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 ($3.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 20.6m as of 2023-10-26, 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 ≈ $230.16. Options: 8 managers hold calls ($78.0m notional), 5 hold puts ($30.7m).
Trends to Q3 2023
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 |
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 | 118 | 143 |
| Q1 2023 | 153 | 150 |
| Q2 2023 | 124 | 182 |
| Q3 2023 | 132 | 166 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $124.6m | $4.9m | 0.04 |
| Q1 2023 | $43.8m | $8.6m | 0.20 |
| Q2 2023 | $65.7m | $11.3m | 0.17 |
| Q3 2023 | $78.0m | $30.7m | 0.39 |
Biggest buyers
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP | Added | +108.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +98.0k |
| HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC | New | +57.1k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | New | +53.1k |
| KENSICO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP | Added | +43.7k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +40.0k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC | Added | +38.0k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +36.6k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +28.1k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC | Added | +27.5k |
Biggest sellers
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -186.7k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -148.8k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -108.1k |
| MAGNOLIA GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -75.0k |
| Impactive Capital LP | Reduced | -56.5k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Reduced | -46.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -31.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -29.4k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE | Reduced | -22.6k |
| EMINENCE CAPITAL, LP | Reduced | -20.7k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $47.1m204.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $10.4m45.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $8.2m35.6k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $7.6m33.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $3.4m14.7k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $828.3k3.6k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $529.2k2.3k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| Yiheng Capital Management, L.P. | New | $17.5m76.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $8.1m35.1k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $3.8m16.4k shares |
| Manatuck Hill Partners, LLC | New | $1.2m5.0k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $138.0k600 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)
Insider purchases and sales in Q3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $4.9m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $906.3k | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 6 | $12.4m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q3 2023.
Holders, Q3 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.2m $732.4m | Reduced -186.7k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.3m $531.1m | Reduced -108.1k |
| ABRAMS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. 16.03% of their portfolio | 2.1m $485.1m | Unchanged |
| Impactive Capital LP 20.41% of their portfolio | 2.0m $457.4m | Reduced -56.5k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.4m $331.5m | Added +1.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 828.7k $190.7m | Added +98.0k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 788.8k $181.5m | Reduced -29.4k |
| Simcoe Capital Management, LLC 21.03% of their portfolio | 632.9k $145.6m | Reduced -6.6k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 1.05% of their portfolio | 517.7k $119.1m | Reduced -4.1k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.03% of their portfolio | 438.8k $101.0m | Reduced -11.8k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 424.9k $97.8m | Added +833 |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 296.7k $68.3m | Reduced -31.5k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 292.6k $67.3m | Reduced -12.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 288.6k $66.4m | Added +14.4k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 281.7k $64.8m | Added +13.8k |
| Brave Warrior Advisors, LLC 1.58% of their portfolio | 275.3k $63.3m | Reduced -1.3k |
| EMINENCE CAPITAL, LP 1.18% of their portfolio | 258.0k $59.4m | Reduced -20.7k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 245.4k $56.5m | Added +38.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 240.2k $55.3m | Reduced -9.2k |
| Channing Capital Management, LLC 1.75% of their portfolio | 231.3k $53.2m | Reduced -5.6k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 210.6k $48.4m | Reduced -15.0k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.07% of their portfolio | 198.7k $45.7m | Added +108.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 193.6k $44.5m | Added +8.1k |
| Voss Capital, LP 5.20% of their portfolio | 179.6k $41.3m | Added +9.8k |
| LAKEWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 3.54% of their portfolio | 168.9k $38.9m | Reduced -20.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 163.1k $37.5m | Added +14.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 160.3k $36.9m | Added +2.7k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.36% of their portfolio | 153.8k $35.4m | Reduced -2.1k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 129.5k $29.8m | Added +28.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 128.5k $29.6m | Reduced -10.0k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 115.1k $26.5m | Reduced -9.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 114.1k $26.3m | Reduced -20.1k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 105.0k $24.2m | Added +27.5k |
