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 ($146.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 1.4bn as of 2025-01-31, 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 ≈ $38.11. Options: 61 managers hold calls ($1.8bn notional), 62 hold puts ($1.9bn).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,533 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,481 |
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 2023 | 660 | 524 |
| Q2 2023 | 647 | 546 |
| Q3 2023 | 629 | 531 |
| Q4 2023 | 668 | 590 |
| Q1 2024 | 751 | 618 |
| Q2 2024 | 813 | 599 |
| Q3 2024 | 780 | 680 |
| Q4 2024 | 674 | 749 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | $2.4bn | $2.1bn | 0.89 |
| Q2 2024 | $2.0bn | $2.2bn | 1.09 |
| Q3 2024 | $2.9bn | $2.3bn | 0.79 |
| Q4 2024 | $1.8bn | $1.9bn | 1.05 |
Biggest buyers
| UBS Group AG | Added | +7.6m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +6.5m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +5.7m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +5.4m |
| Amundi | Added | +5.0m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +4.5m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +2.8m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +2.8m |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Added | +2.5m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +2.2m |
Biggest sellers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -21.0m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -13.2m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -9.7m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -6.1m |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Reduced | -3.3m |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP | Sold out | -3.1m |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Reduced | -3.1m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -2.4m |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Sold out | -2.2m |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -2.2m |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $314.1m8.2m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $237.1m6.2m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $217.5m5.7m shares |
| Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC | New | $83.8m2.2m shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | $81.0m21.3k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $80.3m2.1m shares |
| MASTERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $76.2m2.0m shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | First filing | $75.4m2.0m shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $67.9m1.8m shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | $59.3m1.6m shares |
Biggest puts
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $244.8m6.4m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $186.2m4.9m shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | $162.0m42.6k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $131.3m3.4m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $122.2m3.2m shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $86.8m2.3m shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $85.2m2.2m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $83.1m2.2m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $78.5m2.1m shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | $59.0m1.5m 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 Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $583.8k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-11 | Robertson Maree E. EVP & CFO | Sold | $583.8k13.0k 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, Q4 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 123.2m $4.7bn | Added +642.8k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 114.5m $4.4bn | Added +5.4m |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.61% of their portfolio | 77.3m $2.9bn | Reduced -6.1m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.10% of their portfolio | 63.3m $2.4bn | Added +2.8m |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.90% of their portfolio | 59.4m $2.3bn | Reduced -44.7k |
| FMR LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 37.1m $1.4bn | Reduced -13.2m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.14% of their portfolio | 31.9m $1.2bn | Added +5.7m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 29.6m $1.1bn | Added +688.2k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.31% of their portfolio | 29.5m $1.1bn | Added +2.2m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.09% of their portfolio | 26.7m $1.0bn | Reduced -9.7m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.07% of their portfolio | 24.4m $929.8m | Added +838.4k |
| Capital World Investors 0.14% of their portfolio | 24.1m $916.0m | Added +750.5k |
| Amundi 0.30% of their portfolio | 21.6m $857.3m | Added +5.0m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.14% of their portfolio | 19.3m $734.9m | Reduced -732.3k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 16.4m $626.1m | Added +1.3m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.50% of their portfolio | 16.3m $619.7m | Added +4.5m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.04% of their portfolio | 14.6m $555.0m | Reduced -21.0m |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 13.4m $509.1m | Reduced -41.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.11% of their portfolio | 12.5m $474.7m | Added +7.6m |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.49% of their portfolio | 12.0m $457.5m | Reduced -2.1m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 11.9m $453.3m | Added +1.3m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 11.3m $432.1m | Added +18.6k |
| Capital International Investors 0.08% of their portfolio | 11.1m $422.4m | Reduced -104.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 10.2m $387.5m | Added +869.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 10.0m $380.8m | Reduced -956.1k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.06% of their portfolio | 9.2m $351.0m | Added +6.5m |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 8.7m $330.8m | Reduced -208.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 8.5m $323.2m | Added +264.8k |
| Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC (Investment Advisor) 1.32% of their portfolio | 7.9m $299.8m | Added +198.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.06% of their portfolio | 7.8m $298.8m | Added +1.7m |
| Capital Wealth Planning, LLC 2.65% of their portfolio | 7.5m $286.0m | Added +463.4k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.08% of their portfolio | 7.5m $284.9m | Reduced -240.8k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.22% of their portfolio | 7.4m $282.6m | Added +2.0m |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.26% of their portfolio | 7.1m $270.6m | Added +646.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 7.1m $270.6m | Reduced -430.6k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.24% of their portfolio | 5.7m $217.9m | Added +2.8m |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 5.7m $217.8m | Reduced -3.1m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.08% of their portfolio | 5.5m $208.3m | Added +1.5m |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.10% of their portfolio | 5.3m $201.5m | Reduced -1.3m |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 5.2m $197.5m | Added +36.6k |
| Boston Partners 0.23% of their portfolio | 5.0m $189.3m | Added +392.8k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 4.8m $181.9m | Reduced -395.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 4.3m $164.7m | Reduced -2.2m |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.29% of their portfolio | 4.3m $163.0m | Added +2.5m |
| MIZUHO MARKETS AMERICAS LLC 3.02% of their portfolio | 4.1m $157.4m | Added +574.2k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.8m $146.2m | Added +986.5k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.5m $134.7m | First filing |
| Ninety One UK Ltd 0.36% of their portfolio | 3.5m $134.1m | Reduced -302.2k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 3.4m $129.7m | Added +617.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 3.4m $128.7m | Reduced -257.2k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.3m $125.6m | Added +24.1k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.26% of their portfolio | 3.3m $125.1m | Added +373.9k |
| National Pension Service 0.12% of their portfolio | 3.3m $124.0m | Added +236.0k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.15% of their portfolio | 3.0m $115.0m | Reduced -152.2k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.10% of their portfolio | 3.0m $113.6m | Reduced -164.8k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.0m $112.7m | Reduced -270.3k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.8m $107.4m | Added +610.4k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.8m $105.6m | Added +24.7k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.7m $102.6m | Added +77.6k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.7m $102.3m | Added +1.6m |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.5m $96.5m | Reduced -77.9k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.5m $96.5m | Added +897.6k |
| KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION/OH 0.36% of their portfolio | 2.5m $94.9m | Reduced -17.6k |
| FIL Ltd 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.5m $94.3m | Added +1.5m |
| THORNBURG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 1.23% of their portfolio | 2.4m $93.0m | Added +486.5k |
| Swedbank AB 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.4m $92.8m | Reduced -86.6k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.4m $91.8m | Reduced -37.2k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.4m $92.3m | Unchanged |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.3m $86.8m | Added +181.2k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.3m $87.3m | Added +1.6m |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.3m $86.7m | Reduced -149.5k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.3m $86.1m | Reduced -452.0k |
| Pacific Heights Asset Management LLC 5.64% of their portfolio | 2.2m $82.6m | Reduced -5.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.1m $79.9m | Added +11.8k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.1m $78.6m | Added +155.8k |
| Regal Partners Ltd 7.71% of their portfolio | 2.0m $76.1m | Reduced -61.9k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.9m $74.0m | Reduced -74.4k |
| Railway Pension Investments Ltd 0.95% of their portfolio | 1.9m $71.7m | Unchanged |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.9m $71.5m | Added +350.2k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.9m $71.9m | Reduced -49.5k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.8m $67.7m | Added +162.9k |
| OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 1.28% of their portfolio | 1.8m $67.1m | Reduced -662.2k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.8m $66.8m | Added +109.4k |
| Perpetual Ltd 0.77% of their portfolio | 1.7m $65.4m | Reduced -383.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.7m $63.5m | Reduced -16.1k |
| Nan Shan Life Insurance Co., Ltd. 1.49% of their portfolio | 1.6m $62.2m | Reduced -146.1k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 1.6m $61.7m | Added +1.1m |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.6m $59.5m | Added +519.7k |
| Douglas Lane & Associates, LLC 0.83% of their portfolio | 1.5m $59.0m | Added +64.9k |
| Homestead Advisers Corp 1.40% of their portfolio | 1.5m $57.9m | Added +57.5k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.5m $57.7m | Added +1.1m |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC 0.49% of their portfolio | 1.5m $57.4m | Added +34.0k |
| Employees Retirement System of Texas 0.48% of their portfolio | 1.5m $56.7m | Added +297.2k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.5m $56.6m | Added +264.6k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.5m $56.2m | Added +81.6k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.5m $55.9m | Added +9.0k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.4m $55.2m | Added +21.0k |
| TOCQUEVILLE ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. 0.86% of their portfolio | 1.4m $55.1m | Reduced -34.7k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $54.3m | Added +126.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.4m $52.9m | Added +1.2m |