CONAGRA BRANDS INC CAG
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 205887102 · ISIN US2058871029
- SectorConsumer staples
- IndustryFood and Kindred Products
- HeadquartersChicago, IL
- Founded1919
- Websiteconagrabrands.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 ($70.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 477.3m as of 2024-08-25, 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 ≈ $32.45. Options: 22 managers hold calls ($143.9m notional), 17 hold puts ($59.8m).
Trends to Q3 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 803 |
| Q4 2022 | 878 |
| Q1 2023 | 893 |
| Q2 2023 | 868 |
| Q3 2023 | 813 |
| Q4 2023 | 854 |
| Q1 2024 | 849 |
| Q2 2024 | 873 |
| Q3 2024 | 874 |
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 | 436 | 312 |
| Q1 2023 | 435 | 368 |
| Q2 2023 | 394 | 409 |
| Q3 2023 | 360 | 438 |
| Q4 2023 | 351 | 421 |
| Q1 2024 | 394 | 380 |
| Q2 2024 | 438 | 347 |
| Q3 2024 | 385 | 432 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | $146.1m | $96.6m | 0.66 |
| Q1 2024 | $156.5m | $81.6m | 0.52 |
| Q2 2024 | $70.4m | $60.2m | 0.85 |
| Q3 2024 | $143.9m | $59.8m | 0.42 |
Biggest buyers
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Added | +10.6m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +3.4m |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Added | +3.1m |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | New | +2.0m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +1.7m |
| Ilex Capital Partners (UK) LLP | New | +1.4m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +1.3m |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Added | +1.2m |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC | New | +898.5k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC | Added | +891.2k |
Biggest sellers
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. | Reduced | -11.0m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -2.7m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -2.3m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -1.8m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -1.8m |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -1.7m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -1.5m |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES | Reduced | -1.5m |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | Reduced | -1.4m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | -938.3k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $36.4m1.1m shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $33.5m1.0m shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $9.2m282.5k shares |
| TORNO CAPITAL, LLC | Added | $8.9m272.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $8.0m246.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $7.6m232.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $6.9m212.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $5.8m177.5k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $5.6m173.7k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $4.6m141.3k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $15.7m481.8k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $12.0m369.9k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $6.4m195.9k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $6.1m188.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $4.2m127.8k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $3.7m112.3k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | Reduced | $1.9m57.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $1.6m50.5k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $1.5m44.8k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.5m44.7k 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 +5.3 pts · filed 2026-07-08 | 13.5% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution +1.1 pts · filed 2026-07-31 | 6.2% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution -2.1 pts · filed 2026-07-31 | 5.3% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: STATE STREET CORP (3.5%, 2026-08-07), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q3 2024
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 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $221.1k | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $2.0m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $2.0m | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $2.5m | — |
| Q4 2023 | 1 | $252.3k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $469.0k | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.2m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-13 | McGough Thomas M EVP & COO | Sold | $1.2m40.0k 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, Q3 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 57.7m $1.9bn | Added +315.9k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 47.5m $1.5bn | First filing |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 24.5m $796.2m | Added +1.7m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 15.1m $491.1m | Reduced -1.8m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.24% of their portfolio | 12.5m $406.9m | Reduced -467.2k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.43% of their portfolio | 11.7m $377.0m | Reduced -820.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 11.5m $373.2m | Added +196.1k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.74% of their portfolio | 10.7m $346.5m | Added +10.6m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 9.4m $306.2m | Added +25.7k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.32% of their portfolio | 9.1m $294.5m | Reduced -903.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 8.5m $276.3m | Added +98.6k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.50% of their portfolio | 7.2m $235.2m | Reduced -329.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.5m $212.3m | Reduced -2.7m |
| NORGES BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 6.4m $208.6m | Added +239.0k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.68% of their portfolio | 6.3m $204.6m | Added +122.6k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.46% of their portfolio | 6.1m $197.6m | Added +3.1m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.8m $156.7m | Reduced -33.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.7m $154.4m | Reduced -1.8m |
| Capital World Investors 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.5m $147.2m | Unchanged |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.5m $144.9m | Added +143.3k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.5m $144.9m | Reduced -159.1k |
