CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORP CRS
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 144285103 · ISIN US1442851036
American metals manufacturer
- SectorMaterials
- IndustrySteel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling Mills (Coke Ovens)
- HeadquartersPhiladelphia, PA
- Founded1889
- Websitecartech.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 ($65.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 49.7m as of 2026-04-27, 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 ≈ $393.43. Options: 13 managers hold calls ($133.8m notional), 18 hold puts ($92.1m).
Trends to Q1 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 193 |
| Q4 2022 | 212 |
| Q1 2023 | 223 |
| Q2 2023 | 250 |
| Q3 2023 | 282 |
| Q4 2023 | 303 |
| Q1 2024 | 296 |
| Q2 2024 | 362 |
| Q3 2024 | 408 |
| Q4 2024 | 456 |
| Q1 2025 | 480 |
| Q2 2025 | 575 |
| Q3 2025 | 580 |
| Q4 2025 | 626 |
| Q1 2026 | 701 |
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 2024 | 197 | 148 |
| Q3 2024 | 212 | 188 |
| Q4 2024 | 236 | 204 |
| Q1 2025 | 241 | 223 |
| Q2 2025 | 318 | 235 |
| Q3 2025 | 317 | 266 |
| Q4 2025 | 300 | 289 |
| Q1 2026 | 400 | 278 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $289.5m | $232.7m | 0.80 |
| Q3 2025 | $180.3m | $135.9m | 0.75 |
| Q4 2025 | $296.7m | $66.1m | 0.22 |
| Q1 2026 | $133.8m | $92.1m | 0.69 |
Biggest buyers
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | New | +805.3k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +524.9k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +511.2k |
| LONE PINE CAPITAL LLC | Added | +505.0k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +379.0k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | Added | +297.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +262.7k |
| SANDS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +201.6k |
| XN LP | New | +188.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +188.8k |
Biggest sellers
| PointState Capital LP | Reduced | -599.3k |
| Third Point LLC | Reduced | -475.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -400.8k |
| Palestra Capital Management LLC | Sold out | -367.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -363.1k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -327.7k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | -303.1k |
| Forest Avenue Capital Management LP | Reduced | -255.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -234.0k |
| Egerton Capital (UK) LLP | Reduced | -222.1k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $46.0m116.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $24.5m62.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $24.2m61.3k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $20.1m51.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $5.2m13.2k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | $3.9m9.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $2.8m7.2k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $2.7m6.8k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $2.6m6.5k shares |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | $748.9k1.9k shares |
Biggest puts
| Oribel Capital Management, LP | New | $26.3m66.7k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $18.9m47.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $10.7m27.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $10.3m26.1k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | New | $7.3m18.6k shares |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | $4.9m12.5k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $3.7m9.3k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $2.4m6.1k shares |
| Capula Management Ltd | Not comparable | $2.2m5.5k shares |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | $1.6m4.0k 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 +2.2 pts · filed 2026-10-27 | 12.3% |
| FMR LLC 13G · institution +1.9 pts · filed 2026-05-06 | 8.7% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 2026
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 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $6.5m | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $571.8k | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $8.6m | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $807.3k | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 5 | $3.4m | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $6.9m | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $24.7m | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 2 | $8.7m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-24 | DEE JAMES D SVP, Gen Counsel & Sec | Sold | $6.2m15.8k shares |
| 2026-02-19 | KAROL STEVEN E Director | Sold | $1.3m3.5k shares |
| 2026-02-19 | KAROL STEVEN E Director | Sold | $1.1m3.0k 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, Q1 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.8m $2.3bn | Added +511.2k |
| FMR LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 4.3m $1.7bn | Added +524.9k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.2m $849.1m | First filing |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.1m $810.6m | First filing |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.0m $791.8m | Reduced -20.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.0m $778.5m | Reduced -96.5k |
| LONE PINE CAPITAL LLC 5.71% of their portfolio | 1.8m $716.5m | Added +505.0k |
| Egerton Capital (UK) LLP 5.82% of their portfolio | 1.3m $524.6m | Reduced -222.1k |
| SurgoCap Partners LP 15.75% of their portfolio | 1.2m $471.8m | Added +44.3k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $430.6m | Added +116.2k |
| SANDS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.27% of their portfolio | 823.3k $324.5m | Added +201.6k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 805.3k $317.4m | New |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 724.4k $284.5m | Added +379.0k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.52% of their portfolio | 548.9k $216.3m | Added +132.0k |
| UBS Group AG 0.04% of their portfolio | 538.9k $212.4m | Reduced -67.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 520.4k $205.1m | Added +262.7k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 504.0k $198.7m | Reduced -32.9k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.62% of their portfolio | 480.2k $189.3m | Added +297.3k |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 478.3k $177.3m | Added +44.4k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 463.1k $187.2m | Reduced -64.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 456.7k $179.9m | Reduced -363.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 441.8k $174.2m | Reduced -234.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 425.8k $167.8m | Added +10.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 425.3k $167.6m | Added +8.0k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 424.4k $167.3m | Added +79.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 404.1k $149.8m | Added +188.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 399.7k $157.5m | Reduced -4.4k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 396.8k $150.9m | Reduced -68.2k |
