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 ($71.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $84.43. Options: 64 managers hold calls ($2.4bn notional), 41 hold puts ($1.7bn).
Trends to Q1 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 971 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,008 |
| Q1 2023 | 996 |
| Q2 2023 | 970 |
| Q3 2023 | 888 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,031 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,070 |
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 |
| Q2 2023 | 385 | 512 |
| Q3 2023 | 378 | 492 |
| Q4 2023 | 494 | 430 |
| Q1 2024 | 521 | 429 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | $1.9bn | $987.7m | 0.51 |
| Q3 2023 | $1.4bn | $745.8m | 0.53 |
| Q4 2023 | $3.2bn | $1.6bn | 0.51 |
| Q1 2024 | $2.4bn | $1.7bn | 0.70 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +15.5m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +7.2m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +4.3m |
| Egerton Capital (UK) LLP | New | +1.9m |
| COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.8m |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.6m |
| Contour Asset Management LLC | New | +1.2m |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +1.1m |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO | Added | +986.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +858.9k |
Biggest sellers
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -5.0m |
| Dragoneer Investment Group, LLC | Reduced | -2.8m |
| ARK Investment Management LLC | Reduced | -1.8m |
| SANDS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -1.8m |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -1.8m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -1.3m |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD | Reduced | -1.2m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -1.0m |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Reduced | -731.4k |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | -724.3k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $585.7m6.9m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $278.8m3.3m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $191.2m2.3m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $141.0m1.7m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $139.2m1.6m shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $93.3m1.1m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $91.0m1.1m shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $90.4m1.1m shares |
| Optiver Holding B.V. | Reduced | $74.4m879.2k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $67.8m801.2k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $345.2m4.1m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $246.3m2.9m shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $199.2m2.4m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $185.2m2.2m shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $83.4m986.3k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $68.4m808.3k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $64.8m766.7k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | $58.3m688.8k shares |
| CTC LLC | New | $56.2m6.6k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $53.9m637.3k 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 2024
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 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $20.8m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 5 | $30.3m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 5 | $26.1m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 5 | $33.0m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 6 | $12.2m | $10.6m |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 6 | $2.6m | $1.4m |
| Q4 2023 | 1 | $27.5m | 5 | $2.1m | $783.8k |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $20.5m | $11.1m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-13 | Esperanza Chrysty Counsel Lead | Sold plan | $1.2m14.4k shares |
| 2024-03-04 | Grassadonia Brian Cash App Lead | Sold plan | $8.7m111.9k shares |
| 2024-02-22 | Ahuja Amrita CFO & COO | Sold plan | $272.5k4.1k shares |
| 2024-02-21 | Grassadonia Brian Cash App Lead | Sold | $171.3k2.7k shares |
| 2024-02-21 | Ahuja Amrita CFO & COO | Sold plan | $166.0k2.6k shares |
| 2024-02-21 | Dale Ajmere Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | $42.2k656 shares |
| 2024-02-21 | Esperanza Chrysty Counsel Lead | Sold | $40.6k631 shares |
| 2024-02-20 | Grassadonia Brian Cash App Lead | Sold | $8.4m127.8k shares |
| 2024-01-04 | Grassadonia Brian Cash App Lead | Sold | $384.3k5.7k shares |
| 2024-01-03 | Ahuja Amrita CFO & COO | Sold plan | $338.5k4.9k shares |
| 2024-01-02 | Grassadonia Brian Cash App Lead | Sold | $359.9k4.8k shares |
| 2024-01-02 | Ahuja Amrita CFO & COO | Sold plan | $228.5k3.1k shares |
| 2024-01-02 | Dale Ajmere Chief Accounting Officer | Sold plan | $113.3k1.5k shares |
| 2024-01-02 | Esperanza Chrysty Counsel Lead | Sold | $67.7k918 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.12% of their portfolio | 51.8m $4.4bn | Added +15.5m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 36.5m $3.1bn | Added +318.5k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 29.6m $2.5bn | Reduced -5.0m |
| FMR LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 29.3m $2.5bn | Added +7.2m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.06% of their portfolio | 16.5m $1.4bn | Added +4.3m |
| Capital World Investors 0.18% of their portfolio | 13.1m $1.1bn | Added +582.8k |
| SANDS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.83% of their portfolio | 11.9m $1.0bn | Reduced -1.8m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 11.8m $995.2m | Added +242.3k |
| ARK Investment Management LLC 5.89% of their portfolio | 10.1m $850.4m | Reduced -1.8m |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.57% of their portfolio | 9.8m $825.2m | Reduced -621.0k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.13% of their portfolio | 8.6m $723.9m | Reduced -6.3k |
| Amova Asset Management Americas, Inc. 7.02% of their portfolio | 8.4m $706.9m | Reduced -624.8k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 8.3m $702.7m | Added +340.5k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.96% of their portfolio | 8.0m $677.1m | Reduced -71.4k |
| NORGES BANK 0.10% of their portfolio | 7.6m $640.0m | Added +727.3k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.46% of their portfolio | 6.9m $585.4m | Added +986.3k |
| LONE PINE CAPITAL LLC 4.50% of their portfolio | 6.7m $569.7m | Added +129.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.08% of their portfolio | 4.7m $396.7m | Added +6.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 4.3m $362.4m | Reduced -63.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.0m $338.6m | Added +426.2k |
| Bares Capital Management, Inc. 13.38% of their portfolio | 4.0m $337.1m | Reduced -501.8k |
