GILDAN ACTIVEWEAR INC GIL
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 375916103 · ISIN CA3759161035
Canadian clothing company
- SectorConsumer discretionary
- IndustryApparel & Other Finishd Prods of Fabrics & Similar Matl
- HeadquartersMontreal, Canada
- Founded1984
- Websitegildan.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 ($32.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $52.64. Options: 18 managers hold calls ($189.6m notional), 14 hold puts ($43.1m).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 243 |
| Q4 2022 | 246 |
| Q1 2023 | 243 |
| Q2 2023 | 231 |
| Q3 2023 | 223 |
| Q4 2023 | 276 |
| Q1 2024 | 291 |
| Q2 2024 | 287 |
| Q3 2024 | 310 |
| Q4 2024 | 330 |
| Q1 2025 | 341 |
| Q2 2025 | 327 |
| Q3 2025 | 344 |
| Q4 2025 | 494 |
| Q1 2026 | 486 |
| Q2 2026 | 462 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | 146 | 149 |
| Q4 2024 | 165 | 138 |
| Q1 2025 | 166 | 157 |
| Q2 2025 | 150 | 170 |
| Q3 2025 | 201 | 134 |
| Q4 2025 | 341 | 110 |
| Q1 2026 | 194 | 249 |
| Q2 2026 | 190 | 226 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $13.4m | $10.2m | 0.76 |
| Q4 2025 | $122.2m | $73.5m | 0.60 |
| Q1 2026 | $47.4m | $15.6m | 0.33 |
| Q2 2026 | $189.6m | $43.1m | 0.23 |
Biggest buyers
| Rubric Capital Management LP | Added | +3.1m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | +2.0m |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc | Added | +1.6m |
| Capital World Investors | New | +1.2m |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec | Added | +1.2m |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Added | +995.8k |
| LETKO, BROSSEAU & ASSOCIATES INC | New | +947.1k |
| Castle Hook Partners LP | New | +930.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +917.5k |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | Added | +868.1k |
Biggest sellers
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE | Reduced | -2.1m |
| Simcoe Capital Management, LLC | Reduced | -766.1k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | -727.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -570.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -534.0k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -508.9k |
| Sachem Head Capital Management LP | Reduced | -500.0k |
| Ceredex Value Advisors LLC | Sold out | -481.6k |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. | Reduced | -473.0k |
| TD Asset Management Inc | Reduced | -472.3k |
Biggest calls
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Added | $74.5m1.4m shares |
| PICTON MAHONEY ASSET MANAGEMENT | New | $51.4m1.0m shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $15.7m303.5k shares |
| J. Goldman & Co LP | New | $11.4m220.2k shares |
| SIG North Trading, ULC | Added | $10.9m211.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $6.8m132.7k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $5.7m110.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $3.3m64.4k shares |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK | Reduced | $3.3m63.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $3.0m58.7k shares |
Biggest puts
| SIG North Trading, ULC | Added | $10.5m202.7k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $7.0m136.5k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $6.1m118.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $5.2m99.9k shares |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | New | $5.2m100.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $3.8m73.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $3.3m63.5k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | New | $1.0m20.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $619.2k12.0k shares |
| UBS Group AG | New | $283.8k5.5k 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 |
|---|---|
| CAISSE DE DEPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBEC 13G · passive investor +1.3 pts · filed 2026-08-14 | 6.3% |
| JARISLOWSKY, FRASER Ltd 13G · institution -0.8 pts · filed 2025-02-10 | 5.7% |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 13G · institution no change · filed 2026-05-15 | 5.7% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution new · filed 2026-10-27 | 5.2% |
Insider purchases and sales since 1 Apr 2026
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.
None reported since 1 Apr 2026.