| Forest Avenue Capital Management LP 9.34% of their portfolio | 375.0k $147.8m | Reduced -255.0k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.20% of their portfolio | 366.6k $144.5m | Added +27.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 352.8k $139.1m | Reduced -87.4k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 350.9k $138.3m | Reduced -66.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 349.8k $137.9m | Reduced -23.8k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.91% of their portfolio | 315.5k $124.3m | Reduced -87.8k |
| Third Point LLC 5.87% of their portfolio | 310.0k $122.2m | Reduced -475.0k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 308.3k $121.5m | First filing |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC 1.96% of their portfolio | 293.3k $115.6m | Reduced -4.2k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.24% of their portfolio | 279.5k $110.2m | Added +12.6k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 277.9k $109.5m | Added +161.3k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.17% of their portfolio | 250.2k $98.6m | Reduced -21.7k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 247.8k $97.7m | Reduced -37.7k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 244.9k $96.5m | Reduced -400.8k |
| Granahan Investment Management, LLC 4.57% of their portfolio | 239.5k $94.4m | Reduced -27.7k |
| Advent International, L.P. 2.20% of their portfolio | 236.7k $93.3m | Reduced -104.5k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 226.3k $89.2m | Added +7.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 222.7k $87.8m | Added +80.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 192.5k $75.9m | Reduced -213.3k |
| XN LP 2.73% of their portfolio | 188.8k $74.4m | New |
| SAMLYN CAPITAL, LLC 1.25% of their portfolio | 185.3k $73.1m | New |
| TOMS Capital Investment Management LP 4.56% of their portfolio | 176.0k $69.4m | Reduced -211.0k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 174.5k $68.8m | Added +43.8k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 161.1k $63.5m | Reduced -47.7k |
| BOWEN HANES & CO INC 1.54% of their portfolio | 160.0k $63.1m | Unchanged |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 150.5k $59.3m | Reduced -146.2k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 148.6k $58.6m | Reduced -1.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.05% of their portfolio | 140.1k $55.2m | Added +2.5k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 138.9k $54.7m | Added +5.5k |
| Tyro Capital Management LLC 13.47% of their portfolio | 135.0k $53.2m | Added +8.4k |
| Bornite Capital Management LP 8.83% of their portfolio | 133.2k $52.5m | Reduced -75.0k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 121.6k $38.3m | Added +3.4k |
| Junto Capital Management LP 1.01% of their portfolio | 120.4k $47.4m | Added +1.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 111.3k $43.9m | Added +4.3k |
| HAWK RIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 1.56% of their portfolio | 109.1k $43.0m | Reduced -8.6k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 103.2k $40.7m | Added +17.1k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 100.7k $39.7m | Added +3.0k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 99.9k $39.4m | Added +15.5k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 99.1k $39.1m | Reduced -49.4k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.02% of their portfolio | 98.5k $38.8m | Added +200 |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.03% of their portfolio | 95.0k $35.2m | Added +39.0k |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ 1.10% of their portfolio | 94.4k $37.2m | Added +11.8k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.07% of their portfolio | 91.3k $36.0m | Reduced -145.0k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.10% of their portfolio | 90.1k $35.5m | New |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 89.8k $35.4m | Added +7.3k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 85.6k $33.7m | Reduced -4.0k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.23% of their portfolio | 82.9k $32.7m | New |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 80.6k $31.8m | Added +7.2k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 78.9k $31.1m | Reduced -2.2k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.10% of their portfolio | 77.2k $30.4m | Added +1.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 77.2k $30.4m | Added +2.2k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 75.4k $29.7m | Reduced -642 |
| Kinetic Partners Management, LP 1.58% of their portfolio | 71.8k $28.3m | Reduced -186.0k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 68.0k $26.8m | Added +16.3k |
| Oribel Capital Management, LP 4.00% of their portfolio | 66.7k $26.3m | New |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.06% of their portfolio | 65.1k $25.7m | Reduced -13.3k |
| Ceredex Value Advisors LLC 0.78% of their portfolio | 63.3k $24.9m | Reduced -65.3k |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC 0.77% of their portfolio | 62.1k $24.5m | Reduced -30.3k |
| Curi Capital, LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 60.2k $23.7m | Reduced -2.2k |
| Dorsey Wright & Associates 2.93% of their portfolio | 59.9k $23.6m | Added +20.9k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 57.7k $22.7m | Added +10.5k |
| NEXT CENTURY GROWTH INVESTORS LLC 1.63% of their portfolio | 57.2k $22.5m | Reduced -1.4k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 56.6k $22.3m | Added +9.0k |
| SG Capital Management LLC 1.83% of their portfolio | 56.3k $22.2m | New |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.19% of their portfolio | 54.8k $21.6m | Reduced -14.5k |
| Night Owl Capital Management, LLC 2.41% of their portfolio | 52.4k $20.7m | Added +333 |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 51.1k $20.1m | Reduced -4.0k |
| NAVELLIER & ASSOCIATES INC 2.01% of their portfolio | 48.8k $19.3m | Reduced -1.7k |
| EULAV Asset Management 0.59% of their portfolio | 47.0k $18.5m | Reduced -2.0k |
| Arvin Capital Management LP 4.27% of their portfolio | 46.3k $18.2m | Reduced -22.6k |
| Square Wave Capital, LLC 4.39% of their portfolio | 46.0k $18.1m | New |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 45.3k $17.9m | Unchanged |