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 ($161.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 1.4bn as of 2024-07-31, 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 ≈ $48.62. Options: 69 managers hold calls ($2.0bn notional), 65 hold puts ($2.2bn).
Trends to Q2 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,091 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,247 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,287 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,298 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,301 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,426 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,457 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,528 |
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 |
| Q2 2023 | 647 | 546 |
| Q3 2023 | 629 | 531 |
| Q4 2023 | 668 | 590 |
| Q1 2024 | 751 | 618 |
| Q2 2024 | 813 | 599 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $1.1bn | $1.7bn | 1.51 |
| Q4 2023 | $1.5bn | $2.1bn | 1.41 |
| Q1 2024 | $2.4bn | $2.1bn | 0.89 |
| Q2 2024 | $2.0bn | $2.2bn | 1.09 |
Biggest buyers
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +17.2m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +14.5m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +9.0m |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Added | +7.1m |
| Capital World Investors | Added | +6.7m |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Added | +4.8m |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Added | +4.2m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Added | +3.4m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +2.5m |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | +2.5m |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -36.3m |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Reduced | -7.0m |
| Amundi | Reduced | -5.8m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | -5.3m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -4.8m |
| Castle Hook Partners LP | Reduced | -4.7m |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP | Reduced | -4.3m |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -3.9m |
| Asia Research & Capital Management Ltd | Reduced | -3.5m |
| Carmignac Gestion | Sold out | -2.7m |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $411.7m8.5m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $280.5m5.8m shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | $113.9m2.3m shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $106.7m2.2m shares |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | $99.4m2.0m shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $69.3m1.4m shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $67.9m1.4m shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | $61.4m12.6k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $57.3m1.2m shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $54.4m1.1m shares |
Biggest puts
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $318.7m6.6m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $207.3m4.3m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $186.8m3.8m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $157.4m3.2m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $126.7m2.6m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $119.8m2.5m shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $119.7m2.5m shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Reduced | $98.6m20.3k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $82.9m1.7m shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $77.6m1.6m 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 Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 2 | $1.1m | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $3.0m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $504.1k | — |
| Q2 2023 | 1 | $139.6k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $23.0m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-13 | Higgins Stephen T. Senior VP & CAO | Sold | $4.2m80.0k shares |
| 2024-05-06 | ADKERSON RICHARD C Chairman of the Board & CEO, director | Sold | $2.8m54.8k shares |
| 2024-05-03 | Higgins Stephen T. Senior VP & CAO | Sold | $2.2m42.8k shares |
| 2024-05-01 | Higgins Stephen T. Senior VP & CAO | Sold | $2.2m43.9k shares |
| 2024-05-01 | Mikes Ellie L. Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | $220.9k4.3k shares |
| 2024-04-30 | ADKERSON RICHARD C Chairman of the Board & CEO, director | Sold | $8.6m169.2k shares |
| 2024-04-29 | Currault Douglas N. II Senior VP & General Counsel | Sold | $2.9m55.0k 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 121.5m $5.9bn | Added +796.2k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.12% of their portfolio | 108.3m $5.3bn | Reduced -617.0k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.81% of their portfolio | 76.3m $3.7bn | Added +3.4m |
| FMR LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 64.8m $3.1bn | Reduced -636.2k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.13% of their portfolio | 62.3m $3.0bn | Reduced -684.3k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 1.23% of their portfolio | 58.0m $2.8bn | Added +1.4m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.09% of their portfolio | 44.3m $2.2bn | Added +14.5m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.16% of their portfolio | 35.1m $1.7bn | Added +17.2m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.19% of their portfolio | 32.1m $1.6bn | Reduced -4.8m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 28.4m $1.4bn | Added +555.0k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.37% of their portfolio | 24.9m $1.2bn | Added +2.4m |
| Capital World Investors 0.17% of their portfolio | 21.9m $1.1bn | Added +6.7m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.08% of their portfolio | 20.4m $991.2m | Reduced -36.3m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.18% of their portfolio | 19.2m $931.5m | Reduced -2.0m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.13% of their portfolio | 15.8m $768.5m | Reduced -592.0k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.56% of their portfolio | 14.1m $684.5m | Reduced -370.8k |
| Amundi 0.26% of their portfolio | 13.5m $685.3m | Reduced -5.8m |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.64% of their portfolio | 12.0m $580.9m | Added +7.1m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 11.7m $570.0m | Added +2.3m |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 11.4m $553.1m | Added +4.2m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.14% of their portfolio | 11.0m $536.0m | Added +530.7k |
