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 ($8.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 146.8m as of 2025-09-24, 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 ≈ $44.91. Options: 27 managers hold calls ($187.0m notional), 26 hold puts ($189.4m).
Trends to Q3 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 |
| Q3 2025 | 622 |
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 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 |
| Q3 2025 | 291 | 413 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | $197.5m | $162.3m | 0.82 |
| Q1 2025 | $237.5m | $139.5m | 0.59 |
| Q2 2025 | $184.4m | $110.0m | 0.60 |
| Q3 2025 | $187.0m | $189.4m | 1.01 |
Biggest buyers
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +1.5m |
| Vulcan Value Partners, LLC | Added | +1.3m |
| HAWK RIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | New | +974.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +918.6k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +711.7k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +643.9k |
| COOKE & BIELER LP | Added | +504.8k |
| Candriam S.C.A. | Added | +469.6k |
| J. Goldman & Co LP | Added | +452.1k |
| Rings Capital Management LLC | Added | +448.0k |
Biggest sellers
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | Reduced | -2.4m |
| Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC (Investment Advisor) | Reduced | -2.1m |
| VAN LANSCHOT KEMPEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT N.V. | Sold out | -1.3m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.3m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -987.4k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC | Sold out | -854.0k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | -846.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -811.7k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Reduced | -727.9k |
| Man Group plc | Sold out | -724.2k |
Biggest calls
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $19.7m439.2k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $19.6m436.9k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $18.7m416.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $13.4m299.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $12.7m283.8k shares |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | New | $11.5m256.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $10.2m228.2k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $9.6m213.6k shares |
| J. Goldman & Co LP | New | $9.0m200.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $8.7m194.3k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $43.0m957.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $37.2m829.9k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $15.8m352.0k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $15.3m341.3k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $15.1m337.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $9.4m209.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $7.5m167.1k shares |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | $7.4m163.9k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $5.6m124.1k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $4.8m107.1k 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 Q3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $108.8k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-02 | Daniels Jon G EVP, CAF | Sold | $108.8k1.5k 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, Q3 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 16.9m $758.3m | Reduced -665.7k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 11.5m $515.2m | Added +643.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.5m $248.7m | Reduced -127.1k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 4.9m $218.8m | Added +46.8k |
| Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC (Investment Advisor) 1.03% of their portfolio | 4.8m $216.9m | Reduced -2.1m |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.16% of their portfolio | 4.6m $204.6m | Reduced -177.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.7m $165.4m | Added +918.6k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.10% of their portfolio | 3.5m $158.1m | Added +1.5m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.4m $153.7m | Added +426.8k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.4m $153.0m | Reduced -390.2k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.25% of their portfolio | 3.4m $153.2m | Added +116.4k |
| FIDUCIARY MANAGEMENT INC /WI/ 1.48% of their portfolio | 3.2m $145.8m | Added +376.0k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.1m $140.5m | Reduced -1.3m |
| TURTLE CREEK ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 3.67% of their portfolio | 2.7m $121.5m | Added +16.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.5m $111.4m | Added +68.6k |
| First Pacific Advisors, LP 1.54% of their portfolio | 2.5m $111.3m | Added +50.2k |
| Vulcan Value Partners, LLC 1.90% of their portfolio | 2.3m $104.6m | Added +1.3m |
| COOKE & BIELER LP 1.04% of their portfolio | 2.2m $100.6m | Added +504.8k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.2m $98.1m | Added +339.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $77.5m | Reduced -45.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $75.9m | Reduced -505.8k |
| Giverny Capital Inc. 2.54% of their portfolio | 1.7m $74.9m | Added +14.2k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.6m $73.4m | Added +132.3k |
| NorthCoast Asset Management LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 1.6m $73.3m | Reduced -2.7k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $68.2m | Reduced -41.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $66.1m | Reduced -3.7k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $57.9m | Reduced -58.4k |
| DAVENPORT & Co LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.1m $50.9m | Reduced -216.7k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.1m $48.8m | Added +711.7k |
| Rings Capital Management LLC 22.62% of their portfolio | 1.1m $48.2m | Added +448.0k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.0m $46.4m | Added +168.9k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 981.9k $44.1m | Reduced -292.2k |
