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 ($6.6m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 150.1m as of 2025-01-03, 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 ≈ $81.74. Options: 27 managers hold calls ($197.5m notional), 26 hold puts ($162.3m).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q3 2024 | 743 |
| Q4 2024 | 749 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 348 | 281 |
| Q2 2023 | 318 | 315 |
| Q3 2023 | 292 | 330 |
| Q4 2023 | 294 | 339 |
| Q1 2024 | 348 | 303 |
| Q2 2024 | 368 | 289 |
| Q3 2024 | 320 | 334 |
| Q4 2024 | 311 | 359 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | $323.9m | $396.7m | 1.22 |
| Q2 2024 | $295.0m | $253.3m | 0.86 |
| Q3 2024 | $252.3m | $320.6m | 1.27 |
| Q4 2024 | $197.5m | $162.3m | 0.82 |
Biggest buyers
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Added | +1.9m |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +1.8m |
| NORGES BANK | Added | +1.2m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +824.2k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +634.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +524.8k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | +507.1k |
| ThornTree Capital Partners LP | New | +435.6k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | +415.1k |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | +402.5k |
Biggest sellers
| Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb L.P. | Reduced | -1.8m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -1.7m |
| Morningstar Investment Services LLC | Reduced | -1.5m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -899.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -891.9k |
| SUMMITRY LLC | Reduced | -781.6k |
| LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA | Reduced | -753.8k |
| Madison Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -710.4k |
| AKRE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -629.7k |
| MIG Capital, LLC | Sold out | -463.2k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $44.3m541.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $29.5m360.6k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $26.5m324.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $15.8m193.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $9.9m120.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $9.6m117.3k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $9.6m116.9k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Added | $8.0m98.3k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $7.6m92.6k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $5.5m66.8k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $38.5m470.4k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | First filing | $19.5m238.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $16.6m202.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $11.6m141.4k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $10.7m131.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $10.1m123.2k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $8.2m100.7k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Added | $5.2m63.5k shares |
| Portman Square Capital LLP | Reduced | $5.1m62.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $5.0m61.5k 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 Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 6 | $15.8m | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $14.9m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-26 | Daniels Jon G SVP, CAF | Sold | $853.0k10.0k shares |
| 2024-12-24 | Daniels Jon G SVP, CAF | Sold | $2.6m30.2k shares |
| 2024-12-23 | Nash William D President & CEO, director | Sold | $10.0m120.5k shares |
| 2024-12-23 | Shamim Mohammad EVP and CITO | Sold | $837.7k10.0k shares |
| 2024-12-23 | Daniels Jon G SVP, CAF | Sold | $638.4k7.6k 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, Q4 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 18.2m $1.5bn | Added +10.4k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 12.1m $992.4m | Added +824.2k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.38% of their portfolio | 8.6m $702.4m | Added +282.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.3m $518.9m | Added +152.8k |
| Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC (Investment Advisor) 2.25% of their portfolio | 6.2m $508.7m | Reduced -86.2k |
| NORGES BANK 0.06% of their portfolio | 5.2m $423.2m | Added +1.2m |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.32% of their portfolio | 5.1m $415.4m | Reduced -203.4k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 4.7m $382.0m | Added +29.7k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.7m $302.6m | Added +47.1k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.45% of their portfolio | 2.9m $236.1m | Added +119.7k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.75% of their portfolio | 2.8m $232.4m | Added +1.9m |
| FIDUCIARY MANAGEMENT INC /WI/ 2.10% of their portfolio | 2.8m $225.6m | Reduced -176.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.7m $223.2m | Added +27.7k |
| TURTLE CREEK ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 5.51% of their portfolio | 2.6m $211.8m | Added +56.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.6m $210.5m | Added +524.8k |
| First Pacific Advisors, LP 2.80% of their portfolio | 2.4m $196.0m | Added +13.5k |
| UBS Group AG 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.1m $172.7m | Added +1.8m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.9m $157.2m | Reduced -83.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.9m $152.3m | Reduced -137.5k |
| COOKE & BIELER LP 1.44% of their portfolio | 1.8m $149.4m | Reduced -50.2k |
| Giverny Capital Inc. 5.03% of their portfolio | 1.7m $137.6m | Added +45.7k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.7m $136.7m | Added +162.2k |
| NorthCoast Asset Management LLC 0.64% of their portfolio | 1.6m $130.9m | Added +128.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $125.6m | Added +130.7k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $125.3m | Added +178.2k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.5m $122.7m | Reduced -115.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $122.2m | Added +15.1k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.4m $114.5m | Added +634.4k |
| Vulcan Value Partners, LLC 1.81% of their portfolio | 1.3m $108.4m | Reduced -108.6k |
