CULLEN FROST BANKERS INC CFR
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 229899109 · ISIN US2298991090
- SectorFinancials
- IndustryNational Commercial Banks
- HeadquartersSan Antonio, TX
- 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 ($4.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 64.3m as of 2024-04-18, 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 ≈ $112.59. Options: 13 managers hold calls ($55.2m notional), 12 hold puts ($39.6m).
Trends to Q1 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 416 |
| Q4 2022 | 455 |
| Q1 2023 | 411 |
| Q2 2023 | 372 |
| Q3 2023 | 383 |
| Q4 2023 | 409 |
| Q1 2024 | 411 |
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 | 249 | 147 |
| Q1 2023 | 202 | 232 |
| Q2 2023 | 168 | 206 |
| Q3 2023 | 160 | 180 |
| Q4 2023 | 202 | 169 |
| Q1 2024 | 183 | 188 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | $28.7m | $19.8m | 0.69 |
| Q3 2023 | $23.9m | $17.4m | 0.73 |
| Q4 2023 | $64.3m | $8.5m | 0.13 |
| Q1 2024 | $55.2m | $39.6m | 0.72 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +836.0k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC | Added | +495.2k |
| Madison Asset Management, LLC | New | +260.9k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | +169.3k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Added | +161.6k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +97.5k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +92.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +91.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +70.8k |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC | Added | +61.0k |
Biggest sellers
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -447.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -288.7k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Sold out | -221.2k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | Reduced | -181.6k |
| NORGES BANK | Reduced | -110.5k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Sold out | -86.9k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Reduced | -85.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -82.5k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC | Reduced | -74.3k |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC | Reduced | -70.3k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $17.1m151.7k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Unchanged | $14.3m126.7k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $6.6m58.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $4.3m37.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $4.2m37.3k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | Added | $2.6m22.7k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $2.1m18.3k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $1.5m12.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.4m12.7k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Unchanged | $765.5k6.8k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $17.9m159.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $5.3m47.4k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $4.8m42.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $4.0m35.9k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $2.2m19.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $1.6m14.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | New | $1.5m13.3k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $1.4m12.1k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $562.9k5.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $236.4k2.1k 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 |
|---|---|
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 13G · institution -1.2 pts · filed 2026-06-02 | 7.5% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.1% |
| STATE STREET CORP 13G · institution +0.2 pts · filed 2026-08-07 | 5.1% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.0% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | 2 | $657.9k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $17.8m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $294.3k | — |
| Q1 2023 | 5 | $2.0m | 1 | $765.9k | — |
| Q2 2023 | 4 | $919.4k | 1 | $668.9k | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.2m | $1.1m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-14 | Berman Bobby GEVP Research & Strategy | Sold | $138.4k1.3k shares |
| 2024-02-16 | Bracher Paul President of CFR | Sold plan | $1.1m9.8k 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.4m $715.6m | Reduced -56.1k |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 1.29% of their portfolio | 6.2m $694.8m | Reduced -70.3k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.8m $655.9m | Reduced -25.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.6m $400.6m | Reduced -447.7k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 2.06% of their portfolio | 3.2m $359.4m | Added +495.2k |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 0.94% of their portfolio | 1.9m $209.1m | Reduced -37.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.9m $208.6m | Reduced -82.5k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $176.6m | Added +54.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $171.3m | Added +836.0k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.5m $166.2m | Reduced -85.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $129.0m | Added +70.8k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.0m $115.0m | Added +161.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $113.6m | Added +18.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 832.8k $93.7m | Added +45.2k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 821.1k $92.4m | Added +12.9k |
| MONTRUSCO BOLTON INVESTMENTS INC. 0.85% of their portfolio | 709.5k $79.9m | Added +53.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 646.5k $72.8m | Reduced -30.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 564.7k $63.6m | Reduced -56.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 559.0k $62.9m | Reduced -110.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 534.9k $60.2m | Added +13.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 509.7k $57.4m | Reduced -288.7k |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC 0.38% of their portfolio | 432.9k $48.7m | Added +61.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 429.4k $48.3m | Added +91.4k |
| BARTLETT & CO. WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC 0.66% of their portfolio | 378.3k $42.6m | Added +6.5k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.06% of their portfolio | 377.9k $42.5m | Added +51.8k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 365.0k $41.1m | Added +92.6k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 350.3k $39.4m | Reduced -15.3k |
