COTY INC COTY
COM CL A · Common Stock · CUSIP 222070203 · ISIN US2220702037
Multinational fragrance and cosmetics 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 ($4.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 852.8m as of 2023-08-14, 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 ≈ $12.29. Options: 18 managers hold calls ($61.1m notional), 20 hold puts ($84.4m).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 300 |
| Q4 2022 | 314 |
| Q1 2023 | 311 |
| Q2 2023 | 335 |
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 | 151 | 137 |
| Q1 2023 | 140 | 162 |
| Q2 2023 | 158 | 154 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $47.1m | $40.5m | 0.86 |
| Q4 2022 | $64.8m | $62.7m | 0.97 |
| Q1 2023 | $47.7m | $95.7m | 2.01 |
| Q2 2023 | $61.1m | $84.4m | 1.38 |
Biggest buyers
| CREDIT AGRICOLE S A | New | +26.7m |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | +7.7m |
| Banco Santander, S.A. | Added | +5.5m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | New | +2.4m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +2.3m |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | Added | +2.2m |
| Man Group plc | New | +1.5m |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | Added | +1.1m |
| Artemis Investment Management LLP | Added | +1.1m |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | +1.0m |
Biggest sellers
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -4.2m |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | Reduced | -2.3m |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -2.2m |
| Man Group plc | Sold out | -2.2m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -1.3m |
| Woodline Partners LP | Sold out | -1.3m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -1.0m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Sold out | -925.1k |
| FIL Ltd | Reduced | -914.8k |
| Ruffer LLP | Reduced | -856.3k |
Biggest calls
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $10.2m832.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $8.3m675.9k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $7.8m636.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $5.4m438.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $5.2m424.6k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $4.6m370.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $3.9m317.3k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $2.9m237.0k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | New | $2.5m202.1k shares |
| Portman Square Capital LLP | New | $2.5m201.6k shares |
Biggest puts
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Unchanged | $31.2m25.4k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $9.6m782.6k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | New | $8.7m711.2k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $7.9m646.6k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Unchanged | $7.4m600.0k shares |
| Portman Square Capital LLP | New | $5.1m419.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $3.0m241.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $2.5m200.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $2.1m171.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.8m146.9k 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 |
|---|---|
JAB Beauty B.V.
13D · may seek influence
filed 2025-09-03
Stated purposeItem 4 is hereby amended and supplemented as follows: Extension of Long Swap Arrangement As previously disclosed on Amendment No. 4, on February 9, 2023, JAB Holdings entered into long cash-settled total return equity swaps (each, a "Long Swap") with Banco Santander, S.A., BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and Societe Generale (the "Banks"). The Long Swaps provided for the establishment of long exposure with respect to a notional amount of shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock") (the shares of Common Stock, each a "Class A Share" and, collectively, the "Class A Shares"), of Coty Inc. (the "Company") up to 40,000,000 Class A Shares in the aggregate. On July 31, 2025, the Long Swap with BNP Paribas expired and terminated by c… Full filing |
54.5% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution +2.7 pts · filed 2026-07-27 | 6.4% |
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 1 | $10.1m | 1 | $925.1k | — |
| Q1 2022 | 3 | $2.9m | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 1 | $1.3m | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 1 | $109.7k | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 1 | $2.3m | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q2 2023.
Holders, Q2 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 44.8m $550.3m | Reduced -4.2m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 35.0m $430.6m | Reduced -1.3m |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.65% of their portfolio | 26.8m $329.2m | Added +7.7m |
| CREDIT AGRICOLE S A 10.65% of their portfolio | 26.7m $327.7m | New |
| Banco Santander, S.A. 4.23% of their portfolio | 26.2m $322.5m | Added +5.5m |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 14.4m $176.4m | Reduced -2.3m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 10.7m $130.9m | Reduced -169.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 10.0m $122.9m | Added +15.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 9.7m $118.7m | Added +215.8k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.16% of their portfolio | 5.9m $72.1m | Added +2.2m |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.11% of their portfolio | 5.8m $70.9m | Reduced -232.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.4m $65.8m | Reduced -763.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.3m $65.6m | Added +288.3k |
| Ruffer LLP 3.84% of their portfolio | 5.3m $65.6m | Reduced -856.3k |
| FIL Ltd 0.06% of their portfolio | 4.5m $55.1m | Reduced -914.8k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.2m $52.0m | Reduced -5.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.2m $51.3m | Reduced -199.3k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 4.1m $49.9m | Added +1.1m |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.51% of their portfolio | 4.0m $49.0m | Reduced -512.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.5m $42.6m | Reduced -182.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.5m $42.4m | Added +823.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.4m $42.1m | Added +324.5k |
| Artemis Investment Management LLP 0.48% of their portfolio | 3.1m $37.9m | Added +1.1m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.8m $34.8m | Reduced -323.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.8m $33.9m | Added +2.3m |
