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 ($5.6m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 570.4m as of 2026-04-21, 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 ≈ $8.46. Options: 34 managers hold calls ($224.9m notional), 29 hold puts ($139.2m).
Trends to Q1 2026
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 |
| Q2 2025 | 561 |
| Q3 2025 | 565 |
| Q4 2025 | 575 |
| Q1 2026 | 569 |
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 | 264 | 327 |
| Q3 2024 | 253 | 332 |
| Q4 2024 | 274 | 265 |
| Q1 2025 | 309 | 246 |
| Q2 2025 | 271 | 271 |
| Q3 2025 | 247 | 260 |
| Q4 2025 | 281 | 240 |
| Q1 2026 | 277 | 259 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $276.1m | $158.1m | 0.57 |
| Q3 2025 | $515.1m | $271.5m | 0.53 |
| Q4 2025 | $372.8m | $251.1m | 0.67 |
| Q1 2026 | $224.9m | $139.2m | 0.62 |
Biggest buyers
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +10.0m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +9.1m |
| Maple Rock Capital Partners Inc. | Added | +8.4m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +5.4m |
| Kinetic Partners Management, LP | New | +5.2m |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | +3.9m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | New | +3.3m |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +2.9m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +2.1m |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | +2.0m |
Biggest sellers
| Castle Hook Partners LP | Sold out | -18.1m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -8.5m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -6.6m |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Reduced | -3.5m |
| Slate Path Capital LP | Reduced | -3.2m |
| Merewether Investment Management, LP | Sold out | -3.1m |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Sold out | -2.9m |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | Reduced | -1.7m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -1.5m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -1.4m |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $55.6m6.6m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $23.0m2.7m shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $17.7m2.1m shares |
| MASTERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $16.9m2.0m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $15.6m1.8m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $15.1m1.8m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $13.4m1.6m shares |
| Dayah Capital LLC | New | $11.0m1.3m shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $8.7m956.6k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $6.4m760.9k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $39.4m4.7m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $20.6m2.4m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $15.8m1.9m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $9.6m1.1m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | New | $8.9m1.1m shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Unchanged | $8.0m950.0k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | $5.4m634.6k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $3.9m464.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $3.6m427.7k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $3.1m370.7k 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 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 | 6 | $2.0m | 1 | $535.3k | — |
| Q3 2024 | 1 | $116.2k | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $18.3k | — |
| Q1 2025 | 3 | $243.2k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $822.0k | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2026 | 1 | $199.6k | 2 | $39.4m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-17 | Smith Clifford T EVP & Chief Operating Officer | Sold | $2.1m200.0k shares |
| 2026-02-13 | Camara Edilson Director | Bought | $199.6k19.7k shares |
| 2026-02-11 | GONCALVES LOURENCO Chairman, President & CEO, director · By 2025 grantor retained annuity trust | Sold | $37.3m3.0m 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. 0.01% of their portfolio | 58.6m $495.3m | Added +5.4m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 39.3m $332.2m | Added +10.0m |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 25.6m $216.3m | First filing |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 25.2m $212.8m | First filing |
| Maple Rock Capital Partners Inc. 5.70% of their portfolio | 20.7m $175.3m | Added +8.4m |
| Slate Path Capital LP 2.41% of their portfolio | 19.2m $162.6m | Reduced -3.2m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 15.5m $130.9m | Added +925.0k |
| FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LTD/ CAN 6.47% of their portfolio | 14.9m $125.7m | Unchanged |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 13.9m $117.6m | Added +9.1m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 12.7m $107.5m | Added +2.1m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 10.5m $88.5m | Added +425.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.9m $75.1m | Added +1.0m |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 8.6m $73.1m | Added +883.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 8.0m $67.9m | Added +366.8k |
| Turiya Advisors Asia Ltd 13.04% of their portfolio | 7.7m $64.7m | Added +405.7k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 6.5m $54.9m | Reduced -944.2k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.9m $49.8m | Added +345.8k |
| Kinetic Partners Management, LP 2.48% of their portfolio | 5.2m $44.3m | New |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.6m $38.6m | Added +114.8k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.5m $37.9m | Reduced -87.3k |
| Man Group plc 0.08% of their portfolio | 4.4m $36.8m | Added +1.6m |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.2m $35.4m | Added +819.4k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 4.0m $33.6m | Added +2.9m |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 4.0m $33.5m | Added +3.9m |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.8m $32.4m | Added +2.0m |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.17% of their portfolio | 3.7m $30.9m | Reduced -523.8k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.5m $29.9m | First filing |
