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 ($718.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 465.3m as of 2025-12-31, 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 ≈ $571.47. Options: 76 managers hold calls ($5.2bn notional), 73 hold puts ($5.3bn).
Trends to Q4 2025
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 2,713 |
| Q2 2024 | 2,713 |
| Q3 2024 | 2,838 |
| Q4 2024 | 3,007 |
| Q1 2025 | 2,901 |
| Q2 2025 | 3,021 |
| Q3 2025 | 3,147 |
| Q4 2025 | 3,531 |
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 | 1,174 | 1,176 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,189 | 1,138 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,260 | 1,137 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,212 | 1,210 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,292 | 1,328 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,389 | 1,243 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,413 | 1,320 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,507 | 1,397 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | $2.4bn | $2.2bn | 0.90 |
| Q2 2025 | $2.8bn | $3.1bn | 1.09 |
| Q3 2025 | $4.0bn | $4.0bn | 0.98 |
| Q4 2025 | $5.2bn | $5.3bn | 1.04 |
Biggest buyers
| Capital International Investors | New | +2.1m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +1.9m |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Added | +1.1m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +928.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +890.7k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP | Added | +806.2k |
| Cynosure Group, LLC | Added | +501.6k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +442.2k |
| Alphinity Investment Management Pty Ltd | New | +440.2k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC | Added | +386.3k |
Biggest sellers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -4.4m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -1.5m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -1.4m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -818.8k |
| Amundi | Reduced | -661.6k |
| Capital World Investors | Reduced | -579.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Reduced | -534.9k |
| Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC (Investment Advisor) | Sold out | -458.5k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP | Reduced | -439.2k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Reduced | -405.0k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $976.6m1.7m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $800.0m1.4m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $531.8m928.3k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $505.8m883.0k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $192.7m336.3k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Reduced | $183.3m320.0k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $175.7m306.7k shares |
| Capital Markets Trading UK LLP | Added | $133.7m233.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $128.8m224.9k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Reduced | $126.8m221.4k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $981.6m1.7m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $698.6m1.2m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $688.5m1.2m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $428.3m747.6k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $210.6m367.6k shares |
| Capital Markets Trading UK LLP | Added | $166.1m290.0k shares |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | $134.1m234.1k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | $124.9m2.2k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Reduced | $113.5m198.2k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $99.7m174.1k 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 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 | 1 | $113.2k | 3 | $21.7m | $9.4m |
| Q2 2024 | 2 | $204.3k | 2 | $8.3m | $512.7k |
| Q3 2024 | 1 | $33.9k | 2 | $2.7m | $527.8k |
| Q4 2024 | 1 | $39.9k | 7 | $16.0m | $4.1m |
| Q1 2025 | 1 | $36.6k | 2 | $4.7m | $3.8m |
| Q2 2025 | 2 | $152.1k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $16.9m | $15.0m |
| Q4 2025 | 1 | $170.7k | 6 | $39.8m | $26.2m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | BONFIELD ANDREW R J Chief Financial Officer | Sold plan | $5.8m10.0k shares |
| 2025-12-01 | BONFIELD ANDREW R J Chief Financial Officer | Sold plan | $5.7m10.0k shares |
| 2025-11-11 | Kaiser Jason Group President | Sold plan | $6.0m10.7k shares |
| 2025-11-10 | Fassino Anthony D. Group President | Sold | $4.7m8.2k shares |
| 2025-11-06 | MacLennan David Director | Bought | $170.7k300 shares |
| 2025-11-05 | De Lange Bob Group President | Sold | $8.2m14.6k shares |
| 2025-11-05 | Schaupp William E Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | $686.7k1.2k shares |
| 2025-10-10 | Umpleby III Donald J Executive Chairman | Sold plan | $8.7m17.2k 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 |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.39% of their portfolio | 46.4m $26.6bn | Added +442.2k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.35% of their portfolio | 36.2m $20.7bn | Added +1.9m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.68% of their portfolio | 35.4m $20.3bn | Added +385.2k |
| STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO 7.84% of their portfolio | 17.4m $10.0bn | Reduced -87.2k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 10.6m $6.1bn | Added +94.5k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 1.86% of their portfolio | 9.5m $5.4bn | Added +54.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.24% of their portfolio | 7.1m $4.1bn | Reduced -162.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.28% of their portfolio | 6.7m $3.9bn | Added +890.7k |
| GATES FOUNDATION TRUST 10.29% of their portfolio | 6.4m $3.6bn | Unchanged |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.37% of their portfolio | 6.0m $3.4bn | Reduced -818.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.43% of their portfolio | 5.9m $3.4bn | Reduced -386.4k |
| FMR LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 4.1m $2.3bn | Added +928.3k |
| Capital World Investors 0.31% of their portfolio | 4.0m $2.3bn | Reduced -579.3k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.39% of their portfolio | 3.9m $2.2bn | Reduced -1.4m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.36% of their portfolio | 3.6m $2.0bn | Added +2.7k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 3.5m $2.0bn | Reduced -534.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.30% of their portfolio | 3.3m $1.9bn | Added +6.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.26% of their portfolio | 3.1m $1.8bn | Added +159.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.16% of their portfolio | 3.0m $1.7bn | Added +68.8k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.30% of their portfolio | 2.8m $1.6bn | Reduced -1.5m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.33% of their portfolio | 2.8m $1.6bn | Reduced -126.4k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.35% of their portfolio | 2.7m $1.6bn | Reduced -81.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.6m $1.5bn | Reduced -4.4m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.25% of their portfolio | 2.5m $1.4bn | Added +15.1k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 2.3m $1.3bn | Added +55.3k |
