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 ($14.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 38.2m as of 2022-10-21, 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 ≈ $74.67. Options: 8 managers hold calls ($5.4m notional), 5 hold puts ($5.8m).
Trends to Q4 2022
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 299 |
| Q4 2022 | 310 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $5.4m | $6.3m | 1.17 |
| Q4 2022 | $5.4m | $5.8m | 1.08 |
Biggest buyers
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +367.2k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC | Added | +348.3k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC | New | +324.8k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | +225.7k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +216.8k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp | Added | +187.6k |
| ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC | Added | +183.6k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +140.2k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | Added | +116.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +104.7k |
Biggest sellers
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -588.8k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Reduced | -376.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Sold out | -343.6k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP | Reduced | -309.4k |
| EVERGREEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Sold out | -219.4k |
| Boston Partners | Reduced | -215.4k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Reduced | -152.0k |
| Swedbank AB | Reduced | -126.2k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | Reduced | -108.7k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP | Reduced | -90.4k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.8m24.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.5m20.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $1.0m13.8k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $649.1k8.7k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | New | $215.0k2.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $156.0k2.1k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $7.5k100 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $2.9m39.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.9m25.8k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $955.0k12.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $37.0k500 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 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 in Q4 2022
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 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 3 | $15.0m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 1 | $143.0k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $201.2k | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $9.3m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-27 | CASEY MICHAEL DENNIS Chairman and CEO, director | Sold | $236.0k3.1k shares |
| 2022-12-13 | CASEY MICHAEL DENNIS Chairman and CEO, director | Sold | $1.9m25.4k shares |
| 2022-12-09 | D'Emilio Julie EVP, Sales | Sold | $363.9k5.0k shares |
| 2022-12-02 | Lynch Brian President, Carter's, Inc. | Sold | $326.7k4.5k shares |
| 2022-11-22 | CASEY MICHAEL DENNIS Chairman and CEO, director | Sold | $1.3m17.3k shares |
| 2022-11-21 | CASEY MICHAEL DENNIS Chairman and CEO, director | Sold | $2.0m26.8k shares |
| 2022-11-18 | CASEY MICHAEL DENNIS Chairman and CEO, director | Sold | $3.1m41.8k 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 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.6m $267.3m | Added +216.8k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.5m $260.4m | Reduced -25.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.0m $226.7m | Reduced -40.5k |
| SHAPIRO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 5.25% of their portfolio | 2.6m $196.5m | Added +16.9k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.29% of their portfolio | 2.3m $170.7m | Added +88.7k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.8m $134.7m | Reduced -588.8k |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.7m $127.8m | Reduced -25.7k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.70% of their portfolio | 1.5m $110.3m | Added +116.9k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.4m $105.6m | Reduced -376.9k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.3m $98.4m | Added +140.2k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.2m $90.8m | Reduced -5.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $83.6m | Added +26.8k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.63% of their portfolio | 965.4k $72.0m | Added +187.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 885.8k $66.1m | Added +49.7k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 840.8k $62.7m | Added +367.2k |
| ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC 0.65% of their portfolio | 728.5k $54.4m | Added +183.6k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 625.6k $46.7m | Added +95.5k |
| Aristotle Capital Boston, LLC 1.31% of their portfolio | 557.7k $41.6m | Reduced -15.1k |
| Polaris Capital Management, LLC 1.42% of their portfolio | 547.4k $40.8m | Reduced -300 |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 522.2k $39.0m | Reduced -9.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 514.7k $38.4m | Added +14.8k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 491.4k $36.7m | Reduced -14.0k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 491.2k $36.6m | Added +48.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 423.6k $31.6m | Added +104.7k |
| DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC 0.72% of their portfolio | 420.3k $31.4m | Reduced -2.3k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 364.0k $27.2m | Added +348.3k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 350.7k $26.2m | Added +10.4k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 324.8k $24.2m | New |
