ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC ROK
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 773903109 · ISIN US7739031091
Provider of industrial automation, and power, and control and information solutions
- SectorTechnology
- IndustryMeasuring & Controlling Devices, NEC
- HeadquartersMilwaukee, WI
- Founded1903
- Websiterockwellautomation.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 ($69.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 114.9m as of 2023-03-31, 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 ≈ $294.70. Options: 27 managers hold calls ($152.2m notional), 25 hold puts ($92.4m).
Trends to Q1 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 993 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,057 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,113 |
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 | 468 | 391 |
| Q1 2023 | 482 | 446 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $119.8m | $116.1m | 0.97 |
| Q4 2022 | $160.1m | $130.0m | 0.81 |
| Q1 2023 | $152.2m | $92.4m | 0.61 |
Biggest buyers
| FMR LLC | Added | +938.0k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Added | +823.3k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | New | +579.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +333.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +320.5k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership | New | +305.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +255.3k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC | Added | +237.3k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | New | +213.7k |
| Harding Loevner LP | Added | +202.0k |
Biggest sellers
| NORGES BANK | Reduced | -660.2k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC | Reduced | -346.0k |
| Amundi | Reduced | -219.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -168.9k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC | Sold out | -150.5k |
| Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt | Reduced | -105.1k |
| Candriam S.C.A. | Reduced | -94.2k |
| Swedbank AB | Reduced | -92.4k |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -84.1k |
| Rheos Capital Works Inc. | Sold out | -78.8k |
Biggest calls
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | $29.6m100.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $17.4m59.3k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $15.6m53.0k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $15.5m52.7k shares |
| SCOPUS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. | New | $14.7m50.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $9.0m30.8k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $8.0m27.8k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | $7.1m24.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $5.6m19.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Unchanged | $5.5m18.8k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $18.8m64.0k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $15.5m52.8k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | $13.8m46.9k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | New | $7.6m26.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $7.2m24.6k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $6.1m21.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $3.6m12.1k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Added | $3.1m10.6k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $2.7m9.3k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $2.6m8.9k 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 +1.5 pts · filed 2026-04-24 | 9.1% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 7.5% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 10 | $12.7m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $964.2k | — |
| Q2 2022 | 1 | $243.7k | 1 | $144.6k | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $303.7k | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 14 | $6.2m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 7 | $3.5m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-02 | Gangestad Nicholas C Sr. VP and CFO | Sold | $581.1k2.0k shares |
| 2023-02-27 | Woods Isaac Vice President and Treasurer | Sold | $29.4k100 shares |
| 2023-02-09 | House Rebecca W SVP, CLO and Secretary | Sold | $914.7k3.2k shares |
| 2023-02-02 | Myers Tessa M. SVP, Intelligent Devices | Sold | $1.3m4.5k shares |
| 2023-02-02 | GENEREUX SCOTT Sr.VP, Chief Revenue Officer | Sold | $269.7k943 shares |
| 2023-02-02 | Shepherd Brian A Sr. VP Software and Control | Sold | $179.0k626 shares |
| 2023-02-01 | Perducat Cyril SVP, Chief Technology Officer | Sold | $255.7k900 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, Q1 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 13.6m $4.0bn | Added +24.6k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 8.9m $2.6bn | Reduced -74.2k |
| Capital World Investors 0.31% of their portfolio | 5.1m $1.5bn | Added +6.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 4.4m $1.3bn | Reduced -55.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.0m $879.3m | Added +255.3k |
| Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt 5.37% of their portfolio | 2.9m $852.6m | Reduced -105.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.6m $774.4m | Added +320.5k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.4m $695.6m | Added +51.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.0m $580.5m | Added +28.2k |
| Amundi 0.29% of their portfolio | 1.9m $530.7m | Reduced -219.2k |
| FMR LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.8m $514.9m | Added +938.0k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.6m $477.4m | Added +823.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.6m $463.9m | Reduced -84.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.3m $374.0m | Added +14.4k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.2m $354.4m | Reduced -168.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.2m $348.8m | Added +333.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.2m $346.0m | Added +39.0k |
| Harding Loevner LP 1.90% of their portfolio | 1.1m $333.9m | Added +202.0k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 1.1m $333.2m | Reduced -18.6k |