| HAWK RIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 2.08% of their portfolio | 974.0k $43.7m | New |
| Silver Heights Capital Management Inc 18.64% of their portfolio | 926.2k $41.6m | Added +262.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 882.0k $39.6m | Added +194.7k |
| Mount Capital Ltd 13.21% of their portfolio | 820.8k $36.8m | Added +381.7k |
| Welch & Forbes LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 818.2k $36.7m | Reduced -40.3k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 784.4k $35.2m | Reduced -987.4k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 764.8k $34.3m | Reduced -436.5k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 760.2k $34.1m | Added +89.6k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 735.5k $33.0m | Reduced -119.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 733.8k $32.9m | Reduced -31.0k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 723.1k $32.4m | Reduced -249.6k |
| WEITZ INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. 1.58% of their portfolio | 649.4k $29.1m | Unchanged |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 630.6k $28.3m | Reduced -26.4k |
| CHECK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/CA 1.71% of their portfolio | 600.0k $26.9m | Added +1.1k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 598.9k $26.9m | Added +275.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 593.9k $26.7m | Reduced -105.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 581.2k $26.1m | Reduced -727.9k |
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 571.6k $25.6m | Added +18.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 533.5k $23.9m | Added +67.9k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 503.7k $22.6m | Added +107.1k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 502.3k $22.5m | Reduced -1.8k |
| Candriam S.C.A. 0.12% of their portfolio | 494.1k $22.2m | Added +469.6k |
| J. Goldman & Co LP 0.80% of their portfolio | 470.5k $21.1m | Added +452.1k |
| Nexus Investment Management ULC 2.86% of their portfolio | 448.7k $20.1m | Added +71.1k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 424.0k $19.0m | Reduced -137.6k |
| ASSETMARK, INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 421.4k $18.9m | Added +88.6k |
| EUBEL BRADY & SUTTMAN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 2.10% of their portfolio | 406.7k $18.2m | Added +84.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 391.5k $17.6m | Reduced -811.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 383.5k $17.2m | Added +17.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 381.0k $17.1m | Reduced -61.8k |
| Kiltearn Partners LLP 3.39% of their portfolio | 376.6k $16.9m | Reduced -14.8k |
| SCHWERIN BOYLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 1.83% of their portfolio | 372.2k $16.7m | Reduced -12.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 370.2k $16.6m | Added +145.9k |
| Azora Capital LP 0.76% of their portfolio | 364.6k $16.4m | Reduced -316.8k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 362.9k $16.3m | Reduced -398.4k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 358.3k $16.1m | Reduced -41.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 348.1k $15.6m | Reduced -193.2k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 343.0k $15.4m | New |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 330.0k $14.8m | Added +238.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 321.7k $14.4m | Added +13.6k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 315.8k $14.2m | Added +31.7k |
| SRS Investment Management, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 310.2k $13.9m | New |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.04% of their portfolio | 309.6k $13.9m | Reduced -82.3k |
| MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 304.0k $13.6m | Reduced -17.6k |
| Broad Run Investment Management, LLC 2.20% of their portfolio | 300.1k $13.5m | Reduced -18.0k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.13% of their portfolio | 297.5k $13.4m | Reduced -60.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 290.9k $13.1m | Reduced -400 |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 256.4k $11.5m | Added +54.7k |
| Courant Investment Management LLC 8.78% of their portfolio | 247.5k $11.1m | Unchanged |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 237.4k $10.7m | Reduced -225.2k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 236.6k $10.6m | Added +18.1k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 232.0k $10.4m | Reduced -846.9k |
| CLIFFORD SWAN INVESTMENT COUNSEL LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 231.0k $10.4m | Added +12.3k |
| GAGNON SECURITIES LLC 2.03% of their portfolio | 225.6k $10.1m | Added +62.2k |
| AVENIR CORP 1.02% of their portfolio | 218.8k $9.8m | Reduced -6.1k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 217.8k $9.8m | Reduced -1.7k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 215.1k $9.7m | Added +58.2k |
| Eldred Rock Partners, LLC 2.33% of their portfolio | 208.0k $9.3m | Added +60.8k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 204.2k $9.2m | Reduced -15.7k |
| WS MANAGEMENT LLLP 1.38% of their portfolio | 200.5k $9.0m | Added +100.0k |
| OLD NATIONAL BANCORP /IN/ 0.15% of their portfolio | 192.7k $8.6m | Reduced -4.4k |
| OPPENHEIMER & CO INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 191.6k $8.6m | Reduced -2.4k |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.01% of their portfolio | 183.9k $8.3m | Added +28.1k |
| BANYAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. 3.62% of their portfolio | 177.9k $8.0m | Added +37.0k |
| MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust, FSB 0.20% of their portfolio | 176.2k $7.9m | Added +2.0k |
| HANTZ FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 0.12% of their portfolio | 176.0k $7.9m | Reduced -15.9k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 175.0k $10.3m | Added +15.1k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.05% of their portfolio | 170.7k $7.7m | Reduced -322.7k |