BLOCK INC XYZ
CL A · Common Stock · CUSIP 852234103 · ISIN US8522341036
American financial services company
* 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 ($37.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $68.62. Options: 65 managers hold calls ($2.7bn notional), 60 hold puts ($2.8bn).
Trends to Q1 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 971 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,008 |
| Q1 2023 | 996 |
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 | 415 | 515 |
| Q1 2023 | 452 | 475 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $1.9bn | $1.5bn | 0.77 |
| Q4 2022 | $2.4bn | $1.8bn | 0.77 |
| Q1 2023 | $2.7bn | $2.8bn | 1.02 |
Biggest buyers
| FMR LLC | Added | +47.9m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +5.4m |
| COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +4.5m |
| Dragoneer Investment Group, LLC | New | +3.1m |
| Capital World Investors | Added | +1.9m |
| Capital International Investors | Added | +1.7m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +1.5m |
| ARK Investment Management LLC | Added | +1.5m |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. | Added | +1.2m |
| Amova Asset Management Americas, Inc. | Added | +1.2m |
Biggest sellers
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -3.4m |
| Bares Capital Management, Inc. | Reduced | -2.5m |
| Atreides Management, LP | Sold out | -2.5m |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP | Reduced | -2.1m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -1.8m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -1.7m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.6m |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | Reduced | -1.6m |
| Contour Asset Management LLC | Sold out | -1.1m |
| SANDS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -807.1k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $536.8m7.8m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $440.1m6.4m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $152.1m2.2m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $144.3m2.1m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $139.7m2.0m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $102.9m1.5m shares |
| ALKEON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Unchanged | $102.8m1.5m shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $89.1m1.3m shares |
| Optiver Holding B.V. | Added | $88.9m1.3m shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $88.2m1.3m shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $482.9m7.0m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $391.3m5.7m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $201.4m2.9m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $169.5m2.5m shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $159.3m2.3m shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $153.5m2.2m shares |
| Optiver Holding B.V. | New | $112.2m1.6m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | New | $105.1m1.5m shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $95.6m1.4m shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $80.9m1.2m 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 |
|---|---|
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 7.7% |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 13G · institution -1.2 pts · filed 2026-08-14 | 7.4% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution +1.9 pts · filed 2025-10-17 | 7.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; 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 | — | 5 | $19.1m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $2.6m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $20.8m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 5 | $30.3m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 5 | $26.1m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 5 | $33.0m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-29 | Henry Alyssa Square Lead | Sold | $2.0m30.8k shares |
| 2023-03-22 | Henry Alyssa Square Lead | Sold | $2.3m30.8k shares |
| 2023-03-15 | Henry Alyssa Square Lead | Sold | $2.2m30.8k shares |
| 2023-03-08 | Henry Alyssa Square Lead | Sold | $2.4m30.8k shares |
| 2023-03-01 | Henry Alyssa Square Lead | Sold | $2.3m30.8k shares |
| 2023-02-22 | Henry Alyssa Square Lead | Sold | $2.2m30.8k shares |
| 2023-02-15 | Henry Alyssa Square Lead | Sold | $2.5m30.8k shares |
| 2023-02-08 | Henry Alyssa Square Lead | Sold | $2.5m30.8k shares |
| 2023-02-02 | Ahuja Amrita Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $1.7m19.8k shares |
| 2023-02-01 | Henry Alyssa Square Lead | Sold | $2.5m30.8k shares |
| 2023-01-25 | Henry Alyssa Square Lead | Sold | $2.4m30.8k shares |
| 2023-01-18 | Henry Alyssa Square Lead | Sold | $2.3m30.8k shares |
| 2023-01-11 | Henry Alyssa Square Lead | Sold | $2.2m30.8k shares |
