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 ($27.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 263.3m as of 2024-07-19, 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 ≈ $41.58. Options: 13 managers hold calls ($27.5m notional), 8 hold puts ($4.8m).
Trends to Q2 2024
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 678 |
| Q2 2024 | 664 |
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 324 | 336 |
| Q2 2024 | 352 | 327 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $16.8m | $13.0m | 0.78 |
| Q4 2023 | $16.5m | $24.5m | 1.48 |
| Q1 2024 | $17.0m | $31.5m | 1.86 |
| Q2 2024 | $27.5m | $4.8m | 0.17 |
Biggest buyers
| FMR LLC | Added | +2.7m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.0m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Added | +875.4k |
| COOKE & BIELER LP | Added | +873.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | Added | +705.0k |
| Ninety One UK Ltd | New | +663.3k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +551.2k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | Added | +542.6k |
| DEROY & DEVEREAUX PRIVATE INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC | Added | +498.7k |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC | Added | +449.5k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -20.1m |
| Boston Partners | Reduced | -7.1m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -2.3m |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -2.2m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -1.3m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Sold out | -1.1m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -1.0m |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -867.9k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Reduced | -602.5k |
| Railway Pension Investments Ltd | Sold out | -557.2k |
Biggest calls
| Troluce Capital Advisors LLC | New | $12.5m300.0k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | New | $4.3m103.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $3.2m77.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $2.3m55.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.4m34.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $1.3m31.9k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $890.0k21.4k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Reduced | $781.9k18.8k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $524.0k12.6k shares |
| CSS LLC/IL | New | $207.9k5.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $1.7m39.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.3m32.2k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $669.6k16.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $469.0k11.3k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Reduced | $357.7k8.6k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Unchanged | $232.9k5.6k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $45.7k1.1k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 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 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $10.4m | — |
| Q2 2024 | 1 | $20.2k | 2 | $38.6k | $38.6k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-30 | Hanley Walter P Senior VP of Development | Bought | $20.2k484 shares |
| 2024-05-07 | Berard Patrick Director | Sold plan | $38.6k867 shares |
| 2024-05-07 | Urbain Xavier Director | Sold plan | $38.6k867 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 |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 31.4m $1.3bn | Added +551.2k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 26.5m $1.1bn | Reduced -6.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.04% of their portfolio | 13.2m $550.2m | Reduced -20.1m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 13.2m $548.6m | Reduced -1.0m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.15% of their portfolio | 11.9m $496.8m | Added +875.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 11.3m $470.6m | Added +7.4k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.07% of their portfolio | 10.0m $415.9m | Reduced -497.8k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.60% of their portfolio | 8.8m $367.1m | Reduced -287.1k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.38% of their portfolio | 7.9m $327.9m | Added +542.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 6.7m $279.9m | Reduced -2.3m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.5m $270.5m | Added +128.5k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.6m $233.3m | Added +2.7m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.4m $182.9m | Added +253.6k |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 2.22% of their portfolio | 3.7m $154.9m | Reduced -867.9k |
| NORGES BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.4m $139.5m | Added +131.8k |
| COOKE & BIELER LP 1.23% of their portfolio | 3.1m $127.6m | Added +873.7k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.6m $107.2m | Reduced -125.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.5m $103.0m | Added +88.7k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.4m $101.5m | Added +397.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.3m $95.4m | Added +252.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.3m $94.8m | Reduced -9.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.2m $91.7m | Reduced -70.8k |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 1.25% of their portfolio | 1.9m $77.7m | Added +449.5k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.7m $69.1m | Added +95.5k |
| CHECK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/CA 4.88% of their portfolio | 1.6m $66.8m | Added +371.4k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.5m $63.8m | Added +285.6k |
| NEW SOUTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.85% of their portfolio | 1.5m $63.8m | Added +357.5k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.3m $54.8m | Added +33.5k |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.3m $52.8m | Added +41.0k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.2m $51.6m | Added +78.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $51.4m | Added +1.0m |
