BLOCK H & R INC HRB
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 093671105 · ISIN US0936711052
American tax preparation company
- IndustryServices-Personal Services
- HeadquartersKansas City, MO
- Founded1955
- Websitehrblock.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* 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 ($12.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 147.0m as of 2023-07-31, 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 ≈ $31.93. Options: 14 managers hold calls ($27.7m notional), 16 hold puts ($36.0m).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 460 |
| Q4 2022 | 453 |
| Q1 2023 | 424 |
| Q2 2023 | 398 |
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 | 203 | 219 |
| Q1 2023 | 191 | 238 |
| Q2 2023 | 166 | 237 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $128.6m | $75.2m | 0.58 |
| Q4 2022 | $70.9m | $67.5m | 0.95 |
| Q1 2023 | $64.4m | $45.8m | 0.71 |
| Q2 2023 | $27.7m | $36.0m | 1.30 |
Biggest buyers
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.5m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +1.1m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.0m |
| Man Group plc | New | +653.2k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +647.8k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +527.5k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | New | +388.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +369.0k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +327.2k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +247.6k |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -22.8m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -4.8m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -1.2m |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. | Reduced | -1.0m |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP | Reduced | -1.0m |
| Boston Partners | Reduced | -895.2k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | Reduced | -828.5k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -801.3k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC | Reduced | -760.9k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -744.6k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $10.1m317.9k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $5.3m166.8k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $1.9m59.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $1.7m53.7k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $1.7m52.4k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $1.6m51.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.2m37.7k shares |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC | Added | $1.1m34.2k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $991.2k31.1k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Reduced | $857.3k26.9k shares |
Biggest puts
| SANDLER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT | New | $9.6m300.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $6.1m190.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $5.5m172.2k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $4.1m127.4k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $1.8m57.2k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $1.8m57.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.7m52.6k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $1.5m45.7k shares |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC | Added | $914.7k28.7k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | New | $860.5k27.0k 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 +1.0 pts · filed 2026-02-05 | 11.5% |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-12 | 7.6% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 5.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC (5.0%, 2026-07-31; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 1 | $125.7k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 4 | $6.3m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 1 | $18.9k | 1 | $3.5m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 2 | $311.5k | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-19 | Johnson Richard A Director | Bought | $295.4k10.0k shares |
| 2023-05-11 | Gerard Robert A Director | Bought | $16.1k500 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 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FMR LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 22.8m $728.0m | Reduced -22.8m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 18.6m $592.4m | Added +23.5k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 15.4m $491.1m | Reduced -744.6k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 6.6m $211.0m | Added +1.5m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.0m $192.7m | Added +327.2k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.8m $121.2m | Reduced -4.8m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.7m $118.7m | Added +101.7k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 2.9m $92.8m | Added +647.8k |
| Boston Partners 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.6m $82.6m | Reduced -895.2k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.3m $74.3m | Added +100.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.3m $72.3m | Reduced -20.8k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.2m $71.1m | Added +60.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.0m $63.0m | Reduced -95.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.9m $61.5m | Added +1.1m |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.8m $58.3m | Reduced -88.5k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.8m $57.2m | Added +213.6k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.5m $48.1m | Added +527.5k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $44.7m | Reduced -207.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $43.7m | Added +369.0k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.3m $41.9m | Reduced -828.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $38.7m | Added +1.0m |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.0m $32.8m | Reduced -49.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 925.0k $29.5m | Added +155.4k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 900.5k $28.7m | Added +247.6k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 888.6k $28.3m | Added +63.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 885.7k $28.2m | Reduced -78.4k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 876.3k $27.9m | Added +240.0k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.04% of their portfolio | 836.8k $26.7m | Reduced -1.0m |
