LKQ CORP LKQ
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 501889208 · ISIN US5018892084
American automotive parts distributor
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustryWholesale-Motor Vehicles & Motor Vehicle Parts & Supplies
- HeadquartersAntioch, TN
- Founded1998
- Websitelkqcorp.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 ($27.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 267.6m as of 2023-10-20, 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 ≈ $47.78. Options: 13 managers hold calls ($16.5m notional), 15 hold puts ($24.5m).
Trends to Q4 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 622 |
| Q4 2022 | 661 |
| Q1 2023 | 657 |
| Q2 2023 | 680 |
| Q3 2023 | 671 |
| Q4 2023 | 683 |
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 | 311 | 304 |
| Q1 2023 | 304 | 309 |
| Q2 2023 | 304 | 310 |
| Q3 2023 | 330 | 319 |
| Q4 2023 | 326 | 320 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | $22.2m | $28.3m | 1.28 |
| Q2 2023 | $16.9m | $20.5m | 1.21 |
| Q3 2023 | $16.8m | $13.0m | 0.78 |
| Q4 2023 | $16.5m | $24.5m | 1.48 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +10.3m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +6.6m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +3.8m |
| Man Group plc | New | +1.5m |
| Boston Partners | Added | +1.4m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +1.3m |
| COOKE & BIELER LP | Added | +1.2m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +977.6k |
| Orbis Allan Gray Ltd | New | +909.3k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Added | +626.0k |
Biggest sellers
| Man Group plc | Sold out | -1.6m |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.5m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Sold out | -1.4m |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc | Reduced | -914.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -904.0k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Reduced | -870.4k |
| NORGES BANK | Reduced | -826.9k |
| CRAMER ROSENTHAL MCGLYNN LLC | Sold out | -737.1k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -634.5k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC | Sold out | -634.2k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $4.1m86.7k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $4.1m85.7k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $1.6m33.2k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | New | $1.4m29.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $1.2m25.3k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $903.2k18.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $855.0k17.9k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $802.9k16.8k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | New | $659.5k13.8k shares |
| READYSTATE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP | Unchanged | $387.1k8.1k shares |
Biggest puts
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $4.6m95.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $3.7m77.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $3.4m71.7k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $2.8m58.0k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | New | $2.6m54.7k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | New | $2.0m41.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $927.1k19.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $841.1k17.6k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | New | $826.8k17.3k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $764.6k16.0k 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 |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution +2.4 pts · filed 2026-04-24 | 13.8% |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution +2.9 pts · filed 2026-10-19 | 9.0% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.7% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 5.3% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: MORGAN STANLEY (3.5%, 2026-05-12), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2023
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 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 4 | $251.8m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $3.9m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $348.4m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $347.0m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 5 | $310.4k | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.7m | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.9m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-14 | MCGARVIE BLYTHE J Director | Sold | $260.5k5.6k shares |
| 2023-12-13 | Laroyia Varun EVP and CEO of LKQ Europe | Sold | $1.6m35.0k 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 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 30.2m $1.4bn | Reduced -5.4k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 26.5m $1.3bn | Added +3.8m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.04% of their portfolio | 20.2m $964.2m | Added +10.3m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 13.0m $623.1m | Added +6.6m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 11.6m $552.7m | Added +235.8k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.10% of their portfolio | 11.3m $540.4m | Added +977.6k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.17% of their portfolio | 11.3m $537.7m | Added +626.0k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.71% of their portfolio | 9.0m $430.2m | Added +383.0k |
| Boston Partners 0.48% of their portfolio | 7.5m $358.8m | Added +1.4m |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.44% of their portfolio | 7.3m $349.4m | Added +143.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 6.2m $293.3m | Added +193.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 5.5m $262.3m | Reduced -238.5k |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 3.11% of their portfolio | 4.7m $224.2m | Added +114.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 4.1m $194.1m | Added +11.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.8m $180.1m | Reduced -904.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.3m $159.3m | Reduced -826.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.8m $133.9m | Reduced -246.9k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 2.4m $114.9m | Reduced -1.5m |
| COOKE & BIELER LP 1.01% of their portfolio | 2.4m $114.8m | Added +1.2m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.4m $114.5m | Added +127.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.3m $111.8m | Added +148.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.3m $110.3m | Added +70.6k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.2m $104.3m | Reduced -570.7k |
