FIVE BELOW INC FIVE
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 33829M101 · ISIN US33829M1018
American publicly held chain of discount store
- SectorConsumer discretionary
- IndustryRetail-Variety Stores
- HeadquartersPhiladelphia, PA
- Founded2002
- Websitefivebelow.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 ($502.7k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 55.0m as of 2024-08-28, 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 ≈ $88.38. Options: 29 managers hold calls ($370.8m notional), 26 hold puts ($325.1m).
Trends to Q3 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 425 |
| Q4 2022 | 482 |
| Q1 2023 | 499 |
| Q2 2023 | 489 |
| Q3 2023 | 455 |
| Q4 2023 | 504 |
| Q1 2024 | 499 |
| Q2 2024 | 464 |
| Q3 2024 | 404 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 251 | 196 |
| Q1 2023 | 220 | 254 |
| Q2 2023 | 203 | 257 |
| Q3 2023 | 201 | 260 |
| Q4 2023 | 230 | 217 |
| Q1 2024 | 213 | 253 |
| Q2 2024 | 224 | 276 |
| Q3 2024 | 182 | 297 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | $352.6m | $346.9m | 0.98 |
| Q1 2024 | $215.9m | $257.0m | 1.19 |
| Q2 2024 | $261.7m | $197.0m | 0.75 |
| Q3 2024 | $370.8m | $325.1m | 0.88 |
Biggest buyers
| FIL Ltd | Added | +1.3m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +1.3m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Added | +1.2m |
| SAMLYN CAPITAL, LLC | New | +1.1m |
| Atreides Management, LP | New | +777.0k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | New | +735.5k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +641.9k |
| SCOPUS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. | New | +537.3k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | New | +439.5k |
| Fund 1 Investments, LLC | Added | +356.8k |
Biggest sellers
| MONTRUSCO BOLTON INVESTMENTS INC. | Sold out | -2.3m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -1.4m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -1.4m |
| Capital World Investors | Reduced | -1.2m |
| COOPER CREEK PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC | Sold out | -849.5k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Sold out | -594.8k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | Sold out | -540.9k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Sold out | -477.1k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | -455.2k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | -453.2k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $64.1m725.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $61.9m700.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $30.1m341.1k shares |
| SAMLYN CAPITAL, LLC | New | $29.4m333.2k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $28.1m317.8k shares |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | New | $19.5m221.0k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $14.7m166.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $13.8m155.9k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Added | $12.9m146.4k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $12.9m145.9k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $99.3m1.1m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $52.1m589.7k shares |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | $26.5m300.0k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $22.6m256.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $22.5m254.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $15.6m177.1k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $10.9m123.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $10.8m116.2k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Added | $9.0m101.8k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $7.9m89.9k 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 | 5.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC), D. E. SHAW & CO, L.P. (3.9%, 2025-11-14), T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. (0.0%, 2025-11-14)
Insider purchases and sales in Q3 2024
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 2022 | 0 | — | 6 | $15.3m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $3.7m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $9.9m | — |
| Q3 2023 | 1 | $500.6k | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.9m | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q3 2024.
Holders, Q3 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.0m $443.9m | First filing |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.0m $442.1m | Reduced -50.9k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.23% of their portfolio | 4.3m $383.4m | Added +1.2m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.4m $211.0m | Reduced -1.4m |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP 1.01% of their portfolio | 2.3m $206.2m | Reduced -435.5k |
| FIL Ltd 0.18% of their portfolio | 2.2m $194.4m | Added +1.3m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $155.5m | Added +241.3k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $150.0m | Reduced -1.4m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $146.9m | Added +31.5k |
| Capital World Investors 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $141.7m | Reduced -1.2m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.3m $116.9m | Added +1.3m |
| RIVERBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC 1.54% of their portfolio | 1.3m $115.2m | Reduced -74.3k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.2m $110.2m | Added +641.9k |
| SAMLYN CAPITAL, LLC 1.51% of their portfolio | 1.1m $93.2m | New |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 979.5k $86.6m | Added +11.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 900.7k $79.6m | Added +182.6k |
| Atreides Management, LP 2.32% of their portfolio | 777.0k $68.6m | New |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.15% of their portfolio | 735.5k $65.0m | New |
| Giverny Capital Inc. 2.44% of their portfolio | 725.2k $64.1m | Added +27.4k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 638.7k $56.4m | Added +105.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 632.9k $55.9m | Reduced -90.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 615.8k $54.4m | Added +19.1k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 614.3k $54.3m | Added +180.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 613.5k $54.2m | Added +199.6k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.01% of their portfolio | 597.3k $52.8m | Unchanged |
