CELANESE CORP DEL CE
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 150870103 · ISIN US1508701034
American technology and specialty materials company
- SectorMaterials
- IndustryPlastic Material, Synth Resin/Rubber, Cellulos (No Glass)
- HeadquartersIrving, TX
- Founded1918
- Websitecelanese.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 ($12.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 108.5m as of 2023-02-10, 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 ≈ $102.18. Options: 14 managers hold calls ($37.9m notional), 12 hold puts ($34.4m).
Trends to Q4 2022
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 634 |
| Q4 2022 | 651 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $34.6m | $21.4m | 0.62 |
| Q4 2022 | $37.9m | $34.4m | 0.91 |
Biggest buyers
| NORGES BANK | Added | +1.2m |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Added | +1.1m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +1.0m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +836.4k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | +677.4k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | Added | +436.8k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +391.7k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +341.7k |
| NFJ INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC | Added | +203.8k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Added | +196.4k |
Biggest sellers
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT | Reduced | -750.1k |
| Amundi | Reduced | -452.3k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | -383.8k |
| Man Group plc | Reduced | -350.1k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -324.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -323.2k |
| Dodge & Cox | Reduced | -315.1k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -286.9k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Reduced | -266.4k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -220.8k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $13.3m130.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $5.9m58.0k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Unchanged | $5.8m57.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $4.5m44.4k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Unchanged | $2.7m26.4k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Reduced | $1.7m16.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $1.2m11.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.0m10.1k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $787.2k7.7k shares |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC | Added | $777.0k7.6k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $12.7m124.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $11.0m107.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $3.8m36.7k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Unchanged | $3.1m30.0k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Reduced | $1.6m15.8k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $1.1m10.4k shares |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC | Reduced | $429.4k4.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $368.1k3.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $347.0k3.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $40.9k400 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 |
|---|---|
| DODGE & COX 13G · institution +1.3 pts · filed 2025-05-14 | 13.8% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-03 | 11.2% |
| NORGES BANK 13G · institution +2.6 pts · filed 2026-08-12 | 8.8% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.7% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: Capital Research Global Investors (4.2%, 2026-05-14), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC)
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 | — | 1 | $87.0k | — |
| Q1 2022 | 1 | $255.1k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q4 2022.
Holders, Q4 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 13.3m $1.4bn | Added +341.7k |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 0.33% of their portfolio | 9.7m $992.8m | Unchanged |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 7.6m $781.4m | Reduced -9.8k |
| Dodge & Cox 0.50% of their portfolio | 7.1m $726.9m | Reduced -315.1k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.14% of their portfolio | 7.0m $711.8m | Added +391.7k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.7m $481.8m | Reduced -12.6k |
| FMR LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.1m $312.8m | Added +1.0m |
| BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO 2.19% of their portfolio | 2.5m $250.8m | Added +51.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.1m $214.0m | Added +9.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.0m $206.7m | Added +836.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.9m $198.4m | Reduced -156.0k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 1.22% of their portfolio | 1.9m $197.8m | Added +1.1m |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.8m $180.8m | Reduced -70.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $156.5m | Added +114.1k |
| NORGES BANK 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.5m $155.1m | Added +1.2m |
| GMT Capital Corp 6.15% of their portfolio | 1.3m $133.2m | Added +11.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $122.4m | Reduced -87.3k |
| LYRICAL ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 2.23% of their portfolio | 1.2m $105.8m | Reduced -52.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.0m $107.0m | Added +40.4k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.0m $104.3m | Added +15.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 993.7k $101.6m | Reduced -4.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 978.4k $100.0m | Added +195.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 847.1k $86.6m | Added +41.0k |
| NFJ INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC 2.21% of their portfolio | 822.6k $84.1m | Added +203.8k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.18% of their portfolio | 782.8k $80.0m | Reduced -750.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 720.0k $73.6m | Reduced -59.6k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.25% of their portfolio | 702.1k $71.8m | Added +677.4k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 693.3k $70.9m | Added +187.7k |
