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 ($16.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 133.0m as of 2024-03-06, 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 ≈ $75.52. Options: 17 managers hold calls ($93.6m notional), 21 hold puts ($83.6m).
Trends to Q1 2024
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 480 |
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 242 | 214 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | $44.8m | $58.7m | 1.31 |
| Q3 2023 | $103.4m | $125.9m | 1.22 |
| Q4 2023 | $91.2m | $99.6m | 1.09 |
| Q1 2024 | $93.6m | $83.6m | 0.89 |
Biggest buyers
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +3.8m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +1.4m |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.2m |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +1.1m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Added | +741.3k |
| Amundi | Added | +736.0k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | Added | +726.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +364.5k |
| Delta Global Management LP | New | +359.7k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +342.7k |
Biggest sellers
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -2.1m |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership | Sold out | -1.6m |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO | Reduced | -1.2m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -997.0k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -771.5k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | -360.3k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | Reduced | -352.9k |
| BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. | Sold out | -337.3k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | Reduced | -332.7k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -329.5k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $30.9m408.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $21.0m278.0k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $11.6m153.6k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $5.6m74.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $5.6m73.6k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $4.2m55.3k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $3.4m45.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | New | $2.6m34.4k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $2.2m28.7k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $1.6m21.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $28.1m372.0k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | $13.4m177.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $13.1m173.6k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $4.8m63.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $3.7m48.8k shares |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | New | $3.2m42.8k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | New | $2.6m34.2k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $2.3m30.6k shares |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | New | $2.1m27.2k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | New | $1.8m24.4k 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 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 | 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 |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $22.5m | $17.1m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-11 | Baldwin Christopher J Director | Sold | $5.4m73.1k shares |
| 2024-03-07 | Werner William C. EVP, Strategy & Development | Sold plan | $1.9m25.0k shares |
| 2024-03-07 | Luce Graham EVP, Secretary | Sold plan | $582.9k7.5k shares |
| 2024-02-28 | Cichocki Paul EVP, Chief Commercial Officer | Sold plan | $13.2m179.5k shares |
| 2024-02-27 | Felice Laura L. EVP, Chief Financial Officer | Sold plan | $1.4m18.9k shares |
| 2024-02-26 | Felice Laura L. EVP, Chief Financial Officer | Sold plan | $14.5k200 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 |
|---|---|---|
| FMR LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 15.2m $1.1bn | Reduced -771.5k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 13.3m $1.0bn | Reduced -30.0k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 11.7m $888.5m | Added +74.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 8.5m $643.9m | Added +1.4m |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.46% of their portfolio | 6.2m $472.3m | Added +1.1m |
| Amundi 0.19% of their portfolio | 6.1m $440.3m | Added +736.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.8m $438.6m | Reduced -181.7k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.1m $308.0m | Added +102.3k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.9m $296.1m | Added +3.8m |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 3.99% of their portfolio | 3.9m $295.2m | Added +14.1k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.48% of their portfolio | 3.1m $236.6m | Added +726.2k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.43% of their portfolio | 3.1m $235.9m | Added +56.4k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 3.0m $228.8m | Reduced -352.9k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 2.7m $207.0m | Reduced -114.6k |
| FIDUCIARY MANAGEMENT INC /WI/ 1.71% of their portfolio | 2.5m $191.7m | Added +19.5k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.2m $163.0m | Added +86.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.9m $143.0m | Added +313.6k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.6m $122.4m | Added +1.2m |
| FIL Ltd 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.6m $117.5m | Added +70.8k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.5m $114.0m | Added +741.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $107.9m | Added +22.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $106.3m | Added +180.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.4m $104.9m | Added +28.1k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC 1.52% of their portfolio | 1.4m $104.2m | Reduced -272.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $97.5m | Reduced -43.3k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $91.3m | Added +11.8k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.74% of their portfolio | 1.1m $84.2m | Reduced -17.0k |
