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 ($28.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 260.0m as of 2024-10-18, 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 ≈ $39.95. Options: 14 managers hold calls ($33.4m notional), 9 hold puts ($16.2m).
Trends to Q3 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 |
| Q3 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 |
| Q3 2024 | 340 | 332 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | $16.5m | $24.5m | 1.48 |
| Q1 2024 | $17.0m | $31.5m | 1.86 |
| Q2 2024 | $27.5m | $4.8m | 0.17 |
| Q3 2024 | $33.4m | $16.2m | 0.48 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +2.2m |
| SEIZERT CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC | Added | +1.1m |
| COOKE & BIELER LP | Added | +923.8k |
| Ancora Advisors LLC | Added | +843.0k |
| BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP | New | +671.4k |
| PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC | New | +498.2k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +411.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | Added | +407.6k |
| South Dakota Investment Council | Added | +339.4k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC | Added | +335.9k |
Biggest sellers
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | Reduced | -4.1m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -3.8m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -2.3m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -2.2m |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -480.8k |
| FERGUSON WELLMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC | Reduced | -395.3k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | Reduced | -385.5k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | Reduced | -366.3k |
| Distillate Capital Partners LLC | Sold out | -347.9k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Reduced | -343.5k |
Biggest calls
| Troluce Capital Advisors LLC | Added | $12.6m315.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $5.1m128.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $4.0m100.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $2.2m55.3k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | New | $2.0m50.6k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $1.9m46.6k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $1.8m45.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $1.7m41.9k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Added | $946.1k23.7k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $642.7k16.1k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $11.0m275.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $2.3m57.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.6m39.5k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $918.2k23.0k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Added | $347.3k8.7k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Reduced | $27.9k700 shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $8.0k200 shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | New | $8.0k200 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 Q3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q3 2024 | 4 | $600.6k | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-29 | Galloway Rick SVP and CFO | Bought | $99.7k2.5k shares |
| 2024-07-29 | McKay Matthew J SVP - General Counsel | Bought | $99.4k2.5k shares |
| 2024-07-26 | CLARKE ANDREW C Director | Bought | $301.7k7.6k shares |
| 2024-07-26 | Jude Justin L President and CEO, director | Bought | $99.8k2.5k 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, Q3 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 31.7m $1.3bn | Added +216.5k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 26.2m $1.0bn | First filing |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.04% of their portfolio | 15.4m $615.1m | Added +2.2m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.14% of their portfolio | 12.0m $478.2m | Added +33.2k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 11.4m $457.1m | Added +134.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 11.0m $438.8m | Reduced -2.2m |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.35% of their portfolio | 7.6m $303.8m | Reduced -366.3k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.5m $260.3m | Added +21.2k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.04% of their portfolio | 6.2m $249.5m | Reduced -3.8m |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.0m $240.3m | Added +411.4k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 4.7m $186.8m | Reduced -4.1m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.4m $175.6m | Reduced -2.3m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.2m $166.8m | Reduced -219.6k |
| COOKE & BIELER LP 1.45% of their portfolio | 4.0m $159.3m | Added +923.8k |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 1.88% of their portfolio | 3.6m $143.7m | Reduced -125.9k |
| NORGES BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.4m $134.6m | Added +17.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.5m $99.3m | Added +12.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.5m $98.8m | Added +181.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.5m $98.3m | Reduced -114.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.4m $96.1m | Reduced -33.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.2m $88.7m | Reduced -57.8k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.1m $83.8m | Reduced -105.0k |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 1.19% of their portfolio | 2.0m $79.0m | Added +110.6k |
| CHECK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/CA 4.60% of their portfolio | 1.6m $64.6m | Added +12.8k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.6m $63.4m | Reduced -75.8k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.6m $62.0m | Added +18.0k |
| NEW SOUTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.47% of their portfolio | 1.5m $60.3m | Reduced -22.5k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $56.6m | Added +407.6k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.3m $53.7m | Added +28.6k |
| SEIZERT CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC 2.39% of their portfolio | 1.3m $53.0m | Added +1.1m |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.3m $52.5m | Added +74.4k |