| Evercore Wealth Management, LLC 1.47% of their portfolio | 684.5k $70.0m | Added +5.1k |
| TURTLE CREEK ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 2.37% of their portfolio | 658.1k $67.3m | Added +56.8k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 656.4k $67.1m | Added +137.8k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.30% of their portfolio | 581.5k $59.4m | Added +196.4k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.43% of their portfolio | 539.7k $55.2m | Added +118.3k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.33% of their portfolio | 515.5k $52.7m | Added +436.8k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.06% of their portfolio | 490.4k $50.1m | Added +17.0k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 479.1k $49.0m | Reduced -111.5k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 454.9k $46.5m | Added +144.6k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 441.8k $45.2m | Reduced -266.4k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.03% of their portfolio | 440.3k $45.0m | Reduced -29.1k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 410.6k $42.0m | Added +75.2k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 388.5k $39.7m | Added +25.3k |
| ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 0.55% of their portfolio | 386.5k $39.5m | Added +1.6k |
| Amundi 0.02% of their portfolio | 360.4k $42.9m | Reduced -452.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 355.9k $36.4m | Added +20.1k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.06% of their portfolio | 355.4k $36.3m | Reduced -28.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 346.8k $35.5m | Reduced -5.3k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 323.0k $33.0m | Reduced -4.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 301.7k $30.9m | Reduced -19.8k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 273.7k $28.0m | First filing |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 250.9k $25.7m | Added +936 |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 222.8k $22.8m | Added +5.4k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.07% of their portfolio | 219.0k $22.4m | Reduced -74.8k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 213.6k $21.9m | Added +33.5k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 211.1k $21.6m | Added +17.2k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.05% of their portfolio | 201.7k $20.6m | Reduced -81.7k |
| Appian Way Asset Management LP 7.30% of their portfolio | 190.0k $19.4m | New |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 179.7k $18.4m | Reduced -4.6k |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 0.13% of their portfolio | 177.3k $18.1m | Reduced -67.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 172.0k $17.6m | Added +7.9k |
| SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 170.0k $17.4m | New |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 164.7k $16.8m | First filing |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 162.7k $16.6m | Added +88.5k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 157.2k $16.1m | Added +3.8k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 156.3k $16.0m | Reduced -8.4k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 155.3k $15.9m | Reduced -8.6k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.04% of their portfolio | 151.5k $15.5m | Added +49.9k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 149.0k $15.2m | Reduced -73.0k |
| Gradient Investments LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 148.0k $15.1m | Added +33.0k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.02% of their portfolio | 145.3k $14.9m | Reduced -62.1k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 142.6k $14.6m | Reduced -69.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 140.4k $14.3m | Reduced -35.2k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 139.7k $14.3m | Reduced -220.8k |
| Calamos Advisors LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 136.3k $13.9m | Added +61.5k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 134.3k $13.7m | New |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 134.3k $13.7m | Added +2.7k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.03% of their portfolio | 133.5k $13.6m | Added +37.6k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 130.3k $13.3m | Added +130 |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 129.4k $13.2m | Reduced -681 |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 129.0k $13.2m | Reduced -5.0k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 122.1k $12.5m | Reduced -4.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 121.5k $12.4m | Reduced -11.6k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 0.06% of their portfolio | 121.5k $12.4m | Reduced -9.4k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 117.8k $12.0m | New |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 116.7k $11.9m | Reduced -61.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 109.3k $11.2m | Reduced -193.9k |
| Steigerwald, Gordon & Koch Inc. 1.70% of their portfolio | 104.8k $10.7m | Added +5.2k |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. 0.10% of their portfolio | 102.4k $10.3m | Added +6.4k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 102.1k $10.4m | Reduced -10.1k |
| Thomist Capital Management, LP 5.04% of their portfolio | 100.0k $10.2m | New |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 98.0k $10.0m | Added +338 |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 96.4k $10.0m | Added +32.7k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 92.2k $9.4m | Added +4.1k |
| Applied Finance Capital Management, LLC 1.23% of their portfolio | 91.9k $9.4m | First filing |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 86.8k $8.9m | Reduced -3.4k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 81.3k $8.3m | Added +12.0k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.01% of their portfolio | 80.2k $8.2m | Added +758 |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.02% of their portfolio | 79.2k $8.1m | Reduced -11.9k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 76.0k $7.8m | Reduced -563 |
| Vident Investment Advisory, LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 75.7k $7.7m | Added +17.5k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 75.3k $7.7m | Reduced -4.2k |