FASTENAL CO FAST
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 311900104 · ISIN US3119001044
American industrial supply company based in Winona, Minnesota
- SectorConsumer discretionary
- IndustryRetail-Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply
- HeadquartersWinona, MN
- Founded1967
- Websitefastenal.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
Q1 2025 share counts are adjusted for a 2-for-1 stock split, so holders aren't shown as buying or selling because of it.
* 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 ($179.5m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 1.1bn as of 2025-07-11, 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 ≈ $42.00. Options: 27 managers hold calls ($175.3m notional), 28 hold puts ($114.3m).
Trends to Q2 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 993 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,018 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,021 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,058 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,038 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,123 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,183 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,156 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,170 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,231 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,252 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,311 |
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 | 419 | 478 |
| Q4 2023 | 475 | 486 |
| Q1 2024 | 508 | 547 |
| Q2 2024 | 506 | 545 |
| Q3 2024 | 523 | 499 |
| Q4 2024 | 499 | 533 |
| Q1 2025 | 558 | 568 |
| Q2 2025 | 618 | 545 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $212.6m | $184.0m | 0.87 |
| Q4 2024 | $213.4m | $204.1m | 0.96 |
| Q1 2025 | $175.6m | $138.3m | 0.79 |
| Q2 2025 | $175.3m | $114.3m | 0.65 |
Biggest buyers
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +17.4m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +6.1m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +2.8m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +2.5m |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | New | +2.0m |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | +1.8m |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO | New | +1.8m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +1.6m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +1.4m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +1.4m |
Biggest sellers
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -4.1m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -3.4m |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. | Reduced | -2.5m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Reduced | -2.2m |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO | Reduced | -2.1m |
| Junto Capital Management LP | Sold out | -1.3m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Reduced | -1.3m |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD | Reduced | -1.2m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -1.1m |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale | Reduced | -1.1m |
Biggest calls
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $31.3m745.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $25.8m614.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $21.4m509.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $20.9m498.1k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $13.2m314.9k shares |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | $10.7m254.3k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $9.5m225.9k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $6.3m150.7k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $6.2m148.6k shares |
| Verition Fund Management LLC | Added | $4.8m114.8k shares |
Biggest puts
| BARCLAYS PLC | Unchanged | $21.8m518.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $17.6m420.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $9.7m230.2k shares |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | $8.5m203.3k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $8.3m197.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $6.6m157.5k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Unchanged | $6.2m1.5k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $6.2m147.5k shares |
| Verition Fund Management LLC | Added | $4.7m111.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $3.3m79.3k 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% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.6% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: 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 | 1 | $28.8k | 1 | $1.1m | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 7 | $8.4m | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 7 | $9.3m | — |
| Q2 2024 | 2 | $292.2k | 1 | $732.2k | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $6.6m | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 13 | $24.0m | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $5.1m | — |
| Q2 2025 | 1 | $3.1k | 6 | $8.0m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-05 | Papenfuss Donnalee Kathleen EVP-Strategy and Communication | Sold | $122.0k3.0k shares |
| 2025-05-16 | Soderberg John Lewis Senior EVP-IT | Sold | $1.3m16.4k shares |
| 2025-05-06 | SATTERLEE SCOTT Director | Sold | $768.9k9.7k shares |
| 2025-04-25 | Broersma Anthony Paul EVP-Operations | Sold | $452.0k5.6k shares |
| 2025-04-24 | FLORNESS DANIEL L CEO, director | Sold | $4.1m50.0k shares |
| 2025-04-14 | Drazkowski William Joseph EVP-Sales | Sold | $1.2m15.0k shares |
| 2025-04-14 | Miller Charles S. Senior EVP-Sales · Index Account | Bought | $1.6k20 shares |
| 2025-04-07 | Miller Charles S. Senior EVP-Sales · Index Account | Bought | $1.5k20 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 |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 149.2m $6.3bn | Added +2.5m |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 98.5m $4.1bn | Added +1.6m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 54.3m $2.3bn | Reduced -102.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.33% of their portfolio | 46.0m $1.9bn | Added +764.1k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 36.0m $1.5bn | Added +675.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.28% of their portfolio | 34.9m $1.5bn | Reduced -2.2m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.13% of their portfolio | 31.0m $1.3bn | Added +17.4m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.06% of their portfolio | 22.6m $949.5m | Added +53.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.11% of their portfolio | 16.0m $670.9m | Added +2.8m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 15.4m $648.1m | Added +404.4k |
| NORGES BANK 0.08% of their portfolio | 15.2m $638.6m | Added +489.6k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 1.06% of their portfolio | 14.4m $604.3m | Reduced -2.5m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.08% of their portfolio | 13.9m $583.0m | Reduced -360.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 13.2m $556.0m | Added +1.4m |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.29% of their portfolio | 13.1m $549.7m | Reduced -96.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 11.8m $495.8m | Added +233.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.09% of their portfolio | 10.0m $421.2m | Added +4.0k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 9.7m $408.8m | Added +166.5k |
