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 ($11.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 141.8m as of 2025-12-19, 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 ≈ $38.66. Options: 24 managers hold calls ($187.6m notional), 24 hold puts ($139.9m).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q4 2025 | 537 |
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 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 |
| Q4 2025 | 250 | 397 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | $237.5m | $139.5m | 0.59 |
| Q2 2025 | $184.4m | $110.0m | 0.60 |
| Q3 2025 | $187.0m | $189.4m | 1.01 |
| Q4 2025 | $187.6m | $139.9m | 0.75 |
Biggest buyers
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +6.4m |
| SRS Investment Management, LLC | Added | +5.3m |
| Apollo Management Holdings, L.P. | New | +5.0m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +4.8m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +2.9m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +2.2m |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Added | +2.2m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +1.1m |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | New | +778.1k |
| Focus Partners Wealth | Added | +750.4k |
Biggest sellers
| FIDUCIARY MANAGEMENT INC /WI/ | Sold out | -3.2m |
| TURTLE CREEK ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. | Sold out | -2.7m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -2.3m |
| COOKE & BIELER LP | Sold out | -2.2m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -1.8m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Reduced | -1.8m |
| Giverny Capital Inc. | Sold out | -1.7m |
| NorthCoast Asset Management LLC | Sold out | -1.6m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | -1.5m |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.1m |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $40.5m1.0m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $25.4m656.6k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $17.9m463.3k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $16.9m437.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $10.9m282.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $10.3m265.9k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Added | $10.1m262.1k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $7.1m182.6k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $6.9m179.5k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $6.9m177.3k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $31.7m821.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $20.8m538.3k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | New | $13.4m347.2k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $11.6m300.3k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $9.1m236.3k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $7.6m195.6k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Added | $6.8m175.6k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $6.8m174.7k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Reduced | $4.4m113.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $4.2m109.4k 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q4 2025 | 2 | $590.9k | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-02 | ONeil Mark F Director | Bought | $499.8k10.8k shares |
| 2025-10-02 | STEENROD MITCHELL D Director | Bought | $91.1k2.0k 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 17.9m $689.7m | Added +6.4m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 15.1m $582.6m | Reduced -1.8m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 7.9m $306.4m | Added +4.8m |
| SRS Investment Management, LLC 2.29% of their portfolio | 5.6m $217.8m | Added +5.3m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.1m $195.2m | Reduced -490.3k |
| Apollo Management Holdings, L.P. 1.93% of their portfolio | 5.0m $195.0m | New |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 4.5m $175.1m | Reduced -344.4k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.13% of their portfolio | 4.4m $168.7m | Reduced -193.1k |
| Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC (Investment Advisor) 0.83% of their portfolio | 4.2m $162.7m | Reduced -623.3k |
| NORGES BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.1m $159.2m | Not comparable |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.0m $154.0m | Added +300.7k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.11% of their portfolio | 3.6m $140.8m | Added +2.9m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.17% of their portfolio | 3.0m $114.7m | Added +2.2m |
| Vulcan Value Partners, LLC 2.04% of their portfolio | 2.9m $113.2m | Added +600.7k |
| First Pacific Advisors, LP 1.49% of their portfolio | 2.9m $113.0m | Added +442.6k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.22% of their portfolio | 2.9m $112.4m | Added +2.2m |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.16% of their portfolio | 2.7m $102.8m | Reduced -753.2k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.6m $98.9m | Reduced -859.2k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.4m $93.6m | Added +236.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.3m $88.9m | Reduced -182.7k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.8m $68.5m | Reduced -1.8m |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $59.2m | Reduced -160.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $52.0m | Reduced -126.6k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $51.9m | Reduced -175.8k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $44.4m | Added +1.1m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $43.9m | Reduced -2.3m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $41.9m | Reduced -205.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $40.3m | Reduced -682.6k |
| Rings Capital Management LLC 18.23% of their portfolio | 949.0k $36.7m | Reduced -125.0k |
