BJS WHSL CLUB HLDGS INC BJ
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 05550J101 · ISIN US05550J1016
American membership-only warehouse club chain
* 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 ($15.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 133.4m as of 2023-11-16, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $66.67. Options: 18 managers hold calls ($91.2m notional), 19 hold puts ($99.6m).
Trends to Q4 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 467 |
| Q4 2022 | 498 |
| Q1 2023 | 515 |
| Q2 2023 | 452 |
| Q3 2023 | 453 |
| Q4 2023 | 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 | 236 | 248 |
| Q1 2023 | 283 | 211 |
| Q2 2023 | 198 | 311 |
| Q3 2023 | 222 | 235 |
| Q4 2023 | 192 | 240 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | $112.9m | $197.8m | 1.75 |
| Q2 2023 | $44.8m | $58.7m | 1.31 |
| Q3 2023 | $103.4m | $125.9m | 1.22 |
| Q4 2023 | $91.2m | $99.6m | 1.09 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +3.2m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +2.7m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +778.7k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | New | +765.0k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +590.1k |
| FIDUCIARY MANAGEMENT INC /WI/ | Added | +377.0k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +376.9k |
| TD Asset Management Inc | New | +323.3k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. | Added | +299.5k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | Added | +279.1k |
Biggest sellers
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Sold out | -1.1m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Reduced | -549.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Reduced | -492.8k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | Reduced | -453.1k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | Reduced | -423.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -393.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -356.2k |
| WAFRA INC. | Reduced | -344.5k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Sold out | -260.4k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | Reduced | -236.8k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $30.6m458.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $18.3m274.3k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $6.9m102.8k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $6.7m100.2k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $4.7m70.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $4.7m70.1k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $4.6m69.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $4.3m64.6k shares |
| Concentric Capital Strategies, LP | New | $3.4m51.7k shares |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC | Reduced | $1.8m27.6k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $25.1m376.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $24.5m367.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $17.0m254.3k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | $12.5m186.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $8.4m126.2k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | New | $2.5m37.5k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $1.5m22.7k shares |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC | Reduced | $1.3m19.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $1.2m18.6k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Reduced | $1.0m15.5k 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 |
|---|---|
| FMR LLC 13G · institution +1.5 pts · filed 2026-08-06 | 7.7% |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 13G · institution +1.0 pts · filed 2026-07-28 | 6.5% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.3% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC (4.5%, 2026-07-24), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $838.1k | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $6.2m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 5 | $6.7m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.1m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.8m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $938.1k | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $3.2m | $3.2m |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $5.7m | $5.7m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-12 | McGrail Joseph SVP, Controller | Sold plan | $65.9k1.0k shares |
| 2023-10-16 | Desroches Jeff EVP, Chief Operations Officer | Sold plan | $2.3m33.9k shares |
| 2023-10-10 | Felice Laura L. EVP, Chief Financial Officer | Sold plan | $3.3m46.6k 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, Q4 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FMR LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 15.9m $1.1bn | Reduced -71.7k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 13.4m $890.1m | Reduced -23.2k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 11.7m $777.9m | Reduced -139.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 7.1m $473.6m | Added +3.2m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.0m $398.6m | Added +2.7m |
| Amundi 0.16% of their portfolio | 5.3m $356.1m | Added +191.9k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.36% of their portfolio | 5.1m $342.4m | Added +590.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.0m $264.6m | Added +148.8k |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 3.60% of their portfolio | 3.9m $259.2m | Added +5.3k |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 3.6m $243.2m | Added +150.4k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 3.4m $225.2m | Reduced -453.1k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.40% of their portfolio | 3.1m $204.1m | Added +30.9k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 2.9m $190.0m | Reduced -423.7k |
| FIDUCIARY MANAGEMENT INC /WI/ 1.57% of their portfolio | 2.5m $167.6m | Added +377.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 2.4m $160.1m | Added +778.7k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.35% of their portfolio | 2.4m $160.0m | Added +279.1k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.1m $137.9m | Added +64.5k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC 1.62% of their portfolio | 1.7m $110.0m | Added +152.9k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.6m $109.6m | Reduced -26.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.6m $105.1m | Added +13.6k |
