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 ($18.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 132.1m as of 2024-11-20, 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 ≈ $89.47. Options: 21 managers hold calls ($150.1m notional), 22 hold puts ($120.0m).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q2 2024 | 512 |
| Q3 2024 | 519 |
| Q4 2024 | 567 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 283 | 211 |
| Q2 2023 | 198 | 311 |
| Q3 2023 | 222 | 235 |
| Q4 2023 | 192 | 240 |
| Q1 2024 | 242 | 214 |
| Q2 2024 | 254 | 244 |
| Q3 2024 | 279 | 243 |
| Q4 2024 | 286 | 237 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | $93.6m | $83.6m | 0.89 |
| Q2 2024 | $156.4m | $86.6m | 0.55 |
| Q3 2024 | $163.2m | $87.9m | 0.54 |
| Q4 2024 | $150.1m | $120.0m | 0.80 |
Biggest buyers
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Added | +1.3m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Added | +579.1k |
| Focus Partners Wealth | Added | +568.0k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +505.0k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +365.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +339.9k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +301.2k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +278.3k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | Added | +256.5k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +255.0k |
Biggest sellers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -2.4m |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| Amundi | Reduced | -1.0m |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | Reduced | -438.6k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | Reduced | -431.1k |
| ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC | Sold out | -369.1k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | -352.3k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | Reduced | -325.0k |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSETS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -273.6k |
| FIL Ltd | Reduced | -236.4k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $52.0m581.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $22.3m249.7k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $15.7m175.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $15.4m172.6k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $8.7m96.9k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $6.3m70.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $6.0m67.3k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $4.5m50.8k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $3.7m41.0k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | First filing | $2.9m32.6k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $28.8m322.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $25.2m282.0k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Unchanged | $10.2m114.4k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $9.5m105.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $9.0m100.3k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $6.6m74.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $5.3m58.7k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $3.7m40.9k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | First filing | $3.5m39.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $3.1m35.2k 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $5.0m | $2.7m |
| Q3 2024 | 1 | $199.5k | 5 | $10.0m | $10.0m |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $3.0m | $3.0m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-11 | McGrail Joseph SVP, Controller | Sold | $49.8k500 shares |
| 2024-12-02 | Eddy Robert W. President & CEO, director | Sold plan | $1.1m11.0k shares |
| 2024-11-01 | Eddy Robert W. President & CEO, director | Sold plan | $940.2k11.0k shares |
| 2024-10-01 | Eddy Robert W. President & CEO, director | Sold plan | $921.2k11.0k shares |
| 2024-10-01 | Werner William C. EVP, Strategy & Development | Sold plan | $73.5k891 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FMR LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 14.4m $1.3bn | Added +21.8k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 13.2m $1.2bn | Reduced -5.7k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 11.7m $1.0bn | Added +301.2k |
| Amundi 0.18% of their portfolio | 5.5m $510.5m | Reduced -1.0m |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.46% of their portfolio | 5.3m $472.7m | Reduced -1.1m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 5.3m $470.8m | Added +505.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.0m $449.9m | Added +7.2k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.89% of their portfolio | 4.3m $387.0m | Added +43.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.2m $371.7m | Added +114.3k |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 3.31% of their portfolio | 2.8m $249.2m | Reduced -85.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.6m $229.8m | Reduced -2.4m |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.37% of their portfolio | 2.5m $225.6m | Reduced -202.8k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.5m $222.2m | Added +99.3k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.3m $208.2m | Added +245.7k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.2m $198.0m | Reduced -121 |
| FIDUCIARY MANAGEMENT INC /WI/ 1.67% of their portfolio | 2.0m $179.4m | Reduced -7 |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.5m $136.1m | Added +1.3m |
| NORGES BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $135.3m | Added +146.4k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 1.4m $126.9m | Added +49.3k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $124.5m | Added +13.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $117.0m | Reduced -45.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $115.3m | Added +339.9k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC 1.66% of their portfolio | 1.3m $113.6m | Reduced -200.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.2m $110.9m | Reduced -325.0k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.2m $105.7m | Reduced -438.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $102.8m | Added +256.5k |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.1m $102.6m | Added +568.0k |
