EXLSERVICE HOLDINGS INC EXLS
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 302081104 · ISIN US3020811044
EXL is a global data and AI company that offers services and solutions to reinvent client business models, drive better outcomes and unlock growth with speed.
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustryServices-Business Services, NEC
- HeadquartersNew York, NY
- Founded1999
- Websiteexlservice.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 ($15.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 161.5m as of 2025-07-25, 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 ≈ $43.79. Options: 7 managers hold calls ($7.4m notional), 4 hold puts ($262.4k).
Trends to Q2 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 315 |
| Q4 2022 | 337 |
| Q1 2023 | 343 |
| Q2 2023 | 333 |
| Q3 2023 | 330 |
| Q4 2023 | 337 |
| Q1 2024 | 338 |
| Q2 2024 | 346 |
| Q3 2024 | 363 |
| Q4 2024 | 415 |
| Q1 2025 | 456 |
| Q2 2025 | 461 |
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 2023 | 156 | 176 |
| Q4 2023 | 163 | 157 |
| Q1 2024 | 172 | 158 |
| Q2 2024 | 182 | 160 |
| Q3 2024 | 192 | 162 |
| Q4 2024 | 211 | 162 |
| Q1 2025 | 238 | 185 |
| Q2 2025 | 235 | 233 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $4.4m | $3.3m | 0.75 |
| Q4 2024 | $2.3m | $1.1m | 0.48 |
| Q1 2025 | $7.0m | $420.2k | 0.06 |
| Q2 2025 | $7.4m | $262.4k | 0.04 |
Biggest buyers
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +3.1m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +1.8m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.6m |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP | New | +1.4m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +1.1m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +953.9k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +862.3k |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB | Added | +836.6k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +827.1k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | +736.2k |
Biggest sellers
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -4.8m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -2.0m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -1.4m |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | Reduced | -1.3m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -1.0m |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -986.1k |
| NORGES BANK | Reduced | -860.1k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -786.4k |
| Fiera Capital Corp | Sold out | -777.5k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -742.5k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $3.5m80.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.7m39.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $893.3k20.4k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $718.2k16.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $275.9k6.3k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $271.5k6.2k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $197.1k4.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $61.0k1.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $4.4k100 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 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 |
|---|---|
| FMR LLC 13G · institution +3.0 pts · filed 2026-10-07 | 12.0% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution -2.3 pts · filed 2025-07-17 | 9.5% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC (4.5%, 2026-08-12), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2025
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 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $733.8k | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.0m | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $3.5m | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 6 | $9.7m | $2.0m |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $41.2m | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $2.8m | $2.1m |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.8m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-08 | Bhalla Vikas President of EXL | Sold | $1.2m25.0k shares |
| 2025-05-02 | STUDENMUND JAYNIE M Director | Sold | $693.0k14.6k 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 17.9m $783.1m | Reduced -4.8m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.9m $650.4m | Reduced -707.4k |
| FMR LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 7.1m $312.0m | Reduced -2.0m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.3m $234.0m | Reduced -1.4m |
| GENEVA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 3.68% of their portfolio | 5.0m $219.5m | Added +357.8k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.0m $218.6m | Reduced -1.0m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.6m $203.4m | Added +3.1m |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB 0.56% of their portfolio | 3.6m $156.9m | Added +836.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.4m $149.4m | Reduced -786.4k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 3.2m $139.6m | Reduced -742.5k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.0m $129.7m | Added +1.8m |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.16% of their portfolio | 2.9m $128.9m | Reduced -468.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.9m $127.5m | Reduced -87.5k |
| Fenimore Asset Management Inc 2.42% of their portfolio | 2.8m $121.4m | Added +984 |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.86% of their portfolio | 2.7m $120.3m | Added +47.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.4m $103.0m | Added +1.6m |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.13% of their portfolio | 2.3m $102.2m | Reduced -331.8k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.36% of their portfolio | 2.3m $98.6m | Reduced -62.0k |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC 1.26% of their portfolio | 2.1m $90.5m | Added +502.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.9m $82.0m | Added +61.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.9m $81.6m | Added +123.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $78.3m | Reduced -352.1k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $76.3m | Reduced -255.3k |
