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 ($14.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 151.6m as of 2026-07-24, 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 ≈ $25.84. Options: 6 managers hold calls ($6.0m notional), 4 hold puts ($26.9m).
Trends to Q2 2026
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 |
| Q3 2025 | 465 |
| Q4 2025 | 466 |
| Q1 2026 | 464 |
| Q2 2026 | 445 |
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 2024 | 192 | 162 |
| Q4 2024 | 211 | 162 |
| Q1 2025 | 238 | 185 |
| Q2 2025 | 235 | 233 |
| Q3 2025 | 251 | 232 |
| Q4 2025 | 221 | 246 |
| Q1 2026 | 279 | 220 |
| Q2 2026 | 201 | 269 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $4.4m | $3.4m | 0.77 |
| Q4 2025 | $3.4m | $4.2k | 0.00 |
| Q1 2026 | $2.7m | $779.5k | 0.28 |
| Q2 2026 | $6.0m | $26.9m | 4.48 |
Biggest buyers
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +1.9m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +1.3m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +1.3m |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +1.1m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +1.1m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +982.4k |
| FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/ | Added | +732.5k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA | Added | +608.4k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +608.2k |
| SG Capital Management LLC | New | +600.0k |
Biggest sellers
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -3.1m |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | Reduced | -2.4m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -1.5m |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. | Reduced | -1.4m |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | Sold out | -1.1m |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB | Reduced | -1.1m |
| Fenimore Asset Management Inc | Reduced | -1.0m |
| GENEVA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -819.6k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | -510.3k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC | Reduced | -411.1k |
Biggest calls
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $3.4m132.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $905.1k35.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $819.8k31.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $605.1k23.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $258.6k10.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $7.8k300 shares |
Biggest puts
| SG Capital Management LLC | New | $12.9m500.0k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $12.9m500.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | New | $982.7k38.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $106.0k4.1k 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 since 1 Apr 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $41.2m | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $2.8m | $2.1m |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.8m | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $350.1k | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $470.8k | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 1 | $500.7k | $500.7k |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 2 | $510.9k | $510.9k |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.3m | $1.1m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | Bhalla Vikas President of EXL | Sold plan | $381.7k10.0k shares |
| 2026-08-11 | Chhibbar Vishal Executive Vice President | Sold | $175.5k5.0k shares |
| 2026-08-03 | Bhalla Vikas President of EXL | Sold plan | $384.9k11.0k shares |
| 2026-07-01 | Bhalla Vikas President of EXL | Sold plan | $317.6k12.0k shares |
| 2026-06-04 | Bhalla Vikas President of EXL | Sold plan | $362.6k12.0k shares |
| 2026-05-20 | AYYAPPAN AJAY EVP & Gen Counsel/Corp. Sec'y. | Sold plan | $148.3k5.1k 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 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 18.9m $488.4m | Reduced -233.5k |
| FMR LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 13.9m $359.1m | Added +479.6k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 6.8m $171.5m | Reduced -3.1m |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.6m $171.9m | Reduced -92.0k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.5m $167.6m | Reduced -22.7k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.9m $125.9m | Added +78.8k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.1m $105.3m | Reduced -146.0k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 4.0m $104.0m | Added +311.9k |
| GENEVA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2.04% of their portfolio | 3.4m $88.9m | Reduced -819.6k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.3m $84.2m | Reduced -187.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.2m $82.8m | Added +1.9m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.9m $75.4m | Added +61.3k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.8m $73.3m | Not comparable |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.6m $67.5m | Added +111.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.3m $58.9m | Reduced -1.5m |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.16% of their portfolio | 2.2m $58.0m | Added +84.5k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.1m $55.3m | Added +1.1m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.0m $52.8m | Reduced -155.3k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.9m $50.3m | Added +1.1m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.9m $50.2m | Reduced -42.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.9m $48.8m | Added +1.3m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.9m $48.2m | Added +357.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.8m $46.5m | Added +982.4k |
| Fenimore Asset Management Inc 0.92% of their portfolio | 1.7m $44.4m | Reduced -1.0m |
| FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/ 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.7m $43.2m | Added +732.5k |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.6m $42.5m | Reduced -1.1m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $38.4m | Added +559.1k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $38.0m | Added +1.3m |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.5m $37.3m | Reduced -341.3k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $35.2m | Reduced -236.7k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.3m $32.5m | Added +78.8k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $31.4m | Reduced -26.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $31.1m | Added +517.8k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $26.6m | Added +608.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 975.0k $25.2m | Reduced -123.8k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 964.0k $24.9m | Reduced -30.7k |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 907.4k $23.5m | Added +137.4k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 904.3k $24.2m | Added +543.0k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 864.6k $22.4m | Added +70.7k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 810.4k $21.0m | Reduced -138.1k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 748.5k $19.4m | Added +594.5k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.03% of their portfolio | 689.1k $17.8m | Added +608.4k |
| SG Capital Management LLC 1.41% of their portfolio | 600.0k $15.5m | New |
| EULAV Asset Management 0.48% of their portfolio | 584.1k $15.1m | Unchanged |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 557.6k $14.4m | Added +227.9k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 540.6k $14.0m | Reduced -510.3k |
| Tributary Capital Management, LLC 1.13% of their portfolio | 530.2k $13.7m | Reduced -16.1k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 522.8k $13.5m | Reduced -207.2k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 521.1k $13.5m | Added +46.9k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 513.5k $13.3m | Reduced -1.4m |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.08% of their portfolio | 505.2k $13.1m | Added +3.1k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.10% of their portfolio | 493.8k $12.8m | Reduced -410.4k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 465.2k $12.0m | New |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 464.0k $12.0m | Reduced -123.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 456.3k $11.8m | Reduced -20.3k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 456.0k $11.8m | Added +267.3k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 449.7k $11.6m | Reduced -37.4k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 440.6k $11.4m | Added +149.0k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.02% of their portfolio | 419.3k $10.8m | Reduced -113.2k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 414.3k $10.7m | Added +125.8k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 413.1k $10.7m | Added +182.7k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 376.7k $9.7m | Added +52.4k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 373.9k $9.7m | Added +235.5k |
| NATIXIS 0.04% of their portfolio | 358.3k $9.3m | Added +266.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 346.7k $9.0m | Reduced -6.9k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 340.1k $8.8m | Unchanged |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 332.1k $8.6m | Added +182.7k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 330.2k $8.4m | Added +81.4k |
| OSSIAM 0.11% of their portfolio | 326.0k $8.4m | New |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 323.8k $9.9m | Added +29.6k |
| RENAISSANCE GROUP LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 310.5k $8.0m | Added +57.7k |
| NEUMEIER POMA INVESTMENT COUNSEL LLC 0.55% of their portfolio | 309.8k $8.0m | Added +9.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 305.9k $7.9m | Reduced -8.1k |
| Buck Wealth Strategies, LLC 0.82% of their portfolio | 301.7k $7.8m | New |
| Leeward Investments, LLC - MA 0.34% of their portfolio | 289.2k $7.5m | Reduced -6.4k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 289.2k $7.5m | Reduced -8.7k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 282.5k $7.3m | Reduced -100.5k |
| Man Group plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 281.4k $7.3m | Added +155.3k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 258.5k $6.7m | Added +185.7k |
| OCCUDO QUANTITATIVE STRATEGIES LP 0.35% of their portfolio | 252.6k $6.5m | Added +99.5k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 247.0k $6.4m | Reduced -76.3k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 245.1k $6.3m | Reduced -295.3k |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. 0.14% of their portfolio | 243.1k $6.3m | Added +42.3k |
| Voleon Capital Management LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 242.8k $6.3m | Added +133.7k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 236.8k $6.1m | Reduced -159.7k |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV 0.01% of their portfolio | 232.8k $6.0m | Reduced -199.8k |
| NICHOLAS COMPANY, INC. 0.11% of their portfolio | 227.9k $5.9m | Unchanged |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.02% of their portfolio | 227.6k $5.9m | Reduced -34.6k |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd 0.11% of their portfolio | 220.5k $5.7m | New |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 218.4k $5.6m | Reduced -224.0k |
| Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 216.7k $5.6m | Added +125.9k |
| Edgestream Partners, L.P. 0.16% of their portfolio | 212.2k $5.5m | Added +34.3k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 209.9k $5.4m | Reduced -6.0k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 202.7k $5.2m | Added +24.2k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 201.8k $5.2m | Added +92.7k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.01% of their portfolio | 200.9k $5.2m | Added +78.7k |
| GHP Investment Advisors, Inc. 0.19% of their portfolio | 200.4k $5.2m | Reduced -7.7k |
| Summit Creek Advisors LLC 1.61% of their portfolio | 182.8k $4.7m | Reduced -129.3k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 181.6k $4.7m | Reduced -396.0k |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 176.2k $4.6m | Reduced -9.7k |