F5 INC FFIV
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 315616102 · ISIN US3156161024
Multi-cloud cybersecurity and application delivery company
* 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 ($47.5m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 60.4m as of 2022-11-07, 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 ≈ $144.83. Options: 17 managers hold calls ($44.7m notional), 15 hold puts ($24.4m).
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | — | $11.5m79.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | — | $11.3m77.8k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | — | $6.5m44.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | — | $5.4m37.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | — | $3.1m21.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | — | $1.3m9.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | — | $1.1m7.7k shares |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC | — | $1.0m7.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | — | $969.0k6.6k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | — | $912.0k6.3k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | — | $8.4m58.3k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | — | $5.2m35.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | — | $4.3m29.7k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | — | $1.5m10.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | — | $1.4m9.4k shares |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC | — | $1.1m7.4k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | — | $854.0k5.9k shares |
| Verition Fund Management LLC | — | $434.0k3.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | — | $434.0k3.0k shares |
| Centiva Capital, LP | — | $362.0k2.5k 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% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC (3.6%, 2026-08-12), VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC (5.0%, 2026-07-31; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC), FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP (2.9%, 2026-04-30), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q3 2022
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 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 7 | $10.9m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 8 | $3.4m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 9 | $1.5m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 7 | $1.4m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-01 | WHALEN CHAD MICHAEL EVP, Worldwide Sales | Sold | $121.2k780 shares |
| 2022-09-01 | WHITE ANA MARIA EVP and Chief HR Officer | Sold | $26.4k170 shares |
| 2022-08-15 | Pelzer Francis J. EVP, Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $86.0k500 shares |
| 2022-08-08 | Lin Geng EVP, Chief Technology Officer | Sold | $195.1k1.1k shares |
| 2022-08-03 | Pelzer Francis J. EVP, Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $170.0k1.0k shares |
| 2022-08-03 | Rogers Scot Frazier EVP and General Counsel | Sold | $145.4k878 shares |
| 2022-08-02 | Yamamoto Mika EVP, Chief Marketing Officer | Sold | $337.6k2.0k shares |
| 2022-08-02 | FOUNTAIN THOMAS DEAN EVP Global Services & Strategy | Sold | $161.6k980 shares |
| 2022-08-02 | WHALEN CHAD MICHAEL EVP, Worldwide Sales | Sold | $128.6k780 shares |
| 2022-08-01 | WHITE ANA MARIA EVP and Chief HR Officer | Sold | $28.2k170 shares |
| 2022-07-01 | WHITE ANA MARIA EVP and Chief HR Officer | Sold | $25.9k170 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, Q3 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 6.9m $997.1m | — |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.4m $784.8m | — |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.16% of their portfolio | 5.2m $752.1m | — |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2.97% of their portfolio | 4.8m $691.4m | — |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.8m $399.8m | — |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.6m $238.7m | — |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.6m $230.9m | — |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.6m $225.9m | — |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.4m $209.2m | — |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.3m $183.4m | — |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $178.8m | — |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.2m $174.7m | — |
| Swedbank AB 0.38% of their portfolio | 1.1m $159.0m | — |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 816.8k $118.2m | — |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 810.7k $117.3m | — |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 765.4k $110.8m | — |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.65% of their portfolio | 703.4k $101.8m | — |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 674.8k $97.7m | — |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 669.5k $96.9m | — |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 535.1k $77.4m | — |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.18% of their portfolio | 512.7k $74.2m | — |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 460.0k $66.6m | — |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.06% of their portfolio | 440.6k $63.8m | — |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.10% of their portfolio | 435.2k $64.7m | — |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 402.1k $58.2m | — |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 335.6k $48.6m | — |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 333.2k $48.2m | — |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.21% of their portfolio | 327.9k $47.5m | — |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 324.8k $47.0m | — |
