PRICESMART INC PSMT
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 741511109
Latin American multinational corporation which operates a chain of membership-only warehouse clubs
- SectorConsumer discretionary
- IndustryRetail-Variety Stores
- HeadquartersSan Diego, CA
- Founded1993
- Websiteshop.pricesmart.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 ($1.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 31.0m as of 2023-06-30, 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 ≈ $74.06. Options: 4 managers hold calls ($1.3m notional), 4 hold puts ($2.2m).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 212 |
| Q4 2022 | 225 |
| Q1 2023 | 214 |
| Q2 2023 | 227 |
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 | 106 | 92 |
| Q1 2023 | 102 | 102 |
| Q2 2023 | 115 | 84 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $1.2m | $0 | 0.00 |
| Q4 2022 | $686.8k | $1.9m | 2.79 |
| Q1 2023 | $1.8m | $3.4m | 1.92 |
| Q2 2023 | $1.3m | $2.2m | 1.69 |
Biggest buyers
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Added | +191.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +104.5k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Added | +90.5k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +74.0k |
| MIRABELLA FINANCIAL SERVICES LLP | New | +60.7k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +60.4k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Added | +58.2k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC | Added | +46.0k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | New | +44.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +40.0k |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -1.9m |
| EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. | Reduced | -536.0k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC | Sold out | -88.1k |
| Ceredex Value Advisors LLC | Sold out | -83.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -60.6k |
| NORGES BANK | Reduced | -56.3k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -54.7k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | Reduced | -18.3k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -16.4k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -16.2k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $999.8k13.5k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $162.9k2.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $148.1k2.0k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.6m22.1k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $296.2k4.0k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $288.8k3.9k 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 |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-29 | 12.1% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.9% |
| FMR LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-05-06 | 5.6% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: Black Creek Investment Management Inc. (3.8%, 2026-05-11), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 2 | $9.5m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $10.3m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $9.8m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $9.2m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 4 | $2.8m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 7 | $3.9m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $2.7m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-20 | Bahrambeygui Sherry S. Director | Sold | $22.7k300 shares |
| 2023-04-20 | Bianchi Ana Luisa EVP-Chief Merch. Officer | Sold | $22.7k300 shares |
| 2023-04-17 | Bahrambeygui Sherry S. Director | Sold | $303.3k3.9k shares |
| 2023-04-14 | Bahrambeygui Sherry S. Director | Sold | $152.5k2.0k shares |
| 2023-04-13 | Bahrambeygui Sherry S. Director | Sold | $1.8m23.2k shares |
| 2023-04-13 | Velasco Francisco EVP, GC and Secretary | Sold | $310.4k4.0k shares |
| 2023-04-13 | ZURCHER EDGAR Director | Sold | $100.8k1.3k 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 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.0m $294.7m | Reduced -54.7k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.0m $225.4m | Reduced -16.4k |
| EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. 1.77% of their portfolio | 2.7m $196.5m | Reduced -536.0k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 2.6m $190.8m | Reduced -16.2k |
| Black Creek Investment Management Inc. 4.26% of their portfolio | 1.6m $121.8m | Added +313 |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $89.2m | Added +39.4k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $88.9m | Reduced -1.9m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 998.4k $73.9m | Added +6.8k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 562.5k $41.7m | Added +23.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 381.1k $28.2m | Added +3.2k |
| Nitorum Capital, L.P. 2.85% of their portfolio | 379.9k $28.1m | Unchanged |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 318.3k $23.6m | Added +4.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 317.7k $23.5m | Added +12.7k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 292.3k $21.6m | Added +4.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 257.3k $19.1m | Added +25.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 242.9k $18.0m | Added +104.5k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.07% of their portfolio | 238.8k $17.7m | Added +191.9k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 230.0k $17.0m | Added +74.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 218.9k $16.2m | Reduced -12.7k |
| LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA 0.07% of their portfolio | 177.1k $13.1m | Added +1.7k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 175.3k $13.0m | Added +6.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 164.9k $12.2m | Added +90.5k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 158.5k $11.7m | Added +4.5k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 144.9k $10.7m | Reduced -9.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 143.5k $10.6m | Reduced -60.6k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 141.3k $10.5m | Reduced -641 |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 136.3k $10.1m | Reduced -8.2k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 126.2k $9.3m | Reduced -12.1k |
