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 ($24.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $198.64. Options: 13 managers hold calls ($23.6m notional), 10 hold puts ($14.3m).
Trends to Q2 2025
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 |
| Q4 2024 | 446 |
| Q1 2025 | 469 |
| Q2 2025 | 497 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 155 | 239 |
| Q4 2023 | 172 | 236 |
| Q1 2024 | 220 | 208 |
| Q2 2024 | 201 | 216 |
| Q3 2024 | 204 | 216 |
| Q4 2024 | 168 | 223 |
| Q1 2025 | 232 | 200 |
| Q2 2025 | 237 | 234 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $42.0m | $43.6m | 1.04 |
| Q4 2024 | $32.2m | $41.7m | 1.29 |
| Q1 2025 | $16.0m | $16.1m | 1.01 |
| Q2 2025 | $23.6m | $14.3m | 0.61 |
Biggest buyers
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | +217.8k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +215.6k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +191.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +154.3k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC | Added | +139.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +139.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +136.9k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +105.2k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +99.9k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +99.7k |
Biggest sellers
| Boston Partners | Reduced | -260.0k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | Reduced | -199.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Reduced | -194.1k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | Reduced | -128.5k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -113.8k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | Reduced | -100.0k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP | Reduced | -92.3k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | -60.2k |
| Eisler Capital Management Ltd. | Sold out | -50.2k |
| Parkwood LLC | Sold out | -38.0k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $6.5m32.6k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $5.8m29.2k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $4.9m24.6k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $2.2m10.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $1.9m9.8k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $636.6k3.2k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | New | $635.7k3.2k shares |
| CSS LLC/IL | Unchanged | $298.0k1.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $278.0k1.4k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | New | $218.5k1.1k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $4.9m24.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $4.2m20.9k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $2.2m11.3k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $895.2k4.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $754.9k3.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $516.0k2.6k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $417.2k2.1k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $317.8k1.6k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $119.2k600 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 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 Q2 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $256.8k | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $2.3m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-16 | EDMUNDS C COLEMAN EVP, Gen Counsel & Corp Sec | Sold | $2.3m12.3k 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, Q2 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.1m $624.3m | Reduced -113.8k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.6m $514.6m | Added +99.9k |
| Boston Partners 0.38% of their portfolio | 1.7m $338.3m | Reduced -260.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.6m $309.9m | Reduced -37.4k |
| Brave Warrior Advisors, LLC 5.53% of their portfolio | 1.2m $241.3m | Added +84.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 844.1k $167.7m | Reduced -25.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 815.9k $162.1m | Added +139.4k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.52% of their portfolio | 736.8k $146.4m | Reduced -199.2k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 631.7k $125.4m | Added +215.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 583.9k $116.0m | Reduced -194.1k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.26% of their portfolio | 568.6k $113.0m | Reduced -36.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 455.7k $90.5m | Added +1.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 448.0k $89.0m | Reduced -4.9k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.19% of their portfolio | 396.7k $78.8m | Reduced -2.3k |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 0.71% of their portfolio | 363.1k $72.1m | Reduced -10.7k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 316.9k $63.0m | Added +217.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 315.3k $62.6m | Reduced -8.5k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 315.2k $62.6m | Added +83.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 277.5k $55.1m | Added +481 |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 271.9k $54.0m | Added +6.7k |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 265.9k $52.8m | Reduced -12.4k |
| HORIZON KINETICS ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.62% of their portfolio | 261.8k $52.0m | Reduced -18.7k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 251.0k $49.9m | Added +1.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 249.2k $49.5m | Added +191.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 230.1k $45.7m | Added +96.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 212.7k $42.3m | Added +14.7k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 208.7k $41.5m | Reduced -14.0k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 200.5k $39.8m | Added +139.4k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.13% of their portfolio | 186.3k $37.0m | Reduced -27.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 182.6k $36.3m | Added +136.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 173.2k $34.4m | Added +154.3k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.05% of their portfolio | 171.1k $34.0m | Added +35.4k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.08% of their portfolio | 170.7k $33.9m | Reduced -60.2k |
