EQUIFAX INC EFX
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 294429105 · ISIN US2944291051
Consumer credit reporting agency
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustryServices-Consumer Credit Reporting, Collection Agencies
- HeadquartersAtlanta, GA
- Founded1899
- Websiteequifax.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 ($103.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 117.5m as of 2026-07-10, 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 ≈ $158.78. Options: 17 managers hold calls ($56.4m notional), 13 hold puts ($42.6m).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 627 |
| Q4 2022 | 636 |
| Q1 2023 | 664 |
| Q2 2023 | 688 |
| Q3 2023 | 671 |
| Q4 2023 | 731 |
| Q1 2024 | 770 |
| Q2 2024 | 762 |
| Q3 2024 | 840 |
| Q4 2024 | 849 |
| Q1 2025 | 813 |
| Q2 2025 | 863 |
| Q3 2025 | 857 |
| Q4 2025 | 896 |
| Q1 2026 | 876 |
| Q2 2026 | 833 |
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 | 423 | 297 |
| Q4 2024 | 377 | 358 |
| Q1 2025 | 361 | 357 |
| Q2 2025 | 429 | 335 |
| Q3 2025 | 408 | 346 |
| Q4 2025 | 391 | 424 |
| Q1 2026 | 443 | 424 |
| Q2 2026 | 357 | 486 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $68.4m | $42.9m | 0.63 |
| Q4 2025 | $56.8m | $37.3m | 0.66 |
| Q1 2026 | $26.6m | $18.5m | 0.70 |
| Q2 2026 | $56.4m | $42.6m | 0.75 |
Biggest buyers
| Capital International Investors | Added | +1.5m |
| Egerton Capital (UK) LLP | New | +1.5m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +905.2k |
| Boston Partners | Added | +856.2k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +723.9k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Added | +600.4k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +553.7k |
| BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP | Added | +405.1k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Added | +372.9k |
| Carmignac Gestion | Added | +346.1k |
Biggest sellers
| Cantillon Capital Management LLC | Sold out | -1.8m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Sold out | -1.8m |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP | Reduced | -1.6m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -927.9k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -830.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -705.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -655.1k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | Reduced | -624.9k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC | Reduced | -469.1k |
| JENSEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -412.5k |
Biggest calls
| Arvin Capital Management LP | New | $19.0m120.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $16.5m103.8k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $7.2m45.5k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $3.1m19.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $2.4m15.4k shares |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | New | $2.0m12.8k shares |
| Oribel Capital Management, LP | New | $1.6m9.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.3m8.3k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $952.3k6.0k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $492.0k3.1k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $14.9m93.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $10.0m62.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $4.9m30.9k shares |
| Interval Partners, LP | New | $3.4m21.7k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $3.3m20.9k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | New | $1.5m9.3k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $1.3m8.3k shares |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | New | $1.2m7.6k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $777.7k4.9k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $492.0k3.1k 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 |
|---|---|
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 7.5% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-02-05 | 6.9% |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P 13G · institution new · filed 2026-02-17 | 6.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: Capital International Investors (3.2%, 2026-05-14), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
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 | — | 4 | $20.0m | $20.0m |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 4 | $11.3m | $11.3m |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $6.2m | $6.2m |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $12.4m | $12.4m |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $13.1m | $13.1m |
| Q1 2026 | 1 | $464.9k | 4 | $10.4m | $10.4m |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 3 | $7.6m | $7.6m |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 2 | $7.4m | $7.4m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-03 | GAMBLE JOHN W JR EVP, CFO & COO | Sold plan | $845.8k4.5k shares |
| 2026-07-24 | Begor Mark W CEO, director | Sold plan | $6.5m37.8k shares |
| 2026-05-07 | Borton Chad M EVP, Pres Workforce Solutions | Sold plan | $426.9k2.5k shares |
| 2026-05-01 | GAMBLE JOHN W JR EVP, CFO & COO | Sold plan | $617.9k3.5k shares |
| 2026-04-24 | Begor Mark W CEO, director | Sold plan | $6.5m37.8k 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, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 9.4m $1.5bn | Reduced -65.8k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 7.8m $1.2bn | Reduced -44.7k |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P 1.57% of their portfolio | 7.4m $1.2bn | Reduced -81.9k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.2m $832.1m | Reduced -28.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.2m $825.3m | Added +176.0k |
| Capital International Investors 0.17% of their portfolio | 5.2m $823.3m | Added +1.5m |
| Soroban Capital Partners LP 4.95% of their portfolio | 4.4m $700.1m | Added +226.3k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.20% of their portfolio | 3.9m $620.4m | Reduced -830.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.3m $525.5m | Reduced -705.5k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.81% of their portfolio | 3.3m $521.9m | Reduced -360.8k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.2m $498.9m | Reduced -42.0k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.7m $415.9m | Added +905.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.0m $317.5m | Added +179.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.0m $310.8m | Reduced -655.1k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.93% of their portfolio | 1.9m $299.7m | Reduced -395.7k |
| GENERATION INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLP 2.83% of their portfolio | 1.8m $290.9m | Added +57.0k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 1.6m $246.5m | Added +316.1k |
| NORGES BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $243.7m | Not comparable |
| Darsana Capital Partners LP 1.07% of their portfolio | 1.5m $238.1m | Unchanged |
