CENTURY ALUM CO CENX
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 156431108 · ISIN US1564311082
American aluminum manufacturer
- SectorMaterials
- IndustryPrimary Production of Aluminum
- HeadquartersChicago, IL
- Founded1995
- Websitecenturyaluminum.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 ($1.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 92.8m as of 2024-08-07, 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 ≈ $16.75. Options: 17 managers hold calls ($50.0m notional), 11 hold puts ($16.3m).
Trends to Q2 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 176 |
| Q4 2022 | 169 |
| Q1 2023 | 169 |
| Q2 2023 | 161 |
| Q3 2023 | 163 |
| Q4 2023 | 172 |
| Q1 2024 | 181 |
| Q2 2024 | 192 |
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 | 86 | 90 |
| Q1 2023 | 77 | 90 |
| Q2 2023 | 66 | 90 |
| Q3 2023 | 81 | 81 |
| Q4 2023 | 87 | 82 |
| Q1 2024 | 79 | 99 |
| Q2 2024 | 99 | 93 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $5.9m | $3.1m | 0.52 |
| Q4 2023 | $32.3m | $11.4m | 0.35 |
| Q1 2024 | $11.1m | $12.6m | 1.13 |
| Q2 2024 | $50.0m | $16.3m | 0.33 |
Biggest buyers
| Encompass Capital Advisors LLC | Added | +1.3m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +917.7k |
| Castle Hook Partners LP | Added | +685.0k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | +541.7k |
| Crestline Management, L.P. | New | +478.8k |
| Penn Capital Management Company, LLC | New | +449.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +400.4k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Added | +318.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND | Added | +313.2k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Added | +296.1k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -3.6m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -1.5m |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. | Sold out | -1.2m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.0m |
| Mountaineer Partners Management, LLC | Reduced | -803.6k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Sold out | -350.4k |
| Slate Path Capital LP | Reduced | -280.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -267.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -260.0k |
| Steamboat Capital Partners, LLC | Reduced | -230.0k |
Biggest calls
| UBS Group AG | New | $19.3m1.2m shares |
| MOORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP | New | $9.3m557.3k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $4.1m243.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $2.2m129.6k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $2.0m119.4k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | New | $2.0m117.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.7m102.6k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $1.7m102.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.7m100.5k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $1.5m90.6k shares |
Biggest puts
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | $9.1m541.7k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Added | $2.7m162.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $1.8m110.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $1.0m60.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $680.0k40.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $462.3k27.6k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $335.0k20.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $93.0k5.6k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Unchanged | $62.0k3.7k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $23.4k1.4k 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 |
|---|---|
GLENCORE INTERNATIONAL AG
13D · may seek influence
-6.6 pts · filed 2026-03-04
Stated purposeThe Reporting Persons remain confident in the management team and outlook of the Company, maintain a position in the Company and intend to continue to hold Common Stock for investment purposes. On March 4, 2026, the Reporting Persons monetized a portion of their investment via a sale of 6,315,245 shares in a block trade pursuant to Rule 144 and subject to customary conditions (the "Subject Sale"). The Reporting Persons may purchase or sell additional shares of Common Stock and other securities of the Issuer. Such transactions could be in the open market and/or in privately negotiated or structured transactions, provided that any such transactions would be on terms deemed favorable by the Reporting Persons. In addition, the Reporting Persons may formulate plans or proposals for, hold disc… Full filing |
30.0% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution +1.0 pts · filed 2026-10-05 | 10.5% |
| STATE STREET CORP 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-07 | 5.6% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $929.2k | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 1 | $130.5k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $2.1m | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $40.0k | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $972.6k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-26 | Gary Jesse E President and CEO, director · By Trust | Sold | $972.6k60.0k 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.8m $164.1m | Reduced -226.0k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.8m $97.7m | Added +10.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.7m $61.4m | Reduced -1.5m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.9m $49.4m | Reduced -267.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.1m $35.3m | Reduced -260.0k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.0m $33.9m | Reduced -53.9k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.9m $31.8m | First filing |
| Castle Hook Partners LP 0.96% of their portfolio | 1.7m $27.8m | Added +685.0k |
| Encompass Capital Advisors LLC 1.27% of their portfolio | 1.4m $23.5m | Added +1.3m |
| Mountaineer Partners Management, LLC 11.67% of their portfolio | 1.3m $22.4m | Reduced -803.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $21.4m | Added +917.7k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $21.2m | Added +88.7k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $19.9m | Added +276.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $19.5m | Reduced -3.6m |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.0m $16.8m | Reduced -60.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 920.2k $15.4m | Added +155.6k |
| Impala Asset Management LLC 12.87% of their portfolio | 850.0k $14.2m | Added +145.0k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 793.1k $13.3m | Added +541.7k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 753.3k $12.6m | Reduced -80.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 617.3k $10.3m | Added +400.4k |
