LOWES COS INC LOW
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 548661107 · ISIN US5486611073
American home improvement retail chain
* 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 ($373.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 596.4m as of 2023-03-23, 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 ≈ $199.59. Options: 47 managers hold calls ($1.5bn notional), 49 hold puts ($1.9bn).
Trends to Q1 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 2,178 |
| Q4 2022 | 2,299 |
| Q1 2023 | 2,304 |
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 | 896 | 1,036 |
| Q1 2023 | 937 | 1,108 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $1.5bn | $1.6bn | 1.05 |
| Q4 2022 | $1.8bn | $1.7bn | 0.98 |
| Q1 2023 | $1.5bn | $1.9bn | 1.26 |
Biggest buyers
| FMR LLC | Added | +21.7m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +3.9m |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD | Added | +2.1m |
| D1 Capital Partners L.P. | New | +930.7k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC | Added | +529.4k |
| STRS OHIO | Added | +486.7k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | New | +404.1k |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC | Added | +386.6k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | Added | +342.2k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +340.9k |
Biggest sellers
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -3.7m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -1.2m |
| Egerton Capital (UK) LLP | Reduced | -1.2m |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -904.2k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -857.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -793.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -782.6k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Sold out | -770.3k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | Reduced | -764.0k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $440.7m2.2m shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $210.1m1.1m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $207.5m1.0m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $91.3m456.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $72.9m364.7k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $60.1m300.6k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $45.1m225.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $39.8m198.8k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $37.1m185.7k shares |
| Laurion Capital Management LP | Added | $34.2m171.2k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $423.8m2.1m shares |
| Deer Park Road Corp | New | $349.9m1.8m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $197.3m986.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $116.3m581.7k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $99.8m499.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $90.9m454.8k shares |
| Apollo Management Holdings, L.P. | New | $86.0m430.0k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Reduced | $61.9m309.7k shares |
| Capula Management Ltd | Added | $43.7m218.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $43.5m217.4k 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 |
|---|---|
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 7.5% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 13G · institution +1.0 pts · filed 2025-10-31 | 6.5% |
| FMR LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-05-06 | 5.7% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 2023
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 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $23.6m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $15.3m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.9m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-15 | Frieson Donald EVP, Supply Chain | Sold | $1.9m9.4k 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 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.27% of their portfolio | 53.4m $10.7bn | Reduced -709.7k |
| FMR LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 44.5m $8.9bn | Added +21.7m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.26% of their portfolio | 43.7m $8.7bn | Reduced -857.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.28% of their portfolio | 24.8m $5.0bn | Reduced -782.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.56% of their portfolio | 21.4m $4.3bn | Added +3.9m |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.71% of their portfolio | 11.5m $2.3bn | Added +342.2k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 10.9m $2.2bn | Reduced -102.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.22% of their portfolio | 10.5m $2.1bn | Reduced -1.2m |
| Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. 19.64% of their portfolio | 10.0m $2.0bn | Reduced -338.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.23% of their portfolio | 9.8m $2.0bn | Reduced -25.2k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.57% of their portfolio | 8.4m $1.7bn | Added +293.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.29% of their portfolio | 7.4m $1.5bn | Reduced -113.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.32% of their portfolio | 7.3m $1.5bn | Reduced -67.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.22% of their portfolio | 5.1m $1.0bn | Reduced -236.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.26% of their portfolio | 4.6m $929.6m | Reduced -162.3k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 4.5m $904.8m | Reduced -1.1m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.30% of their portfolio | 4.2m $849.1m | Reduced -1.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.24% of their portfolio | 3.7m $740.9m | Added +32.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.36% of their portfolio | 3.6m $720.3m | Reduced -21.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 3.6m $720.3m | Reduced -55.2k |
| SALEM INVESTMENT COUNSELORS INC 27.63% of their portfolio | 3.4m $689.8m | Reduced -4.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.18% of their portfolio | 3.3m $653.0m | Reduced -444.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.19% of their portfolio | 3.2m $641.4m | Reduced -37.2k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.61% of their portfolio | 2.6m $511.2m | Added +2.1m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.65% of their portfolio | 2.5m $503.7m | Reduced -185.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.33% of their portfolio | 2.4m $479.9m | Reduced -122.9k |
| Amundi 0.24% of their portfolio | 2.3m $451.6m | Added +207.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.20% of their portfolio | 2.2m $430.9m | Reduced -290.9k |