| 2023-01-04 | Henry Alyssa Square Lead | Sold | $2.0m30.8k shares |
| 2023-01-04 | Grassadonia Brian Cash App Lead | Sold | $345.4k5.3k shares |
| 2023-01-03 | Henry Alyssa Square Lead | Sold | $253.9k4.0k shares |
| 2023-01-03 | Grassadonia Brian Cash App Lead | Sold | $222.2k3.5k shares |
| 2023-01-03 | Ahuja Amrita Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $189.1k2.9k shares |
| 2023-01-03 | Whiteley Sivan Chief Legal Ofcr. & Corp. Sec. | Sold | $174.6k2.7k shares |
| 2023-01-03 | Dale Ajmere Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | $66.3k1.0k 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, Q1 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FMR LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 68.2m $4.7bn | Added +47.9m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 35.6m $2.4bn | Added +626.9k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 25.0m $1.7bn | Reduced -592.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.17% of their portfolio | 22.5m $1.5bn | Added +752.5k |
| SANDS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 3.38% of their portfolio | 14.9m $1.0bn | Reduced -807.1k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.19% of their portfolio | 14.0m $963.2m | Added +603.6k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.47% of their portfolio | 11.3m $777.8m | Reduced -29.7k |
| Capital World Investors 0.16% of their portfolio | 11.3m $776.7m | Added +1.9m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 11.1m $762.0m | Added +236.5k |
| ARK Investment Management LLC 4.94% of their portfolio | 10.5m $718.8m | Added +1.5m |
| COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC 4.51% of their portfolio | 9.9m $678.4m | Added +4.5m |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.50% of their portfolio | 9.7m $668.2m | Added +1.2m |
| Amova Asset Management Americas, Inc. 6.35% of their portfolio | 8.2m $551.3m | Added +1.2m |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.95% of their portfolio | 8.0m $548.4m | Added +461.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.07% of their portfolio | 7.4m $510.4m | Added +5.4m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 5.7m $389.6m | Added +189.7k |
| NORGES BANK 0.08% of their portfolio | 5.5m $374.3m | Reduced -181.0k |
| Capital International Investors 0.09% of their portfolio | 5.0m $345.9m | Added +1.7m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 5.0m $345.8m | Reduced -3.4m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.6m $317.2m | Added +1.5m |
| Bares Capital Management, Inc. 9.87% of their portfolio | 4.1m $278.9m | Reduced -2.5m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.9m $266.3m | Reduced -74.0k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.44% of their portfolio | 3.7m $257.2m | Added +786.2k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 3.4m $232.3m | Added +462.0k |
| HMI Capital Management, L.P. 8.51% of their portfolio | 3.2m $217.9m | Unchanged |
| Dragoneer Investment Group, LLC 5.06% of their portfolio | 3.1m $213.7m | New |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.1m $210.9m | Reduced -82.2k |
| FARALLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 1.19% of their portfolio | 2.9m $196.4m | Reduced -356.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.42% of their portfolio | 2.9m $195.9m | Reduced -435.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.7m $186.6m | Added +84.3k |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP 0.76% of their portfolio | 2.4m $161.6m | Reduced -2.1m |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.54% of their portfolio | 2.3m $155.7m | Added +36.4k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.2m $153.8m | Reduced -101.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.1m $146.4m | Reduced -19.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.0m $139.8m | Reduced -1.8m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.0m $135.0m | Reduced -154.3k |
| Echo Street Capital Management LLC 1.19% of their portfolio | 1.9m $132.3m | Reduced -426.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.9m $131.5m | Reduced -307.2k |
| Silicon Valley Community Foundation 18.59% of their portfolio | 1.9m $129.0m | Unchanged |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.9m $128.3m | Added +47.1k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.61% of their portfolio | 1.8m $121.9m | Added +275.2k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.7m $118.9m | Added +230.1k |
| Gladstone Capital Management LLP 14.49% of their portfolio | 1.7m $114.0m | Reduced -292.0k |
| Hyperion Asset Management Ltd 5.89% of their portfolio | 1.6m $113.2m | Reduced -248.6k |
