GRAFTECH INTL LTD EAF
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 384313508
Company in Parma, United States
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustryElectrical Industrial Apparatus
- HeadquartersBrooklyn Heights, OH
- Founded1886
- Websitegraftech.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. Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $0.97. Options: 10 managers hold calls ($1.2m notional), 7 hold puts ($551.7k).
Trends to Q2 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 219 |
| Q4 2022 | 211 |
| Q1 2023 | 196 |
| Q2 2023 | 177 |
| Q3 2023 | 162 |
| Q4 2023 | 174 |
| Q1 2024 | 155 |
| Q2 2024 | 134 |
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 | 106 | 114 |
| Q1 2023 | 108 | 87 |
| Q2 2023 | 76 | 93 |
| Q3 2023 | 73 | 91 |
| Q4 2023 | 106 | 79 |
| Q1 2024 | 70 | 98 |
| Q2 2024 | 67 | 78 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $426.4k | $129.0k | 0.30 |
| Q4 2023 | $183.7k | $612.2k | 3.33 |
| Q1 2024 | $1.3m | $518.9k | 0.39 |
| Q2 2024 | $1.2m | $551.7k | 0.46 |
Biggest buyers
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +3.8m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +2.9m |
| Cannell & Spears LLC | Added | +2.7m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +2.3m |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | +1.4m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +866.8k |
| Prescott Group Capital Management, L.L.C. | Added | +866.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +769.0k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +713.8k |
| Invenomic Capital Management LP | Added | +526.5k |
Biggest sellers
| Brookfield Corp /ON/ | Reduced | -8.8m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -5.3m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -3.1m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -2.3m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Reduced | -1.6m |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | Sold out | -1.3m |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD | Sold out | -1.2m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -1.2m |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Reduced | -1.1m |
Biggest calls
| WHITEBOX ADVISORS LLC | Unchanged | $485.0k500.0k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Unchanged | $194.0k200.0k shares |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. | Unchanged | $166.7k171.9k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $137.0k141.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $111.9k115.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $77.0k79.8k shares |
| Centiva Capital, LP | Unchanged | $16.5k17.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $11.3k11.7k shares |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Unchanged | $7.4k7.6k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $269.3k277.6k shares |
| Maven Securities LTD | New | $124.9k128.8k shares |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $101.9k105.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $29.4k30.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $26.2k27.0k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $0700 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 |
|---|---|
| Colonial House Capital Ltd 13G · passive investor filed 2026-02-18 | 12.6% |
| HEG Ltd 13G · passive investor filed 2025-05-06 | 9.4% |
Undavia Nilesh
13D · may seek influence
filed 2025-01-14
Stated purposeItem 4 is hereby amended to add the following: On January 10, 2025, Nilesh Undavia entered into a Cooperation Agreement (the "Cooperation Agreement") with the Issuer, pursuant to which the Issuer agreed to, among other things, (i) appoint Sachin Shivaram to the Board as a Class III director (the "New Class III Director"), (ii) work with Mr. Undavia in good faith to find a mutually agreeable independent candidate (the "New Class I Director" and together with the New Class III Director the, "New Directors"), (iii) appoint each of the New Directors to at least two committees of the Board and (iv) recommend, support and solicit proxies for the election of the New Class I Director at the Issuer's 2025 annual meeting of stockholders. Pursuant to the Cooperation Agreement, Mr. Undavia is subjec… Full filing |
6.7% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: MARATHON ASSET MANAGEMENT LP (4.7%, 2026-05-15)
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.
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-17 | Colonial House Capital Ltd +1 10% owner | Bought plan | $572.4k332.8k shares |
| 2024-05-10 | Colonial House Capital Ltd +1 10% owner | Bought plan | $870.0k500.0k shares |
| 2024-05-09 | Colonial House Capital Ltd +1 10% owner | Bought plan | $202.1k114.2k shares |
| 2024-05-06 | Colonial House Capital Ltd +1 10% owner | Bought plan | $295.5k163.2k shares |
| 2024-05-03 | Colonial House Capital Ltd +1 10% owner | Bought plan | $943.4k533.0k shares |
| 2024-04-26 | Colonial House Capital Ltd +1 10% owner | Bought plan | $265.3k179.3k shares |
| 2024-04-16 | Colonial House Capital Ltd 10% owner | Bought plan | $4.1m2.3m 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 |
|---|---|---|
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.4m $37.2m | Reduced -93.5k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 22.8m $22.1m | Unchanged |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.1m $16.6m | Added +2.9m |
| YACKTMAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 13.8m $13.3m | Reduced -894.9k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.5m $12.2m | Reduced -3.1m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.7m $6.5m | Reduced -1.2m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.6m $5.4m | Added +285.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.1m $5.0m | Added +713.8k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.1m $4.9m | Added +3.8m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.0m $4.8m | Added +866.8k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.5m $4.4m | Reduced -7.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.7m $3.6m | Reduced -5.3m |
| Cannell & Spears LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.7m $2.7m | Added +2.7m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.7m $2.6m | Reduced -45.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.5m $2.4m | Added +2.3m |
| Brookfield Corp /ON/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.3m $2.7m | Reduced -8.8m |
| Invenomic Capital Management LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.0m $1.9m | Added +526.5k |
| FOUNDATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT INC 0.29% of their portfolio | 1.8m $1.8m | Added +45.9k |
