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 ($34.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 122.5m as of 2023-01-31, 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 ≈ $194.44. Options: 18 managers hold calls ($71.9m notional), 20 hold puts ($139.6m).
Trends to Q4 2022
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 627 |
| Q4 2022 | 636 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $73.4m | $85.1m | 1.16 |
| Q4 2022 | $71.9m | $139.6m | 1.94 |
Biggest buyers
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Added | +3.9m |
| Capital International Investors | Added | +2.5m |
| EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. | New | +810.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +535.6k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +490.2k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +397.9k |
| Durable Capital Partners LP | New | +331.6k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +197.8k |
| Ceredex Value Advisors LLC | New | +191.6k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. | Added | +180.8k |
Biggest sellers
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -861.4k |
| AKO CAPITAL LLP | Reduced | -835.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -635.3k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -451.4k |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. | Reduced | -375.5k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -303.2k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -281.9k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Sold out | -264.5k |
| MAVERICK CAPITAL LTD | Sold out | -179.0k |
| Liontrust Investment Partners LLP | Reduced | -151.7k |
Biggest calls
| Oribel Capital Management, LP | New | $18.3m94.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $14.5m74.7k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $10.7m55.3k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $8.0m41.2k shares |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | $4.3m21.9k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $3.3m17.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $2.9m14.9k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $2.8m14.4k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $2.4m12.5k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $2.0m10.2k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $27.4m141.1k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $19.4m100.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $18.1m93.0k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $17.8m91.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $14.9m76.9k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $12.2m62.7k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Unchanged | $9.7m50.0k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Unchanged | $7.6m39.0k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | New | $2.9m15.0k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $2.1m11.0k 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 in Q4 2022
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $4.2m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $3.1m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 1 | $99.9k | 6 | $6.8m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-14 | Griggs James M SVP & Corp Controller | Sold | $60.0k300 shares |
| 2022-11-03 | Nelson Lisa M EVP, President International | Sold | $16.0k100 shares |
| 2022-10-26 | GAMBLE JOHN W JR EVP, CFO & COO | Sold | $2.5m15.0k shares |
| 2022-10-26 | Begor Mark W CEO, director | Sold | $1.8m11.0k shares |
| 2022-10-26 | KELLEY JOHN J III EVP, Chief Legal Officer | Sold | $1.5m9.0k shares |
| 2022-10-26 | Houston Julia A EVP, Strategy & Mktg Officer | Sold | $827.6k5.0k shares |
| 2022-10-26 | Nelson Lisa M EVP, President International | Sold | $113.3k684 shares |
| 2022-10-21 | Smith Melissa D Director | Bought | $99.9k672 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, Q4 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 13.5m $2.6bn | Added +197.8k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.79% of their portfolio | 11.6m $2.2bn | Reduced -861.4k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 1.33% of their portfolio | 8.9m $1.7bn | Added +3.9m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 8.5m $1.6bn | Reduced -281.9k |
| Capital International Investors 0.39% of their portfolio | 7.4m $1.4bn | Added +2.5m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.12% of their portfolio | 5.2m $1.0bn | Added +535.6k |
| GENERATION INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLP 5.38% of their portfolio | 4.8m $931.8m | Reduced -22.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.6m $900.8m | Added +15.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 4.0m $772.7m | Reduced -451.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.15% of their portfolio | 2.6m $507.0m | Added +90.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.5m $476.5m | Added +62.6k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 1.44% of their portfolio | 2.4m $461.3m | Reduced -28.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.0m $387.4m | Reduced -635.3k |
| Cantillon Capital Management LLC 3.26% of their portfolio | 2.0m $384.8m | Reduced -35.9k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.8m $355.7m | Added +397.9k |
| FARALLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 2.14% of their portfolio | 1.7m $330.9m | Reduced -82.6k |
| JENSEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 2.45% of their portfolio | 1.6m $313.3m | Added +73.6k |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P 0.57% of their portfolio | 1.4m $278.0m | Reduced -88.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.2m $235.8m | Added +3.9k |
| AKO CAPITAL LLP 3.78% of their portfolio | 1.2m $234.0m | Reduced -835.7k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $233.4m | Added +490.2k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.64% of their portfolio | 1.2m $234.9m | Added +180.8k |
| NORGES BANK 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.2m $230.0m | Added +130.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $214.7m | Reduced -79.4k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.43% of their portfolio | 907.3k $176.3m | Reduced -11.8k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.44% of their portfolio | 884.0k $171.8m | Reduced -47.5k |
| EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. 1.68% of their portfolio | 810.4k $157.5m | New |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.26% of their portfolio | 784.0k $152.4m | Reduced -2.3k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.18% of their portfolio | 782.7k $152.1m | Added +161.0k |
| PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA 0.22% of their portfolio | 768.4k $149.3m | Added +137.1k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 767.0k $149.1m | Reduced -32.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.06% of their portfolio | 745.0k $144.8m | Reduced -39.8k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 737.5k $143.3m | Added +85.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 616.7k $119.9m | Added +16.5k |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. 1.44% of their portfolio | 574.0k $111.6m | Reduced -375.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 559.0k $108.7m | Reduced -48.7k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.12% of their portfolio | 554.9k $107.8m | Reduced -807 |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 508.5k $98.8m | Added +19.4k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.07% of their portfolio | 497.5k $96.7m | Reduced -32.7k |
| Fundsmith LLP 0.44% of their portfolio | 495.3k $96.3m | Reduced -549 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.03% of their portfolio | 482.6k $93.8m | Reduced -20.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.13% of their portfolio | 481.0k $93.5m | Reduced -33.8k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 479.2k $93.1m | Added +42.0k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 413.7k $80.4m | Reduced -39.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 347.9k $67.6m | Reduced -1.3k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.08% of their portfolio | 338.2k $65.7m | Added +53.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 335.5k $65.2m | Added +76.7k |
| Durable Capital Partners LP 0.67% of their portfolio | 331.6k $64.5m | New |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.12% of their portfolio | 311.4k $60.5m | Reduced -26.0k |
| GFI Investment Counsel Ltd. 9.73% of their portfolio | 297.1k $57.7m | Reduced -1.6k |
| COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC 0.64% of their portfolio | 295.4k $57.4m | Unchanged |
| Rathbones Group PLC 0.63% of their portfolio | 289.3k $56.2m | Reduced -19 |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 281.6k $54.7m | First filing |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 271.0k $52.7m | Reduced -71.2k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.04% of their portfolio | 268.4k $52.2m | Reduced -2.9k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.13% of their portfolio | 248.3k $48.3m | Added +145.4k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 234.4k $45.6m | Reduced -3.9k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 234.0k $45.5m | Reduced -133.0k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.49% of their portfolio | 231.3k $45.0m | Added +110.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.06% of their portfolio | 229.7k $44.6m | Added +8.8k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.06% of their portfolio | 211.0k $41.0m | Added +2.8k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 205.7k $40.0m | Added +120.4k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC 0.55% of their portfolio | 197.3k $38.4m | Added +19.8k |
| Ceredex Value Advisors LLC 0.57% of their portfolio | 191.6k $37.2m | New |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.03% of their portfolio | 183.3k $35.6m | Added +6.4k |
| KENSICO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 1.65% of their portfolio | 178.0k $34.6m | New |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 175.6k $34.1m | Added +7.0k |
| National Pension Service 0.06% of their portfolio | 167.7k $32.6m | Added +5.9k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 167.7k $32.6m | Reduced -58.7k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 157.4k $30.6m | Added +202 |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 156.6k $30.4m | Reduced -39.9k |
| ZWJ INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 1.70% of their portfolio | 155.1k $30.2m | Reduced -3.4k |
| M&G INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD 0.21% of their portfolio | 149.2k $29.0m | Added +2.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 148.9k $28.9m | Reduced -3.7k |
| Amundi 0.02% of their portfolio | 141.7k $30.3m | Added +59.3k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.07% of their portfolio | 136.7k $26.6m | Reduced -140 |
| Dundas Partners LLP 2.83% of their portfolio | 134.0k $26.0m | Unchanged |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.06% of their portfolio | 130.0k $25.3m | Reduced -2.2k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.08% of their portfolio | 129.1k $25.1m | Added +8.1k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.06% of their portfolio | 124.5k $24.2m | Reduced -200 |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 112.7k $21.9m | Reduced -3.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 112.4k $21.8m | Added +12.4k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 108.4k $21.1m | Added +1.3k |
| NORTH STAR ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 1.29% of their portfolio | 106.8k $20.8m | Added +1.9k |
| C Partners Holding GmbH 4.05% of their portfolio | 106.2k $20.6m | Added +28.3k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.07% of their portfolio | 105.7k $20.5m | Added +4.8k |
| INVESTORS ASSET MANAGEMENT OF GEORGIA INC /GA/ /ADV 10.46% of their portfolio | 103.3k $20.1m | Unchanged |
| Asset Management One Co., Ltd. 0.10% of their portfolio | 102.6k $20.2m | Added +6.4k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.06% of their portfolio | 102.0k $19.8m | Reduced -2.7k |
| COMGEST GLOBAL INVESTORS S.A.S. 0.42% of their portfolio | 98.4k $19.1m | Added +7.8k |
| NS Partners Ltd 1.12% of their portfolio | 95.4k $18.5m | Reduced -3.5k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.03% of their portfolio | 93.9k $18.2m | Added +14.7k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.04% of their portfolio | 90.1k $17.5m | Added +8.2k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.01% of their portfolio | 88.6k $17.2m | Reduced -4.6k |
| Markel Group Inc. 0.23% of their portfolio | 87.8k $17.1m | Added +17.0k |
| Artemis Investment Management LLP 0.19% of their portfolio | 87.5k $17.0m | Added +10.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 86.4k $16.8m | Added +22.0k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 83.7k $16.3m | Added +9.9k |
| FIL Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 82.5k $16.0m | Unchanged |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 82.1k $15.9m | Reduced -4.5k |