| Magellan Asset Management Ltd 3.65% of their portfolio | 2.1m $427.0m | Reduced -165.7k |
| LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA 2.33% of their portfolio | 2.0m $403.8m | Reduced -45.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.9m $381.6m | Reduced -103.8k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.7m $342.3m | Reduced -257.4k |
| Soroban Capital Partners LP 4.69% of their portfolio | 1.7m $342.1m | Unchanged |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.5m $307.5m | Added +122.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.5m $301.9m | Reduced -26.3k |
| Fiera Capital Corp 0.89% of their portfolio | 1.5m $297.4m | Reduced -6.2k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.4m $278.9m | Reduced -333.7k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.3m $266.2m | Reduced -177.8k |
| Coho Partners, Ltd. 4.59% of their portfolio | 1.3m $265.5m | Reduced -16.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.3m $260.8m | Reduced -244.9k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.2m $249.7m | Reduced -233.5k |
| Allen Investment Management, LLC 4.14% of their portfolio | 1.2m $247.1m | Reduced -12.2k |
| FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. 0.94% of their portfolio | 1.2m $244.7m | Added +68.2k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.2m $184.7m | Added +340.9k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.2m $239.8m | Reduced -176.9k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.40% of their portfolio | 1.2m $239.0m | Reduced -3.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.29% of their portfolio | 1.2m $238.4m | Reduced -56.0k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.46% of their portfolio | 1.2m $215.8m | Reduced -52.9k |
| Maj Invest Holding A/S 6.14% of their portfolio | 1.2m $234.3m | Reduced -111.0k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 1.2m $233.7m | Reduced -764.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.2m $230.3m | Reduced -793.5k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.1m $226.8m | Reduced -26.6k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.91% of their portfolio | 1.1m $225.4m | Added +529.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.1m $224.3m | Reduced -60.2k |
| Egerton Capital (UK) LLP 2.42% of their portfolio | 1.1m $223.9m | Reduced -1.2m |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.1m $221.4m | Reduced -84.9k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.1m $217.3m | Reduced -51.0k |
| Haverford Trust Co 2.58% of their portfolio | 1.1m $215.9m | Reduced -18.2k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.1m $208.7m | Added +9.4k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.0m $205.1m | Reduced -35.8k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.32% of their portfolio | 1.0m $204.9m | Added +232.7k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.46% of their portfolio | 971.3k $194.2m | Added +115.1k |
| Two Creeks Capital Management, LP 12.86% of their portfolio | 965.4k $193.0m | Added +50.2k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.85% of their portfolio | 957.9k $191.6m | Reduced -184.6k |
| National Pension Service 0.33% of their portfolio | 939.4k $181.0m | Reduced -112.3k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 934.1k $187.0m | Reduced -156.4k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.42% of their portfolio | 932.7k $186.5m | Added +55.1k |
| D1 Capital Partners L.P. 3.50% of their portfolio | 930.7k $186.1m | New |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.56% of their portfolio | 913.6k $182.7m | Reduced -29.5k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.04% of their portfolio | 886.5k $177.3m | Reduced -3.7m |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.23% of their portfolio | 863.3k $172.6m | Added +85.7k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.43% of their portfolio | 861.1k $172.4m | Reduced -32.8k |
| M&G INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD 1.18% of their portfolio | 838.2k $167.6m | Reduced -47.5k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.14% of their portfolio | 815.6k $163.1m | Added +19.9k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 812.4k $162.5m | Added +27.2k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 810.3k $162.0m | Reduced -23.0k |
| PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA 0.20% of their portfolio | 807.8k $161.5m | Reduced -77.8k |
| J.P. Morgan Private Wealth Advisors LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 783.4k $156.6m | Added +207.0k |
| STRS OHIO 0.24% of their portfolio | 774.1k $154.8m | Added +486.7k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.26% of their portfolio | 772.6k $154.5m | Reduced -9.6k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.25% of their portfolio | 733.5k $146.7m | Reduced -2.1k |
| Cullen Capital Management, LLC 1.32% of their portfolio | 722.9k $144.5m | Added +207.3k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 716.0k $143.2m | Reduced -16.6k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.34% of their portfolio | 697.1k $139.3m | Reduced -29.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.32% of their portfolio | 691.5k $138.3m | Reduced -44.3k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.20% of their portfolio | 683.9k $136.8m | Added +4.5k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.20% of their portfolio | 683.5k $136.7m | Reduced -21.2k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.32% of their portfolio | 682.5k $136.5m | Reduced -22.7k |
| ALKEON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.85% of their portfolio | 666.5k $133.3m | Reduced -565.7k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.36% of their portfolio | 653.3k $130.6m | Reduced -75.2k |
| FIL Ltd 0.15% of their portfolio | 646.8k $129.3m | Added +80.5k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 646.6k $129.3m | Reduced -23.1k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.24% of their portfolio | 636.9k $127.4m | Added +151.9k |
| Markel Group Inc. 1.58% of their portfolio | 619.5k $123.9m | Added +13.0k |
| Railway Pension Investments Ltd 1.25% of their portfolio | 610.2k $122.0m | Reduced -20.1k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.61% of their portfolio | 607.3k $121.4m | Added +279.2k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.53% of their portfolio | 606.4k $121.3m | Reduced -58.7k |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 597.5k $119.5m | Unchanged |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.26% of their portfolio | 592.4k $118.5m | Reduced -125.8k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 585.4k $117.1m | Added +8.4k |