| KENSICO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 1.00% of their portfolio | 103.0k $23.7m | Added +43.7k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.03% of their portfolio | 102.3k $23.5m | Reduced -46.4k |
| MAGNOLIA GROUP, LLC 3.71% of their portfolio | 100.0k $23.0m | Reduced -75.0k |
| Engle Capital Management, L.P. 8.34% of their portfolio | 100.0k $23.0m | Reduced -1.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 84.3k $19.4m | Reduced -9.5k |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 0.11% of their portfolio | 80.2k $18.5m | Reduced -646 |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 74.6k $17.2m | Reduced -1.3k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 74.4k $17.1m | Reduced -2.7k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.11% of their portfolio | 74.1k $17.1m | Reduced -2.9k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 72.8k $16.7m | Added +4.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 71.7k $16.5m | Reduced -3.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 70.1k $16.1m | Added +40.0k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 65.4k $15.0m | Reduced -1.0k |
| HANTZ FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 0.35% of their portfolio | 59.4k $13.7m | Reduced -4.0k |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 58.4k $13.4m | Reduced -2.5k |
| CW Advisors, LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 57.4k $13.2m | Added +555 |
| HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC 1.41% of their portfolio | 57.1k $13.1m | New |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.04% of their portfolio | 53.1k $12.2m | New |
| ADVISORY RESEARCH INC 1.69% of their portfolio | 53.0k $12.2m | Added +4.4k |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 47.1k $10.8m | Reduced -11.7k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 45.8k $10.5m | Added +7.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 42.6k $9.8m | Added +100 |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 42.0k $9.7m | Reduced -1.1k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 41.8k $9.6m | Reduced -1.6k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.02% of their portfolio | 40.8k $9.4m | Reduced -200 |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 37.7k $8.7m | Added +36.6k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 36.8k $8.5m | Reduced -1.5k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 36.6k $8.4m | Added +4.8k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.3k $8.3m | Added +5.6k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 33.6k $7.7m | Reduced -2.6k |
| Phocas Financial Corp. 1.12% of their portfolio | 33.6k $7.7m | Reduced -32 |
| 13D Management LLC 4.66% of their portfolio | 32.5k $7.5m | Added +8.5k |
| WINMILL & CO. INC 2.60% of their portfolio | 30.9k $7.1m | Unchanged |
| South Dakota Investment Council 0.15% of their portfolio | 29.4k $6.8m | Added +18.5k |
| Moody Aldrich Partners LLC 1.27% of their portfolio | 29.0k $6.7m | Added +5.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.2k $6.5m | Reduced -422 |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 25.5k $5.9m | Added +14.0k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.04% of their portfolio | 25.4k $5.9m | Reduced -12.8k |
| Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 0.11% of their portfolio | 25.4k $5.8m | Added +12.6k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.1k $5.8m | Added +2.7k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 24.9k $5.7m | Reduced -513 |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.08% of their portfolio | 24.8k $5.7m | New |
| Steel Canyon Capital, LLC 10.15% of their portfolio | 24.6k $5.6m | Added +490 |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 24.5k $5.6m | Reduced -2.5k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 22.4k $5.2m | Reduced -961 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 21.9k $5.0m | Reduced -2.7k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 21.4k $4.9m | New |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 21.3k $4.9m | Reduced -4.8k |
| PDT Partners, LLC 0.62% of their portfolio | 21.3k $4.9m | New |
| Coronation Fund Managers Ltd. 0.14% of their portfolio | 20.6k $4.7m | Reduced -2.0k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.01% of their portfolio | 18.8k $4.3m | Reduced -1.8k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 18.8k $4.3m | Added +4.7k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.4k $4.2m | Reduced -148.8k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 18.2k $4.2m | New |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 17.5k $4.0m | Reduced -1.1k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 16.8k $3.9m | Reduced -2.3k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 16.6k $3.8m | Added +5.2k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 16.5k $3.8m | Added +6.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.4k $3.8m | Reduced -4.5k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.4k $3.6m | Reduced -381 |
| LRT Capital Management, LLC 2.46% of their portfolio | 15.4k $3.5m | Added +2.1k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 15.3k $3.5m | Added +7.8k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 15.0k $3.4m | Added +819 |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.2k $3.3m | Reduced -827 |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 13.9k $3.2m | Added +4.1k |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS 0.03% of their portfolio | 13.8k $3.2m | Reduced -10.6k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 13.4k $3.1m | Reduced -4.5k |