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 ($55.9m 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 ≈ $59.10. Options: 18 managers hold calls ($250.2m notional), 14 hold puts ($55.4m).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q4 2025 | 628 |
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 | 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 |
| Q4 2025 | 255 | 304 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | $145.4m | $29.9m | 0.21 |
| Q2 2025 | $172.2m | $102.3m | 0.59 |
| Q3 2025 | $265.0m | $120.9m | 0.46 |
| Q4 2025 | $250.2m | $55.4m | 0.22 |
Biggest buyers
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P | Added | +4.3m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +3.4m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +1.3m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +934.2k |
| ALGEBRIS (UK) LTD | New | +853.3k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +730.7k |
| Amundi | Added | +552.7k |
| Freestone Grove Partners LP | New | +444.1k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Added | +413.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +399.9k |
Biggest sellers
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | -1.9m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -1.8m |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC | Reduced | -1.7m |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -1.6m |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -1.5m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -1.3m |
| Azora Capital LP | Sold out | -1.1m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -979.2k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Sold out | -718.6k |
| MOORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP | Sold out | -670.1k |
Biggest calls
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $53.1m897.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $51.4m870.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $46.3m783.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $21.0m355.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $17.8m301.8k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $17.7m299.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $14.1m237.7k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $11.2m189.8k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $4.9m82.6k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Added | $3.1m51.7k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $12.8m217.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $11.3m190.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $8.9m150.0k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Unchanged | $7.7m130.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $3.6m60.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $3.0m51.2k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $1.9m32.5k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $1.4m24.2k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | New | $1.3m21.3k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Reduced | $1.2m19.9k 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 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 | — | 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 | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $35.3m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-10 | Rubenstein David M. Director | Sold | $35.3m625.0k 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. 0.03% of their portfolio | 30.7m $1.8bn | Reduced -1.8m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 26.4m $1.6bn | Added +934.2k |
| Capital World Investors 0.16% of their portfolio | 20.0m $1.2bn | Reduced -5.0k |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P 1.14% of their portfolio | 15.2m $898.4m | Added +4.3m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.04% of their portfolio | 10.2m $602.3m | Added +84.2k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 9.5m $564.2m | Reduced -397.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 8.3m $493.0m | Added +3.4m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.15% of their portfolio | 7.7m $457.2m | Added +117.2k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.18% of their portfolio | 7.1m $421.6m | Reduced -1.6m |
| ALKEON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.54% of their portfolio | 5.9m $351.2m | Unchanged |
| Boston Partners 0.34% of their portfolio | 5.5m $327.2m | Reduced -636.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.0m $294.8m | Added +79.1k |
| NORGES BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.9m $288.3m | Not comparable |
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC 2.52% of their portfolio | 4.0m $233.5m | Reduced -283.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.3m $192.7m | Added +176.8k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.2m $187.8m | Added +222.5k |
| UBS Group AG 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.5m $149.9m | Reduced -1.5m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.5m $148.1m | Reduced -134.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.5m $146.8m | Reduced -86.7k |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. 0.88% of their portfolio | 2.4m $143.9m | Reduced -187.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.4m $139.9m | Added +1.3m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.0m $119.7m | Reduced -295.4k |
| Capital International Investors 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.7m $101.3m | Added +8.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $88.1m | Reduced -468.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $81.6m | Added +30.3k |
| Markel Group Inc. 0.63% of their portfolio | 1.3m $78.4m | Unchanged |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $73.3m | Added +40.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $66.0m | Added +399.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $63.1m | Added +18.7k |
