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 ($608.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $64.47. Options: 62 managers hold calls ($1.5bn notional), 45 hold puts ($1.1bn).
Trends to Q2 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 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,001 |
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 |
| Q2 2024 | 448 | 533 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $1.4bn | $745.8m | 0.53 |
| Q4 2023 | $3.2bn | $1.6bn | 0.51 |
| Q1 2024 | $2.4bn | $1.7bn | 0.70 |
| Q2 2024 | $1.5bn | $1.1bn | 0.76 |
Biggest buyers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +12.7m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +9.0m |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO | Added | +3.2m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +2.6m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +2.1m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +1.8m |
| Amundi | Added | +1.6m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +1.5m |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | +1.4m |
| Kodai Capital Management LP | New | +1.4m |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -33.8m |
| Capital World Investors | Reduced | -9.2m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -8.5m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -3.3m |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Reduced | -2.3m |
| COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC | Sold out | -2.3m |
| Trivest Advisors Ltd | Sold out | -2.0m |
| Egerton Capital (UK) LLP | Sold out | -1.9m |
| ARK Investment Management LLC | Reduced | -1.8m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -1.6m |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $303.1m4.7m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $213.1m3.3m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $113.0m1.8m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $112.7m1.7m shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $98.3m1.5m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $85.7m1.3m shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $67.9m1.1m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $66.6m1.0m shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $46.7m723.5k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $41.7m646.3k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $215.9m3.3m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $194.7m3.0m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $122.9m1.9m shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $92.7m1.4m shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $76.8m1.2m shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $46.6m723.1k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $42.7m662.5k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $36.7m568.7k shares |
| SANDLER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT | Added | $32.8m509.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $32.6m505.9k 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $20.2m | $19.8m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-22 | Grassadonia Brian Cash App Lead | Sold plan | $450.1k6.5k shares |
| 2024-05-22 | Ahuja Amrita CFO & COO | Sold plan | $221.6k3.2k shares |
| 2024-05-21 | Ahuja Amrita CFO & COO | Sold plan | $483.7k6.8k shares |
| 2024-05-21 | Grassadonia Brian Cash App Lead | Sold plan | $367.3k5.2k shares |
| 2024-05-21 | Esperanza Chrysty Counsel Lead | Sold | $142.4k2.0k shares |
| 2024-05-21 | Dale Ajmere Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | $91.1k1.3k shares |
| 2024-05-01 | Grassadonia Brian Cash App Lead | Sold plan | $7.7m113.7k shares |
| 2024-04-03 | Grassadonia Brian Cash App Lead | Sold plan | $353.9k4.5k shares |
| 2024-04-03 | Ahuja Amrita CFO & COO | Sold plan | $297.3k3.8k shares |
| 2024-04-02 | Ahuja Amrita CFO & COO | Sold plan | $328.8k4.2k shares |
| 2024-04-02 | Grassadonia Brian Cash App Lead | Sold plan | $302.8k3.8k shares |
| 2024-04-02 | Esperanza Chrysty Counsel Lead | Sold | $88.3k1.1k shares |
| 2024-04-02 | Dale Ajmere Chief Accounting Officer | Sold plan | $70.3k892 shares |
| 2024-04-01 | Grassadonia Brian Cash App Lead | Sold plan | $9.2m111.7k shares |
| 2024-04-01 | Dale Ajmere Chief Accounting Officer | Sold plan | $42.4k500 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, Q2 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 45.5m $2.9bn | Added +9.0m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 31.2m $2.0bn | Added +1.5m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.08% of their portfolio | 29.2m $1.9bn | Added +12.7m |
| FMR LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 20.9m $1.3bn | Reduced -8.5m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.09% of their portfolio | 18.0m $1.2bn | Reduced -33.8m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 11.9m $764.8m | Added +93.3k |
| SANDS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.18% of their portfolio | 11.5m $742.3m | Reduced -437.4k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.51% of their portfolio | 10.1m $650.4m | Added +3.2m |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.42% of their portfolio | 8.8m $566.9m | Reduced -967.2k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 8.6m $550.8m | Added +232.9k |
| ARK Investment Management LLC 4.75% of their portfolio | 8.3m $534.8m | Reduced -1.8m |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.72% of their portfolio | 8.1m $520.7m | Added +69.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.07% of their portfolio | 7.8m $500.4m | Added +192.4k |
| LONE PINE CAPITAL LLC 4.01% of their portfolio | 7.7m $494.7m | Added +934.6k |
| Amova Asset Management Americas, Inc. 5.58% of their portfolio | 7.5m $483.6m | Reduced -859.5k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.06% of their portfolio | 5.3m $341.2m | Reduced -3.3m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 4.9m $316.4m | Added +621.4k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.18% of their portfolio | 4.5m $292.9m | Added +1.2m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.3m $275.9m | Reduced -412.4k |
| Amundi 0.10% of their portfolio | 4.2m $272.1m | Added +1.6m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.2m $269.6m | Added +176.7k |
| Bares Capital Management, Inc. 12.30% of their portfolio | 4.0m $255.8m | Reduced -19.2k |
| Capital World Investors 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.9m $252.8m | Reduced -9.2m |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.7m $241.1m | Added +429.2k |
