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 ($29.7k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 880.7m as of 2026-08-12, 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 ≈ $2.16. Options: 7 managers hold calls ($1.9m notional), 6 hold puts ($2.6m).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 300 |
| Q4 2022 | 314 |
| Q1 2023 | 311 |
| Q2 2023 | 335 |
| Q3 2023 | 340 |
| Q4 2023 | 323 |
| Q1 2024 | 319 |
| Q2 2024 | 327 |
| Q3 2024 | 332 |
| Q4 2024 | 349 |
| Q1 2025 | 325 |
| Q2 2025 | 334 |
| Q3 2025 | 301 |
| Q4 2025 | 302 |
| Q1 2026 | 326 |
| Q2 2026 | 310 |
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 | 135 | 165 |
| Q4 2024 | 179 | 146 |
| Q1 2025 | 173 | 169 |
| Q2 2025 | 164 | 160 |
| Q3 2025 | 126 | 185 |
| Q4 2025 | 129 | 184 |
| Q1 2026 | 201 | 125 |
| Q2 2026 | 163 | 172 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $11.8m | $8.4m | 0.71 |
| Q4 2025 | $1.7m | $1.6m | 0.92 |
| Q1 2026 | $1.2m | $1.9m | 1.56 |
| Q2 2026 | $1.9m | $2.6m | 1.42 |
Biggest buyers
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +19.5m |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | Added | +10.8m |
| CREDIT AGRICOLE S A | Added | +10.0m |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Added | +7.6m |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +5.7m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +5.0m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +4.7m |
| Miller Value Partners, LLC | New | +3.9m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +3.3m |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC | Added | +2.9m |
Biggest sellers
| Banco Santander, S.A. | Reduced | -10.0m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -5.1m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -4.4m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -4.1m |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Sold out | -3.0m |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | Reduced | -2.0m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -1.7m |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -1.5m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Sold out | -1.3m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.2m |
Biggest calls
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $455.8k211.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $420.3k194.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $311.9k144.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $268.3k124.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | New | $212.3k98.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $152.1k70.4k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $41.5k19.2k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $1.5m709.7k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $528.6k244.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $328.5k152.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $114.0k52.8k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $82.5k38.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $49.7k23.0k 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 |
|---|---|
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 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 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 4 | $1.3m | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2026 | 2 | $213.3k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported since 1 Apr 2026.
Holders, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 72.0m $155.5m | Added +19.5m |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.03% of their portfolio | 29.2m $63.0m | Reduced -445.9k |
| CREDIT AGRICOLE S A 0.14% of their portfolio | 25.6m $55.3m | Added +10.0m |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.5m $55.1m | Added +5.7m |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.7m $38.3m | Added +1.8m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.9m $34.4m | Added +4.7m |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 15.6m $33.6m | Added +10.8m |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.02% of their portfolio | 13.7m $29.7m | Added +7.6m |
| Banco Santander, S.A. 0.18% of their portfolio | 13.1m $28.3m | Reduced -10.0m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 12.4m $26.8m | Reduced -399.3k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.9m $25.7m | Reduced -1.7m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.4m $20.2m | Added +2.8m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.1m $17.4m | Added +5.0m |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 8.0m $17.2m | Added +2.9m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.5m $16.3m | Added +663.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.5m $16.2m | Added +1.9m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.4m $13.8m | Added +2.1m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.8m $10.3m | Added +3.3m |
| EDMOND DE ROTHSCHILD HOLDING S.A. 0.13% of their portfolio | 4.5m $9.7m | Added +200.0k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.2m $9.0m | Added +1.9m |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 4.1m $9.0m | Reduced -41.5k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.1m $8.2m | Added +357.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.1m $8.7m | Added +1.1m |
| CastleKnight Management LP 0.31% of their portfolio | 4.0m $8.6m | Added +667.4k |
| Miller Value Partners, LLC 2.00% of their portfolio | 3.9m $8.5m | New |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.6m $7.9m | Added +198.2k |
