FORTINET INC FTNT
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 34959E109 · ISIN US34959E1091
Network security corporation
- SectorTechnology
- IndustryComputer Peripheral Equipment, NEC
- HeadquartersSunnyvale, CA
- Founded2000
- Websitefortinet.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 ($196.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 785.3m as of 2023-08-04, 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 ≈ $75.48. Options: 35 managers hold calls ($347.7m notional), 30 hold puts ($262.0m).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 892 |
| Q4 2022 | 954 |
| Q1 2023 | 994 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,105 |
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 | 407 | 451 |
| Q1 2023 | 446 | 508 |
| Q2 2023 | 555 | 444 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $195.8m | $183.4m | 0.94 |
| Q4 2022 | $269.8m | $193.1m | 0.72 |
| Q1 2023 | $284.2m | $250.1m | 0.88 |
| Q2 2023 | $347.7m | $262.0m | 0.75 |
Biggest buyers
| Ninety One UK Ltd | New | +2.6m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +2.4m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +1.6m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.5m |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.3m |
| Swedbank AB | Added | +1.3m |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.1m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +1.1m |
| Amundi | Added | +966.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +961.4k |
Biggest sellers
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Reduced | -7.6m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -5.1m |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP | Reduced | -4.2m |
| Alphinity Investment Management Pty Ltd | Reduced | -2.0m |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd | Reduced | -1.9m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -1.6m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -1.5m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -1.4m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -1.4m |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP | Reduced | -1.4m |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $107.0m1.4m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $71.6m946.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $21.8m288.8k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $20.7m273.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $17.7m234.5k shares |
| Oribel Capital Management, LP | New | $12.7m167.9k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $11.2m148.5k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $9.8m129.6k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $9.3m123.6k shares |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | $7.9m105.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $70.6m934.4k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $41.2m544.5k shares |
| Eisler Capital (UK) Ltd. | New | $34.7m458.9k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $14.4m190.6k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $11.9m157.0k shares |
| Portman Square Capital LLP | New | $10.5m138.4k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $10.1m133.7k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $9.1m121.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $8.4m112.1k shares |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | $7.9m105.0k 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 | 6.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2023
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 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 1 | $24.9k | 3 | $6.6m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 1 | $24.2k | 2 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 1 | $24.5k | 2 | $2.8m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 1 | $25.6k | 3 | $635.8k | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $53.9m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 1 | $28.5k | 3 | $4.5m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-21 | Perche Patrice Chief Revenue Off./EVP Supp. | Sold | $535.7k7.5k shares |
| 2023-05-23 | Jensen Keith CFO & Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | $1.7m24.7k shares |
| 2023-05-22 | Perche Patrice Chief Revenue Off./EVP Supp. | Sold | $529.3k7.5k shares |
| 2023-05-18 | Jensen Keith CFO & Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | $344.6k5.0k shares |
| 2023-05-03 | Perche Patrice Chief Revenue Off./EVP Supp. | Sold | $547.8k8.9k shares |
| 2023-05-02 | Xie Michael VP, Engineering & CTO, director | Sold | $358.8k5.8k shares |
| 2023-04-21 | Perche Patrice Chief Revenue Off./EVP Supp. | Sold | $503.8k7.5k shares |
| 2023-04-11 | NEUKOM WILLIAM H. Director | Bought | $28.5k423 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 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 68.0m $5.1bn | Added +383.0k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.10% of their portfolio | 49.7m $3.8bn | Reduced -1.5m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.89% of their portfolio | 28.9m $2.2bn | Added +596.0k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.10% of their portfolio | 26.0m $2.0bn | Added +647.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.30% of their portfolio | 19.1m $1.4bn | Reduced -790.4k |
| FMR LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 15.3m $1.2bn | Reduced -5.1m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 13.8m $1.0bn | Reduced -1.4m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.24% of their portfolio | 10.0m $757.4m | Reduced -653.4k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.84% of their portfolio | 9.1m $688.4m | Added +2.4m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.06% of their portfolio | 8.6m $646.7m | Added +1.6m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.42% of their portfolio | 8.1m $611.6m | Reduced -7.6m |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP 2.38% of their portfolio | 7.7m $581.2m | Reduced -4.2m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 7.4m $558.6m | Reduced -1.4m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.80% of their portfolio | 7.3m $552.3m | Added +1.1m |
| Swedbank AB 0.88% of their portfolio | 6.6m $500.4m | Added +1.3m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 6.5m $491.3m | Reduced -211.1k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.53% of their portfolio | 6.1m $462.1m | Reduced -31.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.14% of their portfolio | 5.9m $443.8m | Reduced -214.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.09% of their portfolio | 5.8m $438.2m | Reduced -442.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 5.8m $437.9m | Added +961.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.11% of their portfolio | 5.3m $402.6m | Added +284.2k |
| Amundi 0.20% of their portfolio | 5.3m $394.3m | Added +966.0k |
| PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA 0.42% of their portfolio | 4.7m $351.7m | Reduced -607.8k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.38% of their portfolio | 3.7m $278.0m | Added +4.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.6m $274.8m | Added +104.7k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 3.4m $253.5m | Added +1.1m |
| Alphinity Investment Management Pty Ltd 4.09% of their portfolio | 3.3m $251.6m | Reduced -2.0m |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 1.41% of their portfolio | 3.2m $243.9m | Added +268.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.2m $240.6m | Reduced -586.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 3.1m $207.8m | Unchanged |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.34% of their portfolio | 2.9m $219.1m | Reduced -60.2k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.56% of their portfolio | 2.9m $218.3m | Reduced -249.2k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 1.37% of their portfolio | 2.9m $215.9m | Added +107.5k |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 7.10% of their portfolio | 2.7m $204.6m | Reduced -701.7k |
| Whale Rock Capital Management LLC 3.40% of their portfolio | 2.6m $197.1m | Added +694.6k |
| Ninety One UK Ltd 0.57% of their portfolio | 2.6m $196.9m | New |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.80% of their portfolio | 2.6m $195.0m | Added +44.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 2.6m $193.6m | Added +202.7k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 2.5m $191.8m | Added +1.5m |
| UBS Group AG 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.5m $190.0m | Reduced -350.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.5m $189.6m | Added +765.3k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.42% of their portfolio | 2.4m $183.7m | Reduced -52.7k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.4m $181.9m | Reduced -228.3k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.18% of their portfolio | 2.4m $180.8m | Reduced -262.5k |
| Fundsmith LLP 0.73% of their portfolio | 2.3m $174.9m | Unchanged |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.3m $175.3m | Reduced -356.4k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.3m $170.7m | Reduced -52.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.1m $160.1m | Added +708.8k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.34% of their portfolio | 2.0m $154.4m | Reduced -1.4m |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.39% of their portfolio | 2.0m $150.5m | Reduced -38.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.9m $143.0m | Reduced -271.5k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.9m $142.9m | Added +58.1k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.9m $142.1m | Reduced -486.0k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.8m $133.8m | Added +253.6k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.7m $128.3m | Reduced -195.1k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.6m $122.5m | Added +12.3k |
| National Pension Service 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.5m $109.6m | Reduced -224.8k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.4m $108.9m | Reduced -175.4k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 1.4m $104.5m | Added +1.3m |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $102.9m | Added +150.5k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.4m $102.8m | Added +136.6k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.3m $101.8m | Reduced -323.4k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.3m $100.9m | Added +144.0k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.3m $100.3m | Added +36.5k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.3m $95.7m | Reduced -25.6k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.3m $95.5m | Reduced -15.6k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.2m $92.6m | Reduced -39.6k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.2m $91.8m | Reduced -29.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.2m $90.4m | Added +353.1k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.2m $88.7m | Added +116.8k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 1.34% of their portfolio | 1.1m $84.0m | Reduced -90.2k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.36% of their portfolio | 1.1m $83.1m | Reduced -712.8k |
| Anomaly Capital Management, LP 3.20% of their portfolio | 1.1m $82.9m | Reduced -755.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.1m $82.9m | Added +6.0k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.0m $79.1m | Reduced -93.8k |
| Empower Advisory Group, LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 1.0m $78.0m | Reduced -1.4k |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 0.38% of their portfolio | 1.0m $66.8m | Reduced -671 |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.35% of their portfolio | 999.1k $75.5m | Added +10.5k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 965.5k $73.0m | Added +248.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.14% of their portfolio | 961.1k $72.6m | Added +228.0k |
| Atalan Capital Partners, LP 5.64% of their portfolio | 950.0k $71.8m | Reduced -75.0k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 927.3k $70.2m | Added +204.9k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 919.1k $69.5m | Added +116.7k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.17% of their portfolio | 897.3k $67.8m | Added +397.0k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.14% of their portfolio | 881.4k $66.6m | Reduced -1.6m |
| Mariner, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 865.3k $65.4m | Added +100.1k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 1.10% of their portfolio | 860.5k $65.0m | Added +342.0k |
| KBC Group NV 0.25% of their portfolio | 815.9k $61.7m | Added +223.4k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.35% of their portfolio | 799.0k $60.4m | Added +73.4k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.10% of their portfolio | 798.9k $60.4m | Added +341.4k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.13% of their portfolio | 780.8k $59.0m | Reduced -25.7k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.04% of their portfolio | 777.6k $58.7m | Added +401.6k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.05% of their portfolio | 768.3k $58.1m | Added +181.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 767.6k $58.0m | Reduced -30.9k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 759.9k $57.4m | Reduced -38.7k |
| STATE OF MICHIGAN RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.35% of their portfolio | 759.2k $57.4m | Added +1.1k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 0.88% of their portfolio | 749.9k $56.7m | Added +12.2k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.12% of their portfolio | 728.0k $55.0m | Reduced -27.2k |
| ARGENT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.77% of their portfolio | 720.4k $54.5m | Reduced -4.3k |
| PINEBRIDGE INVESTMENTS, L.P. 0.56% of their portfolio | 687.6k $52.0m | Added +186.0k |