| Boston Partners 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $51.7m | Added +145.2k |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.3m $50.9m | Added +6.4k |
| Amundi 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $46.5m | Added +58.8k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.2m $46.7m | Added +32.9k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $45.8m | Added +249.4k |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH 0.55% of their portfolio | 1.1m $45.7m | Added +105.3k |
| 12th Street Asset Management Company, LLC 7.66% of their portfolio | 1.1m $45.4m | Added +289.6k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.1m $43.7m | Added +88.4k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.05% of their portfolio | 989.4k $39.5m | Reduced -75.5k |
| SNYDER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L P 0.81% of their portfolio | 971.5k $38.8m | Added +115.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 939.2k $37.5m | Reduced -120.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 899.1k $35.9m | Reduced -337.1k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 882.0k $35.2m | Added +97.7k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.11% of their portfolio | 865.0k $34.5m | Added +63.9k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 859.5k $34.3m | Added +172.1k |
| Ancora Advisors LLC 0.78% of their portfolio | 851.0k $34.0m | Added +843.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 841.2k $33.6m | Reduced -120.8k |
| Capital World Investors 0.01% of their portfolio | 823.1k $32.9m | Added +229.3k |
| Applied Finance Capital Management, LLC 1.38% of their portfolio | 811.4k $32.4m | Added +88.3k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.02% of their portfolio | 789.8k $31.5m | Unchanged |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 788.6k $31.5m | Reduced -3.8k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 755.6k $30.2m | Added +135.0k |
| PALISADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 0.78% of their portfolio | 734.3k $29.3m | Reduced -56.5k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 723.3k $28.9m | Added +12.7k |
| KBC Group NV 0.09% of their portfolio | 718.3k $28.7m | Added +181.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 685.7k $27.4m | Added +272.9k |
| Polaris Capital Management, LLC 1.34% of their portfolio | 680.3k $27.2m | Added +8.2k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 679.4k $27.1m | Added +10.9k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.02% of their portfolio | 678.7k $27.1m | Reduced -112.8k |
| BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP 0.30% of their portfolio | 671.4k $26.8m | New |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 658.9k $26.3m | Reduced -480.8k |
| Homestead Advisers Corp 0.62% of their portfolio | 648.4k $25.9m | Reduced -300 |
| Ninety One UK Ltd 0.07% of their portfolio | 648.3k $25.9m | Reduced -15.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 645.9k $25.8m | Reduced -9.2k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 618.1k $24.7m | Reduced -35.7k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 611.2k $24.4m | Reduced -71.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 599.9k $23.9m | Reduced -343.5k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 598.6k $23.9m | Reduced -168.1k |
| BRUNI J V & CO /CO 2.56% of their portfolio | 576.1k $23.0m | Reduced -1.2k |
| DEROY & DEVEREAUX PRIVATE INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 1.28% of their portfolio | 564.1k $22.5m | Added +7.5k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 540.2k $21.6m | Added +50.7k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 519.5k $20.7m | Added +335.9k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 519.2k $20.4m | Added +43.5k |
| PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC 0.70% of their portfolio | 498.2k $19.9m | New |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 496.8k $19.8m | Added +40.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 493.4k $19.7m | Reduced -97.2k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 488.6k $19.5m | Added +2.2k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.36% of their portfolio | 476.5k $19.0m | Added +168.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 468.4k $18.7m | Added +7.1k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.06% of their portfolio | 464.7k $18.6m | Reduced -385.5k |
| Man Group plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 462.7k $18.5m | Reduced -84.4k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 459.2k $18.3m | Reduced -23.5k |
| WEITZ INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.90% of their portfolio | 458.1k $18.3m | Unchanged |
| SCOUT INVESTMENTS, INC. 0.47% of their portfolio | 456.4k $17.8m | Added +127.0k |
| ANCHOR CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 419.6k $16.7m | Reduced -6.5k |
| SASCO CAPITAL INC / CT/ 2.45% of their portfolio | 410.2k $16.4m | Reduced -72.8k |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 0.19% of their portfolio | 398.3k $15.9m | Added +79.8k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 389.4k $15.7m | Reduced -2.5k |
| Engine Capital Management, LP 2.66% of their portfolio | 384.6k $15.4m | Added +117.4k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 380.1k $15.2m | Added +1.3k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.04% of their portfolio | 370.5k $14.8m | Added +181.6k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 368.9k $14.7m | Added +171.2k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 363.6k $14.5m | Added +13.8k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.09% of their portfolio | 362.6k $13.0m | Reduced -28.6k |
| South Dakota Investment Council 0.28% of their portfolio | 360.8k $14.4m | Added +339.4k |
| Hunter Perkins Capital Management, LLC 2.91% of their portfolio | 358.7k $14.3m | Added +3.9k |
| FINANCIAL COUNSELORS INC 0.21% of their portfolio | 353.5k $14.1m | Added +67.6k |
| Swedbank AB 0.02% of their portfolio | 348.6k $13.9m | Unchanged |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.03% of their portfolio | 346.9k $13.9m | Added +21.9k |