CARMAX INC KMX
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 143130102 · ISIN US1431301027
US-based used car retailer
- SectorConsumer discretionary
- IndustryRetail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations
- HeadquartersRichmond, VA
- Founded1993
- Websitecarmax.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 ($21.6m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 156.1m as of 2024-06-25, 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 ≈ $73.33. Options: 26 managers hold calls ($295.0m notional), 30 hold puts ($253.3m).
Trends to Q2 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 640 |
| Q4 2022 | 658 |
| Q1 2023 | 673 |
| Q2 2023 | 705 |
| Q3 2023 | 683 |
| Q4 2023 | 707 |
| Q1 2024 | 716 |
| Q2 2024 | 707 |
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 | 326 | 299 |
| Q1 2023 | 348 | 281 |
| Q2 2023 | 318 | 315 |
| Q3 2023 | 292 | 330 |
| Q4 2023 | 294 | 339 |
| Q1 2024 | 348 | 303 |
| Q2 2024 | 368 | 289 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $222.7m | $435.0m | 1.95 |
| Q4 2023 | $306.3m | $424.6m | 1.39 |
| Q1 2024 | $323.9m | $396.7m | 1.22 |
| Q2 2024 | $295.0m | $253.3m | 0.86 |
Biggest buyers
| Vulcan Value Partners, LLC | Added | +1.4m |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. | Added | +994.7k |
| NORGES BANK | Added | +695.2k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Added | +663.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +581.7k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +546.9k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | +543.8k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +542.0k |
| MIG Capital, LLC | New | +463.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +391.4k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -3.9m |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Reduced | -3.4m |
| AKRE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -3.3m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Sold out | -2.8m |
| TIMUCUAN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/FL | Sold out | -1.6m |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | Reduced | -1.2m |
| Anomaly Capital Management, LP | Sold out | -761.1k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -576.7k |
| MOORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP | Sold out | -545.7k |
| Makaira Partners LLC | Reduced | -467.5k |
Biggest calls
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $62.7m854.9k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $54.5m743.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $54.0m736.0k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $24.2m330.5k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $12.9m175.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $11.3m154.1k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $10.5m143.6k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Added | $9.6m130.5k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | Reduced | $6.6m90.2k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $5.1m70.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $46.2m630.2k shares |
| Freshford Capital Management, LLC | Reduced | $36.7m500.0k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $20.1m273.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $19.3m263.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $15.1m205.4k shares |
| Interval Partners, LP | Added | $15.1m2.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $12.9m175.8k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $12.0m163.9k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $10.7m146.5k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Added | $7.2m97.5k 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 +4.9 pts · filed 2025-11-06 | 11.4% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.3% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC (4.7%, 2026-08-12), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
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 | 0 | — | 2 | $3.4m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 1 | $501.3k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $5.9m | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $22.6m | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $8.5m | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $2.7m | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.2m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-26 | Daniels Jon G SVP, CAF | Sold | $89.2k1.2k shares |
| 2024-04-23 | Cafritz Diane L EVP, General Counsel & CCO | Sold | $1.1m15.4k 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 18.3m $1.3bn | Added +233.8k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 11.2m $818.5m | Added +171.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.37% of their portfolio | 8.4m $615.0m | Reduced -1.2m |
| Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC (Investment Advisor) 2.10% of their portfolio | 6.7m $491.6m | Reduced -36.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.2m $451.5m | Reduced -43.8k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.29% of their portfolio | 5.4m $396.9m | Reduced -110.2k |
| NORGES BANK 0.06% of their portfolio | 5.3m $389.4m | Added +695.2k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 4.6m $338.4m | Added +19.7k |
| Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb L.P. 4.34% of their portfolio | 3.8m $278.5m | Reduced -170.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.7m $273.4m | Added +247.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.6m $266.8m | Added +60.2k |
| FIDUCIARY MANAGEMENT INC /WI/ 2.07% of their portfolio | 3.0m $222.6m | Reduced -181.3k |
| TURTLE CREEK ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 5.23% of their portfolio | 2.8m $203.3m | Added +241.8k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.41% of their portfolio | 2.7m $195.6m | Added +994.7k |
| LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA 1.01% of their portfolio | 2.4m $179.6m | Reduced -2.8k |
| First Pacific Advisors, LP 2.37% of their portfolio | 2.4m $175.0m | Added +47.2k |
| AKRE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.38% of their portfolio | 2.1m $157.4m | Reduced -3.3m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.0m $147.2m | Added +51.4k |
| COOKE & BIELER LP 1.35% of their portfolio | 1.9m $140.1m | Reduced -257.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.9m $138.4m | Reduced -3.9m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.9m $136.1m | Reduced -576.7k |
| Vulcan Value Partners, LLC 2.03% of their portfolio | 1.8m $133.8m | Added +1.4m |
| Morningstar Investment Services LLC 1.34% of their portfolio | 1.7m $123.1m | Added +207.1k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.7m $121.5m | Added +288.2k |
