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 ($742.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 399.7m as of 2026-04-27, 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 ≈ $204.05. Options: 30 managers hold calls ($365.4m notional), 37 hold puts ($340.5m).
Trends to Q1 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,969 |
| Q4 2022 | 2,057 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,970 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,985 |
| Q3 2023 | 2,027 |
| Q4 2023 | 2,125 |
| Q1 2024 | 2,163 |
| Q2 2024 | 2,170 |
| Q3 2024 | 2,236 |
| Q4 2024 | 2,418 |
| Q1 2025 | 2,464 |
| Q2 2025 | 2,469 |
| Q3 2025 | 2,394 |
| Q4 2025 | 2,406 |
| Q1 2026 | 2,281 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 936 | 900 |
| Q3 2024 | 941 | 968 |
| Q4 2024 | 909 | 966 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,001 | 1,087 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,007 | 1,106 |
| Q3 2025 | 936 | 1,125 |
| Q4 2025 | 877 | 1,211 |
| Q1 2026 | 894 | 1,302 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $626.1m | $473.7m | 0.76 |
| Q3 2025 | $504.0m | $415.1m | 0.82 |
| Q4 2025 | $406.5m | $244.0m | 0.60 |
| Q1 2026 | $365.4m | $340.5m | 0.93 |
Biggest buyers
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +9.1m |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC | New | +2.8m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +2.7m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | New | +1.3m |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Added | +1.1m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +1.1m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +735.8k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +716.0k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | Added | +711.1k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC | Added | +710.0k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -4.0m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Reduced | -3.2m |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. | Reduced | -1.9m |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Reduced | -1.2m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -1.0m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Reduced | -883.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -713.1k |
| BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO | Reduced | -668.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -607.9k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $100.3m493.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $78.6m386.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $35.7m175.5k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $22.5m110.8k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $21.6m106.1k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $17.2m84.8k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $17.0m83.6k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $16.3m80.0k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | $9.5m46.9k shares |
| Oribel Capital Management, LP | New | $7.8m38.2k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $95.7m471.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $31.3m154.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $27.7m136.3k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $25.9m127.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $24.1m118.6k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $19.6m96.4k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $15.4m75.6k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $14.8m73.0k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $14.6m71.7k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Added | $8.0m39.6k 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 Q1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $91.8k | $91.8k |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 9 | $92.6m | $92.4m |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $11.7m | $11.7m |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 11 | $21.9m | $21.9m |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $1.2m | $1.2m |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 8 | $43.7m | $43.7m |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 5 | $1.3m | $1.3m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-16 | D'Ambrosio Christopher Corp. VP | Sold plan | $113.2k543 shares |
| 2026-02-17 | D'Ambrosio Christopher Corp. VP | Sold plan | $115.3k543 shares |
| 2026-02-06 | Michaud Brian L. Executive VP | Sold plan | $234.2k1.0k shares |
| 2026-02-05 | Foskett David Corp. VP | Sold plan | $63.0k266 shares |
| 2026-01-13 | D'Ambrosio Christopher Corp. VP | Sold plan | $142.4k543 shares |
| 2026-01-12 | Kwon David Corp VP | Sold plan | $213.4k806 shares |
| 2026-01-06 | Kwon David Corp VP | Sold plan | $234.0k900 shares |
| 2026-01-05 | Black Maria President & CEO | Sold plan | $183.9k715 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, Q1 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.13% of their portfolio | 35.5m $7.2bn | Reduced -1.0m |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 26.2m $5.3bn | First filing |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.14% of their portfolio | 19.3m $4.0bn | Added +386.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.25% of their portfolio | 12.7m $2.6bn | Reduced -380.7k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 12.0m $2.4bn | Added +416.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.36% of their portfolio | 11.6m $2.3bn | Added +9.1m |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 11.1m $2.2bn | First filing |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.38% of their portfolio | 10.1m $2.1bn | Added +2.7m |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.27% of their portfolio | 8.6m $1.7bn | Added +162.5k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.28% of their portfolio | 6.9m $1.4bn | Reduced -150.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.08% of their portfolio | 6.4m $1.3bn | Reduced -4.0m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.16% of their portfolio | 6.0m $1.2bn | Reduced -5.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 5.3m $1.1bn | Reduced -607.9k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.42% of their portfolio | 5.1m $1.3bn | Reduced -883.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 4.4m $886.5m | Added +35.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 4.1m $837.5m | Added +735.8k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.27% of their portfolio | 4.1m $827.8m | Added +541.8k |
| Fundsmith LLP 6.11% of their portfolio | 3.9m $783.3m | Reduced -322.9k |
| STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO 0.59% of their portfolio | 3.7m $743.1m | Unchanged |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.12% of their portfolio | 3.2m $659.2m | Reduced -3.2m |