| Amundi 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.7m $80.4m | Added +379.9k |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 1.27% of their portfolio | 1.6m $78.4m | Added +301.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $77.2m | Added +5.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.6m $76.3m | Added +32.6k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $75.1m | Added +1.3m |
| Man Group plc 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.5m $69.7m | New |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.4m $67.1m | Reduced -305.6k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $60.1m | Added +207.0k |
| CHECK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/CA 4.70% of their portfolio | 1.2m $58.9m | Added +45.9k |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. 0.49% of their portfolio | 1.2m $58.8m | Added +104.9k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.2m $58.7m | Added +11.8k |
| NEW SOUTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.51% of their portfolio | 1.2m $57.5m | Reduced -48.7k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $52.6m | Added +34.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $50.6m | Added +15.6k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.0m $48.5m | Added +113.1k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.0m $48.0m | Added +120.2k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 956.1k $45.7m | Reduced -21.8k |
| Orbis Allan Gray Ltd 0.27% of their portfolio | 909.3k $43.5m | New |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.03% of their portfolio | 898.4k $42.9m | Reduced -34.9k |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH 0.62% of their portfolio | 881.6k $42.1m | Added +214.5k |
| PALISADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 1.09% of their portfolio | 856.2k $40.9m | Reduced -228.9k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.08% of their portfolio | 850.9k $40.7m | Reduced -914.2k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.03% of their portfolio | 836.7k $40.0m | Reduced -23.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 812.3k $38.8m | Reduced -23.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 807.6k $38.6m | Added +51.5k |
| 12th Street Asset Management Company, LLC 7.04% of their portfolio | 783.1k $37.4m | Added +104.8k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 746.0k $35.7m | Reduced -73.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 743.4k $35.5m | Added +62.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 732.6k $35.0m | Added +63.8k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 713.7k $34.1m | Added +2.1k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 704.7k $33.7m | Added +33.0k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.12% of their portfolio | 690.8k $33.0m | Added +75.6k |
| KBC Group NV 0.12% of their portfolio | 689.0k $32.9m | Added +84.0k |
| SNYDER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L P 0.71% of their portfolio | 660.0k $31.5m | Added +22.9k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 627.7k $30.0m | Added +69.5k |
| Robeco Schweiz AG 0.49% of their portfolio | 611.0k $29.2m | Reduced -30.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 601.8k $28.8m | Added +61.7k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 573.2k $27.4m | Reduced -19.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 564.3k $27.0m | Added +11.9k |
| BRUNI J V & CO /CO 3.33% of their portfolio | 561.6k $26.8m | Reduced -1.6k |
| ANCHOR CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC 0.70% of their portfolio | 558.2k $26.7m | Reduced -25.6k |
| Railway Pension Investments Ltd 0.27% of their portfolio | 557.2k $26.6m | Reduced -134.1k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 551.2k $26.3m | Added +59.3k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 548.2k $26.2m | Added +79.9k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 534.5k $25.8m | Added +137.1k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 532.1k $25.3m | Reduced -634.5k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 526.7k $25.2m | Reduced -105.4k |
| National Pension Service 0.03% of their portfolio | 523.2k $25.0m | Unchanged |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 515.4k $24.6m | Added +601 |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 489.3k $23.4m | Reduced -11.4k |
| SASCO CAPITAL INC / CT/ 2.71% of their portfolio | 483.8k $23.1m | Unchanged |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 481.0k $23.0m | Reduced -387.4k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.08% of their portfolio | 456.8k $21.8m | Added +359.6k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.03% of their portfolio | 456.6k $21.8m | Added +4.7k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 432.2k $20.7m | Added +18.8k |
| Homestead Advisers Corp 0.53% of their portfolio | 430.7k $20.6m | New |
| FERGUSON WELLMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC 0.46% of their portfolio | 427.3k $20.4m | Reduced -6.3k |
| Applied Finance Capital Management, LLC 1.73% of their portfolio | 415.9k $19.9m | Added +76.1k |
| WEITZ INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. 1.04% of their portfolio | 412.2k $19.7m | Unchanged |
| Hunter Perkins Capital Management, LLC 4.09% of their portfolio | 409.7k $19.6m | Added +5.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 409.2k $19.6m | Reduced -265.1k |
| Avalon Trust Co 1.77% of their portfolio | 405.4k $19.4m | Reduced -1.4k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.03% of their portfolio | 401.9k $17.4m | Added +9.6k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 381.8k $18.2m | Added +14.1k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 381.0k $18.2m | Reduced -81.8k |
| Leeward Investments, LLC - MA 0.84% of their portfolio | 375.9k $18.0m | Added +63.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.05% of their portfolio | 371.4k $17.8m | Reduced -61.4k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.04% of their portfolio | 366.6k $17.5m | Reduced -302 |
| Boston Common Asset Management, LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 364.1k $17.4m | Reduced -75.4k |
| Swedbank AB 0.03% of their portfolio | 362.9k $17.3m | Added +68.5k |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 361.9k $17.3m | Added +20.2k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.04% of their portfolio | 347.3k $16.5m | Reduced -3.7k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 338.2k $16.2m | Reduced -13.5k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.04% of their portfolio | 329.3k $15.7m | Added +41.8k |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 0.08% of their portfolio | 328.4k $15.7m | Reduced -45.1k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 322.2k $15.4m | Reduced -7.7k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 322.1k $15.4m | Added +142.3k |