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 ($35.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 122.7m as of 2023-07-07, 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 ≈ $235.18. Options: 16 managers hold calls ($74.7m notional), 20 hold puts ($83.9m).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 627 |
| Q4 2022 | 636 |
| Q1 2023 | 664 |
| Q2 2023 | 688 |
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 | 281 | 280 |
| Q1 2023 | 285 | 250 |
| Q2 2023 | 289 | 270 |
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 |
| Q1 2023 | $83.8m | $115.3m | 1.37 |
| Q2 2023 | $74.7m | $83.9m | 1.12 |
Biggest buyers
| Veritas Asset Management LLP | New | +1.1m |
| Capital International Investors | Added | +795.5k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +548.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +358.5k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +320.7k |
| Palestra Capital Management LLC | New | +279.7k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +261.4k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. | Added | +242.8k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership | New | +228.8k |
| Artemis Investment Management LLP | Added | +192.3k |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -3.5m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -2.0m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Reduced | -574.3k |
| GENERATION INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLP | Reduced | -339.5k |
| FARALLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. | Reduced | -337.9k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | Reduced | -220.1k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | Reduced | -217.9k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Sold out | -206.5k |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P | Reduced | -192.7k |
| Gillson Capital LP | Sold out | -144.7k |
Biggest calls
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | New | $16.2m68.7k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $13.0m55.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $12.4m52.8k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $11.8m50.3k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $3.5m14.9k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $3.2m13.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $3.1m13.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $2.7m11.5k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | New | $2.4m10.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $2.0m8.5k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $24.5m104.2k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $16.5m70.3k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $14.0m59.4k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | New | $5.1m21.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $3.1m13.0k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Added | $2.9m12.2k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $2.6m11.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $2.4m10.2k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | New | $2.4m10.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $2.3m9.7k 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 Q2 2023
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 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 | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $6.1m | $6.1m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-31 | Griggs James M SVP & Corp Controller | Sold plan | $52.5k250 shares |
| 2023-05-26 | Griggs James M SVP & Corp Controller | Sold plan | $52.4k250 shares |
| 2023-05-25 | GAMBLE JOHN W JR EVP, CFO & COO | Sold plan | $1.3m6.5k shares |
| 2023-05-24 | Chaney Carla EVP, Chief HR Officer | Sold plan | $3.2m15.2k shares |
| 2023-05-18 | Begor Mark W CEO, director | Sold plan | $1.5m7.0k 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 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 13.7m $3.2bn | Added +64.5k |
| Capital International Investors 0.60% of their portfolio | 10.6m $2.5bn | Added +795.5k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 9.1m $2.1bn | Added +320.7k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.58% of their portfolio | 7.5m $1.8bn | Reduced -2.0m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 1.07% of their portfolio | 6.7m $1.6bn | Reduced -574.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.12% of their portfolio | 5.1m $1.2bn | Reduced -116.5k |
| FMR LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 4.8m $1.1bn | Reduced -3.5m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 4.7m $1.1bn | Added +69.3k |
| GENERATION INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLP 4.38% of their portfolio | 3.8m $903.6m | Reduced -339.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.9m $687.4m | Added +358.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.18% of their portfolio | 2.8m $669.1m | Added +39.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.6m $605.6m | Added +69.1k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 1.61% of their portfolio | 2.4m $574.1m | Added +39.6k |
| Cantillon Capital Management LLC 3.41% of their portfolio | 2.1m $487.5m | Added +123.9k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.0m $462.5m | Added +261.4k |
| JENSEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 2.71% of their portfolio | 1.6m $369.7m | Added +13.2k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.63% of their portfolio | 1.3m $302.5m | Added +39.6k |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P 0.57% of their portfolio | 1.3m $300.8m | Reduced -192.7k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.34% of their portfolio | 1.3m $296.9m | Added +153.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.2m $288.5m | Reduced -59.2k |
| Veritas Asset Management LLP 1.85% of their portfolio | 1.1m $266.1m | New |
| NORGES BANK 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $265.3m | Reduced -52.1k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.58% of their portfolio | 1.1m $263.6m | Added +164.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $257.7m | Reduced -11.2k |
| FARALLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 1.49% of their portfolio | 1.1m $249.1m | Reduced -337.9k |
| EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. 2.17% of their portfolio | 1.0m $241.2m | Added +2.9k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.41% of their portfolio | 813.1k $191.3m | Reduced -96.9k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.41% of their portfolio | 800.8k $188.4m | Added +548.3k |
