CATERPILLAR INC CAT
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 149123101 · ISIN US1491231015
American corporation which designs, manufactures, markets and sells machinery and engines
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustryConstruction Machinery & Equip
- HeadquartersIrving, TX
- Founded1925
- Websitecaterpillar.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 ($248.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 499.4m as of 2023-12-31, 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 ≈ $295.10. Options: 70 managers hold calls ($3.3bn notional), 82 hold puts ($3.6bn).
Trends to Q4 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,992 |
| Q4 2022 | 2,286 |
| Q1 2023 | 2,283 |
| Q2 2023 | 2,328 |
| Q3 2023 | 2,411 |
| Q4 2023 | 2,583 |
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 2022 | 1,029 | 873 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,003 | 982 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,073 | 973 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,073 | 983 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,073 | 1,064 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | $2.2bn | $2.6bn | 1.22 |
| Q2 2023 | $2.4bn | $2.8bn | 1.17 |
| Q3 2023 | $2.6bn | $3.3bn | 1.27 |
| Q4 2023 | $3.3bn | $3.6bn | 1.10 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +7.6m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +2.3m |
| Capital Wealth Planning, LLC | Added | +1.2m |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich | Added | +591.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +529.4k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +467.3k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +451.0k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +442.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +403.1k |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC | Added | +398.9k |
Biggest sellers
| Capital International Investors | Reduced | -1.3m |
| Winslow Capital Management, LLC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Reduced | -1.1m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -654.6k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Sold out | -536.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Reduced | -528.5k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -520.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -484.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -460.2k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -434.2k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $859.6m2.9m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $520.0m1.8m shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $217.5m735.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $159.1m538.2k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $144.9m490.2k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $144.3m488.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $129.9m439.5k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $112.3m379.8k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $107.2m362.5k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $69.7m235.8k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $445.8m1.5m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $416.2m1.4m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $328.1m1.1m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $157.3m531.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $145.3m491.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $141.6m478.8k shares |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | New | $128.1m433.2k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $121.0m409.4k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $90.1m304.9k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $89.5m302.7k 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 |
|---|---|
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 7.5% |
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 Q4 2023
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 2022 | 1 | $95.8k | 5 | $16.9m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 1 | $131.9k | 3 | $5.4m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $9.2m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 1 | $99.7k | 5 | $16.8m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 5 | $16.1m | $7.2m |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q4 2023.
Holders, Q4 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.31% of their portfolio | 48.4m $14.3bn | Added +129.2k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.54% of their portfolio | 37.7m $11.2bn | Added +98.4k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.25% of their portfolio | 33.5m $9.9bn | Added +308.9k |
| Capital World Investors 1.53% of their portfolio | 29.0m $8.6bn | Added +96.5k |
| STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO 5.05% of their portfolio | 17.8m $5.3bn | Unchanged |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.19% of their portfolio | 14.4m $4.3bn | Added +7.6m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 9.9m $2.9bn | Added +218.8k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 1.27% of their portfolio | 8.1m $2.4bn | Added +173.1k |
| GATES FOUNDATION TRUST 5.14% of their portfolio | 7.4m $2.2bn | Unchanged |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.36% of their portfolio | 6.7m $2.0bn | Reduced -309.4k |
| NORGES BANK 0.29% of their portfolio | 5.6m $1.7bn | Added +220.6k |
| FMR LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 5.5m $1.6bn | Reduced -520.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.16% of their portfolio | 4.7m $1.4bn | Reduced -460.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.06% of their portfolio | 4.0m $1.2bn | Added +2.3m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.23% of their portfolio | 3.8m $1.1bn | Reduced -528.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.24% of their portfolio | 3.3m $947.9m | Added +529.4k |
| Amundi 0.42% of their portfolio | 3.2m $936.4m | Added +328.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.20% of their portfolio | 3.1m $919.7m | Reduced -484.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.28% of their portfolio | 3.1m $908.6m | Added +125.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.21% of their portfolio | 3.0m $900.2m | Reduced -21.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.24% of their portfolio | 2.8m $837.9m | Added +131.8k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 2.7m $804.9m | Reduced -203.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 2.4m $697.5m | Reduced -29.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.16% of their portfolio | 2.2m $660.8m | Reduced -288.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.0m $580.3m | Reduced -109.2k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.9m $562.0m | Added +537 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.8m $543.0m | Added +100.1k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.42% of their portfolio | 1.8m $533.5m | Reduced -46.5k |