| Egerton Capital (UK) LLP 2.27% of their portfolio | 1.5m $235.1m | New |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $214.2m | Reduced -145.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $189.3m | Added +99.7k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.2m $188.6m | Added +723.9k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $187.2m | Reduced -927.9k |
| BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP 1.28% of their portfolio | 1.2m $182.9m | Added +405.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $175.4m | Added +169.7k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.1m $174.8m | Added +20.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $174.7m | Reduced -1.5k |
| Boston Partners 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.1m $174.5m | Added +856.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $171.7m | Added +713 |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 983.8k $156.2m | Added +68.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 970.8k $154.1m | Added +257.7k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.08% of their portfolio | 743.2k $118.0m | Added +600.4k |
| Carmignac Gestion 1.46% of their portfolio | 710.7k $112.8m | Added +346.1k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.09% of their portfolio | 681.9k $108.2m | Added +553.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 676.8k $107.4m | Reduced -66.0k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 668.7k $106.1m | Reduced -11.9k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 658.7k $104.6m | Added +105.3k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.05% of their portfolio | 658.0k $104.4m | Added +227.1k |
| Capital World Investors 0.01% of their portfolio | 627.3k $99.6m | Reduced -802 |
| Amundi 0.02% of their portfolio | 602.1k $95.6m | Reduced -61.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 582.9k $92.5m | Reduced -95.8k |
| Theleme Partners LLP 5.41% of their portfolio | 574.2k $91.1m | Added +33.1k |
| Man Group plc 0.15% of their portfolio | 517.1k $82.1m | Added +311.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 500.9k $79.5m | Added +158.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 498.9k $79.2m | Reduced -5.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 477.7k $75.8m | Reduced -167.8k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.16% of their portfolio | 382.7k $60.7m | Added +372.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 381.2k $60.4m | Reduced -254.9k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 377.3k $59.9m | Reduced -85.4k |
| JENSEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 1.43% of their portfolio | 370.6k $58.8m | Reduced -412.5k |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 344.2k $54.5m | Reduced -94.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.03% of their portfolio | 340.3k $54.0m | Reduced -18.9k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 335.6k $53.3m | Reduced -22.2k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. 0.08% of their portfolio | 333.6k $53.0m | Reduced -25.0k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.06% of their portfolio | 329.2k $52.3m | New |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 326.4k $51.8m | Reduced -41.6k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 326.2k $51.8m | Added +14.4k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 321.7k $51.1m | Added +234.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.03% of their portfolio | 319.8k $50.8m | Added +92.0k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 312.9k $49.5m | Added +40.9k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 304.2k $48.3m | Added +207.5k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 301.1k $47.8m | Reduced -98.9k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 297.5k $47.2m | Reduced -21.1k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.04% of their portfolio | 289.5k $46.0m | Reduced -88.1k |
| Intermede Investment Partners Ltd 2.25% of their portfolio | 277.4k $50.7m | Reduced -12.9k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 276.7k $43.9m | Added +12.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 258.0k $40.9m | Reduced -14.7k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 256.6k $40.7m | Reduced -7.1k |
| Harding Loevner LP 0.38% of their portfolio | 252.5k $40.1m | Reduced -72.5k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 252.2k $40.0m | Reduced -141.7k |
| C Partners Holding GmbH 12.07% of their portfolio | 249.2k $39.6m | Reduced -10.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 245.5k $39.0m | Added +70.5k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 238.8k $37.9m | Reduced -106.6k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 227.1k $36.1m | Added +18.4k |
| GFI Investment Counsel Ltd. 4.89% of their portfolio | 226.9k $36.0m | Reduced -4.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 226.7k $36.0m | Reduced -7.1k |
| Fisher Funds Management LTD 0.97% of their portfolio | 214.4k $34.0m | Reduced -12.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 213.3k $33.9m | Reduced -99.9k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 206.7k $32.8m | Added +46.5k |
| CDAM (UK) Ltd 8.41% of their portfolio | 205.3k $32.6m | Added +56.8k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 205.0k $32.5m | Reduced -15.1k |
| Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC (Investment Advisor) 0.25% of their portfolio | 199.3k $31.6m | New |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 194.0k $30.8m | Reduced -3.8k |
| WEITZ INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. 2.11% of their portfolio | 192.0k $30.5m | Added +4.4k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.04% of their portfolio | 176.6k $28.0m | Reduced -10.7k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.16% of their portfolio | 160.7k $25.5m | Reduced -87.3k |
| Meritage Group LP 0.95% of their portfolio | 155.3k $24.6m | Added +987 |
| Investment Management Corp of Ontario 0.31% of their portfolio | 152.7k $24.2m | Reduced -1.0k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 147.2k $23.4m | Added +92.7k |
| Trinity Street Asset Management LLP 1.19% of their portfolio | 145.5k $23.1m | Added +3.7k |
| Central Securities Corp 1.72% of their portfolio | 145.0k $23.0m | Added +45.0k |
| Coronation Fund Managers Ltd. 0.84% of their portfolio | 138.2k $21.9m | Added +132.2k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 136.8k $21.7m | Added +673 |
| AKO CAPITAL LLP 0.50% of their portfolio | 134.4k $21.3m | Reduced -269.3k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 133.1k $21.1m | Added +3.1k |
| CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 131.6k $20.9m | Added +45.9k |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 0.09% of their portfolio | 131.6k $20.9m | Added +118.0k |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. 0.03% of their portfolio | 127.0k $20.2m | Added +118.5k |
| NORTH STAR ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.78% of their portfolio | 125.4k $19.9m | Added +4.1k |