AXON ENTERPRISE INC AXON
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 05464C101 · ISIN US05464C1018
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustryOrdnance & Accessories, (No Vehicles/Guided Missiles)
- HeadquartersScottsdale, AZ
- 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 ($32.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $225.09. Options: 18 managers hold calls ($263.0m notional), 19 hold puts ($134.2m).
Trends to Q1 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 422 |
| Q4 2022 | 515 |
| Q1 2023 | 605 |
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 | 264 | 176 |
| Q1 2023 | 327 | 242 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $86.4m | $60.2m | 0.70 |
| Q4 2022 | $166.0m | $109.0m | 0.66 |
| Q1 2023 | $263.0m | $134.2m | 0.51 |
Biggest buyers
| SANDS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | +988.6k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +925.9k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +870.5k |
| Capital International Investors | Added | +295.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +266.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +203.4k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. | New | +168.5k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | +147.3k |
| Strategy Capital LLC | New | +143.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc | Added | +125.6k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -691.7k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -558.7k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC | Reduced | -432.6k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -297.6k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Reduced | -272.2k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | Reduced | -254.5k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -253.9k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO | Reduced | -179.2k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -168.6k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | Reduced | -161.0k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $75.3m334.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $36.9m164.3k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $25.0m111.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $24.8m110.3k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | $20.9m92.9k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $18.7m83.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $18.3m81.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $17.1m75.9k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $8.8m39.3k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | New | $3.7m16.6k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $47.6m211.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $31.5m140.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $17.3m76.9k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | $8.4m37.3k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $4.9m22.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $4.3m19.2k shares |
| Otter Creek Advisors, LLC | New | $3.9m17.5k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $3.5m15.7k shares |
| G2 Investment Partners Management LLC | New | $2.0m9.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $2.0m9.0k 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 |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution +1.3 pts · filed 2026-01-21 | 9.5% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 7.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 3 | $10.4m | 5 | $201.3m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $2.1m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $1.2m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $593.4k | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 4 | $4.4m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 6 | $186.1m | $65.0m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-31 | SMITH PATRICK W CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, director | Sold plan | $22.5m100.5k shares |
| 2023-03-30 | SMITH PATRICK W CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, director | Sold plan | $11.6m53.4k shares |
| 2023-03-29 | SMITH PATRICK W CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, director | Sold plan | $14.9m68.6k shares |
| 2023-03-28 | SMITH PATRICK W CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, director | Sold plan | $8.4m39.1k shares |
| 2023-03-27 | SMITH PATRICK W CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, director | Sold plan | $7.5m34.3k shares |
| 2023-03-07 | KROLL MARK W Director | Sold | $783.3k3.5k shares |
| 2023-03-03 | Kalinowski Caitlin Elizabeth Director | Sold | $125.6k591 shares |
| 2023-02-02 | GARNREITER MICHAEL Director | Sold | $1.0m5.0k shares |
| 2023-01-27 | SMITH PATRICK W CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, director | Sold | $18.4m96.6k shares |
| 2023-01-26 | SMITH PATRICK W CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, director | Sold | $25.5m133.7k shares |
| 2023-01-25 | SMITH PATRICK W CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, director | Sold | $18.3m96.1k shares |
| 2023-01-24 | SMITH PATRICK W CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, director | Sold | $18.0m95.6k shares |
| 2023-01-23 | SMITH PATRICK W CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, director | Sold | $10.2m53.7k shares |
| 2023-01-20 | SMITH PATRICK W CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, director | Sold | $5.9m31.8k shares |
| 2023-01-19 | SMITH PATRICK W CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, director | Sold | $240.6k1.3k shares |
| 2023-01-18 | SMITH PATRICK W CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, director | Sold | $6.8m36.2k shares |
| 2023-01-17 | SMITH PATRICK W CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, director | Sold | $13.3m71.5k shares |
| 2023-01-17 | Isner Joshua CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | Sold | $1.0m5.5k shares |
| 2023-01-05 | Kunins Jeffrey C CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER | Sold | $679.2k4.0k shares |
| 2023-01-04 | Isner Joshua CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | Sold | $498.8k3.0k shares |
| 2023-01-04 | Kunins Jeffrey C CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER | Sold | $459.3k2.7k 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, Q1 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 8.3m $1.9bn | Added +870.5k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 6.2m $1.4bn | Reduced -168.6k |
| Capital International Investors 0.32% of their portfolio | 5.5m $1.2bn | Added +295.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.4m $534.5m | Added +266.5k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.48% of their portfolio | 2.4m $531.6m | Reduced -179.2k |
| FMR LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.8m $402.7m | Added +925.9k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.4m $321.6m | Reduced -558.7k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.10% of their portfolio | 1.4m $316.4m | Reduced -297.6k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.3m $281.6m | Added +104.5k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 1.1m $254.1m | Reduced -254.5k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.0m $226.0m | Added +41.4k |
| SANDS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.73% of their portfolio | 988.6k $222.3m | New |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.08% of their portfolio | 882.0k $198.3m | Reduced -126.5k |
