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 ($2.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $151.70. Options: 18 managers hold calls ($154.6m notional), 23 hold puts ($89.9m).
Trends to Q3 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 422 |
| Q4 2022 | 424 |
| Q1 2023 | 429 |
| Q2 2023 | 438 |
| Q3 2023 | 438 |
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 | 134 | 255 |
| Q1 2023 | 170 | 225 |
| Q2 2023 | 157 | 251 |
| Q3 2023 | 155 | 239 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $75.9m | $134.0m | 1.77 |
| Q1 2023 | $108.2m | $143.6m | 1.33 |
| Q2 2023 | $113.2m | $102.2m | 0.90 |
| Q3 2023 | $154.6m | $89.9m | 0.58 |
Biggest buyers
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC | New | +414.0k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | Added | +234.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +181.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +115.0k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +96.8k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | +92.9k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | New | +92.1k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | New | +73.7k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP | Added | +68.8k |
| LANDSCAPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. | Added | +58.9k |
Biggest sellers
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Reduced | -544.3k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -345.5k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Sold out | -345.4k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -263.3k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -243.2k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -240.0k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -169.8k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -133.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -94.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -63.9k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $57.1m376.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $38.0m251.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $19.1m126.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $7.8m51.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $6.2m40.8k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $5.4m35.9k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $4.5m29.4k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $3.9m25.8k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | New | $2.8m18.6k shares |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC | Added | $2.8m18.2k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $34.5m227.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $17.2m113.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $7.2m47.6k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $5.5m36.4k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $3.7m24.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $3.0m19.8k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Unchanged | $2.2m14.8k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | New | $2.2m14.8k shares |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC | Added | $2.0m13.5k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $1.6m10.5k 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 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 | — | 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 | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 6 | $13.9m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 1 | $1.0m | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $7.3m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-21 | Mikan George Lawrence III Director | Sold | $2.7m16.8k shares |
| 2023-08-21 | GRUSKY ROBERT R Director | Sold | $803.1k5.0k shares |
| 2023-08-11 | EDMUNDS C COLEMAN EVP, Gen Counsel & Corp Sec | Sold | $721.6k4.5k shares |
| 2023-07-31 | Lower Joseph T EVP & CFO | Sold | $1.6m10.0k shares |
| 2023-07-25 | Lower Joseph T EVP & CFO | Sold | $1.5m10.0k shares |
| 2023-07-13 | LAMPERT EDWARD S 10% owner | Sold | $14.3m80.0k shares |
| 2023-07-12 | LAMPERT EDWARD S 10% owner | Sold | $4.5m25.0k shares |
| 2023-07-11 | LAMPERT EDWARD S 10% owner | Sold | $2.0m11.5k 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, Q3 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.7m $555.3m | Reduced -169.8k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.8m $418.8m | Reduced -345.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.8m $278.5m | Reduced -263.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 857.9k $129.9m | Reduced -94.5k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.30% of their portfolio | 847.1k $128.2m | Reduced -29.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 755.0k $114.3m | Added +181.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 671.3k $101.6m | Reduced -25.2k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.67% of their portfolio | 642.5k $97.3m | Added +234.9k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.16% of their portfolio | 627.6k $95.0m | Reduced -58.1k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.11% of their portfolio | 615.4k $93.2m | Reduced -544.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 601.5k $91.1m | Added +115.0k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 531.1k $80.4m | Reduced -240.0k |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 0.76% of their portfolio | 433.0k $65.6m | Reduced -23.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 421.6k $63.8m | Reduced -40.3k |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 414.0k $62.7m | New |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.32% of their portfolio | 367.4k $55.6m | Reduced -1.4k |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 332.9k $50.4m | Reduced -11.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 323.7k $49.0m | Reduced -39.6k |
| HORIZON KINETICS ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.93% of their portfolio | 311.0k $47.1m | Reduced -3.6k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 306.2k $46.4m | Added +10.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 299.8k $45.4m | Reduced -32.4k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 268.3k $40.6m | Reduced -243.2k |
