CARLYLE GROUP INC CG
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 14316J108 · ISIN US14316J1088
American alternative asset management company
- SectorFinancials
- IndustryInvestment Advice
- HeadquartersWashington, DC
- Founded1987
- Websitecarlyle.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 ($31.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 361.1m as of 2025-05-06, 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 ≈ $43.55. Options: 18 managers hold calls ($145.4m notional), 16 hold puts ($29.9m).
Trends to Q1 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 416 |
| Q4 2022 | 428 |
| Q1 2023 | 428 |
| Q2 2023 | 396 |
| Q3 2023 | 414 |
| Q4 2023 | 472 |
| Q1 2024 | 518 |
| Q2 2024 | 516 |
| Q3 2024 | 525 |
| Q4 2024 | 565 |
| Q1 2025 | 528 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | 179 | 205 |
| Q3 2023 | 190 | 172 |
| Q4 2023 | 235 | 190 |
| Q1 2024 | 268 | 198 |
| Q2 2024 | 236 | 239 |
| Q3 2024 | 260 | 216 |
| Q4 2024 | 259 | 230 |
| Q1 2025 | 266 | 246 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | $101.8m | $41.1m | 0.40 |
| Q3 2024 | $118.5m | $38.7m | 0.33 |
| Q4 2024 | $149.5m | $48.9m | 0.33 |
| Q1 2025 | $145.4m | $29.9m | 0.21 |
Biggest buyers
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P | Added | +5.6m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +5.4m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +5.2m |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +1.6m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +1.1m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +750.3k |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | +516.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +485.5k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Added | +476.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +441.3k |
Biggest sellers
| Capital World Investors | Reduced | -2.1m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Sold out | -1.6m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -1.4m |
| ARGENT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.3m |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | Reduced | -1.1m |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| Amundi | Reduced | -920.1k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Reduced | -738.8k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC | Reduced | -578.4k |
| Prana Capital Management, LP | Sold out | -467.1k |
Biggest calls
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $53.0m1.2m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $35.0m803.7k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $20.7m474.6k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $9.1m208.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $6.9m157.3k shares |
| Prana Capital Management, LP | New | $5.2m120.0k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $4.6m106.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $3.8m87.8k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $3.7m84.2k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | $1.0m23.8k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $9.0m206.7k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $5.1m117.8k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $4.8m110.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $4.5m104.3k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $2.3m53.7k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $1.0m23.3k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $993.9k22.8k shares |
| CenterStar Asset Management, LLC | Added | $950.3k21.8k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Added | $313.8k7.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $235.0k5.4k 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 |
|---|---|
| D'Aniello Daniel A. 13G · exempt (held before listing) filed 2025-04-17 | 9.0% |
| CONWAY WILLIAM E JR 13G · exempt (held before listing) filed 2025-04-17 | 8.3% |
| Rubenstein David M. 13G · exempt (held before listing) filed 2025-04-17 | 8.1% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2026-07-27 | 7.4% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: Capital World Investors (5.0%, 2026-05-14), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 5 | $2.7m | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $12.3m | $12.3m |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $25.5m | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $13.3m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-19 | Ferguson Jeffrey W. General Counsel | Sold | $7.8m147.7k shares |
| 2025-02-18 | Ferguson Jeffrey W. General Counsel | Sold | $5.4m102.3k 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, Q1 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 29.3m $1.3bn | Added +5.2m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 24.3m $1.1bn | Added +1.1m |
| Capital World Investors 0.13% of their portfolio | 17.7m $772.3m | Reduced -2.1m |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.49% of their portfolio | 12.2m $530.6m | Reduced -1.1m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.03% of their portfolio | 10.0m $434.2m | Reduced -1.4m |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P 0.64% of their portfolio | 8.8m $383.0m | Added +5.6m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.8m $341.9m | Added +57.5k |
| Boston Partners 0.36% of their portfolio | 6.9m $301.7m | Reduced -178.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 6.9m $300.4m | Added +5.4m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.10% of their portfolio | 6.8m $297.6m | Added +476.1k |
| ALKEON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.35% of their portfolio | 5.2m $228.5m | Reduced -3.1k |
| Vulcan Value Partners, LLC 4.24% of their portfolio | 5.2m $225.9m | Reduced -153.2k |
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC 2.48% of their portfolio | 4.8m $210.9m | Reduced -71.5k |
| UBS Group AG 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.8m $207.9m | Added +1.6m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.1m $176.4m | Added +167.9k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.1m $136.0m | Reduced -238.0k |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. 0.72% of their portfolio | 2.9m $124.4m | Added +12.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.7m $118.7m | Added +485.5k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 1.26% of their portfolio | 2.6m $114.8m | Added +178.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.6m $112.7m | Added +28.3k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.4m $103.1m | Added +104.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.3m $99.2m | Reduced -73.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.2m $95.7m | Reduced -9.9k |