| Capital International Investors 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $98.8m | Unchanged |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $96.1m | Reduced -33.1k |
| FIL Ltd 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.0m $91.5m | Reduced -236.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 996.5k $89.0m | Reduced -31.0k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.75% of their portfolio | 990.8k $88.5m | Reduced -124.3k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.62% of their portfolio | 990.1k $88.5m | Added +27.0k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 957.5k $85.6m | First filing |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 944.3k $84.4m | Reduced -24.2k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 912.6k $81.5m | Reduced -352.3k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 849.5k $75.9m | Reduced -13.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 846.8k $75.7m | Added +7.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 832.2k $74.4m | Reduced -36.3k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.13% of their portfolio | 736.7k $65.8m | Reduced -80.5k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.16% of their portfolio | 682.6k $61.0m | Added +57.4k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 682.1k $60.9m | Reduced -4.7k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.07% of their portfolio | 640.4k $57.2m | Reduced -28.4k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.04% of their portfolio | 628.4k $56.1m | Reduced -7.9k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 595.6k $53.2m | Added +579.1k |
| Man Group plc 0.14% of their portfolio | 515.4k $46.1m | Added +188.8k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 512.4k $45.8m | Reduced -10.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 505.2k $45.1m | Added +52.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 475.5k $42.5m | Added +278.3k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 463.4k $41.4m | Added +221.8k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 442.1k $39.5m | Added +156.9k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.11% of their portfolio | 413.5k $36.9m | Added +101.6k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 405.3k $36.2m | Added +365.7k |
| RENAISSANCE GROUP LLC 1.46% of their portfolio | 394.2k $35.2m | Reduced -10.3k |
| FACTORY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO 0.37% of their portfolio | 384.2k $34.3m | Reduced -128.6k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 377.0k $33.7m | Added +150.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 365.0k $32.6m | Added +255.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 359.0k $32.1m | Reduced -3.3k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.04% of their portfolio | 348.0k $31.1m | Reduced -10.8k |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.07% of their portfolio | 324.0k $28.9m | Reduced -104.6k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 317.4k $28.4m | Added +539 |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.10% of their portfolio | 306.0k $27.3m | Reduced -4.0k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 304.1k $24.1m | Added +198.1k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 298.5k $26.7m | Reduced -40.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 295.3k $26.4m | Added +150.7k |
| NICHOLAS COMPANY, INC. 0.40% of their portfolio | 276.7k $24.7m | Reduced -120 |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 268.9k $24.0m | Reduced -51.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 264.1k $23.6m | Reduced -4.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 260.9k $23.3m | Reduced -16.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.02% of their portfolio | 260.8k $23.3m | Added +1.6k |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 249.0k $22.2m | Added +6.7k |
| Walter Public Investments Inc. 3.92% of their portfolio | 245.5k $21.9m | Reduced -411 |
| Tidal Investments LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 241.8k $21.6m | Added +204.7k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 222.3k $19.9m | New |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.13% of their portfolio | 219.0k $19.6m | Added +33.9k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 206.7k $18.5m | Added +152 |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 205.1k $18.3m | Reduced -31.2k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 204.9k $18.3m | Reduced -11.5k |
| VALLEY WEALTH MANAGERS, INC. 1.36% of their portfolio | 204.1k $18.2m | Reduced -2.9k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 187.2k $16.7m | Added +7.2k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.18% of their portfolio | 169.5k $15.1m | Added +94.9k |
| Curi Capital, LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 155.1k $13.9m | Added +11.9k |
| THORNBURG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.18% of their portfolio | 150.5k $13.4m | Reduced -46 |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 150.0k $13.4m | Reduced -6.9k |
| AMICA MUTUAL INSURANCE CO 1.37% of their portfolio | 150.0k $13.4m | Reduced -6.7k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 148.9k $13.3m | Added +101.7k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 146.0k $13.0m | Reduced -3.1k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 143.8k $12.8m | Added +36.1k |
| Foster Victor Wealth Advisors, LLC 1.02% of their portfolio | 140.8k $13.4m | Added +5.2k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 136.7k $12.2m | Reduced -4.7k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 135.0k $12.1m | Unchanged |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.01% of their portfolio | 134.6k $12.0m | Reduced -159.0k |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 130.8k $11.7m | New |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 130.2k $11.6m | First filing |
| Rheos Capital Works Inc. 0.64% of their portfolio | 129.0k $11.5m | Unchanged |
| STRS OHIO 0.05% of their portfolio | 128.6k $11.5m | Added +91.5k |
| Boston Partners 0.01% of their portfolio | 127.5k $11.4m | Added +100.0k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 126.1k $11.3m | Added +33.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 124.0k $11.1m | Reduced -2.1k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 123.9k $11.1m | Reduced -16.8k |