| Polaris Capital Management, LLC 1.82% of their portfolio | 324.6k $36.5m | Reduced -34.5k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 312.2k $35.1m | Added +13.7k |
| PALISADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 0.88% of their portfolio | 296.6k $33.4m | Added +25.8k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 274.8k $30.9m | Reduced -74.3k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.03% of their portfolio | 273.8k $30.8m | Reduced -10.1k |
| Madison Asset Management, LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 260.9k $29.4m | New |
| TCTC Holdings, LLC 0.82% of their portfolio | 218.5k $24.6m | Unchanged |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 187.5k $21.1m | Added +9.2k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 184.9k $20.8m | Added +58.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 184.4k $20.8m | Added +54.7k |
| SPRUCEGROVE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD 0.84% of their portfolio | 184.1k $20.7m | Added +30.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 184.0k $20.7m | Reduced -64.4k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 174.3k $19.6m | Reduced -7.1k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 169.3k $19.1m | New |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.07% of their portfolio | 165.4k $18.6m | Added +407 |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.08% of their portfolio | 163.7k $18.4m | Added +4.5k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO 0.07% of their portfolio | 151.9k $17.1m | Reduced -1.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 140.7k $15.8m | Reduced -32.3k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 123.1k $13.9m | Reduced -31.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 122.7k $13.8m | Added +8.3k |
| M&T Bank Corp 0.05% of their portfolio | 121.8k $13.7m | Reduced -678 |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 120.0k $13.5m | Unchanged |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 118.7k $13.4m | Added +97.5k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 110.7k $12.5m | Added +4.8k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 110.3k $12.4m | Added +621 |
| Ceredex Value Advisors LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 106.0k $11.9m | Reduced -40.8k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 103.5k $11.7m | Reduced -4.4k |
| FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA 0.87% of their portfolio | 102.4k $12.8m | Reduced -12.8k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 100.6k $11.3m | Reduced -1.7k |
| MAIRS & POWER INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 98.2k $11.1m | Reduced -5.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 95.5k $10.8m | Added +3.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 92.2k $10.4m | Added +874 |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 89.9k $10.1m | Added +24.0k |
| LATHROP INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO 1.93% of their portfolio | 88.5k $10.0m | Reduced -13.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 88.1k $9.9m | Added +181 |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 87.0k $9.8m | Reduced -31.3k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.03% of their portfolio | 84.9k $9.6m | Reduced -1.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 84.3k $9.5m | Reduced -1.9k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 74.7k $8.4m | Reduced -2.3k |
| Martin Capital Partners, LLC 3.13% of their portfolio | 72.5k $8.2m | Reduced -456 |
| South Dakota Investment Council 0.17% of their portfolio | 72.3k $8.1m | Reduced -22.0k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 70.5k $7.9m | Added +16.4k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 69.9k $7.9m | Reduced -12.2k |
| ABN AMRO INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS 0.12% of their portfolio | 63.7k $7.2m | Reduced -3.4k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 61.1k $6.9m | Added +22.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 60.7k $6.8m | Reduced -3.3k |
| WealthPlan Investment Management, LLC 1.01% of their portfolio | 58.5k $6.6m | Added +4.3k |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 56.2k $6.3m | Added +887 |
| ROWLANDMILLER & PARTNERS.ADV 1.33% of their portfolio | 56.0k $6.3m | Added +121 |
| LAWSON KROEKER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC/NE 1.17% of their portfolio | 55.0k $6.2m | Reduced -279 |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 55.0k $5.8m | Reduced -8.8k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 53.3k $6.0m | Added +10.3k |
| STRS OHIO 0.02% of their portfolio | 52.9k $6.0m | Reduced -2.8k |
| Argent Trust Co 0.26% of their portfolio | 50.8k $5.7m | Reduced -150 |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 49.8k $5.6m | Added +157 |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 49.5k $5.6m | Added +9.1k |
| KEMPNER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC. 3.00% of their portfolio | 49.1k $5.5m | Reduced -930 |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.02% of their portfolio | 48.3k $5.4m | Reduced -1.7k |
| Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 47.7k $5.4m | Reduced -32.4k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 47.5k $5.3m | Added +967 |
| FIRST MERCHANTS CORP 0.40% of their portfolio | 47.5k $5.3m | Reduced -829 |
| Hilton Capital Management, LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 47.2k $5.3m | Added +9.5k |
| Callahan Advisors, LLC 0.55% of their portfolio | 46.2k $5.2m | Reduced -406 |
| WealthPLAN Partners, LLC 0.51% of their portfolio | 43.5k $4.9m | Reduced -15.4k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 42.3k $4.7m | Added +24.5k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 41.5k $4.7m | Added +18.2k |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 41.5k $4.7m | Added +38.8k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 41.3k $4.7m | Added +24.3k |
| Greenfield Seitz Capital Management, LLC 1.73% of their portfolio | 41.1k $4.6m | Reduced -423 |
| Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 38.8k $4.4m | Reduced -350 |
| AMALGAMATED BANK 0.04% of their portfolio | 38.8k $4.4m | Reduced -194 |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 38.3k $4.3m | Reduced -1.2k |
| NISA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 36.3k $4.1m | Added +1.7k |