MIDDLEBY CORP MIDD
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 596278101 · ISIN US5962781010
American cooking and industrial process equipment company
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustryRefrigeration & Service Industry Machinery
- HeadquartersElgin, IL
- Founded1888
- Websitemiddleby.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 ($18.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 50.7m as of 2025-08-04, 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 ≈ $144.01. Options: 13 managers hold calls ($184.3m notional), 10 hold puts ($347.8m).
Trends to Q2 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 326 |
| Q4 2022 | 332 |
| Q1 2023 | 351 |
| Q2 2023 | 354 |
| Q3 2023 | 344 |
| Q4 2023 | 347 |
| Q1 2024 | 371 |
| Q2 2024 | 358 |
| Q3 2024 | 388 |
| Q4 2024 | 393 |
| Q1 2025 | 412 |
| Q2 2025 | 428 |
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 | 149 | 173 |
| Q4 2023 | 154 | 166 |
| Q1 2024 | 190 | 132 |
| Q2 2024 | 174 | 184 |
| Q3 2024 | 201 | 158 |
| Q4 2024 | 164 | 190 |
| Q1 2025 | 204 | 177 |
| Q2 2025 | 201 | 201 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $33.4m | $144.5m | 4.33 |
| Q4 2024 | $49.5m | $395.6m | 7.99 |
| Q1 2025 | $180.4m | $358.4m | 1.99 |
| Q2 2025 | $184.3m | $347.8m | 1.89 |
Biggest buyers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +918.2k |
| Garden Investment Management, L.P. | Added | +641.0k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Added | +190.6k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +164.3k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +132.2k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +111.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +103.9k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +101.9k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | New | +89.4k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +75.5k |
Biggest sellers
| Select Equity Group, L.P. | Reduced | -786.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Reduced | -449.7k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -442.3k |
| Amundi | Reduced | -375.4k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -313.6k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Reduced | -279.1k |
| ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC | Reduced | -165.0k |
| Wolf Hill Capital Management, LP | Sold out | -148.0k |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC | Sold out | -142.9k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. | Reduced | -128.8k |
Biggest calls
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $130.8m908.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $14.5m100.9k shares |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Added | $13.6m94.4k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $9.7m67.4k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $9.2m63.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $2.2m15.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $1.5m10.5k shares |
| Skaana Management L.P. | New | $950.4k6.6k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | $806.4k5.6k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $518.4k3.6k shares |
Biggest puts
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $144.5m1.0m shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Unchanged | $144.0m1.0m shares |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Added | $48.2m335.0k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $4.5m31.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $4.1m28.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.5m10.4k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $489.6k3.4k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $347.9k2.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $57.0k400 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 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 |
|---|---|
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 13G · institution +2.1 pts · filed 2026-05-15 | 13.6% |
Garden Investment Management, L.P.
13D · may seek influence
+0.8 pts · filed 2026-01-06
Stated purposeItem 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended as follows: On January 6, 2026, GIM entered into an amendment to the Cooperation Agreement with the Issuer (the "Cooperation Agreement Amendment"), pursuant to which and subject to the terms set forth therein (i) the Issuer agreed to include Edward P. Garden in the Issuer's slate of director nominees for its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "2026 Annual Meeting") and to recommend, support and solicit proxies for the election of Mr. Garden at the 2026 Annual Meeting, (ii) the Standstill Period (as defined in the Cooperation Agreement) was extended until the earlier of Mr. Garden ceasing to serve on the Board or 45 days prior to the advance notice deadline for the Company's 2027 annual meeting of stockholders, and (iii) GIM's voting commi… Full filing |
6.7% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: JPMORGAN CHASE & CO (4.5%, 2026-10-13), VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC (4.8%, 2026-07-31), Select Equity Group, L.P. (3.3%, 2026-05-15), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27), WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP (2.6%, 2026-02-10)
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 | 1 | $100.3k | 2 | $732.6k | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $20.3k | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $206.1k | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $304.1k | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $27.4k | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $105.0k | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $81.8k | — |
| Q2 2025 | 2 | $93.8m | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-21 | GARDEN EDWARD P Director · Please see explanation below | Bought | $20.3m137.0k shares |
| 2025-05-16 | GARDEN EDWARD P Director · Please see explanation below | Bought | $92.9k621 shares |
| 2025-05-15 | GARDEN EDWARD P Director · Please see explanation below | Bought | $2.0m13.5k shares |
| 2025-05-14 | GARDEN EDWARD P Director · Please see explanation below | Bought | $5.6m37.5k shares |
| 2025-05-13 | GARDEN EDWARD P Director · Please see explanation below | Bought | $37.3m249.3k shares |
| 2025-05-12 | Scherger Stephen R. Director | Bought | $293.4k2.0k shares |
| 2025-05-09 | GARDEN EDWARD P Director · Please see explanation below | Bought | $28.3m203.1k 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 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.8m $687.8m | Reduced -442.3k |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. 2.90% of their portfolio | 4.7m $680.8m | Reduced -786.6k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.6m $668.6m | Reduced -13.2k |
| Garden Investment Management, L.P. 100.00% of their portfolio | 3.3m $471.9m | Added +641.0k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.2m $462.1m | Added +72.6k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.2m $459.9m | Added +164.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.8m $399.2m | Added +918.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.6m $376.8m | Added +23.9k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.9m $277.0m | Reduced -313.6k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $229.8m | Reduced -45.8k |