| Capital International Investors 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $83.7m | Unchanged |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $82.0m | Reduced -65.5k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.58% of their portfolio | 1.1m $81.0m | Reduced -3.3k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 896.7k $67.8m | Added +293.7k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 879.3k $66.5m | Unchanged |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.28% of their portfolio | 826.8k $62.5m | Reduced -13.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 826.2k $62.5m | Added +13.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 819.9k $62.0m | Reduced -120.9k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.04% of their portfolio | 806.2k $61.0m | Reduced -10.4k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.13% of their portfolio | 789.4k $59.7m | Added +179.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 788.6k $59.7m | Added +103.0k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 645.6k $48.8m | Reduced -106.8k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 605.8k $45.8m | Reduced -329.5k |
| ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC 0.50% of their portfolio | 588.6k $44.5m | Reduced -10.2k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 574.6k $43.5m | Added +11.0k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 563.1k $42.6m | Reduced -360.3k |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.10% of their portfolio | 546.4k $41.3m | Added +48.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 424.4k $32.1m | Added +364.5k |
| FACTORY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO 0.37% of their portfolio | 422.9k $32.0m | Reduced -82.0k |
| RENAISSANCE GROUP LLC 1.20% of their portfolio | 420.1k $31.8m | Added +42.1k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.02% of their portfolio | 387.1k $29.3m | Added +23.7k |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.24% of their portfolio | 386.8k $29.3m | Added +49.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 385.5k $29.2m | Reduced -14.9k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.03% of their portfolio | 365.9k $27.7m | Added +201.3k |
| Delta Global Management LP 2.07% of their portfolio | 359.7k $27.2m | New |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 352.3k $26.7m | Reduced -50.9k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.04% of their portfolio | 348.0k $26.3m | Added +342.7k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.04% of their portfolio | 340.8k $25.8m | Added +130.2k |
| Walter Public Investments Inc. 5.02% of their portfolio | 339.6k $25.7m | Reduced -24.8k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 336.2k $25.4m | New |
| AMICA MUTUAL INSURANCE CO 1.25% of their portfolio | 322.2k $24.4m | Added +161.1k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.09% of their portfolio | 316.3k $23.9m | Added +2 |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 310.5k $23.5m | Reduced -2.4k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.02% of their portfolio | 310.1k $23.5m | Reduced -13.2k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 308.2k $23.3m | Reduced -96.9k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 305.8k $23.1m | Added +15.8k |
| NICHOLAS COMPANY, INC. 0.38% of their portfolio | 301.8k $22.8m | Unchanged |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 289.8k $21.9m | Reduced -997.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 288.1k $21.8m | Reduced -10.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 263.5k $19.9m | Unchanged |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 254.1k $19.2m | Reduced -2.1m |
| WAFRA INC. 0.98% of their portfolio | 246.9k $18.7m | Unchanged |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.13% of their portfolio | 237.0k $17.9m | Reduced -1.2m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 232.2k $17.6m | Reduced -54.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 230.6k $17.4m | Added +113.0k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 226.9k $17.2m | Added +45.7k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.02% of their portfolio | 222.5k $16.8m | Added +155.3k |
| VALLEY WEALTH MANAGERS, INC. 1.26% of their portfolio | 220.5k $16.7m | Added +26.7k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 214.2k $16.2m | Reduced -14.8k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 204.0k $15.4m | Reduced -28.4k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.10% of their portfolio | 201.7k $15.3m | New |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 197.7k $15.0m | Added +173.0k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 196.0k $14.8m | Added +183.7k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 189.9k $14.4m | Reduced -5.0k |
| REINHART PARTNERS, LLC. 0.56% of their portfolio | 180.6k $13.7m | Reduced -1.6k |
| THORNBURG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.19% of their portfolio | 179.8k $13.6m | Reduced -37.1k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.05% of their portfolio | 176.9k $13.4m | Reduced -4.1k |
| Gratus Capital, LLC 0.61% of their portfolio | 174.5k $13.2m | Added +3.3k |
| CW Advisors, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 172.9k $13.1m | Added +28.2k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 167.9k $12.7m | Reduced -68.9k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.04% of their portfolio | 167.1k $12.6m | Reduced -3.6k |
| Bell Asset Management Ltd 1.83% of their portfolio | 165.2k $12.5m | Reduced -492 |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 156.4k $11.8m | Added +8.5k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 154.2k $11.7m | Added +40.7k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 149.3k $11.3m | Added +2.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 145.5k $11.0m | Reduced -16.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 134.0k $10.1m | Reduced -8.0k |
| Foster Victor Wealth Advisors, LLC 0.94% of their portfolio | 132.0k $10.4m | Added +24.9k |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 130.0k $9.8m | Added +21.2k |
| TRILLIUM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 129.6k $9.8m | Added +2.5k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.01% of their portfolio | 127.2k $9.6m | Reduced -3.1k |
| Curi Capital, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 119.1k $9.0m | Added +9.1k |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 116.7k $8.8m | Added +1.2k |