| M&G PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.4m $6.8m | Added +1.8m |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.1m $6.8m | Added +404.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.7m $5.3m | Added +1.5m |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.5m $5.4m | Added +165.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.1m $4.5m | Added +45.3k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.1m $4.5m | Reduced -2.0m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.9m $4.2m | Added +941.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.8m $3.9m | Added +959.6k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $3.0m | Reduced -435.0k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $2.7m | New |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $2.5m | Added +778.6k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $2.4m | Reduced -1.2m |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $2.3m | Added +459.3k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $2.3m | Added +184.0k |
| MAVERICK CAPITAL LTD 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $2.2m | Reduced -256.5k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 922.4k $2.0m | Added +406.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 853.4k $1.8m | Added +352.3k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 834.5k $1.8m | Reduced -1.1m |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 831.0k $1.8m | Reduced -78.2k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 722.5k $1.6m | Added +511.1k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 706.3k $1.5m | Reduced -69.1k |
| FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 642.2k $1.4m | Reduced -21.6k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 530.6k $1.1m | Reduced -10.9k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 516.3k $1.1m | Reduced -338.5k |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.00% of their portfolio | 506.4k $1.1m | New |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 500.0k $1.1m | New |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 483.0k $1.0m | Reduced -1.5m |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 454.5k $981.8k | Reduced -1.1m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 433.6k $871.5k | Added +41.5k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 426.7k $921.6k | Added +379.3k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 424.7k $918.0k | Added +145.3k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 419.7k $912.0k | Added +22.8k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 387.9k $837.9k | Unchanged |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 387.2k $836.3k | Added +20.0k |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 386.2k $834.0k | Added +292.8k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 382.1k $825.4k | Added +358.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 376.0k $812.0k | Added +11.7k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 344.1k $743.4k | Unchanged |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 331.8k $716.6k | Added +305.9k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 324.3k $700.6k | Added +76.4k |
| XTX Topco Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 291.8k $630.3k | Added +165.5k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 290.6k $627.0k | Added +67.5k |
| Exit Wealth Advisors, LLC. 0.27% of their portfolio | 270.2k $583.7k | New |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 259.1k $559.7k | Reduced -220.2k |
| OCCUDO QUANTITATIVE STRATEGIES LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 257.2k $555.5k | Added +9.1k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 252.2k $544.7k | Reduced -36.5k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.00% of their portfolio | 242.8k $525.0k | Added +159.6k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 224.7k $485.4k | New |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 212.8k $459.7k | Added +31.4k |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB 0.00% of their portfolio | 205.7k $444.0k | Added +12.9k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 202.8k $438.0k | New |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 191.7k $414.0k | Reduced -84.3k |
| Jupiter Topco LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 180.8k $391.5k | First filing |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 176.7k $381.8k | Added +19.8k |
| KLP KAPITALFORVALTNING AS 0.00% of their portfolio | 173.7k $375.2k | Unchanged |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 169.4k $366.0k | Reduced -5.1m |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 169.3k $365.7k | Added +62.7k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 165.6k $358.0k | Added +40.3k |
| Louisiana State Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 162.1k $350.1k | Added +54.9k |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue 0.00% of their portfolio | 158.3k $341.0k | Added +85.0k |
| Centiva Capital, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 151.1k $326.4k | Added +82.9k |
| Van Diest Capital, LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 149.6k $323.2k | Reduced -31.8k |
| Tactive Advisors, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 145.0k $313.2k | Added +27.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 143.7k $310.4k | Added +20.6k |
| Graham Capital Management, L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 130.6k $282.2k | Reduced -100.8k |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.00% of their portfolio | 125.4k $270.8k | Reduced -16.6k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 124.2k $268.2k | Reduced -254.0k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.00% of their portfolio | 123.4k $266.4k | Unchanged |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 121.6k $262.6k | Reduced -65.8k |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 119.4k $229.3k | Added +36.6k |
| Man Group plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 111.9k $241.7k | Unchanged |
| Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey 0.00% of their portfolio | 110.9k $239.5k | Reduced -33.5k |
| GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 108.7k $234.7k | Added +46.1k |
| Sanctuary Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 105.3k $227.5k | Reduced -18.4k |