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 ($5.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $165.51. Options: 16 managers hold calls ($113.5m notional), 16 hold puts ($102.5m).
Trends to Q1 2024
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 |
| Q4 2023 | 444 |
| Q1 2024 | 451 |
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 |
| Q4 2023 | 172 | 236 |
| Q1 2024 | 220 | 208 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | $113.2m | $102.2m | 0.90 |
| Q3 2023 | $154.6m | $89.9m | 0.58 |
| Q4 2023 | $112.5m | $100.5m | 0.89 |
| Q1 2024 | $113.5m | $102.5m | 0.90 |
Biggest buyers
| Boston Partners | New | +1.0m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +900.4k |
| Brave Warrior Advisors, LLC | Added | +815.3k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Added | +737.8k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | +262.5k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | +161.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +152.6k |
| TOWLE & CO | Added | +134.3k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Added | +132.2k |
| GREATMARK INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC. | New | +98.3k |
Biggest sellers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -448.4k |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC | Sold out | -414.4k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC | Sold out | -342.9k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | -180.7k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Reduced | -179.1k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -157.2k |
| LANDSCAPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. | Sold out | -116.1k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -105.4k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -77.4k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | -76.5k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $49.6m299.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $21.1m127.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $7.1m42.7k shares |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. | New | $5.9m35.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $5.5m33.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $5.0m30.2k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $4.4m26.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $4.2m25.4k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | Reduced | $2.9m17.8k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $2.7m16.2k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $25.4m153.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $20.2m122.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $19.9m119.9k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $8.9m53.5k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $6.4m38.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $6.4m38.5k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | Reduced | $3.8m22.7k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $2.9m17.4k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $2.8m17.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $2.7m16.5k 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 Q1 2024
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 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 | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 1 | $200.0k | 3 | $1.6m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-21 | LAMPERT EDWARD S 10% owner | Sold | $26.9m163.1k shares |
| 2024-03-20 | LAMPERT EDWARD S 10% owner | Sold | $16.1m100.0k shares |
| 2024-03-04 | DEES KIMBERLY SVP & CAO | Sold | $477.1k3.1k shares |
| 2024-03-01 | Lutoff-Perlo Lisa Director | Sold | $549.4k3.7k shares |
| 2024-02-23 | Szlosek Thomas A EVP & CFO | Bought | $200.0k1.4k shares |
| 2024-02-14 | TRAVISANO JACQUELINE A Director | Sold | $539.6k3.7k shares |
| 2024-02-12 | LAMPERT EDWARD S 10% owner | Sold | $1.7m10.8k shares |
| 2024-01-22 | LAMPERT EDWARD S 10% owner | Sold | $54.5m380.5k shares |
| 2024-01-10 | LAMPERT EDWARD S 10% owner | Sold | $11.0m77.3k 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.4m $567.7m | Reduced -157.2k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.9m $487.7m | Added +14.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.1m $345.3m | Added +900.4k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.6m $259.0m | Reduced -75.7k |
| Boston Partners 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.0m $170.3m | New |
| Brave Warrior Advisors, LLC 3.25% of their portfolio | 937.8k $155.3m | Added +815.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 889.3k $147.2m | Added +19.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 888.0k $147.0m | Added +71.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 838.7k $138.9m | Reduced -448.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 789.6k $130.7m | Added +737.8k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.27% of their portfolio | 777.5k $128.7m | Reduced -43.8k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.56% of their portfolio | 543.5k $90.0m | Reduced -61.2k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 453.9k $75.2m | Added +10.7k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 431.7k $71.5m | Added +17.7k |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 0.71% of their portfolio | 423.1k $70.1m | Reduced -2.4k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.27% of their portfolio | 369.4k $61.2m | Added +539 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 346.8k $57.4m | Added +152.6k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.16% of their portfolio | 340.6k $56.4m | Added +262.5k |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 325.4k $53.9m | Reduced -1.7k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 309.7k $51.3m | Added +8.7k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 297.7k $49.3m | Added +13.0k |
| HORIZON KINETICS ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.92% of their portfolio | 293.1k $48.5m | Reduced -7.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 290.5k $48.1m | Reduced -20.5k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.07% of their portfolio | 284.3k $47.1m | Reduced -323 |
| FERGUSON WELLMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC 0.90% of their portfolio | 267.6k $44.3m | Added +4.7k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 260.3k $43.1m | Added +132.2k |
