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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 ($332.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 564.7m as of 2024-11-25, 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 ≈ $246.65. Options: 52 managers hold calls ($1.4bn notional), 61 hold puts ($1.7bn).
Trends to Q4 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 2,178 |
| Q4 2022 | 2,299 |
| Q1 2023 | 2,304 |
| Q2 2023 | 2,352 |
| Q3 2023 | 2,313 |
| Q4 2023 | 2,464 |
| Q1 2024 | 2,508 |
| Q2 2024 | 2,459 |
| Q3 2024 | 2,556 |
| Q4 2024 | 2,712 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 937 | 1,108 |
| Q2 2023 | 966 | 1,087 |
| Q3 2023 | 902 | 1,129 |
| Q4 2023 | 985 | 1,101 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,030 | 1,200 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,071 | 1,103 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,112 | 1,117 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,034 | 1,175 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | $1.4bn | $1.6bn | 1.10 |
| Q2 2024 | $1.2bn | $1.1bn | 0.90 |
| Q3 2024 | $1.6bn | $1.7bn | 1.03 |
| Q4 2024 | $1.4bn | $1.7bn | 1.15 |
Biggest buyers
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | Added | +993.8k |
| Amundi | Added | +976.8k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +643.5k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +541.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +519.2k |
| NorthCoast Asset Management LLC | Added | +475.8k |
| MIZUHO MARKETS AMERICAS LLC | Added | +466.1k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Added | +455.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +452.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Added | +386.0k |
Biggest sellers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -26.9m |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSETS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -2.0m |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -1.7m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -1.1m |
| ONTARIO TEACHERS PENSION PLAN BOARD | Reduced | -1.1m |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Reduced | -879.6k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -831.6k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP | Reduced | -775.1k |
| SALEM INVESTMENT COUNSELORS INC | Reduced | -694.0k |
| Magellan Asset Management Ltd | Sold out | -659.9k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $261.9m1.1m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $231.2m936.6k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $79.0m319.9k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $75.1m304.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $74.6m302.1k shares |
| BlackRock, Inc. | New | $72.6m294.1k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $69.3m280.8k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | $63.6m257.7k shares |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | $54.3m220.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $53.4m216.5k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $368.5m1.5m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $164.1m664.9k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $156.1m632.5k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $119.5m484.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $83.3m337.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $70.9m287.3k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $65.2m264.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $60.8m246.5k shares |
| Eisler Capital Management Ltd. | First filing | $45.2m182.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $44.8m181.6k 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 Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.9m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $13.6m | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $2.2m | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $8.1m | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.7m | — |
| Q4 2024 | 1 | $245.5k | 4 | $11.7m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-20 | Simkins Lawrence Director | Bought | $245.5k1.0k shares |
| 2024-11-27 | Vance Quonta D EVP, Pro & Home Services | Sold | $2.0m7.2k shares |
| 2024-10-03 | Godbole Seemantini EVP, Chief Information Officer | Sold | $7.1m26.2k shares |
| 2024-10-03 | McFarland Joseph Michael EVP, Stores | Sold | $1.1m4.0k shares |
| 2024-10-02 | Vagell Margrethe R EVP, Supply Chain | Sold | $1.6m5.7k 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, Q4 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.23% of their portfolio | 54.4m $13.4bn | Reduced -17.7k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.20% of their portfolio | 39.6m $9.8bn | Added +643.5k |
| FMR LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 26.3m $6.5bn | Added +259.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.50% of their portfolio | 25.6m $6.3bn | Reduced -26.9m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.25% of their portfolio | 25.5m $6.3bn | Added +519.2k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 12.0m $3.0bn | Added +245.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.62% of their portfolio | 10.5m $2.6bn | Reduced -51.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.18% of their portfolio | 10.4m $2.6bn | Added +136.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.22% of their portfolio | 9.7m $2.4bn | Reduced -1.1m |
| NORGES BANK 0.24% of their portfolio | 7.5m $1.8bn | Added +312.0k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.56% of their portfolio | 7.1m $1.8bn | Reduced -329.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.25% of their portfolio | 7.1m $1.7bn | Added +993.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 5.0m $1.2bn | Added +323.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.23% of their portfolio | 4.8m $1.2bn | Reduced -31.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.21% of their portfolio | 4.7m $1.2bn | Reduced -286.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.19% of their portfolio | 4.2m $1.0bn | Added +386.0k |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 1.83% of their portfolio | 3.9m $950.8m | Reduced -25.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.24% of their portfolio | 3.7m $914.3m | Reduced -339.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.10% of their portfolio | 3.6m $876.9m | Reduced -286.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 3.5m $853.7m | Added +90.0k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.23% of their portfolio | 3.4m $831.7m | Added +66.3k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 3.2m $801.7m | Reduced -384.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.15% of their portfolio | 2.7m $664.1m | Added +315.2k |
