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 ($1.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $178.29. Options: 16 managers hold calls ($42.0m notional), 15 hold puts ($43.6m).
Trends to Q3 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 |
| Q2 2024 | 450 |
| Q3 2024 | 440 |
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 |
| Q2 2024 | 201 | 216 |
| Q3 2024 | 204 | 216 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | $112.5m | $100.5m | 0.89 |
| Q1 2024 | $113.5m | $102.5m | 0.90 |
| Q2 2024 | $36.7m | $59.5m | 1.62 |
| Q3 2024 | $42.0m | $43.6m | 1.04 |
Biggest buyers
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | +443.8k |
| Simcoe Capital Management, LLC | New | +236.2k |
| Boston Partners | Added | +187.7k |
| Hook Mill Capital Partners, LP | New | +183.8k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | Added | +169.8k |
| Candlestick Capital Management LP | Added | +169.7k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | New | +112.0k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | New | +110.0k |
| FIL Ltd | New | +107.7k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC | Added | +96.1k |
Biggest sellers
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Reduced | -225.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -191.9k |
| EMINENCE CAPITAL, LP | Sold out | -159.3k |
| Cartenna Capital, LP | Sold out | -150.0k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -115.2k |
| WINTON GROUP Ltd | Sold out | -99.3k |
| Lodge Hill Capital, LLC | Sold out | -95.0k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -90.5k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -86.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -80.9k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $12.0m67.2k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $7.3m40.8k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $5.0m27.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $4.5m25.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $3.0m16.7k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $2.9m16.3k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Unchanged | $2.8m15.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.0m5.8k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $1.0m5.7k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $876.7k4.9k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $19.9m111.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $5.9m33.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $3.1m17.5k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $3.0m16.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $2.7m15.2k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $2.3m12.8k shares |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. | Unchanged | $1.8m10.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $1.3m7.2k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | Added | $1.3m7.1k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $966.2k5.4k 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.7m | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $63.8k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-27 | LAMPERT EDWARD S 10% owner | Sold | $1.9m10.7k shares |
| 2024-08-26 | LAMPERT EDWARD S 10% owner | Sold | $7.2m39.2k shares |
| 2024-08-23 | LAMPERT EDWARD S 10% owner | Sold | $91.0k500 shares |
| 2024-08-01 | GRUSKY ROBERT R Director | Sold | $63.8k350 shares |
| 2024-07-31 | LAMPERT EDWARD S 10% owner | Sold | $10.4m53.6k shares |
| 2024-07-16 | LAMPERT EDWARD S 10% owner | Sold | $194.6k1.1k shares |
| 2024-07-15 | LAMPERT EDWARD S 10% owner | Sold | $17.6m100.0k shares |
| 2024-07-12 | LAMPERT EDWARD S 10% owner | Sold | $4.1m23.7k 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.2m $566.9m | Added +71.7k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.6m $457.2m | First filing |
| Boston Partners 0.34% of their portfolio | 1.6m $287.0m | Added +187.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.6m $285.2m | Reduced -12.0k |
| Brave Warrior Advisors, LLC 3.61% of their portfolio | 972.3k $174.0m | Reduced -6.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 854.0k $152.8m | Added +19.0k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.29% of their portfolio | 746.0k $133.5m | Reduced -35.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 704.1k $126.0m | Reduced -39.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 691.1k $123.6m | Reduced -225.3k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.62% of their portfolio | 678.1k $121.3m | Added +169.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 569.2k $101.8m | Reduced -191.9k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.29% of their portfolio | 472.6k $84.6m | Added +443.8k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 433.7k $77.6m | Added +18.6k |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 0.72% of their portfolio | 391.9k $70.1m | Reduced -13.9k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.26% of their portfolio | 365.6k $65.4m | Reduced -2.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 365.4k $65.4m | Reduced -80.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 320.9k $57.4m | Added +19.0k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 300.5k $53.8m | Reduced -86.4k |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 291.3k $52.1m | Reduced -24.3k |
| HORIZON KINETICS ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.77% of their portfolio | 286.8k $51.3m | Reduced -4.9k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.07% of their portfolio | 278.9k $49.9m | Reduced -3.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 273.6k $48.9m | Reduced -4.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 271.8k $48.6m | Reduced -43.3k |
| FERGUSON WELLMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC 0.88% of their portfolio | 253.9k $45.4m | Added +432 |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 239.6k $42.9m | Reduced -3.4k |
| Simcoe Capital Management, LLC 5.54% of their portfolio | 236.2k $42.3m | New |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 202.3k $36.2m | Added +35.5k |
