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 ($47.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 123.6m as of 2024-04-05, 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 ≈ $267.29. Options: 20 managers hold calls ($87.0m notional), 21 hold puts ($74.5m).
Trends to Q1 2024
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 |
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 |
| Q3 2023 | 263 | 323 |
| Q4 2023 | 317 | 303 |
| Q1 2024 | 350 | 305 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | $74.7m | $83.9m | 1.12 |
| Q3 2023 | $98.8m | $97.7m | 0.99 |
| Q4 2023 | $129.4m | $163.3m | 1.26 |
| Q1 2024 | $87.0m | $74.5m | 0.86 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +4.3m |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | New | +863.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +633.9k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +470.0k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +449.7k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +392.0k |
| Capital International Investors | Added | +342.2k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership | Added | +227.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +222.5k |
| NORGES BANK | Added | +209.5k |
Biggest sellers
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -1.3m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Reduced | -812.5k |
| Veritas Asset Management LLP | Reduced | -768.4k |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P | Reduced | -700.9k |
| GENERATION INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLP | Reduced | -543.0k |
| Ceredex Value Advisors LLC | Reduced | -233.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Reduced | -184.5k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | Reduced | -151.1k |
| Oribel Capital Management, LP | Reduced | -136.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | Reduced | -129.4k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $18.7m70.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $16.6m62.2k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Reduced | $10.7m40.0k shares |
| Paloma Partners Management Co | New | $6.7m25.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $5.1m19.0k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $4.8m18.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $4.3m16.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $3.1m11.7k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $2.9m10.9k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $2.7m10.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $18.0m67.4k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $9.4m35.3k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $7.5m28.0k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Added | $7.0m26.2k shares |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | $5.6m21.0k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | New | $4.7m17.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $3.4m12.6k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $3.0m11.3k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $2.7m10.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $2.6m9.8k 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 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 | 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 |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $3.9m | $3.9m |
| Q4 2023 | 1 | $152.0k | 5 | $20.2m | $20.2m |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $20.7m | $20.7m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-28 | Begor Mark W CEO, director | Sold plan | $15.6m58.3k shares |
| 2024-02-14 | Ploder Rodolfo O EVP, Pres Workforce Solutions | Sold plan | $5.1m20.8k 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 |
|---|---|---|
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.11% of their portfolio | 15.2m $4.1bn | Added +4.3m |
| Capital International Investors 0.76% of their portfolio | 14.0m $3.8bn | Added +342.2k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 14.0m $3.8bn | Added +138.0k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 10.7m $2.9bn | Added +132.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 4.7m $1.3bn | Added +37.0k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.33% of their portfolio | 4.1m $1.1bn | Reduced -1.3m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.66% of their portfolio | 4.0m $1.1bn | Reduced -812.5k |
| GENERATION INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLP 4.05% of their portfolio | 3.3m $886.4m | Reduced -543.0k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 1.84% of their portfolio | 3.0m $795.7m | Added +392.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.8m $746.0m | Added +89.5k |
| FMR LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.5m $672.0m | Added +143.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.4m $637.5m | Reduced -124.8k |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC 1.18% of their portfolio | 2.1m $552.4m | Reduced -20.8k |
| Cantillon Capital Management LLC 3.32% of their portfolio | 2.0m $528.5m | Reduced -39.6k |
| JENSEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 3.14% of their portfolio | 1.5m $411.1m | Reduced -12.4k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.62% of their portfolio | 1.5m $409.8m | Reduced -40.9k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.5m $405.1m | Added +633.9k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.53% of their portfolio | 1.4m $385.6m | Reduced -9.3k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.49% of their portfolio | 1.1m $298.9m | Added +60.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $294.2m | Reduced -129.4k |
| NORGES BANK 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.0m $277.0m | Added +209.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.0m $267.7m | Reduced -75.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 886.8k $237.2m | Added +222.5k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.26% of their portfolio | 863.5k $231.0m | New |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.25% of their portfolio | 827.5k $221.4m | Added +43.0k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.39% of their portfolio | 813.7k $217.7m | Reduced -123.6k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 796.1k $213.0m | Reduced -105.1k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.29% of their portfolio | 740.0k $198.0m | Added +227.2k |
| Intermede Investment Partners Ltd 4.18% of their portfolio | 724.4k $193.8m | Reduced -47.5k |
