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 ($34.5m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 109.2m as of 2024-05-03, 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 ≈ $171.71. Options: 18 managers hold calls ($69.9m notional), 10 hold puts ($20.9m).
Trends to Q1 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 634 |
| Q4 2022 | 651 |
| Q1 2023 | 648 |
| Q2 2023 | 638 |
| Q3 2023 | 608 |
| Q4 2023 | 645 |
| Q1 2024 | 673 |
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 |
| Q3 2023 | 244 | 307 |
| Q4 2023 | 251 | 304 |
| Q1 2024 | 307 | 289 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | $112.2m | $69.5m | 0.62 |
| Q3 2023 | $163.3m | $101.3m | 0.62 |
| Q4 2023 | $104.6m | $80.0m | 0.76 |
| Q1 2024 | $69.9m | $20.9m | 0.30 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +1.4m |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | New | +368.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +279.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +216.6k |
| Amundi | Added | +189.5k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +110.3k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | New | +98.2k |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Added | +90.2k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +66.8k |
| BURNEY CO/ | Added | +58.4k |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -1.0m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -872.0k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -585.5k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | Reduced | -362.5k |
| GMT Capital Corp | Reduced | -218.6k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | -178.0k |
| Artemis Investment Management LLP | Sold out | -155.6k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -134.5k |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P | Reduced | -97.5k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -92.7k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $16.9m98.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $11.1m64.3k shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | New | $8.3m48.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $7.4m43.2k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $6.5m37.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $4.1m24.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $3.2m18.9k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $3.2m18.7k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | New | $2.8m16.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $2.3m13.3k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $10.6m61.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $3.4m20.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $3.4m19.5k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $1.7m9.7k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $635.9k3.7k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $446.8k2.6k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $429.6k2.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $292.2k1.7k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $34.4k200 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 Q1 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 1 | $140.6k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 2 | $317.1k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 2 | $312.8k | 1 | $626.7k | $626.7k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-15 | Richardson Scott A EVP & COO | Sold plan | $313.0k2.0k shares |
| 2024-03-14 | Richardson Scott A EVP & COO | Sold plan | $313.7k2.0k shares |
| 2024-03-14 | Kelly Thomas Francis SVP, EM | Bought | $219.4k1.4k shares |
| 2024-03-08 | Murray Mark Christopher SVP - Acetyls | Bought | $93.4k597 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, Q1 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.58% of their portfolio | 14.9m $2.6bn | Added +90.2k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 12.9m $2.2bn | Reduced -134.5k |
| Capital International Investors 0.39% of their portfolio | 11.3m $1.9bn | Added +8.4k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.24% of their portfolio | 7.9m $1.4bn | Reduced -585.5k |
| Dodge & Cox 0.68% of their portfolio | 6.8m $1.2bn | Reduced -22.7k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 6.6m $1.1bn | Reduced -64.8k |
| Capital World Investors 0.18% of their portfolio | 6.2m $1.1bn | Added +21.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.4m $756.3m | Added +66.8k |
| FMR LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.3m $740.9m | Reduced -1.0m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.9m $668.3m | Added +1.4m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.5m $435.2m | Reduced -872.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.3m $393.4m | Added +110.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.0m $346.4m | Added +279.5k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.0m $340.3m | Reduced -18.8k |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P 0.50% of their portfolio | 1.8m $311.8m | Reduced -97.5k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.3m $220.1m | Added +30.3k |
| LYRICAL ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 2.82% of their portfolio | 1.1m $189.9m | Added +41.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $185.1m | Reduced -37.2k |
| GMT Capital Corp 7.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $177.9m | Reduced -218.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.0m $173.8m | Added +2.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 911.9k $156.7m | Added +19.1k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 908.6k $156.2m | Added +7.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 733.8k $126.1m | Reduced -26.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 712.6k $122.5m | Added +216.6k |
| Evercore Wealth Management, LLC 1.86% of their portfolio | 688.8k $118.4m | Reduced -13.8k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 555.0k $95.4m | Reduced -7.9k |
