GREIF INC GEF
CL A · Common Stock · CUSIP 397624107 · ISIN US3976241071
Global industrial packaging products and services
* 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 ($1.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $74.49. Options: 2 managers hold calls ($1.6m notional), 1 hold puts ($305.4k).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 230 |
| Q4 2022 | 246 |
| Q1 2023 | 218 |
| Q2 2023 | 227 |
| Q3 2023 | 232 |
| Q4 2023 | 234 |
| Q1 2024 | 239 |
| Q2 2024 | 244 |
| Q3 2024 | 245 |
| Q4 2024 | 250 |
| Q1 2025 | 241 |
| Q2 2025 | 271 |
| Q3 2025 | 268 |
| Q4 2025 | 262 |
| Q1 2026 | 278 |
| Q2 2026 | 284 |
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 | 105 | 121 |
| Q4 2024 | 117 | 106 |
| Q1 2025 | 110 | 123 |
| Q2 2025 | 151 | 95 |
| Q3 2025 | 146 | 107 |
| Q4 2025 | 116 | 126 |
| Q1 2026 | 124 | 125 |
| Q2 2026 | 157 | 111 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $2.5m | $3.3m | 1.32 |
| Q4 2025 | $2.9m | $4.2m | 1.47 |
| Q1 2026 | $2.3m | $2.4m | 1.01 |
| Q2 2026 | $1.6m | $305.4k | 0.20 |
Biggest buyers
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +279.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +252.4k |
| MANGROVE PARTNERS IM, LLC | New | +97.6k |
| EVR Research LP | Added | +90.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +87.6k |
| Creative Planning | Added | +76.4k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +63.8k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +54.9k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS | Added | +53.7k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +53.6k |
Biggest sellers
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -144.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -132.3k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Sold out | -132.2k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Sold out | -92.7k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -70.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -68.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -51.7k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | Reduced | -41.3k |
| WINTON GROUP Ltd | Sold out | -37.0k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | Reduced | -28.4k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $960.9k12.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $595.9k8.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $305.4k4.1k 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 2026-04-30 | 6.0% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.4% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. (4.9%, 2026-08-14), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 2 | $506.6k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 4 | $437.5k | 2 | $170.0k | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $2.0m | $2.0m |
| Q3 2025 | 2 | $74.9k | 6 | $4.7m | $2.6m |
| Q4 2025 | 3 | $2.6m | 5 | $4.1m | $1.1m |
| Q1 2026 | 2 | $2.0m | 6 | $4.8m | $426.3k |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 1 | $406.7k | $406.7k |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 7 | $9.0m | $486.7k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | Bergwall Timothy SVP, Chief Commercial Officer | Sold plan | $166.3k2.0k shares |
| 2026-08-24 | Sathyanarayanan Bala EVP, Chief Human Resources Off | Sold | $109.7k1.0k shares |
| 2026-08-10 | Bergwall Timothy SVP, Chief Commercial Officer | Sold plan | $174.1k2.0k shares |
| 2026-08-07 | Hilsheimer Lawrence A. EVP and CFO | Sold | $1.9m21.5k shares |
| 2026-08-07 | Sathyanarayanan Bala EVP, Chief Human Resources Off | Sold | $101.5k1.1k shares |
| 2026-08-06 | Hilsheimer Lawrence A. EVP and CFO | Sold | $1.8m20.3k shares |
| 2026-08-03 | Rosgaard Ole G President and CEO, director | Sold | $3.5m40.1k shares |
| 2026-08-03 | Bergwall Timothy SVP, Chief Commercial Officer | Sold | $511.6k6.0k shares |
| 2026-08-03 | Emkes Mark A Director | Sold | $261.1k3.0k shares |
| 2026-08-03 | Benner Gaylord SVP SBGM Sust. Fiber Solutions | Sold | $229.8k2.7k shares |
| 2026-08-03 | Leahy Matthew B. SVP SBU GM Innovative Closure | Sold | $84.9k983 shares |
| 2026-07-10 | Bergwall Timothy SVP, Chief Commercial Officer | Sold plan | $146.3k2.0k shares |
| 2026-06-10 | Bergwall Timothy SVP, Chief Commercial Officer | Sold plan | $130.5k2.0k shares |
| 2026-05-11 | Bergwall Timothy SVP, Chief Commercial Officer | Sold plan | $135.3k2.0k shares |
| 2026-04-10 | Bergwall Timothy SVP, Chief Commercial Officer | Sold plan | $140.8k2.0k 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 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.5m $261.8m | Added +279.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.0m $149.4m | Added +26.6k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $99.3m | Added +10.9k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $96.3m | Added +6.7k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.2m $91.2m | Reduced -14.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 955.8k $71.8m | Added +46.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 851.2k $63.4m | Added +23.0k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.11% of their portfolio | 847.8k $63.2m | Reduced -41.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 838.5k $62.5m | Added +252.4k |
| DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC 1.01% of their portfolio | 806.3k $60.1m | Added +8.4k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 702.1k $52.2m | Added +26.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 461.9k $34.4m | Reduced -70.1k |
| Medina Value Partners, LLC 6.06% of their portfolio | 415.2k $30.9m | Added +39.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 414.0k $30.8m | Added +87.6k |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 0.27% of their portfolio | 410.6k $30.6m | Reduced -5.3k |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 377.6k $28.1m | Unchanged |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 319.2k $23.8m | Added +53.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 316.0k $23.5m | Added +31.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 312.0k $23.2m | Added +19.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 311.3k $23.2m | Reduced -8.5k |
| SYSTEMATIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.42% of their portfolio | 285.6k $21.3m | Reduced -14.2k |