| Dragoneer Investment Group, LLC 4.16% of their portfolio | 3.4m $217.5m | Reduced -15.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 3.2m $207.7m | Added +2.6m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.0m $195.1m | Added +101.5k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 3.0m $191.8m | Added +157.2k |
| HMI Capital Management, L.P. 7.29% of their portfolio | 3.0m $191.5m | Unchanged |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.9m $187.9m | Added +54.2k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.7m $176.4m | Added +444.3k |
| Hyperion Asset Management Ltd 7.11% of their portfolio | 2.7m $172.2m | Added +421.0k |
| Contour Asset Management LLC 5.53% of their portfolio | 2.5m $163.7m | Added +1.3m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.4m $156.2m | Added +638.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.4m $154.7m | Added +72.4k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.21% of their portfolio | 2.3m $150.3m | Added +1.8m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.27% of their portfolio | 2.3m $146.1m | Added +2.1m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.2m $139.1m | Added +326.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.2m $139.1m | Added +102.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.1m $133.2m | Added +183.4k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 1.34% of their portfolio | 1.8m $118.1m | Added +1.4m |
| D1 Capital Partners L.P. 1.99% of their portfolio | 1.8m $118.1m | Added +795.0k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.7m $111.1m | Reduced -31.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.6m $106.0m | Reduced -14.1k |
| ALKEON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 1.6m $101.0m | Added +81.2k |
| Kodai Capital Management LP 1.75% of their portfolio | 1.4m $92.2m | New |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $87.8m | Added +335.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.3m $84.3m | Reduced -455.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.3m $82.5m | Reduced -1.3m |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.3m $80.8m | Reduced -880.3k |
| Silicon Valley Community Foundation 3.09% of their portfolio | 1.1m $68.6m | Reduced -815.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $68.6m | Added +356.3k |
| Evergreen Quality Fund GP, Ltd. 2.78% of their portfolio | 1.0m $67.5m | New |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.0m $66.0m | Added +402.1k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.0m $65.8m | New |
| a16z Capital Management, L.L.C. 5.59% of their portfolio | 1.0m $65.6m | Unchanged |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.03% of their portfolio | 980.2k $63.2m | Added +15.5k |
| National Pension Service 0.07% of their portfolio | 954.3k $61.5m | Added +43.6k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.04% of their portfolio | 938.4k $60.5m | Added +179.9k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 915.9k $59.1m | Reduced -5.5k |
| Ribbit Management Company, LLC 4.10% of their portfolio | 913.5k $58.9m | Unchanged |
| SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. 1.82% of their portfolio | 907.9k $58.6m | Unchanged |
| Contrarius Investment Management Ltd 3.54% of their portfolio | 877.5k $56.6m | Reduced -926 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.07% of their portfolio | 877.0k $56.6m | Added +24.7k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.51% of their portfolio | 869.2k $56.1m | New |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.23% of their portfolio | 855.4k $55.2m | Reduced -508.2k |
| Atreides Management, LP 1.77% of their portfolio | 842.0k $54.3m | Reduced -579.8k |
| KBC Group NV 0.16% of their portfolio | 818.7k $52.8m | Added +732.8k |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd 0.84% of their portfolio | 774.6k $49.9m | Added +408.1k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 746.4k $48.1m | Added +48.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 730.9k $47.1m | Reduced -107.0k |
| Gladstone Capital Management LLP 4.04% of their portfolio | 709.1k $45.7m | Reduced -451.0k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.11% of their portfolio | 691.8k $44.6m | Reduced -84.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 687.0k $44.3m | Added +25.4k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 685.2k $44.2m | Added +139.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 674.3k $43.5m | Reduced -169.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.04% of their portfolio | 673.2k $43.4m | Reduced -1.0k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.04% of their portfolio | 657.7k $42.4m | Added +601.0k |
| Walleye Trading LLC 0.82% of their portfolio | 647.3k $41.7m | Reduced -301.3k |
| Alphinity Investment Management Pty Ltd 0.29% of their portfolio | 603.5k $38.8m | Added +169.1k |
| Think Investments LP 7.55% of their portfolio | 568.9k $36.7m | Unchanged |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. 0.92% of their portfolio | 562.8k $36.3m | New |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.07% of their portfolio | 557.2k $35.9m | Reduced -20.6k |
| SC US (TTGP), LTD. 0.29% of their portfolio | 556.4k $35.9m | Unchanged |
| GILDER GAGNON HOWE & CO LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 548.4k $35.4m | Reduced -2.5k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.06% of their portfolio | 527.0k $33.6m | Reduced -14.5k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 526.5k $34.0m | Added +48.1k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 516.8k $33.0m | Added +164.2k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 512.3k $33.7m | Reduced -51.4k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 510.4k $32.9m | Added +8 |
| PAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 1.02% of their portfolio | 500.0k $32.2m | Unchanged |
| Man Group plc 0.08% of their portfolio | 499.0k $32.2m | Added +342.0k |
| Carmignac Gestion 0.53% of their portfolio | 480.0k $31.0m | Reduced -443.2k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 479.2k $30.9m | Added +406.8k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.02% of their portfolio | 470.1k $30.3m | Reduced -485 |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 458.2k $29.4m | First filing |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 438.4k $28.3m | Added +120.8k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.03% of their portfolio | 437.1k $28.2m | Added +44.6k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 430.7k $27.8m | Added +590 |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.04% of their portfolio | 430.6k $27.8m | Added +6.6k |