| Amundi 0.22% of their portfolio | 2.6m $642.7m | Added +976.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 2.5m $604.6m | Reduced -152.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.3m $566.3m | Added +452.8k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.46% of their portfolio | 2.0m $484.1m | Reduced -775.1k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.77% of their portfolio | 1.9m $473.5m | Reduced -21.3k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.8m $448.0m | Added +455.3k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.6m $395.5m | Reduced -88.7k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.6m $383.8m | Reduced -50.3k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.5m $378.4m | Added +207.5k |
| LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA 1.97% of their portfolio | 1.5m $360.8m | Reduced -76.8k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.5m $359.5m | Reduced -6.0k |
| SALEM INVESTMENT COUNSELORS INC 11.57% of their portfolio | 1.4m $352.9m | Reduced -694.0k |
| FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. 1.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $350.0m | Added +5.7k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.36% of their portfolio | 1.4m $339.4m | Reduced -879.6k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.4m $333.6m | Added +42.8k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.3m $325.7m | Reduced -139.6k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.3m $318.8m | Reduced -3.8k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.3m $315.7m | Reduced -393.2k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.3m $314.4m | First filing |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $311.6m | Added +541.3k |
| ONTARIO TEACHERS PENSION PLAN BOARD 4.17% of their portfolio | 1.2m $308.0m | Reduced -1.1m |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.36% of their portfolio | 1.2m $297.0m | Reduced -172.3k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.2m $301.8m | Reduced -1.7m |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.1m $281.9m | Reduced -203.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.1m $281.0m | Reduced -72.1k |
| National Pension Service 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.1m $279.2m | Reduced -6.6k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.1m $278.7m | Reduced -13.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.0m $257.3m | Added +256.6k |
| NorthCoast Asset Management LLC 1.21% of their portfolio | 1.0m $247.5m | Added +475.8k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.22% of their portfolio | 924.4k $229.7m | Added +76.1k |
| FIL Ltd 0.21% of their portfolio | 922.3k $227.6m | Reduced -10.9k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.31% of their portfolio | 917.1k $226.3m | Added +46.7k |
| M&G PLC 1.39% of their portfolio | 914.8k $226.0m | Reduced -23.1k |
| Haverford Trust Co 2.21% of their portfolio | 900.2k $222.2m | Reduced -18.0k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.11% of their portfolio | 890.3k $219.7m | Reduced -79.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.25% of their portfolio | 883.7k $218.1m | Reduced -39.3k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 879.5k $217.1m | Added +65.9k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 857.2k $211.4m | Reduced -831.6k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.65% of their portfolio | 833.0k $205.6m | Added +44.0k |
| PineStone Asset Management Inc. 1.90% of their portfolio | 821.8k $202.8m | Added +4.3k |
| Fiera Capital Corp 0.62% of their portfolio | 798.0k $197.0m | Reduced -33.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.26% of their portfolio | 791.5k $195.3m | Reduced -6.3k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 774.2k $191.1m | Reduced -61.8k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 770.8k $190.2m | Reduced -51.9k |
| Maj Invest Holding A/S 6.03% of their portfolio | 743.3k $183.5m | Reduced -107.4k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.20% of their portfolio | 733.0k $180.9m | Reduced -15.0k |
| Soroban Capital Partners LP 2.38% of their portfolio | 720.1k $177.7m | Unchanged |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.33% of their portfolio | 712.6k $175.5m | Reduced -21.3k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 709.3k $175.0m | Reduced -55.4k |
| Markel Group Inc. 1.53% of their portfolio | 701.5k $173.1m | Added +11.0k |
| Allen Investment Management, LLC 1.99% of their portfolio | 699.7k $172.7m | Reduced -112.1k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.21% of their portfolio | 684.6k $169.0m | Reduced -49.6k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.17% of their portfolio | 667.7k $164.8m | Reduced -25.7k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.31% of their portfolio | 658.6k $162.5m | Added +200.3k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.32% of their portfolio | 644.4k $159.0m | First filing |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.28% of their portfolio | 643.9k $158.9m | Added +112.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 642.6k $158.6m | Reduced -7.0k |
| OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp 1.23% of their portfolio | 571.8k $141.1m | Added +140.4k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.40% of their portfolio | 564.6k $139.4m | Added +3.7k |
| Cullen Capital Management, LLC 1.61% of their portfolio | 558.7k $137.9m | Reduced -25.4k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.19% of their portfolio | 557.6k $137.6m | Reduced -10.7k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.21% of their portfolio | 549.0k $135.5m | Reduced -39.0k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.26% of their portfolio | 546.0k $134.8m | Reduced -7.6k |
| BARTLETT & CO. WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC 1.95% of their portfolio | 544.9k $134.5m | Reduced -18.4k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 539.4k $133.1m | Added +2.9k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.23% of their portfolio | 538.1k $132.8m | Reduced -65.5k |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.17% of their portfolio | 528.9k $130.9m | Added +282.4k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 525.0k $129.6m | Added +18.9k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.16% of their portfolio | 519.3k $128.2m | Added +6.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 516.3k $127.4m | Added +378.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.27% of their portfolio | 510.5k $126.0m | Reduced -17.9k |
| Two Creeks Capital Management, LP 7.56% of their portfolio | 502.3k $124.0m | Reduced -41.6k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.22% of their portfolio | 502.2k $123.9m | Reduced -13.1k |
| COMMERCE BANK 0.76% of their portfolio | 498.2k $122.9m | Added +2.2k |
| MIZUHO MARKETS AMERICAS LLC 2.32% of their portfolio | 490.4k $121.0m | Added +466.1k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 488.5k $120.6m | Added +9.4k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 480.4k $118.6m | Reduced -24.6k |