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 ($47.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 360.4m as of 2025-11-04, 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 ≈ $62.74. Options: 18 managers hold calls ($265.0m notional), 14 hold puts ($120.9m).
Trends to Q3 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 |
| Q2 2025 | 575 |
| Q3 2025 | 638 |
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 | 235 | 190 |
| Q1 2024 | 268 | 198 |
| Q2 2024 | 236 | 239 |
| Q3 2024 | 260 | 216 |
| Q4 2024 | 259 | 230 |
| Q1 2025 | 266 | 246 |
| Q2 2025 | 319 | 218 |
| Q3 2025 | 330 | 233 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | $149.5m | $48.9m | 0.33 |
| Q1 2025 | $145.4m | $29.9m | 0.21 |
| Q2 2025 | $172.2m | $102.3m | 0.59 |
| Q3 2025 | $265.0m | $120.9m | 0.46 |
Biggest buyers
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +2.9m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +1.7m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | +1.2m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +1.2m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +1.1m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +969.9k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +714.4k |
| LPL Financial LLC | Added | +687.1k |
| MOORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP | New | +670.1k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +635.9k |
Biggest sellers
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | -4.4m |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ | Reduced | -1.3m |
| Verition Fund Management LLC | Reduced | -1.3m |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -1.2m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -996.3k |
| LGT CAPITAL PARTNERS LTD. | Sold out | -764.0k |
| Boston Partners | Reduced | -621.4k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | Sold out | -549.3k |
| Gillson Capital LP | Sold out | -544.2k |
| Davis Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | -500.0k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $62.9m1.0m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $53.9m860.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $53.0m844.6k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $15.2m241.9k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $14.3m227.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $13.8m219.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $13.4m214.4k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Unchanged | $7.5m120.3k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $7.3m117.1k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $5.0m80.1k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $39.1m622.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $21.3m339.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $12.4m198.0k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | New | $8.2m130.0k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $7.7m122.6k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $7.4m118.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $5.2m82.3k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $5.0m79.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $4.1m66.1k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Added | $2.6m41.2k 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 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 | — | 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 | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $19.1m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-12 | Ferguson Jeffrey W. General Counsel | Sold | $13.0m202.6k shares |
| 2025-08-11 | Ferguson Jeffrey W. General Counsel | Sold | $6.1m97.4k 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 |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 32.5m $2.0bn | Added +1.1m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 25.4m $1.6bn | Added +714.4k |
| Capital World Investors 0.17% of their portfolio | 20.0m $1.3bn | Added +17.4k |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P 1.10% of their portfolio | 10.9m $685.2m | Reduced -387.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.04% of their portfolio | 10.1m $633.6m | Added +969.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 9.9m $623.4m | Added +1.7m |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.42% of their portfolio | 8.7m $548.6m | Reduced -1.2m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.15% of their portfolio | 7.6m $477.7m | Added +479.2k |
| Boston Partners 0.40% of their portfolio | 6.2m $386.8m | Reduced -621.4k |
| ALKEON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.68% of their portfolio | 5.9m $372.5m | Unchanged |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 4.9m $309.1m | Added +2.9m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.9m $307.7m | Added +635.9k |
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC 2.84% of their portfolio | 4.2m $265.4m | Reduced -472.2k |
| UBS Group AG 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.0m $253.1m | Added +407.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.1m $193.3m | Reduced -283.4k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.0m $185.3m | Reduced -23.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.6m $165.5m | Reduced -129.7k |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. 0.99% of their portfolio | 2.6m $164.4m | Reduced -149.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.6m $161.1m | Added +266.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.3m $145.5m | Added +55.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.3m $142.3m | Reduced -4.4m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.3m $141.8m | Added +1.2m |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 1.24% of their portfolio | 2.2m $138.2m | Added +316.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.0m $122.8m | Added +87.9k |
| Capital International Investors 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.7m $106.9m | Reduced -370.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $84.6m | Reduced -221.3k |
| Markel Group Inc. 0.68% of their portfolio | 1.3m $83.2m | Unchanged |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.2m $75.6m | New |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $75.2m | Reduced -996.3k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $70.0m | Reduced -246.4k |