| EMINENCE CAPITAL, LP 0.74% of their portfolio | 244.8k $40.5m | Reduced -17.1k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.08% of their portfolio | 186.9k $30.9m | Added +161.3k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.05% of their portfolio | 184.6k $30.6m | Added +64.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 182.6k $30.2m | Reduced -25.6k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 173.7k $28.8m | Added +27.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 167.5k $27.7m | Reduced -7.1k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 159.0k $26.3m | Reduced -62.5k |
| PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC 0.92% of their portfolio | 146.4k $24.2m | Reduced -1.6k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 142.2k $23.5m | Reduced -76.5k |
| TOWLE & CO 2.73% of their portfolio | 140.7k $23.3m | Added +134.3k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 133.4k $22.1m | Reduced -593 |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.07% of their portfolio | 115.2k $19.1m | Reduced -26.0k |
| GREATMARK INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC. 2.31% of their portfolio | 98.3k $16.3m | New |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 97.9k $16.2m | Added +2.5k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 94.6k $15.7m | Reduced -77.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 83.2k $13.8m | Added +21.2k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 82.5k $13.7m | Reduced -25.1k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 79.7k $13.2m | Reduced -5.3k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 79.4k $13.1m | Reduced -7.5k |
| South Dakota Investment Council 0.26% of their portfolio | 76.1k $12.6m | Reduced -200 |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 75.6k $12.5m | Added +3.3k |
| Cambria Investment Management, L.P. 0.73% of their portfolio | 73.7k $12.2m | Reduced -25.6k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 73.3k $12.1m | Reduced -12.9k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 68.1k $11.3m | Reduced -180.7k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 67.7k $11.2m | Reduced -125 |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 65.7k $10.9m | Added +32.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 63.3k $10.5m | Reduced -69.7k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 63.0k $10.4m | Added +3.3k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.12% of their portfolio | 61.6k $10.2m | Added +6.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.7k $9.1m | Added +3.7k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 54.7k $9.0m | Reduced -4.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 54.5k $9.0m | Reduced -2.0k |
| BOKF, NA 0.16% of their portfolio | 53.5k $8.8m | Added +15.0k |
| STEPHENS INC /AR/ 0.14% of their portfolio | 53.2k $8.8m | Added +5.1k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 52.5k $8.7m | Added +7.0k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 51.7k $7.0m | Added +18.2k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 51.3k $8.5m | Reduced -7.3k |
| Moran Wealth Management, LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 50.0k $8.3m | Added +1.4k |
| INVESTMENT HOUSE LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 49.6k $8.2m | Added +14.9k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 45.5k $7.5m | Added +9.3k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 44.9k $7.4m | Added +22.1k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 42.1k $7.0m | Reduced -2.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 41.8k $6.9m | Reduced -2.7k |
| Banco Santander, S.A. 0.08% of their portfolio | 38.3k $6.3m | Unchanged |
| Zimmer Partners, LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 37.0k $6.1m | New |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 36.0k $6.0m | Reduced -31.3k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 35.8k $5.9m | Reduced -10.1k |
| Empowered Funds, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 35.2k $5.8m | Added +21.7k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 35.2k $5.8m | Reduced -6.7k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 34.4k $5.7m | Reduced -701 |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.02% of their portfolio | 32.6k $5.4m | Added +84 |
| PECAUT & CO. 1.94% of their portfolio | 31.4k $5.2m | Reduced -2.0k |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV 0.01% of their portfolio | 31.3k $5.2m | Reduced -631 |
| PINEBRIDGE INVESTMENTS, L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 30.9k $5.1m | Added +28.2k |
| Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 0.08% of their portfolio | 30.9k $5.1m | Reduced -6.9k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 30.1k $5.0m | Reduced -9.1k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 28.3k $4.7m | Reduced -2.5k |
| Dana Investment Advisors, Inc. 0.15% of their portfolio | 28.0k $4.6m | New |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.8k $4.6m | Added +3.9k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.4k $4.5m | Reduced -50.4k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.7k $4.4m | Added +6.3k |
| Spectrum Wealth Counsel, LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 26.5k $4.4m | Added +98 |
| GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 26.1k $4.3m | Added +8.8k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 25.6k $4.2m | Added +4.6k |
| MMCAP International Inc. SPC 0.54% of their portfolio | 25.0k $4.1m | Added +15.0k |
| HCR Wealth Advisors 0.62% of their portfolio | 24.7k $4.1m | Reduced -297 |
| Nilsine Partners, LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 23.8k $3.9m | Added +1.7k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 23.6k $3.9m | Reduced -953 |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.6k $3.9m | Added +12.6k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 23.5k $3.9m | Reduced -86 |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.5k $3.9m | Added +1.2k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 23.2k $3.8m | Added +5.1k |
| SEVEN EIGHT CAPITAL, LP 0.40% of their portfolio | 23.2k $3.8m | Added +12.5k |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 22.7k $3.8m | Added +293 |