| Hardman Johnston Global Advisors LLC 1.05% of their portfolio | 2.6m $32.3m | Added +128.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.5m $31.3m | Reduced -32.5k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.5m $30.6m | Reduced -591.5k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.4m $29.6m | Reduced -621.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.4m $29.4m | Added +806.5k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.4m $29.3m | New |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.3m $28.5m | Added +40.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.2m $27.2m | Reduced -341.7k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.9m $23.8m | Added +234.0k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.8m $21.5m | Reduced -2.2m |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $20.7m | Added +237.2k |
| Ranger Investment Management, L.P. 1.24% of their portfolio | 1.7m $20.6m | Added +53.6k |
| Man Group plc 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.5m $18.2m | New |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $17.7m | Added +402.3k |
| VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P. 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.3m $16.2m | Added +60.0k |
| EDMOND DE ROTHSCHILD HOLDING S.A. 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.3m $15.6m | Added +69.8k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $14.6m | Added +1.0m |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $13.8m | Added +39.3k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $13.6m | Added +117.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $12.7m | Unchanged |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $12.4m | Added +112.1k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 994.8k $12.2m | New |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 932.2k $11.5m | Added +57.6k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 880.2k $10.8m | Reduced -60.8k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 845.5k $10.4m | Added +124.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 835.3k $10.3m | Added +101.4k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 818.2k $10.1m | Added +290.3k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.16% of their portfolio | 809.2k $9.9m | Added +37.7k |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 808.2k $9.9m | Unchanged |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 798.8k $9.8m | Reduced -192.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 794.8k $9.8m | Reduced -4.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 722.2k $8.9m | Reduced -1.0m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 647.6k $8.0m | Reduced -135.5k |
| Graham Capital Management, L.P. 0.26% of their portfolio | 609.5k $7.5m | Added +399.4k |
| Atika Capital Management LLC 0.93% of their portfolio | 600.0k $7.4m | Reduced -452.9k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 593.5k $7.3m | Added +6.5k |
| FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. 0.03% of their portfolio | 583.9k $7.2m | Reduced -75.8k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 582.6k $7.2m | Added +79.1k |
| M&G INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD 0.04% of their portfolio | 563.3k $6.8m | Reduced -166.9k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.04% of their portfolio | 553.0k $6.8m | Reduced -12.5k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.03% of their portfolio | 472.6k $5.8m | Reduced -6.5k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 458.5k $5.6m | Added +16.7k |
| CANTOR FITZGERALD, L. P. 0.13% of their portfolio | 455.0k $5.6m | Unchanged |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.00% of their portfolio | 447.7k $5.5m | Added +143.4k |
| Compass Wealth Management LLC 1.62% of their portfolio | 435.7k $5.4m | Reduced -11.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 415.6k $5.1m | Unchanged |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 404.8k $5.0m | Added +392.8k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 403.7k $5.0m | Added +152.1k |
| CASTLEARK MANAGEMENT LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 399.1k $4.9m | Reduced -185.4k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 395.1k $4.9m | Reduced -3.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 392.6k $4.8m | Reduced -21.7k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 387.9k $4.8m | Unchanged |
| B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG 0.06% of their portfolio | 362.9k $4.5m | Unchanged |
| Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 0.08% of their portfolio | 342.5k $4.2m | Reduced -23.5k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 340.9k $4.2m | Reduced -547.9k |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 322.9k $4.0m | Reduced -5.9k |
| Nicholas Investment Partners, LP 0.27% of their portfolio | 318.5k $3.9m | Added +9.5k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 308.9k $3.8m | Added +17.9k |
| Dorsey Wright & Associates 1.10% of their portfolio | 295.8k $3.6m | New |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 284.8k $3.5m | Reduced -10.4k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 273.4k $3.4m | Reduced -22.5k |
| SHIKIAR ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 1.07% of their portfolio | 269.5k $3.3m | Reduced -63.8k |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 265.6k $3.3m | Reduced -29.1k |
| TCW GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 265.3k $3.3m | Added +116.7k |
| Empowered Funds, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 261.8k $3.2m | New |
| EA Series Trust 0.11% of their portfolio | 261.8k $3.2m | First filing |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 255.0k $3.1m | Added +122.9k |
| Brookfield Corp /ON/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 247.0k $3.0m | New |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.00% of their portfolio | 246.6k $3.0m | New |
| Graphene Investments SAS 1.98% of their portfolio | 244.5k $3.0m | Unchanged |
| AMALGAMATED BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 237.8k $2.9m | Reduced -11.8k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 221.0k $2.7m | Added +13.4k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 219.6k $2.7m | Reduced -4.9k |
| DARK FOREST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.28% of their portfolio | 218.5k $2.7m | Added +202.9k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 212.5k $2.6m | Added +62.0k |