CHENIERE ENERGY INC LNG
COM NEW · Common Stock · CUSIP 16411R208 · ISIN US16411R2085
American liquified natural gas company
- SectorUtilities
- IndustryNatural Gas Distribution
- HeadquartersHouston, TX
- Founded1996
- Websitecheniere.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 ($130.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 240.6m as of 2023-07-27, 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 ≈ $152.85. Options: 31 managers hold calls ($460.1m notional), 29 hold puts ($772.2m).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 932 |
| Q4 2022 | 950 |
| Q1 2023 | 914 |
| Q2 2023 | 908 |
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 | 459 | 447 |
| Q1 2023 | 399 | 492 |
| Q2 2023 | 406 | 438 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $755.0m | $786.1m | 1.04 |
| Q4 2022 | $471.1m | $560.4m | 1.19 |
| Q1 2023 | $581.6m | $582.7m | 1.00 |
| Q2 2023 | $460.1m | $772.2m | 1.68 |
Biggest buyers
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC | Added | +1.3m |
| Man Group plc | New | +1.2m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +1.0m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +555.4k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +538.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +478.6k |
| Covalis Capital LLP | New | +416.8k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Added | +413.7k |
| COHEN & STEERS, INC. | Added | +382.6k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD | Added | +355.7k |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -12.2m |
| ICAHN CARL C | Sold out | -1.0m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -957.7k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Reduced | -687.1k |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD | Reduced | -563.8k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -456.5k |
| Man Group plc | Sold out | -434.7k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Reduced | -379.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -335.2k |
| 140 Summer Partners LP | Sold out | -307.5k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $98.0m643.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $97.3m638.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $48.2m316.4k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $38.6m253.3k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $27.6m181.1k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $25.5m167.2k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $20.7m136.1k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $15.1m99.0k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $13.5m88.9k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $13.0m86.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $202.4m1.3m shares |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | New | $167.6m1.1m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $125.6m824.4k shares |
| Laurion Capital Management LP | New | $42.7m280.0k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | $31.1m2.0k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $29.3m192.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $20.8m136.6k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $20.3m133.4k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $19.0m125.9k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Reduced | $18.3m120.0k 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 |
|---|---|
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-28 | 5.3% |
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 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 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.7m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $2.0m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $382.1k | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q2 2023.
Holders, Q2 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 22.6m $3.4bn | Reduced -957.7k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 22.4m $3.4bn | Reduced -189.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 10.3m $1.6bn | Reduced -12.2m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.12% of their portfolio | 6.9m $1.1bn | Added +478.6k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 6.4m $980.5m | Reduced -25.0k |
| Blackstone Inc. 4.14% of their portfolio | 6.2m $949.9m | Added +66.7k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.33% of their portfolio | 3.8m $583.8m | Reduced -158.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.8m $572.8m | Added +350.4k |
| TORTOISE CAPITAL ADVISORS, L.L.C. 8.11% of their portfolio | 3.5m $531.6m | Reduced -59.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 3.5m $530.8m | Added +1.0m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.4m $514.8m | Added +20.9k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.51% of their portfolio | 3.1m $470.8m | Added +1.3m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.27% of their portfolio | 2.6m $400.7m | Added +204.5k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.21% of their portfolio | 2.6m $395.0m | Reduced -211.4k |
| Capital World Investors 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.6m $392.6m | Added +5 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.4m $360.1m | Reduced -335.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.3m $352.7m | Reduced -196.3k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 2.1m $318.7m | Added +153.4k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.0m $308.7m | Reduced -21.1k |
| NORGES BANK 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.0m $299.5m | Added +115.1k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.9m $290.3m | Added +124.1k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.9m $284.4m | Reduced -687.1k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.63% of their portfolio | 1.8m $271.8m | Added +96.5k |
| FIL Ltd 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.8m $271.6m | Reduced -146.9k |
| CI INVESTMENTS INC. 1.37% of their portfolio | 1.8m $270.7m | Reduced -221.3k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 1.08% of their portfolio | 1.8m $269.2m | Added +108.7k |
| TPG GP A, LLC 3.84% of their portfolio | 1.7m $261.2m | Added +126.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.6m $241.9m | Reduced -35.7k |
| Amundi 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.5m $235.3m | Added +53.6k |
| COHEN & STEERS, INC. 0.48% of their portfolio | 1.5m $230.0m | Added +382.6k |
