EXPAND ENERGY CORPORATION EXE
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 165167735 · ISIN US1651677353
American energy company
* 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 ($149.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 239.2m as of 2026-04-24, 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 ≈ $109.77. Options: 23 managers hold calls ($448.8m notional), 30 hold puts ($754.4m).
Trends to Q1 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 435 |
| Q4 2022 | 491 |
| Q1 2023 | 458 |
| Q2 2023 | 457 |
| Q3 2023 | 479 |
| Q4 2023 | 468 |
| Q1 2024 | 495 |
| Q2 2024 | 471 |
| Q3 2024 | 468 |
| Q4 2024 | 641 |
| Q1 2025 | 738 |
| Q2 2025 | 813 |
| Q3 2025 | 765 |
| Q4 2025 | 872 |
| Q1 2026 | 899 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 227 | 251 |
| Q3 2024 | 244 | 224 |
| Q4 2024 | 472 | 141 |
| Q1 2025 | 419 | 263 |
| Q2 2025 | 463 | 302 |
| Q3 2025 | 414 | 375 |
| Q4 2025 | 476 | 308 |
| Q1 2026 | 519 | 363 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $561.1m | $947.3m | 1.69 |
| Q3 2025 | $385.4m | $1.1bn | 2.74 |
| Q4 2025 | $406.2m | $660.9m | 1.63 |
| Q1 2026 | $448.8m | $754.4m | 1.68 |
Biggest buyers
| Capital World Investors | New | +6.2m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +3.1m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Added | +2.2m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +1.7m |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +1.5m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | +1.4m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +1.3m |
| Canoe Financial LP | Added | +1.0m |
| Man Group plc | Added | +967.6k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Added | +951.9k |
Biggest sellers
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -14.5m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -6.0m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Sold out | -4.7m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -2.1m |
| 59 North Capital Management, LP | Sold out | -1.8m |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Reduced | -1.5m |
| Slate Path Capital LP | Reduced | -1.4m |
| Dragoneer Investment Group, LLC | Sold out | -1.3m |
| TD Asset Management Inc | Reduced | -1.1m |
| Merewether Investment Management, LP | Reduced | -897.4k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $126.5m1.2m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $46.5m423.3k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $44.5m405.0k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $35.0m318.5k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Added | $33.9m309.1k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $29.5m268.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $28.7m261.4k shares |
| Hiddenite Capital Partners LP | New | $22.0m200.0k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Added | $13.5m122.6k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | $12.2m111.2k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $75.3m685.5k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $73.4m668.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $73.2m666.4k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $70.3m640.7k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $67.4m715.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $58.5m532.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $57.9m527.8k shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Unchanged | $50.1m456.0k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $48.5m441.5k shares |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | Added | $43.4m395.4k 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 |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution -2.4 pts · filed 2025-04-17 | 7.6% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 7.5% |
| STATE STREET CORP 13G · institution +1.2 pts · filed 2026-08-07 | 6.5% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: Capital Research Global Investors (2.8%, 2026-05-14), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC), PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ (4.6%, 2025-11-14)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $4.3m | — |
| Q1 2025 | 1 | $248.8k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 2 | $424.0k | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2026 | 2 | $315.7k | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-06 | Wichterich Michael Interim President and CEO, director | Bought | $215.0k2.0k shares |
| 2026-02-19 | Gallagher Matthew Director | Bought | $100.7k1.0k 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, Q1 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 18.6m $2.0bn | Added +461.6k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 15.5m $1.7bn | First filing |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 14.5m $1.6bn | Added +1.3m |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 11.4m $1.2bn | First filing |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.12% of their portfolio | 6.8m $746.4m | Reduced -14.5m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 6.6m $724.4m | Added +201.0k |
| Capital World Investors 0.09% of their portfolio | 6.2m $681.9m | New |
| OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 9.74% of their portfolio | 5.2m $575.0m | Added +175.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.9m $540.0m | Added +821.9k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.33% of their portfolio | 4.8m $522.6m | Added +1.5m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.09% of their portfolio | 4.5m $493.9m | Added +2.2m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 3.9m $423.1m | Added +3.1m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.14% of their portfolio | 3.7m $409.0m | Reduced -124.6k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.7m $408.3m | Reduced -6.0m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.3m $364.0m | Added +132.4k |
| CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. 0.41% of their portfolio | 2.8m $306.7m | First filing |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.8m $304.2m | Added +57.5k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.41% of their portfolio | 2.7m $291.6m | Added +1.7m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.5m $270.8m | Added +166.4k |
| DISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS INC /MN 5.33% of their portfolio | 2.4m $260.5m | Reduced -176.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.3m $253.3m | Added +462.2k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.0m $223.8m | Reduced -112.2k |
| Glendon Capital Management LP 27.52% of their portfolio | 2.0m $221.6m | Added +11.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.0m $215.0m | Added +1.4k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.9m $211.5m | Added +275.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.9m $210.9m | Added +173.5k |
