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 ($35.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 130.8m as of 2025-11-20, 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 ≈ $90.04. Options: 19 managers hold calls ($125.9m notional), 21 hold puts ($101.3m).
Trends to Q4 2025
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 |
| Q1 2025 | 632 |
| Q2 2025 | 645 |
| Q3 2025 | 608 |
| Q4 2025 | 625 |
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 2024 | 242 | 214 |
| Q2 2024 | 254 | 244 |
| Q3 2024 | 279 | 243 |
| Q4 2024 | 286 | 237 |
| Q1 2025 | 338 | 279 |
| Q2 2025 | 330 | 294 |
| Q3 2025 | 298 | 335 |
| Q4 2025 | 285 | 299 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | $178.3m | $129.9m | 0.73 |
| Q2 2025 | $173.3m | $216.2m | 1.25 |
| Q3 2025 | $120.8m | $172.1m | 1.42 |
| Q4 2025 | $125.9m | $101.3m | 0.80 |
Biggest buyers
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +4.7m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +737.1k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Added | +579.7k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +506.3k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +480.7k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +408.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +389.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +342.8k |
| Rathbones Group PLC | Added | +314.1k |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC | Added | +298.0k |
Biggest sellers
| BESSEMER GROUP INC | Reduced | -2.0m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -1.6m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -1.3m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -791.6k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | Reduced | -786.4k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | -593.4k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS | Reduced | -531.2k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | Reduced | -521.3k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD | Sold out | -491.1k |
| Danica Pension, Livsforsikringsaktieselskab | Reduced | -444.3k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $28.7m319.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $18.9m210.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $15.5m171.7k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $15.3m169.4k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $10.7m119.3k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $10.2m112.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $3.7m41.0k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $3.3m36.6k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | New | $3.2m35.5k shares |
| Verition Fund Management LLC | Reduced | $3.1m34.9k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $26.3m291.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $12.3m136.1k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $9.2m102.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $9.2m102.5k shares |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | Unchanged | $8.8m97.9k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $8.5m94.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $6.8m75.6k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $4.3m47.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $3.3m36.7k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Unchanged | $2.7m30.2k 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $3.5m | $2.2m |
| Q2 2025 | 1 | $199.4k | 6 | $41.0m | $38.1m |
| Q3 2025 | 1 | $199.9k | 3 | $17.4m | $16.7m |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $3.9m | $3.2m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-05 | Werner William C. EVP, Strategy & Development | Sold | $637.6k7.0k shares |
| 2025-11-03 | Eddy Robert W. President & CEO, director | Sold plan | $1.6m17.9k shares |
| 2025-10-01 | Eddy Robert W. President & CEO, director | Sold plan | $1.6m17.9k 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.66% of their portfolio | 12.9m $1.2bn | Added +4.7m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 12.7m $1.1bn | Reduced -241.5k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 12.3m $1.1bn | Added +266.9k |
| FMR LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 7.8m $706.2m | Reduced -309.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 6.5m $586.5m | Added +737.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.5m $492.6m | Added +389.3k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.94% of their portfolio | 3.9m $351.8m | Reduced -345.6k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.10% of their portfolio | 3.5m $311.1m | Reduced -1.3m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.5m $310.8m | Added +179.7k |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 3.36% of their portfolio | 3.4m $306.4m | Added +298.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.1m $278.0m | Reduced -1.6m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.1m $277.0m | Reduced -791.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.1m $276.4m | Added +49.6k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.8m $255.4m | Reduced -94.4k |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. 1.13% of their portfolio | 2.7m $242.4m | Reduced -236.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.9m $173.5m | Added +480.7k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.9m $167.9m | Reduced -2.0m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.8m $163.6m | Added +130.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $154.4m | Added +235.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.7m $151.8m | Not comparable |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.7m $150.3m | Added +579.7k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.6m $148.3m | Reduced -521.3k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.5m $134.5m | Reduced -29.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $100.5m | Reduced -26.2k |