| AKO CAPITAL LLP 2.78% of their portfolio | 782.0k $184.0m | Reduced -34.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.06% of their portfolio | 753.3k $177.2m | Reduced -10.6k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 752.3k $177.0m | Reduced -3.0k |
| PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA 0.20% of their portfolio | 727.4k $171.2m | Reduced -33.5k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 720.4k $169.5m | Added +8.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 624.0k $146.8m | Added +1.9k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 583.9k $137.4m | Reduced -5.6k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.19% of their portfolio | 543.4k $124.5m | Reduced -217.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 541.3k $127.4m | Added +12.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 527.8k $124.2m | Reduced -96.6k |
| Intermede Investment Partners Ltd 3.02% of their portfolio | 520.9k $122.6m | Reduced -591 |
| Fundsmith LLP 0.49% of their portfolio | 495.3k $116.5m | Unchanged |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.03% of their portfolio | 494.0k $116.2m | Reduced -5.3k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.11% of their portfolio | 483.4k $113.7m | Reduced -40.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.07% of their portfolio | 445.0k $104.7m | Reduced -40.8k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 438.8k $103.3m | Added +26.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 429.0k $100.9m | Added +162.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.13% of their portfolio | 422.5k $99.4m | Reduced -20.2k |
| KENSICO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 3.38% of their portfolio | 355.4k $83.6m | Reduced -4.6k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 354.1k $71.8m | Unchanged |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. 0.94% of their portfolio | 339.2k $79.8m | Added +45.3k |
| Durable Capital Partners LP 0.64% of their portfolio | 309.8k $72.9m | Added +54.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 308.0k $72.5m | Reduced -36.9k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 300.6k $70.7m | Reduced -85.4k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.08% of their portfolio | 296.8k $69.8m | Reduced -6.4k |
| Rathbones Group PLC 0.64% of their portfolio | 293.1k $69.0m | Added +3.9k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.18% of their portfolio | 292.9k $68.9m | Added +242.8k |
| GFI Investment Counsel Ltd. 10.37% of their portfolio | 289.4k $68.1m | Reduced -2.1k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.65% of their portfolio | 288.6k $67.9m | Added +16.0k |
| Palestra Capital Management LLC 3.25% of their portfolio | 279.7k $65.8m | New |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.16% of their portfolio | 274.9k $64.7m | Added +28.2k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.12% of their portfolio | 272.4k $64.1m | Reduced -29.6k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 266.3k $62.7m | Added +1.5k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC 0.87% of their portfolio | 256.6k $60.4m | Reduced -1.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.06% of their portfolio | 245.0k $57.6m | Added +6.3k |
| Artemis Investment Management LLP 0.71% of their portfolio | 235.9k $55.5m | Added +192.3k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.09% of their portfolio | 228.8k $53.8m | New |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 225.4k $53.0m | Added +60.4k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.05% of their portfolio | 224.3k $52.8m | Reduced -10.3k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 203.8k $47.9m | Reduced -20.8k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 201.9k $47.6m | Added +17.8k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.07% of their portfolio | 201.4k $47.4m | Reduced -7.7k |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc 0.18% of their portfolio | 196.3k $46.2m | Added +17.9k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.04% of their portfolio | 195.8k $46.1m | Added +4.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 180.0k $42.4m | Added +10.7k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 172.2k $40.5m | Added +66.0k |
| National Pension Service 0.06% of their portfolio | 156.3k $36.7m | Reduced -4.1k |
| ZWJ INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 1.91% of their portfolio | 155.1k $36.5m | Unchanged |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 152.1k $35.8m | Reduced -3.5k |
| Amundi 0.02% of their portfolio | 151.6k $34.7m | Reduced -3.0k |
| Ceredex Value Advisors LLC 0.57% of their portfolio | 149.5k $35.2m | Reduced -45.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 149.1k $35.1m | Reduced -3.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 145.3k $34.2m | Reduced -6.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 145.3k $34.2m | Reduced -5.1k |
| Dundas Partners LLP 2.91% of their portfolio | 131.4k $30.9m | Unchanged |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.07% of their portfolio | 129.2k $30.4m | Reduced -4.2k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.06% of their portfolio | 127.0k $29.9m | Added +57.8k |
| C Partners Holding GmbH 5.67% of their portfolio | 126.9k $29.9m | Added +57.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.07% of their portfolio | 125.1k $29.4m | Reduced -4.9k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 106.8k $25.1m | Reduced -2.6k |
| M&G INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD 0.15% of their portfolio | 106.1k $24.9m | Reduced -9.5k |
| NORTH STAR ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 1.37% of their portfolio | 105.9k $24.9m | Reduced -694 |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 104.7k $24.6m | Added +50.3k |
| INVESTORS ASSET MANAGEMENT OF GEORGIA INC /GA/ /ADV 12.49% of their portfolio | 102.9k $24.2m | Reduced -250 |
| COMGEST GLOBAL INVESTORS S.A.S. 0.40% of their portfolio | 100.9k $23.7m | Added +4.3k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 98.6k $23.2m | Added +19.3k |
| Asset Management One Co., Ltd. 0.10% of their portfolio | 97.7k $23.0m | Reduced -5.0k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.06% of their portfolio | 96.5k $22.7m | Added +2.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 96.5k $22.7m | Added +39.6k |
| NS Partners Ltd 1.17% of their portfolio | 94.6k $22.3m | Reduced -692 |
| Markel Group Inc. 0.25% of their portfolio | 87.8k $20.7m | Unchanged |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.01% of their portfolio | 87.4k $20.6m | Added +1.6k |