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 ($33.6m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 258.1m as of 2025-04-17, 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 ≈ $42.48. Options: 17 managers hold calls ($77.6m notional), 14 hold puts ($20.3m).
Trends to Q1 2025
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 |
| Q4 2024 | 638 |
| Q1 2025 | 656 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | 304 | 310 |
| Q3 2023 | 330 | 319 |
| Q4 2023 | 326 | 320 |
| Q1 2024 | 324 | 336 |
| Q2 2024 | 352 | 327 |
| Q3 2024 | 340 | 332 |
| Q4 2024 | 285 | 348 |
| Q1 2025 | 340 | 298 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | $27.5m | $4.8m | 0.17 |
| Q3 2024 | $33.4m | $16.2m | 0.48 |
| Q4 2024 | $40.9m | $14.9m | 0.36 |
| Q1 2025 | $77.6m | $20.3m | 0.26 |
Biggest buyers
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | Added | +4.0m |
| Boston Partners | Added | +3.3m |
| Ancora Advisors LLC | Added | +2.7m |
| Hudson Way Capital Management LLC | New | +1.0m |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | New | +1.0m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +771.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Added | +711.1k |
| FIL Ltd | Added | +684.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +608.3k |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | +605.1k |
Biggest sellers
| EMINENCE CAPITAL, LP | Sold out | -1.9m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -1.8m |
| Aberdeen Group plc | Reduced | -1.0m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -959.2k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. | Reduced | -895.6k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Sold out | -853.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -774.0k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -769.6k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -734.1k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -605.8k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $26.6m625.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $13.6m319.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $8.7m204.5k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $5.6m132.5k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | New | $4.6m107.4k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $4.4m105.3k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $4.2m98.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $3.5m83.2k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | New | $2.1m50.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $1.7m38.9k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $9.1m212.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $3.1m72.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $1.6m38.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.5m36.5k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $1.3m29.8k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | New | $1.2m28.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $731.0k17.2k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Reduced | $561.5k13.2k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Reduced | $510.5k12.0k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | $442.4k10.4k 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 Q1 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.4m | $781.5k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-03 | Zarcone Dominick P Director | Sold | $634.8k15.0k shares |
| 2025-02-20 | Zarcone Dominick P Director | Sold plan | $416.6k10.0k shares |
| 2025-02-03 | Zarcone Dominick P Director | Sold plan | $180.7k5.0k shares |
| 2025-01-02 | Zarcone Dominick P Director | Sold plan | $184.2k5.0k 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, Q1 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 30.9m $1.3bn | Reduced -598.4k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 22.7m $966.8m | Reduced -959.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.05% of their portfolio | 16.7m $711.6m | Added +608.3k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.55% of their portfolio | 12.4m $516.6m | Added +4.0m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 11.4m $483.2m | Reduced -361.7k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.16% of their portfolio | 11.3m $479.0m | Reduced -389.8k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.9m $290.6m | Added +260.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 6.0m $255.4m | Added +771.8k |
| Ancora Advisors LLC 5.22% of their portfolio | 5.5m $233.0m | Added +2.7m |
| EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. 1.69% of their portfolio | 4.9m $208.1m | Added +528.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.8m $204.1m | Reduced -774.0k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.78% of their portfolio | 4.7m $199.6m | Added +187.7k |
| Boston Partners 0.23% of their portfolio | 4.6m $194.1m | Added +3.3m |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.8m $162.0m | Reduced -1.8m |
| COOKE & BIELER LP 1.60% of their portfolio | 3.8m $160.2m | Reduced -109.8k |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 1.98% of their portfolio | 3.4m $145.4m | Reduced -89.1k |
| NORGES BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.3m $138.9m | Added +16.7k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.6m $112.7m | Added +75.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.6m $111.3m | Reduced -68.1k |
| Clarkston Capital Partners, LLC 2.11% of their portfolio | 2.5m $107.0m | Added +19.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.3m $97.0m | Added +573.6k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.2m $94.3m | Reduced -350.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.2m $92.4m | Added +711.1k |
| BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP 0.77% of their portfolio | 1.8m $75.9m | Added +317.2k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.7m $73.9m | Added +48.5k |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 1.25% of their portfolio | 1.7m $73.4m | Reduced -246.7k |
| FIL Ltd 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.6m $70.2m | Added +684.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $69.2m | Added +127.7k |
| CHECK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/CA 4.43% of their portfolio | 1.6m $68.1m | Added +10.1k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.6m $66.6m | Added +468.1k |