| Brookfield Corp /ON/ 0.90% of their portfolio | 1.5m $226.5m | Reduced -288.7k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.5m $224.6m | Reduced -99.4k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.34% of their portfolio | 1.4m $217.0m | Added +555.4k |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD 1.52% of their portfolio | 1.4m $209.1m | Reduced -563.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.4m $208.5m | Reduced -108.6k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.4m $207.0m | Reduced -200.3k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON CAPITAL ADVISORS LP 5.87% of their portfolio | 1.3m $194.6m | Reduced -46.9k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.3m $191.5m | Reduced -349 |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC 1.66% of their portfolio | 1.2m $185.1m | Reduced -51.9k |
| Man Group plc 0.57% of their portfolio | 1.2m $183.7m | New |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.47% of their portfolio | 1.2m $175.7m | Reduced -77.5k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.45% of their portfolio | 1.1m $174.8m | Reduced -61.5k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.1m $167.7m | Reduced -379.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.1m $165.3m | Added +274.8k |
| DARLINGTON PARTNERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 11.23% of their portfolio | 1.1m $163.8m | Added +82.4k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.1m $160.5m | Added +80.4k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.42% of their portfolio | 1.0m $157.3m | Added +333.4k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.39% of their portfolio | 980.7k $149.4m | Reduced -5.7k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 967.1k $152.4m | Unchanged |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 954.8k $145.5m | Reduced -48.4k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 931.4k $141.9m | Added +99.0k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.27% of their portfolio | 911.6k $138.9m | Added +64.0k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 908.5k $138.4m | Reduced -456.5k |
| DUFF & PHELPS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO 1.68% of their portfolio | 906.6k $138.1m | Reduced -422 |
| Swiss National Bank 0.09% of their portfolio | 879.4k $134.0m | Reduced -8.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 868.7k $132.4m | Reduced -4.3k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.20% of their portfolio | 865.0k $131.8m | Added +51.7k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.04% of their portfolio | 852.8k $129.9m | Added +332.3k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.15% of their portfolio | 833.2k $126.9m | Added +355.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.05% of their portfolio | 789.8k $120.3m | Added +38.4k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.24% of their portfolio | 771.3k $117.5m | Added +29.4k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 766.5k $116.9m | Added +413.7k |
| KENSICO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 4.66% of their portfolio | 756.4k $115.2m | Reduced -9.7k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.23% of their portfolio | 750.2k $114.3m | Added +221.3k |
| Energy Income Partners, LLC 2.35% of their portfolio | 726.9k $110.8m | Reduced -21.3k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 645.5k $98.4m | Added +538.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 643.7k $98.1m | Added +53.4k |
| HORIZON KINETICS ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 2.12% of their portfolio | 642.9k $97.9m | Reduced -33.1k |
| FAIRVIEW CAPITAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 6.17% of their portfolio | 641.0k $97.7m | Reduced -24.8k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 638.6k $97.3m | Reduced -31.7k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC 1.35% of their portfolio | 618.2k $94.2m | Added +125.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.03% of their portfolio | 613.9k $93.5m | Reduced -23.2k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.21% of their portfolio | 589.1k $89.7m | Added +63.6k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 569.2k $86.7m | Added +134.0k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 566.1k $86.3m | Reduced -41.0k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.17% of their portfolio | 530.9k $80.9m | Reduced -23.9k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.13% of their portfolio | 525.7k $80.1m | Reduced -285.2k |
| MEITAV INVESTMENT HOUSE LTD 0.60% of their portfolio | 493.2k $74.7m | Added +285.4k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.06% of their portfolio | 466.7k $71.1m | Reduced -26.0k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.20% of their portfolio | 457.4k $69.7m | Added +4.5k |
| National Pension Service 0.11% of their portfolio | 449.8k $68.0m | Added +19.4k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.18% of their portfolio | 431.3k $65.7m | Added +78.3k |
| ClearBridge Investments Ltd 1.84% of their portfolio | 429.4k $65.4m | Reduced -34.1k |
| CUSHING ASSET MANAGEMENT, LP dba NXG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 6.28% of their portfolio | 426.0k $64.9m | Added +7.5k |
| CHICKASAW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 3.59% of their portfolio | 425.7k $64.9m | Reduced -11.0k |
| Covalis Capital LLP 13.74% of their portfolio | 416.8k $63.5m | New |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.09% of their portfolio | 415.6k $63.3m | Added +16.6k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.15% of their portfolio | 409.1k $62.3m | Reduced -515 |
| Sixth Street Partners Management Company, L.P. 5.39% of their portfolio | 388.7k $59.2m | Unchanged |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 387.5k $59.0m | Reduced -78.4k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.06% of their portfolio | 375.3k $57.2m | Added +86.9k |
| J.P. Morgan Private Wealth Advisors LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 374.4k $57.0m | Reduced -12.7k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 363.9k $55.4m | Reduced -51.6k |
| ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC 0.61% of their portfolio | 363.5k $55.4m | Reduced -50 |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 360.9k $55.0m | Added +3.5k |
| EAGLE GLOBAL ADVISORS LLC 3.56% of their portfolio | 355.0k $54.1m | Added +33.2k |
| Maple-Brown Abbott Ltd 5.96% of their portfolio | 351.5k $53.6m | Added +6.7k |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS 0.42% of their portfolio | 350.3k $53.4m | Added +25.6k |
| Zimmer Partners, LP 1.32% of their portfolio | 346.2k $52.7m | Added +312.5k |
| Aventail Capital Group, LP 5.32% of their portfolio | 343.4k $52.3m | Reduced -37.6k |