CF INDS HLDGS INC CF
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 125269100 · ISIN US1252691001
North American manufacturer and distributor of agricultural fertilizers
- SectorMaterials
- IndustryAgricultural Chemicals
- HeadquartersNorthbrook, IL
- Founded1946
- Websitecfindustries.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 ($130.5m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 162.0m as of 2025-08-04, 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 ≈ $91.95. Options: 35 managers hold calls ($608.7m notional), 40 hold puts ($448.2m).
Trends to Q2 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 765 |
| Q4 2022 | 788 |
| Q1 2023 | 715 |
| Q2 2023 | 697 |
| Q3 2023 | 704 |
| Q4 2023 | 735 |
| Q1 2024 | 742 |
| Q2 2024 | 698 |
| Q3 2024 | 712 |
| Q4 2024 | 782 |
| Q1 2025 | 761 |
| Q2 2025 | 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 2023 | 323 | 356 |
| Q4 2023 | 326 | 354 |
| Q1 2024 | 345 | 358 |
| Q2 2024 | 287 | 404 |
| Q3 2024 | 305 | 390 |
| Q4 2024 | 367 | 329 |
| Q1 2025 | 357 | 382 |
| Q2 2025 | 444 | 337 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $292.0m | $520.2m | 1.78 |
| Q4 2024 | $277.7m | $524.1m | 1.89 |
| Q1 2025 | $350.6m | $411.1m | 1.17 |
| Q2 2025 | $608.7m | $448.2m | 0.74 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +1.1m |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Added | +1.1m |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC | New | +1.0m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +1.0m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +907.7k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +833.6k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +796.6k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +768.2k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | Added | +724.3k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +671.7k |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -3.2m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -1.8m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -1.2m |
| EMINENCE CAPITAL, LP | Reduced | -1.1m |
| Sound Shore Management Inc /CT/ | Sold out | -1.0m |
| Ilex Capital Partners (UK) LLP | Sold out | -945.9k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -745.0k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -600.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -539.4k |
| Boston Partners | Reduced | -512.5k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $125.1m1.4m shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $78.2m849.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $65.9m716.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $46.1m501.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $29.8m323.5k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $28.7m312.3k shares |
| CastleKnight Management LP | New | $27.6m300.0k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $24.1m262.1k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $23.2m252.5k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $21.0m228.8k shares |
Biggest puts
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $49.7m540.7k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $36.8m399.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $36.4m395.2k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $33.7m366.8k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $29.3m318.9k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Reduced | $26.2m285.0k shares |
| Portman Square Capital LLP | Reduced | $23.0m250.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $22.0m239.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $22.0m239.3k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $20.5m222.7k 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 |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-24 | 7.7% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 7.4% |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 13G · institution +0.7 pts · filed 2026-08-14 | 5.5% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.0% |
| STATE STREET CORP 13G · institution new · filed 2026-02-09 | 5.0% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
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 | — | 2 | $1.2m | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $400.5k | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.4m | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $2.3m | $1.4m |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $1.5m | $1.5m |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $4.1m | $3.6m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-20 | Menzel Susan L EVP and Chief Admin. Officer | Sold plan | $1.0m10.0k shares |
| 2025-06-16 | Frost Bert A EVP,Sales,MktDev&Supply Chain | Sold plan | $1.0m10.0k shares |
| 2025-06-13 | Frost Bert A EVP,Sales,MktDev&Supply Chain | Sold plan | $1.6m16.0k shares |
| 2025-06-13 | Malik Ashraf K Sr. VP, Manufacturing & D'istn | Sold | $549.5k5.5k 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 0.03% of their portfolio | 19.8m $1.8bn | Reduced -1.2m |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 12.8m $1.2bn | Reduced -600.6k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 8.0m $734.4m | Added +165.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 7.5m $693.2m | Reduced -437.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 5.8m $532.2m | Reduced -270.2k |
| FMR LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.3m $487.7m | Reduced -3.2m |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.27% of their portfolio | 4.5m $417.1m | Added +171.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.4m $402.2m | Reduced -186.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.9m $359.6m | Reduced -1.8m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.3m $307.6m | Added +1.1m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.3m $302.4m | Added +11.8k |
| Boston Partners 0.32% of their portfolio | 3.1m $286.2m | Reduced -512.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.9m $264.0m | Reduced -238.7k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.21% of their portfolio | 2.9m $263.2m | Reduced -745.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.6m $236.0m | Reduced -302.6k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.58% of their portfolio | 2.5m $230.5m | Added +1.1m |
| UBS Group AG 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.5m $230.1m | Added +796.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.5m $228.7m | Added +242.7k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.29% of their portfolio | 2.3m $210.9m | Added +907.7k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.92% of their portfolio | 2.2m $204.3m | Added +7.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.8m $166.4m | Reduced -469.6k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.7m $159.1m | Added +724.3k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.5m $136.5m | Added +47.2k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $129.8m | Added +768.2k |
