LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP LVS
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 517834107 · ISIN US5178341070
American casino and resort operating company based in Paradise, Nevada
- SectorConsumer discretionary
- IndustryHotels & Motels
- HeadquartersLas Vegas, NV
- Founded1937
- Websitelasvegassands.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 ($17.5m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 736.4m as of 2024-07-24, 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 ≈ $44.24. Options: 44 managers hold calls ($626.1m notional), 43 hold puts ($435.6m).
Trends to Q2 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 561 |
| Q4 2022 | 628 |
| Q1 2023 | 676 |
| Q2 2023 | 691 |
| Q3 2023 | 643 |
| Q4 2023 | 681 |
| Q1 2024 | 664 |
| Q2 2024 | 628 |
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 | 286 | 288 |
| Q1 2023 | 331 | 306 |
| Q2 2023 | 314 | 327 |
| Q3 2023 | 286 | 365 |
| Q4 2023 | 358 | 269 |
| Q1 2024 | 315 | 324 |
| Q2 2024 | 300 | 332 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $738.5m | $401.2m | 0.54 |
| Q4 2023 | $852.1m | $488.2m | 0.57 |
| Q1 2024 | $819.2m | $571.9m | 0.70 |
| Q2 2024 | $626.1m | $435.6m | 0.70 |
Biggest buyers
| Capital Research Global Investors | Added | +12.7m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +5.4m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +5.2m |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE | Added | +5.0m |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC | Added | +4.5m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +2.9m |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP | Added | +2.9m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Added | +2.2m |
| Aspex Management (HK) Ltd | Added | +1.7m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Added | +1.5m |
Biggest sellers
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -14.9m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -5.1m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -4.7m |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -4.1m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -4.0m |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -3.5m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -2.8m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -2.2m |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Reduced | -1.8m |
| Anomaly Capital Management, LP | Reduced | -1.7m |
Biggest calls
| ALKEON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $188.1m4.2m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $103.8m2.3m shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $43.0m972.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $37.4m844.1k shares |
| Owl Creek Asset Management, L.P. | New | $32.3m730.0k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $27.2m614.2k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | $21.3m482.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $19.8m447.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $18.3m414.5k shares |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | New | $11.5m260.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $85.2m1.9m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $35.8m809.6k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $31.2m706.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $25.9m586.1k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | $24.5m5.5k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $23.0m519.9k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $21.4m484.1k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $16.7m377.1k shares |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | $14.3m322.5k shares |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC | Added | $13.3m300.0k 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 |
|---|---|
Adelson Miriam
13D · may seek influence
+1.2 pts · filed 2026-08-11
Stated purposeItem 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended by adding the text below to the end of Item 4 of the Schedule 13D. The Issuer has historically maintained a share repurchase program for the repurchase of shares of its Common Stock from time to time. As a result of repurchases under this program, the number of shares of outstanding Common Stock has decreased, and consequently, the percentages of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by certain of the Reporting Persons have passively increased. ESBT S Trust and Ms. Dumont adopt the disclosure made by the other Reporting Persons in Item 4 of the Schedule 13D. Full filing |
52.7% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27), Capital Research Global Investors (5.0%, 2025-11-13)
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 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $947.5k | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $5.2m | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q2 2024.
Holders, Q2 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 42.5m $1.9bn | Added +5.4m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 28.0m $1.2bn | Added +2.9m |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP 3.36% of their portfolio | 19.8m $875.5m | Added +2.9m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.09% of their portfolio | 17.3m $764.7m | Reduced -14.9m |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 16.3m $723.0m | Added +4.5m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 15.2m $672.8m | Added +678.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 14.6m $646.6m | Added +5.2m |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.14% of their portfolio | 14.1m $623.2m | Added +12.7m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.10% of their portfolio | 11.4m $502.3m | Added +1.5m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.10% of their portfolio | 11.1m $491.1m | Added +591.7k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 8.5m $377.2m | Added +1.4m |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC 1.28% of their portfolio | 8.5m $376.1m | Added +68.6k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 5.9m $260.6m | Reduced -3.5m |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.23% of their portfolio | 5.5m $245.6m | Added +5.0m |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 4.9m $216.4m | Reduced -4.1m |
| NORGES BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.8m $214.0m | Added +149.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.5m $199.8m | Reduced -4.7m |
| Aspex Management (HK) Ltd 4.25% of their portfolio | 4.5m $198.8m | Added +1.7m |
