CARTERS INC CRI
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 146229109
Major American manufacturer of children's apparel
- SectorConsumer discretionary
- IndustryApparel & Other Finishd Prods of Fabrics & Similar Matl
- HeadquartersAtlanta, GA
- Founded1865
- Websitecarters.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 ($7.6m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 36.7m as of 2026-07-24, 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 ≈ $41.16. Options: 7 managers hold calls ($8.9m notional), 5 hold puts ($2.6m).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 299 |
| Q4 2022 | 310 |
| Q1 2023 | 307 |
| Q2 2023 | 292 |
| Q3 2023 | 304 |
| Q4 2023 | 322 |
| Q1 2024 | 332 |
| Q2 2024 | 331 |
| Q3 2024 | 330 |
| Q4 2024 | 317 |
| Q1 2025 | 287 |
| Q2 2025 | 270 |
| Q3 2025 | 248 |
| Q4 2025 | 253 |
| Q1 2026 | 276 |
| Q2 2026 | 288 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | 156 | 184 |
| Q4 2024 | 166 | 173 |
| Q1 2025 | 156 | 173 |
| Q2 2025 | 170 | 134 |
| Q3 2025 | 132 | 153 |
| Q4 2025 | 120 | 127 |
| Q1 2026 | 132 | 117 |
| Q2 2026 | 146 | 128 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $11.4m | $8.2m | 0.72 |
| Q4 2025 | $17.1m | $4.2m | 0.24 |
| Q1 2026 | $7.7m | $2.1m | 0.27 |
| Q2 2026 | $8.9m | $2.6m | 0.29 |
Biggest buyers
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +618.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +615.7k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +446.1k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | New | +412.5k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +348.8k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +317.0k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +241.9k |
| Shellback Capital, LP | Added | +160.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +139.9k |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | +120.4k |
Biggest sellers
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Sold out | -1.1m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -1.0m |
| Rubric Capital Management LP | Reduced | -932.0k |
| RWWM, INC. | Reduced | -898.3k |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -382.9k |
| J. Goldman & Co LP | Sold out | -366.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -354.6k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -262.2k |
| Interval Partners, LP | Reduced | -253.8k |
| Jain Global LLC | Reduced | -247.1k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $5.6m136.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $1.4m34.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $897.3k21.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $720.3k17.5k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | New | $230.5k5.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $32.9k800 shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $8.2k200 shares |
Biggest puts
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $913.8k22.2k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $712.1k17.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $596.8k14.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $234.6k5.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $123.5k3.0k 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 2025-07-17 | 14.5% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 7.2% |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 13G · institution new · filed 2026-07-14 | 5.2% |
| PACIFIC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-06 | 5.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: RWWM, Inc. (3.9%, 2026-08-14), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC), AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC (1.6%, 2025-11-14)
Insider purchases and sales since 1 Apr 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.
None reported since 1 Apr 2026.
Holders, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.8m $239.7m | Added +348.8k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.9m $118.2m | Added +317.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.9m $78.4m | Added +139.9k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.9m $77.8m | Added +70.3k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.6m $64.4m | Added +32.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $61.6m | Reduced -13.0k |
| RWWM, INC. 4.39% of their portfolio | 1.4m $59.4m | Reduced -898.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $55.8m | Reduced -25.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $51.0m | Added +618.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $42.8m | Added +99.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 997.4k $41.1m | Added +446.1k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 933.7k $38.4m | Added +49.7k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 916.5k $37.7m | Added +615.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 876.0k $36.1m | Reduced -354.6k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.06% of their portfolio | 848.4k $34.9m | Added +59.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 688.7k $28.3m | Added +50.0k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 687.0k $28.3m | Reduced -382.9k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 645.9k $26.6m | Added +68.5k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 588.7k $24.2m | Reduced -9.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 565.0k $23.3m | Added +12.3k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 442.9k $18.2m | Added +77.2k |
| Interval Partners, LP 0.55% of their portfolio | 413.8k $17.0m | Reduced -253.8k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 412.5k $17.0m | New |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 396.4k $16.3m | Added +67.5k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 391.2k $16.1m | Added +52.3k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 362.1k $14.9m | Added +241.9k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 322.4k $13.3m | Reduced -262.2k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 303.6k $12.5m | Reduced -110.7k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 243.2k $10.0m | Added +14.6k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 242.3k $10.0m | Added +7.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 237.6k $10.0m | Reduced -92.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 225.8k $9.3m | Reduced -13.3k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 220.1k $9.1m | Added +100.6k |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 218.1k $9.0m | Added +8.0k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 209.3k $8.6m | Added +77.4k |
