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 ($14.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 139.5m as of 2024-04-30, 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 ≈ $49.07. Options: 19 managers hold calls ($75.6m notional), 19 hold puts ($53.6m).
Trends to Q1 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 460 |
| Q4 2022 | 453 |
| Q1 2023 | 424 |
| Q2 2023 | 398 |
| Q3 2023 | 413 |
| Q4 2023 | 468 |
| Q1 2024 | 479 |
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 |
| Q3 2023 | 190 | 193 |
| Q4 2023 | 207 | 203 |
| Q1 2024 | 211 | 229 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | $27.7m | $36.0m | 1.30 |
| Q3 2023 | $62.7m | $52.1m | 0.83 |
| Q4 2023 | $43.3m | $45.0m | 1.04 |
| Q1 2024 | $75.6m | $53.6m | 0.71 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +1.3m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +878.8k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | +813.9k |
| Boston Partners | Added | +758.8k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +729.4k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | Added | +536.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +534.3k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +494.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +426.4k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +421.2k |
Biggest sellers
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -1.3m |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | Reduced | -941.2k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -797.6k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -774.1k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -417.4k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -399.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -317.9k |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA | Reduced | -244.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | Reduced | -215.2k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Reduced | -190.4k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $18.5m376.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $14.8m301.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $7.3m147.9k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $6.8m138.8k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $4.7m95.4k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $3.4m69.1k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $3.1m63.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $3.0m61.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $2.7m55.3k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $2.3m46.7k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $10.8m220.0k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $8.9m180.5k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $7.4m151.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $4.5m91.9k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $3.8m77.4k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $3.7m75.2k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $2.0m41.5k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $2.0m40.7k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $2.0m40.2k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $1.7m35.3k 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 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 | — | 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 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $3.8m | $3.5m |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $2.2m | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $4.9m | $4.9m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-23 | Jones Jeffrey J II President & CEO, director | Sold plan | $4.2m85.9k shares |
| 2024-02-15 | Jones Jeffrey J II President & CEO, director | Sold plan | $717.3k14.9k 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, Q1 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FMR LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 20.8m $1.0bn | Reduced -797.6k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 16.6m $816.8m | Reduced -1.3m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.2m $699.4m | Reduced -399.7k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.5m $271.6m | Added +28.4k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 4.9m $240.6m | Added +161.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.7m $228.6m | Added +878.8k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.4m $165.7m | Added +173.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.4m $165.6m | Added +1.3m |
| Boston Partners 0.19% of their portfolio | 3.3m $160.6m | Added +758.8k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.68% of their portfolio | 3.2m $155.0m | Added +536.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.6m $128.8m | Added +281.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.5m $120.8m | Reduced -9.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.0m $98.4m | Reduced -215.2k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.8m $88.7m | Added +38.2k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.8m $88.3m | Added +224.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.8m $86.6m | Reduced -124.7k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $84.2m | Added +7.4k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.6m $79.4m | Reduced -64.3k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.5m $74.7m | Reduced -774.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.5m $74.0m | Added +729.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $65.7m | Added +118.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $63.1m | Added +305.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $53.6m | Added +534.3k |
| NewEdge Wealth, LLC 1.02% of their portfolio | 944.3k $45.4m | Reduced -189.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 901.8k $44.3m | Added +426.4k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 869.2k $42.7m | Added +421.2k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 858.5k $42.2m | Added +10.4k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 837.2k $41.1m | Added +813.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.05% of their portfolio | 817.6k $40.2m | Added +35.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 776.9k $38.2m | Reduced -317.9k |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. 0.26% of their portfolio | 719.4k $35.3m | Added +275.7k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 658.5k $32.3m | Added +278.6k |
