ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC ABG
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 043436104
Car dealership corporation
- SectorConsumer discretionary
- IndustryRetail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations
- HeadquartersAtlanta, GA
- Founded1995
- Websiteasburyauto.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 ($2.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 18.0m as of 2026-07-29, 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 ≈ $201.14. Options: 12 managers hold calls ($150.6m notional), 7 hold puts ($15.2m).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 274 |
| Q4 2022 | 273 |
| Q1 2023 | 301 |
| Q2 2023 | 307 |
| Q3 2023 | 314 |
| Q4 2023 | 313 |
| Q1 2024 | 312 |
| Q2 2024 | 301 |
| Q3 2024 | 307 |
| Q4 2024 | 313 |
| Q1 2025 | 338 |
| Q2 2025 | 322 |
| Q3 2025 | 333 |
| Q4 2025 | 327 |
| Q1 2026 | 311 |
| Q2 2026 | 315 |
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 | 138 | 157 |
| Q4 2024 | 148 | 154 |
| Q1 2025 | 186 | 143 |
| Q2 2025 | 152 | 188 |
| Q3 2025 | 162 | 156 |
| Q4 2025 | 143 | 180 |
| Q1 2026 | 144 | 176 |
| Q2 2026 | 168 | 155 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $11.5m | $9.1m | 0.79 |
| Q4 2025 | $4.2m | $1.4m | 0.34 |
| Q1 2026 | $5.6m | $2.8m | 0.49 |
| Q2 2026 | $150.6m | $15.2m | 0.10 |
Biggest buyers
| COOPER CREEK PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC | New | +257.1k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | Added | +109.3k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +93.2k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +59.8k |
| Woodline Partners LP | Added | +56.8k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | New | +53.2k |
| ROBOTTI ROBERT | Added | +50.7k |
| LAKEWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP | Added | +43.0k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +41.8k |
| Cerity Partners LLC | Added | +41.0k |
Biggest sellers
| EMINENCE CAPITAL, LP | Sold out | -956.1k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Reduced | -374.2k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership | Reduced | -75.6k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Reduced | -70.2k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP | Reduced | -57.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -44.2k |
| HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC | Reduced | -38.4k |
| Covalis Capital LLP | Reduced | -35.3k |
| Impactive Capital LP | Reduced | -34.0k |
| GCM Grosvenor Holdings, LLC | Sold out | -31.0k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $48.6m241.7k shares |
| COOPER CREEK PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $42.8m212.8k shares |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | New | $42.8m212.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $8.5m42.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $2.1m10.6k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $2.0m10.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $1.4m7.2k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $1.2m6.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $522.8k2.6k shares |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | New | $221.2k1.1k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $5.0m24.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $3.7m18.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $3.0m14.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $1.5m7.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | New | $1.3m6.5k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $563.0k2.8k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $201.1k1.0k 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 2025-04-30 | 14.9% |
| ABRAMS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. 13G · passive investor filed 2026-08-13 | 11.6% |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 13G · institution filed 2026-10-08 | 6.6% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-28 | 5.9% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: Impactive Capital LP (4.8%, 2026-07-13), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC), EMINENCE CAPITAL, LP (5.0%, 2025-11-14)
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 | — | 1 | $1.2m | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $361.0k | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 4 | $745.5k | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $266.3k | — |
| Q1 2026 | 2 | $1.1m | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2026 | 1 | $28.6k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 1 | $237.3k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-29 | Milstein Jed SVP & CHRO | Sold | $237.3k948 shares |
| 2026-05-20 | DiSantis B. Christopher Director | Bought | $28.6k157 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. 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.0m $593.5m | Added +59.8k |
| ABRAMS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. 7.91% of their portfolio | 2.2m $433.4m | Unchanged |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $237.4m | Added +24.3k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $225.6m | Added +4.4k |
| Impactive Capital LP 14.90% of their portfolio | 1.0m $208.9m | Reduced -34.0k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 839.0k $168.7m | Reduced -23.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 793.3k $159.5m | Added +14.5k |
| TIMUCUAN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/FL 5.23% of their portfolio | 706.6k $142.1m | Reduced -3.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 506.7k $101.9m | Added +21.0k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.21% of their portfolio | 333.2k $67.0m | Added +56.8k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 320.8k $64.5m | Not comparable |
| Madison Asset Management, LLC 0.72% of their portfolio | 301.3k $60.6m | Reduced -7.5k |
| MAGNOLIA GROUP, LLC 11.00% of their portfolio | 260.7k $52.4m | Reduced -27.3k |
| COOPER CREEK PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC 2.16% of their portfolio | 257.1k $51.7m | New |
| Channing Capital Management, LLC 1.18% of their portfolio | 255.6k $51.4m | Reduced -6.9k |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 0.55% of their portfolio | 247.2k $49.7m | Reduced -3.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 236.1k $47.5m | Added +16.3k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 229.0k $46.0m | Added +12.8k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 193.3k $38.9m | Added +39.8k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 189.6k $38.1m | Added +93.2k |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 189.3k $38.8m | Added +39.2k |
| LAKEWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 1.86% of their portfolio | 178.6k $35.9m | Added +43.0k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 163.0k $32.8m | Reduced -374.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 159.7k $32.1m | Reduced -8.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 154.1k $31.0m | Added +109.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 153.4k $30.8m | Reduced -18.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 148.6k $29.9m | Reduced -8.7k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 143.9k $28.9m | Reduced -30.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 141.1k $28.4m | Added +36.4k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.04% of their portfolio | 136.6k $27.5m | Reduced -75.6k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 135.0k $27.2m | Reduced -1.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 135.0k $27.1m | Reduced -1.7k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 123.6k $24.9m | Reduced -1.9k |
| Boston Partners 0.02% of their portfolio | 97.4k $19.7m | Added +6.2k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 90.0k $18.1m | Reduced -4.5k |
| ROBOTTI ROBERT 2.83% of their portfolio | 87.2k $17.5m | Added +50.7k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 80.8k $16.3m | Added +3.0k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 80.3k $16.1m | Added +1.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 79.3k $16.1m | Added +30.8k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 77.9k $15.7m | Added +34.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 73.7k $14.8m | Reduced -20.9k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 70.8k $14.2m | Reduced -29.8k |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 69.7k $14.0m | Added +41.0k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.06% of their portfolio | 67.2k $13.5m | Reduced -10.6k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.03% of their portfolio | 64.0k $12.9m | Reduced -5.5k |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 0.05% of their portfolio | 57.0k $11.5m | Reduced -3.9k |
| GoodHaven Capital Management, LLC 3.58% of their portfolio | 56.5k $11.4m | Added +12.7k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 55.9k $11.2m | Added +29.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 54.9k $11.0m | Reduced -5.8k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 53.2k $10.7m | New |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 52.3k $10.5m | Added +41.8k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 49.0k $9.9m | Reduced -4.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.1k $9.1m | Reduced -2.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.2k $8.9m | Reduced -3.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.0k $8.8m | Reduced -398 |
| Edgestream Partners, L.P. 0.25% of their portfolio | 42.5k $8.6m | Reduced -10.7k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 41.3k $8.3m | Added +22.4k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 40.0k $8.0m | Reduced -2.9k |
| DENALI ADVISORS LLC 0.77% of their portfolio | 37.9k $7.6m | Added +7.8k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 37.6k $7.6m | New |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.8k $7.4m | Added +300 |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 36.8k $7.4m | Added +2.1k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.8k $7.2m | Reduced -721 |
| Marex Group Ltd 0.05% of their portfolio | 35.8k $7.2m | Unchanged |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.6k $6.7m | Added +5.0k |
| LAWSON KROEKER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC/NE 1.86% of their portfolio | 33.4k $6.7m | Reduced -5.5k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.9k $6.2m | Added +1.9k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.0k $6.0m | Reduced -70.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.6k $5.7m | Reduced -44.2k |
| HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 28.4k $5.7m | Reduced -38.4k |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.6k $5.5m | Added +14.4k |
| Seven Six Capital Management, LLC 5.05% of their portfolio | 27.5k $5.5m | Added +1.4k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.9k $5.0m | Added +4.0k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.0k $4.7m | Reduced -318 |
| J. Goldman & Co LP 0.17% of their portfolio | 23.5k $4.7m | New |
| MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 0.11% of their portfolio | 23.0k $4.6m | Reduced -2 |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 21.9k $4.4m | Reduced -1.9k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.01% of their portfolio | 21.7k $4.4m | Added +756 |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.6k $4.3m | Added +3.2k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.4k $4.3m | Reduced -655 |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 20.9k $4.2m | Reduced -85 |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.7k $4.0m | Reduced -317 |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.5k $3.9m | New |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.6k $3.5m | Added +576 |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.2k $3.5m | Added +8.2k |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 17.1k $3.4m | Added +3.3k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 16.8k $3.4m | Added +13.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.7k $3.4m | Added +5.8k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.01% of their portfolio | 16.7k $3.4m | Added +13.4k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 16.7k $3.4m | Added +8.5k |
| Covalis Capital LLP 0.19% of their portfolio | 16.5k $3.3m | Reduced -35.3k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.1k $3.2m | Reduced -1.4k |
| Man Group plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 16.0k $3.2m | Added +7.9k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 15.6k $3.1m | Reduced -1.0k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 14.2k $2.9m | Added +13.0k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.9k $2.8m | Added +8.8k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.9k $2.8m | Reduced -5.6k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.02% of their portfolio | 13.5k $2.7m | New |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.5k $2.7m | Reduced -241 |
| Salvus Wealth Management, LLC 1.49% of their portfolio | 13.3k $2.7m | Reduced -510 |