| ETF MANAGERS GROUP, LLC 1.48% of their portfolio | 319.4k $46.2m | — |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 318.1k $46.0m | — |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 278.7k $40.3m | — |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.31% of their portfolio | 273.4k $39.6m | — |
| Mariner, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 272.6k $39.5m | — |
| Swiss National Bank 0.03% of their portfolio | 262.1k $37.9m | — |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.05% of their portfolio | 248.5k $36.0m | — |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 245.8k $35.6m | — |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 245.7k $35.6m | — |
| TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY 0.40% of their portfolio | 233.6k $33.8m | — |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 225.9k $32.7m | — |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.14% of their portfolio | 212.3k $30.7m | — |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.10% of their portfolio | 209.9k $30.4m | — |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 196.3k $28.4m | — |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.22% of their portfolio | 194.8k $28.2m | — |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.28% of their portfolio | 192.1k $27.8m | — |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.24% of their portfolio | 191.6k $27.7m | — |
| TODD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.71% of their portfolio | 175.5k $25.4m | — |
| NATIXIS 0.12% of their portfolio | 173.2k $25.1m | — |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.06% of their portfolio | 167.8k $24.8m | — |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 150.6k $21.8m | — |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 148.0k $21.4m | — |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 144.6k $20.9m | — |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 144.5k $20.9m | — |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.05% of their portfolio | 142.4k $20.6m | — |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 138.6k $20.1m | — |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 136.5k $19.8m | — |
| STRS OHIO 0.09% of their portfolio | 129.7k $18.8m | — |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 129.6k $20.3m | — |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 126.8k $18.4m | — |
| Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co 0.30% of their portfolio | 119.8k $17.3m | — |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 119.7k $17.3m | — |
| KBC Group NV 0.09% of their portfolio | 119.4k $17.3m | — |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 111.1k $16.2m | — |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 104.2k $15.1m | — |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 103.3k $15.0m | — |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 101.0k $14.6m | — |
| OSSIAM 0.41% of their portfolio | 98.7k $14.3m | — |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 98.5k $14.3m | — |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 0.11% of their portfolio | 96.4k $13.9m | — |
| Leeward Investments, LLC - MA 0.66% of their portfolio | 96.2k $13.9m | — |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 94.3k $13.7m | — |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 88.1k $12.8m | — |
| KORNITZER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC /KS 0.27% of their portfolio | 86.8k $12.6m | — |
| BRAUN STACEY ASSOCIATES INC 0.75% of their portfolio | 85.2k $12.3m | — |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 82.8k $12.0m | — |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 82.7k $12.0m | — |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 80.4k $11.6m | — |
| Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 80.2k $11.6m | — |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 78.0k $11.3m | — |
| UNITED CAPITAL FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 77.1k $11.2m | — |
| Nepsis Inc. 4.01% of their portfolio | 76.7k $11.1m | — |
| WESTPAC BANKING CORP 0.17% of their portfolio | 75.2k $10.9m | — |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.03% of their portfolio | 75.0k $10.8m | — |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 74.9k $10.8m | — |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 73.9k $10.7m | — |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 72.4k $10.5m | — |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 72.0k $10.4m | — |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.03% of their portfolio | 70.2k $10.2m | — |
| S&T Bank/PA 1.95% of their portfolio | 69.8k $10.1m | — |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 68.6k $9.9m | — |
| Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 0.24% of their portfolio | 66.8k $9.7m | — |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 65.7k $9.5m | — |
| WILKINS INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 2.67% of their portfolio | 63.0k $9.1m | — |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 62.4k $9.0m | — |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 61.4k $8.9m | — |
| Touchstone Capital, Inc. 10.23% of their portfolio | 60.6k $8.8m | — |
| WINTON GROUP Ltd 0.53% of their portfolio | 56.0k $8.1m | — |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.02% of their portfolio | 55.4k $8.0m | — |
| AVIVA PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 51.8k $7.5m | — |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.5k $8.8m | — |