| FERGUSON WELLMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC 0.95% of their portfolio | 257.0k $38.9m | Reduced -375 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 255.7k $38.7m | Added +7.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 234.0k $35.4m | Reduced -29.7k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.70% of their portfolio | 233.3k $35.3m | Added +14.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 214.1k $32.4m | Reduced -36.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 204.5k $31.0m | Reduced -63.9k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 193.6k $29.3m | Added +12.3k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.08% of their portfolio | 167.2k $25.3m | Added +96.8k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 156.2k $23.7m | Reduced -17.4k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 150.9k $22.8m | Reduced -8.0k |
| PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC 0.93% of their portfolio | 149.1k $22.6m | Reduced -36.6k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.10% of their portfolio | 144.7k $21.9m | Reduced -4.3k |
| EMINENCE CAPITAL, LP 0.43% of their portfolio | 142.1k $21.5m | Reduced -35.0k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.07% of their portfolio | 141.0k $21.3m | Added +92.9k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 137.8k $20.9m | Reduced -38.7k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 136.1k $20.6m | Reduced -6.3k |
| HENNESSY ADVISORS INC 1.42% of their portfolio | 133.5k $20.2m | Added +34.6k |
| Brave Warrior Advisors, LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 119.7k $18.1m | Reduced -1.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 105.7k $16.0m | Added +40.8k |
| LANDSCAPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 2.09% of their portfolio | 104.5k $15.8m | Added +58.9k |
| Watchtower Advisors, LP 15.22% of their portfolio | 101.8k $15.4m | Reduced -49.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 99.3k $15.0m | Reduced -18.8k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 92.1k $13.9m | New |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 91.6k $13.9m | Reduced -4.6k |
| Cambria Investment Management, L.P. 1.11% of their portfolio | 90.6k $13.7m | Added +6.1k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 89.3k $13.5m | Added +68.8k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 88.5k $13.4m | Reduced -12.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 84.7k $12.8m | Added +52.2k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 83.5k $12.6m | Reduced -24.1k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.03% of their portfolio | 83.0k $12.6m | Added +35.0k |
| COBALT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. 4.62% of their portfolio | 80.0k $12.1m | Added +20.0k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 79.6k $12.1m | Added +18.8k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.16% of their portfolio | 73.7k $11.2m | New |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 66.4k $10.1m | Reduced -2.2k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 65.2k $9.9m | Reduced -6.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 65.0k $9.8m | Reduced -15.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 64.2k $9.7m | Reduced -3.2k |
| South Dakota Investment Council 0.22% of their portfolio | 64.1k $9.7m | Reduced -4.2k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 63.5k $9.6m | Added +972 |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.02% of their portfolio | 61.2k $9.3m | Added +38.1k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 58.9k $8.9m | Added +1.5k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 56.0k $8.5m | Reduced -6.9k |
| STEPHENS INC /AR/ 0.15% of their portfolio | 53.0k $8.0m | Added +3.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 52.5k $7.9m | Reduced -6.0k |
| CONTRAVISORY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. 2.21% of their portfolio | 51.5k $7.8m | Reduced -1.7k |
| Moran Wealth Management, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 50.9k $7.7m | Added +1.6k |
| Man Group plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 50.1k $7.6m | New |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.9k $7.6m | Reduced -17.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 45.6k $6.9m | Reduced -4.1k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 44.7k $6.8m | Added +2.0k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 43.1k $6.5m | Reduced -4.6k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 42.2k $6.4m | Reduced -941 |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.2k $6.4m | Reduced -11.8k |
| Smith, Graham & Co., Investment Advisors, LP 0.79% of their portfolio | 42.0k $6.4m | Reduced -2.6k |
| BOKF, NA 0.11% of their portfolio | 38.2k $5.0m | Reduced -10.4k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.04% of their portfolio | 37.9k $5.7m | Reduced -9.6k |
| Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 0.11% of their portfolio | 37.7k $5.7m | Unchanged |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 37.7k $5.7m | Added +165 |
| INVESTMENT HOUSE LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 37.5k $5.7m | Added +3.6k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 37.5k $5.7m | Added +4.7k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 35.6k $5.4m | Reduced -133.9k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 35.5k $5.4m | Added +10.1k |
| Banco Santander, S.A. 0.07% of their portfolio | 34.1k $5.2m | Added +10.2k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.02% of their portfolio | 33.5k $5.1m | Reduced -7.0k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 33.5k $5.1m | Reduced -3.2k |
| PECAUT & CO. 2.12% of their portfolio | 33.4k $5.1m | Reduced -300 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 33.4k $5.1m | Reduced -6.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.0k $4.8m | Added +14.8k |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV 0.02% of their portfolio | 31.9k $4.8m | Reduced -11.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.5k $4.8m | Reduced -25.7k |
| LEUTHOLD GROUP, LLC 0.65% of their portfolio | 30.6k $4.6m | Reduced -564 |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 30.2k $4.6m | Reduced -22.3k |
| HANCOCK WHITNEY CORP 0.18% of their portfolio | 29.3k $4.4m | Reduced -3.7k |
| Hook Mill Capital Partners, LP 1.71% of their portfolio | 29.1k $4.4m | Added +6.9k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.01% of their portfolio | 27.0k $4.1m | Reduced -1.7k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.6k $4.0m | Added +7.2k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 26.3k $4.0m | Reduced -9.4k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 24.3k $3.7m | Reduced -759 |