| VAN LANSCHOT KEMPEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT N.V. 1.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $106.2m | Reduced -42.8k |
| DAVENPORT & Co LLC 0.60% of their portfolio | 1.3m $102.4m | Reduced -919 |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.2m $99.0m | Reduced -20.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.2m $95.6m | Added +235.8k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.1m $91.4m | Reduced -130.5k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.0m $85.5m | Added +507.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 917.8k $75.0m | Reduced -16.1k |
| DF DENT & CO INC 0.91% of their portfolio | 876.1k $71.6m | Reduced -163.0k |
| Welch & Forbes LLC 0.91% of their portfolio | 870.3k $71.2m | Reduced -19.7k |
| WEITZ INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. 3.48% of their portfolio | 825.2k $67.5m | Reduced -20.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.03% of their portfolio | 781.1k $63.9m | Added +177.0k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.15% of their portfolio | 772.3k $63.1m | Added +107.4k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 695.9k $56.9m | Added +362.3k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.07% of their portfolio | 689.5k $56.4m | Added +56.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 676.8k $55.3m | Reduced -176.8k |
| AKRE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.47% of their portfolio | 667.4k $54.6m | Reduced -629.7k |
| Man Group plc 0.16% of their portfolio | 642.8k $52.6m | Reduced -157.4k |
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 620.7k $50.8m | Reduced -89.0k |
| CHECK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/CA 3.32% of their portfolio | 612.7k $50.1m | Reduced -1.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 608.7k $49.8m | Reduced -53.6k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 607.8k $49.7m | Reduced -899.6k |
| Silver Heights Capital Management Inc 20.56% of their portfolio | 565.6k $46.2m | Reduced -1.8k |
| Makaira Partners LLC 7.13% of their portfolio | 559.4k $45.7m | Reduced -114.8k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 552.0k $45.1m | Added +402.5k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 545.2k $44.6m | Reduced -309.6k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.13% of their portfolio | 532.0k $43.5m | Reduced -82.1k |
| Broad Run Investment Management, LLC 5.72% of their portfolio | 514.6k $42.1m | Reduced -158.3k |
| Rings Capital Management LLC 21.43% of their portfolio | 501.8k $41.0m | Added +23.8k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 490.6k $40.1m | Reduced -72.4k |
| Kiltearn Partners LLP 6.46% of their portfolio | 478.3k $39.1m | Reduced -52.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 470.0k $38.4m | Reduced -89.2k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 439.5k $35.9m | Reduced -30.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.02% of their portfolio | 437.6k $35.8m | Reduced -25.6k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 436.7k $35.7m | Reduced -171.7k |
| ThornTree Capital Partners LP 5.97% of their portfolio | 435.6k $35.6m | New |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.16% of their portfolio | 431.1k $35.2m | Reduced -70.1k |
| SCHWERIN BOYLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 3.57% of their portfolio | 425.2k $34.8m | Added +2.3k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.08% of their portfolio | 415.1k $33.9m | New |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 394.4k $32.2m | Added +341.4k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 379.9k $31.1m | First filing |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 360.9k $29.6m | Added +127.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 359.6k $29.4m | Added +57.5k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 354.4k $29.0m | Added +3.0k |
| Nexus Investment Management ULC 2.87% of their portfolio | 350.8k $28.7m | Reduced -26.9k |
| Mount Capital Ltd 9.94% of their portfolio | 342.7k $28.0m | Added +96.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.02% of their portfolio | 339.9k $27.8m | Added +122.4k |
| MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 310.0k $25.3m | Reduced -30.0k |
| Aureus Asset Management, LLC 1.64% of their portfolio | 309.6k $25.3m | Reduced -6.2k |
| EUBEL BRADY & SUTTMAN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 3.33% of their portfolio | 309.0k $25.3m | Reduced -487 |
| FAIRVIEW CAPITAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.30% of their portfolio | 306.0k $25.0m | Added +14.6k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 292.8k $23.9m | Reduced -5.8k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 274.2k $22.4m | Reduced -37.2k |
| Ninety One UK Ltd 0.06% of their portfolio | 271.5k $22.2m | Reduced -2.4k |
| Freestone Grove Partners LP 0.25% of their portfolio | 250.8k $20.5m | First filing |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 248.3k $19.9m | Added +18.1k |
| Courant Investment Management LLC 17.13% of their portfolio | 247.5k $20.2m | Unchanged |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 243.3k $19.9m | Reduced -891.9k |
| AVENIR CORP 1.94% of their portfolio | 232.2k $19.0m | Reduced -2.6k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.01% of their portfolio | 228.8k $18.7m | New |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 227.0k $18.6m | Reduced -14.6k |
| Nixon Capital, LLC 5.48% of their portfolio | 225.7k $17.7m | Added +81.3k |
| CLIFFORD SWAN INVESTMENT COUNSEL LLC 0.65% of their portfolio | 219.6k $18.0m | Added +6.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 219.4k $17.9m | Reduced -249.1k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 218.2k $17.8m | Reduced -21.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 217.4k $17.8m | Reduced -3.7k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.01% of their portfolio | 208.1k $17.0m | Reduced -2.7k |
| OLD NATIONAL BANCORP /IN/ 0.40% of their portfolio | 205.3k $16.8m | Reduced -4.0k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 200.0k $16.4m | Added +23.2k |
| EVR Research LP 5.53% of their portfolio | 200.0k $16.4m | Added +40.0k |
| OPPENHEIMER & CO INC 0.24% of their portfolio | 199.8k $16.3m | Reduced -6.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 198.7k $16.2m | Reduced -9.8k |