| GREATMARK INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC. 3.99% of their portfolio | 159.8k $31.7m | Added +5.7k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.05% of their portfolio | 150.0k $29.8m | Reduced -100.0k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 149.6k $29.7m | Reduced -1.3k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 149.3k $29.7m | Added +4.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 147.3k $29.3m | Reduced -53 |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 140.9k $28.0m | Added +42.3k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 137.3k $27.3m | Added +105.2k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 126.4k $25.1m | Added +99.7k |
| PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC 0.81% of their portfolio | 125.3k $24.9m | Reduced -4.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 119.1k $23.7m | Added +67.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 99.9k $19.9m | Added +3.5k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 98.1k $19.5m | Added +94.0k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.01% of their portfolio | 92.7k $18.4m | Added +52.0k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 87.1k $17.3m | Reduced -7.5k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 79.0k $15.7m | Added +50.5k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 77.0k $15.7m | Reduced -7.6k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 75.3k $15.0m | Reduced -128.5k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 75.0k $14.9m | Added +22.4k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 73.5k $14.6m | Reduced -7.2k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 72.5k $14.4m | New |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.05% of their portfolio | 72.0k $14.3m | Reduced -963 |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 70.7k $14.0m | Added +36.4k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.6k $13.8m | Added +1.8k |
| Cambria Investment Management, L.P. 0.91% of their portfolio | 68.2k $13.6m | Reduced -9.4k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 67.6k $13.4m | Added +29.1k |
| TOWLE & CO 2.91% of their portfolio | 62.3k $12.4m | Reduced -16.3k |
| Dalal Street, LLC 4.46% of their portfolio | 61.0k $12.1m | New |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 56.5k $11.2m | Reduced -2.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 56.2k $11.2m | Added +6.3k |
| South Dakota Investment Council 0.20% of their portfolio | 53.1k $10.6m | Reduced -19.0k |
| Mountain Lake Investment Management LLC 8.67% of their portfolio | 52.5k $10.4m | Added +3.2k |
| Weiss Asset Management LP 0.16% of their portfolio | 51.9k $10.3m | Not comparable |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 49.2k $9.8m | New |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 48.4k $9.6m | Added +13.3k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.6k $9.5m | Added +16.5k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 47.2k $9.4m | Added +3.6k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 46.6k $9.3m | Reduced -26.7k |
| INVESTMENT HOUSE LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 46.2k $9.2m | Reduced -1.6k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.03% of their portfolio | 45.6k $9.1m | Unchanged |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.7k $8.9m | Added +2.9k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 44.4k $8.8m | Reduced -22.7k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 43.8k $8.7m | Added +13.2k |
| Greenland Capital Management LP 1.11% of their portfolio | 43.5k $8.6m | New |
| Magnetar Financial LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 43.4k $8.6m | Reduced -12.2k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 41.1k $8.2m | Added +12.7k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 40.2k $8.0m | Reduced -24.8k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 39.4k $7.8m | Added +580 |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.7k $7.7m | Reduced -3.5k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 38.5k $7.7m | Added +33.8k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.08% of their portfolio | 35.8k $7.1m | Reduced -17.1k |
| FERGUSON WELLMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 35.3k $7.0m | Reduced -10.3k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.01% of their portfolio | 34.8k $6.9m | New |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 32.5k $6.5m | Added +17.1k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 31.8k $6.3m | New |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 31.3k $6.2m | Added +191 |
| Brevan Howard Capital Management LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 31.2k $6.2m | New |
| Covalis Capital LLP 0.78% of their portfolio | 31.0k $6.2m | Added +980 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.9k $6.1m | Reduced -994 |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 30.5k $6.1m | Reduced -233 |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 29.5k $5.9m | Reduced -2.4k |
| IEQ CAPITAL, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 29.2k $5.8m | Added +20.2k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 27.3k $5.4m | Reduced -475 |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 26.9k $5.3m | Reduced -25.1k |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV 0.01% of their portfolio | 26.7k $5.3m | Reduced -273 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 26.7k $5.3m | Added +2.8k |
| Nilsine Partners, LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 26.6k $5.3m | Added +277 |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.5k $5.3m | Added +3.5k |