AZENTA INC AZTA
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 114340102 · ISIN US1143401024
Life science company
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustrySpecial Industry Machinery, NEC
- HeadquartersBurlington, MA
- Websiteazenta.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 ($3.5m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 48.9m as of 2024-08-01, 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 ≈ $52.61. Options: 9 managers hold calls ($14.9m notional), 8 hold puts ($13.1m).
Trends to Q2 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 341 |
| Q4 2022 | 351 |
| Q1 2023 | 344 |
| Q2 2023 | 307 |
| Q3 2023 | 311 |
| Q4 2023 | 319 |
| Q1 2024 | 328 |
| Q2 2024 | 322 |
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 | 177 | 171 |
| Q1 2023 | 174 | 185 |
| Q2 2023 | 133 | 184 |
| Q3 2023 | 110 | 182 |
| Q4 2023 | 116 | 179 |
| Q1 2024 | 143 | 166 |
| Q2 2024 | 127 | 174 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $11.0m | $3.8m | 0.34 |
| Q4 2023 | $9.2m | $8.6m | 0.93 |
| Q1 2024 | $8.2m | $13.3m | 1.62 |
| Q2 2024 | $14.9m | $13.1m | 0.88 |
Biggest buyers
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +421.7k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +281.6k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP | Added | +204.2k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS | Added | +174.9k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP | Added | +103.1k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +100.8k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | Added | +100.5k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | +59.4k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | Added | +56.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +52.3k |
Biggest sellers
| NORGES BANK | Reduced | -1.6m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -1.2m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -268.9k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -262.9k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | Reduced | -218.1k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -214.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -210.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -191.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -169.7k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Sold out | -158.4k |
Biggest calls
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $8.7m166.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $2.1m39.2k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.5m28.2k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $741.9k14.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $652.0k12.4k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Unchanged | $626.2k11.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $552.5k10.5k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $5.3k100 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $10.0m190.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.4m26.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $805.1k15.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $357.8k6.8k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $321.0k6.1k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Unchanged | $126.3k2.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $105.0k2.0k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 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 PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-28 | 5.3% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC), DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP (4.6%, 2026-01-21)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 2 | $752.2k | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $103.4k | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.2m | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q2 2024.
Holders, Q2 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.68% of their portfolio | 5.3m $278.8m | Added +100.8k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.1m $267.7m | Reduced -262.9k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.8m $253.3m | Reduced -268.9k |
| Politan Capital Management LP 14.79% of their portfolio | 4.6m $242.7m | Unchanged |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.0m $156.3m | Added +421.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.8m $96.9m | Reduced -210.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.7m $88.4m | Reduced -57.3k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.74% of their portfolio | 1.5m $81.0m | Added +18.6k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC 1.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $67.5m | Reduced -185 |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.1m $58.7m | Added +56.4k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.33% of their portfolio | 1.1m $58.2m | Added +174.9k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $55.9m | Added +4.1k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 948.1k $49.9m | Reduced -2.9k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.05% of their portfolio | 884.2k $46.5m | Added +204.2k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 0.63% of their portfolio | 849.0k $44.7m | Reduced -38.5k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 837.7k $44.1m | Reduced -16.3k |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 808.1k $42.1m | Added +11.5k |
| Rock Springs Capital Management LP 1.11% of their portfolio | 696.0k $36.6m | Added +1.2k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.34% of their portfolio | 686.4k $36.1m | Added +103.1k |
| PALISADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 0.88% of their portfolio | 617.7k $32.5m | Reduced -10.3k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 560.7k $29.5m | Reduced -218.1k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 548.4k $28.9m | Reduced -1.8k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 545.1k $28.7m | Reduced -12.6k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 528.6k $27.8m | Reduced -1.6m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 515.4k $27.1m | Added +18.7k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 513.5k $27.0m | Reduced -66.7k |
