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 ($17.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 108.9m as of 2023-08-04, 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 ≈ $115.77. Options: 18 managers hold calls ($112.2m notional), 22 hold puts ($69.5m).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 634 |
| Q4 2022 | 651 |
| Q1 2023 | 648 |
| Q2 2023 | 638 |
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 | 301 | 311 |
| Q1 2023 | 316 | 294 |
| Q2 2023 | 268 | 331 |
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 |
| Q1 2023 | $54.2m | $38.7m | 0.71 |
| Q2 2023 | $112.2m | $69.5m | 0.62 |
Biggest buyers
| Capital Research Global Investors | Added | +9.9m |
| Capital International Investors | Added | +2.0m |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P | New | +1.8m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +465.0k |
| NORGES BANK | Added | +437.9k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +412.6k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Added | +380.0k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | Added | +312.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | Added | +152.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +129.0k |
Biggest sellers
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc | Reduced | -3.5m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -2.4m |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Reduced | -1.1m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -963.6k |
| BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO | Reduced | -775.1k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -605.9k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -367.4k |
| ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT | Reduced | -279.6k |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. | Sold out | -270.8k |
Biggest calls
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $39.3m339.2k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $26.9m231.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $19.8m171.0k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | New | $5.8m50.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $4.6m40.1k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $2.8m23.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $2.7m23.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Unchanged | $2.5m21.2k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $2.4m20.6k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $1.5m13.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $13.3m114.7k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $13.1m112.8k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $5.8m50.0k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $4.6m39.7k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $4.1m35.5k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $3.6m31.2k shares |
| Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC | New | $3.2m27.5k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | New | $3.0m25.9k shares |
| Quarry LP | New | $2.8m24.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $2.7m23.5k 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 Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 1 | $140.6k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 2 | $317.1k | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-19 | Kelly Thomas Francis SVP, EM | Bought | $214.6k2.0k shares |
| 2023-05-12 | Murray Mark Christopher SVP - Acetyls | Bought | $102.5k1.0k 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, Q2 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 12.4m $1.4bn | Reduced -605.9k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.31% of their portfolio | 10.0m $1.2bn | Added +9.9m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.17% of their portfolio | 7.5m $870.5m | Added +412.6k |
| Dodge & Cox 0.54% of their portfolio | 7.0m $812.6m | Reduced -60.2k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.8m $788.7m | Reduced -963.6k |
| FMR LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 5.8m $668.1m | Reduced -2.4m |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 0.18% of their portfolio | 5.4m $620.5m | Reduced -3.5m |
| Capital International Investors 0.14% of their portfolio | 5.0m $575.0m | Added +2.0m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.5m $526.7m | Reduced -79.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.8m $323.3m | Added +465.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.1m $243.0m | Reduced -20.5k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.9m $217.6m | Added +152.2k |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P 0.39% of their portfolio | 1.8m $208.0m | New |
| BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO 1.57% of their portfolio | 1.7m $195.7m | Reduced -775.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $158.3m | Added +48.5k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.4m $156.8m | Added +380.0k |
| GMT Capital Corp 5.49% of their portfolio | 1.3m $145.2m | Reduced -10.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $141.0m | Reduced -91.2k |
| LYRICAL ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 2.34% of their portfolio | 1.1m $125.1m | Reduced -81.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $119.2m | Reduced -159.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.0m $118.4m | Added +35.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 871.4k $100.9m | Added +12.3k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 868.4k $100.6m | Reduced -150.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 860.0k $99.6m | Reduced -117.6k |
| TURTLE CREEK ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 2.49% of their portfolio | 748.7k $86.7m | Added +5.3k |
| NFJ INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC 2.28% of their portfolio | 741.2k $85.8m | Reduced -17.3k |
| Evercore Wealth Management, LLC 1.57% of their portfolio | 739.5k $85.6m | Added +45.6k |
