Provident Fund Board 1.89% of their portfolio | 1.2m $219.1m | Added +300.0k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.2m $218.6m | Reduced -345.3k |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich 0.63% of their portfolio | 1.2m $210.6m | Reduced -9.0k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.37% of their portfolio | 1.1m $210.4m | Added +135.8k |
| BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO 1.32% of their portfolio | 1.1m $205.6m | Added +315.8k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.1m $200.2m | Added +410.4k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.1m $197.3m | Reduced -7.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.0m $186.8m | Reduced -57.2k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.16% of their portfolio | 971.7k $177.9m | Reduced -163.2k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 939.7k $172.0m | Reduced -142.2k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 939.1k $171.9m | Added +154.7k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.16% of their portfolio | 908.5k $166.3m | Added +18.8k |
| TIGER GLOBAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 895.2k $163.9m | Unchanged |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.37% of their portfolio | 876.7k $160.5m | Reduced -101.4k |
| ABRAMS BISON INVESTMENTS, LLC 14.94% of their portfolio | 875.0k $160.2m | Unchanged |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 872.1k $159.7m | Reduced -125.6k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.19% of their portfolio | 864.6k $158.3m | Reduced -77.1k |
| KBC Group NV 0.42% of their portfolio | 851.8k $155.9m | Reduced -406.9k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.34% of their portfolio | 847.0k $155.1m | Reduced -67.5k |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. 0.50% of their portfolio | 830.9k $152.1m | Reduced -98.9k |