NASDAQ INC NDAQ
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 631103108 · ISIN US6311031081
American multinational financial technology services corporation
- SectorFinancials
- IndustrySecurity & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services
- HeadquartersNew York, NY
- Founded1971
- Websitebusiness.nasdaq.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 ($41.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 575.9m as of 2024-07-29, 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 ≈ $60.29. Options: 20 managers hold calls ($55.8m notional), 18 hold puts ($34.0m).
Trends to Q2 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 685 |
| Q4 2022 | 717 |
| Q1 2023 | 689 |
| Q2 2023 | 698 |
| Q3 2023 | 702 |
| Q4 2023 | 727 |
| Q1 2024 | 767 |
| Q2 2024 | 759 |
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 | 343 | 283 |
| Q1 2023 | 317 | 330 |
| Q2 2023 | 325 | 313 |
| Q3 2023 | 289 | 361 |
| Q4 2023 | 323 | 346 |
| Q1 2024 | 393 | 308 |
| Q2 2024 | 386 | 331 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $68.0m | $62.2m | 0.91 |
| Q4 2023 | $66.7m | $71.5m | 1.07 |
| Q1 2024 | $46.8m | $39.6m | 0.85 |
| Q2 2024 | $55.8m | $34.0m | 0.61 |
Biggest buyers
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P | New | +7.5m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +4.1m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +1.0m |
| Capital World Investors | Added | +926.1k |
| EDMOND DE ROTHSCHILD HOLDING S.A. | Added | +881.7k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +831.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | Added | +815.9k |
| Kodai Capital Management LP | New | +809.4k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | Added | +571.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +536.5k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -7.8m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -4.3m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -3.4m |
| Man Group plc | Reduced | -2.1m |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Reduced | -1.0m |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Sold out | -1.0m |
| SAMLYN CAPITAL, LLC | Sold out | -1.0m |
| Junto Capital Management LP | Sold out | -998.4k |
| FARALLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. | Reduced | -930.0k |
| Laurion Capital Management LP | Sold out | -733.5k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $17.5m290.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $14.3m237.2k shares |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | $6.0m99.8k shares |
| Paloma Partners Management Co | New | $3.1m51.3k shares |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | New | $2.6m44.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $2.5m41.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $2.1m34.2k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $1.9m30.9k shares |
| GARDA CAPITAL PARTNERS LP | Unchanged | $1.6m26.5k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $741.2k12.3k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $14.6m242.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $4.2m70.2k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $2.3m37.6k shares |
| Paloma Partners Management Co | New | $2.0m33.5k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $1.9m31.3k shares |
| GARDA CAPITAL PARTNERS LP | Unchanged | $1.6m26.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.4m23.5k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $1.2m20.7k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | Reduced | $1.2m20.3k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Added | $952.1k15.8k 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 |
|---|---|
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 6.3% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2026-10-27 | 6.2% |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 13G · institution -1.8 pts · filed 2026-08-13 | 5.4% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ (4.1%, 2026-08-12), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
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 | — | 6 | $2.2m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.3m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $1.0m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 1 | $205.8k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 2 | $534.7k | 2 | $314.7k | — |
| Q4 2023 | 1 | $705.9k | 1 | $254.5k | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $116.2k | $116.2k |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $647.4k | $647.4k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-01 | Smith Bryan Everard Executive Vice President | Sold plan | $181.8k3.0k shares |
| 2024-04-01 | Smith Bryan Everard Executive Vice President | Sold plan | $465.5k7.4k 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, Q2 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| THOMA BRAVO, L.P. 50.86% of their portfolio | 85.6m $5.2bn | Unchanged |
| INVESTOR AB 99.92% of their portfolio | 58.2m $3.5bn | Unchanged |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 48.4m $2.9bn | Added +144.8k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 33.3m $2.0bn | Added +93.4k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.39% of their portfolio | 20.9m $1.3bn | Reduced -339.2k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 16.1m $972.6m | Added +424.7k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.16% of their portfolio | 14.7m $888.8m | Added +4.1m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 9.8m $590.8m | Added +344.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 9.2m $551.5m | Added +6.7k |
| FARALLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 2.67% of their portfolio | 7.5m $452.4m | Reduced -930.0k |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P 0.76% of their portfolio | 7.5m $451.9m | New |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.38% of their portfolio | 6.8m $409.9m | Reduced -726.7k |
| Capital World Investors 0.06% of their portfolio | 6.2m $373.3m | Added +926.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 5.8m $349.6m | Added +536.5k |
| NORGES BANK 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.8m $290.6m | Added +125.6k |
| Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC (Investment Advisor) 1.23% of their portfolio | 4.8m $287.3m | Added +94.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.7m $284.1m | Reduced -7.8m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.7m $280.9m | Added +115.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 4.3m $259.6m | Reduced -330.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.3m $200.5m | Added +49.9k |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich 0.82% of their portfolio | 3.3m $214.1m | Reduced -206.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.2m $191.4m | Added +314.3k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.32% of their portfolio | 3.0m $183.1m | Added +160.1k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.27% of their portfolio | 3.0m $179.1m | Reduced -48.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.9m $175.4m | Added +831.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.8m $169.4m | Added +127.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.5m $150.3m | Added +1.0m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.5m $149.7m | Added +189.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.4m $147.3m | Added +82.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.4m $142.1m | Added +174.8k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 2.3m $141.5m | Added +156.3k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.3m $140.0m | Added +79.3k |
| Liontrust Investment Partners LLP 1.96% of their portfolio | 2.3m $138.0m | Reduced -48.8k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.30% of their portfolio | 2.2m $134.2m | Added +329.1k |
| Bain Capital Public Equity Management II, LLC 5.91% of their portfolio | 2.2m $131.6m | Reduced -20.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.1m $126.6m | Added +52.3k |
| JOHNSON INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 1.30% of their portfolio | 2.0m $123.1m | Reduced -3.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.0m $121.9m | Added +815.9k |
| SHAPIRO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 3.45% of their portfolio | 1.9m $113.7m | Added +483.4k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.8m $109.6m | Reduced -49.5k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.7m $102.2m | Added +223.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.7m $100.7m | Reduced -363.9k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.6m $98.6m | Reduced -146.3k |
| Amundi 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.6m $95.0m | Reduced -385.1k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.46% of their portfolio | 1.3m $79.5m | Added +571.8k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.3m $79.0m | Added +155.5k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.3m $76.7m | Added +31.7k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.3m $75.6m | Added +248.5k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $75.3m | Reduced -1.0m |
| LGT CAPITAL PARTNERS LTD. 2.56% of their portfolio | 1.2m $75.2m | Reduced -47.2k |
| FLOSSBACH VON STORCH SE 0.29% of their portfolio | 1.1m $69.3m | Added +129.8k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $67.3m | Reduced -3.4m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.0m $62.6m | Reduced -4.3m |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.0m $62.4m | Added +44.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.0m $61.7m | Reduced -278.7k |
| VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P. 0.56% of their portfolio | 999.3k $60.2m | Reduced -11.7k |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB 0.25% of their portfolio | 970.4k $58.5m | Reduced -640.8k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 957.8k $57.7m | Added +252.6k |
| EDMOND DE ROTHSCHILD HOLDING S.A. 0.96% of their portfolio | 940.4k $56.7m | Added +881.7k |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 934.2k $56.3m | Reduced -8.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 919.6k $55.4m | Reduced -3.8k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 883.7k $53.2m | Reduced -26.8k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 862.8k $52.0m | Added +485.5k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.10% of their portfolio | 820.9k $49.5m | Added +277.6k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.05% of their portfolio | 816.3k $49.2m | Added +42.6k |
| Kodai Capital Management LP 0.93% of their portfolio | 809.4k $48.8m | New |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 786.2k $47.4m | Reduced -212.5k |
| MAVERICK CAPITAL LTD 0.89% of their portfolio | 783.0k $47.2m | Added +153.8k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 781.1k $47.1m | Reduced -160.6k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.07% of their portfolio | 741.6k $41.7m | Reduced -204.0k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.09% of their portfolio | 701.9k $42.3m | Reduced -27.0k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 681.3k $41.1m | Added +13.0k |
| Man Group plc 0.10% of their portfolio | 645.8k $38.9m | Reduced -2.1m |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 645.4k $38.4m | Added +524.9k |
| STEADFAST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.90% of their portfolio | 625.0k $37.7m | Added +177.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 603.4k $36.4m | Added +75.8k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 583.5k $35.2m | Added +361.1k |
| National Pension Service 0.04% of their portfolio | 577.9k $34.8m | Added +59.3k |
| Railway Pension Investments Ltd 0.41% of their portfolio | 567.9k $34.2m | Added +187.7k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 540.2k $32.6m | Reduced -44.3k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 539.1k $32.5m | Added +16.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 531.6k $32.0m | Added +14.6k |
| Prana Capital Management, LP 1.52% of their portfolio | 529.5k $31.9m | Reduced -428.6k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 518.4k $31.2m | Added +89.8k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.05% of their portfolio | 516.1k $31.1m | Added +169.2k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 509.7k $30.7m | Reduced -82.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.03% of their portfolio | 503.5k $30.3m | Reduced -9.2k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 502.4k $30.3m | Added +108.0k |
| NorthCrest Asset Manangement, LLC 1.00% of their portfolio | 500.9k $30.2m | Added +2.8k |
| Dundas Partners LLP 2.34% of their portfolio | 500.8k $30.2m | Added +4.8k |
| Sabal Trust CO 1.59% of their portfolio | 442.5k $26.7m | Reduced -6.9k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.03% of their portfolio | 426.7k $25.7m | Added +34.5k |
| DEARBORN PARTNERS LLC 1.11% of their portfolio | 424.5k $25.6m | Reduced -4.5k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 415.8k $25.1m | Added +7.5k |
| BENJAMIN F. EDWARDS & COMPANY, INC. 0.40% of their portfolio | 378.8k $22.8m | Reduced -1.4k |
| BRAUN STACEY ASSOCIATES INC 0.88% of their portfolio | 377.7k $22.8m | Reduced -4.5k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 369.0k $22.2m | Reduced -22.7k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.06% of their portfolio | 366.1k $22.1m | Added +60.7k |
| TrinityBridge Ltd 0.72% of their portfolio | 353.2k $21.3m | Added +179.3k |
| STRS OHIO 0.08% of their portfolio | 346.0k $20.8m | Added +280.0k |