| BROADWOOD CAPITAL INC 12.02% of their portfolio | 760.1k $170.9m | Unchanged |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 724.8k $163.0m | Added +203.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 720.0k $161.9m | Reduced -691.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 719.8k $161.8m | Added +51.6k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 707.7k $159.1m | Reduced -272.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 681.3k $153.2m | Added +24.5k |
| NORGES BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 676.3k $152.1m | Added +56.0k |
| Granahan Investment Management, LLC 4.13% of their portfolio | 603.6k $135.7m | Reduced -108.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 578.1k $130.0m | Added +62.6k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 2.10% of their portfolio | 559.2k $125.7m | Reduced -35.8k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC 2.08% of their portfolio | 551.7k $124.1m | Reduced -432.6k |
| ZEVENBERGEN CAPITAL INVESTMENTS LLC 3.25% of their portfolio | 538.5k $121.1m | Reduced -13.1k |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC 3.40% of their portfolio | 467.6k $105.1m | Reduced -94.6k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.23% of their portfolio | 401.9k $90.4m | Reduced -40.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 400.4k $90.0m | Reduced -18.0k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 378.9k $85.2m | Reduced -161.0k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 1.15% of their portfolio | 365.6k $82.2m | Added +53.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 280.4k $63.1m | Added +85.4k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.04% of their portfolio | 268.5k $60.4m | Added +105.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 267.9k $60.2m | Added +1.1k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 243.9k $54.8m | Reduced -253.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 239.0k $53.7m | Added +214 |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 235.9k $53.0m | Added +125.6k |
| Artemis Investment Management LLP 0.63% of their portfolio | 228.5k $51.3m | Reduced -122.3k |
| GENEVA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.04% of their portfolio | 226.2k $50.9m | Added +564 |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.09% of their portfolio | 222.2k $50.0m | Reduced -62.5k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 210.2k $47.3m | Added +120.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.06% of their portfolio | 208.8k $47.0m | Added +1.7k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 208.2k $46.8m | Added +25.2k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.14% of their portfolio | 207.8k $46.7m | Reduced -105.5k |
| Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. 0.57% of their portfolio | 203.2k $45.7m | Added +35.7k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 199.4k $44.8m | Reduced -66.4k |
| AXA S.A. 0.15% of their portfolio | 192.4k $43.3m | Reduced -49.5k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 185.2k $41.6m | Added +75.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 173.6k $39.0m | Added +54.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 171.0k $38.4m | Reduced -77.8k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 168.6k $37.9m | Added +69.0k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 168.5k $37.9m | New |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 163.5k $36.8m | Added +147.3k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 161.8k $36.4m | Added +103.0k |
| Motley Fool Asset Management LLC 3.85% of their portfolio | 154.9k $34.8m | Reduced -5.0k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 154.9k $34.8m | Added +71.4k |
| Amundi 0.02% of their portfolio | 154.8k $33.6m | Added +63.0k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.09% of their portfolio | 153.3k $34.5m | Reduced -1.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 153.1k $34.4m | Added +58.1k |
| ASHFORD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 5.01% of their portfolio | 148.9k $33.5m | Reduced -28.2k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 148.7k $33.4m | Reduced -76.6k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.19% of their portfolio | 145.5k $32.7m | Reduced -3.6k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.08% of their portfolio | 144.9k $32.6m | Added +27.8k |
| Strategy Capital LLC 5.16% of their portfolio | 143.7k $32.3m | New |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 136.5k $30.7m | Added +101.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.03% of their portfolio | 135.0k $30.4m | Reduced -13.3k |
| Capital International, Inc./CA/ 0.54% of their portfolio | 120.7k $27.1m | Added +7.4k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 118.3k $26.6m | Reduced -22.7k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.07% of their portfolio | 117.6k $26.5m | Added +61.8k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.11% of their portfolio | 114.9k $25.8m | Reduced -49.1k |
| Motley Fool Wealth Management, LLC 1.60% of their portfolio | 114.2k $25.7m | Reduced -3.1k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 111.0k $25.0m | Added +83.7k |
| CAPITAL GROUP INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT PTE. LTD. 1.28% of their portfolio | 106.8k $24.0m | Reduced -55.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 106.5k $23.9m | Added +20.6k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 106.2k $23.9m | Added +11.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 104.8k $23.6m | Reduced -5.9k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.15% of their portfolio | 104.6k $23.5m | Reduced -989 |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.02% of their portfolio | 104.0k $23.4m | Added +18.2k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 103.9k $23.4m | Added +6.9k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 103.3k $23.2m | New |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.03% of their portfolio | 101.1k $22.7m | Reduced -5.4k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.04% of their portfolio | 93.8k $21.1m | Reduced -88 |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 92.8k $20.8m | Reduced -21.6k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 92.5k $20.8m | New |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.06% of their portfolio | 92.4k $20.8m | New |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 91.5k $20.6m | Reduced -150.6k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 89.1k $19.8m | Added +26.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 87.6k $19.7m | Added +68.7k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 84.3k $18.9m | Added +82.9k |
| Twin Tree Management, LP 0.54% of their portfolio | 84.2k $18.9m | Added +70.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 80.5k $18.1m | Added +1.4k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.36% of their portfolio | 79.3k $17.8m | Added +54.4k |
| Man Group plc 0.06% of their portfolio | 78.3k $17.6m | New |
| VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P. 0.22% of their portfolio | 78.1k $17.6m | Reduced -55.7k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 77.0k $17.3m | Reduced -13.9k |
| Azimuth Capital Investment Management LLC 0.83% of their portfolio | 75.0k $16.9m | Reduced -361 |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 74.9k $16.8m | Added +1.9k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.10% of their portfolio | 74.6k $16.8m | Reduced -19.5k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 74.5k $16.8m | Reduced -12.4k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.07% of their portfolio | 73.5k $16.5m | Reduced -6.4k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.08% of their portfolio | 72.9k $16.4m | New |