| UBS Group AG 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.8m $520.8m | Added +467.3k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.35% of their portfolio | 1.6m $471.7m | Reduced -62.4k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.34% of their portfolio | 1.6m $459.1m | Reduced -35.6k |
| Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC (Investment Advisor) 2.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $454.3m | Added +42.6k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.4m $427.7m | Added +324.2k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.4m $420.3m | Added +32.8k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 1.4m $409.6m | Added +359.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.2m $357.4m | Added +202.2k |
| Capital Wealth Planning, LLC 4.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $349.6m | Added +1.2m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $332.6m | Reduced -654.6k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.1m $334.1m | Added +43.1k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.32% of their portfolio | 1.1m $330.6m | Added +13.9k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 1.1m $328.1m | Reduced -290.3k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 1.1m $320.1m | Added +442.3k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.38% of their portfolio | 1.0m $298.9m | Added +160.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.29% of their portfolio | 925.2k $273.5m | Reduced -4.9k |
| National Pension Service 0.37% of their portfolio | 903.8k $267.2m | Added +20.5k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.76% of their portfolio | 835.7k $247.1m | Reduced -67.8k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.33% of their portfolio | 819.4k $242.3m | Added +293 |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 785.7k $232.3m | Added +25.4k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 777.0k $229.7m | Added +451.0k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.38% of their portfolio | 767.2k $218.1m | Added +29.1k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.84% of their portfolio | 756.2k $223.6m | Reduced -215.4k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.40% of their portfolio | 743.6k $219.9m | Added +33.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 727.9k $215.2m | Added +65.6k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.28% of their portfolio | 710.2k $210.0m | Reduced -26.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.29% of their portfolio | 706.8k $209.0m | Reduced -80.1k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 680.1k $201.1m | Added +15.8k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.25% of their portfolio | 662.8k $196.0m | Added +19.5k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.14% of their portfolio | 641.6k $189.7m | Reduced -8.7k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.28% of their portfolio | 641.5k $189.7m | Reduced -8.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 634.2k $187.5m | Reduced -272.3k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.07% of their portfolio | 602.3k $178.1m | Reduced -16.7k |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich 0.75% of their portfolio | 600.7k $177.6m | Added +591.8k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.36% of their portfolio | 592.7k $175.5m | Added +62.8k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 549.7k $162.5m | Reduced -7.6k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.34% of their portfolio | 549.3k $162.4m | Added +6.9k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.36% of their portfolio | 540.7k $159.9m | Reduced -17.2k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.09% of their portfolio | 529.9k $156.7m | Added +59.8k |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 507.3k $49.5m | Added +368.4k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 504.8k $149.3m | Added +8.8k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 502.3k $148.5m | Added +292.7k |
| ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 1.82% of their portfolio | 500.9k $148.1m | Reduced -21.6k |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP 0.61% of their portfolio | 485.9k $143.7m | Added +13.3k |
| AXA S.A. 0.23% of their portfolio | 474.7k $140.3m | Reduced -14.0k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.25% of their portfolio | 464.8k $136.0m | Added +67.6k |
| Boston Partners 0.18% of their portfolio | 456.2k $134.8m | Reduced -37.4k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 437.7k $129.4m | Reduced -6.4k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.29% of their portfolio | 433.8k $128.2m | Reduced -55.1k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.34% of their portfolio | 433.0k $128.0m | Reduced -13.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 430.3k $127.2m | Added +403.1k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.70% of their portfolio | 423.0k $125.1m | Added +55.4k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 415.5k $122.9m | Added +196.3k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.18% of their portfolio | 408.5k $116.7m | Reduced -349.5k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.21% of their portfolio | 408.0k $109.2m | Reduced -44.1k |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC 2.23% of their portfolio | 401.8k $118.8m | Added +398.9k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.26% of their portfolio | 399.1k $118.0m | Added +325.5k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 392.1k $115.9m | Added +8.9k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 391.8k $115.8m | Added +60.6k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.16% of their portfolio | 376.0k $111.2m | Added +203.1k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.24% of their portfolio | 368.4k $108.9m | Added +89.4k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 364.0k $107.6m | Added +4.1k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.16% of their portfolio | 361.4k $106.9m | Reduced -236.3k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.14% of their portfolio | 352.8k $104.3m | Reduced -33.2k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 1.15% of their portfolio | 351.1k $103.8m | Added +158.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.19% of their portfolio | 345.5k $102.2m | Added +16.0k |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC 0.97% of their portfolio | 345.2k $102.1m | Reduced -98.4k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.24% of their portfolio | 344.4k $101.8m | Added +11.3k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.17% of their portfolio | 341.3k $100.9m | Added +1.6k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.17% of their portfolio | 338.0k $99.9m | Reduced -72.5k |
| Asset Management One Co., Ltd. 0.39% of their portfolio | 326.4k $96.9m | Added +21.7k |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.16% of their portfolio | 326.0k $96.4m | Added +9.4k |