| Capital International Investors 0.11% of their portfolio | 10.9m $529.9m | Added +2.0m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 10.1m $489.7m | Reduced -2.3m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.40% of their portfolio | 9.4m $456.1m | Added +9.0m |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 8.6m $419.2m | Reduced -22.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 8.4m $407.9m | Reduced -420.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 8.1m $393.5m | Added +162.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.11% of their portfolio | 7.9m $383.0m | Reduced -272.2k |
| Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC (Investment Advisor) 1.61% of their portfolio | 7.8m $377.5m | Reduced -718.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 7.4m $360.8m | Added +2.5m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 7.2m $349.2m | Added +1.4m |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.29% of their portfolio | 6.1m $298.4m | Added +2.5m |
| Capital Wealth Planning, LLC 3.03% of their portfolio | 5.9m $288.8m | Added +1.5m |
| Boston Partners 0.34% of their portfolio | 5.5m $269.8m | Reduced -29.3k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.59% of their portfolio | 5.4m $262.6m | Added +4.8m |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 5.3m $259.3m | Reduced -655.8k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 5.3m $263.5m | Reduced -880.4k |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP 0.98% of their portfolio | 5.2m $254.2m | Reduced -4.3m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.06% of their portfolio | 4.8m $233.2m | Reduced -5.3m |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 4.7m $230.0m | Reduced -7.0m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.54% of their portfolio | 4.7m $227.4m | Added +2.5m |
| UBS Group AG 0.07% of their portfolio | 4.4m $213.0m | Added +709.8k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.10% of their portfolio | 4.3m $210.9m | Added +771.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 4.0m $195.4m | Added +283.5k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.0m $194.3m | Reduced -613.9k |
| Ninety One UK Ltd 0.52% of their portfolio | 3.9m $189.1m | Reduced -574.2k |
| MIZUHO MARKETS AMERICAS LLC 4.82% of their portfolio | 3.6m $174.7m | Reduced -46.5k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.12% of their portfolio | 3.3m $162.0m | Reduced -9.5k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.12% of their portfolio | 3.3m $158.2m | Reduced -319.2k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.22% of their portfolio | 3.2m $157.9m | Added +722.5k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.15% of their portfolio | 3.2m $155.9m | Reduced -263.9k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 3.1m $149.9m | Added +126.4k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.32% of their portfolio | 2.8m $136.4m | First filing |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.8m $136.1m | Added +392.6k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.16% of their portfolio | 2.7m $129.6m | Added +66.9k |
| National Pension Service 0.15% of their portfolio | 2.6m $127.4m | Reduced -34.7k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.23% of their portfolio | 2.6m $126.8m | Added +18.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.6m $124.8m | Reduced -47.1k |
| KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION/OH 0.50% of their portfolio | 2.5m $123.2m | Added +13.5k |
| CI INVESTMENTS INC. 0.48% of their portfolio | 2.5m $122.7m | Added +238.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.5m $122.7m | Reduced -368.4k |
| Aspex Management (HK) Ltd 2.62% of their portfolio | 2.5m $122.6m | Unchanged |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.87% of their portfolio | 2.5m $121.4m | Added +31.1k |
| Swedbank AB 0.16% of their portfolio | 2.5m $119.8m | Reduced -990.8k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.5m $119.6m | Reduced -51.7k |
| OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 2.03% of their portfolio | 2.4m $117.5m | Reduced -555.8k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.4m $117.3m | Reduced -3.9m |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.2m $108.1m | Added +139.3k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.2m $107.0m | Reduced -209.0k |
| Pacific Heights Asset Management LLC 8.30% of their portfolio | 2.2m $105.7m | Unchanged |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.2m $104.5m | Reduced -82.1k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.15% of their portfolio | 2.1m $102.1m | Reduced -926.5k |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC 1.22% of their portfolio | 2.0m $96.1m | Added +522.5k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.9m $93.9m | Added +169.3k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.9m $91.3m | Added +825.2k |
| Perpetual Ltd 0.99% of their portfolio | 1.9m $90.6m | Reduced -273.9k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.8m $90.2m | Reduced -82.2k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.8m $89.5m | Reduced -185.9k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.37% of their portfolio | 1.8m $87.4m | Reduced -1.7m |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.50% of their portfolio | 1.8m $87.0m | Added +1.2m |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.8m $86.4m | Added +156.6k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.8m $85.9m | Added +1.5k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.6m $79.6m | Added +301.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.6m $78.6m | Reduced -30.2k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.6m $76.6m | Added +195.1k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.6m $76.0m | Reduced -829.4k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.5m $74.3m | Reduced -246.3k |
| PointState Capital LP 2.11% of their portfolio | 1.5m $73.9m | Reduced -2.2m |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.5m $73.2m | New |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC 0.64% of their portfolio | 1.5m $71.7m | Reduced -36.8k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.5m $71.4m | Reduced -106.1k |
| Homestead Advisers Corp 1.76% of their portfolio | 1.5m $71.2m | Reduced -28.5k |
| Douglas Lane & Associates, LLC 1.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $71.1m | Added +21.8k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.4m $68.2m | Added +311.1k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.4m $67.0m | Reduced -28.6k |
| THORNBURG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.94% of their portfolio | 1.4m $66.9m | Reduced -73.0k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.4m $66.5m | Added +162.0k |
| Railway Pension Investments Ltd 0.78% of their portfolio | 1.3m $65.4m | Unchanged |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.3m $64.3m | Reduced -137.5k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $64.1m | Added +73.3k |