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 ($11.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 570.5m as of 2026-07-23, 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 ≈ $9.39. Options: 43 managers hold calls ($356.1m notional), 31 hold puts ($158.3m).
Trends to Q2 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 |
| Q2 2026 | 582 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q2 2026 | 273 | 263 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $515.1m | $271.5m | 0.53 |
| Q4 2025 | $372.8m | $251.1m | 0.67 |
| Q1 2026 | $224.9m | $139.2m | 0.62 |
| Q2 2026 | $356.1m | $158.3m | 0.44 |
Biggest buyers
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Added | +10.1m |
| Slate Path Capital LP | Added | +9.2m |
| PointState Capital LP | New | +6.6m |
| Avala Global LP | New | +6.2m |
| Encompass Capital Advisors LLC | New | +5.1m |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | Added | +5.0m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +3.2m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +2.7m |
| Apis Capital Advisors, LLC | New | +2.5m |
| Yaupon Capital Management LP | New | +2.3m |
Biggest sellers
| Maple Rock Capital Partners Inc. | Reduced | -17.7m |
| Turiya Advisors Asia Ltd | Sold out | -7.7m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -6.1m |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Sold out | -4.0m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -3.0m |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Reduced | -3.0m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -2.9m |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -2.3m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -2.1m |
| Trexquant Investment LP | Sold out | -1.6m |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $62.9m6.7m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $60.3m6.4m shares |
| MASTERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $28.2m3.0m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $27.8m3.0m shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $20.1m2.1m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $17.4m1.9m shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $17.4m1.9m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $16.9m1.8m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $14.6m1.6m shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $12.7m1.4m shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $37.6m4.0m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $21.2m2.3m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $13.3m1.4m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $13.2m1.4m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $9.6m1.0m shares |
| LMR Partners LLP | New | $9.6m1.0m shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Unchanged | $8.9m950.0k shares |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | New | $7.9m2.9m shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | $5.6m601.5k shares |
| Dayah Capital LLC | New | $4.7m500.0k 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 since 1 Apr 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 1 | $2.9m | — |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-05 | Goncalves Celso L Jr EVP, CFO | Sold | $2.9m214.3k 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 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 55.7m $522.8m | Reduced -2.9m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 33.2m $312.2m | Reduced -6.1m |
| Slate Path Capital LP 3.69% of their portfolio | 28.4m $266.8m | Added +9.2m |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 25.8m $242.2m | Added +201.9k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 25.2m $236.5m | Added +8.4k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 15.4m $144.5m | Added +2.7m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 15.2m $142.7m | Added +1.3m |
| FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LTD/ CAN 5.30% of their portfolio | 14.9m $139.9m | Unchanged |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 12.5m $117.0m | Reduced -3.0m |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.07% of their portfolio | 12.0m $113.1m | Added +10.1m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 10.5m $99.0m | Added +79.3k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 9.6m $90.1m | Added +948.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.9m $74.3m | Reduced -978.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.9m $74.2m | Reduced -132.5k |
| PointState Capital LP 1.09% of their portfolio | 6.6m $61.8m | New |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.4m $60.3m | Added +3.2m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 6.4m $59.8m | Reduced -121.1k |
| Avala Global LP 2.15% of their portfolio | 6.2m $58.3m | New |
| Kinetic Partners Management, LP 1.35% of their portfolio | 6.0m $56.5m | Added +775.0k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.7m $53.7m | Added +5.0m |
| Encompass Capital Advisors LLC 2.07% of their portfolio | 5.1m $48.0m | New |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.9m $46.3m | Added +2.1m |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.9m $45.6m | Added +365.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.7m $44.1m | Added +129.9k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.5m $42.7m | Added +358.3k |
| Duquesne Family Office LLC 0.91% of their portfolio | 4.2m $39.6m | Added +1.9m |
| Drexel Morgan & Co. 5.23% of their portfolio | 4.0m $37.6m | Added +602.4k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.0m $37.3m | Added +717.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.9m $36.7m | Added +1.1m |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.7m $34.7m | Reduced -143.8k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.6m $33.9m | Added +75.2k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.6m $33.8m | Reduced -2.3m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.2m $30.3m | Reduced -122.5k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.2m $30.1m | Added +474.7k |