| Candlestick Capital Management LP 1.46% of their portfolio | 199.7k $35.7m | Added +169.7k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 193.8k $34.7m | Reduced -2.6k |
| Hook Mill Capital Partners, LP 4.13% of their portfolio | 183.8k $32.9m | New |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 144.1k $25.8m | Reduced -2.5k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 141.0k $25.2m | Added +12.2k |
| PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC 0.88% of their portfolio | 140.9k $25.2m | Reduced -4.0k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 139.8k $23.4m | Added +447 |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.04% of their portfolio | 132.9k $23.8m | Reduced -43.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 130.4k $23.3m | Reduced -39.1k |
| GREATMARK INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC. 2.83% of their portfolio | 116.7k $20.9m | Added +4.6k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 112.0k $20.0m | New |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.03% of their portfolio | 110.0k $19.7m | New |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 109.0k $19.5m | Added +96.1k |
| FIL Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 107.7k $19.3m | New |
| TOWLE & CO 2.51% of their portfolio | 98.4k $17.6m | Reduced -43.7k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 88.5k $15.8m | Added +21.6k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 84.7k $15.2m | Added +939 |
| Cambria Investment Management, L.P. 0.89% of their portfolio | 82.7k $14.8m | Reduced -1.5k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.05% of their portfolio | 80.9k $14.5m | Reduced -34.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 80.6k $14.4m | Added +21.3k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 76.3k $13.7m | Added +1.3k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.05% of their portfolio | 73.4k $13.1m | Added +43.1k |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSETS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 73.4k $410 | New |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 73.0k $13.1m | Reduced -90.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 68.2k $12.2m | Reduced -1.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 67.9k $12.1m | Added +38.1k |
| South Dakota Investment Council 0.23% of their portfolio | 65.2k $11.7m | Reduced -5.0k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 63.4k $11.4m | Added +8.0k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 63.2k $11.3m | Added +32.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 60.7k $10.9m | Reduced -21.2k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.5k $9.7m | Reduced -9.3k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 52.6k $9.4m | Added +1.7k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 51.2k $9.2m | Reduced -2.1k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 50.2k $9.0m | Reduced -2.6k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 48.8k $8.7m | Added +18.1k |
| Moran Wealth Management, LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 48.5k $8.7m | Reduced -2.2k |
| INVESTMENT HOUSE LLC 0.47% of their portfolio | 48.2k $8.6m | Reduced -7.2k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 46.3k $8.3m | Added +10.4k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 46.2k $8.3m | Reduced -1.5k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.8k $8.0m | Reduced -13.3k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.0k $7.9m | Added +2.3k |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 42.5k $7.6m | Added +12.3k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 40.2k $7.2m | Reduced -20.2k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 38.1k $6.8m | Reduced -9.0k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 37.2k $6.7m | Added +8.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 35.6k $6.4m | Reduced -2.4k |
| STEPHENS INC /AR/ 0.09% of their portfolio | 34.7k $6.2m | Reduced -18.9k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.1k $6.1m | Added +4.6k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.2k $5.8m | Reduced -3.9k |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV 0.01% of their portfolio | 31.9k $5.7m | Reduced -486 |
| Mountain Lake Investment Management LLC 5.93% of their portfolio | 31.5k $5.6m | Added +3.0k |
| Tabor Asset Management, LP 2.68% of their portfolio | 31.2k $5.6m | Added +1.8k |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 31.0k $5.5m | Reduced -116 |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.9k $5.5m | Added +14.8k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 30.7k $5.5m | Added +12 |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 30.2k $5.4m | Reduced -1.0k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 29.8k $4.8m | Added +19.5k |
| GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 29.2k $5.2m | Reduced -999 |
| PECAUT & CO. 1.83% of their portfolio | 28.9k $5.2m | Reduced -450 |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 27.9k $5.0m | Unchanged |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 27.9k $5.0m | New |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 27.6k $4.9m | Added +128 |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.9k $4.6m | Added +929 |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 25.6k $4.6m | Added +2.5k |
| Dana Investment Advisors, Inc. 0.15% of their portfolio | 25.4k $4.5m | Reduced -1.9k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 25.3k $4.5m | Reduced -1.6k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.05% of their portfolio | 25.2k $4.5m | Added +3.0k |
| HCR Wealth Advisors 0.58% of their portfolio | 24.7k $4.4m | Reduced -227 |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.6k $4.4m | Added +1.5k |
| Nilsine Partners, LLC 0.56% of their portfolio | 24.0k $4.3m | Reduced -110 |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 22.6k $4.0m | Reduced -811 |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.02% of their portfolio | 22.5k $4.0m | Added +10.0k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.0k $3.9m | Added +194 |