CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC NEW CLF
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 185899101 · ISIN US1858991011
American steelmaking company
- SectorMaterials
- IndustryMetal Mining
- HeadquartersCleveland, OH
- Founded1846
- Websiteclevelandcliffs.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 ($8.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 494.5m as of 2025-02-25, 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 ≈ $8.22. Options: 43 managers hold calls ($377.0m notional), 27 hold puts ($236.4m).
Trends to Q1 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 594 |
| Q4 2022 | 615 |
| Q1 2023 | 613 |
| Q2 2023 | 576 |
| Q3 2023 | 607 |
| Q4 2023 | 623 |
| Q1 2024 | 636 |
| Q2 2024 | 613 |
| Q3 2024 | 565 |
| Q4 2024 | 573 |
| Q1 2025 | 567 |
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 2023 | 254 | 300 |
| Q3 2023 | 268 | 254 |
| Q4 2023 | 220 | 329 |
| Q1 2024 | 266 | 307 |
| Q2 2024 | 264 | 327 |
| Q3 2024 | 253 | 332 |
| Q4 2024 | 274 | 265 |
| Q1 2025 | 309 | 246 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | $514.9m | $274.6m | 0.53 |
| Q3 2024 | $520.6m | $325.3m | 0.62 |
| Q4 2024 | $577.6m | $247.0m | 0.43 |
| Q1 2025 | $377.0m | $236.4m | 0.63 |
Biggest buyers
| FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LTD/ CAN | Added | +9.0m |
| Slate Path Capital LP | Added | +5.8m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +5.2m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +2.9m |
| Woodline Partners LP | New | +2.8m |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | Added | +2.4m |
| Jump Financial, LLC | Added | +2.4m |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | Added | +2.2m |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | Added | +1.1m |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | +1.1m |
Biggest sellers
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -5.7m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -5.0m |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Sold out | -4.0m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -3.2m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -2.8m |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -2.5m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Sold out | -2.3m |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | Reduced | -2.2m |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -1.7m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -1.6m |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $52.7m6.4m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $45.8m5.6m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $41.6m5.1m shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | $25.8m3.1m shares |
| MASTERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Unchanged | $24.7m3.0m shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $19.3m2.4m shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $18.9m2.3m shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | New | $15.5m1.9m shares |
| MOORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP | Added | $14.2m1.7m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $13.4m1.6m shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $64.0m7.8m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $39.3m4.8m shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $23.8m2.9m shares |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | Added | $16.5m2.0m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $15.0m1.8m shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $13.4m1.6m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $10.4m1.3m shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | $8.6m1.0m shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Added | $6.1m736.6k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | New | $6.0m726.7k 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 filed 2025-04-17 | 8.9% |
| STATE STREET CORP 13G · institution -1.1 pts · filed 2026-08-07 | 5.8% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.2% |
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 Q1 2025
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 2023 | 5 | $1.9m | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 2 | $546.1k | 5 | $5.0m | — |
| Q2 2024 | 6 | $2.0m | 1 | $535.3k | — |
| Q3 2024 | 1 | $116.2k | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $18.3k | — |
| Q1 2025 | 3 | $243.2k | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-10 | BALDWIN JOHN T Director | Bought | $34.8k4.0k shares |
| 2025-02-28 | CRONIN JANE M. Director | Bought | $105.6k10.0k shares |
| 2025-02-28 | Koci Keith EVP & President, CC Services | Bought | $102.8k9.5k 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 48.4m $398.2m | Reduced -1.6m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 48.0m $394.3m | Reduced -784.7k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 22.8m $187.8m | Added +749.5k |
| Slate Path Capital LP 3.26% of their portfolio | 22.0m $180.6m | Added +5.8m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 21.1m $173.4m | Reduced -154.3k |
| FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LTD/ CAN 6.64% of their portfolio | 14.9m $122.5m | Added +9.0m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 8.9m $72.8m | Added +389.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.4m $69.4m | Added +418.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.1m $58.6m | Reduced -251.3k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.06% of their portfolio | 5.8m $47.3m | Added +5.2m |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.2m $43.0m | Added +399.5k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.8m $39.3m | Reduced -1.7m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.6m $37.8m | Added +419.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.5m $36.8m | Added +2.9m |
| Drexel Morgan & Co. 7.57% of their portfolio | 4.4m $36.1m | Added +88.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.1m $33.9m | Added +572.3k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.0m $33.0m | Added +54.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.9m $32.1m | Reduced -3.2m |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.9m $32.0m | Added +48.0k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.8m $31.2m | Added +1.1m |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.6m $29.2m | Added +2.2m |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.4m $27.7m | Added +2.4m |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.3m $27.0m | Reduced -220.4k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.2m $26.6m | Reduced -374.8k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 3.0m $24.7m | Added +2.4m |