| SEIZERT CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC 2.93% of their portfolio | 1.5m $64.0m | Added +26.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $63.8m | Reduced -274.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.5m $61.9m | Added +116.9k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.4m $58.1m | Reduced -15.3k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $56.7m | Reduced -303.2k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $55.6m | Added +308.3k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $55.3m | Reduced -93.7k |
| NEW SOUTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.66% of their portfolio | 1.3m $55.2m | Added +111.3k |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH 0.69% of their portfolio | 1.3m $53.8m | Added +12.0k |
| Engine Capital Management, LP 10.21% of their portfolio | 1.3m $53.9m | Reduced -130.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $49.9m | Reduced -428.2k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.2m $49.6m | Added +95.4k |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.1m $47.4m | Reduced -59.7k |
| Capital World Investors 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $47.0m | Added +47.9k |
| SNYDER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L P 1.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $46.8m | Reduced -23.1k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $43.3m | Reduced -32.3k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.0m $44.0m | Added +605.1k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $44.0m | Added +162.3k |
| Hudson Way Capital Management LLC 4.25% of their portfolio | 1.0m $42.9m | New |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.0m $42.8m | New |
| PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC 1.51% of their portfolio | 995.1k $42.3m | Added +113.7k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 961.3k $40.9m | Added +132.8k |
| 12th Street Asset Management Company, LLC 6.94% of their portfolio | 957.7k $40.7m | Added +4.5k |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 931.8k $39.3m | Reduced -483.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.06% of their portfolio | 904.6k $38.5m | Reduced -2.4k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 872.3k $36.9m | Reduced -394.5k |
| KBC Group NV 0.11% of their portfolio | 864.1k $36.8m | Reduced -346.6k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 796.9k $33.9m | Reduced -22.4k |
| DEROY & DEVEREAUX PRIVATE INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 1.93% of their portfolio | 780.6k $33.2m | Added +212.2k |
| PALISADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 0.90% of their portfolio | 737.6k $31.4m | Added +215 |
| Swiss National Bank 0.02% of their portfolio | 733.1k $31.2m | Reduced -10.6k |
| Ninety One UK Ltd 0.09% of their portfolio | 722.2k $30.7m | Reduced -110.8k |
| RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLC 1.76% of their portfolio | 704.4k $30.0m | Added +261.4k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 693.2k $29.5m | First filing |
| Homestead Advisers Corp 0.70% of their portfolio | 674.3k $28.7m | Unchanged |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 663.1k $28.2m | Reduced -769.6k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 660.8k $28.1m | Added +74.1k |
| Polaris Capital Management, LLC 1.57% of their portfolio | 645.9k $27.5m | Reduced -59.8k |
| Applied Finance Capital Management, LLC 1.97% of their portfolio | 630.0k $26.8m | Reduced -188.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 623.7k $26.5m | Added +51.6k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 619.1k $26.3m | Reduced -11.2k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 613.2k $26.1m | Reduced -63.3k |
| RNC CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.27% of their portfolio | 584.2k $24.8m | New |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 570.3k $24.3m | Added +35.4k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.05% of their portfolio | 536.9k $22.8m | Reduced -895.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 531.0k $22.6m | Reduced -23.2k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.02% of their portfolio | 523.4k $22.3m | New |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 511.6k $21.8m | Added +58.6k |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 0.27% of their portfolio | 511.4k $21.8m | Added +175.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.02% of their portfolio | 502.4k $21.4m | First filing |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 501.0k $21.3m | Reduced -29.9k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 499.7k $21.3m | Reduced -140.3k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 478.6k $20.4m | Added +38.4k |
| WEITZ INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. 1.04% of their portfolio | 458.3k $19.5m | Unchanged |
| South Dakota Investment Council 0.39% of their portfolio | 449.9k $19.1m | Added +3.7k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 423.5k $18.0m | Added +40.5k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 416.4k $17.7m | Reduced -45.6k |
| Twin Tree Management, LP 0.39% of their portfolio | 415.1k $17.7m | Added +153.6k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 410.7k $17.5m | Reduced -195.1k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.06% of their portfolio | 407.8k $17.3m | Reduced -325.8k |
| Distillate Capital Partners LLC 0.88% of their portfolio | 402.7k $17.1m | Reduced -30.8k |
| BLI - Banque de Luxembourg Investments 0.49% of their portfolio | 392.6k $16.3m | Reduced -47.4k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 375.1k $16.0m | Reduced -2.1k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.05% of their portfolio | 370.6k $15.8m | Added +38.2k |
| Man Group plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 369.9k $15.7m | Reduced -84.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 354.5k $15.1m | Reduced -20.1k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.03% of their portfolio | 346.6k $14.2m | Reduced -346 |
| Ananym Capital Management, LP 7.29% of their portfolio | 344.9k $14.7m | Reduced -305.7k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 337.8k $14.4m | Added +322.2k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 333.2k $14.2m | Added +5.6k |