| Dragoneer Investment Group, LLC 6.64% of their portfolio | 3.4m $286.6m | Reduced -2.8m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.18% of their portfolio | 3.4m $286.3m | Added +858.9k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.3m $279.9m | Added +21.8k |
| HMI Capital Management, L.P. 9.24% of their portfolio | 3.0m $251.2m | Unchanged |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.9m $247.3m | Reduced -80.8k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.9m $241.8m | Added +42.7k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 2.8m $238.3m | Added +285.8k |
| Amundi 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.7m $192.5m | Added +389.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 2.6m $220.7m | Reduced -1.0m |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.46% of their portfolio | 2.3m $198.3m | Reduced -731.4k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.3m $196.8m | Added +26.3k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.3m $193.8m | Added +1.6m |
| COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC 0.76% of their portfolio | 2.3m $193.8m | Added +1.8m |
| Hyperion Asset Management Ltd 8.00% of their portfolio | 2.2m $190.2m | Reduced -42.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.22% of their portfolio | 2.1m $180.4m | Reduced -353.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.1m $173.8m | Reduced -112.5k |
| Trivest Advisors Ltd 5.85% of their portfolio | 2.0m $166.6m | Reduced -60.0k |
| Egerton Capital (UK) LLP 1.55% of their portfolio | 1.9m $160.7m | New |
| UBS Group AG 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.9m $159.2m | Added +1.1m |
| Silicon Valley Community Foundation 5.83% of their portfolio | 1.9m $159.0m | Unchanged |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.8m $154.9m | Added +106.8k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.38% of their portfolio | 1.8m $154.2m | Reduced -1.3m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.8m $150.9m | Added +16.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.40% of their portfolio | 1.8m $149.0m | Reduced -12.4k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.8m $148.4m | Reduced -141.1k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.7m $140.2m | Reduced -60.4k |
| ALKEON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.69% of their portfolio | 1.5m $125.6m | Reduced -35.0k |
| Atreides Management, LP 3.61% of their portfolio | 1.4m $120.3m | Added +591.7k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.50% of their portfolio | 1.4m $115.3m | Added +49.8k |
| Contour Asset Management LLC 3.99% of their portfolio | 1.2m $102.1m | New |
| Gladstone Capital Management LLP 9.71% of their portfolio | 1.2m $98.1m | Reduced -546.6k |
| D1 Capital Partners L.P. 1.33% of their portfolio | 1.0m $87.7m | Added +93.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $86.8m | Reduced -130.9k |
| a16z Capital Management, L.L.C. 6.22% of their portfolio | 1.0m $86.0m | Unchanged |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.04% of their portfolio | 964.8k $81.6m | Reduced -65.3k |
| Walleye Trading LLC 1.31% of their portfolio | 948.7k $80.2m | Reduced -724.3k |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 940.7k $79.6m | Added +106.4k |
| Carmignac Gestion 1.23% of their portfolio | 923.2k $78.1m | Added +240.0k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 921.4k $77.9m | Reduced -105.8k |
| Ribbit Management Company, LLC 5.60% of their portfolio | 913.5k $77.3m | Unchanged |
| National Pension Service 0.09% of their portfolio | 910.7k $77.0m | Reduced -3.7k |
| SCGE MANAGEMENT, L.P. 1.46% of their portfolio | 910.5k $77.0m | Unchanged |
| SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. 2.38% of their portfolio | 907.9k $76.8m | Unchanged |
| Contrarius Investment Management Ltd 4.29% of their portfolio | 878.4k $74.3m | Added +780.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.09% of their portfolio | 852.3k $72.1m | Added +6.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 843.3k $71.3m | Added +168.5k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 837.9k $70.9m | Added +168.8k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.10% of their portfolio | 805.4k $68.1m | Added +91.7k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.15% of their portfolio | 775.8k $65.5m | Added +106.9k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.05% of their portfolio | 758.5k $64.2m | Reduced -203.8k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 744.6k $63.0m | Reduced -1.8m |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 707.8k $59.9m | Reduced -297.6k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 697.5k $59.0m | Reduced -142.1k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.10% of their portfolio | 679.4k $46.8m | Added +201.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.05% of their portfolio | 674.3k $57.0m | Added +6.4k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 666.0k $56.3m | Reduced -84.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 661.5k $56.0m | Reduced -31.7k |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 642.7k $54.4m | Added +2.8k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 626.6k $53.0m | Reduced -616.6k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.11% of their portfolio | 621.2k $52.5m | Added +183.8k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 597.2k $50.5m | Added +337.5k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.09% of their portfolio | 577.8k $39.7m | Reduced -21.6k |
| Think Investments LP 10.74% of their portfolio | 568.9k $48.1m | Unchanged |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 563.7k $47.3m | Added +310.8k |
| SC US (TTGP), LTD. 0.35% of their portfolio | 556.4k $47.1m | Unchanged |
| GILDER GAGNON HOWE & CO LLC 0.58% of their portfolio | 550.9k $46.6m | Reduced -720 |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 545.4k $46.1m | Added +429.4k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 541.7k $45.8m | Reduced -633.4k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.08% of their portfolio | 541.6k $45.3m | Added +407.3k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 510.4k $43.2m | Added +20.8k |
| PAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 1.32% of their portfolio | 500.0k $42.3m | Unchanged |
| MANE GLOBAL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 3.52% of their portfolio | 490.3k $41.5m | Added +196.9k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 478.4k $40.5m | Added +41.8k |
| Alta Park Capital, LP 4.38% of their portfolio | 477.5k $40.4m | New |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.03% of their portfolio | 470.6k $39.8m | Added +50.5k |
| Senator Investment Group LP 1.76% of their portfolio | 457.7k $38.7m | Added +7.7k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 457.1k $38.7m | Reduced -530.1k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 438.1k $37.1m | Added +308.8k |
| Alphinity Investment Management Pty Ltd 0.32% of their portfolio | 434.4k $36.6m | New |