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 ($494.6m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $67.16. Options: 62 managers hold calls ($1.3bn notional), 57 hold puts ($1.5bn).
Trends to Q3 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 |
| Q3 2024 | 989 |
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 |
| Q3 2024 | 440 | 474 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | $3.2bn | $1.6bn | 0.51 |
| Q1 2024 | $2.4bn | $1.7bn | 0.70 |
| Q2 2024 | $1.5bn | $1.1bn | 0.76 |
| Q3 2024 | $1.3bn | $1.5bn | 1.20 |
Biggest buyers
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +7.3m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +2.6m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +2.1m |
| Southpoint Capital Advisors LP | New | +1.7m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +1.7m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Added | +1.5m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | New | +874.9k |
| Carmignac Gestion | Added | +854.0k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP | New | +837.1k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +659.2k |
Biggest sellers
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -2.5m |
| Amundi | Reduced | -2.2m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -2.1m |
| ARK Investment Management LLC | Reduced | -1.7m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -1.6m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -1.2m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -1.1m |
| NORGES BANK | Reduced | -1.1m |
| Bares Capital Management, Inc. | Reduced | -1.0m |
| Amova Asset Management Americas, Inc. | Reduced | -920.4k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $270.7m4.0m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $216.7m3.2m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $99.1m1.5m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $92.4m1.4m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $82.1m1.2m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $57.7m859.1k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $52.5m783.5k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $50.0m745.2k shares |
| Capital Markets Trading UK LLP | Reduced | $34.3m511.3k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $31.7m471.8k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $215.1m3.2m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $162.7m2.4m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $154.7m2.3m shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $150.3m2.2m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | New | $112.4m1.7m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $103.3m1.5m shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $90.4m1.3m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $60.2m896.9k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $56.2m836.8k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $49.5m738.1k 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 Q3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q3 2024 | 1 | $25.0m | 4 | $2.4m | $2.2m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-22 | Grassadonia Brian Cash App Lead | Sold plan | $213.7k3.3k shares |
| 2024-08-22 | Ahuja Amrita CFO & COO | Sold plan | $212.3k3.3k shares |
| 2024-08-21 | Grassadonia Brian Cash App Lead | Sold plan | $539.4k8.3k shares |
| 2024-08-21 | Ahuja Amrita CFO & COO | Sold plan | $431.0k6.7k shares |
| 2024-08-21 | Esperanza Chrysty Chief Legal Officer | Sold | $126.9k2.0k shares |
| 2024-08-21 | Dale Ajmere Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | $91.0k1.4k shares |
| 2024-08-13 | Dale Ajmere Chief Accounting Officer | Sold plan | $30.9k500 shares |
| 2024-08-06 | BOTHA ROELOF Director · SC US/E Expansion Fund I Management, L.P. | Bought | $25.0m434.4k shares |
| 2024-07-15 | Esperanza Chrysty Chief Legal Officer | Sold plan | $175.0k2.5k shares |
| 2024-07-08 | Ahuja Amrita CFO & COO | Sold plan | $76.4k1.1k shares |
| 2024-07-03 | Grassadonia Brian Cash App Lead | Sold plan | $151.2k2.3k shares |
| 2024-07-02 | Ahuja Amrita CFO & COO | Sold plan | $213.7k3.3k shares |
| 2024-07-02 | Grassadonia Brian Cash App Lead | Sold plan | $121.6k1.9k shares |
| 2024-07-02 | Esperanza Chrysty Chief Legal Officer | Sold | $33.2k516 shares |
| 2024-07-02 | Dale Ajmere Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | $30.3k471 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, Q3 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 52.9m $3.5bn | Added +7.3m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.09% of their portfolio | 31.8m $2.1bn | Added +2.6m |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 30.8m $2.1bn | First filing |
| FMR LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 23.0m $1.5bn | Added +2.1m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.08% of their portfolio | 16.4m $1.1bn | Reduced -1.6m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 11.9m $800.5m | Added +65.3k |
| SANDS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.29% of their portfolio | 11.2m $753.7m | Reduced -282.6k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.51% of their portfolio | 10.2m $686.9m | Added +147.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 8.7m $581.9m | Added +133.0k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.37% of their portfolio | 7.9m $529.1m | Reduced -907.7k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.69% of their portfolio | 7.8m $525.0m | Reduced -253.9k |
| LONE PINE CAPITAL LLC 3.84% of their portfolio | 7.7m $514.9m | Unchanged |
| NORGES BANK 0.06% of their portfolio | 6.7m $446.4m | Reduced -1.1m |
| ARK Investment Management LLC 4.07% of their portfolio | 6.6m $444.8m | Reduced -1.7m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 6.6m $443.3m | Added +1.7m |
| Amova Asset Management Americas, Inc. 5.00% of their portfolio | 6.6m $441.6m | Reduced -920.4k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.06% of their portfolio | 5.5m $366.8m | Added +173.5k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.20% of their portfolio | 5.2m $349.1m | Added +659.2k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 4.4m $293.0m | Added +626.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.3m $289.1m | Added +126.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.1m $277.6m | Reduced -142.5k |
| Capital World Investors 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.9m $263.4m | Added +3.5k |
| Dragoneer Investment Group, LLC 3.94% of their portfolio | 3.4m $226.4m | Unchanged |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 3.2m $213.0m | Added +437.7k |
| HMI Capital Management, L.P. 8.25% of their portfolio | 3.0m $199.4m | Unchanged |