| Capital International Investors 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.1m $89.8m | Added +6.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $69.9m | Added +441.3k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.6m $69.2m | Reduced -280.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $66.0m | Added +750.3k |
| Davis Asset Management, L.P. 2.72% of their portfolio | 1.5m $65.4m | Unchanged |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $65.0m | Reduced -167.9k |
| Amundi 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $55.9m | Reduced -920.1k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $62.2m | Added +21.0k |
| Markel Group Inc. 0.51% of their portfolio | 1.3m $57.8m | Unchanged |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $49.9m | Added +332.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $45.6m | Added +67.2k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.0m $44.7m | Reduced -65.7k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 959.2k $41.8m | Added +77.2k |
| PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC 1.37% of their portfolio | 882.5k $38.5m | Added +184.5k |
| LGT CAPITAL PARTNERS LTD. 1.58% of their portfolio | 817.0k $35.6m | Added +76.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 804.4k $35.1m | Added +99.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 742.9k $32.4m | Added +92.2k |
| FRANKLIN STREET ADVISORS INC /NC 2.13% of their portfolio | 692.2k $30.2m | Added +342.2k |
| ARGENT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.92% of their portfolio | 687.7k $30.0m | Reduced -1.3m |
| Polaris Capital Management, LLC 1.63% of their portfolio | 653.9k $28.5m | Reduced -91.1k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 623.4k $27.2m | Added +516.8k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 603.9k $26.3m | Reduced -1.9k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 557.6k $24.3m | Added +70.2k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 489.1k $21.3m | Reduced -20.5k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 485.8k $21.2m | Added +1.7k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 484.1k $21.1m | Reduced -9.3k |
| ALGEBRIS (UK) LTD 3.54% of their portfolio | 482.0k $19.5m | Added +228.7k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 477.0k $20.8m | First filing |
| SIRIOS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L P 3.64% of their portfolio | 467.5k $20.4m | Added +40.7k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 465.1k $20.3m | Added +274.3k |
| DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC 0.42% of their portfolio | 460.9k $20.1m | Added +58.5k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 451.3k $19.7m | Added +5.6k |
| ASSETMARK, INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 450.7k $19.6m | Reduced -3.6k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 412.1k $18.0m | Added +42.0k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.03% of their portfolio | 386.2k $16.8m | Added +148.7k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.04% of their portfolio | 379.3k $16.5m | Reduced -11.9k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 367.2k $16.0m | Reduced -36.1k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 337.4k $14.7m | Reduced -8.4k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 326.2k $14.2m | Reduced -42.2k |
| DNB Asset Management AS 0.06% of their portfolio | 323.4k $14.1m | Added +6.1k |
| Partners Group Holding AG 0.58% of their portfolio | 306.5k $13.4m | Reduced -34.0k |
| Allen Mooney & Barnes Investment Advisors LLC 2.17% of their portfolio | 306.4k $13.4m | New |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 303.8k $13.2m | Reduced -578.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 303.0k $13.2m | Reduced -738.8k |
| Sargent Investment Group, LLC 2.09% of their portfolio | 300.1k $13.1m | Reduced -2.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 298.0k $13.0m | Added +2.5k |
| OPPENHEIMER & CO INC 0.19% of their portfolio | 289.9k $12.6m | Reduced -38.0k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.02% of their portfolio | 272.0k $11.9m | Added +1.4k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 260.9k $11.4m | Added +185.5k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.04% of their portfolio | 256.9k $11.2m | Added +253 |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.01% of their portfolio | 254.0k $11.1m | Reduced -5.0k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.05% of their portfolio | 248.5k $10.8m | Added +48.7k |
| CSM Advisors, LLC 0.59% of their portfolio | 247.9k $10.8m | New |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 247.8k $10.8m | Added +216.2k |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 233.1k $10.2m | Reduced -5.7k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 222.2k $9.7m | Reduced -9.4k |
| AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc 0.14% of their portfolio | 221.4k $9.6m | Reduced -157.7k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 218.2k $9.5m | New |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 215.1k $9.4m | Reduced -1.5k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 213.9k $9.3m | Added +94.8k |
| SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC 0.21% of their portfolio | 207.2k $9.0m | Added +13.3k |
| EDMOND DE ROTHSCHILD HOLDING S.A. 0.15% of their portfolio | 192.7k $8.4m | Added +8.9k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 190.0k $8.3m | Added +7.6k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 189.8k $8.3m | Reduced -1.1m |
| SOL Capital Management CO 0.86% of their portfolio | 178.5k $7.8m | Added +23.5k |
| WESBANCO BANK INC 0.27% of their portfolio | 177.9k $7.8m | Added +37.7k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 176.9k $7.7m | Added +148 |
| Channing Capital Management, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 176.4k $7.7m | Reduced -39.6k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 173.6k $7.6m | Added +8.4k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 162.4k $7.1m | Added +69.2k |
| Gator Capital Management, LLC 2.70% of their portfolio | 162.1k $7.1m | Unchanged |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 160.9k $7.0m | Reduced -12.6k |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) 0.03% of their portfolio | 158.5k $6.9m | Added +300 |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 148.3k $6.5m | Added +12.1k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 148.3k $6.5m | Unchanged |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 142.4k $6.2m | New |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.02% of their portfolio | 142.2k $5.7m | Reduced -400 |