| Blue Whale Capital LLP 3.37% of their portfolio | 650.0k $31.9m | Added +245.0k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 621.2k $30.5m | Reduced -417.4k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 594.7k $29.2m | Added +43.6k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 580.2k $28.5m | Added +494.5k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.06% of their portfolio | 548.2k $26.9m | Added +71.9k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 527.4k $25.9m | Reduced -5.1k |
| Prevatt Capital Ltd 7.65% of their portfolio | 460.0k $22.6m | Added +100.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 448.8k $22.0m | Reduced -31.3k |
| Man Group plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 386.2k $19.0m | Reduced -178.7k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.07% of their portfolio | 358.8k $17.6m | Reduced -5.1k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 345.7k $17.0m | Reduced -35.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 331.6k $16.3m | Reduced -11.5k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.05% of their portfolio | 323.3k $15.9m | Reduced -30.0k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 307.0k $15.1m | Added +101.7k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.02% of their portfolio | 295.1k $14.5m | Reduced -25.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 284.3k $14.0m | Reduced -3.8k |
| Sound Income Strategies, LLC 1.00% of their portfolio | 272.6k $13.4m | Reduced -15.6k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 257.0k $12.6m | Reduced -10.6k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 256.8k $12.6m | Reduced -82.4k |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) 0.06% of their portfolio | 254.8k $12.5m | Added +188.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 248.1k $12.2m | Reduced -4.5k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 241.3k $11.9m | Added +21.0k |
| IBEX WEALTH ADVISORS 2.33% of their portfolio | 235.1k $8.6m | Added +234.9k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 231.9k $11.4m | Reduced -10.8k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 225.9k $11.1m | Added +59 |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 218.5k $10.7m | Added +33.3k |
| Swedbank AB 0.01% of their portfolio | 215.5k $10.6m | Reduced -507 |
| South Dakota Investment Council 0.22% of their portfolio | 215.0k $10.6m | Reduced -35.4k |
| FINANCIAL COUNSELORS INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 194.2k $9.5m | Reduced -2.0k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 192.8k $6.8m | Added +8.1k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 190.6k $9.4m | Reduced -168.5k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.03% of their portfolio | 185.5k $9.1m | Reduced -9.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 185.1k $9.1m | Reduced -10.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 184.0k $9.0m | Reduced -13.7k |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 179.3k $8.8m | Added +22.3k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 178.3k $8.8m | Added +21.2k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 169.0k $8.3m | Reduced -178.1k |
| Paradiem, LLC 1.99% of their portfolio | 163.9k $8.0m | Added +5.3k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 159.9k $7.9m | Reduced -18.7k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.02% of their portfolio | 159.8k $7.9m | Added +8.1k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 155.8k $7.6m | Reduced -285 |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.01% of their portfolio | 154.8k $7.4m | Added +15.3k |
| Rodgers Brothers Inc. 1.04% of their portfolio | 154.6k $7.6m | Reduced -3.1k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 150.3k $7.4m | Added +15.5k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 144.9k $7.1m | Reduced -10.5k |
| Redwood Investment Management, LLC 0.67% of their portfolio | 142.1k $7.0m | Added +17.0k |
| NISA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 138.5k $6.8m | Reduced -16.6k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 127.6k $6.3m | Reduced -190.4k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 123.3k $6.1m | Added +538 |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 122.1k $6.0m | Reduced -2.2k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.01% of their portfolio | 119.1k $5.8m | Added +2.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 116.8k $5.7m | Reduced -16.0k |
| Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc. 0.10% of their portfolio | 111.5k $5.5m | Added +15.5k |
| CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 109.3k $5.4m | Reduced -6.2k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 105.7k $5.2m | Added +912 |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 101.1k $5.0m | Added +29.1k |
| AMALGAMATED BANK 0.04% of their portfolio | 99.5k $4.9m | Reduced -5.4k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 97.5k $4.8m | Added +243 |
| TECTONIC ADVISORS LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 97.1k $4.8m | Added +2.9k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 96.7k $4.8m | New |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 96.4k $4.7m | Added +63.9k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.01% of their portfolio | 95.0k $4.7m | Reduced -4.6k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 94.3k $4.6m | Added +18.6k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 90.1k $4.4m | New |
| Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc. 0.23% of their portfolio | 88.0k $4.3m | Reduced -4.6k |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 0.02% of their portfolio | 86.7k $4.3m | Reduced -244.0k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 86.1k $4.2m | Added +28.5k |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 83.1k $4.1m | Reduced -6.0k |