| Bares Capital Management, Inc. 18.05% of their portfolio | 3.0m $198.3m | Reduced -1.0m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.9m $192.2m | Reduced -163.0k |
| Hyperion Asset Management Ltd 7.24% of their portfolio | 2.8m $188.8m | Added +142.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.8m $186.9m | Reduced -128.7k |
| Contour Asset Management LLC 6.14% of their portfolio | 2.8m $186.0m | Added +232.2k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.4m $172.8m | Added +12.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.4m $161.8m | Reduced -12.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.2m $147.8m | Added +45.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.2m $145.8m | Added +14.0k |
| UBS Group AG 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.1m $139.7m | Added +16.0k |
| Amundi 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.1m $140.2m | Reduced -2.2m |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.8m $122.5m | Added +103.0k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.7m $116.7m | Added +1.5m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.7m $116.1m | Reduced -536.4k |
| Southpoint Capital Advisors LP 2.70% of their portfolio | 1.7m $114.1m | New |
| Swiss National Bank 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.7m $110.9m | Added +8.2k |
| D1 Capital Partners L.P. 2.12% of their portfolio | 1.6m $109.6m | Reduced -199.0k |
| ALKEON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.58% of their portfolio | 1.6m $105.1m | Unchanged |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.35% of their portfolio | 1.5m $101.4m | Added +489.5k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 1.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $92.3m | Reduced -456.4k |
| Carmignac Gestion 1.50% of their portfolio | 1.3m $89.6m | Added +854.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.3m $88.5m | Added +11.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $85.8m | Reduced -83.1k |
| Kodai Capital Management LP 1.69% of their portfolio | 1.2m $81.2m | Reduced -218.9k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.2m $80.7m | Reduced -1.1m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $76.2m | Reduced -2.1m |
| National Pension Service 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $72.7m | Added +128.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $71.5m | Added +706 |
| Silicon Valley Community Foundation 3.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $71.5m | Unchanged |
| Evergreen Quality Fund GP, Ltd. 3.56% of their portfolio | 1.0m $70.2m | Unchanged |
| a16z Capital Management, L.L.C. 6.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $68.3m | Unchanged |
| Ribbit Management Company, LLC 4.50% of their portfolio | 1.0m $67.2m | Added +88.0k |
| SC US (TTGP), LTD. 0.49% of their portfolio | 990.8k $66.5m | Added +434.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.03% of their portfolio | 986.3k $66.2m | Added +6.1k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.04% of their portfolio | 936.3k $62.9m | Reduced -2.1k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 934.7k $62.7m | Added +18.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 918.3k $61.6m | Added +231.3k |
| SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. 1.37% of their portfolio | 907.9k $60.9m | Unchanged |
| Contrarius Investment Management Ltd 3.37% of their portfolio | 882.1k $59.2m | Added +4.6k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.07% of their portfolio | 875.0k $58.7m | Reduced -2.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 874.9k $58.7m | New |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 854.5k $57.4m | Added +169.3k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 837.6k $56.2m | Added +91.2k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 1.07% of their portfolio | 837.1k $56.2m | New |
| Alphinity Investment Management Pty Ltd 0.32% of their portfolio | 820.1k $54.8m | Added +216.6k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.10% of their portfolio | 731.3k $49.1m | Reduced -292.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.05% of their portfolio | 721.6k $48.4m | Reduced -530.5k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.51% of their portfolio | 717.5k $48.2m | Added +238.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 683.8k $45.9m | Added +9.5k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.10% of their portfolio | 670.5k $45.0m | Reduced -21.3k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.04% of their portfolio | 669.1k $44.9m | Reduced -4.1k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 653.4k $43.9m | Reduced -77.5k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.06% of their portfolio | 564.0k $37.9m | Added +155.8k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 557.2k $37.3m | Added +44.9k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.07% of their portfolio | 553.4k $37.2m | Reduced -3.8k |
| GILDER GAGNON HOWE & CO LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 544.4k $36.5m | Reduced -4.0k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.07% of their portfolio | 541.2k $36.0m | Added +14.2k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 516.9k $34.7m | Reduced -9.6k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 513.4k $34.5m | Reduced -3.4k |
| Walleye Trading LLC 0.83% of their portfolio | 511.7k $34.4m | Reduced -135.6k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 511.7k $34.3m | Reduced -2.5m |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 511.4k $34.3m | Added +976 |
| Azora Capital LP 1.82% of their portfolio | 503.4k $33.8m | Added +393.6k |
| PAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.95% of their portfolio | 500.0k $33.6m | Unchanged |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.10% of their portfolio | 492.0k $33.0m | Added +285.5k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.02% of their portfolio | 479.2k $32.2m | Added +9.0k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.03% of their portfolio | 459.8k $30.9m | Added +22.7k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 457.8k $30.7m | Added +27.1k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.03% of their portfolio | 456.9k $30.7m | Reduced -200.8k |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. 0.10% of their portfolio | 453.5k $30.4m | Added +282.6k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 434.8k $29.2m | Reduced -23.4k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 431.1k $28.9m | New |
| Nan Shan Life Insurance Co., Ltd. 0.67% of their portfolio | 424.7k $28.5m | Unchanged |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 418.5k $29.9m | Added +31.4k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 414.1k $27.8m | Reduced -24.3k |