| Amundi 0.17% of their portfolio | 3.0m $616.4m | Added +658.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.11% of their portfolio | 3.0m $603.8m | Added +599.6k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 0.98% of their portfolio | 2.8m $579.0m | New |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 2.8m $576.9m | Reduced -1.1m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.13% of their portfolio | 2.7m $548.7m | Added +25.4k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.36% of their portfolio | 2.5m $507.5m | Added +249.4k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.5m $504.2m | Added +168.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 2.4m $492.4m | Added +193.3k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.4m $490.5m | Added +10.7k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 2.4m $487.4m | Added +711.1k |
| Ninety One UK Ltd 1.11% of their portfolio | 2.4m $480.3m | Reduced -11.3k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.3m $471.0m | First filing |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.2m $445.4m | Added +222.0k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.34% of their portfolio | 1.8m $372.4m | Added +39.9k |
| CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. 0.47% of their portfolio | 1.7m $350.8m | First filing |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.7m $336.9m | Reduced -1.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.34% of their portfolio | 1.5m $295.9m | Added +330.5k |
| Fayez Sarofim & Co 0.71% of their portfolio | 1.4m $278.3m | Reduced -2.0k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.4m $277.9m | Added +138 |
| FUNDSMITH INVESTMENT SERVICES LTD. 6.12% of their portfolio | 1.3m $269.7m | Reduced -11.0k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.3m $264.6m | Added +639.5k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.3m $260.5m | New |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $251.0m | Reduced -172.1k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 1.2m $248.0m | Reduced -47.9k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.2m $245.0m | Reduced -169.9k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.2m $243.8m | Added +6.2k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.69% of their portfolio | 1.2m $241.4m | Added +1.1m |
| Swiss National Bank 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.2m $241.2m | Added +76.8k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.2m $240.9m | Added +1.1m |
| BLS Capital Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S 8.15% of their portfolio | 1.2m $239.4m | Added +68.4k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.2m $234.9m | Reduced -19.1k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.89% of their portfolio | 1.1m $222.0m | Added +716.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.1m $215.4m | Reduced -146.9k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.81% of their portfolio | 1.0m $210.3m | Added +710.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $209.9m | Reduced -116.5k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.0m $208.2m | Reduced -1.2m |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.0m $208.0m | Reduced -1.9m |
| National Pension Service 0.15% of their portfolio | 979.9k $199.1m | Added +68.6k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.13% of their portfolio | 957.4k $194.5m | Reduced -49.3k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 902.1k $183.3m | First filing |
| AVIVA PLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 864.4k $175.6m | Reduced -44.5k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.14% of their portfolio | 815.6k $165.7m | First filing |
| Bahl & Gaynor LLC 0.82% of their portfolio | 796.8k $161.9m | Reduced -83.8k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 791.5k $160.8m | Reduced -6.6k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.14% of their portfolio | 781.0k $158.7m | Reduced -5.4k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 772.3k $156.9m | Added +393.6k |
| Local Pensions Partnership Investment Ltd 3.17% of their portfolio | 721.3k $146.5m | Unchanged |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 689.5k $140.1m | Reduced -108.3k |
| Navera Investment Management Ltd. 3.51% of their portfolio | 676.9k $137.5m | Reduced -34.7k |
| CAPITAL COUNSEL LLC/NY 5.84% of their portfolio | 675.7k $137.3m | Reduced -20.8k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 655.3k $133.1m | Reduced -19.1k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.19% of their portfolio | 653.1k $132.7m | Added +419.2k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.11% of their portfolio | 647.0k $131.5m | Reduced -72.9k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 646.8k $131.4m | Added +589.0k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.18% of their portfolio | 636.6k $129.4m | Added +48.9k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 635.9k $129.2m | Added +176.8k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.14% of their portfolio | 633.1k $128.6m | Reduced -15.7k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.08% of their portfolio | 626.5k $127.3m | Added +61.2k |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. 0.36% of their portfolio | 610.0k $123.9m | Added +494.2k |
| LORING WOLCOTT & COOLIDGE FIDUCIARY ADVISORS LLP/MA 1.15% of their portfolio | 605.9k $114.4m | Reduced -16.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.08% of their portfolio | 599.4k $121.8m | Reduced -235.5k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.32% of their portfolio | 543.3k $110.4m | Added +309.0k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.12% of their portfolio | 541.4k $110.2m | Reduced -70.3k |
| Williams Jones Wealth Management, LLC. 1.35% of their portfolio | 539.6k $109.6m | Reduced -9.1k |
| Life Cycle Investment Partners Ltd 0.70% of their portfolio | 538.0k $109.3m | Added +6.6k |
| KBC Group NV 0.27% of their portfolio | 531.5k $108.0m | Added +369.6k |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP 0.20% of their portfolio | 528.6k $107.4m | Added +232.4k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.11% of their portfolio | 524.0k $106.5m | Reduced -64.8k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.13% of their portfolio | 521.7k $106.0m | Reduced -95.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 519.0k $105.5m | Added +20.2k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.12% of their portfolio | 499.7k $101.5m | Reduced -32.1k |
| PFA Pension, Forsikringsaktieselskab 0.31% of their portfolio | 499.6k $101.5m | Reduced -38.4k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.18% of their portfolio | 499.6k $101.8m | Reduced -15.7k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.17% of their portfolio | 486.9k $98.9m | Added +380.4k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.17% of their portfolio | 482.2k $100.8m | Unchanged |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.24% of their portfolio | 482.0k $97.9m | Added +350.0k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 477.2k $97.0m | Reduced -79.3k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.15% of their portfolio | 473.2k $96.1m | Reduced -17.8k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.10% of their portfolio | 472.7k $96.0m | Added +455.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.13% of their portfolio | 457.4k $92.9m | Reduced -6.0k |