| Ninety One UK Ltd 0.95% of their portfolio | 1.0m $304.2m | Reduced -66.6k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.22% of their portfolio | 997.1k $292.6m | Reduced -15.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.06% of their portfolio | 968.9k $284.3m | Reduced -17.2k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 860.0k $252.4m | Reduced -38.8k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.08% of their portfolio | 796.6k $233.8m | Added +18.4k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 719.4k $211.1m | Added +1.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 690.0k $202.5m | Added +36.8k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 1.27% of their portfolio | 686.1k $201.3m | Reduced -346.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 611.7k $179.5m | Added +15.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 606.7k $178.0m | Added +3.7k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 579.1k $169.9m | New |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 0.89% of their portfolio | 574.4k $168.5m | Reduced -4.7k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.07% of their portfolio | 536.7k $157.5m | Reduced -5.5k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.35% of their portfolio | 506.0k $148.5m | Added +110.1k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 0.61% of their portfolio | 500.1k $146.7m | Reduced -25.6k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 459.1k $134.7m | Added +237.3k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.09% of their portfolio | 455.8k $133.8m | Reduced -13.4k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.26% of their portfolio | 451.0k $121.8m | Reduced -2.4k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 446.8k $131.1m | Reduced -28 |
| Swedbank AB 0.25% of their portfolio | 424.5k $124.6m | Reduced -92.4k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.28% of their portfolio | 414.5k $121.6m | Added +25.4k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.18% of their portfolio | 367.5k $107.8m | Added +17.4k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.43% of their portfolio | 364.5k $107.0m | Added +31.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.03% of their portfolio | 354.3k $104.0m | Added +1.1k |
| MAIRS & POWER INC 1.17% of their portfolio | 345.8k $101.5m | Added +139 |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB 0.56% of their portfolio | 331.7k $97.3m | Added +110.7k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.67% of their portfolio | 322.3k $94.6m | Reduced -3.0k |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich 0.58% of their portfolio | 311.5k $91.4m | Reduced -724 |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.15% of their portfolio | 305.4k $89.6m | New |
| SATURNA CAPITAL CORP 1.71% of their portfolio | 300.3k $88.1m | Unchanged |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 289.7k $78.6m | Added +8.8k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.03% of their portfolio | 288.5k $84.7m | Reduced -16.5k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.20% of their portfolio | 277.1k $79.0m | Reduced -66.7k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 271.0k $79.5m | Reduced -2.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.04% of their portfolio | 265.6k $78.0m | Reduced -40.3k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 259.0k $76.0m | Reduced -4.2k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO 0.39% of their portfolio | 254.9k $74.8m | Reduced -2.5k |
| FORT PITT CAPITAL GROUP, LLC 2.73% of their portfolio | 242.0k $71.0m | Reduced -15.8k |
| Quilter Plc 0.96% of their portfolio | 238.8k $237.1m | Added +4.4k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.08% of their portfolio | 233.2k $68.4m | Added +10.2k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.06% of their portfolio | 228.4k $67.0m | Reduced -29.4k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 227.3k $66.7m | Reduced -4.9k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.37% of their portfolio | 213.7k $62.7m | New |
| National Pension Service 0.11% of their portfolio | 200.7k $57.7m | Added +49.5k |
| Reynders McVeigh Capital Management, LLC 4.04% of their portfolio | 200.0k $58.7m | Reduced -6.5k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 199.7k $58.6m | Added +85.4k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.08% of their portfolio | 190.5k $55.9m | Reduced -2.6k |
| Candriam S.C.A. 0.34% of their portfolio | 183.2k $49.5m | Reduced -94.2k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 182.5k $53.6m | Added +12.2k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 178.9k $52.5m | Added +38.5k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 176.2k $51.7m | Added +23.8k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 175.0k $51.4m | Reduced -660.2k |
| Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC 3.12% of their portfolio | 171.0k $50.2m | Reduced -4.0k |
| WATERS PARKERSON & CO., LLC 2.96% of their portfolio | 170.9k $50.2m | Reduced -25 |
| HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK 0.47% of their portfolio | 161.7k $47.4m | Added +69.9k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 0.79% of their portfolio | 161.1k $47.3m | Added +15.7k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 156.8k $46.0m | Reduced -43.9k |
| Markel Group Inc. 0.58% of their portfolio | 154.9k $45.5m | Unchanged |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.11% of their portfolio | 153.1k $44.9m | Reduced -5.6k |
| WAFRA INC. 1.59% of their portfolio | 152.1k $44.6m | Unchanged |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 143.0k $42.0m | Added +133.7k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.11% of their portfolio | 138.6k $40.7m | Added +89.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 136.1k $40.0m | Reduced -3.1k |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 135.2k $39.7m | Reduced -1.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.13% of their portfolio | 129.6k $38.0m | Reduced -5.2k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.09% of their portfolio | 127.4k $37.4m | Reduced -3.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.05% of their portfolio | 124.7k $36.6m | Reduced -4.8k |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 0.39% of their portfolio | 123.9k $36.4m | Reduced -300 |
| DNB Asset Management AS 0.23% of their portfolio | 122.2k $35.9m | Added +2.4k |
| W1M Asset Management Ltd 3.36% of their portfolio | 121.5k $35.7m | Reduced -28.9k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.08% of their portfolio | 120.4k $35.3m | Reduced -1.5k |
| CAMBIAR INVESTORS LLC 1.51% of their portfolio | 119.4k $35.0m | Reduced -17.9k |
| MONTRUSCO BOLTON INVESTMENTS INC. 0.72% of their portfolio | 118.9k $34.9m | Reduced -55.2k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 108.4k $31.8m | Reduced -1.1k |
| Man Group plc 0.11% of their portfolio | 105.4k $30.9m | New |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.35% of their portfolio | 103.4k $30.3m | Added +24.0k |
| Hemenway Trust Co LLC 3.17% of their portfolio | 101.9k $29.9m | Reduced -31 |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 100.7k $23.5m | Added +2.0k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 100.6k $29.5m | Added +2.0k |
| Ceredex Value Advisors LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 100.0k $29.3m | Reduced -37.9k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 99.7k $29.3m | Reduced -15.7k |