| ARGA Investment Management, LP 6.13% of their portfolio | 3.9m $174.6m | Added +637.7k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.30% of their portfolio | 3.9m $172.9m | Reduced -898.8k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.5m $155.6m | Reduced -1.8m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.2m $142.4m | Added +1.4m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.20% of their portfolio | 3.1m $139.2m | Reduced -5.1m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.1m $139.0m | Added +2.2m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.0m $132.9m | Added +600.2k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 2.9m $130.5m | Added +903.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.9m $129.0m | Added +28.0k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.8m $125.6m | Reduced -2.2m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.6m $115.1m | Added +250.7k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.1m $93.8m | Added +81.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.1m $93.2m | Added +36.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.1m $92.3m | Added +483.6k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.9m $85.3m | Reduced -327.3k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.6m $72.2m | Added +731.6k |
| Charles-Lim Capital Ltd 17.38% of their portfolio | 1.6m $70.8m | Added +1.0m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $66.9m | Reduced -2.8m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $66.8m | Reduced -4.0m |
| COOPERMAN LEON G 2.80% of their portfolio | 1.5m $66.4m | Added +190.0k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.5m $64.8m | Added +3.7k |
| Amundi 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $60.1m | Added +267.3k |
| CapitalatWork S.A. 2.05% of their portfolio | 1.3m $59.7m | Reduced -495 |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $59.4m | Added +603.4k |
| NorthCoast Asset Management LLC 0.50% of their portfolio | 1.3m $58.3m | Added +19.5k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.2m $54.2m | Reduced -64.3k |
| Broad Peak Investment Advisers Pte Ltd 11.79% of their portfolio | 1.1m $50.1m | First filing |
| Swiss National Bank 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $48.8m | Reduced -25.2k |
| STEADFAST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 1.13% of their portfolio | 1.1m $47.5m | Reduced -48.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $45.2m | Added +169.5k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 992.1k $43.9m | Added +264.8k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 946.3k $41.8m | Reduced -1.2m |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 861.2k $38.1m | Added +313.5k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 849.5k $37.6m | Added +264.8k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 833.5k $36.9m | Added +191.8k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.72% of their portfolio | 822.9k $36.4m | Reduced -300.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 790.4k $35.0m | Reduced -239.8k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 789.4k $34.9m | Added +332.9k |
| FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/ 0.23% of their portfolio | 784.1k $34.7m | Added +92.4k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.04% of their portfolio | 752.6k $33.3m | Added +455.2k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 749.2k $33.2m | Reduced -87.9k |
| National Pension Service 0.04% of their portfolio | 738.8k $32.7m | Added +46.1k |
| AXA S.A. 0.05% of their portfolio | 720.8k $31.9m | Added +359.8k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 715.8k $31.7m | Added +48.6k |
| DNB Asset Management AS 0.15% of their portfolio | 696.0k $30.8m | Added +225.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.04% of their portfolio | 655.3k $29.0m | Reduced -180.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 637.7k $28.2m | Reduced -4.3k |
| UniSuper Management Pty Ltd 0.23% of their portfolio | 631.6k $27.9m | Added +15.6k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 623.0k $27.6m | Added +12.3k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 620.6k $27.5m | Added +25.6k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 536.1k $23.7m | Added +179.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.02% of their portfolio | 515.8k $22.8m | Reduced -63.9k |
| Nishkama Capital, LLC 3.40% of their portfolio | 514.7k $22.8m | Added +435.4k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 503.7k $22.3m | Added +71.1k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 502.1k $22.2m | Reduced -155.6k |
| SCOUT INVESTMENTS, INC. 0.60% of their portfolio | 501.7k $22.2m | Reduced -35.0k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 491.5k $21.8m | Added +52.1k |
| PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD 0.34% of their portfolio | 491.0k $21.7m | Reduced -3.9k |
| Owl Creek Asset Management, L.P. 3.73% of their portfolio | 470.7k $20.8m | New |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 466.9k $20.7m | Reduced -137.7k |
| Anomaly Capital Management, LP 0.77% of their portfolio | 456.8k $20.2m | Reduced -1.7m |
| TCTC Holdings, LLC 0.69% of their portfolio | 454.3k $20.1m | Reduced -8.1k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.05% of their portfolio | 443.3k $19.6m | Added +437.6k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 443.2k $19.6m | New |
| DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC 0.42% of their portfolio | 425.6k $18.8m | New |
| FACTORY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO 0.21% of their portfolio | 421.1k $18.6m | Unchanged |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 420.7k $18.6m | Added +11.2k |
| Poplar Forest Capital LLC 2.59% of their portfolio | 419.7k $18.6m | Added +373 |
| Alpine Investment Management Ltd 7.08% of their portfolio | 416.7k $18.4m | New |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 411.2k $18.2m | Reduced -132.9k |
| PENN DAVIS MCFARLAND INC 2.77% of their portfolio | 404.7k $17.9m | Added +3.9k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 404.3k $17.9m | Added +88.3k |
| Madison Asset Management, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 392.6k $17.4m | Unchanged |
| HughesLittle Investment Management Ltd. 3.78% of their portfolio | 389.6k $17.2m | New |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 378.4k $16.7m | Added +82 |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 373.7k $16.5m | Reduced -5.3k |
| Silvant Capital Management LLC 0.73% of their portfolio | 372.5k $16.5m | Added +35.9k |
| GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 363.2k $16.1m | Added +216.8k |
| Long Focus Capital Management, LLC 1.64% of their portfolio | 359.0k $15.9m | Added +339.0k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.03% of their portfolio | 350.2k $15.5m | Reduced -12.0k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 348.8k $15.4m | Added +71.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 308.6k $13.7m | Reduced -1.5k |