| HEARTLAND ADVISORS INC 1.44% of their portfolio | 303.9k $22.7m | Added +36.5k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 302.4k $22.6m | Added +15.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 256.5k $19.1m | Added +2.4k |
| REINHART PARTNERS, LLC. 0.92% of their portfolio | 228.4k $17.0m | Added +470 |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.06% of their portfolio | 225.7k $16.8m | New |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 222.5k $16.6m | Added +7.9k |
| Zuckerman Investment Group, LLC 2.60% of their portfolio | 220.8k $16.5m | Reduced -668 |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 201.1k $16.8m | Reduced -81.5k |
| Petrus Trust Company, LTA 1.90% of their portfolio | 200.0k $14.9m | Reduced -3.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 194.7k $14.5m | Reduced -11.4k |
| Ceredex Value Advisors LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 187.3k $14.0m | Reduced -19.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 164.7k $12.3m | Added +53.0k |
| Leeward Investments, LLC - MA 0.54% of their portfolio | 163.8k $12.2m | Reduced -3.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 150.3k $11.2m | Reduced -13.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 149.2k $11.1m | Added +25.3k |
| Swedbank AB 0.02% of their portfolio | 140.4k $10.5m | Reduced -126.2k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 135.6k $10.1m | Reduced -309.4k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 129.0k $9.6m | Reduced -8.0k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.04% of their portfolio | 123.4k $9.2m | Reduced -755 |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 116.3k $8.7m | Reduced -7.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 116.1k $8.7m | Added +799 |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 108.9k $8.1m | Reduced -9.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 108.2k $8.1m | Reduced -29 |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 99.5k $7.4m | Reduced -1.3k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 96.1k $7.2m | Reduced -271 |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 95.5k $7.1m | Reduced -912 |
| HAHN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.87% of their portfolio | 94.9k $7.1m | Reduced -3.7k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 94.1k $7.0m | Reduced -1.4k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 82.1k $6.1m | Reduced -2.6k |
| VAN DEN BERG MANAGEMENT I, INC 2.27% of their portfolio | 81.6k $6.1m | Reduced -36.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 78.1k $5.8m | Added +1.6k |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 71.2k $5.3m | New |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 69.8k $5.2m | Reduced -20.0k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 68.1k $5.1m | Added +26.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 67.8k $5.1m | Added +52.7k |
| Sound Income Strategies, LLC 0.61% of their portfolio | 63.9k $4.8m | Added +6.9k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 63.5k $4.7m | Added +5.4k |
| Bragg Financial Advisors, Inc 0.28% of their portfolio | 62.1k $4.6m | Added +121 |
| EASTERLY INVESTMENT PARTNERS LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 62.0k $4.6m | Reduced -7.4k |
| CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 61.2k $4.6m | Added +3.5k |
| TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY 0.05% of their portfolio | 60.3k $4.5m | Reduced -20.2k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.03% of their portfolio | 59.4k $4.4m | Reduced -2.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 59.2k $4.4m | Reduced -1.7k |
| Coho Partners, Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 52.2k $3.9m | Added +6.5k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 49.4k $3.7m | Reduced -871 |
| Westhampton Capital, LLC 2.44% of their portfolio | 48.4k $3.6m | Unchanged |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD 0.03% of their portfolio | 46.9k $3.5m | First filing |
| INTREPID CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 3.01% of their portfolio | 46.7k $3.5m | Reduced -542 |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 45.2k $3.4m | Reduced -9.6k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 44.3k $3.3m | New |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.0k $3.3m | Reduced -29.8k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 43.3k $3.2m | Added +670 |
| HBK Sorce Advisory LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 41.9k $3.1m | Added +20.6k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 40.9k $3.0m | Added +19.9k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 38.4k $2.9m | Added +10.5k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 36.6k $3.0m | Reduced -94 |
| Aristides Capital LLC 1.64% of their portfolio | 35.7k $2.7m | Added +16.1k |
| JENSEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 35.1k $2.6m | Reduced -6.5k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.0k $2.6m | Reduced -382 |
| Bullseye Asset Management LLC 1.39% of their portfolio | 34.3k $2.6m | Unchanged |
| Boston Partners 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.3k $2.6m | Reduced -215.4k |
| AMALGAMATED BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 33.7k $2.5m | Added +5.8k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 32.9k $2.5m | Added +2.2k |
| Alaska Permanent Fund Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 32.1k $2.4m | Unchanged |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 31.9k $2.4m | Added +500 |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 31.4k $2.3m | Added +31 |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.2k $2.3m | Unchanged |
| Advantage Alpha Capital Partners LP 0.49% of their portfolio | 30.6k $2.3m | Reduced -60.0k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.6k $2.3m | Reduced -846 |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 30.1k $2.2m | Unchanged |
| South Dakota Investment Council 0.05% of their portfolio | 29.2k $2.2m | Unchanged |
| Unison Asset Management LLC 1.75% of their portfolio | 28.3k $2.1m | Added +1.6k |