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 ($69.6m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 152.7m as of 2025-04-09, 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 ≈ $67.24. Options: 25 managers hold calls ($184.4m notional), 24 hold puts ($110.0m).
Trends to Q2 2025
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 |
| Q1 2025 | 754 |
| Q2 2025 | 732 |
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 | 292 | 330 |
| Q4 2023 | 294 | 339 |
| Q1 2024 | 348 | 303 |
| Q2 2024 | 368 | 289 |
| Q3 2024 | 320 | 334 |
| Q4 2024 | 311 | 359 |
| Q1 2025 | 340 | 360 |
| Q2 2025 | 357 | 396 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $252.3m | $320.6m | 1.27 |
| Q4 2024 | $197.5m | $162.3m | 0.82 |
| Q1 2025 | $237.5m | $139.5m | 0.59 |
| Q2 2025 | $184.4m | $110.0m | 0.60 |
Biggest buyers
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +2.9m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +1.9m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +1.8m |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE | Added | +1.6m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | New | +1.5m |
| Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC (Investment Advisor) | Added | +1.1m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +966.4k |
| Azora Capital LP | New | +681.3k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC | Added | +588.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +584.4k |
Biggest sellers
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | Reduced | -4.0m |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Sold out | -3.4m |
| NORGES BANK | Reduced | -2.5m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -2.3m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -1.2m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Reduced | -879.1k |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -801.6k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | Reduced | -771.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -545.0k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -521.9k |
Biggest calls
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $37.6m558.9k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $30.2m449.8k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $26.7m397.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $17.8m264.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $11.6m172.9k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $11.6m172.8k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $9.0m134.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $7.4m110.2k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $6.2m92.4k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $5.0m74.1k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $23.4m347.7k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $12.5m185.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $11.8m175.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $10.0m148.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $8.6m128.5k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $7.5m111.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $6.1m90.1k shares |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | $5.8m86.9k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $4.3m64.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $3.4m51.0k 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 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 | — | 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 | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 5 | $7.6m | — |
| Q2 2025 | 1 | $85.1k | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-24 | STEENROD MITCHELL D Director | Bought | $85.1k1.3k 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 0.02% of their portfolio | 17.6m $1.2bn | Reduced -521.9k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 10.8m $728.4m | Reduced -1.2m |
| Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC (Investment Advisor) 2.15% of their portfolio | 7.0m $467.9m | Added +1.1m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.7m $381.0m | Reduced -545.0k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 4.8m $324.5m | Added +84.3k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.25% of their portfolio | 4.7m $318.4m | Reduced -31.4k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 4.5m $298.1m | Added +2.9m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.8m $255.4m | Reduced -13.0k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.39% of their portfolio | 3.3m $221.7m | Added +204.5k |
| NORGES BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.1m $208.1m | Reduced -2.5m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.0m $201.6m | Added +135.3k |
| FIDUCIARY MANAGEMENT INC /WI/ 1.85% of their portfolio | 2.9m $193.1m | Added +221.8k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.8m $185.9m | Added +966.4k |
| TURTLE CREEK ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 5.25% of their portfolio | 2.7m $180.9m | Added +88.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.6m $172.9m | Reduced -4.0m |
| First Pacific Advisors, LP 2.34% of their portfolio | 2.4m $163.4m | Added +15.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.4m $162.3m | Added +279.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.2m $147.7m | Reduced -801.6k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.0m $136.4m | Added +1.9m |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.8m $124.1m | Added +1.6m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.8m $119.1m | Added +1.8m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $119.0m | Reduced -68.6k |
| COOKE & BIELER LP 1.17% of their portfolio | 1.7m $116.7m | Reduced -32.7k |
| Giverny Capital Inc. 3.82% of their portfolio | 1.7m $111.3m | Added +14.3k |
| NorthCoast Asset Management LLC 0.47% of their portfolio | 1.6m $110.0m | Added +99.9k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.6m $104.9m | Added +39.8k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.5m $101.1m | New |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $99.3m | Reduced -10.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $90.6m | Reduced -185.3k |
| DAVENPORT & Co LLC 0.50% of their portfolio | 1.3m $90.2m | Added +71.8k |