| NewEdge Wealth, LLC 0.87% of their portfolio | 819.7k $26.1m | Added +43.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 741.1k $23.6m | Added +64.1k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.21% of their portfolio | 690.9k $22.0m | Added +61.0k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 655.7k $20.9m | Reduced -801.3k |
| Man Group plc 0.06% of their portfolio | 653.2k $20.8m | New |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 610.4k $19.5m | Reduced -406.9k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 576.2k $18.4m | Reduced -27.4k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.07% of their portfolio | 555.7k $17.7m | Added +33.2k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.19% of their portfolio | 550.0k $17.5m | Reduced -330.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 548.5k $17.5m | Reduced -1.2m |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 514.8k $16.4m | Reduced -4.2k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.04% of their portfolio | 513.9k $16.4m | Reduced -1.0m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 450.7k $14.4m | Added +109.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 446.0k $15.7m | Unchanged |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 431.0k $13.7m | Added +48.9k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 406.5k $13.0m | Added +2.6k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 388.5k $12.4m | New |
| FULTON BREAKEFIELD BROENNIMAN LLC 0.97% of their portfolio | 369.0k $11.8m | Reduced -117.5k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.05% of their portfolio | 362.0k $11.5m | Added +10.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 331.5k $10.6m | Reduced -4.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 304.4k $9.7m | Added +54.3k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.04% of their portfolio | 300.1k $9.6m | Reduced -2.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 292.1k $9.3m | Reduced -337.9k |
| Sound Income Strategies, LLC 0.91% of their portfolio | 278.3k $8.9m | Added +21.6k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.02% of their portfolio | 277.3k $8.8m | Added +128.9k |
| South Dakota Investment Council 0.18% of their portfolio | 277.2k $8.8m | Added +167.3k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 272.9k $8.7m | Reduced -66.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 260.3k $8.3m | Reduced -527.8k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 246.3k $7.8m | Reduced -1.7k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 241.7k $7.7m | Added +77.3k |
| Lodge Hill Capital, LLC 2.58% of their portfolio | 239.0k $7.6m | Reduced -66.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 232.3k $7.4m | Added +202.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 230.7k $7.4m | Added +14.4k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.04% of their portfolio | 230.6k $7.4m | Reduced -4.9k |
| Swedbank AB 0.01% of their portfolio | 216.0k $6.9m | Unchanged |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 210.1k $6.7m | Added +12.4k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 201.4k $6.4m | Reduced -6.4k |
| FINANCIAL COUNSELORS INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 199.9k $6.4m | Reduced -491 |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 186.6k $5.9m | Reduced -24.8k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 185.8k $5.9m | Reduced -17.3k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 184.4k $5.9m | Reduced -8.3k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 175.1k $5.6m | Added +57.9k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 173.6k $5.5m | Added +115.3k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 172.4k $5.5m | Added +125.0k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 172.0k $5.6m | Added +73.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 170.0k $5.4m | Reduced -6.1k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 157.8k $5.0m | Added +74.4k |
| Rodgers Brothers Inc. 0.88% of their portfolio | 157.3k $5.0m | Added +6.9k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 154.8k $4.9m | Added +13.4k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 151.2k $4.8m | Reduced -93.2k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 143.0k $4.6m | Reduced -146.7k |
| NISA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 139.8k $4.5m | Reduced -10.2k |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 134.1k $4.3m | Reduced -2.5k |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) 0.03% of their portfolio | 131.1k $4.2m | Added +93.5k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 130.2k $4.2m | Reduced -41.5k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 127.2k $4.1m | Added +20.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 115.2k $3.7m | Reduced -39.5k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 113.7k $3.6m | Reduced -4.5k |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 112.8k $3.6m | New |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 112.5k $3.6m | Reduced -16.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 110.6k $3.5m | Added +96.2k |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 110.5k $3.5m | Reduced -12.1k |
| SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. 0.22% of their portfolio | 108.2k $7.0m | Added +583 |
| AMALGAMATED BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 106.1k $3.4m | Reduced -11.1k |
| Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc. 0.20% of their portfolio | 104.5k $3.3m | Added +18.2k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 101.9k $3.2m | Reduced -135.9k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.00% of their portfolio | 97.3k $3.1m | Added +57.4k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 95.3k $3.0m | Reduced -3.0k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.00% of their portfolio | 92.9k $3.0m | Reduced -151.3k |
| TECTONIC ADVISORS LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 91.5k $2.9m | Added +15.6k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 89.0k $2.8m | Unchanged |
| Treasurer of the State of North Carolina 0.01% of their portfolio | 88.2k $2.8m | Reduced -144 |