NEWELL BRANDS INC NWL
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 651229106 · ISIN US6512291062
- SectorMaterials
- IndustryPlastics Products, NEC
- HeadquartersAtlanta, GA
- Founded1903
- Websitenewellbrands.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 ($9.6m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 416.2m as of 2025-02-10, 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 ≈ $9.96. Options: 20 managers hold calls ($49.5m notional), 14 hold puts ($34.6m).
Trends to Q4 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 548 |
| Q4 2022 | 540 |
| Q1 2023 | 520 |
| Q2 2023 | 487 |
| Q3 2023 | 461 |
| Q4 2023 | 457 |
| Q1 2024 | 416 |
| Q2 2024 | 406 |
| Q3 2024 | 435 |
| Q4 2024 | 449 |
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 | 270 | 236 |
| Q2 2023 | 227 | 277 |
| Q3 2023 | 215 | 254 |
| Q4 2023 | 176 | 264 |
| Q1 2024 | 168 | 225 |
| Q2 2024 | 171 | 199 |
| Q3 2024 | 225 | 168 |
| Q4 2024 | 215 | 197 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | $23.6m | $20.5m | 0.87 |
| Q2 2024 | $20.5m | $9.2m | 0.45 |
| Q3 2024 | $16.6m | $33.2m | 2.00 |
| Q4 2024 | $49.5m | $34.6m | 0.70 |
Biggest buyers
| FMR LLC | Added | +10.2m |
| HENNESSY ADVISORS INC | New | +7.3m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +3.2m |
| FIL Ltd | Added | +3.0m |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +2.5m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +2.3m |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +2.1m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +2.0m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +1.9m |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP | New | +1.5m |
Biggest sellers
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -5.2m |
| COOPER CREEK PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -5.0m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -3.8m |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -3.5m |
| SASCO CAPITAL INC / CT/ | Sold out | -2.3m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Sold out | -2.2m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -2.0m |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -1.8m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.7m |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | Reduced | -1.5m |
Biggest calls
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $16.8m1.7m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $8.8m881.9k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | New | $3.1m312.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $2.6m263.6k shares |
| Crawford Fund Management, LLC | Added | $2.2m220.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $2.2m217.2k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Unchanged | $2.0m200.9k shares |
| Belvedere Trading LLC | New | $1.8m180.8k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Unchanged | $1.5m147.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.4m142.8k shares |
Biggest puts
| BARCLAYS PLC | Unchanged | $7.0m700.0k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | First filing | $5.8m586.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $5.4m538.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $3.8m380.7k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | New | $3.1m311.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $2.9m291.6k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $2.0m202.0k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $1.0m103.6k shares |
| CSS LLC/IL | New | $1.0m102.2k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Unchanged | $996.0k100.0k 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 |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution +3.6 pts · filed 2026-07-29 | 15.0% |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2025-01-23 | 11.9% |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution +1.4 pts · filed 2026-05-14 | 6.5% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.5% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 5.2% |
| DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-13 | 5.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC), COOPER CREEK PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC (0.0%, 2026-02-17)
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 | 1 | $2.0m | 1 | $9.0m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 1 | $999.1k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $137.6k | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $148.6k | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $402.0k | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $419.9k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-06 | Platt Tracy L Chief Human Resources Officer | Sold | $240.7k23.3k shares |
| 2024-11-05 | Turner Bradford R Chief Legal & Admin. Officer | Sold | $179.2k20.0k 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 |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 65.4m $651.1m | Added +1.9m |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 1.66% of their portfolio | 49.0m $488.1m | Reduced -3.5m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 46.9m $467.1m | Added +2.0m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 18.1m $180.2m | Added +3.2m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 16.6m $165.1m | Reduced -45.2k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.6m $145.1m | Added +737.4k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.5m $144.7m | Added +10.2m |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.11% of their portfolio | 14.1m $140.9m | Reduced -576.7k |
| COOPER CREEK PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC 3.97% of their portfolio | 12.9m $128.4m | Reduced -5.0m |
| DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC 2.52% of their portfolio | 12.8m $127.1m | Added +1.4m |
| HENNESSY ADVISORS INC 2.15% of their portfolio | 7.3m $72.4m | New |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.9m $69.1m | Added +303.4k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 6.8m $67.6m | Added +2.1m |
