AUTONATION INC AN
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 05329W102 · ISIN US05329W1027
American automotive retailer based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- SectorConsumer discretionary
- IndustryRetail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations
- HeadquartersFort Lauderdale, FL
- Founded1996
- Websiteautonation.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 ($9.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $107.25. Options: 14 managers hold calls ($75.9m notional), 19 hold puts ($134.0m).
Trends to Q4 2022
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 422 |
| Q4 2022 | 424 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $47.2m | $88.4m | 1.87 |
| Q4 2022 | $75.9m | $134.0m | 1.77 |
Biggest buyers
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | +496.6k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +414.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +332.5k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | New | +290.1k |
| Brave Warrior Advisors, LLC | New | +230.5k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | +137.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +105.6k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | New | +103.4k |
| COBALT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. | New | +100.0k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Added | +99.0k |
Biggest sellers
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -1.0m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -678.9k |
| NATIXIS | Sold out | -499.5k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -434.8k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC | Sold out | -356.0k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -352.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -321.5k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership | Reduced | -259.1k |
| CITIGROUP INC | Reduced | -205.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -144.3k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $28.3m263.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $19.1m177.7k shares |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | New | $6.9m64.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $6.7m62.8k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $6.1m57.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $3.0m27.7k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $2.1m19.3k shares |
| UBS Group AG | New | $1.1m10.0k shares |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC | Added | $804.8k7.5k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $761.8k7.1k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $31.7m295.6k shares |
| SCOPUS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. | New | $18.8m175.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $15.3m142.8k shares |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | New | $15.0m139.5k shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | New | $9.8m91.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $9.3m86.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $9.2m86.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $6.4m59.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $5.5m51.3k shares |
| North Fourth Asset Management, LP | New | $5.4m50.0k 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 |
|---|---|
| CASCADE INVESTMENT, L.L.C. 13D · may seek influence +1.0 pts · filed 2026-05-05 | 21.1% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution +1.2 pts · filed 2026-10-27 | 7.0% |
| Brave Warrior Advisors, LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-10-02 | 5.8% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26)
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 | — | 3 | $15.5m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $2.2m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 1 | $258.8k | 3 | $5.1m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $2.3m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $226.6k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-30 | LAMPERT EDWARD S 10% owner | Sold | $10.7m99.4k shares |
| 2022-12-27 | LAMPERT EDWARD S 10% owner | Sold | $1.3m12.5k shares |
| 2022-12-23 | LAMPERT EDWARD S 10% owner | Sold | $7.7m71.5k shares |
| 2022-12-22 | LAMPERT EDWARD S 10% owner | Sold | $10.3m100.0k shares |
| 2022-12-21 | LAMPERT EDWARD S 10% owner | Sold | $13.1m125.0k shares |
| 2022-12-12 | LAMPERT EDWARD S 10% owner | Sold | $7.4m63.1k shares |
| 2022-12-09 | LAMPERT EDWARD S 10% owner | Sold | $3.5m30.0k shares |
| 2022-12-08 | LAMPERT EDWARD S 10% owner | Sold | $7.4m62.4k shares |
| 2022-11-29 | CANNON MARC G EVP & Chief Cust Exp Officer | Sold | $226.6k1.9k shares |
| 2022-10-12 | LAMPERT EDWARD S 10% owner | Sold | $3.4m31.9k shares |
| 2022-10-11 | LAMPERT EDWARD S 10% owner | Sold | $5.0m48.2k shares |
| 2022-10-10 | LAMPERT EDWARD S 10% owner | Sold | $17.9m175.0k shares |
| 2022-10-07 | LAMPERT EDWARD S 10% owner | Sold | $30.1m300.0k shares |
| 2022-10-06 | LAMPERT EDWARD S 10% owner | Sold | $5.1m50.0k 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 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.1m $445.0m | Reduced -434.8k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.4m $361.9m | Reduced -678.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.5m $269.1m | Reduced -144.3k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.1m $119.8m | Added +414.2k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $113.3m | Reduced -98.3k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.0m $109.5m | Reduced -259.1k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.0m $109.1m | Reduced -17.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 881.7k $94.6m | Added +85.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 779.4k $83.6m | Added +61.2k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.12% of their portfolio | 645.4k $69.3m | Added +12.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 556.6k $59.7m | Reduced -1.0m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 554.8k $59.5m | Reduced -57.4k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.20% of their portfolio | 525.7k $56.4m | Added +496.6k |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 0.58% of their portfolio | 501.2k $53.8m | Reduced -24.5k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 495.6k $53.2m | Added +49.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 493.7k $53.0m | Added +58.2k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.32% of their portfolio | 475.4k $51.0m | Reduced -1.2k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.24% of their portfolio | 434.6k $46.6m | Added +96.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 412.4k $44.2m | Reduced -56.6k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.24% of their portfolio | 368.2k $39.5m | Added +48.5k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 364.0k $39.1m | Added +35.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 359.7k $38.6m | Reduced -33.2k |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 359.3k $38.6m | Reduced -8.1k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 357.1k $38.3m | Added +332.5k |