| O'Keefe Stevens Advisory, Inc. 0.59% of their portfolio | 1.8m $1.8m | Added +157.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.8m $1.8m | Reduced -55.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.6m $1.5m | Added +1.4m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $1.5m | Added +769.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $1.2m | Reduced -1.6m |
| Prescott Group Capital Management, L.L.C. 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.0m $1.0m | Added +866.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 981.2k $951.6k | Reduced -933.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 931.1k $903.2k | Added +473.1k |
| Clear Harbor Asset Management, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 868.8k $842.7k | Added +328.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 854.4k $828.7k | Reduced -2.3m |
| SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 841.5k $318.0k | Unchanged |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 821.1k $796.5k | Reduced -1.1m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 779.1k $755.7k | Added +422.2k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 622.1k $603.4k | Added +70.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 519.9k $504.3k | Added +313.2k |
| Palogic Value Management, L.P. 0.21% of their portfolio | 512.7k $497.3k | Unchanged |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 473.5k $459.3k | Added +277.8k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 425.4k $412.7k | Reduced -162.0k |
| Sonora Investment Management Group, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 414.2k $571.6k | Unchanged |
| JB CAPITAL PARTNERS LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 392.8k $381.0k | Unchanged |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 379.4k $368.0k | Reduced -25.5k |
| ARGA Investment Management, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 378.1k $366.7k | Reduced -34.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 337.6k $327.5k | Added +272.8k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 323.5k $313.8k | Added +28.2k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 322.3k $312.6k | Reduced -353.8k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 312.8k $303.4k | Added +188.2k |
| MARINER INVESTMENT GROUP LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 300.0k $291.0k | Unchanged |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 282.0k $273.5k | Added +121.8k |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 277.1k $268.8k | New |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 227.5k $220.7k | Added +151.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 221.2k $214.5k | Added +6.4k |
| Fore Capital, LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 220.0k $213.4k | Added +120.0k |
| Pinnacle Holdings, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 209.9k $203.6k | Reduced -2.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 209.7k $204.0k | Added +26.8k |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 206.1k $200.0k | Added +124.9k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 201.6k $195.5k | Added +4.1k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 192.8k $187.1k | Reduced -11.2k |
| SummerHaven Investment Management, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 168.4k $163.4k | Added +8.5k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 165.3k $160.3k | New |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 164.1k $159.2k | Added +19.2k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 163.8k $158.9k | Reduced -100.0k |
| Orion Resource Partners LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 162.0k $157.2k | Added +108.1k |
| CHOREO, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 159.4k $154.7k | New |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 151.5k $147.0k | Added +66.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 147.1k $142.6k | Reduced -674.4k |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 139.3k $135.1k | First filing |
| XTX Topco Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 135.5k $131.4k | Added +87.0k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 129.7k $125.8k | Reduced -163.4k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 121.3k $118.0k | Added +42.5k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 120.0k $116.4k | New |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 117.4k $113.9k | First filing |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 113.9k $111.1k | Reduced -1.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 107.1k $103.8k | Reduced -16.3k |
| PATTEN & PATTEN INC/TN 0.01% of their portfolio | 98.7k $95.7k | Reduced -1.5k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 98.5k $95.5k | Added +1.4k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 96.3k $93.4k | Reduced -101.3k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 90.4k $87.7k | Added +27.3k |
| ZWJ INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 82.2k $79.8k | Reduced -6.2k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 78.0k $75.7k | Reduced -179 |
| Amundi 0.00% of their portfolio | 74.0k $75.5k | Reduced -528.6k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.2k $58.4k | Reduced -1.1m |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 58.4k $56.7k | Reduced -530.4k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 55.3k $53.7k | Added +27.2k |
| ARIZONA STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.0k $52.4k | Reduced -2.5k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.2k $49.6k | Unchanged |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.6k $44.3k | Reduced -771.4k |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.6k $41.3k | Added +27.2k |
| Caption Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.0k $35.9k | Unchanged |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.2k $35.1k | Added +29.9k |
| Virtu Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.2k $35.0k | New |
| GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.8k $34.0k | New |
| Welch Group, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.2k $33.2k | Unchanged |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.2k $33.2k | Added +11.8k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.0k $32.0k | Added +7.5k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.9k $33.5k | New |
| Tyler-Stone Wealth Management 0.01% of their portfolio | 28.6k $27.8k | Added +8.2k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.3k $26.6k | Added +142 |
| State of Wyoming 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.0k $27.1k | New |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.0k $25.2k | Reduced -8.9k |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.9k $25.1k | Reduced -49.2k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.6k $24.8k | Unchanged |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.8k $22.0k | Reduced -251.1k |