PURE STORAGE INC P
CL A · Common Stock · CUSIP 74624M102 · ISIN US74624M1027
- SectorTechnology
- IndustryComputer Storage Devices
- HeadquartersSanta Clara, CA
- Founded2009
- Websitepurestorage.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 ($28.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 312.0m as of 2023-09-08, 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 ≈ $35.65. Options: 23 managers hold calls ($256.1m notional), 21 hold puts ($171.2m).
Trends to Q3 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 395 |
| Q4 2022 | 436 |
| Q1 2023 | 410 |
| Q2 2023 | 444 |
| Q3 2023 | 470 |
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 | 223 | 172 |
| Q1 2023 | 213 | 204 |
| Q2 2023 | 211 | 245 |
| Q3 2023 | 237 | 200 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $232.1m | $108.2m | 0.47 |
| Q1 2023 | $166.4m | $86.7m | 0.52 |
| Q2 2023 | $556.0m | $434.2m | 0.78 |
| Q3 2023 | $256.1m | $171.2m | 0.67 |
Biggest buyers
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Added | +2.3m |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Added | +1.6m |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.3m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +1.2m |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc | Added | +1.0m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | New | +1.0m |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Added | +847.2k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Added | +824.9k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +780.5k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Added | +766.4k |
Biggest sellers
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -2.9m |
| Whale Rock Capital Management LLC | Sold out | -1.7m |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC | Reduced | -1.4m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.4m |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Reduced | -1.2m |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | Reduced | -821.3k |
| Senvest Management, LLC | Sold out | -712.3k |
| Spyglass Capital Management LLC | Reduced | -702.9k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P | Reduced | -657.7k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Reduced | -649.4k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $60.4m1.7m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $42.9m1.2m shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $36.0m1.0m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $22.0m617.4k shares |
| SANDLER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT | Added | $21.7m610.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $10.3m289.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $10.0m281.5k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $10.0m281.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $9.3m261.7k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $5.7m161.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $41.0m1.2m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $38.0m1.1m shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $19.0m533.3k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $18.4m516.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $15.0m422.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $6.0m167.6k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $5.2m146.1k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Unchanged | $4.6m128.1k shares |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | $3.6m100.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $3.5m99.2k 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 -2.6 pts · filed 2026-10-27 | 7.5% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.2% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.8m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.7m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $381.4k | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 4 | $1.6m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $697.5k | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 7 | $5.7m | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $681.5k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-17 | Chu Mona Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | $207.3k5.4k shares |
| 2023-07-11 | Yen Mallun Director | Sold | $474.2k12.5k 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, Q3 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FMR LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 46.8m $1.7bn | Added +663.5k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 30.7m $1.1bn | Reduced -421.9k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 15.9m $565.2m | Added +505.3k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 13.1m $466.1m | Reduced -2.9m |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 2.95% of their portfolio | 12.7m $454.0m | Reduced -1.4m |
| Atreides Management, LP 9.65% of their portfolio | 7.8m $277.6m | Reduced -100.9k |
| DISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS INC /MN 4.84% of their portfolio | 5.7m $203.5m | Reduced -81.7k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.53% of their portfolio | 4.9m $173.5m | Added +116.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.4m $158.5m | Added +29.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 4.3m $153.3m | Reduced -185.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.3m $153.1m | Added +140.5k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.2m $149.0m | Added +86.8k |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc 1.07% of their portfolio | 4.1m $144.9m | Added +1.0m |
| Amundi 0.07% of their portfolio | 4.0m $140.3m | Added +223.6k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.16% of their portfolio | 3.9m $137.8m | Reduced -230.4k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.51% of their portfolio | 3.4m $121.1m | Added +1.3m |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.54% of their portfolio | 3.4m $120.0m | Added +2.3m |
| NORGES BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.3m $118.4m | Reduced -436.9k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.29% of their portfolio | 3.1m $112.0m | Added +766.4k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.8m $99.7m | Added +656.5k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.15% of their portfolio | 2.5m $87.8m | Reduced -657.7k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.32% of their portfolio | 2.4m $84.7m | Added +45.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.2m $79.4m | Reduced -1.4m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.1m $75.9m | Added +780.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.8m $65.8m | Added +21.4k |
