CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC CNP
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 15189T107 · ISIN US15189T1079
Electric and natural gas utility
- SectorUtilities
- IndustryElectric Services
- HeadquartersHouston, TX
- Founded1882
- Websitecenterpointenergy.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 ($144.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 654.2m as of 2026-04-15, 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 ≈ $44.04. Options: 11 managers hold calls ($64.3m notional), 11 hold puts ($12.6m).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 589 |
| Q4 2022 | 629 |
| Q1 2023 | 601 |
| Q2 2023 | 610 |
| Q3 2023 | 602 |
| Q4 2023 | 629 |
| Q1 2024 | 652 |
| Q2 2024 | 632 |
| Q3 2024 | 623 |
| Q4 2024 | 653 |
| Q1 2025 | 698 |
| Q2 2025 | 723 |
| Q3 2025 | 748 |
| Q4 2025 | 778 |
| Q1 2026 | 826 |
| Q2 2026 | 863 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | 268 | 298 |
| Q4 2024 | 317 | 247 |
| Q1 2025 | 356 | 266 |
| Q2 2025 | 372 | 278 |
| Q3 2025 | 369 | 295 |
| Q4 2025 | 345 | 310 |
| Q1 2026 | 395 | 315 |
| Q2 2026 | 458 | 291 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $101.3m | $46.0m | 0.45 |
| Q4 2025 | $30.2m | $15.1m | 0.50 |
| Q1 2026 | $74.6m | $24.2m | 0.32 |
| Q2 2026 | $64.3m | $12.6m | 0.20 |
Biggest buyers
| Capital International Investors | Added | +8.1m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Added | +7.1m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Added | +5.2m |
| ONTARIO TEACHERS PENSION PLAN BOARD | Added | +2.4m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +1.8m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +1.5m |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +1.5m |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | +1.4m |
| DANSKE BANK A/S | Added | +1.3m |
| Capital World Investors | Added | +1.1m |
Biggest sellers
| COHEN & STEERS, INC. | Sold out | -3.2m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -3.0m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Sold out | -1.8m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | -1.1m |
| Freestone Grove Partners LP | Reduced | -1.0m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -893.8k |
| GQG Partners LLC | Reduced | -732.2k |
| Yaupon Capital Management LP | Sold out | -657.5k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Reduced | -609.9k |
| Aventail Capital Group, LP | Reduced | -559.3k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $18.7m424.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $13.8m313.5k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $9.6m219.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $8.7m197.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $3.9m88.7k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $3.0m68.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $2.3m52.1k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $1.5m33.4k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $1.1m25.9k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $1.0m23.1k shares |
Biggest puts
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $3.0m67.8k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.5m34.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $1.3m29.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.2m26.9k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $1.2m26.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $1.1m24.8k shares |
| UBS Group AG | New | $880.8k20.0k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $823.5k18.7k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Added | $660.6k15.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $621.0k14.1k 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 |
|---|---|
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 13G · institution +1.3 pts · filed 2026-07-08 | 10.2% |
| Capital Research Global Investors 13G · institution +6.8 pts · filed 2026-02-05 | 10.1% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 7.6% |
| Capital International Investors 13G · institution +1.7 pts · filed 2026-08-12 | 6.9% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.2% |
| STATE STREET CORP 13G · institution new · filed 2025-08-11 | 5.1% |
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 since 1 Apr 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $774.6k | — |
| Q2 2025 | 1 | $100.8k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $240.7k | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2026 | 1 | $40.7k | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-17 | Fitch Laurie Lee Director | Bought | $40.7k1.0k 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 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.44% of their portfolio | 71.4m $3.1bn | Reduced -893.8k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 1.92% of their portfolio | 66.4m $2.9bn | Added +7.1m |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 58.4m $2.6bn | Added +1.1m |
| Capital International Investors 0.40% of their portfolio | 44.1m $1.9bn | Added +8.1m |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 42.7m $1.9bn | Added +227.0k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 37.1m $1.6bn | Added +922.0k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 34.0m $1.5bn | Added +193.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.22% of their portfolio | 17.5m $770.9m | Added +5.2m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 17.4m $761.9m | Added +256.2k |
| FMR LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 13.7m $603.4m | Added +257.5k |
| Boston Partners 0.48% of their portfolio | 12.3m $540.5m | Added +210.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.03% of their portfolio | 11.2m $495.3m | Added +1.8m |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 10.3m $455.3m | Reduced -15.5k |
| NORGES BANK 0.04% of their portfolio | 9.3m $410.0m | Not comparable |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 9.1m $401.5m | Added +9.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 7.6m $332.8m | Added +540.0k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 7.4m $325.5m | Reduced -125.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 6.8m $299.5m | Added +108.7k |
| REAVES W H & CO INC 4.43% of their portfolio | 6.6m $291.9m | Reduced -375.5k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 6.5m $287.4m | Added +101.1k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.27% of their portfolio | 6.5m $286.0m | Reduced -416.0k |