| Cantillon Capital Management LLC 2.26% of their portfolio | 9.3m $390.5m | Reduced -270.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.10% of their portfolio | 9.2m $386.2m | Reduced -232.6k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.67% of their portfolio | 8.2m $346.5m | Reduced -206.4k |
| FMR LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 7.7m $322.3m | Added +6.1m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 7.6m $318.4m | Added +956.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 7.4m $309.0m | Reduced -43.7k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 7.3m $306.5m | Reduced -971.9k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.80% of their portfolio | 6.8m $286.6m | Added +237.7k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.56% of their portfolio | 6.1m $258.0m | Reduced -769.1k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 5.7m $240.2m | Reduced -444.6k |
| USS Investment Management Ltd 1.48% of their portfolio | 5.6m $235.4m | Reduced -322 |
| Amundi 0.09% of their portfolio | 5.5m $262.4m | Added +1.0m |
| PROVIDENT TRUST CO 4.12% of their portfolio | 5.4m $225.9m | Reduced -29.8k |
| MAIRS & POWER INC 2.23% of their portfolio | 5.4m $225.7m | Reduced -7.0k |
| LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA 1.25% of their portfolio | 5.3m $221.3m | Reduced -148.6k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.18% of their portfolio | 4.9m $207.3m | Reduced -260.2k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 4.8m $202.7m | Added +1.8m |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.24% of their portfolio | 4.6m $193.1m | Reduced -1.2m |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.09% of their portfolio | 4.3m $181.9m | Reduced -254.6k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.3m $180.1m | Reduced -3.4m |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.11% of their portfolio | 4.3m $180.0m | Reduced -787.1k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.17% of their portfolio | 4.0m $169.9m | Added +110.4k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.88% of their portfolio | 4.0m $169.2m | Reduced -69.8k |
| MARSHFIELD ASSOCIATES 3.41% of their portfolio | 4.0m $166.6m | Added +17.1k |
| Fenimore Asset Management Inc 3.14% of their portfolio | 3.7m $157.4m | Added +19.1k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 3.6m $153.2m | Reduced -123.9k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.6m $153.1m | Reduced -1.3m |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.14% of their portfolio | 3.5m $146.3m | Reduced -315.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.5m $145.8m | Added +240.5k |
| DF DENT & CO INC 1.78% of their portfolio | 3.3m $140.1m | Reduced -1.0m |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 0.96% of their portfolio | 3.3m $137.9m | Reduced -364.6k |
| CONFLUENCE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 1.95% of their portfolio | 3.3m $137.8m | Reduced -41.0k |
| Douglass Winthrop Advisors, LLC 2.47% of their portfolio | 3.3m $137.0m | Added +13.3k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.3m $136.5m | Added +415.3k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.2m $135.8m | Added +160.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.0m $125.6m | Added +83.5k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.0m $124.8m | Added +60.5k |
| STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.8m $118.8m | Unchanged |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.8m $116.6m | Reduced -2.1m |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.8m $116.4m | Added +157.7k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.7m $112.9m | Added +92.2k |
| RIVERBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC 1.77% of their portfolio | 2.6m $110.0m | Reduced -66.3k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.5m $106.8m | Added +21.7k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.5m $104.7m | Added +6.3k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.4m $101.6m | Added +120.9k |
| Capital Wealth Planning, LLC 0.78% of their portfolio | 2.4m $98.9m | Reduced -56 |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.13% of their portfolio | 2.4m $98.8m | Added +34.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.3m $98.1m | Added +270.7k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.3m $98.0m | Reduced -284.9k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.33% of their portfolio | 2.0m $83.5m | New |
| Bahl & Gaynor LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 2.0m $83.3m | Reduced -2.4k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.9m $79.1m | Added +1.4m |
| Railway Pension Investments Ltd 1.10% of their portfolio | 1.9m $78.1m | Reduced -148.6k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.8m $77.5m | Added +41.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.8m $75.7m | Reduced -72.6k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.8m $75.4m | Reduced -252.8k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.8m $74.5m | Reduced -4.1m |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.51% of their portfolio | 1.8m $73.7m | New |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.8m $73.6m | Added +969.6k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.7m $69.7m | Added +95.5k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.6m $66.6m | Added +57.2k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.6m $65.5m | Added +429.9k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.6m $65.4m | Reduced -171 |
| COMPASS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC 3.43% of their portfolio | 1.5m $64.1m | Reduced -98.5k |
| FIL Ltd 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.5m $63.3m | Reduced -706.0k |
| National Pension Service 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.5m $63.2m | Added +12.9k |
| NICHOLAS COMPANY, INC. 1.04% of their portfolio | 1.5m $61.9m | Reduced -452.2k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.5m $61.4m | Reduced -71.2k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.5m $61.4m | Added +147.6k |
| Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd 0.36% of their portfolio | 1.5m $61.3m | Added +120.6k |
| STEGINSKY CAPITAL LLC 12.50% of their portfolio | 1.5m $61.1m | Added +2.0k |
| CALEDONIA INVESTMENTS PLC 5.93% of their portfolio | 1.4m $60.3m | Unchanged |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.4m $58.8m | Reduced -88.3k |
| DONALDSON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.14% of their portfolio | 1.4m $58.4m | Added +47.9k |
| Vest Financial, LLC 0.79% of their portfolio | 1.3m $56.0m | Reduced -119.5k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.3m $55.6m | Reduced -91.9k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $51.2m | Added +5.9k |
| BENJAMIN EDWARDS INC 0.65% of their portfolio | 1.2m $50.7m | Reduced -52.3k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.2m $50.1m | Added +16.3k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $48.0m | Added +655.5k |
| NICHOLS & PRATT ADVISERS LLP /MA 3.22% of their portfolio | 1.1m $48.0m | Added +4.1k |
| SCHWARTZ INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 1.54% of their portfolio | 1.1m $46.8m | Reduced -400 |