| TURTLE CREEK ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 2.21% of their portfolio | 528.0k $90.7m | Reduced -51.9k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.47% of their portfolio | 519.6k $89.3m | Reduced -3.4k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 472.2k $81.1m | Added +26.8k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 463.5k $79.6m | Reduced -3.0k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.14% of their portfolio | 456.1k $77.9m | Reduced -41.9k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.23% of their portfolio | 368.9k $63.4m | New |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.25% of their portfolio | 331.8k $57.0m | Added +31.0k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 312.4k $53.7m | Added +2.2k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.04% of their portfolio | 309.7k $53.2m | Reduced -13.6k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 304.9k $52.4m | Reduced -14.3k |
| Amundi 0.02% of their portfolio | 285.9k $44.2m | Added +189.5k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 245.8k $42.2m | Reduced -1.5k |
| NFJ INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC 1.08% of their portfolio | 229.2k $39.4m | Added +9.1k |
| Moran Wealth Management, LLC 1.21% of their portfolio | 217.6k $37.4m | Reduced -286 |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.14% of their portfolio | 214.2k $36.8m | Added +33 |
| BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO 0.27% of their portfolio | 206.5k $35.5m | Reduced -47.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 204.7k $35.2m | Reduced -7.1k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 200.4k $34.4m | Added +17.7k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 198.5k $34.1m | Reduced -92.7k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 196.1k $33.7m | Reduced -90.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 188.7k $32.4m | Reduced -9.0k |
| National Pension Service 0.04% of their portfolio | 177.5k $30.5m | Reduced -2.4k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 176.1k $30.3m | Reduced -1.5k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 166.1k $28.5m | Added +12.3k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 161.8k $27.8m | Reduced -8.7k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.03% of their portfolio | 160.8k $27.6m | Added +12.8k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.06% of their portfolio | 160.7k $27.6m | Reduced -10.0k |
| ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 0.26% of their portfolio | 141.4k $24.3m | Added +8.7k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 139.0k $23.9m | Reduced -5.3k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 138.3k $23.8m | Reduced -830 |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 135.6k $23.3m | Reduced -26.0k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.03% of their portfolio | 134.6k $23.1m | Reduced -2.9k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 134.4k $23.1m | Added +1.4k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 128.7k $22.1m | Reduced -7.7k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.03% of their portfolio | 128.4k $22.1m | Added +37.6k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 127.7k $13.9m | Added +36.4k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 124.1k $21.3m | Reduced -178.0k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 122.3k $21.0m | Added +15.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 119.1k $20.5m | Added +5.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 113.2k $19.5m | Added +2.3k |
| NorthCoast Asset Management LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 112.7k $19.4m | Added +43.6k |
| Steigerwald, Gordon & Koch Inc. 2.39% of their portfolio | 111.6k $19.2m | Reduced -70 |
| Capital International, Inc./CA/ 0.25% of their portfolio | 107.8k $18.5m | Added +11.9k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.05% of their portfolio | 106.5k $18.3m | Reduced -1.3k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.03% of their portfolio | 98.2k $16.9m | New |
| Applied Finance Capital Management, LLC 1.16% of their portfolio | 96.3k $16.5m | Reduced -5.0k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 94.7k $16.3m | Reduced -15.8k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 93.2k $16.0m | Added +1.6k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 91.9k $15.8m | Reduced -54.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 89.9k $15.5m | Reduced -2.9k |
| Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 79.6k $13.7m | Reduced -927 |
| Markel Group Inc. 0.13% of their portfolio | 77.8k $13.4m | Unchanged |
| Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. 0.20% of their portfolio | 77.2k $13.3m | Added +778 |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 74.5k $12.8m | Added +38.0k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 73.7k $12.7m | Reduced -1.9k |
| Nixon Capital, LLC 4.85% of their portfolio | 73.3k $12.6m | Added +2.6k |
| GATEWAY INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 73.1k $12.6m | Reduced -10 |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 72.7k $12.5m | Reduced -8.0k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 71.1k $12.2m | Added +9.5k |
| Calamos Advisors LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 67.3k $11.6m | Reduced -1.7k |
| Blue Whale Capital LLP 1.20% of their portfolio | 66.0k $11.3m | Unchanged |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 65.6k $11.3m | Added +53.3k |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.04% of their portfolio | 62.4k $10.7m | Added +36.2k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 60.6k $10.4m | Reduced -10.9k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 60.0k $10.3m | Added +4.0k |
| BURNEY CO/ 0.39% of their portfolio | 59.9k $10.3m | Added +58.4k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.02% of their portfolio | 59.6k $10.2m | Added +930 |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.04% of their portfolio | 59.4k $10.2m | Reduced -362.5k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.01% of their portfolio | 57.3k $9.8m | Reduced -10.4k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.04% of their portfolio | 56.3k $9.7m | Reduced -3.6k |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 55.5k $9.5m | Reduced -468 |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.03% of their portfolio | 53.8k $9.2m | Unchanged |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 52.7k $9.0m | Reduced -6.8k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.03% of their portfolio | 50.9k $8.8m | Reduced -3.6k |