SOTERA HEALTH CO SHC
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 83601L102 · ISIN US83601L1026
- SectorHealth care
- IndustryServices-Misc Health & Allied Services, NEC
- HeadquartersBroadview Heights, OH
- 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 ($6.1k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 282.6m as of 2023-10-25, 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 ≈ $17.13. Options: 8 managers hold calls ($7.0m notional), 6 hold puts ($1.2m).
Trends to Q4 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 185 |
| Q4 2022 | 173 |
| Q1 2023 | 185 |
| Q2 2023 | 179 |
| Q3 2023 | 172 |
| Q4 2023 | 181 |
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 | 101 | 95 |
| Q1 2023 | 101 | 92 |
| Q2 2023 | 87 | 97 |
| Q3 2023 | 70 | 101 |
| Q4 2023 | 84 | 85 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | $12.4m | $12.9m | 1.04 |
| Q2 2023 | $8.0m | $7.5m | 0.93 |
| Q3 2023 | $2.3m | $954.7k | 0.42 |
| Q4 2023 | $7.0m | $1.2m | 0.17 |
Biggest buyers
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Added | +1.6m |
| Irenic Capital Management LP | Added | +1.1m |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP | Added | +935.5k |
| MIG Capital, LLC | Added | +730.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +624.1k |
| P2 Capital Partners, LLC | Added | +500.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +363.6k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Added | +331.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +219.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +145.7k |
Biggest sellers
| ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC | Reduced | -1.4m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -1.0m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -588.3k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -577.2k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -434.7k |
| HAWK RIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | Reduced | -314.9k |
| BRIDGER MANAGEMENT, LLC | Sold out | -260.4k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Sold out | -174.5k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP | Reduced | -166.2k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Sold out | -154.7k |
Biggest calls
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | New | $3.4m200.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $2.1m124.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $753.2k44.7k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $333.6k19.8k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $326.9k19.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $134.0k8.0k shares |
| Cutler Group LLC / CA | Added | $28.0k21.4k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $680.7k40.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $345.0k20.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $107.8k6.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $91.0k5.4k shares |
| Cutler Group LLC / CA | Reduced | $4.0k4.3k 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 |
|---|---|
| Sessa Capital IM, L.P. 13G · institution filed 2026-08-14 | 9.5% |
| Darsana Capital Partners LP 13G · passive investor filed 2025-11-14 | 8.8% |
| Sculptor Capital LP 13G · passive investor +1.0 pts · filed 2026-08-14 | 8.4% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution +2.2 pts · filed 2026-07-30 | 8.4% |
| Sessa Capital (Master), L.P. 13G · passive investor new · filed 2026-02-17 | 7.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: Sachem Head Capital Management LP (0.0%, 2026-10-09), WARBURG PINCUS & CO. (0.0%, 2026-05-15), GTCR INVESTMENT XI LLC (0.0%, 2026-05-15), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 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.
None reported in Q4 2023.
Holders, Q4 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| WARBURG PINCUS LLC 66.38% of their portfolio | 105.4m $1.8bn | Unchanged |
| GTCR LLC 71.87% of their portfolio | 70.3m $1.2bn | Unchanged |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 10.4m $174.7m | Added +1.6m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.6m $161.2m | Added +52.8k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.4m $159.2m | Reduced -119.7k |
| ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC 0.83% of their portfolio | 4.5m $75.1m | Reduced -1.4m |
| MIG Capital, LLC 9.82% of their portfolio | 4.2m $70.3m | Added +730.2k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.6m $60.5m | Added +331.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.8m $46.4m | Added +41.4k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.6m $44.4m | Added +219.3k |
| HAWK RIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 2.43% of their portfolio | 2.5m $42.4m | Reduced -314.9k |
| P2 Capital Partners, LLC 4.36% of their portfolio | 2.4m $39.6m | Added +500.0k |
| Irenic Capital Management LP 8.15% of their portfolio | 2.2m $37.6m | Added +1.1m |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.1m $35.6m | Reduced -4.3k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.0m $33.6m | Added +363.6k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.9m $32.4m | Reduced -166.2k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.8m $30.3m | Added +48.0k |
| Bronte Capital Management Pty Ltd. 8.76% of their portfolio | 1.3m $93.6m | Added +78.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $17.2m | Added +624.1k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 975.2k $16.4m | Reduced -75.3k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.20% of their portfolio | 971.8k $16.4m | Added +935.5k |
| UNTITLED INVESTMENTS LP 5.55% of their portfolio | 958.6k $16.2m | Unchanged |
| Tyro Capital Management LLC 11.11% of their portfolio | 935.4k $15.8m | First filing |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 898.3k $15.1m | Added +16.4k |
| Kerrisdale Advisers, LLC 4.40% of their portfolio | 876.9k $14.8m | Added +132.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 863.4k $14.5m | Reduced -136.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 689.9k $11.6m | Reduced -18.2k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 602.8k $10.2m | Added +106.7k |
