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 ($51.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 64.3m as of 2025-07-24, 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 ≈ $128.54. Options: 7 managers hold calls ($20.6m notional), 7 hold puts ($3.1m).
Trends to Q2 2025
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 |
| Q2 2024 | 399 |
| Q3 2024 | 441 |
| Q4 2024 | 458 |
| Q1 2025 | 483 |
| Q2 2025 | 482 |
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 2023 | 160 | 180 |
| Q4 2023 | 202 | 169 |
| Q1 2024 | 183 | 188 |
| Q2 2024 | 165 | 215 |
| Q3 2024 | 221 | 171 |
| Q4 2024 | 204 | 192 |
| Q1 2025 | 221 | 221 |
| Q2 2025 | 233 | 218 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $24.0m | $15.6m | 0.65 |
| Q4 2024 | $47.3m | $36.3m | 0.77 |
| Q1 2025 | $24.3m | $5.2m | 0.21 |
| Q2 2025 | $20.6m | $3.1m | 0.15 |
Biggest buyers
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +425.4k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc | Added | +304.5k |
| DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC | New | +275.4k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +219.0k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Added | +217.1k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Added | +160.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +104.0k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +97.9k |
| VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P. | Added | +95.2k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE | Added | +95.0k |
Biggest sellers
| MONTRUSCO BOLTON INVESTMENTS INC. | Sold out | -835.3k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -198.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -176.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | Reduced | -107.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -86.4k |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. | Sold out | -70.9k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Sold out | -65.6k |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC | Reduced | -64.3k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -64.0k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH | Reduced | -60.8k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $13.2m102.7k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $4.2m32.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $2.2m17.2k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $567.3k4.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $282.0k2.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Unchanged | $115.7k900 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $694.1k5.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $668.4k5.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $591.3k4.6k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $567.3k4.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $527.0k4.1k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Unchanged | $51.4k400 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 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 Q2 2025
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 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.2m | $1.1m |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $955.9k | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $5.7m | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.6m | — |
| Q2 2025 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-02 | Henson Matthew Bradley Chief Accounting Officer · Depositary Share | Bought | —1.9k 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.5m $839.5m | Added +219.0k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.0m $772.6m | Reduced -48.0k |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 1.39% of their portfolio | 5.6m $719.7m | Reduced -64.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.4m $441.7m | Reduced -37.0k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 1.56% of their portfolio | 1.7m $222.9m | Added +16.8k |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 0.78% of their portfolio | 1.4m $180.7m | Reduced -38.9k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.3m $170.2m | Added +160.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $167.5m | Added +33.2k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $149.6m | Added +9.3k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $142.7m | Added +53.1k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 1.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $141.4m | Reduced -12.1k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $135.6m | Added +217.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $133.9m | Reduced -86.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 944.0k $121.3m | Reduced -107.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 832.1k $107.0m | Added +425.4k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 0.60% of their portfolio | 822.9k $104.9m | Added +304.5k |
| VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P. 0.97% of their portfolio | 806.8k $103.7m | Added +95.2k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 773.9k $99.5m | Reduced -37.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 757.4k $97.4m | Reduced -25.8k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.09% of their portfolio | 743.0k $95.5m | Added +95.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 709.7k $91.2m | Added +104.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 703.9k $90.5m | Reduced -5.7k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 653.0k $83.9m | Reduced -14.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 611.7k $78.6m | Reduced -24.2k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.08% of their portfolio | 547.5k $70.4m | Added +23.7k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 539.7k $69.4m | Reduced -13.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 475.7k $61.1m | Reduced -176.9k |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC 0.41% of their portfolio | 439.9k $56.5m | Added +6.9k |
| BARTLETT & CO. WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC 0.69% of their portfolio | 382.4k $49.2m | Added +10.7k |