| Atairos Group, Inc. 3.36% of their portfolio | 1.6m $68.0m | Unchanged |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $64.4m | Reduced -680.0k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $61.0m | Reduced -537.8k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.4m $60.4m | New |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.4m $60.4m | Added +953.9k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.4m $59.3m | Added +1.1m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $56.4m | Reduced -306.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $55.3m | Added +20.8k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.2m $53.0m | Added +827.1k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $44.7m | Reduced -54.2k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $44.0m | Reduced -860.1k |
| NEUMEIER POMA INVESTMENT COUNSEL LLC 4.08% of their portfolio | 1.0m $43.8m | Reduced -28.3k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 983.9k $43.1m | Added +736.2k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 927.8k $40.6m | Added +601.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 884.3k $38.7m | Reduced -210.1k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.05% of their portfolio | 882.5k $38.6m | Added +862.3k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 854.3k $37.4m | Added +496.4k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 836.1k $36.6m | Reduced -385.7k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 794.3k $34.8m | Reduced -986.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 788.0k $34.5m | Added +290.6k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 787.5k $34.5m | Added +631.8k |
| FIL Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 784.0k $34.3m | Unchanged |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 754.8k $33.1m | Added +714.4k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 704.2k $30.8m | Added +82.0k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 677.2k $29.7m | Added +28.3k |
| Tredje AP-fonden 0.21% of their portfolio | 594.0k $26.0m | Added +194.0k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 583.7k $25.6m | Reduced -11.0k |
| FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/ 0.15% of their portfolio | 579.6k $25.4m | Added +642 |
| EULAV Asset Management 0.56% of their portfolio | 545.1k $23.9m | Added +38 |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.03% of their portfolio | 525.1k $23.0m | Reduced -93.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 511.6k $22.4m | Reduced -24.3k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 491.6k $21.5m | New |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 472.6k $20.7m | Added +278.3k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 472.0k $20.7m | Added +84.0k |
| Tributary Capital Management, LLC 1.82% of their portfolio | 468.9k $20.5m | Reduced -31.6k |
| Smith Group Asset Management, LLC 1.28% of their portfolio | 446.8k $19.6m | Added +13.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 443.1k $19.4m | Reduced -856 |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 441.7k $19.3m | Reduced -120.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 414.8k $18.2m | Added +3.2k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 413.6k $18.1m | Added +155.8k |
| Summit Creek Advisors LLC 2.48% of their portfolio | 407.3k $17.8m | Reduced -17.5k |
| DANSKE BANK A/S 0.04% of their portfolio | 406.3k $17.8m | Added +119.0k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.04% of their portfolio | 398.4k $17.4m | Reduced -1.3m |
| Weiss Asset Management LP 0.27% of their portfolio | 396.1k $17.3m | Not comparable |
| EVENTIDE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 394.9k $17.3m | Reduced -2.1k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.19% of their portfolio | 388.2k $17.0m | Added +220.8k |
| NEXT CENTURY GROWTH INVESTORS LLC 1.28% of their portfolio | 377.8k $16.5m | Reduced -10.6k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.01% of their portfolio | 345.1k $15.1m | Added +91.1k |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV 0.03% of their portfolio | 343.2k $15.0m | Added +167.5k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 336.2k $14.7m | Reduced -21.7k |
| Man Group plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 335.5k $14.7m | Added +160.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 334.5k $14.6m | Reduced -157.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 334.2k $14.6m | Added +6.4k |
| OAK RIDGE INVESTMENTS LLC 1.04% of their portfolio | 331.7k $14.5m | Reduced -10.6k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 321.4k $14.1m | Reduced -14.2k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.02% of their portfolio | 319.9k $14.0m | Added +134.5k |
| Leeward Investments, LLC - MA 0.73% of their portfolio | 312.1k $13.7m | Reduced -11.2k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 310.1k $13.6m | Reduced -1.5k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 308.2k $13.5m | Added +28.4k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 306.7k $13.4m | Added +30.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 288.6k $12.6m | Reduced -114.3k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.04% of their portfolio | 268.4k $11.8m | Added +72.6k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.14% of their portfolio | 263.0k $11.5m | Added +246.6k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.09% of their portfolio | 259.7k $11.4m | New |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 255.6k $11.2m | Reduced -79.7k |
| NICHOLAS COMPANY, INC. 0.17% of their portfolio | 228.8k $10.0m | Reduced -120 |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.22% of their portfolio | 220.3k $9.6m | New |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 218.6k $9.6m | Reduced -156.3k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 215.1k $9.4m | Added +23.2k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 213.9k $9.4m | Reduced -30.4k |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 213.6k $9.4m | Added +9.4k |
| GHP Investment Advisors, Inc. 0.41% of their portfolio | 211.5k $9.3m | Added +17.8k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.02% of their portfolio | 208.3k $9.1m | New |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 196.4k $8.6m | Reduced -88.3k |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ 0.37% of their portfolio | 194.4k $8.5m | Added +3.6k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 191.7k $8.6m | Added +44.6k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 189.2k $8.3m | Reduced -5.7k |