| NORGES BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $129.6m | Reduced -65.6k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $129.2m | Reduced -22.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $125.7m | Added +189.0k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.3m $122.0m | Added +169.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $121.8m | Reduced -539.4k |
| Amundi 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.3m $117.1m | Added +472.6k |
| EMINENCE CAPITAL, LP 1.60% of their portfolio | 1.2m $108.8m | Reduced -1.1m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $108.6m | Reduced -194.7k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.2m $107.2m | Added +544.5k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $102.9m | Added +1.0m |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 1.0m $96.6m | New |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.0m $95.6m | Added +571.2k |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 0.48% of their portfolio | 1.0m $94.4m | Added +217.0k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 989.6k $89.9m | Added +60.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 941.7k $86.6m | Added +833.6k |
| KBC Group NV 0.23% of their portfolio | 916.5k $84.3m | Added +23.5k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 874.5k $80.5m | Added +671.7k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 864.2k $79.5m | Added +498.0k |
| MENORA MIVTACHIM HOLDINGS LTD. 0.42% of their portfolio | 790.3k $72.7m | Unchanged |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 781.8k $71.9m | Reduced -7.9k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.15% of their portfolio | 770.7k $70.9m | Reduced -78.5k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 736.1k $67.7m | Added +318.3k |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al 0.44% of their portfolio | 685.9k $63.1m | Added +16.4k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 665.1k $61.2m | Added +82.8k |
| Talaria Asset Management Pty Ltd 13.65% of their portfolio | 628.0k $57.8m | Added +44.0k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 603.4k $55.5m | Reduced -52.7k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 591.4k $54.4m | Added +274.4k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 586.8k $54.3m | Reduced -310.3k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 548.8k $50.5m | Added +111.4k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 533.5k $49.1m | Added +75.7k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 515.2k $47.4m | Added +223.0k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.11% of their portfolio | 510.7k $47.0m | Added +63.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.03% of their portfolio | 504.0k $46.4m | Added +13.2k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 482.8k $44.4m | Added +92.9k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 478.0k $44.0m | Reduced -1.4k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 466.7k $42.9m | Reduced -490.0k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.04% of their portfolio | 465.8k $42.8m | Added +442.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.03% of their portfolio | 453.8k $41.7m | Reduced -24.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 442.5k $40.7m | Reduced -115.3k |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) 0.18% of their portfolio | 437.6k $40.3m | Added +31.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.10% of their portfolio | 433.7k $39.9m | Added +358.8k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 398.7k $36.7m | Added +225.6k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 392.3k $36.1m | Reduced -6.5k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 387.3k $35.6m | Added +119.9k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 386.6k $35.6m | Added +16.9k |
| Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne Allianz Polska S.A. 14.49% of their portfolio | 386.3k $35.5m | Reduced -50.3k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 378.2k $34.8m | Added +71.1k |
| NewEdge Wealth, LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 370.0k $30.7m | Added +135.7k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.38% of their portfolio | 368.4k $33.9m | Added +283.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 358.3k $33.0m | Reduced -13.0k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.06% of their portfolio | 355.6k $32.7m | Added +84.3k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 340.1k $31.3m | Reduced -30.2k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 325.7k $30.0m | Reduced -5.7k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.09% of their portfolio | 319.9k $29.4m | Reduced -3.5k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.07% of their portfolio | 313.7k $28.9m | Added +31.2k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 310.9k $28.6m | Reduced -4.8k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 308.2k $28.4m | Reduced -4.5k |
| Summit Street Capital Management, LLC 4.32% of their portfolio | 284.6k $26.2m | Reduced -27.7k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 279.0k $25.7m | Reduced -49.1k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 276.5k $25.4m | Added +15.3k |
| Vest Financial, LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 273.8k $25.2m | Reduced -98.8k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.02% of their portfolio | 271.1k $24.9m | Added +2.3k |
| Swedbank AB 0.03% of their portfolio | 251.3k $23.1m | First filing |
| Achmea Investment Management B.V. 0.29% of their portfolio | 245.9k $22.6m | Added +227.1k |
| CastleKnight Management LP 1.41% of their portfolio | 232.8k $21.4m | Added +228.0k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 229.6k $21.1m | New |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 226.0k $20.8m | Reduced -12.2k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.02% of their portfolio | 218.2k $20.1m | Reduced -21.4k |
| Man Group plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 215.7k $19.8m | Added +65.9k |
| PINEBRIDGE INVESTMENTS, L.P. 0.16% of their portfolio | 215.7k $19.8m | Added +146.3k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 214.9k $19.8m | Added +29.6k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 212.2k $19.5m | New |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 212.0k $19.5m | Added +54.9k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 208.7k $19.2m | Reduced -49.5k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 204.2k $18.8m | Reduced -2.2k |
| SPROTT INC. 0.94% of their portfolio | 203.9k $18.8m | Added +5.6k |