| Amundi 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.4m $133.6m | Reduced -284.0k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.32% of their portfolio | 4.3m $139.3m | Added +1.3m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.7m $121.5m | Reduced -31.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 3.6m $116.1m | Added +3.4m |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 3.5m $112.9m | Reduced -97.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.4m $109.7m | Reduced -1.5m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.3m $107.8m | Reduced -265.7k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.1m $100.9m | Added +63.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.1m $100.5m | Reduced -51.0k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.47% of their portfolio | 2.4m $70.7m | Added +40.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.2m $71.7m | Reduced -120.0k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 2.2m $69.9m | Reduced -384.6k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.27% of their portfolio | 2.0m $65.9m | New |
| Cullen Capital Management, LLC 0.70% of their portfolio | 2.0m $64.0m | Added +8.6k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.8m $58.3m | Added +3.5k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.8m $57.9m | Added +84.8k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.7m $56.2m | Added +463.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $48.8m | Reduced -39.7k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $48.1m | Added +67.1k |
| Ilex Capital Partners (UK) LLP 3.16% of their portfolio | 1.4m $47.0m | New |
| MILLER HOWARD INVESTMENTS INC /NY 1.44% of their portfolio | 1.4m $46.6m | Reduced -13.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $46.2m | Added +3.9k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $43.4m | Reduced -90.3k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $42.4m | Added +891.2k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.3m $41.9m | Added +1.2m |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $40.6m | Added +297.8k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $39.9m | Added +30.7k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.2m $39.2m | Added +80.1k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.2m $38.4m | Added +356.2k |
| National Pension Service 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $37.7m | Added +93.6k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $35.7m | Added +36.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $34.8m | Reduced -1.4m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $33.4m | Added +316.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $33.2m | Reduced -938.3k |
| LEVEL FOUR ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC 1.19% of their portfolio | 974.1k $28.2m | Reduced -1.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.03% of their portfolio | 960.0k $31.2m | Added +510.8k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.15% of their portfolio | 950.3k $30.9m | Added +855.1k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 949.6k $30.9m | Added +103.1k |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 898.5k $29.2m | New |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 890.0k $28.9m | Reduced -31.4k |
| UMB Bank, n.a. 0.45% of their portfolio | 889.9k $28.9m | Added +22.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 878.9k $28.6m | Reduced -39.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 857.2k $27.9m | Reduced -3.5k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.02% of their portfolio | 836.6k $27.2m | Reduced -150.6k |
| AMF Tjanstepension AB 0.19% of their portfolio | 814.7k $26.5m | Unchanged |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 813.5k $26.5m | Reduced -76.8k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.09% of their portfolio | 784.6k $25.5m | Added +732.5k |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC 0.66% of their portfolio | 779.3k $25.3m | Added +559.9k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.04% of their portfolio | 772.6k $25.1m | Added +138.3k |
| KORNITZER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC /KS 0.46% of their portfolio | 759.1k $24.7m | Added +4.9k |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 751.9k $24.5m | Reduced -28.7k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 728.4k $23.6m | Reduced -329.5k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 727.9k $23.7m | Added +103.1k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 721.9k $23.5m | Added +481.5k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 716.1k $23.3m | Reduced -112.2k |
| M&T Bank Corp 0.08% of their portfolio | 706.2k $23.0m | Reduced -13.2k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.07% of their portfolio | 705.2k $22.9m | Reduced -63.7k |
| Man Group plc 0.06% of their portfolio | 677.0k $22.0m | Added +624.3k |
| Swedbank AB 0.03% of their portfolio | 674.5k $21.9m | Added +20.4k |
| SASCO CAPITAL INC / CT/ 3.21% of their portfolio | 659.5k $21.4m | Reduced -117.3k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 651.3k $21.2m | Added +168.0k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 644.1k $20.9m | Reduced -1.7m |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.04% of their portfolio | 622.7k $20.3m | Added +323.7k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 614.1k $20.0m | Reduced -322.2k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 595.9k $19.4m | Reduced -36.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 573.8k $18.7m | Added +3.6k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 562.1k $18.3m | Reduced -475.4k |
| VALLEY WEALTH MANAGERS, INC. 1.27% of their portfolio | 528.0k $17.2m | Added +13.6k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 527.7k $17.2m | Reduced -6.8k |
| MEYER HANDELMAN CO 0.57% of their portfolio | 522.2k $17.0m | Reduced -38.8k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 521.9k $17.0m | Reduced -843.7k |
| F&V Capital Management, LLC 4.35% of their portfolio | 520.5k $16.9m | Added +166.6k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO 0.07% of their portfolio | 515.7k $16.8m | Unchanged |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.03% of their portfolio | 512.0k $16.7m | Reduced -32.2k |
| Bahl & Gaynor LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 501.3k $16.3m | Added +37.3k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 486.9k $15.8m | Unchanged |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.03% of their portfolio | 451.5k $14.7m | Reduced -7.0k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 435.9k $14.2m | Reduced -122.5k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 421.7k $13.7m | Reduced -155.9k |