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 ($32.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 257.3m as of 2025-07-17, 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 ≈ $36.95. Options: 14 managers hold calls ($41.1m notional), 11 hold puts ($16.4m).
Trends to Q2 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 |
| Q2 2025 | 657 |
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 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 |
| Q2 2025 | 320 | 330 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $33.4m | $16.2m | 0.48 |
| Q4 2024 | $40.9m | $14.9m | 0.36 |
| Q1 2025 | $77.6m | $20.3m | 0.26 |
| Q2 2025 | $41.1m | $16.4m | 0.40 |
Biggest buyers
| LYRICAL ASSET MANAGEMENT LP | New | +3.1m |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.8m |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | Added | +1.1m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +959.7k |
| Hudson Way Capital Management LLC | Added | +875.8k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +828.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +670.7k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | Added | +589.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +529.6k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +528.1k |
Biggest sellers
| River Road Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -1.6m |
| Engine Capital Management, LP | Sold out | -1.3m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| AVIVA PLC | Reduced | -778.2k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -632.4k |
| Ninety One UK Ltd | Reduced | -503.1k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | Sold out | -501.0k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. | Reduced | -480.3k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -474.1k |
| EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. | Reduced | -425.0k |
Biggest calls
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $17.9m483.5k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $7.8m210.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $7.8m210.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $1.9m50.5k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | New | $1.3m34.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.2m32.2k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.1m29.2k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $716.4k19.3k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $558.9k15.1k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | $418.2k11.3k shares |
Biggest puts
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $6.4m173.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $5.0m135.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.8m49.7k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $895.6k24.2k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $490.0k13.2k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | New | $407.1k11.0k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | New | $396.0k10.7k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Reduced | $366.4k9.9k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $333.1k9.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $251.0k6.8k 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q2 2025 | 1 | $100.2k | 1 | $822.4k | $822.4k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-01 | Zarcone Dominick P Director | Sold plan | $190.1k5.0k shares |
| 2025-04-25 | Jude Justin L President and CEO, director | Bought | $100.2k2.7k shares |
| 2025-04-01 | Zarcone Dominick P Director | Sold plan | $632.2k15.0k 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 30.7m $1.1bn | Reduced -191.4k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 23.0m $851.2m | Added +270.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.04% of their portfolio | 16.7m $617.4m | Reduced -44.3k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.42% of their portfolio | 12.4m $456.6m | Reduced -12.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 11.6m $430.6m | Added +277.5k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.13% of their portfolio | 10.9m $405.0m | Reduced -316.1k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 7.0m $256.9m | Added +119.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 7.0m $257.7m | Added +959.7k |
| Ancora Advisors LLC 4.26% of their portfolio | 5.5m $204.2m | Added +39.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.1m $190.2m | Added +342.0k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.63% of their portfolio | 4.6m $171.7m | Reduced -52.0k |
| EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. 1.25% of their portfolio | 4.5m $165.3m | Reduced -425.0k |
| Boston Partners 0.18% of their portfolio | 4.4m $163.7m | Reduced -134.2k |
| COOKE & BIELER LP 1.37% of their portfolio | 3.7m $137.1m | Reduced -61.5k |
| Swedbank AB 0.15% of their portfolio | 3.5m $129.8m | First filing |
| LYRICAL ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 1.65% of their portfolio | 3.1m $114.2m | New |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.9m $108.8m | Reduced -326.7k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.9m $106.9m | Added +670.7k |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 2.8m $103.1m | Added +1.8m |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.7m $101.3m | Reduced -1.1m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.7m $100.8m | Added +106.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.7m $99.9m | Added +51.2k |
| Clarkston Capital Partners, LLC 2.05% of their portfolio | 2.6m $96.7m | Added +98.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.5m $91.5m | Added +191.6k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.3m $84.3m | Added +104.3k |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 1.30% of their portfolio | 2.1m $76.8m | Added +349.6k |
| Hudson Way Capital Management LLC 6.30% of their portfolio | 1.9m $69.7m | Added +875.8k |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 0.69% of their portfolio | 1.8m $54.3m | Reduced -1.6m |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $67.9m | Added +528.1k |
| BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP 0.58% of their portfolio | 1.7m $64.4m | Reduced -43.7k |
