AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING IN ADP
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 053015103 · ISIN US0530151036
American human resources management software company
* 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 ($356.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 414.4m as of 2023-01-31, 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 ≈ $238.12. Options: 41 managers hold calls ($521.6m notional), 47 hold puts ($794.9m).
Trends to Q4 2022
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,969 |
| Q4 2022 | 2,057 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $532.2m | $713.6m | 1.34 |
| Q4 2022 | $521.6m | $794.9m | 1.52 |
Biggest buyers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +1.4m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +1.3m |
| Amundi | Added | +856.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +822.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +794.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +651.1k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +632.4k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale | Added | +461.0k |
| NORGES BANK | Added | +432.9k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +402.2k |
Biggest sellers
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -1.0m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -1.0m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Reduced | -1.0m |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Reduced | -845.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -708.4k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -616.7k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Reduced | -551.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -408.9k |
| AXA S.A. | Reduced | -382.9k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -300.1k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $121.6m509.1k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $107.6m450.6k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $53.4m223.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $29.1m121.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $29.0m121.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $22.3m93.5k shares |
| Laurion Capital Management LP | Added | $22.2m92.8k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $19.1m79.9k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $14.3m60.0k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $13.0m54.5k shares |
Biggest puts
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $255.4m1.1m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $97.0m405.9k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $80.1m335.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $37.3m156.0k shares |
| Laurion Capital Management LP | Added | $34.8m145.9k shares |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Unchanged | $33.7m139.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $28.4m119.1k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $28.1m117.5k shares |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | $25.4m106.5k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $25.3m105.8k 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% |
| STATE STREET CORP 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-07 | 5.1% |
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 Q4 2022
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 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 10 | $67.8m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 9 | $4.3m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $720.5k | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 12 | $72.4m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $219.2k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-07 | D'Ambrosio Christopher Corp. VP | Sold | $72.5k304 shares |
| 2022-11-02 | Sperduto James T Corp VP | Sold | $39.0k160 shares |
| 2022-11-01 | Sperduto James T Corp VP | Sold | $50.2k207 shares |
| 2022-10-03 | Brown Laura G Corp. VP | Sold | $57.5k252 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 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.26% of their portfolio | 40.2m $9.6bn | Added +632.4k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.26% of their portfolio | 35.2m $8.4bn | Added +1.3m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.25% of their portfolio | 17.6m $4.2bn | Reduced -408.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.30% of their portfolio | 11.0m $2.6bn | Added +794.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.54% of their portfolio | 10.0m $2.4bn | Reduced -1.0m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 9.0m $2.2bn | Added +123.7k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.97% of their portfolio | 9.0m $2.1bn | Reduced -242.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.66% of their portfolio | 8.6m $2.1bn | Added +822.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.63% of their portfolio | 8.3m $2.0bn | Added +49.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.22% of their portfolio | 7.4m $1.8bn | Reduced -708.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.22% of their portfolio | 6.4m $1.5bn | Added +1.4m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.29% of their portfolio | 5.8m $1.4bn | Reduced -6.9k |
| Fundsmith LLP 6.04% of their portfolio | 5.5m $1.3bn | Reduced -31.0k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.25% of their portfolio | 5.2m $1.2bn | Reduced -126.5k |
| STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO 0.96% of their portfolio | 3.9m $919.6m | Unchanged |
| FMR LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.3m $785.8m | Reduced -87.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 3.1m $748.6m | Added +111.8k |
| Amundi 0.40% of their portfolio | 3.0m $733.5m | Added +856.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.27% of their portfolio | 2.9m $700.2m | Reduced -169.2k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.20% of their portfolio | 2.8m $674.3m | Reduced -1.0m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.22% of their portfolio | 2.7m $637.2m | Reduced -288.0k |
| Capital World Investors 0.13% of their portfolio | 2.6m $621.6m | Reduced -2.2k |
| Ninety One UK Ltd 1.98% of their portfolio | 2.6m $618.3m | Reduced -87.5k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.85% of their portfolio | 2.5m $608.2m | Reduced -5.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.4m $583.6m | Added +651.1k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 2.3m $557.3m | Reduced -95.1k |
| NORGES BANK 0.13% of their portfolio | 2.2m $531.4m | Added +432.9k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.45% of their portfolio | 2.2m $523.0m | Reduced -101.5k |
| JENSEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 3.98% of their portfolio | 2.1m $509.1m | Reduced -135.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.0m $472.4m | Added +4.2k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.9m $454.5m | Added +58.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.8m $428.7m | Added +1.9k |
| GUARDCAP ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd 6.61% of their portfolio | 1.8m $425.3m | Reduced -47.6k |
| UBS Group AG 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.8m $420.0m | Added +402.2k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.62% of their portfolio | 1.7m $416.2m | Added +17.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.29% of their portfolio | 1.7m $403.4m | Reduced -131.6k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.7m $397.3m | Reduced -224.6k |
| PUBLIC INVESTMENT FUND 1.14% of their portfolio | 1.5m $354.0m | Unchanged |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.4m $342.1m | Added +205.1k |
| FUNDSMITH INVESTMENT SERVICES LTD. 5.66% of their portfolio | 1.4m $340.5m | Added +18.3k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.4m $339.3m | Reduced -65.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.4m $339.0m | Added +233.2k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.52% of their portfolio | 1.4m $333.1m | Reduced -38.2k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.32% of their portfolio | 1.4m $331.2m | Reduced -10.4k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.84% of their portfolio | 1.3m $308.3m | Added +32.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.33% of their portfolio | 1.2m $276.7m | Reduced -23.2k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.76% of their portfolio | 1.1m $273.8m | Added +8.3k |
| BLS Capital Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S 7.83% of their portfolio | 1.1m $273.1m | Added +223.2k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.89% of their portfolio | 1.1m $254.7m | Reduced -75.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.1m $254.1m | First filing |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.1m $253.7m | Reduced -62.5k |
| TRAPHAGEN INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLC 11.07% of their portfolio | 1.0m $70.5m | Added +47.3k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.71% of their portfolio | 1.0m $247.4m | Added +39.4k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.0m $246.7m | Added +20.2k |
| Bahl & Gaynor LLC 1.54% of their portfolio | 1.0m $246.7m | Reduced -85.2k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.74% of their portfolio | 987.7k $223.0m | Added +24.9k |
| Fayez Sarofim & Co 0.86% of their portfolio | 979.6k $234.0m | Reduced -40.4k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.37% of their portfolio | 912.2k $217.9m | Added +52.9k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.55% of their portfolio | 867.3k $208.0m | Added +461.0k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.10% of their portfolio | 860.2k $207.0m | Added +83.5k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 856.3k $204.5m | Reduced -6.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.71% of their portfolio | 832.5k $198.8m | Reduced -10.4k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 830.3k $198.0m | Added +292.9k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.27% of their portfolio | 829.8k $198.2m | Added +1.8k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.26% of their portfolio | 810.1k $193.5m | Added +30.8k |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 1.43% of their portfolio | 796.1k $190.2m | Reduced -118.2k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.27% of their portfolio | 711.9k $170.0m | Added +2.5k |
| Man Group plc 0.60% of their portfolio | 704.8k $168.4m | Added +97.8k |
| LORING WOLCOTT & COOLIDGE FIDUCIARY ADVISORS LLP/MA 2.03% of their portfolio | 686.6k $164.0m | Reduced -5.0k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.31% of their portfolio | 677.8k $161.9m | Added +367.0k |
| CAPITAL COUNSEL LLC/NY 10.18% of their portfolio | 677.1k $161.7m | Reduced -2.7k |
| National Pension Service 0.31% of their portfolio | 658.7k $157.3m | Added +12.4k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.27% of their portfolio | 641.0k $153.1m | Added +48.1k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.34% of their portfolio | 636.3k $152.0m | Reduced -21.4k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 620.4k $148.2m | Added +1.6k |
| Williams Jones Wealth Management, LLC. 2.46% of their portfolio | 615.0k $146.9m | Reduced -8.8k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.24% of their portfolio | 593.6k $141.8m | Added +182.1k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.49% of their portfolio | 569.0k $135.9m | First filing |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.35% of their portfolio | 549.0k $131.1m | Added +5.8k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 545.4k $130.3m | Reduced -845.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 541.1k $129.3m | Reduced -15.3k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.40% of their portfolio | 539.0k $128.7m | Added +146.4k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.18% of their portfolio | 538.6k $128.6m | Added +17.0k |
| POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 535.1k $127.8m | Reduced -12.6k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.29% of their portfolio | 512.0k $122.3m | Added +88.6k |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 0.71% of their portfolio | 508.2k $121.4m | Reduced -41.2k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 1.07% of their portfolio | 507.3k $121.2m | Reduced -5.5k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 501.3k $119.7m | Added +32.2k |
| AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc 2.16% of their portfolio | 501.0k $119.6m | Added +50.9k |
| Navera Investment Management Ltd. 3.70% of their portfolio | 500.3k $119.5m | Added +5.9k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.32% of their portfolio | 485.9k $116.1m | Added +34.7k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.28% of their portfolio | 484.7k $115.8m | Reduced -59.6k |
| HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK 1.19% of their portfolio | 479.5k $114.5m | Added +67.0k |
| J.P. Morgan Private Wealth Advisors LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 473.4k $113.1m | Added +19.3k |
| M&T Bank Corp 0.45% of their portfolio | 469.2k $112.1m | Added +15.7k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 463.0k $110.6m | Reduced -616.7k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.67% of their portfolio | 459.9k $109.3m | Reduced -172.3k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.22% of their portfolio | 455.4k $108.9m | Reduced -30.8k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.26% of their portfolio | 451.4k $107.8m | Reduced -6.2k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.35% of their portfolio | 450.9k $107.7m | Reduced -300.1k |