| HORIZON KINETICS ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.60% of their portfolio | 341.3k $36.6m | Reduced -11.1k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 340.1k $36.5m | Added +75.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 335.9k $36.0m | Reduced -321.5k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.07% of their portfolio | 293.2k $31.5m | Added +74.2k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 290.1k $31.1m | New |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 289.2k $31.0m | Reduced -11.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 285.2k $30.6m | First filing |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 251.5k $27.0m | Reduced -103.2k |
| FERGUSON WELLMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC 0.70% of their portfolio | 249.5k $26.8m | Reduced -3.1k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.14% of their portfolio | 239.0k $25.6m | Reduced -26.3k |
| PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC 1.13% of their portfolio | 237.7k $25.5m | Reduced -3.5k |
| Brave Warrior Advisors, LLC 0.78% of their portfolio | 230.5k $24.7m | New |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 210.0k $18.7m | Reduced -29.0k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 202.5k $21.7m | Added +137.4k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 160.3k $17.2m | Added +99.0k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 157.3k $16.9m | Added +36.0k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 134.1k $14.4m | Reduced -16.5k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 125.2k $13.4m | Added +105.6k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 107.6k $11.5m | Reduced -9.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 105.6k $11.3m | Reduced -11.0k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.16% of their portfolio | 103.4k $11.1m | New |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 101.4k $10.9m | Reduced -38.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 100.6k $10.8m | Reduced -39.0k |
| COBALT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. 4.48% of their portfolio | 100.0k $10.7m | New |
| HENNESSY ADVISORS INC 0.69% of their portfolio | 97.7k $10.5m | Unchanged |
| J.P. Morgan Private Wealth Advisors LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 95.5k $10.2m | Added +678 |
| Man Group plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 93.0k $10.0m | Reduced -27.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 89.2k $9.6m | Reduced -1.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 88.1k $9.5m | Reduced -3.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 87.8k $9.4m | Reduced -2.1k |
| Cambria Investment Management, L.P. 0.76% of their portfolio | 84.2k $9.0m | Added +15.3k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 81.9k $8.8m | Reduced -10.0k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.02% of their portfolio | 78.1k $8.4m | Reduced -2.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 77.9k $8.4m | Added +52.4k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 76.8k $8.2m | Added +60.0k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 76.0k $8.2m | Reduced -7.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 70.1k $7.5m | Reduced -29.9k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 68.7k $7.4m | Added +7.3k |
| Ergoteles LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 68.7k $7.4m | New |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd 0.22% of their portfolio | 68.4k $7.3m | Reduced -12.8k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 67.4k $7.2m | Reduced -2.2k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 67.2k $7.2m | Reduced -121.3k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 64.6k $6.9m | Reduced -37.9k |
| ClariVest Asset Management LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 64.3k $6.9m | Reduced -1.6k |
| Smith, Graham & Co., Investment Advisors, LP 0.77% of their portfolio | 58.4k $6.3m | Reduced -1.5k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 55.1k $5.9m | Reduced -1.5k |
| Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 0.13% of their portfolio | 54.6k $5.9m | Unchanged |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 54.4k $5.8m | Reduced -111.7k |
| Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 54.2k $5.8m | Added +19.4k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 53.7k $5.8m | Reduced -36.9k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.04% of their portfolio | 53.3k $5.7m | Reduced -7.7k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 51.4k $5.5m | Reduced -1.6k |
| MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 0.10% of their portfolio | 50.1k $5.4m | Reduced -2.4k |
| BOKF, NA 0.10% of their portfolio | 49.8k $5.3m | Reduced -1.6k |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV 0.03% of their portfolio | 48.3k $5.2m | Reduced -4.5k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.7k $5.0m | Reduced -120.1k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 46.7k $5.0m | Reduced -253 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 45.9k $4.9m | Reduced -2.5k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 45.8k $4.9m | Reduced -910 |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.02% of their portfolio | 45.1k $4.8m | Reduced -5.5k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 44.4k $4.8m | Reduced -352.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 44.0k $4.7m | Added +8.5k |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 43.3k $4.6m | New |
| Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd 0.46% of their portfolio | 43.0k $4.6m | Added +39.9k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 42.9k $4.6m | Added +22.7k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.6k $4.6m | Reduced -19.3k |
| STEPHENS INC /AR/ 0.09% of their portfolio | 42.2k $4.5m | Reduced -5.0k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.6k $4.8m | Added +1.5k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.01% of their portfolio | 41.3k $4.4m | Reduced -40.5k |
| 12 West Capital Management LP 0.44% of their portfolio | 41.0k $4.4m | New |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 41.0k $4.4m | Reduced -7.4k |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 40.9k $4.4m | Added +871 |
| HCR Wealth Advisors 0.89% of their portfolio | 39.5k $4.2m | Reduced -3.4k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.0k $4.1m | Reduced -661 |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.5k $4.0m | Reduced -1.3k |
| Amundi 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.4k $4.1m | Added +35.4k |