| CHECK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/CA 3.88% of their portfolio | 1.6m $58.9m | Reduced -10.0k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $58.7m | Added +20.0k |
| SEIZERT CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC 2.47% of their portfolio | 1.5m $56.1m | Added +11.3k |
| FIL Ltd 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.5m $56.1m | Reduced -134.6k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.5m $54.4m | Added +1.1m |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $51.4m | Reduced -65.5k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.4m $50.3m | Reduced -4.7k |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH 0.41% of their portfolio | 1.3m $49.2m | Added +57.3k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $48.8m | Reduced -14.6k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $48.5m | Added +9.0k |
| NEW SOUTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.34% of their portfolio | 1.3m $48.3m | Added +6.7k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $46.8m | Reduced -474.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $46.0m | Reduced -383.5k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $45.9m | Added +828.5k |
| Capital World Investors 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $45.7m | Added +129.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $45.3m | Reduced -274.7k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.2m $44.7m | Added +589.3k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $43.5m | Added +2.8k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.2m $43.0m | Reduced -5.9k |
| Amundi 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $45.0m | Added +227.8k |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.1m $42.5m | Added +33.2k |
| SNYDER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L P 0.90% of their portfolio | 1.1m $42.3m | Added +43.2k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $39.0m | Added +23.2k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $38.3m | Reduced -6.7k |
| PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC 1.20% of their portfolio | 1.0m $37.1m | Added +6.8k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 914.7k $33.9m | Reduced -120.2k |
| 12th Street Asset Management Company, LLC 5.80% of their portfolio | 912.3k $33.8m | Reduced -45.4k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.04% of their portfolio | 899.1k $33.3m | Reduced -5.5k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 827.3k $30.7m | Reduced -45.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 812.9k $30.1m | Added +16.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.02% of their portfolio | 782.6k $29.0m | Added +49.5k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 774.8k $28.7m | Added +529.6k |
| DEROY & DEVEREAUX PRIVATE INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 1.54% of their portfolio | 768.3k $28.4m | Reduced -12.3k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.02% of their portfolio | 738.1k $27.3m | Added +214.8k |
| PALISADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 0.75% of their portfolio | 719.7k $26.6m | Reduced -17.8k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 704.2k $26.1m | Added +11.0k |
| RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLC 1.39% of their portfolio | 699.2k $25.9m | Reduced -5.2k |
| Homestead Advisers Corp 0.60% of their portfolio | 680.8k $25.2m | Added +6.5k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 648.4k $24.0m | Added +78.1k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 639.9k $23.7m | Added +26.7k |
| Polaris Capital Management, LLC 1.54% of their portfolio | 624.3k $23.1m | Reduced -21.6k |
| RNC CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.08% of their portfolio | 604.6k $22.4m | Added +20.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 599.4k $22.2m | Reduced -24.3k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 595.9k $22.1m | Reduced -65.0k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 547.5k $20.3m | Added +439.2k |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 0.23% of their portfolio | 535.6k $19.8m | Added +24.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 535.4k $19.8m | Added +23.8k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 530.5k $19.6m | Added +107.0k |
| Applied Finance Capital Management, LLC 1.28% of their portfolio | 505.3k $18.7m | Reduced -124.7k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 494.7k $18.3m | Added +16.1k |
| KBC Group NV 0.05% of their portfolio | 469.2k $17.4m | Reduced -394.9k |
| WEITZ INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.91% of their portfolio | 458.3k $17.0m | Unchanged |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 455.7k $16.9m | Added +39.4k |
| South Dakota Investment Council 0.32% of their portfolio | 453.6k $16.8m | Added +3.7k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.05% of their portfolio | 449.1k $16.6m | Added +41.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 434.4k $16.1m | Reduced -67.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 431.9k $16.0m | Reduced -99.1k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 388.0k $14.4m | Added +33.6k |
| Distillate Capital Partners LLC 0.76% of their portfolio | 382.4k $14.2m | Reduced -20.3k |
| Man Group plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 378.5k $14.0m | Added +8.6k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 377.1k $14.0m | Added +2.0k |
| Lombard Odier Asset Management (Europe) Ltd 0.95% of their portfolio | 358.5k $13.3m | Added +171.0k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.02% of their portfolio | 346.9k $12.9m | Added +346 |
| HEARTLAND ADVISORS INC 0.70% of their portfolio | 341.5k $12.6m | Added +165.3k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.03% of their portfolio | 338.3k $12.5m | Added +23.4k |
| Midwest Trust Co 0.17% of their portfolio | 327.0k $12.1m | First filing |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 324.3k $12.0m | Reduced -13.4k |
| Goodman Financial Corp 2.40% of their portfolio | 323.3k $12.0m | Added +5.9k |
| ISTHMUS PARTNERS, LLC 1.30% of their portfolio | 301.0k $11.1m | Added +6.8k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 297.1k $11.0m | Reduced -8.6k |