BRAZE INC BRZE
COM CL A · Common Stock · CUSIP 10576N102 · ISIN US10576N1028
American software company
* 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 ($491.5k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $28.12. Options: 15 managers hold calls ($17.2m notional), 13 hold puts ($8.1m).
Trends to Q2 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 96 |
| Q4 2022 | 96 |
| Q1 2023 | 115 |
| Q2 2023 | 166 |
| Q3 2023 | 194 |
| Q4 2023 | 234 |
| Q1 2024 | 226 |
| Q2 2024 | 225 |
| Q3 2024 | 226 |
| Q4 2024 | 224 |
| Q1 2025 | 242 |
| Q2 2025 | 222 |
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 2023 | 126 | 64 |
| Q4 2023 | 151 | 76 |
| Q1 2024 | 135 | 109 |
| Q2 2024 | 143 | 103 |
| Q3 2024 | 135 | 95 |
| Q4 2024 | 113 | 120 |
| Q1 2025 | 148 | 93 |
| Q2 2025 | 134 | 127 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $11.1m | $7.0m | 0.63 |
| Q4 2024 | $36.0m | $8.5m | 0.24 |
| Q1 2025 | $36.4m | $18.2m | 0.50 |
| Q2 2025 | $17.2m | $8.1m | 0.47 |
Biggest buyers
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +1.8m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.6m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +719.1k |
| Freestone Grove Partners LP | New | +655.8k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +568.0k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Added | +518.1k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC | New | +500.7k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +493.1k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE | Added | +430.7k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC | Added | +368.2k |
Biggest sellers
| CADIAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP | Reduced | -1.9m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -1.7m |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | Reduced | -1.4m |
| Fiera Capital Corp | Sold out | -908.0k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND | Sold out | -732.8k |
| Nuveen, LLC | Reduced | -592.8k |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -439.5k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC | Reduced | -437.6k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Reduced | -348.7k |
| ICONIQ Capital, LLC | Reduced | -233.1k |
Biggest calls
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $6.2m220.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $4.3m152.7k shares |
| CastleKnight Management LP | New | $1.4m50.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $952.0k33.9k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $938.5k33.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $719.4k25.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Unchanged | $553.6k19.7k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $550.8k19.6k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $438.4k15.6k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $289.0k10.8k shares |
Biggest puts
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $2.8m100.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.9m68.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $831.8k29.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $649.1k23.1k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $550.8k19.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $505.8k18.0k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $281.0k10.0k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $216.4k7.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $160.0k5.7k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $148.9k5.3k 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 +2.6 pts · filed 2026-08-06 | 15.0% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution +1.0 pts · filed 2026-07-27 | 7.1% |
| MCG7 Capital Inc. 13G · exempt (held before listing) -1.2 pts · filed 2026-05-14 | 6.0% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-07-31 | 5.0% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: INTEGRATED CORE STRATEGIES (US) LLC (1.4%, 2026-10-16), Battery Ventures XI-A, L.P. (4.6%, 2026-08-14), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC), Magnuson William (4.8%, 2026-02-03), MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC (4.7%, 2026-01-21)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 7 | $25.6m | $25.6m |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 7 | $11.2m | $9.5m |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 7 | $4.2m | $4.1m |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 8 | $5.0m | $4.4m |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 7 | $8.6m | $8.6m |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 8 | $7.1m | $6.7m |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 7 | $4.2m | $4.1m |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 7 | $2.9m | $2.8m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-19 | Magnuson William Chief Executive Officer, director | Sold plan | $900.2k25.1k shares |
| 2025-05-19 | Malik Astha Chief Business Officer | Sold plan | $482.9k13.5k shares |
| 2025-05-19 | Winkles Isabelle Chief Financial Officer | Sold plan | $418.8k11.7k shares |
| 2025-05-19 | Hyman Jonathan Chief Technology Officer | Sold plan | $330.0k9.2k shares |
| 2025-05-19 | Kleeger Myles Pres & CCO | Sold plan | $329.7k9.2k shares |
| 2025-05-19 | Wiseman Susan General Counsel | Sold plan | $184.5k5.1k shares |
| 2025-05-19 | Malik Pankaj Chief Accounting Officer | Sold plan | $122.2k3.4k shares |
| 2025-04-04 | Wiseman Susan General Counsel | Sold | $129.1k4.2k 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.6m $270.6m | Added +719.1k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.6m $185.0m | Added +568.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.7m $103.3m | Reduced -125.6k |
| CADIAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 4.17% of their portfolio | 2.7m $74.5m | Reduced -1.9m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.6m $74.4m | Added +1.6m |
| ShawSpring Partners LLC 8.94% of their portfolio | 2.5m $70.8m | Added +146.2k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 2.4m $68.2m | Reduced -148.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.3m $65.2m | Added +518.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.3m $65.1m | Added +64.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.2m $62.7m | Added +1.8m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.8m $51.3m | Added +107.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.8m $50.5m | Added +177.4k |
| SAPPHIRE VENTURES, L.P. 53.46% of their portfolio | 1.7m $48.4m | Reduced -79.6k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.6m $45.0m | Added +85.8k |
| ICONIQ Capital, LLC 0.74% of their portfolio | 1.6m $43.7m | Reduced -233.1k |
| Optimus Prime Fund Management Co., Ltd. 4.32% of their portfolio | 1.5m $43.3m | Added +360.0k |
