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COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 058498106 · ISIN US0584981064
American manufacturer of packaging materials
* 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 ($121.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 264.7m as of 2026-07-31, 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 ≈ $62.32. Options: 15 managers hold calls ($54.0m notional), 20 hold puts ($62.2m).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 654 |
| Q4 2022 | 695 |
| Q1 2023 | 671 |
| Q2 2023 | 669 |
| Q3 2023 | 658 |
| Q4 2023 | 687 |
| Q1 2024 | 704 |
| Q2 2024 | 736 |
| Q3 2024 | 732 |
| Q4 2024 | 721 |
| Q1 2025 | 709 |
| Q2 2025 | 715 |
| Q3 2025 | 716 |
| Q4 2025 | 726 |
| Q1 2026 | 788 |
| Q2 2026 | 802 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | 338 | 346 |
| Q4 2024 | 280 | 393 |
| Q1 2025 | 326 | 360 |
| Q2 2025 | 296 | 392 |
| Q3 2025 | 297 | 394 |
| Q4 2025 | 320 | 383 |
| Q1 2026 | 416 | 317 |
| Q2 2026 | 367 | 368 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $79.8m | $66.8m | 0.84 |
| Q4 2025 | $72.7m | $23.6m | 0.32 |
| Q1 2026 | $61.3m | $31.3m | 0.51 |
| Q2 2026 | $54.0m | $62.2m | 1.15 |
Biggest buyers
| FIL Ltd | Added | +4.3m |
| Boston Partners | Added | +4.2m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +2.5m |
| Amundi | Added | +1.5m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +1.0m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +711.4k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +517.8k |
| Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. | Added | +511.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +474.4k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | +455.4k |
Biggest sellers
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Reduced | -6.3m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -5.7m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Reduced | -5.3m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -1.9m |
| APPALOOSA LP | Sold out | -837.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Reduced | -650.5k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -596.9k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Sold out | -522.7k |
| TD Asset Management Inc | Reduced | -423.8k |
| Woodline Partners LP | Reduced | -344.4k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $15.0m240.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $13.8m221.5k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Unchanged | $4.8m775 shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $4.6m74.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $4.6m74.2k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | New | $2.7m42.8k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $2.3m37.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.5m23.6k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $1.1m17.3k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $1.0m16.2k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $12.8m205.3k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Added | $8.1m130.5k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $6.6m105.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $6.0m96.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $5.6m90.0k shares |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | New | $4.7m75.0k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Unchanged | $3.4m550 shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | New | $3.1m50.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $3.0m47.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $2.2m34.5k 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 |
|---|---|
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 7.5% |
| STATE STREET CORP 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-07 | 5.0% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ (4.6%, 2026-08-14), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales since 1 Apr 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $346.8k | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $175.3k | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2026 | 1 | $100.1k | 2 | $1.4m | — |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 2 | $914.2k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | Glew Mandy SVP and President, EMEA | Sold | $358.9k5.6k shares |
| 2026-08-11 | Goodwin Deron VP, Global Head of Treasury | Sold | $555.2k8.8k 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, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 21.0m $1.3bn | Reduced -1.9m |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 17.4m $1.1bn | Added +47.0k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 13.4m $837.2m | Added +1.0m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 12.3m $768.4m | Reduced -5.7m |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 11.5m $718.6m | Reduced -59.8k |
| Boston Partners 0.49% of their portfolio | 8.8m $547.8m | Added +4.2m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 7.4m $460.4m | Added +155.2k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 7.1m $441.1m | Reduced -10.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.9m $429.9m | Reduced -221.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 6.5m $406.7m | Added +517.8k |
| FMR LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.4m $401.5m | Added +2.5m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.0m $314.5m | Added +711.4k |
| FIL Ltd 0.19% of their portfolio | 4.3m $270.0m | Added +4.3m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 4.2m $260.2m | Added +50.5k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.7m $226.8m | Added +170.8k |
| NORGES BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.3m $205.6m | Not comparable |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.7m $169.2m | Added +33.2k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.6m $163.8m | Added +442.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.6m $163.4m | Reduced -92.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.6m $160.5m | Added +474.4k |
| Amundi 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.6m $160.4m | Added +1.5m |
| Mirova US LLC 1.61% of their portfolio | 2.4m $149.7m | Reduced -7.6k |
| M&G PLC 0.72% of their portfolio | 2.3m $145.1m | Reduced -76.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.3m $143.2m | Reduced -29.8k |
| LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA 0.78% of their portfolio | 2.2m $136.1m | Reduced -96.5k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.16% of their portfolio | 2.1m $132.3m | Added +354.4k |
| FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. 0.33% of their portfolio | 2.0m $127.5m | Added +23.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $113.4m | Added +186.7k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.8m $112.6m | Reduced -650.5k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.5m $96.4m | Reduced -140.0k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $94.6m | Added +96.0k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $93.3m | Reduced -9.9k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $87.0m | Added +14.7k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.3m $78.8m | Added +306.0k |
| AMG National Trust Bank 1.57% of their portfolio | 1.2m $76.4m | Added +55.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $73.4m | Added +82.3k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $71.5m | Reduced -78.6k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $69.8m | Added +21.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $69.7m | Added +271.3k |
| NORRIS PERNE & FRENCH LLP/MI 2.65% of their portfolio | 993.9k $62.0m | Added +7.7k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.04% of their portfolio | 954.1k $59.5m | Added +398.2k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 886.0k $55.3m | Reduced -86.3k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.41% of their portfolio | 870.8k $54.3m | Added +211.3k |
| Jupiter Topco LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 776.7k $48.5m | First filing |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 772.4k $48.2m | Added +442.8k |
| ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 0.33% of their portfolio | 750.4k $46.8m | Reduced -4.6k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 748.3k $46.7m | Added +360.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 746.6k $46.6m | Added +205.2k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.02% of their portfolio | 712.9k $44.5m | Reduced -34.3k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.07% of their portfolio | 700.0k $43.7m | Added +2.5k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 687.7k $42.9m | Added +60.2k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.07% of their portfolio | 683.1k $42.6m | Added +455.4k |
| Harvey Partners, LLC 2.83% of their portfolio | 653.3k $40.8m | Added +93.3k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 647.3k $40.4m | Added +22.0k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 631.3k $39.4m | Added +37.9k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 608.1k $37.9m | Added +79.7k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 592.5k $37.0m | Added +354.1k |
| Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. 0.10% of their portfolio | 584.6k $36.5m | Added +511.5k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 573.5k $35.8m | Reduced -12.7k |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 560.9k $34.7m | Added +66.9k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.09% of their portfolio | 559.1k $34.9m | Reduced -75.5k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 547.5k $34.2m | Added +59.5k |
| Ulysses Management LLC 11.65% of their portfolio | 540.0k $33.7m | Unchanged |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 538.1k $33.6m | Reduced -89.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 529.7k $33.1m | Added +4.1k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.05% of their portfolio | 523.9k $32.7m | Reduced -9.2k |
| Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension 0.69% of their portfolio | 512.1k $32.0m | Added +403.2k |
| ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. 0.33% of their portfolio | 510.1k $31.8m | Added +87.4k |
| Mizuho Markets Cayman LP 1.17% of their portfolio | 498.2k $31.1m | Reduced -1.8k |
| Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC 0.49% of their portfolio | 496.7k $31.0m | Added +404.9k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 481.0k $30.0m | Reduced -5.3m |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 478.7k $29.9m | Reduced -173.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 475.3k $29.7m | Added +176.2k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.05% of their portfolio | 469.9k $29.3m | Added +416.7k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 443.1k $27.6m | Added +116.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 421.2k $26.3m | Reduced -98.9k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 420.4k $26.2m | Reduced -21.0k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 414.5k $25.9m | Reduced -6.3m |
| TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY 0.16% of their portfolio | 388.4k $24.2m | Reduced -109.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.03% of their portfolio | 384.3k $24.0m | Reduced -6.3k |
| DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC 0.40% of their portfolio | 381.7k $23.8m | Reduced -43.6k |
| TODD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 366.8k $22.9m | Reduced -109.4k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 347.6k $21.7m | Reduced -105.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 346.8k $21.6m | Added +14.9k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 341.7k $21.3m | Added +30.0k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 338.2k $21.1m | Added +18.2k |
| Albar Capital Partners LLP 2.74% of their portfolio | 336.4k $21.0m | New |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.06% of their portfolio | 331.6k $20.7m | Reduced -141.7k |
| Jain Global LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 329.9k $20.6m | Added +323.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 326.8k $20.4m | Added +61.5k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 312.9k $19.5m | Added +12.0k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 312.8k $19.5m | Added +166.0k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 308.6k $19.3m | Reduced -93.0k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 295.8k $18.5m | Reduced -15.5k |
| Sone Capital Management, LLC 1.40% of their portfolio | 295.4k $18.4m | Added +205.0k |
| Swedbank AB 0.02% of their portfolio | 288.5k $18.0m | Reduced -5.2k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 286.3k $17.9m | Added +25.9k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 286.3k $17.9m | Added +65.9k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 0.11% of their portfolio | 274.6k $17.1m | Reduced -8.3k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.02% of their portfolio | 260.2k $16.2m | Added +34.4k |