| Slate Path Capital LP 0.20% of their portfolio | 598.0k $10.0m | Reduced -280.0k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.02% of their portfolio | 531.7k $8.9m | Added +296.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 509.5k $8.5m | Reduced -17.8k |
| Crestline Management, L.P. 0.63% of their portfolio | 478.8k $8.0m | New |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 477.3k $8.0m | Added +13.8k |
| Penn Capital Management Company, LLC 0.71% of their portfolio | 449.1k $7.5m | New |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 443.1k $7.4m | Reduced -202.7k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 414.8k $6.9m | Reduced -11.3k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 412.0k $6.9m | Added +318.6k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 403.7k $6.8m | Reduced -105.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 366.8k $6.1m | Added +1.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 328.9k $5.5m | Added +313.2k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 289.3k $4.8m | Added +213.2k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 259.3k $4.3m | Reduced -59.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 258.1k $4.3m | Reduced -11.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 254.8k $4.3m | Reduced -123.4k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 244.4k $4.1m | Reduced -1.0m |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 223.6k $3.7m | Reduced -7.3k |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. 0.27% of their portfolio | 207.0k $3.5m | New |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 202.4k $3.4m | Reduced -167.7k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 201.6k $3.4m | Reduced -2.5k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 168.8k $2.8m | Added +91.8k |
| Steamboat Capital Partners, LLC 1.03% of their portfolio | 167.1k $2.8m | Reduced -230.0k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 165.2k $2.8m | Reduced -90.1k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.00% of their portfolio | 164.5k $2.8m | New |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 162.8k $2.7m | Added +6.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 146.5k $2.5m | Added +16.1k |
| Informed Momentum Co LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 144.8k $2.4m | New |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 144.3k $2.4m | Added +3.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 140.9k $2.4m | Added +101.4k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 137.9k $2.3m | Reduced -158.1k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 134.0k $2.2m | Added +5.9k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 131.8k $2.2m | Added +62.2k |
| Man Group plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 125.3k $2.1m | Added +87.4k |
| GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP 0.15% of their portfolio | 123.9k $2.1m | Added +14.9k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.01% of their portfolio | 114.2k $1.9m | Added +6.8k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 111.3k $1.9m | Added +101.2k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 109.2k $1.8m | Unchanged |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 104.8k $1.8m | New |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 99.3k $1.7m | Reduced -5.8k |
| Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 95.5k $1.6m | Unchanged |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 95.3k $1.6m | Reduced -19.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 90.4k $1.5m | Reduced -4.5k |
| ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 0.02% of their portfolio | 86.7k $1.5m | Added +7.8k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 85.7k $1.4m | Reduced -110.1k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 74.5k $1.2m | Reduced -71.9k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 74.0k $1.2m | Reduced -141.6k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 73.3k $1.2m | Added +22.8k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.6k $1.2m | Reduced -3.7k |
| Perennial Advisors, LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 68.3k $1.1m | Unchanged |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 65.1k $1.1m | Added +44.9k |
| HIGHLAND PEAK CAPITAL, LLC 0.74% of their portfolio | 64.3k $1.1m | Reduced -25.5k |
| Yaupon Capital Management LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 64.2k $1.1m | New |
| Aldebaran Capital, LLC 0.99% of their portfolio | 63.4k $1.1m | Reduced -2.0k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 63.3k $1.1m | Added +15.0k |
| WINTON GROUP Ltd 0.07% of their portfolio | 62.1k $1.0m | Reduced -18.7k |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 60.1k $1.0m | New |
| Caption Management, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 57.0k $954.8k | Added +50.0k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 56.3k $942.3k | Reduced -2.8k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.9k $902.8k | Reduced -1.3k |
| Capula Management Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 53.1k $889.3k | Not comparable |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.0k $888.0k | Added +11.8k |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 52.5k $879.4k | Reduced -11.1k |
| Empowered Funds, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 52.5k $879.4k | Reduced -74.7k |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd 0.05% of their portfolio | 50.9k $851.8k | New |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.1k $722.0k | Reduced -1.8k |
| IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT (SINGAPORE) PRIVATE Ltd 0.40% of their portfolio | 42.0k $703.5k | New |
| ARISTEIA CAPITAL, L.L.C. 0.03% of their portfolio | 40.6k $680.5k | New |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.1k $665.5k | Reduced -5.2k |
| DANSKE BANK A/S 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.6k $663.1k | New |
| Brevan Howard Capital Management LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 37.6k $630.5k | Added +1.5k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.3k $608.1k | Reduced -187 |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.0k $603.1k | Reduced -39.9k |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 34.6k $580.4k | New |
| Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 0.01% of their portfolio | 33.8k $566.6k | Added +5.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.8k $566.0k | Reduced -250 |
| Hartree Partners, LP 0.14% of their portfolio | 33.5k $561.1k | New |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.6k $512.3k | First filing |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue 0.01% of their portfolio | 30.5k $510.0k | Reduced -1.0k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.4k $491.7k | Added +5.0k |