| Davis Asset Management, L.P. 2.12% of their portfolio | 1.0m $59.1m | Unchanged |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 979.2k $57.9m | Reduced -1.3m |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 933.5k $55.2m | Reduced -106.8k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 929.8k $55.0m | Added +83.4k |
| ALGEBRIS (UK) LTD 4.00% of their portfolio | 853.3k $50.5m | New |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 826.9k $48.9m | Added +413.5k |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 818.5k $48.4m | Added +552.7k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.04% of their portfolio | 742.3k $43.9m | Added +730.7k |
| FRANKLIN STREET ADVISORS INC /NC 2.44% of their portfolio | 724.0k $42.8m | Added +51.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 702.9k $41.5m | Reduced -28.0k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 672.6k $39.8m | Reduced -156.2k |
| PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC 1.14% of their portfolio | 663.9k $39.2m | Reduced -4.9k |
| ARGENT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.01% of their portfolio | 602.9k $35.6m | Reduced -22.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 594.1k $35.1m | Added +261.2k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 589.8k $34.9m | Reduced -88.3k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 558.0k $33.0m | Reduced -20.4k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.02% of their portfolio | 507.6k $30.0m | Reduced -2.5k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 507.5k $30.0m | Reduced -27.0k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 499.0k $29.5m | Reduced -1.7m |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 480.6k $28.4m | Reduced -3.1k |
| ASSETMARK, INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 471.0k $27.8m | Reduced -88.3k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 463.6k $27.4m | Added +14.9k |
| DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC 0.52% of their portfolio | 461.2k $27.3m | Added +127.7k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 459.4k $27.2m | Reduced -164.2k |
| Freestone Grove Partners LP 0.19% of their portfolio | 444.1k $26.3m | New |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 443.3k $26.2m | Reduced -3.5k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 434.3k $25.7m | Added +243.7k |
| SIRIOS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L P 3.19% of their portfolio | 433.9k $25.6m | Added +17.7k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 409.0k $24.2m | Reduced -1.9m |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 406.7k $24.0m | Reduced -518.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 390.4k $23.1m | Reduced -2.6k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.04% of their portfolio | 360.5k $21.3m | Added +13.0k |
| PEAK6 LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 355.4k $21.0m | Added +169.7k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 330.8k $19.6m | Reduced -12.2k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 325.4k $19.2m | Reduced -74.4k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.06% of their portfolio | 311.4k $18.4m | Reduced -3.4k |
| CSM Advisors, LLC 0.50% of their portfolio | 308.7k $18.3m | Reduced -30.3k |
| AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc 0.22% of their portfolio | 306.4k $18.1m | Reduced -55.5k |
| Sargent Investment Group, LLC 2.26% of their portfolio | 305.1k $18.0m | Reduced -2.4k |
| CastleKnight Management LP 0.89% of their portfolio | 265.4k $15.7m | Added +145.1k |
| SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC 0.30% of their portfolio | 262.0k $15.5m | Added +69.6k |
| Allen Mooney & Barnes Investment Advisors LLC 2.24% of their portfolio | 252.3k $14.9m | Added +5.1k |
| DNB Asset Management AS 0.05% of their portfolio | 242.8k $14.4m | Reduced -21.9k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 226.7k $13.4m | Reduced -979.2k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 221.4k $13.1m | Added +9.8k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 221.1k $13.1m | Reduced -1.4k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 220.1k $13.4m | Added +12.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 219.3k $13.0m | Added +118.5k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 217.8k $12.9m | Reduced -43.8k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 217.2k $12.9m | Added +110.0k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 212.4k $12.6m | Added +2.6k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 212.1k $12.5m | Added +9.4k |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.03% of their portfolio | 210.9k $12.5m | Reduced -5.7k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 209.6k $12.4m | Added +26.5k |
| Galvin, Gaustad & Stein, LLC 0.94% of their portfolio | 204.6k $12.1m | Reduced -28.4k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 197.7k $11.7m | Added +63.8k |
| OPPENHEIMER & CO INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 193.5k $11.4m | Reduced -2.8k |
| SOL Capital Management CO 0.99% of their portfolio | 185.9k $11.0m | Reduced -2.3k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 175.7k $10.4m | Reduced -7.5k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 172.8k $10.2m | Added +51.3k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 168.6k $10.0m | Added +12.8k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 164.7k $9.7m | Added +2.9k |
| Gator Capital Management, LLC 2.01% of their portfolio | 164.1k $9.7m | Added +1.4k |
| FORSTA AP-FONDEN 0.06% of their portfolio | 164.1k $9.7m | Added +2.5k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 162.9k $9.6m | Reduced -11.6k |
| Channing Capital Management, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 159.2k $9.4m | Reduced -12.5k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 158.1k $9.3m | Unchanged |
| WESBANCO BANK INC 0.26% of their portfolio | 158.0k $9.3m | Added +15.6k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 157.0k $9.3m | Reduced -10.1k |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 152.6k $9.0m | Reduced -3.7k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.02% of their portfolio | 151.1k $8.9m | Added +12.5k |