| EVR Research LP 9.19% of their portfolio | 250.0k $18.6m | Added +90.0k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 246.5k $18.4m | Added +63.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 244.9k $18.2m | Reduced -144.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 231.8k $17.3m | Reduced -68.2k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 182.3k $13.6m | Added +54.9k |
| Creative Planning 0.01% of their portfolio | 180.4k $13.4m | Added +76.4k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 176.8k $13.2m | Reduced -840 |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 164.3k $12.2m | Reduced -27.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 163.8k $12.2m | Reduced -51.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 154.2k $11.5m | Added +33.5k |
| PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC 0.30% of their portfolio | 152.3k $11.3m | Reduced -1.5k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 148.6k $11.1m | Added +2.1k |
| Cambria Investment Management, L.P. 0.49% of their portfolio | 134.0k $10.0m | Reduced -1.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 125.7k $9.4m | Reduced -417 |
| DENALI ADVISORS LLC 0.82% of their portfolio | 109.9k $8.2m | Reduced -6.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 102.4k $7.6m | Reduced -879 |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 97.8k $7.3m | Added +31.4k |
| MANGROVE PARTNERS IM, LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 97.6k $7.3m | New |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 95.0k $7.1m | Added +4.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 86.0k $6.4m | Added +2.5k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 85.9k $6.4m | Added +14.2k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 76.8k $5.7m | Added +3.7k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 74.2k $5.5m | Reduced -19.6k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.4k $4.6m | Added +6.9k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.01% of their portfolio | 58.4k $4.4m | Added +53.7k |
| Swedbank AB 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.8k $4.3m | Unchanged |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 55.0k $4.2m | Reduced -132.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.7k $4.0m | Reduced -6.1k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 53.5k $4.0m | Added +32.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.2k $3.5m | Reduced -1.9k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.2k $3.2m | Added +8.7k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.1k $3.4m | Added +13.4k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.1k $2.9m | Added +29.0k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.9k $2.9m | Reduced -5.9k |
| CREDIT INDUSTRIEL ET COMMERCIAL 0.31% of their portfolio | 38.8k $2.9m | New |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.3k $2.9m | Reduced -5.7k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 36.9k $2.7m | Added +8.3k |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.4k $2.7m | Added +14.8k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.7k $2.6m | Reduced -24.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.3k $2.6m | Reduced -629 |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.2k $2.5m | New |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.1k $2.5m | Added +4.8k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 32.8k $2.4m | Added +23.6k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 31.7k $2.4m | Added +24.8k |
| MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.5k $2.3m | Added +9.1k |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.8k $2.3m | Added +3.8k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.6k $2.3m | Added +5.8k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.0k $2.2m | Reduced -12.2k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.7k $2.2m | Added +6.3k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.3k $2.1m | Added +4.0k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.6k $2.1m | Unchanged |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.6k $2.1m | Added +11.8k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.03% of their portfolio | 27.5k $2.1m | Added +2.7k |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.9k $2.0m | Added +13.5k |
| Sovereign's Capital Management, LLC 1.31% of their portfolio | 26.3k $2.0m | Reduced -413 |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 25.8k $1.9m | Added +971 |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.01% of their portfolio | 25.6k $1.9m | Reduced -4.7k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 25.5k $1.9m | New |
| Atom Investors LP 0.17% of their portfolio | 25.5k $1.9m | Added +3.7k |
| Twelve Points Wealth Management LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 24.4k $1.8m | Added +2.7k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.3k $1.7m | Reduced -2.6k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.5k $1.7m | Reduced -116 |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.4k $1.7m | Reduced -71 |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.8k $1.6m | Reduced -6.5k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.5k $1.5m | Reduced -28.4k |
| Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 21.0k $1.6m | Added +3.3k |
| Freestone Grove Partners LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 20.6k $1.5m | Added +15.8k |
| LEVEL FOUR ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 19.1k $1.4m | Added +1.5k |
| WESBANCO BANK INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 18.8k $1.4m | Unchanged |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.8k $1.4m | Unchanged |
| Odyssean, LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 18.5k $1.4m | Added +15.4k |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 17.9k $1.3m | New |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.9k $1.3m | Reduced -471 |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.9k $1.3m | Added +2.1k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.8k $1.2m | Added +1.5k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.8k $1.2m | Added +5.0k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.7k $1.2m | Added +886 |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.7k $1.2m | New |
| AQR Arbitrage LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 14.8k $1.1m | Unchanged |