| FINDELL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 5.30% of their portfolio | 500.0k $8.4m | First filing |
| LGT CAPITAL PARTNERS LTD. 0.24% of their portfolio | 485.0k $8.2m | Unchanged |
| Roubaix Capital, LLC 5.21% of their portfolio | 441.0k $7.4m | Added +32.6k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.10% of their portfolio | 435.5k $7.3m | Added +85.0k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 396.1k $6.7m | Added +524 |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 367.1k $6.2m | Reduced -885 |
| GREENLIGHT CAPITAL INC 0.28% of their portfolio | 337.0k $5.7m | Unchanged |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 320.2k $5.4m | Added +145.7k |
| Mudita Advisors LLP 3.66% of their portfolio | 313.1k $5.3m | Added +30.0k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 290.4k $4.9m | Reduced -31.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 288.1k $4.9m | Reduced -22.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 235.8k $4.0m | Added +137.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 211.4k $3.6m | Added +2.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 194.9k $3.3m | Reduced -22.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 164.3k $2.8m | Reduced -6.6k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 161.4k $2.7m | Added +4.0k |
| INHERENT GROUP, LP 1.71% of their portfolio | 156.8k $2.6m | Added +140.1k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 150.8k $2.5m | Reduced -1.0m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 143.7k $2.4m | Reduced -2.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 141.3k $2.4m | Added +3.7k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 134.2k $2.3m | Reduced -5.8k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.00% of their portfolio | 132.3k $2.2m | Added +5.4k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.01% of their portfolio | 123.9k $2.1m | Added +382 |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 119.4k $2.0m | Added +1.5k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 116.3k $2.0m | Reduced -588.3k |
| Ghisallo Capital Management LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 114.1k $1.9m | New |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 110.2k $1.9m | Reduced -17.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 106.3k $1.8m | Reduced -545 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 104.5k $1.8m | Reduced -4.9k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 103.8k $1.7m | Reduced -26.9k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 90.5k $1.5m | Added +8.7k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 89.5k $1.5m | Reduced -2.3k |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 84.5k $1.4m | Added +527 |
| Repertoire Partners LP 3.50% of their portfolio | 83.9k $1.4m | Reduced -56.1k |
| Estate Counselors, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 77.0k $1.3m | Unchanged |
| Van Berkom & Associates Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 72.9k $1.2m | Added +10.8k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 72.7k $1.2m | Reduced -51.2k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 72.1k $1.2m | Added +53.5k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.3k $1.2m | Reduced -9.5k |
| AMALGAMATED BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 65.9k $1.1m | Added +31 |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 61.1k $1.0m | Reduced -3.2k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 58.6k $987.9k | Reduced -943 |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.0k $910.0k | Added +11.7k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.7k $837.5k | Added +13.6k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.1k $810.5k | Reduced -11.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.4k $799.0k | Reduced -400 |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.3k $797.0k | Added +2.5k |
| YOUSIF CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 46.6k $785.7k | Reduced -400 |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.5k $767.5k | Added +13.5k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.1k $760.6k | Added +19 |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.5k $749.7k | Reduced -4.5k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 44.4k $747.0k | New |
| Treasurer of the State of North Carolina 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.8k $738.0k | Added +430 |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.0k $723.8k | Added +5.4k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.3k $696.7k | Added +1.1k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.1k $675.8k | Added +189 |
| Nebula Research & Development LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 35.7k $600.9k | New |
| ONTARIO TEACHERS PENSION PLAN BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 35.4k $596.6k | Added +17.1k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.1k $573.9k | Reduced -892 |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.9k $571.5k | Added +30.9k |
| TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY 0.01% of their portfolio | 33.9k $571.0k | Unchanged |
| DARK FOREST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 32.0k $539.6k | New |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.2k $526.4k | Reduced -577.2k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 29.7k $500.5k | New |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 28.2k $474.0k | Added +12.0k |
| OREGON PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 27.9k $470.1k | Added +200 |
| Louisiana State Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 27.8k $468.4k | Reduced -200 |
| ARIZONA STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.7k $465.9k | Reduced -502 |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 27.0k $454.3k | New |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.7k $416.0k | Reduced -57 |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.1k $406.0k | Unchanged |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.9k $403.1k | Added +9.1k |