| Amundi 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $47.9m | Reduced -101.5k |
| Boston Partners 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $47.8m | Reduced -7.1m |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $47.4m | Added +190.4k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.1m $47.2m | Added +54.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $44.3m | Added +112.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $44.1m | Reduced -1.3m |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH 0.57% of their portfolio | 1.0m $43.2m | Added +154.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $42.1m | Added +705.0k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.0m $41.9m | Added +3.4k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 961.9k $40.0m | Reduced -102.0k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 943.4k $39.2m | Reduced -602.5k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 897.1k $37.3m | Added +77.4k |
| SNYDER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L P 0.80% of their portfolio | 856.3k $35.6m | Added +237.2k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.12% of their portfolio | 850.3k $35.4m | Added +121.3k |
| 12th Street Asset Management Company, LLC 6.44% of their portfolio | 848.8k $35.3m | Added +68.4k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.11% of their portfolio | 801.2k $33.3m | Added +43.5k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 792.4k $33.0m | Added +338.4k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.02% of their portfolio | 791.5k $32.9m | Reduced -160.8k |
| PALISADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 0.89% of their portfolio | 790.7k $32.9m | Reduced -12.3k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.02% of their portfolio | 789.8k $32.8m | Reduced -11.6k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 784.3k $32.6m | Added +26.2k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 766.7k $31.9m | Added +163.6k |
| Applied Finance Capital Management, LLC 1.39% of their portfolio | 723.1k $30.1m | Added +160.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 710.6k $29.6m | Added +1.6k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 687.4k $28.6m | Added +188.2k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 682.6k $28.4m | Reduced -73.3k |
| Polaris Capital Management, LLC 1.50% of their portfolio | 672.1k $28.0m | Reduced -17.3k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 668.5k $27.8m | Reduced -35.0k |
| Ninety One UK Ltd 0.08% of their portfolio | 663.3k $27.6m | New |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 655.1k $27.2m | Reduced -441.8k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 653.7k $27.2m | Added +156.4k |
| Homestead Advisers Corp 0.66% of their portfolio | 648.7k $27.0m | Reduced -11.6k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 620.5k $25.8m | Reduced -28.0k |
| Capital World Investors 0.00% of their portfolio | 593.8k $24.7m | Added +10.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 590.6k $24.6m | Added +6.8k |
| BRUNI J V & CO /CO 2.99% of their portfolio | 577.2k $24.0m | Added +18.7k |
| DEROY & DEVEREAUX PRIVATE INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 1.43% of their portfolio | 556.6k $23.1m | Added +498.7k |
| Man Group plc 0.06% of their portfolio | 547.0k $22.8m | Reduced -11.7k |
| KBC Group NV 0.07% of their portfolio | 537.1k $22.3m | Reduced -300.1k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 489.6k $20.4m | Reduced -110.8k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 486.4k $20.2m | Reduced -612 |
| SASCO CAPITAL INC / CT/ 2.84% of their portfolio | 483.0k $20.1m | Added +65.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 482.6k $20.1m | Reduced -36.8k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 475.7k $19.8m | Added +109.1k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 461.3k $19.2m | Added +24.1k |
| WEITZ INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. 1.00% of their portfolio | 458.1k $19.1m | Added +45.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 456.7k $19.0m | Added +40.6k |
| Leeward Investments, LLC - MA 0.84% of their portfolio | 439.6k $18.3m | Added +50.7k |
| ANCHOR CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC 0.50% of their portfolio | 426.0k $17.7m | Reduced -283.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 412.8k $17.2m | Added +135.8k |
| FERGUSON WELLMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC 0.34% of their portfolio | 405.4k $16.9m | Reduced -30.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.02% of their portfolio | 393.3k $16.4m | Added +21.5k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 391.9k $16.3m | Added +47.1k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.03% of their portfolio | 391.2k $15.2m | Reduced -13.7k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 378.8k $15.8m | Added +9.3k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 366.2k $15.2m | Reduced -9.9k |
| Hunter Perkins Capital Management, LLC 3.10% of their portfolio | 354.9k $14.8m | Added +11.3k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 349.8k $14.5m | Added +17.5k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.03% of their portfolio | 348.6k $14.5m | Added +22.0k |
| Swedbank AB 0.02% of their portfolio | 348.6k $14.5m | Reduced -36.3k |
| Distillate Capital Partners LLC 0.77% of their portfolio | 347.9k $14.5m | Added +347.7k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 338.1k $14.1m | Reduced -13.4k |
| SCOUT INVESTMENTS, INC. 0.37% of their portfolio | 329.4k $13.7m | Reduced -28.3k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 326.2k $13.6m | New |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 325.1k $13.5m | Added +212.4k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.02% of their portfolio | 325.0k $13.4m | Reduced -21.6k |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 0.17% of their portfolio | 318.5k $13.2m | Added +33.7k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.25% of their portfolio | 308.2k $12.8m | Added +39.2k |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.04% of their portfolio | 295.3k $12.3m | Added +153.4k |