FIRST SOLAR INC FSLR
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 336433107 · ISIN US3364331070
American company dedicated to the production of photovoltaic modules
- SectorTechnology
- IndustrySemiconductors & Related Devices
- HeadquartersPhoenix, AZ
- Founded1999
- Websitefirstsolar.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 ($107.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 107.3m as of 2025-10-24, 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 ≈ $259.32. Options: 50 managers hold calls ($8.1bn notional), 44 hold puts ($6.7bn).
Trends to Q4 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 573 |
| Q4 2022 | 675 |
| Q1 2023 | 730 |
| Q2 2023 | 749 |
| Q3 2023 | 740 |
| Q4 2023 | 781 |
| Q1 2024 | 791 |
| Q2 2024 | 907 |
| Q3 2024 | 923 |
| Q4 2024 | 891 |
| Q1 2025 | 825 |
| Q2 2025 | 874 |
| Q3 2025 | 934 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,059 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | 389 | 347 |
| Q2 2024 | 459 | 394 |
| Q3 2024 | 477 | 380 |
| Q4 2024 | 401 | 453 |
| Q1 2025 | 398 | 452 |
| Q2 2025 | 481 | 354 |
| Q3 2025 | 461 | 406 |
| Q4 2025 | 508 | 422 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | $2.8bn | $2.2bn | 0.80 |
| Q2 2025 | $7.0bn | $4.2bn | 0.60 |
| Q3 2025 | $8.0bn | $6.8bn | 0.86 |
| Q4 2025 | $8.1bn | $6.7bn | 0.83 |
Biggest buyers
| FMR LLC | Added | +2.1m |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc | New | +766.0k |
| Lightrock Netherlands B.V. | Added | +642.2k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Added | +495.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | +418.9k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | Added | +227.6k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Added | +208.6k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +208.2k |
| PECONIC PARTNERS LLC | Added | +195.0k |
| Amundi | Added | +189.6k |
Biggest sellers
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -1.4m |
| SAMLYN CAPITAL, LLC | Reduced | -1.3m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -895.4k |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP | Sold out | -768.0k |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -757.4k |
| Tidal Investments LLC | Reduced | -494.6k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -427.1k |
| Encompass Capital Advisors LLC | Sold out | -421.0k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD | Reduced | -369.0k |
| Nuveen, LLC | Reduced | -352.8k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $2.0bn7.7m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $1.4bn5.3m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.2bn4.5m shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Reduced | $897.2m3.4m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $525.5m2.0m shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $418.2m1.6m shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $347.7m1.3m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $223.0m853.8k shares |
| LMR Partners LLP | Added | $143.6m549.7k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $136.4m522.2k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $2.0bn7.8m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $1.5bn5.9m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $765.3m2.9m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $503.2m1.9m shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $320.2m1.2m shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $278.1m1.1m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $216.8m830.1k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $170.5m652.8k shares |
| LMR Partners LLP | Added | $101.7m389.5k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $69.9m267.4k 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 |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2026-07-28 | 11.8% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 7.3% |
| SUSQUEHANNA SECURITIES, LLC 13G · institution +1.7 pts · filed 2026-08-14 | 7.0% |
| Citadel Securities GP LLC 13G · passive investor +1.0 pts · filed 2026-10-15 | 6.0% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.3% |
| STATE STREET CORP 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-07 | 5.2% |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-13 | 5.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: FMR LLC (1.7%, 2026-05-06), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 6 | $8.2m | $7.1m |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 12 | $26.1m | $20.5m |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $2.4m | $2.4m |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $714.9k | $714.9k |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 10 | $5.2m | $4.1m |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 4 | $3.5m | $3.5m |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 5 | $6.4m | $6.4m |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $13.0m | $9.9m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-07 | STEBBINS PAUL H Director · By Stebbins Family Trust | Sold | $1.8m7.0k shares |
| 2025-11-06 | Sweeney Michael T Director | Sold | $1.2m4.5k shares |
| 2025-11-04 | ANTOUN GEORGES Chief Commercial Officer | Sold plan | $9.9m37.4k 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, Q4 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 13.4m $3.5bn | Reduced -277.9k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 12.6m $3.3bn | Reduced -164.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 6.5m $1.7bn | Added +2.1m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 5.3m $1.4bn | Reduced -3.3k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.9m $761.4m | Added +24.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.5m $658.7m | Reduced -53.5k |
| Amundi 0.16% of their portfolio | 2.2m $578.8m | Added +189.6k |
| Hill City Capital, LP 20.61% of their portfolio | 2.1m $546.1m | Added +390 |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.9m $508.0m | Reduced -12.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.56% of their portfolio | 1.9m $484.2m | Reduced -188.1k |
| NORGES BANK 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.5m $392.0m | Not comparable |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.4m $372.8m | Added +100.9k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.4m $370.9m | Reduced -65.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.4m $362.3m | Added +37.3k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.3m $329.5m | Added +65.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $329.0m | Reduced -63.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.2m $326.3m | Added +2.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.2m $310.3m | Reduced -757.4k |
| Clean Energy Transition LLP 25.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $300.1m | Added +31.8k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.1m $296.5m | Added +495.3k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $294.0m | Reduced -1.4m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 899.9k $235.1m | Reduced -210.3k |