Holders, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.86% of their portfolio | 11.7m $601.9m | Added +1.2m |
| Jupiter Topco LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 11.1m $573.4m | First filing |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.06% of their portfolio | 6.8m $352.4m | Reduced -81.7k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.49% of their portfolio | 6.7m $493.5m | Added +165.3k |
| COOKE & BIELER LP 3.89% of their portfolio | 6.5m $336.5m | Added +197.8k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.40% of their portfolio | 6.4m $330.0m | Added +561.3k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.11% of their portfolio | 5.9m $301.4m | Added +995.8k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.1m $263.4m | Added +118.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.8m $246.9m | Reduced -7.8k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.18% of their portfolio | 4.6m $234.8m | Reduced -2.1m |
| Rubric Capital Management LP 2.13% of their portfolio | 4.5m $232.2m | Added +3.1m |
| BROWNING WEST LP 12.76% of their portfolio | 4.2m $215.6m | Unchanged |
| Anomaly Capital Management, LP 7.39% of their portfolio | 3.8m $193.5m | Added +145.6k |
| Sachem Head Capital Management LP 3.90% of their portfolio | 3.6m $187.8m | Reduced -500.0k |
| Cardinal Capital Management, Inc. 3.77% of their portfolio | 3.0m $155.7m | Added +440.8k |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. 1.12% of their portfolio | 2.9m $151.8m | Reduced -473.0k |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc 0.32% of their portfolio | 2.8m $144.4m | Added +1.6m |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.5m $126.8m | Not comparable |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.1m $110.4m | Added +2.0m |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.9m $101.0m | Added +121.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.9m $99.4m | Reduced -91.3k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.9m $95.2m | Added +203.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $89.9m | Added +12.7k |
| Bahl & Gaynor LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 1.7m $89.1m | Added +147.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $85.2m | Added +233.9k |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.6m $84.4m | Added +868.1k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $83.9m | Added +37.4k |
| BCV Asset Management Inc. 2.33% of their portfolio | 1.5m $77.2m | Reduced -688 |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.5m $76.0m | Reduced -63.8k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $76.1m | Reduced -42.5k |
| Cannell & Spears LLC 1.30% of their portfolio | 1.4m $72.9m | Added +170.9k |
| GUARDIAN CAPITAL LP 1.64% of their portfolio | 1.3m $67.6m | Added +112.8k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.3m $66.3m | Added +917.5k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $65.6m | Added +164.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $65.2m | Reduced -534.0k |
| Capital World Investors 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $64.3m | New |
| PICTON MAHONEY ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.57% of their portfolio | 1.2m $61.8m | Added +209.3k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $56.3m | Reduced -116.6k |
| TURTLE CREEK ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 2.19% of their portfolio | 1.1m $56.1m | Added +270.3k |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.1m $55.2m | Reduced -47.8k |
| Marathon Asset Management Ltd 2.21% of their portfolio | 1.1m $54.5m | Added +314.8k |
| INTACT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC. 1.49% of their portfolio | 1.0m $52.3m | Reduced -69.6k |
| LETKO, BROSSEAU & ASSOCIATES INC 0.72% of their portfolio | 947.1k $48.8m | New |
| Castle Hook Partners LP 0.51% of their portfolio | 930.1k $48.0m | New |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 849.3k $62.1m | Added +76.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 831.7k $42.9m | Reduced -85.3k |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp 0.24% of their portfolio | 808.2k $41.6m | Reduced -188.5k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 781.0k $40.3m | Added +54.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 773.0k $39.9m | Reduced -40.7k |
| Simcoe Capital Management, LLC 7.62% of their portfolio | 761.3k $39.3m | Reduced -766.1k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.03% of their portfolio | 728.2k $37.5m | Reduced -472.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 727.9k $37.6m | Added +308.7k |