| Spyglass Capital Management LLC 5.05% of their portfolio | 1.8m $64.5m | Reduced -702.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $61.6m | Added +633.5k |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 0.35% of their portfolio | 1.7m $60.5m | Added +575.9k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.6m $57.5m | Added +1.6m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $56.4m | Added +282.8k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.4m $50.7m | Added +114.7k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $50.3m | Added +43.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $47.7m | Added +64.2k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.3m $45.2m | Added +1.2m |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.2m $44.3m | Added +78.5k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $42.2m | Added +126.8k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $40.6m | Added +9.4k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $40.1m | Reduced -24.1k |
| Amova Asset Management Americas, Inc. 0.48% of their portfolio | 1.1m $40.0m | Reduced -24.1k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $39.0m | Reduced -649.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $38.6m | Reduced -47.0k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $37.5m | Added +389.0k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.0m $35.9m | New |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 985.4k $35.1m | Added +847.2k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.23% of their portfolio | 954.5k $34.0m | Added +25.9k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.09% of their portfolio | 950.5k $33.9m | Added +64.4k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 912.4k $32.3m | Added +824.9k |
| BOWEN HANES & CO INC 1.09% of their portfolio | 906.2k $32.3m | Unchanged |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 904.3k $32.2m | Added +5.8k |
| Pembroke Management, LTD 4.06% of their portfolio | 835.5k $29.8m | Reduced -74.8k |
| STRS OHIO 0.13% of their portfolio | 830.0k $29.6m | Unchanged |
| SCOUT INVESTMENTS, INC. 0.65% of their portfolio | 798.7k $28.4m | Reduced -102.5k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 753.5k $26.8m | Added +164.3k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 749.4k $26.7m | Reduced -26.2k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 724.9k $25.8m | Added +45.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 713.9k $25.4m | Reduced -7.2k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 687.6k $24.5m | Added +70.6k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 681.8k $24.3m | Added +358.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.02% of their portfolio | 642.2k $22.9m | Added +5.1k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.26% of their portfolio | 616.3k $22.0m | New |
| COOKSON PEIRCE & CO INC 1.30% of their portfolio | 558.9k $19.9m | New |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 546.5k $19.5m | Added +346.9k |
| Summit Creek Advisors LLC 2.57% of their portfolio | 530.3k $18.9m | Added +193.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 517.7k $18.4m | Added +233.4k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 515.2k $18.4m | Added +16.7k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 512.7k $18.3m | Reduced -13.4k |
| Granahan Investment Management, LLC 0.63% of their portfolio | 496.6k $17.7m | Reduced -142.2k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 471.3k $16.2m | Reduced -27.6k |
| Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. 0.35% of their portfolio | 465.0k $16.6m | Added +240.0k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 464.3k $16.5m | Added +76.4k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 440.9k $15.7m | Reduced -402.4k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 439.9k $15.7m | Added +52.7k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 437.4k $15.6m | Reduced -42.4k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 423.6k $15.1m | Added +59.0k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 408.5k $14.6m | Added +229.8k |
| COOPER CREEK PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC 0.88% of their portfolio | 407.3k $14.5m | Added +104.8k |
| EDMOND DE ROTHSCHILD HOLDING S.A. 0.29% of their portfolio | 400.0k $14.2m | Unchanged |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.27% of their portfolio | 392.1k $14.0m | Reduced -142.5k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 385.1k $13.6m | Added +110.0k |
| THORNBURG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.22% of their portfolio | 379.8k $13.5m | New |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 359.5k $12.8m | Reduced -2.9k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 353.5k $12.6m | Reduced -39.6k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.04% of their portfolio | 347.6k $12.4m | Reduced -3.9k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.02% of their portfolio | 342.0k $12.2m | Reduced -4.7k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 341.5k $12.2m | Reduced -415.4k |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 340.9k $12.1m | Added +6.0k |
| Man Group plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 338.3k $12.1m | New |
| Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 325.0k $11.6m | Reduced -30.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 321.0k $11.4m | Reduced -30.9k |
| ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 0.15% of their portfolio | 316.0k $11.3m | Added +1.8k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 278.9k $9.9m | Reduced -298.4k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 276.2k $9.8m | Added +31.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 262.1k $9.3m | Reduced -57.7k |
| Ion Asset Management Ltd. 0.93% of their portfolio | 250.0k $8.9m | Unchanged |
| LGT Group Foundation 0.22% of their portfolio | 247.4k $8.8m | Reduced -8.5k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 247.3k $8.8m | Added +430 |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 242.1k $8.6m | Reduced -2.9k |
| JAT Capital Mgmt LP 1.92% of their portfolio | 234.7k $8.4m | Reduced -377.2k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 230.3k $8.2m | Reduced -44.5k |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 228.9k $8.2m | Reduced -14.4k |