| Capital International Investors 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $99.6m | Reduced -66 |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.63% of their portfolio | 924.3k $83.2m | Reduced -496 |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 908.9k $81.8m | Added +20.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 875.2k $78.8m | Reduced -48.8k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.08% of their portfolio | 867.1k $78.1m | Added +506.3k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC 1.17% of their portfolio | 865.9k $78.0m | Reduced -218.5k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 843.4k $75.9m | Reduced -10.6k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 831.1k $74.8m | Reduced -21.6k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 815.2k $73.4m | Reduced -41.2k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 810.2k $72.9m | Added +408.5k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.59% of their portfolio | 763.6k $68.7m | Reduced -59.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 758.2k $68.3m | Reduced -206.7k |
| Danica Pension, Livsforsikringsaktieselskab 0.96% of their portfolio | 741.0k $66.7m | Reduced -444.3k |
| FIDUCIARY MANAGEMENT INC /WI/ 0.72% of their portfolio | 724.2k $65.2m | Reduced -41.1k |
| MENORA MIVTACHIM HOLDINGS LTD. 0.29% of their portfolio | 694.9k $62.6m | Added +240.6k |
| Rathbones Group PLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 657.2k $59.2m | Added +314.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 656.4k $59.1m | Added +342.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 654.5k $58.9m | Reduced -411.2k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 643.4k $57.9m | Reduced -26.7k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.10% of their portfolio | 610.5k $55.0m | Reduced -217.3k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 608.2k $54.8m | Reduced -176.3k |
| WOODLEY FARRA MANION PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT INC 2.52% of their portfolio | 587.5k $52.9m | Reduced -95.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 582.9k $52.5m | Added +217.0k |
| BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO 0.28% of their portfolio | 560.7k $50.5m | Added +188.6k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 529.7k $47.7m | Reduced -117.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 528.7k $47.6m | Reduced -342.2k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.03% of their portfolio | 519.2k $46.7m | Reduced -54.8k |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.05% of their portfolio | 517.7k $47.3m | Added +30.1k |
| FIL Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 482.9k $43.5m | Reduced -22.9k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 481.8k $43.4m | Added +145.3k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. 0.07% of their portfolio | 480.6k $43.3m | First filing |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 442.4k $39.8m | Added +182.7k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 434.4k $39.1m | Reduced -38.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 412.2k $37.1m | Added +30.2k |
| Life Cycle Investment Partners Ltd 0.22% of their portfolio | 353.8k $31.9m | First filing |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 349.7k $31.5m | Reduced -3.2k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.22% of their portfolio | 344.1k $31.0m | Added +41.8k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 340.7k $30.7m | Reduced -83.0k |
| Tidal Investments LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 339.6k $30.6m | Reduced -20.1k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 335.6k $30.2m | Added +11.5k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 331.7k $29.9m | Added +69.3k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.05% of their portfolio | 329.9k $29.7m | Added +254.9k |
| VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P. 0.29% of their portfolio | 328.4k $29.6m | Reduced -255.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.02% of their portfolio | 325.7k $29.3m | Added +277.0k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.07% of their portfolio | 296.5k $26.7m | Reduced -73.5k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.04% of their portfolio | 285.0k $25.7m | New |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC 0.21% of their portfolio | 280.3k $25.2m | Reduced -3.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 259.8k $23.4m | Added +3.8k |
| Walter Public Investments Inc. 4.07% of their portfolio | 255.5k $23.0m | Reduced -18.3k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 247.6k $22.3m | Added +812 |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.05% of their portfolio | 246.1k $22.2m | Added +5.3k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 237.5k $21.4m | Reduced -1.5k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 235.0k $21.1m | Added +68.9k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 207.4k $18.7m | Reduced -593.4k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 202.9k $18.3m | Reduced -54.4k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.06% of their portfolio | 197.7k $17.8m | Reduced -1.5k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.17% of their portfolio | 193.9k $17.5m | New |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 193.6k $17.4m | Reduced -367.2k |
| NICHOLAS COMPANY, INC. 0.30% of their portfolio | 193.0k $17.4m | Reduced -10.9k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 192.1k $17.3m | New |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 175.6k $15.8m | Added +31.7k |
| Man Group plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 170.4k $15.3m | Reduced -249.4k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.02% of their portfolio | 169.4k $15.2m | Reduced -25.7k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 168.6k $15.2m | Added +168.4k |
| Amundi 0.00% of their portfolio | 168.1k $15.1m | Added +78.0k |
| Foster Victor Wealth Advisors, LLC 0.91% of their portfolio | 167.2k $15.6m | Added +8.9k |
| Curi Capital, LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 163.6k $14.7m | Reduced -5.1k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 155.9k $14.0m | Reduced -11.4k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 152.7k $13.7m | Reduced -178 |
| TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY 0.10% of their portfolio | 152.7k $13.7m | Added +13.7k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 152.0k $13.7m | Reduced -6.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 151.4k $13.6m | Reduced -100 |
| STRS OHIO 0.05% of their portfolio | 144.6k $13.0m | Added +33.5k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 141.1k $12.7m | Reduced -42.5k |
| AMICA MUTUAL INSURANCE CO 1.09% of their portfolio | 139.6k $12.6m | Added +21.1k |
| ALTA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC/ 0.84% of their portfolio | 139.5k $12.6m | New |