| Perpetual Ltd 0.07% of their portfolio | 106.7k $7.9m | Reduced -11.0k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 94.2k $7.0m | Added +3.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 82.4k $6.1m | Added +2.2k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 81.6k $6.0m | Reduced -11.1k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 80.8k $6.0m | Reduced -1.6k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 78.3k $5.8m | Added +58.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 77.5k $5.7m | Added +27.3k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 76.0k $5.6m | Added +30.2k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 73.5k $5.4m | Added +736 |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 68.4k $5.1m | Added +34.6k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 67.5k $5.0m | Added +60.4k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 63.6k $4.7m | Added +40.0k |
| MIRABELLA FINANCIAL SERVICES LLP 0.52% of their portfolio | 60.7k $4.5m | New |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.01% of their portfolio | 57.6k $4.3m | Reduced -4.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.4k $4.3m | Added +4.1k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 57.0k $4.2m | Added +46.0k |
| CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 53.0k $3.9m | Reduced -4.4k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 51.7k $3.8m | Added +1.1k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 49.7k $3.7m | Reduced -728 |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.6k $3.5m | Added +397 |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 45.1k $3.3m | Added +20.7k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.02% of their portfolio | 44.6k $3.3m | Added +337 |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.05% of their portfolio | 44.5k $3.3m | New |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 40.6k $3.0m | Added +21.9k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.7k $2.9m | Reduced -56.3k |
| REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 38.0k $2.8m | Added +305 |
| OPPENHEIMER & CO INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 33.5k $2.5m | Unchanged |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.1k $2.5m | Added +5.0k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.7k $2.4m | Added +433 |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 32.5k $2.4m | Added +17.4k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.5k $2.4m | Added +3.5k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 32.3k $2.4m | Unchanged |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.8k $2.4m | Added +515 |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.1k $2.3m | Added +6.6k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 29.6k $2.2m | Reduced -22 |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS 0.02% of their portfolio | 28.4k $2.1m | Added +1.8k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 26.6k $2.0m | Added +3.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.3k $1.8m | Unchanged |
| MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 0.04% of their portfolio | 24.2k $1.8m | Unchanged |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.0k $1.8m | Reduced -903 |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.01% of their portfolio | 23.4k $1.7m | Added +3.8k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.4k $1.7m | Reduced -1.5k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.6k $1.7m | Added +7.4k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.3k $1.7m | Added +19.2k |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 22.1k $1.6m | Reduced -446 |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.0k $1.6m | Added +12.5k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.7k $1.6m | Reduced -13.9k |
| AXA S.A. 0.01% of their portfolio | 21.7k $1.6m | Reduced -1.1k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.7k $1.6m | Added +17.2k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.8k $1.5m | Added +3.4k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.3k $1.4m | Reduced -5.1k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 19.2k $1.4m | Reduced -1.4k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 17.5k $1.3m | Added +7.3k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.9k $1.2m | Reduced -234 |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue 0.01% of their portfolio | 16.5k $1.2m | Reduced -700 |
| WITTENBERG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.43% of their portfolio | 16.0k $1.2m | Reduced -875 |
| Vestmark Advisory Solutions, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 15.9k $1.2m | Added +8 |
| NewEdge Wealth, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 15.9k $1.2m | Added +7 |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.3k $1.2m | Reduced -1.2k |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 15.0k $1.1m | Reduced -750 |
| HARBOR CAPITAL ADVISORS, INC. 0.22% of their portfolio | 15.0k $1.1m | New |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.6k $1.1m | Added +3.6k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.6k $1.1m | Unchanged |
| Carmel Capital Partners, LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 14.0k $1.0m | Reduced -11.0k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 13.9k $1.0m | Reduced -142 |
| TOWNSQUARE CAPITAL LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 13.6k $1.0m | Added +1.8k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 13.5k $1.0m | Unchanged |
| YOUSIF CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 13.3k $984.0k | Reduced -977 |
| Louisiana State Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 13.2k $977.6k | Added +1.5k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.0k $963.3k | New |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.9k $954.0k | Reduced -4.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.2k $902.0k | Added +1.2k |