| Madison Asset Management, LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 381.2k $49.0m | Added +4.4k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 353.7k $45.5m | Added +3.3k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 328.4k $42.2m | Added +38.9k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 328.2k $42.2m | Reduced -25.2k |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp 0.30% of their portfolio | 300.0k $38.6m | Added +25.0k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 287.8k $37.0m | Added +67.2k |
| DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC 0.74% of their portfolio | 275.4k $35.4m | New |
| PALISADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 0.98% of their portfolio | 267.9k $34.4m | Reduced -7.6k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 255.3k $32.8m | Reduced -7.9k |
| Polaris Capital Management, LLC 2.17% of their portfolio | 254.1k $32.7m | Reduced -14.3k |
| TCTC Holdings, LLC 0.95% of their portfolio | 230.3k $29.6m | Unchanged |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 229.5k $29.5m | Added +62.6k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO 0.08% of their portfolio | 167.8k $21.6m | Unchanged |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 167.0k $21.5m | Added +1.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 165.9k $21.3m | Reduced -1.2k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.08% of their portfolio | 163.4k $21.0m | Added +394 |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 161.2k $20.7m | Reduced -40.0k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 147.8k $19.0m | Reduced -4.6k |
| Lido Advisors, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 143.1k $18.4m | Reduced -796 |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 137.7k $17.7m | Added +58.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 136.1k $17.5m | Reduced -20.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 129.7k $16.7m | Added +2.3k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 128.3k $16.5m | Added +30.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 126.0k $16.2m | Added +13.7k |
| SPRUCEGROVE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD 1.30% of their portfolio | 125.6k $16.1m | Reduced -1.4k |
| Ceredex Value Advisors LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 119.2k $15.3m | Added +200 |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 117.5k $15.1m | Reduced -7.1k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 116.6k $15.0m | Reduced -1.5k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 104.6k $13.4m | Added +4.0k |
| M&T Bank Corp 0.05% of their portfolio | 103.0k $13.2m | Reduced -6.0k |
| FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA 0.85% of their portfolio | 102.8k $13.2m | Added +349 |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 102.2k $13.1m | Added +23.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 100.7k $12.9m | Added +3.3k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.01% of their portfolio | 100.4k $12.9m | Added +97.9k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 89.0k $11.4m | Added +83.2k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 86.1k $11.1m | Added +21.8k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 85.9k $11.0m | Added +22.7k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 78.1k $10.0m | Reduced -24.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 75.7k $9.7m | Unchanged |
| Formuepleje A/S 0.49% of their portfolio | 69.1k $8.7m | Unchanged |
| Martin Capital Partners, LLC 3.38% of their portfolio | 67.0k $8.6m | Added +46.2k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 66.4k $8.5m | Added +64.2k |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 66.3k $8.5m | Added +5.2k |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 66.2k $8.5m | Added +1.5k |
| WHITTIER TRUST CO 0.10% of their portfolio | 65.7k $8.4m | Added +1.5k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 65.1k $8.4m | New |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 63.1k $8.1m | Added +87 |
| WealthPlan Investment Management, LLC 0.59% of their portfolio | 63.1k $8.1m | Added +7.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.9k $8.1m | Reduced -198.1k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 56.2k $7.2m | Added +35 |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.3k $7.0m | Added +41.6k |
| LAWSON KROEKER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC/NE 1.29% of their portfolio | 54.0k $6.9m | Added +440 |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.3k $6.9m | Added +4.9k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 53.3k $6.8m | Reduced -1.2k |
| Hilton Capital Management, LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 53.1k $6.8m | Added +2.8k |
| Greenfield Seitz Capital Management, LLC 2.40% of their portfolio | 52.8k $6.8m | Added +635 |
| ROWLANDMILLER & PARTNERS.ADV 1.40% of their portfolio | 52.7k $6.8m | Added +649 |
| Argent Trust Co 0.25% of their portfolio | 51.9k $6.7m | Reduced -230 |
| STRS OHIO 0.02% of their portfolio | 51.5k $6.6m | Reduced -14.2k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 47.9k $6.2m | Reduced -913 |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.2k $5.9m | Reduced -1.1k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 45.3k $5.8m | Added +33.2k |
| MAIRS & POWER INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 43.4k $5.6m | Reduced -16.5k |
| FIRST MERCHANTS CORP 0.21% of their portfolio | 42.7k $5.5m | Reduced -1.8k |
| Oak Harvest Investment Services 0.69% of their portfolio | 42.7k $5.5m | Added +1.3k |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 39.3k $5.0m | Reduced -112 |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.5k $4.9m | Reduced -1.6k |
| ABN AMRO INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS 0.10% of their portfolio | 37.6k $4.8m | Unchanged |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 36.4k $4.7m | Reduced -60.8k |
| WHITTIER TRUST CO OF NEVADA INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 35.8k $4.6m | Added +1.3k |
| KEMPNER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC. 2.42% of their portfolio | 35.2k $4.5m | Reduced -1.0k |