| TURTLE CREEK ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 5.86% of their portfolio | 1.4m $202.0m | Reduced -62.4k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.86% of their portfolio | 1.3m $190.1m | Added +158 |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.3m $187.7m | Added +62.1k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.2m $174.2m | Added +190.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 975.0k $140.4m | Reduced -14.7k |
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC 1.53% of their portfolio | 934.6k $134.6m | Reduced -55.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 803.3k $115.7m | Reduced -13.0k |
| Clarkston Capital Partners, LLC 2.12% of their portfolio | 692.8k $99.8m | Added +4.2k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.11% of their portfolio | 680.7k $98.0m | Added +16.3k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 621.8k $89.5m | Added +132.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 592.2k $85.3m | Added +103.9k |
| RIVULET CAPITAL, LLC 6.57% of their portfolio | 470.2k $67.7m | Reduced -57.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 468.9k $67.5m | Reduced -34.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 458.0k $66.0m | Added +14.7k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.33% of their portfolio | 449.7k $64.8m | Reduced -128.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 422.8k $60.9m | Reduced -51.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 420.3k $60.5m | Reduced -438 |
| Boston Partners 0.07% of their portfolio | 414.8k $59.7m | Reduced -4.9k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 373.5k $53.8m | Added +75.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 358.9k $51.7m | Added +6.1k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 358.6k $51.6m | Added +30.8k |
| Aviso Financial Inc. 2.16% of their portfolio | 332.1k $47.8m | Added +7.3k |
| ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC 0.71% of their portfolio | 274.2k $39.5m | Reduced -165.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 253.4k $36.5m | Added +577 |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.03% of their portfolio | 226.5k $32.6m | Reduced -31.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 211.0k $30.4m | Added +53.8k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 207.9k $29.9m | Reduced -22.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.03% of their portfolio | 179.9k $25.9m | Reduced -1.2k |
| Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. 1.00% of their portfolio | 178.4k $25.7m | Reduced -44.8k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 168.4k $24.2m | Reduced -22.9k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.02% of their portfolio | 157.6k $22.7m | Added +56.2k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 157.4k $22.7m | Added +7.3k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 0.13% of their portfolio | 151.0k $21.7m | Added +18.5k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 147.0k $21.2m | Added +17.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 145.2k $20.9m | Reduced -2.8k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 142.6k $20.5m | Added +72.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 140.8k $20.3m | Reduced -6.1k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 133.9k $19.3m | Reduced -29.8k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 128.6k $18.5m | Added +111.8k |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 126.3k $18.8m | Reduced -375.4k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 122.0k $17.6m | Reduced -3.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 121.1k $17.4m | Reduced -2.6k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 118.6k $17.1m | Reduced -77.0k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 116.6k $16.8m | Added +101.9k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 115.7k $16.7m | Added +11.4k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 108.7k $15.7m | Added +71.3k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 105.9k $15.3m | Added +18.4k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 102.5k $14.8m | Reduced -1.8k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 101.6k $14.6m | Reduced -73.9k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.05% of their portfolio | 98.1k $14.1m | Added +32.6k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 93.1k $13.4m | Added +809 |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 90.4k $13.0m | Added +2.3k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 89.4k $12.9m | New |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 88.8k $12.8m | Added +4.7k |
| Treasurer of the State of North Carolina 0.04% of their portfolio | 84.7k $12.2m | Added +38.8k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 83.8k $12.1m | Added +74.8k |
| HEARTLAND ADVISORS INC 0.67% of their portfolio | 83.2k $12.0m | Added +21.2k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 81.1k $11.7m | Added +68.1k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 80.7k $11.6m | Reduced -38.6k |
| Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel Ltd. 0.73% of their portfolio | 71.1k $10.2m | Added +4.3k |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 69.2k $10.0m | Reduced -933 |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 68.8k $9.9m | Reduced -449.7k |
| S&CO INC 0.62% of their portfolio | 66.8k $9.6m | Unchanged |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 66.6k $9.6m | Reduced -8.0k |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 65.6k $9.4m | New |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 58.9k $8.5m | Reduced -9.4k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 58.0k $8.4m | Added +5.2k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 56.4k $8.1m | Reduced -401 |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 56.0k $8.1m | Reduced -19.9k |
| Ancora Advisors LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 55.9k $8.0m | Added +38.1k |
| Addenda Capital Inc. 0.29% of their portfolio | 55.5k $8.0m | Added +1.1k |
| Bares Capital Management, Inc. 0.76% of their portfolio | 54.6k $7.9m | New |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.06% of their portfolio | 52.2k $7.5m | Added +49.6k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 51.0k $7.3m | Reduced -184 |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 50.0k $7.2m | Unchanged |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.0k $6.9m | Added +326 |
| Quantbot Technologies LP 0.16% of their portfolio | 44.5k $6.4m | Added +13.9k |
| Olstein Capital Management, L.P. 1.15% of their portfolio | 42.5k $6.1m | Added +4.0k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 40.4k $5.8m | Added +3.0k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.01% of their portfolio | 40.2k $5.8m | Reduced -3.7k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 40.1k $5.8m | Added +330 |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.01% of their portfolio | 40.0k $5.8m | Reduced -7.8k |
| Hunter Perkins Capital Management, LLC 1.36% of their portfolio | 39.9k $5.7m | Added +235 |
| PEAK6 LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 39.3k $5.7m | Reduced -1.4k |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 38.6k $5.6m | Reduced -17.9k |
| WINTON GROUP Ltd 0.28% of their portfolio | 37.9k $5.5m | New |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 37.1k $5.3m | New |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 34.8k $5.0m | Added +2.5k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 34.0k $4.9m | Reduced -279.1k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.7k $4.7m | Added +7.9k |