FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC FCX
CL B · Common Stock · CUSIP 35671D857 · ISIN US35671D8570
Producer of copper and gold
* 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 ($120.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 1.4bn as of 2023-04-28, 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 ≈ $40.59. Options: 50 managers hold calls ($1.1bn notional), 57 hold puts ($1.7bn).
Trends to Q1 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,091 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,247 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,287 |
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 | 626 | 472 |
| Q1 2023 | 660 | 524 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $888.1m | $1.1bn | 1.19 |
| Q4 2022 | $1.3bn | $1.2bn | 0.95 |
| Q1 2023 | $1.1bn | $1.7bn | 1.61 |
Biggest buyers
| FMR LLC | Added | +107.9m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +4.4m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +3.6m |
| CAXTON ASSOCIATES LP | Added | +2.9m |
| Carmignac Gestion | New | +2.9m |
| Alphinity Investment Management Pty Ltd | New | +2.8m |
| STRS OHIO | Added | +2.2m |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Added | +2.1m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +1.9m |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | Added | +1.9m |
Biggest sellers
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -24.7m |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | -1.9m |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -1.6m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Reduced | -1.5m |
| Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC (Investment Advisor) | Reduced | -1.4m |
| Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd | Reduced | -1.3m |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | Sold out | -1.2m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ | Reduced | -972.3k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -937.4k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $218.7m5.3m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $200.0m4.9m shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $67.9m1.7m shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $55.0m1.3m shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $46.6m1.1m shares |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | $45.2m1.1m shares |
| MASTERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Unchanged | $40.9m1.0m shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $40.9m999.7k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $32.1m785.3k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $31.3m764.8k shares |
Biggest puts
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $244.2m6.0m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $183.9m4.5m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $180.7m4.4m shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $109.2m2.7m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $103.5m2.5m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $96.3m2.4m shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $72.5m1.8m shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $50.4m1.2m shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $45.2m1.1m shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $43.5m1.1m 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% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-17 | 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 Q1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 1 | $5.0k | 2 | $10.1m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $7.0m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 1 | $501.2k | 1 | $321.8k | — |
| Q3 2022 | 2 | $1.1m | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $3.0m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $504.1k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-01 | Mikes Ellie L. Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | $504.1k11.7k 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, Q1 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FMR LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 210.4m $8.6bn | Added +107.9m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 118.7m $4.9bn | Added +1.5m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.13% of their portfolio | 109.4m $4.5bn | Added +327.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.14% of their portfolio | 62.4m $2.6bn | Reduced -434.6k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.65% of their portfolio | 55.9m $2.3bn | Reduced -24.7m |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 1.34% of their portfolio | 53.9m $2.2bn | Added +576.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.25% of their portfolio | 46.2m $1.9bn | Added +3.6m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 25.3m $1.0bn | Added +472.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.18% of their portfolio | 20.1m $821.7m | Reduced -4.9k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.09% of their portfolio | 19.9m $812.7m | Added +1.9m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.15% of their portfolio | 18.1m $742.2m | Reduced -211.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.07% of their portfolio | 16.7m $682.1m | Added +140.1k |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC 1.05% of their portfolio | 16.0m $654.6m | Added +1.8m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.20% of their portfolio | 14.9m $609.2m | Reduced -937.4k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.57% of their portfolio | 14.5m $593.1m | Added +1.1m |
| Amundi 0.30% of their portfolio | 13.8m $558.1m | Added +346.4k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 13.2m $540.1m | Added +392.8k |
| PUBLIC INVESTMENT FUND 1.49% of their portfolio | 12.9m $527.6m | Unchanged |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.16% of their portfolio | 11.5m $471.9m | Added +103.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.13% of their portfolio | 11.1m $452.3m | Added +947.7k |
| OFI INVEST ASSET MANAGEMENT 1.37% of their portfolio | 10.8m $264.0k | First filing |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 10.2m $416.7m | Added +179.5k |
| Capital World Investors 0.09% of their portfolio | 10.1m $412.8m | Added +4.2k |
| Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC (Investment Advisor) 1.82% of their portfolio | 9.5m $389.0m | Reduced -1.4m |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 9.4m $383.2m | Added +376.2k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.18% of their portfolio | 8.9m $362.9m | Reduced -1.5m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 8.7m $355.8m | Added +4.4m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.13% of their portfolio | 8.6m $353.1m | Added +143.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 7.3m $299.8m | Added +97.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 7.3m $297.2m | Added +287.8k |
| HHLR ADVISORS, LTD. 4.55% of their portfolio | 6.3m $256.7m | Unchanged |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.28% of their portfolio | 5.6m $229.9m | Added +358.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.07% of their portfolio | 5.6m $229.4m | Reduced -193.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.26% of their portfolio | 5.6m $227.2m | Added +165.1k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 5.3m $216.0m | Reduced -478.6k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 5.1m $208.4m | Added +301.5k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.10% of their portfolio | 4.7m $226.3m | Added +515.5k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.13% of their portfolio | 4.2m $170.5m | Reduced -38.1k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.09% of their portfolio | 4.0m $164.4m | Added +1.5m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.9m $158.5m | Added +1.0m |
| Ninety One UK Ltd 0.48% of their portfolio | 3.8m $155.1m | Reduced -282.9k |
| Swedbank AB 0.28% of their portfolio | 3.5m $142.4m | Reduced -29.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.4m $141.1m | Reduced -246.9k |
| MENORA MIVTACHIM HOLDINGS LTD. 1.40% of their portfolio | 3.3m $135.8m | Added +860.0k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.3m $135.0m | Reduced -162.9k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.12% of their portfolio | 3.2m $132.1m | Reduced -972.3k |
| STRS OHIO 0.20% of their portfolio | 3.2m $131.0m | Added +2.2m |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.17% of their portfolio | 3.1m $125.3m | Reduced -263.5k |
| CAXTON ASSOCIATES LP 19.23% of their portfolio | 3.0m $121.1m | Added +2.9m |
| Carmignac Gestion 1.96% of their portfolio | 2.9m $117.3m | New |
| Alphinity Investment Management Pty Ltd 2.55% of their portfolio | 2.8m $113.9m | New |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.8m $113.2m | Reduced -450.5k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.26% of their portfolio | 2.8m $112.6m | Added +157.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.7m $110.2m | Added +898.3k |
| OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 1.24% of their portfolio | 2.7m $110.2m | Added +113.3k |
| National Pension Service 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.6m $106.4m | Added +195.7k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.54% of their portfolio | 2.6m $108.1m | Added +2.1m |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.13% of their portfolio | 2.6m $108.0m | Added +11.2k |
| KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION/OH 0.49% of their portfolio | 2.5m $102.4m | Reduced -147.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.15% of their portfolio | 2.4m $100.2m | Reduced -22.7k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.93% of their portfolio | 2.4m $99.8m | Reduced -65.3k |
| Perpetual Ltd 0.86% of their portfolio | 2.4m $98.9m | First filing |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.18% of their portfolio | 2.3m $93.1m | Added +327.3k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.15% of their portfolio | 2.3m $92.7m | Added +646.7k |
| Pacific Heights Asset Management LLC 8.38% of their portfolio | 2.2m $89.2m | Added +100.0k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.1m $85.7m | Reduced -34.0k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.20% of their portfolio | 2.1m $85.5m | Added +18.7k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 2.1m $84.7m | Added +344.5k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.1m $84.4m | Added +179.2k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.0m $83.7m | Reduced -488.4k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.20% of their portfolio | 2.0m $79.2m | Added +70.8k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.0m $78.8m | Added +1.9m |
| VILLERE ST DENIS J & CO LLC 5.80% of their portfolio | 1.9m $79.6m | Reduced -3.9k |
| LANSDOWNE PARTNERS (UK) LLP 12.17% of their portfolio | 1.9m $78.8m | Reduced -832.2k |
| Zurich Insurance Group Ltd/FI 0.97% of their portfolio | 1.9m $77.5m | Reduced -274.2k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.88% of their portfolio | 1.9m $77.3m | Added +1.4m |
| Somerset Capital Management LLP 10.49% of their portfolio | 1.8m $75.5m | Added +152.8k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.8m $75.3m | Reduced -172.9k |
| Homestead Advisers Corp 2.10% of their portfolio | 1.8m $75.2m | Reduced -39.2k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.8m $74.8m | Reduced -350.1k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.8m $74.0m | Added +56.8k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.8m $73.1m | Reduced -145.4k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 1.7m $71.2m | Added +814.5k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.7m $69.8m | Added +1.4m |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 1.7m $68.5m | Reduced -476.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.6m $67.0m | Added +25.3k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.6m $65.8m | Added +1.5m |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.6m $64.5m | Added +5.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.6m $63.9m | Reduced -1.6m |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.6m $63.7m | Reduced -24.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.5m $61.9m | Added +592.0k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.5m $61.9m | Reduced -80.8k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.5m $61.8m | Added +306.0k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.5m $61.0m | Added +336.6k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.4m $58.6m | Reduced -22.6k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.4m $57.8m | Reduced -1.9m |
| Castle Hook Partners LP 5.14% of their portfolio | 1.3m $53.1m | Reduced -461.8k |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 1.3m $51.7m | Added +24.6k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.3m $42.1m | Added +19.7k |
| Pentwater Capital Management LP 0.85% of their portfolio | 1.3m $51.2m | Added +332.5k |