| FIL Ltd 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.5m $98.8m | Reduced -100.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $93.6m | Reduced -393.1k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.73% of their portfolio | 1.4m $93.0m | Reduced -104.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.4m $90.6m | Reduced -4.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $88.8m | Reduced -356.2k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $85.8m | Reduced -48.9k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $81.6m | Added +60.8k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $79.6m | Added +44.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $76.6m | Reduced -10.2k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.70% of their portfolio | 1.1m $75.3m | Reduced -45.5k |
| Capital International Investors 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $73.7m | Unchanged |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.54% of their portfolio | 1.1m $71.6m | Added +20.7k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 940.9k $62.7m | Reduced -2.7k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 935.3k $62.3m | Reduced -215.1k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 923.4k $61.6m | Added +190.1k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 879.3k $58.6m | Unchanged |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.26% of their portfolio | 840.7k $56.0m | Added +299.5k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.04% of their portfolio | 816.6k $54.4m | Added +5.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 812.8k $54.2m | Added +20.8k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 765.0k $51.0m | New |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 752.4k $50.2m | Reduced -24.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 685.5k $45.7m | Reduced -10.1k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 609.9k $40.7m | Added +4.9k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 603.0k $40.2m | Reduced -549.2k |
| ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 598.8k $39.9m | Added +69.3k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 563.6k $37.6m | Added +5.0k |
| FACTORY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO 0.42% of their portfolio | 504.9k $33.7m | Unchanged |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.09% of their portfolio | 498.4k $33.2m | Added +15.6k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 446.6k $29.8m | Added +29.5k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.06% of their portfolio | 405.1k $27.0m | Reduced -80.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 403.2k $26.9m | Reduced -158.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 400.4k $26.7m | Reduced -4.0k |
| RENAISSANCE GROUP LLC 1.04% of their portfolio | 377.9k $25.2m | Reduced -21.7k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 376.9k $25.1m | Added +376.9k |
| Walter Public Investments Inc. 5.10% of their portfolio | 364.3k $24.3m | Added +19.0k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.02% of their portfolio | 363.4k $24.2m | Reduced -1.7k |
| BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. 2.56% of their portfolio | 337.3k $22.5m | Added +60.0k |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.29% of their portfolio | 337.0k $22.5m | First filing |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.02% of their portfolio | 323.3k $21.5m | New |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.09% of their portfolio | 316.3k $21.1m | Reduced -283 |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 312.9k $20.9m | Reduced -34.1k |
| NICHOLAS COMPANY, INC. 0.36% of their portfolio | 301.8k $20.1m | Unchanged |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 299.0k $19.9m | Reduced -22.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 290.0k $19.3m | Reduced -7.0k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 286.6k $19.1m | Reduced -492.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 263.5k $17.6m | Reduced -31.9k |
| WAFRA INC. 0.97% of their portfolio | 246.9k $16.5m | Reduced -344.5k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 236.8k $15.8m | Reduced -44.6k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 232.4k $15.5m | Reduced -7.9k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 229.1k $15.3m | Reduced -11.0k |
| THORNBURG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.21% of their portfolio | 216.9k $14.5m | Reduced -10.5k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.02% of their portfolio | 210.5k $14.0m | Reduced -122.2k |
| ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 0.17% of their portfolio | 205.6k $13.7m | Reduced -3.0k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 194.8k $13.0m | Added +9.1k |
| VALLEY WEALTH MANAGERS, INC. 1.01% of their portfolio | 193.8k $12.9m | Reduced -14.6k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 193.5k $12.9m | Reduced -39.7k |
| REINHART PARTNERS, LLC. 0.53% of their portfolio | 182.2k $12.1m | Reduced -39.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 181.2k $12.1m | Reduced -93.8k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.05% of their portfolio | 181.0k $12.1m | Reduced -8.7k |
| Gratus Capital, LLC 0.65% of their portfolio | 171.2k $11.4m | Reduced -1.8k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.04% of their portfolio | 170.7k $11.4m | Reduced -47.2k |
| Bell Asset Management Ltd 1.68% of their portfolio | 165.7k $11.0m | Added +43.6k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.01% of their portfolio | 164.6k $11.0m | Added +22.9k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 161.4k $10.8m | Reduced -687 |
| AMICA MUTUAL INSURANCE CO 1.16% of their portfolio | 161.1k $10.7m | Unchanged |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 147.9k $9.9m | Added +1.2k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 147.4k $9.8m | Reduced -8.7k |
| CW Advisors, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 144.8k $9.6m | Reduced -23.7k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 142.0k $9.5m | Reduced -6.8k |
| HANTZ FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 0.19% of their portfolio | 131.5k $8.8m | Reduced -5.5k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.01% of their portfolio | 130.3k $8.7m | Added +533 |
| TRILLIUM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 127.1k $8.5m | Added +11.8k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.04% of their portfolio | 122.2k $8.1m | Added +1.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 120.1k $8.0m | Reduced -9.9k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 118.8k $7.9m | Reduced -58.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 117.6k $7.8m | Reduced -13.8k |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 115.5k $7.7m | Added +1.4k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 115.3k $7.7m | Unchanged |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 114.7k $7.6m | Reduced -18.9k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 113.5k $7.6m | Added +10.4k |