| Shellback Capital, LP 0.72% of their portfolio | 200.0k $8.2m | Added +160.0k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 182.9k $7.5m | Added +35.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 178.1k $7.3m | Added +954 |
| LANDSCAPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 0.41% of their portfolio | 154.1k $6.3m | Reduced -122.6k |
| Aristides Capital LLC 1.60% of their portfolio | 152.3k $6.3m | Reduced -11.6k |
| Empowered Funds, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 150.6k $6.2m | Added +13.7k |
| NICOLA WEALTH MANAGEMENT LTD. 0.67% of their portfolio | 141.1k $5.8m | Unchanged |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 137.3k $5.7m | Added +71.3k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 134.0k $5.5m | Added +120.4k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 127.6k $5.3m | Added +19.3k |
| SALEM INVESTMENT COUNSELORS INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 126.6k $5.2m | Reduced -310 |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.01% of their portfolio | 126.6k $5.2m | Reduced -3.8k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 125.6k $5.2m | Added +42.6k |
| Cinctive Capital Management LP 0.19% of their portfolio | 117.5k $4.8m | New |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 104.1k $4.3m | Added +97.9k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 102.3k $4.2m | Added +73 |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 97.7k $4.0m | Added +52.2k |
| Graham Capital Management, L.P. 0.11% of their portfolio | 95.8k $3.9m | Added +8.3k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 94.8k $3.9m | Reduced -11.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 94.7k $3.9m | Reduced -1.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 88.5k $3.6m | Added +8.9k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 87.5k $3.6m | Added +25.2k |
| Rubric Capital Management LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 86.8k $3.6m | Reduced -932.0k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 83.5k $3.4m | Added +450 |
| ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 0.02% of their portfolio | 81.3k $3.3m | Added +44.3k |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 79.8k $3.3m | New |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.00% of their portfolio | 70.5k $2.9m | Added +17.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 70.3k $2.9m | Reduced -1.6k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 69.5k $2.9m | New |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.1k $2.8m | Added +40.5k |
| EASTERLY INVESTMENT PARTNERS LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 66.0k $2.7m | Reduced -3.0k |
| HUSSMAN STRATEGIC ADVISORS, INC. 0.60% of their portfolio | 63.0k $2.6m | Added +42.0k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 61.3k $2.5m | Added +19.8k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 61.0k $2.5m | Reduced -1.0m |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.7k $2.5m | Unchanged |
| BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. 0.06% of their portfolio | 60.0k $2.5m | New |
| IEQ CAPITAL, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 57.7k $2.4m | Reduced -15.9k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 54.9k $2.3m | New |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 52.6k $2.2m | Added +44.1k |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.8k $2.1m | Added +4.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.8k $2.1m | Added +8.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.2k $1.8m | Reduced -30.9k |
| XTX Topco Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 48.5k $2.0m | New |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.2k $1.9m | Reduced -1.1k |
| ARMISTICE CAPITAL, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 43.1k $1.8m | New |
| Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 42.8k $1.8m | Reduced -485 |
| Alexander Randolph Advisory, Inc. 1.36% of their portfolio | 40.0k $1.6m | Reduced -405 |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 38.3k $1.6m | New |
| Caprock Group, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 38.1k $1.6m | Reduced -2.1k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.5k $1.5m | Added +5.9k |
| Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC 0.47% of their portfolio | 36.9k $1.4m | Reduced -14.3k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.2k $1.5m | Reduced -2.3k |
| SummitTX Capital, L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 35.9k $1.5m | Reduced -5.2k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.8k $1.3m | Added +18.0k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.7k $1.3m | Added +22.8k |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 31.5k $1.3m | New |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 30.3k $1.2m | Added +11.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.7k $1.2m | Added +21.2k |
| Vident Advisory, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 29.2k $1.2m | Added +2.5k |
| ANGELES WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 27.9k $1.1m | Reduced -7.3k |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 27.9k $1.1m | Unchanged |
| Summit Trail Advisors, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 27.4k $1.1m | Reduced -845 |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.2k $1.1m | Added +17.2k |
| Verdad Advisers, LP 0.99% of their portfolio | 25.0k $1.0m | Unchanged |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.0k $1.0m | Reduced -133.7k |