| KENSICO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 6.37% of their portfolio | 723.2k $193.5m | Reduced -78.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 696.3k $186.3m | Reduced -43.2k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 694.7k $185.8m | Added +3.8k |
| AKO CAPITAL LLP 2.52% of their portfolio | 663.8k $177.6m | Reduced -2.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 660.6k $176.7m | Added +12.4k |
| Veritas Asset Management LLP 1.27% of their portfolio | 656.3k $175.6m | Reduced -768.4k |
| Boston Partners 0.21% of their portfolio | 652.6k $174.5m | Added +27.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 641.7k $171.7m | Added +83.1k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.18% of their portfolio | 627.1k $167.7m | Reduced -4.5k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 617.4k $165.2m | Added +449.7k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.28% of their portfolio | 568.9k $152.2m | Added +15.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.04% of their portfolio | 536.7k $143.6m | Added +33.2k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.20% of their portfolio | 505.6k $135.3m | Reduced -16.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 502.9k $134.5m | Reduced -2.6k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 476.7k $127.5m | Added +470.0k |
| Fundsmith LLP 0.50% of their portfolio | 472.8k $126.5m | Reduced -12.8k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.11% of their portfolio | 435.6k $116.5m | Reduced -24.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 423.0k $113.2m | Reduced -184.5k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 417.0k $111.6m | Reduced -41.2k |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P 0.16% of their portfolio | 373.4k $99.9m | Reduced -700.9k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.07% of their portfolio | 371.8k $99.5m | Added +29.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.07% of their portfolio | 369.0k $98.7m | Reduced -14.8k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.08% of their portfolio | 323.2k $86.5m | Added +19.1k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.18% of their portfolio | 317.7k $85.0m | Reduced -36.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.11% of their portfolio | 305.5k $81.7m | Reduced -25.0k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.13% of their portfolio | 302.2k $80.8m | Added +4.6k |
| Rathbones Group PLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 293.2k $78.4m | Added +490 |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 292.9k $78.4m | Added +3.2k |
| GFI Investment Counsel Ltd. 9.53% of their portfolio | 281.1k $75.2m | Added +229 |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.17% of their portfolio | 273.3k $73.1m | Added +15.1k |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. 0.75% of their portfolio | 272.5k $72.9m | Reduced -51.3k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 269.3k $72.0m | Reduced -40.5k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 262.5k $70.2m | Added +25.9k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.63% of their portfolio | 251.5k $67.3m | Reduced -15.8k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.06% of their portfolio | 240.6k $64.4m | Added +356 |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 238.1k $63.7m | Added +21.2k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC 0.87% of their portfolio | 223.1k $59.7m | Added +41.6k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.04% of their portfolio | 212.0k $56.7m | Reduced -6.5k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.07% of their portfolio | 200.8k $53.7m | Added +3.3k |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc 0.18% of their portfolio | 195.1k $52.2m | Added +39.2k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 187.3k $50.1m | Reduced -68.7k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.09% of their portfolio | 180.8k $48.4m | Added +66.2k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 163.7k $43.8m | Added +64.7k |
| ZWJ INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 1.91% of their portfolio | 156.8k $41.9m | Reduced -86 |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 156.3k $41.8m | Reduced -109.9k |
| National Pension Service 0.05% of their portfolio | 154.8k $41.4m | Reduced -9.5k |
| Ceredex Value Advisors LLC 0.72% of their portfolio | 154.2k $41.3m | Reduced -233.8k |
| WEITZ INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. 2.07% of their portfolio | 153.5k $41.1m | Unchanged |
| ABN AMRO INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS 0.71% of their portfolio | 153.0k $40.9m | Reduced -14.8k |
| Investment Management Corp of Ontario 1.17% of their portfolio | 146.9k $39.3m | Reduced -900 |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.06% of their portfolio | 146.6k $39.2m | Added +12.9k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 143.1k $38.3m | Added +31 |
| Greenhouse Funds LLLP 2.36% of their portfolio | 139.9k $37.4m | Reduced -100.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 138.8k $37.1m | Reduced -90.7k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 137.4k $36.7m | Reduced -16.1k |
| Mediolanum International Funds Ltd 0.57% of their portfolio | 134.2k $35.2m | First filing |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.06% of their portfolio | 133.4k $27.1m | Added +5.6k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 131.9k $35.3m | Reduced -24.9k |
| Dundas Partners LLP 2.77% of their portfolio | 131.4k $35.2m | Unchanged |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 130.5k $34.9m | Reduced -73.1k |
| No Street GP LP 3.05% of their portfolio | 130.0k $34.8m | Unchanged |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.07% of their portfolio | 126.9k $34.0m | Added +15.7k |
| C Partners Holding GmbH 9.13% of their portfolio | 116.9k $31.3m | Unchanged |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 115.9k $25.2m | Added +5.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.06% of their portfolio | 115.2k $30.8m | Reduced -259 |
| DANSKE BANK A/S 0.09% of their portfolio | 108.9k $29.1m | First filing |
| NORTH STAR ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 1.35% of their portfolio | 106.7k $28.5m | Reduced -1.3k |
| INVESTORS ASSET MANAGEMENT OF GEORGIA INC /GA/ /ADV 12.40% of their portfolio | 98.6k $26.4m | Reduced -1.8k |
| VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P. 0.23% of their portfolio | 97.9k $26.2m | Added +13.2k |
| Markel Group Inc. 0.26% of their portfolio | 97.8k $26.2m | Unchanged |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 97.0k $25.9m | Added +12.1k |