| Capital International Investors 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.1m $1.2bn | New |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 2.0m $1.2bn | Added +1.1m |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.22% of their portfolio | 2.0m $1.2bn | Added +10.9k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.34% of their portfolio | 1.8m $1.1bn | Added +5.5k |
| Amundi 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.7m $982.0m | Reduced -661.6k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.5m $830.8m | Added +102.0k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.81% of their portfolio | 1.4m $817.1m | Reduced -351.2k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.46% of their portfolio | 1.4m $774.8m | Reduced -125.9k |
| Capital Wealth Planning, LLC 4.94% of their portfolio | 1.3m $763.5m | Reduced -310.0k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.52% of their portfolio | 1.3m $772.3m | Added +45.4k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.44% of their portfolio | 1.3m $735.4m | Reduced -72.0k |
| UBS Group AG 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.3m $733.3m | Reduced -366.0k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.37% of their portfolio | 1.2m $545.9m | Added +806.2k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.1m $657.6m | Reduced -28.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.0m $599.7m | Reduced -149.5k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.0m $586.2m | Added +40.0k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.0m $583.9m | Reduced -3.8k |
| National Pension Service 0.42% of their portfolio | 979.0k $560.8m | Reduced -46.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.16% of their portfolio | 883.1k $505.9m | Reduced -42.1k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.38% of their portfolio | 880.2k $504.2m | Reduced -390.3k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.29% of their portfolio | 876.5k $502.1m | Reduced -24.0k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 873.7k $500.5m | Added +360.2k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 850.2k $487.1m | Reduced -8.3k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.38% of their portfolio | 815.2k $467.0m | Reduced -37.5k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.39% of their portfolio | 773.2k $442.9m | Reduced -291.2k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.18% of their portfolio | 757.2k $433.8m | Added +96.8k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.42% of their portfolio | 726.1k $415.9m | Reduced -10.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.26% of their portfolio | 724.6k $415.1m | Added +155.9k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.18% of their portfolio | 638.7k $365.9m | Reduced -96.2k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 632.8k $362.5m | Reduced -29.9k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.20% of their portfolio | 620.4k $355.4m | Reduced -81.6k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.31% of their portfolio | 605.5k $346.9m | Reduced -7.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 566.5k $324.5m | Reduced -20.9k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.57% of their portfolio | 557.2k $319.3m | Reduced -33.3k |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich 0.87% of their portfolio | 549.9k $315.4m | Added +18.2k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.25% of their portfolio | 549.4k $314.7m | Added +318.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.40% of their portfolio | 525.5k $301.0m | Reduced -57.3k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.36% of their portfolio | 520.7k $298.3m | Added +220.7k |
| Cynosure Group, LLC 1.10% of their portfolio | 513.8k $10.8m | Added +501.6k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 511.9k $293.2m | Reduced -56.2k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.20% of their portfolio | 509.9k $292.1m | Reduced -202.3k |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP 0.92% of their portfolio | 504.2k $288.8m | Added +3.8k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.44% of their portfolio | 494.5k $283.3m | Reduced -5.7k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.50% of their portfolio | 493.7k $282.8m | Added +5.6k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.33% of their portfolio | 490.9k $281.2m | Reduced -15.2k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.21% of their portfolio | 487.6k $279.3m | Reduced -63.9k |
| Alphinity Investment Management Pty Ltd 2.55% of their portfolio | 440.2k $252.2m | New |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 433.0k $248.1m | Reduced -69.5k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 432.3k $247.6m | Reduced -43.9k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.41% of their portfolio | 424.8k $243.4m | Added +46.7k |
| ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 1.90% of their portfolio | 421.9k $241.7m | Reduced -268 |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.42% of their portfolio | 411.9k $236.0m | Reduced -8.1k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.16% of their portfolio | 408.1k $233.8m | Reduced -96.9k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.36% of their portfolio | 406.5k $232.9m | Added +386.3k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.34% of their portfolio | 406.0k $232.6m | Reduced -34.0k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 405.3k $232.2m | Added +21.2k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.24% of their portfolio | 401.7k $230.1m | Reduced -320.1k |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.26% of their portfolio | 395.6k $226.6m | Added +77.7k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.43% of their portfolio | 385.4k $220.8m | Reduced -34.0k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.33% of their portfolio | 384.4k $220.2m | Added +57.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.41% of their portfolio | 370.6k $212.3m | Reduced -17.1k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.17% of their portfolio | 359.5k $206.0m | Added +52.7k |
| Creative Planning 0.15% of their portfolio | 356.0k $204.0m | Added +12.1k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 355.5k $203.7m | Reduced -27.8k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.11% of their portfolio | 347.4k $199.0m | Reduced -11.4k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 346.9k $198.7m | Added +23.2k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.36% of their portfolio | 346.4k $198.4m | Added +62.9k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.24% of their portfolio | 345.5k $199.1m | Added +35.5k |
| Rathbones Group PLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 345.4k $197.9m | Added +146.3k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.26% of their portfolio | 331.7k $190.0m | Added +200.6k |
| Markel Group Inc. 1.50% of their portfolio | 328.6k $188.3m | Unchanged |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.22% of their portfolio | 326.6k $124.7m | Unchanged |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 326.1k $186.8m | Reduced -198.5k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 322.9k $185.0m | Added +15.9k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.29% of their portfolio | 321.5k $184.2m | Added +1.8k |