| TIGER GLOBAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.03% of their portfolio | 1.6m $113.0m | Reduced -234.5k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.5m $102.3m | Reduced -3.7k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.5m $101.8m | Reduced -402.5k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.5m $99.8m | Added +154.4k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.3m $92.3m | Added +220.2k |
| National Pension Service 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.2m $79.3m | Added +259.3k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.1m $78.5m | Added +258.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $78.4m | Reduced -353.4k |
| AH Equity Partners LSV III, L.L.C. 28.90% of their portfolio | 1.0m $69.8m | Unchanged |
| D1 Capital Partners L.P. 1.23% of their portfolio | 951.4k $65.3m | Added +56.4k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.10% of their portfolio | 941.3k $64.6m | Added +953 |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 933.8k $64.1m | Reduced -111.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.09% of their portfolio | 932.2k $64.0m | Reduced -79.1k |
| Jericho Capital Asset Management L.P. 2.60% of their portfolio | 913.0k $62.7m | New |
| SCGE MANAGEMENT, L.P. 1.72% of their portfolio | 910.5k $62.5m | New |
| SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. 1.96% of their portfolio | 907.9k $62.3m | Unchanged |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 895.0k $61.4m | Reduced -442.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 881.7k $60.5m | Added +142.2k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 869.9k $59.7m | Reduced -172.4k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 868.9k $61.0m | Added +694.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 863.4k $59.3m | Added +209.2k |
| GILDER GAGNON HOWE & CO LLC 0.94% of their portfolio | 829.0k $56.9m | Reduced -13.2k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.05% of their portfolio | 817.4k $56.1m | Reduced -169.5k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 813.9k $55.9m | Added +17.7k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 803.1k $55.1m | Added +12.5k |
| Castle Hook Partners LP 5.22% of their portfolio | 785.7k $53.9m | New |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 784.0k $53.8m | New |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 759.1k $52.1m | Reduced -189.5k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 695.6k $47.8m | Reduced -1.7m |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 644.8k $44.4m | Reduced -700.3k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 640.2k $43.9m | Added +73.0k |
| ZEVENBERGEN CAPITAL INVESTMENTS LLC 1.17% of their portfolio | 636.1k $43.7m | Added +77.0k |
| Ardevora Asset Management LLP 0.76% of their portfolio | 619.8k $42.5m | Reduced -29.7k |
| Ribbit Bullfrog GP II, Ltd. 29.50% of their portfolio | 598.5k $41.1m | Added +77.0k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.08% of their portfolio | 586.4k $40.3m | Reduced -60.7k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 581.8k $39.9m | Reduced -169.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 581.3k $39.9m | Added +4.9k |
| Carmignac Gestion 0.66% of their portfolio | 579.4k $39.8m | Reduced -4.0k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.09% of their portfolio | 577.8k $39.7m | Reduced -3.4k |
| Steadview Capital Management LLC 11.92% of their portfolio | 573.6k $39.4m | Reduced -15.8k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.05% of their portfolio | 564.2k $38.7m | Reduced -18.1k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 563.0k $38.7m | Reduced -2.9k |
| Amundi 0.02% of their portfolio | 537.5k $36.4m | Reduced -473.8k |
| Alta Park Capital, LP 3.76% of their portfolio | 528.8k $36.3m | Reduced -182.7k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 525.6k $36.1m | Added +72.9k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.11% of their portfolio | 522.6k $35.9m | Added +35.5k |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 0.33% of their portfolio | 497.6k $34.2m | Reduced -263.7k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 497.1k $34.1m | Reduced -265.3k |
| STRS OHIO 0.05% of their portfolio | 486.2k $33.4m | Added +324.6k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.06% of their portfolio | 484.5k $30.6m | Reduced -68.7k |
| Tekne Capital Management, LLC 8.85% of their portfolio | 472.3k $32.4m | Added +24.4k |
| MAVERICK CAPITAL LTD 0.83% of their portfolio | 469.0k $32.2m | Added +169.0k |
| Tidal Investments LLC 0.55% of their portfolio | 467.9k $32.1m | Added +231.2k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 448.8k $30.8m | Added +68.2k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.07% of their portfolio | 446.2k $30.6m | Reduced -7.8k |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC 0.59% of their portfolio | 429.9k $29.5m | Added +260 |