| NORGES BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 732.5k $84.8m | Added +437.9k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.45% of their portfolio | 677.3k $78.4m | Added +843 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 673.5k $78.0m | Reduced -267.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 668.9k $77.5m | Added +129.0k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.49% of their portfolio | 667.2k $77.3m | Added +18.9k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.32% of their portfolio | 633.8k $73.4m | Reduced -1.1m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 632.0k $73.2m | Reduced -80.7k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.14% of their portfolio | 546.7k $63.3m | Reduced -123.9k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 456.9k $52.9m | Added +312.4k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 446.8k $51.7m | Added +40.1k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.03% of their portfolio | 380.2k $44.0m | Reduced -50.0k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 375.3k $43.5m | Reduced -120.3k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 343.2k $39.7m | Reduced -367.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 333.0k $36.3m | Unchanged |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 319.1k $37.0m | Reduced -1.1m |
| Amundi 0.02% of their portfolio | 293.6k $34.3m | Reduced -77.0k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 291.5k $33.8m | Reduced -80.2k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 287.4k $33.3m | Reduced -98.6k |
| SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC 0.62% of their portfolio | 246.9k $28.6m | Added +34.1k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.06% of their portfolio | 238.8k $27.7m | Added +97.4k |
| Moran Wealth Management, LLC 0.97% of their portfolio | 224.2k $26.0m | Reduced -3.5k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 217.3k $25.2m | Added +124.2k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.11% of their portfolio | 214.9k $24.9m | Reduced -6.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 207.5k $24.0m | Reduced -15.2k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 191.9k $22.2m | Reduced -22.3k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 185.2k $21.5m | Reduced -232.9k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 184.9k $21.4m | Added +10.2k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.06% of their portfolio | 184.8k $21.4m | Reduced -7.5k |
| Calamos Advisors LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 178.6k $20.7m | Added +30.9k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 171.5k $19.9m | Added +94.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 164.3k $19.0m | Reduced -13.8k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 162.3k $18.8m | Reduced -7 |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 150.6k $17.4m | Reduced -34.1k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.02% of their portfolio | 143.2k $16.6m | Reduced -10.9k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 136.4k $15.8m | Reduced -17.1k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 133.3k $15.4m | Added +38.7k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 132.9k $15.4m | Reduced -56.1k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 132.0k $15.3m | Added +17.5k |
| ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 0.19% of their portfolio | 131.5k $15.2m | Reduced -279.6k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 131.2k $15.2m | Added +33.4k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 126.6k $14.7m | Reduced -4.3k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 117.9k $13.7m | Reduced -3.2k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 116.4k $13.6m | Added +81.3k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 116.2k $13.5m | Reduced -15.3k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 115.5k $13.4m | Reduced -10.2k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 114.9k $13.3m | Added +68.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 114.5k $13.3m | Reduced -10.9k |
| Steigerwald, Gordon & Koch Inc. 1.88% of their portfolio | 110.4k $12.8m | Added +2.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 109.9k $12.7m | Reduced -3.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 106.7k $12.4m | Reduced -19.6k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 104.9k $12.2m | Reduced -28.4k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 103.7k $12.0m | Added +64.2k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 102.3k $11.8m | Reduced -25.4k |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. 0.10% of their portfolio | 101.1k $11.7m | Added +6.6k |
| Applied Finance Capital Management, LLC 1.28% of their portfolio | 97.9k $11.3m | Added +3.8k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 94.0k $10.9m | Reduced -69.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.02% of their portfolio | 91.0k $10.5m | Added +34.9k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 89.8k $10.4m | Reduced -1.5k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.17% of their portfolio | 88.6k $10.3m | Reduced -115.5k |
| GYROSCOPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC 2.18% of their portfolio | 81.7k $9.5m | Added +6.0k |
| Appian Way Asset Management LP 3.78% of their portfolio | 80.5k $9.3m | Reduced -99.5k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 78.8k $9.1m | Reduced -24.1k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.01% of their portfolio | 78.0k $9.0m | Added +1.2k |
| GATEWAY INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 73.2k $8.5m | Reduced -11 |
| NorthCoast Asset Management LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 72.8k $8.4m | Added +284 |
| Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. 0.14% of their portfolio | 72.7k $8.4m | Added +4.0k |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.03% of their portfolio | 71.4k $8.3m | Added +4.7k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.03% of their portfolio | 66.7k $7.7m | Reduced -6.0k |
| Markel Group Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 65.3k $7.6m | Added +2.5k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 65.2k $7.6m | Added +50.4k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 64.2k $7.4m | Reduced -5.0k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 63.8k $7.4m | Reduced -16.1k |
| TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY 0.07% of their portfolio | 61.9k $7.2m | Added +11.2k |