| Drexel Morgan & Co. 4.21% of their portfolio | 3.4m $28.7m | Added +443.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.4m $28.3m | Added +94.3k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.3m $27.5m | New |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.2m $27.1m | Added +1.3m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.9m $24.2m | Added +437.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.8m $23.7m | Reduced -3.5m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.8m $23.7m | Reduced -1.4m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.8m $23.4m | Added +197.3k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.7m $23.1m | Reduced -6.6m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.6m $21.4m | Reduced -1.5m |
| Douglas Lane & Associates, LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 2.4m $20.1m | Reduced -23.1k |
| Duquesne Family Office LLC 0.67% of their portfolio | 2.3m $19.5m | Added +567.8k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.3m $19.1m | Reduced -1.7m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.3m $19.1m | Reduced -717.4k |
| Hodges Capital Management Inc. 1.50% of their portfolio | 2.1m $18.1m | Reduced -163.1k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.1m $17.7m | Added +495.7k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 2.0m $16.7m | Added +1.4m |
| EASTERLY INVESTMENT PARTNERS LLC 1.26% of their portfolio | 2.0m $16.5m | Added +376.3k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.0m $16.5m | New |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.9m $16.2m | Added +18.6k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.8m $15.5m | Added +997.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.6m $13.4m | Reduced -119.6k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.6m $13.1m | Added +1.0m |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 1.5m $13.0m | Added +460.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $12.4m | Added +6.3k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $12.4m | Added +143.9k |
| DISCOVERY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC / CT 0.64% of their portfolio | 1.4m $12.2m | Reduced -530.1k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $11.7m | Added +1.2m |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $10.8m | Added +48.5k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $10.7m | Reduced -1.1m |
| MASTERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.50% of their portfolio | 1.2m $10.1m | Added +200.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $10.0m | Reduced -28.9k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.2m $9.9m | Added +951.4k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.2m $9.8m | Reduced -1.2m |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $9.7m | Reduced -414.3k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $9.5m | Added +4.2k |
| Covalis Capital LLP 0.56% of their portfolio | 1.1m $9.1m | New |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $8.9m | Reduced -770.3k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 998.9k $8.4m | Added +988.5k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 976.2k $8.2m | Added +186.0k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 956.9k $8.1m | Reduced -167.3k |
| OCCUDO QUANTITATIVE STRATEGIES LP 0.52% of their portfolio | 929.9k $9.5m | Added +846.9k |
| SFE Investment Counsel 1.21% of their portfolio | 895.5k $7.6m | Reduced -11.8k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 888.5k $7.5m | Reduced -64.2k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 855.0k $7.2m | Added +93.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 813.9k $10.8m | Added +118.1k |
| FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA 0.19% of their portfolio | 765.2k $6.3m | New |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 753.3k $6.4m | Added +27.6k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 728.0k $6.2m | Added +55.0k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.02% of their portfolio | 699.3k $5.9m | Added +15.5k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 664.1k $5.6m | Added +205.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 662.2k $5.6m | Added +123.7k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 660.0k $5.6m | Reduced -11.8k |
| AXQ CAPITAL, LP 0.72% of their portfolio | 659.8k $5.6m | Added +561.8k |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.01% of their portfolio | 646.3k $5.5m | Reduced -70.7k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 618.8k $5.2m | Added +117.1k |
| Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 607.3k $5.1m | Reduced -57.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 576.4k $4.9m | Added +59.1k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 565.3k $4.8m | Reduced -8.5m |
| Edgestream Partners, L.P. 0.15% of their portfolio | 557.3k $4.7m | Added +236.0k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 514.1k $4.3m | Reduced -52.6k |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV 0.01% of their portfolio | 511.3k $4.3m | Reduced -232.1k |
| Quantbot Technologies LP 0.17% of their portfolio | 496.0k $4.2m | Reduced -280.4k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 494.5k $4.2m | First filing |
| Dayah Capital LLC 2.37% of their portfolio | 480.0k $4.1m | New |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 467.0k $3.9m | Unchanged |
| BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. 0.18% of their portfolio | 466.8k $3.9m | Reduced -115.9k |
| JB Capital LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 462.6k $3.9m | Added +237.6k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 460.1k $3.9m | Reduced -67.7k |
| LEE DANNER & BASS INC 0.24% of their portfolio | 452.0k $3.8m | Added +180.0k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 449.9k $3.8m | Added +154.0k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 448.9k $3.8m | Added +102.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 434.6k $3.7m | Reduced -28.1k |