| Stonegate Investment Group, LLC 0.63% of their portfolio | 2.9m $23.5m | Added +838.6k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.15% of their portfolio | 2.8m $22.7m | New |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.7m $22.5m | Reduced -690.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.6m $21.1m | Added +237.9k |
| Douglas Lane & Associates, LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 2.5m $20.9m | Added +271.4k |
| MASTERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 4.35% of their portfolio | 2.5m $20.6m | Added +500.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.4m $19.5m | Reduced -897.5k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.1m $17.2m | First filing |
| Hodges Capital Management Inc. 1.73% of their portfolio | 2.1m $17.0m | Reduced -1.2m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.0m $16.6m | Added +768.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.8m $14.6m | Added +358.3k |
| EASTERLY INVESTMENT PARTNERS LLC 1.17% of their portfolio | 1.7m $14.1m | Added +435.1k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.6m $13.3m | Reduced -2.2m |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $13.1m | Added +129.7k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.6m $12.8m | Added +1.1m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $12.3m | Reduced -679.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $12.0m | Reduced -5.0m |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $11.2m | Reduced -8.6k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $10.8m | Added +1.0m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $10.4m | Reduced -38.8k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $10.2m | Added +157.3k |
| EDMOND DE ROTHSCHILD HOLDING S.A. 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.2m $9.7m | Added +105.0k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $9.4m | First filing |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $9.3m | Reduced -189.5k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $9.2m | Added +1.9k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $8.6m | Reduced -335.0k |
| SFE Investment Counsel 1.73% of their portfolio | 1.1m $8.7m | Added +217.4k |
| South Dakota Investment Council 0.16% of their portfolio | 964.7k $7.9m | Added +896.7k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 957.0k $7.9m | Reduced -12.2k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 936.9k $7.7m | Added +14.2k |
| TOWLE & CO 1.63% of their portfolio | 906.2k $7.4m | Reduced -13.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 882.7k $7.3m | Reduced -93.8k |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 836.2k $6.9m | Added +251.6k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 830.8k $6.8m | Added +157.5k |
| WEXFORD CAPITAL LP 1.69% of their portfolio | 789.2k $6.5m | Reduced -229.8k |
| Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 714.4k $5.9m | New |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 705.9k $5.8m | Reduced -355.2k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 700.8k $5.8m | Reduced -132.8k |
| Sonora Investment Management Group, LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 696.9k $5.7m | Reduced -10.4k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 693.8k $5.7m | Reduced -112.8k |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 673.4k $5.5m | Added +257.7k |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 630.7k $5.2m | Added +434.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 612.7k $5.0m | Reduced -17.1k |
| Man Group plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 596.7k $4.9m | Added +190.3k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.02% of their portfolio | 589.2k $4.8m | Reduced -612.5k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.00% of their portfolio | 539.5k $4.4m | Reduced -234.0k |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 536.4k $4.4m | Reduced -13.1k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 534.3k $4.4m | New |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 532.3k $4.4m | Added +113.7k |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 521.6k $4.3m | Added +302.7k |
| NewEdge Advisors, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 520.7k $4.3m | Added +18.0k |
| Quantbot Technologies LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 477.1k $3.9m | New |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 471.5k $3.9m | Unchanged |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 467.2k $3.8m | Reduced -16.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 456.8k $3.8m | Added +200 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 455.2k $3.7m | Reduced -5.1k |
| Terril Brothers, Inc. 1.36% of their portfolio | 446.2k $3.7m | Reduced -604.7k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 442.7k $3.6m | Added +425.9k |
| Edgestream Partners, L.P. 0.12% of their portfolio | 434.3k $3.6m | New |
| ARS Investment Partners, LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 431.6k $4.1m | Unchanged |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 407.1k $3.3m | Added +146.6k |
| GWN SECURITIES INC. 0.17% of their portfolio | 403.8k $3.0m | New |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 400.5k $3.3m | Added +288.3k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 396.5k $3.3m | Added +1.3k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 375.6k $3.1m | Reduced -31.6k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 369.4k $3.0m | Reduced -5.7m |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 363.5k $3.0m | Added +12.3k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 359.0k $3.0m | Added +148.5k |
| First Washington CORP 1.01% of their portfolio | 351.1k $2.9m | Unchanged |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 350.2k $2.9m | Added +50.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 347.0k $2.9m | Reduced -67.7k |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 331.8k $2.7m | Reduced -2.4k |
| Amundi 0.00% of their portfolio | 323.2k $2.3m | Reduced -4.1k |
| KLP KAPITALFORVALTNING AS 0.01% of their portfolio | 319.8k $2.6m | Reduced -27.3k |
| Point72 (DIFC) Ltd 0.25% of their portfolio | 312.6k $2.6m | Reduced -210.1k |