| Mirova US LLC 2.33% of their portfolio | 889.1k $232.3m | Reduced -22.8k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.22% of their portfolio | 880.3k $230.0m | Added +44.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 809.2k $211.4m | Reduced -427.1k |
| SAMLYN CAPITAL, LLC 3.30% of their portfolio | 792.0k $206.9m | Reduced -1.3m |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc 0.91% of their portfolio | 766.0k $200.1m | New |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.12% of their portfolio | 709.9k $185.4m | Added +418.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 705.1k $184.2m | Added +48.4k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.03% of their portfolio | 699.5k $182.7m | Reduced -56.1k |
| Lightrock Netherlands B.V. 3.00% of their portfolio | 666.3k $14.5m | Added +642.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 641.5k $167.6m | Reduced -23.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 616.0k $160.9m | Reduced -42.9k |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB 0.47% of their portfolio | 598.0k $156.2m | Reduced -24.8k |
| Robeco Schweiz AG 3.16% of their portfolio | 539.1k $140.8m | Reduced -73.2k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.18% of their portfolio | 524.2k $103.8m | Unchanged |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 481.3k $125.7m | Reduced -93.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 461.5k $120.6m | Added +152.2k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 450.3k $117.6m | Reduced -157.4k |
| Castle Hook Partners LP 1.67% of their portfolio | 443.7k $115.9m | Reduced -235.0k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 402.9k $105.2m | Added +208.2k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 354.7k $92.7m | Reduced -352.8k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.19% of their portfolio | 344.6k $90.0m | Reduced -28.7k |
| Merewether Investment Management, LP 1.95% of their portfolio | 325.1k $84.9m | Reduced -95.6k |
| AMF Tjanstepension AB 0.52% of their portfolio | 323.4k $84.5m | Reduced -195.7k |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. 0.26% of their portfolio | 299.1k $78.1m | Reduced -24.8k |
| PECONIC PARTNERS LLC 1.83% of their portfolio | 295.0k $77.1m | Added +195.0k |
| Two Seas Capital LP 4.35% of their portfolio | 284.3k $74.3m | Reduced -56.4k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.04% of their portfolio | 279.2k $72.9m | Reduced -14.4k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 270.3k $70.6m | Added +52.7k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 267.5k $69.9m | Reduced -22.6k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.19% of their portfolio | 267.5k $69.9m | Reduced -51.2k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.05% of their portfolio | 264.6k $69.1m | Reduced -369.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 264.4k $69.1m | Added +1.8k |
| Tredje AP-fonden 0.52% of their portfolio | 262.7k $68.6m | Reduced -202.1k |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH 0.57% of their portfolio | 255.9k $68.4m | Reduced -85.3k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 254.3k $66.8m | Added +74.6k |
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.71% of their portfolio | 251.6k $65.7m | Reduced -74.0k |
| Triodos Investment Management BV 4.76% of their portfolio | 249.4k $65.9m | Reduced -9.8k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.10% of their portfolio | 244.4k $64.2m | Reduced -1.8k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.10% of their portfolio | 244.4k $63.8m | Added +208.6k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 242.5k $63.3m | Reduced -8.0k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 235.5k $61.5m | Added +227.6k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 229.2k $59.9m | Reduced -221.9k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 224.0k $61.5m | Added +10.7k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.05% of their portfolio | 211.7k $55.3m | Reduced -217.4k |
| National Pension Service 0.04% of their portfolio | 210.7k $55.0m | Added +169.2k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.08% of their portfolio | 204.5k $53.4m | Reduced -13.1k |
| SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda 5.46% of their portfolio | 204.2k $53.4m | Added +88.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.04% of their portfolio | 198.5k $51.9m | Reduced -9.7k |
| TODD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.95% of their portfolio | 187.0k $48.9m | Reduced -342 |
| ABN AMRO Bank N.V. 0.45% of their portfolio | 182.6k $47.6m | Reduced -2.7k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 181.6k $47.4m | Reduced -895.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 179.2k $46.8m | Added +11.6k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.03% of their portfolio | 175.0k $45.7m | Reduced -189 |
| VAN LANSCHOT KEMPEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT N.V. 0.38% of their portfolio | 170.7k $44.6m | Reduced -6.4k |
| Swedbank AB 0.04% of their portfolio | 169.8k $44.4m | Added +21.1k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 168.3k $43.9m | Added +6.9k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 163.3k $42.7m | Reduced -24.4k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 158.4k $41.4m | Reduced -3.4k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.05% of their portfolio | 152.0k $39.7m | Reduced -23.8k |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 148.3k $38.7m | Added +4.4k |
| DANSKE BANK A/S 0.09% of their portfolio | 147.6k $38.6m | Reduced -23.9k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 147.1k $38.4m | Added +16.7k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 143.0k $37.4m | Reduced -20.5k |
| TRILLIUM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.15% of their portfolio | 142.5k $37.6m | Reduced -29.8k |
| E. Ohman J:or Asset Management AB 0.82% of their portfolio | 135.0k $35.3m | Reduced -6.9k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 135.0k $35.3m | Reduced -139.9k |
| TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY 0.26% of their portfolio | 134.4k $35.1m | Unchanged |
| CREDIT AGRICOLE S A 0.09% of their portfolio | 131.7k $34.4m | Added +26.4k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 131.5k $34.4m | Reduced -1.9k |
| Avalon Trust Co 2.21% of their portfolio | 130.9k $34.2m | Reduced -1.2k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 118.7k $31.0m | Added +63.8k |
| ARDSLEY ADVISORY PARTNERS LP 3.91% of their portfolio | 117.5k $30.7m | Reduced -11.5k |
| Raiffeisen Bank International AG 0.40% of their portfolio | 117.4k $31.0m | Reduced -27.6k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.08% of their portfolio | 116.6k $30.5m | Added +39.4k |
| Forest Avenue Capital Management LP 1.99% of their portfolio | 115.6k $30.2m | New |
| Candriam S.C.A. 0.15% of their portfolio | 112.8k $29.5m | Reduced -37.5k |
| SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. 0.52% of their portfolio | 112.1k $29.3m | Added +7.3k |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich 0.08% of their portfolio | 111.2k $29.0m | Reduced -10.5k |