| NorthCoast Asset Management LLC 1.00% of their portfolio | 1.6m $117.4m | Added +279.0k |
| Giverny Capital Inc. 4.94% of their portfolio | 1.6m $117.0m | Added +12.6k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.5m $109.9m | Added +391.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $108.1m | Added +49.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $105.6m | Added +45.8k |
| DF DENT & CO INC 1.34% of their portfolio | 1.4m $103.9m | Reduced -115.3k |
| VAN LANSCHOT KEMPEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT N.V. 1.10% of their portfolio | 1.3m $98.5m | Added +135.0k |
| Madison Asset Management, LLC 1.21% of their portfolio | 1.3m $97.8m | Added +118.8k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.3m $91.9m | Added +8.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $89.2m | Added +343.4k |
| DAVENPORT & Co LLC 0.56% of their portfolio | 1.2m $88.0m | Added +176.4k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.2m $86.3m | Reduced -11.7k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.2m $85.1m | Added +542.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $79.2m | Added +181.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $76.5m | Added +30.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 972.3k $71.3m | Added +5.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 950.1k $69.7m | Reduced -9.5k |
| Welch & Forbes LLC 0.86% of their portfolio | 891.5k $64.6m | Reduced -9.2k |
| WEITZ INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. 3.33% of their portfolio | 865.2k $63.5m | Added +115.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 810.9k $59.5m | Added +15.2k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 795.4k $58.3m | Reduced -171.7k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 790.5k $58.0m | Added +663.9k |
| SUMMITRY LLC 2.97% of their portfolio | 785.1k $57.6m | Added +35.5k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.14% of their portfolio | 777.7k $57.0m | Added +546.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 771.9k $56.6m | Added +581.7k |
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.56% of their portfolio | 710.0k $52.1m | Added +56.9k |
| Makaira Partners LLC 6.71% of their portfolio | 705.2k $51.7m | Reduced -467.5k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 695.4k $51.0m | Reduced -31.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 691.8k $50.7m | Reduced -160.7k |
| Broad Run Investment Management, LLC 6.88% of their portfolio | 685.2k $50.3m | Reduced -23.3k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 647.9k $47.5m | Added +543.8k |
| Kiltearn Partners LLP 5.63% of their portfolio | 633.0k $46.4m | Reduced -98.7k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.14% of their portfolio | 618.9k $45.4m | Reduced -168.1k |
| CHECK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/CA 3.31% of their portfolio | 616.7k $45.2m | Added +4.5k |
| Man Group plc 0.11% of their portfolio | 590.6k $43.3m | Added +236.0k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.19% of their portfolio | 578.6k $42.4m | Reduced -17.8k |
| Fenimore Asset Management Inc 0.92% of their portfolio | 571.3k $41.9m | Reduced -10.8k |
| Silver Heights Capital Management Inc 17.61% of their portfolio | 568.9k $41.7m | Added +108.8k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 563.6k $41.3m | Added +295.3k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.16% of their portfolio | 527.9k $38.7m | Reduced -185.1k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 488.8k $35.9m | Added +332.6k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 484.2k $35.5m | Added +21.9k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 471.3k $34.6m | Reduced -46.5k |
| Rings Capital Management LLC 18.03% of their portfolio | 470.0k $34.5m | Added +10.0k |
| Vancity Investment Management Ltd 2.08% of their portfolio | 466.8k $32.8m | Added +226.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.02% of their portfolio | 466.0k $34.2m | Reduced -6.9k |
| MIG Capital, LLC 4.53% of their portfolio | 463.2k $34.0m | New |
| SCHWERIN BOYLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 3.42% of their portfolio | 445.1k $32.6m | Unchanged |
| Nexus Investment Management ULC 2.88% of their portfolio | 374.1k $27.4m | Added +23.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 357.7k $26.2m | Reduced -67.9k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 340.5k $25.0m | Reduced -29.3k |
| MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 335.1k $24.6m | Added +3.2k |
| Aureus Asset Management, LLC 1.66% of their portfolio | 323.9k $23.8m | Added +62.5k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 314.4k $23.2m | Added +890 |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 313.5k $23.0m | Reduced -49.6k |
| EUBEL BRADY & SUTTMAN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 3.32% of their portfolio | 313.2k $23.0m | Reduced -13.1k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 301.9k $22.1m | Reduced -19.5k |
| OPPENHEIMER & CO INC 0.34% of their portfolio | 289.4k $21.2m | Reduced -235 |
| FAIRVIEW CAPITAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.17% of their portfolio | 284.6k $20.9m | Added +14.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 284.6k $20.9m | Added +130.0k |
| Ninety One UK Ltd 0.06% of their portfolio | 280.2k $20.5m | Reduced -19.7k |
| Courant Investment Management LLC 17.04% of their portfolio | 247.5k $18.2m | Unchanged |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 243.9k $17.9m | Reduced -5.5k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.02% of their portfolio | 242.3k $17.8m | Added +56.6k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 238.4k $17.5m | Reduced -68.8k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 237.0k $17.4m | Reduced -9.5k |
| AVENIR CORP 1.68% of their portfolio | 236.4k $17.3m | Reduced -6.5k |
| Azora Capital LP 0.99% of their portfolio | 236.1k $17.3m | New |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.02% of their portfolio | 235.5k $17.3m | Reduced -211 |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.02% of their portfolio | 234.6k $17.2m | Added +1.3k |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 233.9k $17.2m | Added +27.1k |
| BARR E S & CO 1.12% of their portfolio | 232.2k $17.0m | Reduced -3.0k |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 223.6k $16.3m | Added +7.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 219.3k $16.1m | Added +1.6k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 210.9k $15.5m | Added +31.7k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 210.3k $15.4m | Added +162.5k |