| Azora Capital LP 3.13% of their portfolio | 1.1m $67.5m | Added +477.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $65.7m | Reduced -426.2k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.0m $65.3m | Added +616 |
| Davis Asset Management, L.P. 2.23% of their portfolio | 1.0m $62.7m | Reduced -500.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 924.8k $58.0m | Added +257.7k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 846.4k $53.1m | Added +687.1k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 828.8k $52.0m | Added +420.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.04% of their portfolio | 730.9k $45.8m | Added +74.2k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 718.6k $45.1m | Added +52.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 716.3k $44.9m | Reduced -81.7k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 678.0k $42.5m | Reduced -14.4k |
| FRANKLIN STREET ADVISORS INC /NC 2.43% of their portfolio | 672.8k $42.2m | Added +6.5k |
| MOORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 0.84% of their portfolio | 670.1k $42.0m | New |
| PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC 1.25% of their portfolio | 668.8k $41.9m | Reduced -272.0k |
| ARGENT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.07% of their portfolio | 624.9k $39.2m | Reduced -857 |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 623.6k $39.1m | Reduced -9.6k |
| Polaris Capital Management, LLC 2.38% of their portfolio | 578.6k $36.3m | Reduced -49.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 578.4k $36.3m | Added +93.3k |
| ASSETMARK, INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 559.3k $35.1m | Added +35.5k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 534.6k $33.5m | Added +11.2k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.03% of their portfolio | 510.1k $32.0m | Added +230.3k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.06% of their portfolio | 483.7k $30.3m | Reduced -490.8k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 448.7k $28.1m | Added +39.8k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 446.8k $28.0m | Added +39.3k |
| SIRIOS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L P 3.40% of their portfolio | 416.1k $26.1m | Reduced -44.6k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 413.4k $25.9m | Added +106.5k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 399.9k $25.1m | Added +30.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 393.0k $24.6m | Reduced -11.2k |
| AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc 0.27% of their portfolio | 361.9k $22.7m | Added +52.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 347.7k $21.8m | Added +206.6k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.03% of their portfolio | 347.5k $22.5m | Added +72.6k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 343.0k $21.5m | Reduced -29.5k |
| CSM Advisors, LLC 0.59% of their portfolio | 339.0k $21.3m | Added +72.3k |
| DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC 0.42% of their portfolio | 333.6k $20.9m | Reduced -172.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 332.9k $20.9m | Added +40.7k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.07% of their portfolio | 314.9k $19.7m | Added +54.5k |
| Sargent Investment Group, LLC 2.75% of their portfolio | 307.5k $19.3m | Reduced -12.6k |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 265.8k $16.8m | Reduced -25.4k |
| DNB Asset Management AS 0.06% of their portfolio | 264.7k $16.6m | Reduced -40.7k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 261.6k $16.4m | Reduced -113.1k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 260.4k $16.3m | Added +186.6k |
| Allen Mooney & Barnes Investment Advisors LLC 2.41% of their portfolio | 247.2k $15.5m | Reduced -67.2k |
| Galvin, Gaustad & Stein, LLC 1.19% of their portfolio | 233.1k $14.6m | Added +82.1k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 222.5k $14.0m | Added +1.3k |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.03% of their portfolio | 216.5k $13.6m | Added +109.1k |
| Point72 Europe (London) LLP 0.73% of their portfolio | 215.5k $13.5m | Added +137.7k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 212.6k $13.3m | Reduced -280 |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 211.7k $13.3m | Added +56 |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 209.8k $13.2m | Reduced -50.0k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 208.1k $13.0m | Unchanged |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 207.4k $13.0m | Added +29.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 202.7k $12.7m | Added +34.4k |
| OPPENHEIMER & CO INC 0.15% of their portfolio | 196.2k $12.3m | Reduced -86.4k |
| SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC 0.24% of their portfolio | 192.4k $12.1m | Reduced -14.8k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 190.6k $11.9m | Reduced -229.9k |
| SOL Capital Management CO 1.06% of their portfolio | 188.2k $11.8m | Added +1.7k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.04% of their portfolio | 186.0k $11.7m | Added +26.5k |
| PEAK6 LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 185.6k $11.6m | Added +58.3k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 183.2k $11.5m | Added +28.3k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 183.1k $11.5m | Reduced -15.4k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 174.5k $10.9m | Reduced -15.8k |
| Channing Capital Management, LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 171.8k $10.8m | Reduced -31.6k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 167.1k $10.5m | Reduced -1.3m |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) 0.04% of their portfolio | 165.8k $10.4m | Added +5.8k |
| Gator Capital Management, LLC 2.62% of their portfolio | 162.8k $10.2m | Added +1.2k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 161.8k $10.1m | Reduced -56.9k |
| FORSTA AP-FONDEN 0.06% of their portfolio | 161.6k $10.1m | Added +66.9k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 158.1k $9.9m | Added +7.6k |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 156.3k $9.8m | New |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 155.8k $9.8m | Added +6.4k |