| GENEVA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 495.9k $26.1m | Reduced -14.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 493.1k $25.9m | Reduced -15.6k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.11% of their portfolio | 480.5k $25.3m | Added +100.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 480.2k $25.3m | Reduced -1.2m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 444.1k $23.4m | Added +35.6k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.05% of their portfolio | 432.5k $22.8m | Added +25.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 432.2k $22.7m | Added +678 |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 407.0k $21.4m | Reduced -214.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 404.8k $21.3m | Added +281.6k |
| SYSTEMATIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.64% of their portfolio | 399.7k $21.0m | Reduced -21.3k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 397.1k $20.9m | Added +797 |
| Man Group plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 393.5k $20.7m | Added +22.5k |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS, LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 357.3k $18.8m | Reduced -11.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 354.4k $18.6m | Reduced -24.5k |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.58% of their portfolio | 327.5k $17.2m | Added +2.2k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 316.1k $16.6m | Reduced -6.9k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 213.6k $11.2m | Reduced -7.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 211.9k $11.1m | Added +32.5k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 183.3k $9.6m | Reduced -3.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 181.6k $9.6m | Reduced -36.5k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 166.4k $8.8m | Reduced -8.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 163.9k $8.6m | Reduced -6.3k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 162.8k $8.6m | Reduced -373 |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 162.5k $8.6m | Added +52.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 156.0k $8.2m | Reduced -191.0k |
| Granahan Investment Management, LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 145.0k $7.6m | Added +27.5k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 135.5k $7.1m | Reduced -4.2k |
| 13D Management LLC 4.91% of their portfolio | 128.0k $6.7m | Added +17.8k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 113.9k $6.0m | Added +48.2k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 110.9k $5.8m | Added +594 |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 108.8k $5.7m | Added +3.0k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 99.6k $5.2m | Added +27.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 99.5k $5.2m | Reduced -169.7k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 99.0k $5.2m | Unchanged |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 97.0k $5.1m | Added +1.3k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.00% of their portfolio | 94.2k $5.0m | Reduced -1.0k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.06% of their portfolio | 93.3k $4.9m | Reduced -57.3k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 84.6k $4.5m | Added +1.9k |
| JOHN G ULLMAN & ASSOCIATES INC 0.65% of their portfolio | 80.5k $4.2m | Reduced -475 |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 77.4k $4.1m | Reduced -23.0k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.00% of their portfolio | 74.3k $3.9m | Added +2.4k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 73.8k $3.9m | Added +37.0k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 73.1k $3.8m | Added +59.4k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 70.0k $3.7m | Added +27.9k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 69.6k $3.7m | Reduced -5.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 69.2k $3.6m | Reduced -7.0k |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 68.2k $3.6m | First filing |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 67.4k $3.5m | Reduced -1.5k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.01% of their portfolio | 66.5k $3.5m | Reduced -3.5k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 61.7k $3.2m | Reduced -14.4k |
| GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 59.7k $3.1m | Reduced -394 |
| Granite Investment Partners, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 59.5k $3.1m | Reduced -65 |
| TOWNSQUARE CAPITAL LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 59.0k $3.1m | Added +6.9k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 55.6k $2.9m | Reduced -1.0k |
| Hudson Value Partners, LLC 1.20% of their portfolio | 54.1k $2.8m | Added +1.2k |
| CWM, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 52.5k $2.8m | Reduced -12.6k |
| ONTARIO TEACHERS PENSION PLAN BOARD 0.03% of their portfolio | 50.8k $2.7m | Added +27.5k |
| TRILLIUM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 50.5k $2.7m | Added +3.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.6k $2.6m | Reduced -46.1k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.5k $2.6m | Reduced -1.4k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.2k $2.4m | Reduced -2.5k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 43.2k $2.3m | First filing |
| Rodgers Brothers Inc. 0.30% of their portfolio | 42.7k $2.2m | Reduced -1.0k |
| PARADIGM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/NY 0.10% of their portfolio | 41.6k $2.2m | Unchanged |
| RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 41.4k $2.2m | Reduced -463 |
| B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 40.9k $2.1m | Unchanged |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.2k $2.1m | Reduced -157 |
| Orion Porfolio Solutions, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 39.8k $2.1m | Added +268 |
| Orion Portfolio Solutions, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 39.8k $2.1m | Added +268 |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.2k $2.0m | Reduced -2.2k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 36.5k $1.9m | Reduced -7.6k |
| NISA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 36.0k $1.9m | Unchanged |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.6k $1.8m | Reduced -2.7k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.4k $1.8m | Reduced -8.0k |