| NEW SOUTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 1.55% of their portfolio | 684.4k $35.3m | Added +59.8k |
| Oakcliff Capital Partners, LP 13.10% of their portfolio | 681.7k $35.2m | Unchanged |
| Hudson Way Capital Management LLC 3.06% of their portfolio | 664.8k $34.3m | Reduced -187.3k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.05% of their portfolio | 617.9k $31.9m | Added +74.4k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.52% of their portfolio | 613.3k $31.6m | Added +75.5k |
| GOODNOW INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC 3.07% of their portfolio | 574.0k $29.6m | Added +273.3k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.02% of their portfolio | 568.6k $29.2m | Reduced -23.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 558.3k $28.8m | Added +33.5k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.05% of their portfolio | 533.1k $27.5m | Added +75.4k |
| Anson Funds Management LP 2.42% of their portfolio | 515.0k $26.6m | New |
| EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. 0.20% of their portfolio | 505.6k $26.0m | Reduced -456.7k |
| Fenimore Asset Management Inc 0.53% of their portfolio | 496.6k $25.6m | Added +295.9k |
| Scheer, Rowlett & Associates Investment Management Ltd. 1.72% of their portfolio | 464.4k $23.9m | Added +206.1k |
| Cumberland Partners Ltd 1.54% of their portfolio | 461.7k $23.8m | Added +136.6k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.06% of their portfolio | 439.9k $22.7m | Added +192.1k |
| DAVIDSON INVESTMENT ADVISORS 0.88% of their portfolio | 415.3k $21.4m | Reduced -24.4k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 413.7k $21.3m | Reduced -509 |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 391.6k $20.2m | Reduced -86.3k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 372.5k $19.2m | Added +86.1k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 371.1k $19.1m | Added +24.2k |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD 0.07% of their portfolio | 350.9k $18.1m | Added +181.4k |
| J. Goldman & Co LP 0.63% of their portfolio | 345.7k $17.8m | New |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 323.5k $16.7m | Added +16.4k |
| Ararat Capital Management LP 7.64% of their portfolio | 316.1k $16.3m | Added +70.0k |
| NewGen Asset Management Ltd 8.50% of their portfolio | 300.0k $15.5m | Added +97.4k |
| Artemis Investment Management LLP 0.14% of their portfolio | 297.9k $15.4m | Added +119.8k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 296.1k $15.3m | Reduced -150.6k |
| BARINGTON COMPANIES MANAGEMENT, LLC 10.71% of their portfolio | 295.0k $15.2m | Added +10.0k |
| KR Capital LP 1.45% of their portfolio | 283.9k $14.7m | New |
| Amundi 0.00% of their portfolio | 271.6k $14.6m | Added +3.1k |
| MUFG SECURITIES (CANADA), LTD. 0.36% of their portfolio | 261.9k $13.5m | Reduced -12.7k |
| BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. 0.32% of their portfolio | 258.5k $13.3m | Added +34.1k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 252.9k $13.1m | Reduced -47.7k |
| Pembroke Management, LTD 0.90% of their portfolio | 246.8k $12.7m | Added +122.6k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 240.0k $12.4m | Added +176.6k |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp 0.07% of their portfolio | 226.7k $11.7m | Added +69.9k |
| MONTRUSCO BOLTON INVESTMENTS INC. 0.18% of their portfolio | 226.3k $11.7m | Reduced -18.0k |
| Azimuth Capital Investment Management LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 225.9k $11.7m | Reduced -143.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 225.8k $11.7m | Added +7.4k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 217.0k $11.2m | Added +74.3k |
| Mediolanum International Funds Ltd 0.09% of their portfolio | 214.0k $11.0m | Reduced -65.6k |
| TRIGLAV INVESTMENTS, D.O.O. 0.81% of their portfolio | 209.4k $15.3m | New |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 209.4k $10.8m | Reduced -1.5k |
| Addenda Capital Inc. 0.39% of their portfolio | 198.7k $14.5m | Added +4.9k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 196.0k $10.1m | Reduced -2.1k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 196.0k $10.1m | Added +100.7k |
| Polymer Capital Management (HK) LTD 1.02% of their portfolio | 195.1k $10.1m | Reduced -44.2k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 184.4k $9.5m | Reduced -16.1k |