| Phoenix Financial Ltd. 1.86% of their portfolio | 1.8m $196.6m | Added +434.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.7m $188.7m | Added +30.4k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.7m $181.8m | Added +814.3k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.29% of their portfolio | 1.5m $166.8m | Added +1.4m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.5m $165.2m | Added +48.0k |
| Altshuler Shaham Ltd 2.99% of their portfolio | 1.5m $162.4m | Reduced -237.9k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 1.4m $158.2m | Reduced -3.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $150.2m | Added +375.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $149.3m | Reduced -196.8k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.3m $147.2m | First filing |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.2m $130.5m | Added +370.4k |
| Man Group plc 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.2m $127.7m | Added +967.6k |
| Canoe Financial LP 1.65% of their portfolio | 1.1m $121.2m | Added +1.0m |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.1m $118.6m | Reduced -443.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $115.7m | Added +7.3k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.0m $111.8m | Reduced -534.3k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 999.4k $109.7m | Reduced -3.2k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 984.6k $108.1m | Added +951.5k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 981.5k $107.8m | Reduced -11.6k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.31% of their portfolio | 970.7k $106.6m | Added +951.9k |
| Amundi 0.03% of their portfolio | 952.4k $104.6m | Added +38.0k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 941.2k $103.4m | Added +224.6k |
| Rokos Capital Management LLP 1.68% of their portfolio | 862.6k $94.7m | Unchanged |
| Artemis Investment Management LLP 0.99% of their portfolio | 847.9k $93.1m | New |
| Kopernik Global Investors, LLC 6.24% of their portfolio | 813.6k $89.3m | Added +132.1k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 776.1k $85.2m | Added +406.5k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 1.14% of their portfolio | 759.1k $83.3m | Reduced -2.8k |
| Sagefield Capital LP 5.91% of their portfolio | 748.0k $82.1m | Added +14.9k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 729.0k $80.1m | Added +53.3k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. 0.13% of their portfolio | 716.6k $78.7m | Added +84.3k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.12% of their portfolio | 708.4k $77.8m | Added +338.4k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.04% of their portfolio | 699.1k $76.7m | Added +46.5k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 697.8k $76.6m | Added +569.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 660.7k $72.5m | Added +66.9k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.14% of their portfolio | 655.9k $72.0m | Added +160.8k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 617.9k $67.8m | Added +16.4k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 610.4k $67.0m | Added +49.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 571.9k $63.7m | Reduced -28.2k |
| National Pension Service 0.05% of their portfolio | 569.0k $62.5m | Added +233.0k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 553.1k $60.7m | Added +384.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 530.9k $58.3m | Added +45.1k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 523.4k $57.5m | First filing |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich 0.17% of their portfolio | 517.4k $57.1m | Added +2.5k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 507.1k $55.7m | Reduced -8.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.04% of their portfolio | 504.3k $55.4m | Added +120.5k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 502.8k $55.2m | Added +58.6k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 490.3k $53.8m | Reduced -175.5k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.05% of their portfolio | 467.9k $51.4m | Added +453.9k |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 0.90% of their portfolio | 462.2k $50.7m | Added +89.3k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 448.9k $49.3m | Added +267.0k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 443.6k $48.7m | Added +437.2k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.04% of their portfolio | 441.1k $48.4m | First filing |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 440.3k $48.3m | Reduced -2.1m |
| Gemsstock Ltd. 5.07% of their portfolio | 437.9k $48.1m | Added +37.4k |
| Merewether Investment Management, LP 0.92% of their portfolio | 431.7k $47.4m | Reduced -897.4k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.16% of their portfolio | 424.3k $46.6m | Reduced -90 |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.03% of their portfolio | 423.5k $46.5m | Added +6.6k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.04% of their portfolio | 420.4k $46.2m | Added +3.8k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 413.9k $45.4m | Added +94.8k |
| SIR Capital Management, L.P. 4.21% of their portfolio | 410.7k $45.1m | Added +291.1k |
| SCHWARTZ INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 1.60% of their portfolio | 410.7k $45.1m | Added +40.3k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 410.5k $45.1m | Reduced -126.3k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.24% of their portfolio | 408.6k $44.9m | Added +360.8k |
| Freestone Grove Partners LP 0.31% of their portfolio | 393.1k $43.2m | Added +296.4k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 391.3k $43.0m | Reduced -101.5k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 385.9k $42.4m | New |
| TOCQUEVILLE ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. 0.61% of their portfolio | 374.5k $41.1m | Added +317.7k |
| DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC 0.77% of their portfolio | 372.8k $40.9m | Reduced -1.8k |
| HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC 2.18% of their portfolio | 351.4k $38.6m | Added +318.3k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 348.8k $38.3m | Reduced -146.1k |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 346.9k $38.1m | Added +36.1k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.08% of their portfolio | 344.0k $37.8m | Added +178.4k |
| CLOUGH CAPITAL PARTNERS L P 3.62% of their portfolio | 341.5k $37.5m | Added +116.7k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 330.9k $36.3m | Unchanged |