| Pacifica Capital Investments, LLC 17.61% of their portfolio | 581.1k $51.3m | Added +83.6k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.05% of their portfolio | 569.2k $50.3m | Reduced -9.4k |
| SCOPUS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. 1.40% of their portfolio | 537.3k $47.5m | New |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 518.2k $45.8m | Reduced -2.0k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.14% of their portfolio | 455.3k $40.2m | Reduced -453.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 449.1k $39.7m | Reduced -20.4k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 443.2k $39.2m | Reduced -149.7k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.16% of their portfolio | 439.5k $38.8m | New |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 401.0k $35.4m | Reduced -130.8k |
| Fund 1 Investments, LLC 5.48% of their portfolio | 397.9k $35.2m | Added +356.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 394.0k $34.8m | Reduced -56.1k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 391.0k $34.5m | Added +356.8k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.38% of their portfolio | 387.2k $34.2m | Added +207.4k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.03% of their portfolio | 366.1k $32.3m | Added +335.5k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 352.6k $31.1m | Added +332.4k |
| Hook Mill Capital Partners, LP 3.77% of their portfolio | 339.6k $30.0m | New |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 333.7k $29.5m | Added +61.1k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 301.5k $26.6m | Added +199.6k |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 289.7k $26.7m | New |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.02% of their portfolio | 289.5k $26.8m | Added +63.4k |
| MANE GLOBAL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 1.63% of their portfolio | 264.0k $23.3m | New |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.04% of their portfolio | 257.4k $22.7m | Added +205.9k |
| COUNTRY TRUST BANK 0.53% of their portfolio | 246.3k $21.8m | Reduced -14.4k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 246.1k $21.7m | Added +36.4k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 231.2k $20.4m | Added +227.6k |
| Ampfield Management, L.P. 24.48% of their portfolio | 224.9k $19.9m | Added +69.8k |
| Grandeur Peak Global Advisors, LLC 1.58% of their portfolio | 216.3k $19.1m | Added +63.6k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 203.8k $18.0m | Added +161.9k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 202.5k $17.9m | New |
| Invenomic Capital Management LP 0.97% of their portfolio | 199.1k $17.6m | Added +161.0k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 196.0k $17.3m | Added +146.4k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 192.3k $17.0m | Reduced -39.9k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 156.7k $13.8m | Reduced -455.2k |
| Broad Bay Capital Management, LP 1.89% of their portfolio | 155.7k $13.8m | New |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 154.1k $13.6m | Reduced -1.6k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.05% of their portfolio | 151.3k $13.4m | Added +48.5k |
| CHILTON INVESTMENT CO INC. 0.35% of their portfolio | 149.6k $13.2m | Added +98.8k |
| SRS Investment Management, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 148.4k $13.1m | New |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 141.0k $12.5m | Added +1.7k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 137.2k $12.1m | Reduced -64.3k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.23% of their portfolio | 134.9k $11.9m | New |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 131.0k $11.6m | Reduced -85.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 129.3k $11.4m | Added +3.2k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 128.6k $11.4m | Reduced -55.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 121.5k $10.7m | Reduced -72.0k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 115.8k $10.2m | Added +1.4k |
| Man Group plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 112.7k $10.0m | Added +38.1k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 108.3k $9.6m | Added +108.2k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 107.6k $9.5m | Reduced -1.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 104.2k $9.2m | Added +3.6k |
| Summit Creek Advisors LLC 1.17% of their portfolio | 97.2k $8.6m | Reduced -544 |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 96.5k $8.5m | Added +22.9k |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 90.7k $8.0m | New |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 88.6k $7.8m | Added +80.0k |
| Tabor Asset Management, LP 3.46% of their portfolio | 81.5k $7.2m | New |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 78.8k $7.0m | Added +47.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 74.6k $6.6m | Added +40.8k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.00% of their portfolio | 74.5k $6.6m | Reduced -1.7k |
| SEMPER AUGUSTUS INVESTMENTS GROUP LLC 1.11% of their portfolio | 74.1k $6.6m | Added +7.8k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 73.5k $6.5m | Added +69.5k |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 0.07% of their portfolio | 67.8k $6.0m | Reduced -22.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 66.1k $5.8m | Added +43.9k |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 65.6k $5.8m | Reduced -4.7k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.02% of their portfolio | 63.5k $5.6m | Reduced -7.5k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 61.2k $5.4m | Reduced -29.8k |
| Cinctive Capital Management LP 0.31% of their portfolio | 61.2k $5.4m | New |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 58.7k $5.2m | New |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 53.1k $4.7m | New |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 52.2k $4.6m | Reduced -200 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 52.1k $4.6m | Reduced -1.8k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 50.7k $4.5m | Unchanged |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 48.3k $4.3m | Reduced -2.1k |
| TREMBLANT CAPITAL GROUP 0.47% of their portfolio | 46.7k $4.1m | Reduced -13.0k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 45.1k $4.0m | Added +3.7k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.02% of their portfolio | 44.4k $3.9m | Reduced -2.6k |