| VAN LANSCHOT KEMPEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT N.V. 0.85% of their portfolio | 1.3m $89.7m | Added +19.6k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $88.0m | Reduced -361.3k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $85.6m | Added +458.7k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.2m $80.9m | Added +584.4k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.2m $80.7m | Added +119.5k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.1m $72.5m | Reduced -144.5k |
| Vulcan Value Partners, LLC 1.27% of their portfolio | 990.0k $72.3m | Reduced -228.1k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 972.7k $65.4m | Added +100.3k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 864.4k $58.1m | Reduced -218.7k |
| Welch & Forbes LLC 0.72% of their portfolio | 858.5k $57.7m | Reduced -15.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 855.2k $57.5m | Added +448.4k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 854.0k $57.4m | Added +588.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 764.8k $51.4m | Reduced -126.7k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.06% of their portfolio | 761.3k $51.2m | Reduced -2.3m |
| Man Group plc 0.11% of their portfolio | 724.2k $48.7m | Reduced -243.3k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 699.1k $47.0m | Added +120.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 687.3k $46.2m | Reduced -234.3k |
| Azora Capital LP 2.07% of their portfolio | 681.3k $45.8m | New |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 670.6k $45.1m | Added +38.0k |
| Silver Heights Capital Management Inc 17.01% of their portfolio | 663.7k $44.6m | Added +105.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 657.0k $44.2m | Added +340.8k |
| WEITZ INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. 2.35% of their portfolio | 649.4k $43.6m | Reduced -155.8k |
| Rings Capital Management LLC 20.35% of their portfolio | 626.0k $42.1m | Added +117.5k |
| ThornTree Capital Partners LP 6.79% of their portfolio | 606.9k $40.8m | Added +136.9k |
| CHECK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/CA 2.65% of their portfolio | 599.0k $40.3m | Reduced -10.7k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.13% of their portfolio | 561.6k $37.7m | Added +200.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 554.8k $37.3m | Added +487.3k |
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 553.0k $37.2m | Reduced -6.2k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 541.3k $36.4m | Reduced -156.7k |
| DF DENT & CO INC 0.44% of their portfolio | 513.6k $34.5m | Reduced -304.8k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 504.1k $33.9m | Added +115.8k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.25% of their portfolio | 493.4k $33.2m | Added +374.1k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 475.0k $31.9m | Reduced -143.3k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 465.6k $31.3m | Reduced -13.6k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 462.6k $31.1m | Added +284.1k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 442.8k $29.8m | Added +17.7k |
| Mount Capital Ltd 9.51% of their portfolio | 439.1k $29.5m | Added +96.4k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 399.4k $26.8m | Reduced -35.3k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 396.6k $26.7m | Added +374.7k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.07% of their portfolio | 391.9k $26.3m | Reduced -64.1k |
| Kiltearn Partners LLP 5.29% of their portfolio | 391.4k $26.3m | Reduced -8.1k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.29% of their portfolio | 387.5k $26.0m | Added +245.6k |
| SCHWERIN BOYLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.88% of their portfolio | 384.4k $25.8m | Reduced -31.7k |
| Nexus Investment Management ULC 3.79% of their portfolio | 377.6k $25.4m | Added +26.2k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 375.9k $25.3m | Added +366.5k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 366.2k $24.6m | Reduced -416.0k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 359.6k $24.2m | New |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.27% of their portfolio | 358.3k $24.1m | New |
| ASSETMARK, INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 332.8k $22.4m | Added +157.6k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 323.1k $21.7m | Added +201.3k |
| EUBEL BRADY & SUTTMAN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 2.74% of their portfolio | 322.6k $21.7m | Added +11.0k |
| MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 321.6k $21.6m | Added +10.3k |
| Broad Run Investment Management, LLC 3.27% of their portfolio | 318.1k $21.4m | Reduced -30.2k |
| IEQ CAPITAL, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 317.3k $21.3m | Added +219.1k |
| Cannell & Spears LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 308.9k $20.8m | Added +260.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 308.1k $20.7m | Reduced -18.6k |
| FAIRVIEW CAPITAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.07% of their portfolio | 306.8k $20.6m | Added +10.9k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 296.6k $19.9m | Reduced -879.1k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 291.3k $19.6m | Reduced -142.5k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 284.2k $19.1m | Added +44.8k |
| Makaira Partners LLC 5.57% of their portfolio | 272.2k $18.3m | Unchanged |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.15% of their portfolio | 260.6k $17.5m | New |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.21% of their portfolio | 252.4k $17.0m | Added +224.8k |
| Courant Investment Management LLC 13.47% of their portfolio | 247.5k $16.6m | Unchanged |
| HEARTLAND ADVISORS INC 0.92% of their portfolio | 244.6k $16.4m | Added +113.7k |
| AVENIR CORP 1.55% of their portfolio | 224.9k $15.1m | Reduced -2.4k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 224.3k $15.1m | Reduced -50.1k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.04% of their portfolio | 219.9k $14.8m | Added +125.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 219.6k $14.8m | Added +179 |
| CLIFFORD SWAN INVESTMENT COUNSEL LLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 218.7k $14.7m | Reduced -1.3k |