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 ($136.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 119.1m as of 2026-04-10, 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 ≈ $180.10. Options: 15 managers hold calls ($26.6m notional), 14 hold puts ($18.5m).
Trends to Q1 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 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 369 | 296 |
| 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 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $49.9m | $80.5m | 1.61 |
| Q3 2025 | $68.4m | $42.9m | 0.63 |
| Q4 2025 | $56.8m | $37.3m | 0.66 |
| Q1 2026 | $26.6m | $18.5m | 0.70 |
Biggest buyers
| Soroban Capital Partners LP | Added | +3.2m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.4m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +1.3m |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC | Added | +838.9k |
| BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP | New | +747.2k |
| Capital World Investors | New | +628.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +563.9k |
| Darsana Capital Partners LP | Added | +500.0k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +461.6k |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP | Added | +430.4k |
Biggest sellers
| Capital International Investors | Reduced | -2.8m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -1.6m |
| Junto Capital Management LP | Sold out | -645.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -529.1k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -490.1k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. | Reduced | -401.4k |
| Carmignac Gestion | Reduced | -385.4k |
| AKO CAPITAL LLP | Reduced | -362.2k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -345.4k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Reduced | -281.0k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $9.3m51.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $6.6m36.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $3.3m18.1k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $2.6m14.3k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $972.4k5.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $666.3k3.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $648.3k3.6k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $612.2k3.4k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Unchanged | $540.9k3.0k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $450.2k2.5k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $7.4m40.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $5.1m28.1k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $1.5m8.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $1.3m7.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $846.3k4.7k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $468.2k2.6k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | New | $346.4k1.8k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $342.1k1.9k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $306.1k1.7k shares |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | Reduced | $306.0k1.7k 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 Q1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 1 | $99.1k | 6 | $22.1m | $22.1m |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $18.7m | $18.7m |
| 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 |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-23 | GAMBLE JOHN W JR EVP, CFO & COO | Sold plan | $880.7k4.5k shares |
| 2026-02-18 | Mao Cecilia EVP, Chief Product Officer | Bought plan | $464.9k2.4k shares |
| 2026-02-12 | Borton Chad M EVP, Pres Workforce Solutions | Sold plan | $485.5k2.5k shares |
| 2026-02-11 | Farshchi Jamil EVP, Chief Technology Officer | Sold plan | $233.2k1.2k shares |
| 2026-02-10 | Begor Mark W CEO, director | Sold plan | $7.6m37.8k shares |
| 2026-02-10 | Farshchi Jamil EVP, Chief Technology Officer | Sold plan | $1.2m6.2k 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 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 9.5m $1.7bn | Reduced -490.1k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 7.8m $1.4bn | First filing |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P 1.81% of their portfolio | 7.5m $1.4bn | Reduced -28.0k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 5.3m $949.1m | First filing |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.0m $904.6m | Reduced -32.8k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.29% of their portfolio | 4.7m $856.4m | Added +355.4k |
| Soroban Capital Partners LP 5.39% of their portfolio | 4.2m $753.5m | Added +3.2m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.0m $723.2m | Reduced -231.9k |
| Capital International Investors 0.16% of their portfolio | 3.7m $662.1m | Reduced -2.8m |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 1.08% of their portfolio | 3.6m $657.0m | Added +838.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.2m $573.6m | Added +32.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.6m $470.6m | Reduced -1.6m |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 1.21% of their portfolio | 2.3m $411.3m | Reduced -345.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.1m $379.5m | Added +563.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.8m $327.9m | Added +211.3k |
| Cantillon Capital Management LLC 2.14% of their portfolio | 1.8m $322.6m | Added +67.4k |
| GENERATION INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLP 2.87% of their portfolio | 1.8m $319.7m | Added +203.9k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.8m $315.0m | Added +1.4m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.8m $317.5m | Reduced -128.2k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.6m $288.2m | Reduced -3.0k |
| Darsana Capital Partners LP 5.75% of their portfolio | 1.5m $270.1m | Added +500.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $269.2m | Added +1.3m |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 1.2m $222.7m | Added +533 |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $198.4m | Added +187.6k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $196.8m | Added +20.1k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.1m $194.7m | Reduced -272.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $194.6m | Reduced -27.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 935.3k $168.4m | Reduced -529.1k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 915.5k $164.9m | Added +14.7k |
| JENSEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 2.78% of their portfolio | 783.1k $141.0m | Reduced -41.3k |
| BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP 0.95% of their portfolio | 747.2k $134.6m | New |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 742.8k $133.8m | Added +2.7k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.14% of their portfolio | 741.7k $133.5m | Added +91.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 713.0k $128.4m | Added +325.9k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 680.6k $122.5m | First filing |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 678.7k $122.2m | Reduced -9.0k |
| Amundi 0.03% of their portfolio | 663.6k $119.5m | Added +231.2k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 645.4k $116.2m | Added +29.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 636.1k $112.8m | Added +92.1k |
| Capital World Investors 0.02% of their portfolio | 628.1k $113.1m | New |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 553.4k $99.7m | Added +290.2k |
| Theleme Partners LLP 6.49% of their portfolio | 541.1k $97.4m | Added +35.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.03% of their portfolio | 504.2k $90.8m | Added +63.5k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 471.0k $84.8m | Reduced -115.9k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 464.3k $83.6m | Added +461.6k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 462.7k $83.3m | Reduced -26.7k |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP 0.04% of their portfolio | 438.2k $75.3m | Added +430.4k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.04% of their portfolio | 430.9k $77.6m | Added +428.7k |
| AKO CAPITAL LLP 1.42% of their portfolio | 403.8k $72.7m | Reduced -362.2k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 400.0k $72.0m | Added +72.6k |
| Findlay Park Partners LLP 0.99% of their portfolio | 394.7k $71.1m | Reduced -46.0k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.05% of their portfolio | 393.9k $70.9m | Added +257.2k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.06% of their portfolio | 377.6k $68.0m | Added +124.3k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 368.0k $66.3m | Added +324.0k |
| Carmignac Gestion 1.01% of their portfolio | 364.6k $65.6m | Reduced -385.4k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.04% of their portfolio | 359.2k $64.7m | Added +19.9k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. 0.11% of their portfolio | 358.6k $64.6m | Reduced -401.4k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 357.9k $64.4m | Reduced -119.6k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 345.5k $62.2m | Reduced -4.3k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 342.5k $61.7m | Added +92.6k |
| Harding Loevner LP 0.60% of their portfolio | 325.0k $58.5m | Added +3.7k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 318.7k $57.4m | Added +29.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 313.2k $56.4m | Added +268.5k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 311.8k $56.1m | Reduced -16.9k |
| Intermede Investment Partners Ltd 2.54% of their portfolio | 290.3k $52.3m | Reduced -15.7k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 272.6k $49.1m | Reduced -47.0k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 272.1k $48.9m | Reduced -281.0k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 263.8k $47.5m | Reduced -14.1k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 263.7k $47.5m | First filing |
| C Partners Holding GmbH 14.75% of their portfolio | 259.5k $46.7m | Unchanged |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.32% of their portfolio | 248.0k $44.7m | Added +80.3k |
| Boston Partners 0.05% of their portfolio | 242.8k $43.7m | Added +46.3k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.04% of their portfolio | 233.8k $42.1m | Reduced -2.0k |
| GFI Investment Counsel Ltd. 5.71% of their portfolio | 231.8k $41.7m | Reduced -18.7k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.03% of their portfolio | 227.8k $41.0m | Reduced -5.4k |
| Fisher Funds Management LTD 1.20% of their portfolio | 226.7k $40.8m | Added +98.5k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 220.2k $39.6m | Added +13.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.05% of their portfolio | 211.9k $38.2m | Added +140.7k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 208.7k $37.6m | First filing |
| Man Group plc 0.08% of their portfolio | 205.3k $37.0m | Reduced -3.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 197.8k $35.6m | Reduced -5.6k |
| National Pension Service 0.03% of their portfolio | 194.4k $35.0m | Reduced -8.1k |
| WEITZ INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. 2.36% of their portfolio | 187.6k $33.8m | Reduced -27.3k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.05% of their portfolio | 187.3k $33.7m | Added +7.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 175.1k $31.5m | Added +18.3k |
| CAPITOLIS LIQUID GLOBAL MARKETS LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 170.0k $30.6m | First filing |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 160.2k $28.8m | Reduced -56.9k |
| Meritage Group LP 1.05% of their portfolio | 154.3k $27.8m | Reduced -11.2k |
| Investment Management Corp of Ontario 0.36% of their portfolio | 153.7k $27.7m | Reduced -1.9k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.02% of their portfolio | 152.6k $27.5m | Added +30.4k |
| CDAM (UK) Ltd 5.93% of their portfolio | 148.5k $26.7m | New |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.04% of their portfolio | 142.8k $25.7m | Added +41.5k |
| Trinity Street Asset Management LLP 1.75% of their portfolio | 141.8k $25.5m | Added +33.4k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.05% of their portfolio | 141.6k $25.5m | Added +70.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 136.1k $24.5m | Added +182 |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 130.0k $23.4m | Added +117.3k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 128.2k $23.1m | Added +68.7k |
| Dundas Partners LLP 1.82% of their portfolio | 126.9k $22.9m | Reduced -1.1k |
| Capital International, Inc./CA/ 0.18% of their portfolio | 126.8k $22.8m | Added +62.1k |
| NORTH STAR ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.95% of their portfolio | 121.3k $21.8m | Added +2.1k |