| Silver Heights Capital Management Inc 14.27% of their portfolio | 931.2k $36.0m | Added +5.0k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 864.6k $33.4m | Added +360.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 849.5k $32.8m | Added +115.7k |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 778.1k $30.1m | New |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.03% of their portfolio | 766.5k $29.6m | Added +750.4k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.02% of their portfolio | 756.0k $29.2m | Added +385.8k |
| MANE GLOBAL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 1.59% of their portfolio | 749.4k $29.0m | New |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 748.5k $28.9m | Added +154.6k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 732.2k $28.3m | Added +611.9k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.15% of their portfolio | 708.5k $27.4m | Added +537.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 697.8k $27.0m | Added +535.5k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 679.3k $26.2m | Added +464.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 667.3k $25.8m | Reduced -97.5k |
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 563.5k $21.8m | Reduced -8.1k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 549.8k $21.2m | Added +47.5k |
| Framtiden Holdings Management Co LLC 22.63% of their portfolio | 540.0k $20.9m | First filing |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.20% of their portfolio | 537.4k $20.8m | Added +239.8k |
| ASSETMARK, INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 513.4k $19.8m | Added +92.0k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.07% of their portfolio | 508.2k $19.6m | Added +475.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 498.4k $19.3m | Added +106.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 471.4k $18.2m | Reduced -410.6k |
| Nexus Investment Management ULC 2.38% of their portfolio | 452.8k $17.5m | Added +4.1k |
| Welch & Forbes LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 446.6k $17.3m | Reduced -371.6k |
| Kiltearn Partners LLP 3.70% of their portfolio | 442.2k $17.1m | Added +65.6k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 434.1k $16.8m | Reduced -147.1k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 426.3k $16.5m | Added +322.3k |
| Mount Capital Ltd 6.41% of their portfolio | 410.4k $15.9m | Reduced -410.4k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.14% of their portfolio | 404.5k $15.6m | Added +371.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 395.8k $15.3m | Added +47.7k |
| EUBEL BRADY & SUTTMAN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 1.66% of their portfolio | 383.0k $14.8m | Reduced -23.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 378.8k $14.6m | Added +57.1k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 353.5k $13.7m | Added +223.9k |
| IEQ CAPITAL, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 331.3k $12.8m | Added +286.2k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 322.6k $12.5m | Reduced -210.9k |
| GAGNON SECURITIES LLC 2.52% of their portfolio | 320.1k $12.4m | Added +94.4k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 309.1k $11.9m | Reduced -114.8k |
| CLIFFORD SWAN INVESTMENT COUNSEL LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 300.6k $11.6m | Added +69.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 289.4k $11.2m | Reduced -1.5k |
| MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 286.6k $11.1m | Reduced -17.4k |
| Broad Run Investment Management, LLC 2.05% of their portfolio | 285.5k $11.0m | Reduced -14.6k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 268.0k $10.4m | Reduced -330.9k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 262.4k $10.1m | Added +151.9k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 254.3k $9.8m | Reduced -103.9k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 249.6k $9.6m | Reduced -6.9k |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 249.3k $9.6m | Added +149.9k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 243.5k $9.4m | Added +6.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 236.3k $9.1m | Reduced -144.7k |
| QVT Financial LP 0.84% of their portfolio | 230.0k $8.9m | Added +195.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 222.5k $8.6m | Reduced -513.1k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 217.0k $8.4m | Reduced -20.4k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 214.0k $8.3m | New |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 194.3k $7.5m | Added +118.6k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 177.8k $6.9m | Added +135.9k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.12% of their portfolio | 175.4k $6.8m | Added +49.0k |
| OPPENHEIMER & CO INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 172.1k $6.7m | Reduced -19.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 165.2k $6.4m | Added +27.1k |
| HANTZ FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 0.09% of their portfolio | 164.2k $6.3m | Reduced -11.7k |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 162.1k $6.3m | New |
| OLD NATIONAL BANCORP /IN/ 0.10% of their portfolio | 158.6k $6.1m | Reduced -34.1k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 156.9k $6.1m | Added +104.2k |
| BML Capital Management, LLC 5.30% of their portfolio | 155.0k $6.0m | New |
| Mariner, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 153.0k $5.9m | Added +104.8k |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.01% of their portfolio | 152.0k $5.9m | Reduced -31.9k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 151.1k $5.8m | Reduced -23.9k |
| AKRE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 150.6k $5.8m | Unchanged |
| WS MANAGEMENT LLLP 0.78% of their portfolio | 150.5k $5.8m | Reduced -50.0k |
| BANYAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. 2.46% of their portfolio | 146.2k $5.7m | Reduced -31.6k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 143.7k $5.6m | Reduced -21.8k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 142.2k $5.5m | Added +6.7k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 139.3k $5.4m | Reduced -2.7k |
| DAVENPORT & Co LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 137.2k $5.3m | Reduced -992.3k |