| Capital World Investors 0.03% of their portfolio | 6.4m $281.2m | Added +1.1m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 5.7m $250.3m | Reduced -196.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.6m $248.0m | Reduced -266.5k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 5.6m $245.3m | Reduced -109.1k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 5.2m $229.3m | Added +38.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.1m $225.4m | Added +549.7k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 4.9m $216.3m | Added +20.7k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.4m $193.1m | Added +80.5k |
| UBS Group AG 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.3m $189.7m | Added +1.5m |
| GQG Partners LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 4.0m $176.6m | Reduced -732.2k |
| Brookfield Corp /ON/ 0.23% of their portfolio | 4.0m $175.6m | Reduced -283.9k |
| DUFF & PHELPS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO 1.60% of their portfolio | 3.9m $170.0m | Reduced -5.5k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.7m $164.4m | Reduced -140.6k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.7m $163.9m | Reduced -128.5k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.7m $161.8m | Reduced -86 |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.6m $157.4m | Added +413.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.5m $155.3m | Reduced -3.0m |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 3.4m $150.6m | Reduced -257.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.4m $150.0m | Added +114.3k |
| Merewether Investment Management, LP 2.48% of their portfolio | 3.0m $131.4m | Added +31.3k |
| Artemis Investment Management LLP 1.08% of their portfolio | 2.8m $121.4m | Added +703.9k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.7m $120.8m | Added +148.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.7m $119.9m | Reduced -483.9k |
| Jupiter Topco LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.6m $116.6m | First filing |
| ONTARIO TEACHERS PENSION PLAN BOARD 0.67% of their portfolio | 2.4m $106.2m | Added +2.4m |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.4m $105.9m | Added +1.4m |
| Energy Income Partners, LLC 1.63% of their portfolio | 2.3m $103.4m | Added +230.7k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.2m $97.8m | Added +1.5m |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.2m $96.0m | Reduced -161.3k |
| UniSuper Management Pty Ltd 0.44% of their portfolio | 1.9m $84.2m | Added +3.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.8m $81.1m | Reduced -74.5k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.8m $80.0m | Reduced -451.7k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.7m $74.1m | Reduced -31.0k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.6m $70.0m | Added +101.9k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.4m $62.2m | Reduced -4.9k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $62.1m | Reduced -10.9k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.4m $61.9m | Added +160.5k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.4m $60.9m | Added +105.9k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $58.7m | Reduced -23.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.3m $58.5m | Added +6.5k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $58.0m | Added +123.8k |
| DANSKE BANK A/S 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.3m $57.1m | Added +1.3m |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.3m $57.0m | Reduced -148.0k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON CAPITAL ADVISORS LP 1.11% of their portfolio | 1.3m $56.5m | Added +38.5k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $55.0m | Reduced -280.3k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $51.3m | Reduced -29.9k |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $50.5m | Reduced -266.8k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $49.2m | Added +168.3k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $49.3m | Added +113.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $48.8m | Added +561.2k |
| TORTOISE CAPITAL ADVISORS, L.L.C. 0.49% of their portfolio | 1.1m $48.5m | Added +323.9k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.0m $46.1m | Added +21.7k |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.0m $45.8m | Reduced -115.4k |
| VAUGHAN DAVID INVESTMENTS LLC/IL 0.89% of their portfolio | 1.0m $44.9m | Added +33.5k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 979.4k $43.1m | Reduced -353.4k |
| National Pension Service 0.03% of their portfolio | 971.2k $42.8m | Added +5.1k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 919.1k $40.5m | Reduced -99.4k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.06% of their portfolio | 909.5k $40.0m | Added +74.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 901.8k $39.7m | Reduced -21.6k |
| Capital International, Inc./CA/ 0.27% of their portfolio | 868.2k $38.2m | Added +175.7k |
| Life Cycle Investment Partners Ltd 0.17% of their portfolio | 842.3k $37.1m | New |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.05% of their portfolio | 804.3k $35.4m | Reduced -95.2k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 761.1k $33.5m | Added +182.5k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 758.5k $33.4m | Added +1.0k |
| Stack Financial Management, Inc 2.47% of their portfolio | 718.1k $31.6m | Reduced -1.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 700.7k $30.9m | Added +163.9k |
| Magellan Asset Management Ltd 0.69% of their portfolio | 697.8k $30.7m | Added +14.7k |
| CI INVESTMENTS INC. 0.10% of their portfolio | 690.9k $30.4m | Added +4.9k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.02% of their portfolio | 685.6k $30.7m | Added +8.1k |
| Tredje AP-fonden 0.13% of their portfolio | 662.6k $29.2m | Added +333.7k |
| Maryland State Retirement & Pension System 0.49% of their portfolio | 654.1k $28.8m | Added +32.8k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.02% of their portfolio | 652.4k $29.0m | Added +60.2k |
| Vanguard Investments Australia, Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 650.9k $28.7m | Added +19.7k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 650.5k $28.1m | Reduced -31.0k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 648.3k $28.6m | Added +37.9k |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.05% of their portfolio | 646.4k $28.5m | Added +5.7k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.02% of their portfolio | 643.7k $28.3m | Added +619.5k |
| FIL Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 638.0k $28.1m | Added +633.6k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.04% of their portfolio | 637.9k $28.1m | Added +596.9k |