| FIL Ltd 0.05% of their portfolio | 5.7m $57.0m | Added +3.0m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.8m $48.2m | Reduced -58.6k |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 0.18% of their portfolio | 4.3m $42.7m | Added +111.6k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.0m $40.1m | Added +1.1m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.0m $39.8m | Added +178.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.7m $37.2m | Reduced -1.1m |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.6m $36.3m | Added +2.5m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.3m $33.4m | Added +2.3m |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.3m $32.8m | Added +588.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.0m $29.6m | Added +496.8k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.6m $25.8m | Reduced -5.2m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.4m $23.5m | Reduced -541.9k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.2m $21.4m | Added +1.1m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.1m $21.0m | Reduced -1.7m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.0m $20.1m | Reduced -254.5k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.0m $20.1m | Added +56.2k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.0m $20.0m | Added +777.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.0m $19.7m | Reduced -92.2k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.9m $19.3m | Reduced -313.2k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $15.4m | New |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.5m $14.6m | Added +671.9k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $13.4m | Reduced -2.0m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $13.3m | Reduced -3.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $13.1m | Added +72.6k |
| RBF Capital, LLC 0.65% of their portfolio | 1.3m $12.5m | Added +151.5k |
| ARGA Investment Management, LP 0.40% of their portfolio | 1.2m $12.3m | Added +383.7k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $11.4m | Added +170.0k |
| EVR Research LP 3.71% of their portfolio | 1.1m $11.0m | Reduced -370.0k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $10.9m | Reduced -33.7k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $10.8m | Added +592.0k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.0m $10.3m | Added +153.9k |
| PECONIC PARTNERS LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 1.0m $10.0m | New |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 991.6k $9.9m | First filing |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 977.0k $9.7m | Reduced -3.8m |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 818.1k $8.1m | Added +7.8k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 817.4k $8.1m | Reduced -6.3k |
| QSM Asset Management Ltd 6.95% of their portfolio | 808.5k $8.1m | First filing |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 716.0k $7.1m | Reduced -164.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 679.5k $6.8m | Reduced -479.7k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 660.8k $6.6m | Added +311.4k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.00% of their portfolio | 625.3k $6.2m | Reduced -27.2k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 620.2k $6.2m | Reduced -62.6k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 600.0k $6.0m | Added +206.0k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 548.8k $5.5m | New |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 533.0k $5.3m | Added +119.2k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 528.1k $5.3m | Added +430.3k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 517.6k $5.2m | Added +29.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 516.5k $5.1m | Added +73.6k |
| VILLERE ST DENIS J & CO LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 488.8k $4.9m | Reduced -84.8k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 451.9k $4.5m | Reduced -21.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 433.7k $4.3m | Unchanged |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 430.4k $4.3m | Reduced -66.8k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 418.6k $4.2m | Unchanged |
| Informed Momentum Co LLC 0.55% of their portfolio | 392.2k $3.9m | New |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 389.2k $3.9m | Reduced -12.5k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 387.4k $3.9m | New |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 382.9k $3.8m | Reduced -950.1k |
| CASTLEARK MANAGEMENT LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 377.3k $3.8m | New |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 376.5k $3.7m | Added +88.7k |
| Crawford Fund Management, LLC 2.46% of their portfolio | 369.3k $3.7m | New |
| MAVERICK CAPITAL LTD 0.07% of their portfolio | 366.3k $3.6m | Added +98.8k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 363.6k $3.6m | New |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 363.6k $3.6m | Reduced -137.1k |
| Weiss Asset Management LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 354.3k $3.5m | Added +233.1k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 341.3k $3.4m | Reduced -165.3k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.01% of their portfolio | 322.3k $3.2m | Reduced -5.1k |
| Soviero Asset Management, LP 2.15% of their portfolio | 310.0k $3.1m | New |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 296.8k $3.0m | Reduced -121.9k |
| Savoir Faire Capital Management, L.P. 1.36% of their portfolio | 288.2k $2.9m | Added +35.7k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 281.9k $2.8m | Added +232.6k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 281.1k $2.8m | Reduced -1.8m |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD 0.01% of their portfolio | 271.0k $2.7m | Reduced -164.3k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 264.9k $2.6m | Added +24.5k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 238.0k $2.4m | Reduced -35.6k |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue 0.03% of their portfolio | 236.4k $2.4m | Reduced -970 |
| Lisanti Capital Growth, LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 222.7k $2.2m | New |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 215.8k $2.2m | Added +214.2k |
| Amundi 0.00% of their portfolio | 215.6k $2.1m | Added +142.4k |
| Caption Management, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 206.5k $2.1m | New |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 205.8k $2.0m | New |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 204.9k $2.0m | Added +202.5k |
| Louisiana State Employees Retirement System 0.04% of their portfolio | 201.1k $2.0m | Unchanged |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 197.6k $2.0m | New |
| UHLMANN PRICE SECURITIES, LLC 1.48% of their portfolio | 196.8k $2.0m | Added +107.0k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 195.9k $2.0m | Added +3.2k |
| CONTRARIAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 0.66% of their portfolio | 195.7k $1.9m | New |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 195.0k $1.9m | New |