| Maple Rock Capital Partners Inc. 0.57% of their portfolio | 3.1m $29.0m | Reduced -17.7m |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.9m $27.1m | Reduced -1.1m |
| Man Group plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.9m $26.8m | Reduced -1.5m |
| Senator Investment Group LP 0.94% of their portfolio | 2.7m $25.7m | Not comparable |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.6m $24.3m | Reduced -189.2k |
| Apis Capital Advisors, LLC 2.32% of their portfolio | 2.5m $23.9m | New |
| EASTERLY INVESTMENT PARTNERS LLC 1.15% of their portfolio | 2.4m $22.7m | Added +455.3k |
| Yaupon Capital Management LP 0.73% of their portfolio | 2.3m $22.0m | New |
| Douglas Lane & Associates, LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 2.3m $21.7m | Reduced -70.8k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.3m $21.5m | Added +30.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.1m $19.7m | Added +827.8k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.0m $18.9m | Added +1.9m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.9m $18.2m | Added +29.3k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.9m $18.2m | Added +288.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.7m $16.6m | Reduced -895.0k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.6m $15.5m | Reduced -329.9k |
| Hodges Capital Management Inc. 1.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $15.3m | Reduced -511.1k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.6m $14.9m | Not comparable |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $14.6m | Added +698.6k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $14.1m | Added +30.4k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $13.8m | Added +418.5k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.4m $13.2m | Added +958.0k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $13.1m | Reduced -70.6k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.3m $12.7m | Reduced -490.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $12.2m | Added +21.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $11.8m | Added +73.6k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $11.3m | Reduced -889.3k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $11.3m | Added +245.7k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $11.0m | Added +15.8k |
| Robinhood Asset Management, LLC 0.58% of their portfolio | 1.2m $10.8m | New |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $10.7m | Added +17.1k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.1m $10.4m | New |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $10.3m | Reduced -1.2m |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $10.2m | Reduced -79.2k |
| CastleKnight Management LP 0.34% of their portfolio | 998.2k $9.4m | New |
| SFE Investment Counsel 1.18% of their portfolio | 911.8k $8.6m | Added +16.3k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 874.2k $8.2m | Reduced -14.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 816.4k $7.7m | Reduced -2.1m |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 797.2k $7.5m | Added +43.9k |
| FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA 0.21% of their portfolio | 791.1k $7.4m | Added +26.0k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 780.6k $7.4m | Added +651.2k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 778.7k $7.3m | Added +159.9k |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 759.0k $7.1m | Added +506.7k |
| AXQ CAPITAL, LP 0.77% of their portfolio | 757.8k $7.1m | Added +98.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 756.8k $7.1m | Added +557.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 684.1k $5.8m | Reduced -129.8k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 661.7k $6.2m | Reduced -485 |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.00% of their portfolio | 652.7k $6.1m | Reduced -323.5k |
| TOWLE & CO 2.06% of their portfolio | 648.6k $6.1m | New |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 640.8k $6.0m | Reduced -19.1k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.02% of their portfolio | 627.2k $5.9m | Reduced -3.0m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 619.6k $5.8m | Added +43.2k |
| Old West Investment Management, LLC 0.61% of their portfolio | 616.0k $5.8m | New |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.02% of their portfolio | 590.0k $5.5m | Reduced -109.3k |
| Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 585.5k $5.5m | Reduced -21.8k |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 572.3k $5.4m | Reduced -962.3k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 551.8k $5.2m | Added +57.2k |
| READYSTATE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 0.21% of their portfolio | 549.2k $5.2m | Added +338.6k |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.00% of their portfolio | 518.9k $4.9m | Reduced -127.4k |
| JB Capital LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 510.2k $4.8m | Added +47.6k |
| Empowered Funds, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 487.0k $4.6m | New |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 484.9k $4.6m | Added +181.9k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 460.3k $4.3m | Reduced -6.8k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 455.4k $4.3m | Reduced -4.7k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 453.8k $4.3m | Added +19.1k |
| LEE DANNER & BASS INC 0.24% of their portfolio | 452.0k $4.2m | Unchanged |