| BATTERY MANAGEMENT CORP. 7.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $40.0m | Unchanged |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $39.2m | Reduced -8.8k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $38.3m | Added +430.7k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 1.2m $32.9m | Added +368.2k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $31.4m | Reduced -191.4k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $31.0m | Added +493.1k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 906.8k $25.5m | Reduced -172.9k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 870.7k $24.5m | Reduced -101.0k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.04% of their portfolio | 803.3k $22.6m | Added +18 |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 704.5k $19.8m | Added +31.0k |
| Freestone Grove Partners LP 0.14% of their portfolio | 655.8k $18.4m | New |
| Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 649.4k $18.2m | Added +187.1k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 587.9k $16.5m | Added +37.5k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 500.7k $14.1m | New |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 500.5k $14.1m | Added +2.8k |
| Glenmede Investment Management, LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 452.0k $12.7m | First filing |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 399.6k $11.2m | Reduced -123.9k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 388.2k $10.9m | Reduced -592.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 370.3k $10.4m | Added +2.0k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.01% of their portfolio | 347.0k $9.8m | Reduced -35.6k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 318.1k $8.9m | Reduced -25.9k |
| Man Group plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 317.8k $8.9m | Added +108.5k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 295.0k $8.3m | Added +202.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 282.3k $7.9m | Reduced -55.8k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 262.9k $7.4m | New |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 258.6k $7.3m | Added +122.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 245.6k $6.9m | Reduced -439.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 244.9k $6.9m | Added +96.8k |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 240.9k $6.8m | Added +4.1k |
| IEQ CAPITAL, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 230.1k $6.5m | Reduced -96 |
| J. Goldman & Co LP 0.18% of their portfolio | 205.9k $5.8m | New |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 190.4k $5.3m | Added +29.6k |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd 0.13% of their portfolio | 189.9k $5.3m | New |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 177.3k $5.0m | Reduced -9.7k |
| PATHWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 5.27% of their portfolio | 171.3k $4.8m | New |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 170.8k $4.8m | Added +23.4k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 169.5k $4.8m | Added +34.7k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 164.7k $4.6m | Added +90.8k |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 155.5k $4.4m | Reduced -49.1k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 155.4k $4.4m | Added +38.2k |
| Andra AP-fonden 0.06% of their portfolio | 142.2k $4.0m | Added +63.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 140.0k $3.9m | Reduced -4.1k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 128.5k $3.6m | Reduced -437.6k |
| HARBOR CAPITAL ADVISORS, INC. 0.15% of their portfolio | 126.8k $3.6m | Added +4.2k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 123.5k $3.5m | Added +65.3k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 116.5k $3.3m | New |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 115.1k $3.2m | Added +57.3k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 112.0k $3.1m | Added +18.8k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 107.5k $3.0m | Added +85.4k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 94.0k $2.6m | Reduced -9.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 93.7k $2.6m | Reduced -1.7m |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 93.5k $2.6m | Added +16.0k |
| Paloma Partners Management Co 0.59% of their portfolio | 92.6k $2.6m | Added +72.6k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 90.9k $2.6m | Added +75.9k |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 90.6k $2.5m | Reduced -3.8k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 87.5k $2.5m | Reduced -39.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 86.9k $2.4m | Added +11.9k |
| DARK FOREST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 84.1k $2.4m | Added +70.7k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 83.5k $2.3m | Reduced -3.7k |
| Nebula Research & Development LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 82.0k $2.3m | Added +12.8k |
| Bullseye Asset Management LLC 1.09% of their portfolio | 77.6k $2.2m | Added +50.1k |
| Vestcor Inc 0.06% of their portfolio | 75.0k $2.1m | Added +25.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 70.3k $2.0m | Added +1.1k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.00% of their portfolio | 67.5k $1.9m | Reduced -822 |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 59.4k $1.7m | Reduced -29.7k |
| Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management Inc. 0.35% of their portfolio | 57.9k $1.6m | New |
| Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 54.3k $1.5m | New |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 54.0k $1.5m | Added +3.8k |
| Graham Capital Management, L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 52.9k $1.5m | Added +34.9k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 52.0k $1.5m | Reduced -16.0k |
| WINTON GROUP Ltd 0.07% of their portfolio | 51.5k $1.4m | New |
| Jasper Ridge Partners, L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 49.3k $1.4m | Unchanged |
| XTX Topco Ltd 0.05% of their portfolio | 47.0k $1.3m | Added +34.0k |
| JSF Financial, LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 46.6k $1.3m | Reduced -4.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.5k $1.3m | Added +13.9k |
| Archon Capital Management LLC 1.06% of their portfolio | 45.9k $1.3m | New |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 45.8k $1.3m | Added +6.3k |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 45.6k $1.3m | Added +5.3k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.9k $1.2m | Added +14.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.4k $1.2m | Reduced -90.3k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.8k $1.2m | Added +2.6k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.8k $1.1m | Unchanged |
| Fieldview Capital Management, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 40.3k $1.1m | Reduced -80.2k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.2k $1.0m | Added +3.2k |