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 ($508.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $85.02. Options: 67 managers hold calls ($2.5bn notional), 44 hold puts ($2.2bn).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,138 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q4 2024 | 543 | 441 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | $2.4bn | $1.7bn | 0.70 |
| Q2 2024 | $1.5bn | $1.1bn | 0.76 |
| Q3 2024 | $1.3bn | $1.5bn | 1.20 |
| Q4 2024 | $2.5bn | $2.2bn | 0.88 |
Biggest buyers
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +6.5m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Added | +4.0m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +3.1m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +2.4m |
| Dragoneer Investment Group, LLC | Added | +1.8m |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP | New | +1.4m |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +1.4m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.4m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +1.2m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +993.1k |
Biggest sellers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -14.5m |
| LONE PINE CAPITAL LLC | Reduced | -3.9m |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -3.1m |
| HMI Capital Management, L.P. | Sold out | -3.0m |
| ARK Investment Management LLC | Reduced | -1.7m |
| D1 Capital Partners L.P. | Sold out | -1.6m |
| Amova Asset Management Americas, Inc. | Reduced | -1.2m |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. | Reduced | -1.2m |
| Southpoint Capital Advisors LP | Reduced | -1.1m |
| Evergreen Quality Fund GP, Ltd. | Sold out | -1.0m |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $666.6m7.8m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $435.7m5.1m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $291.0m3.4m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $193.0m2.3m shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | First filing | $131.8m1.6m shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $90.3m1.1m shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Added | $63.1m743.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $58.2m684.3k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $56.4m663.3k shares |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Added | $47.0m544.6k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $368.6m4.3m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $307.8m3.6m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $255.9m3.0m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $225.1m2.6m shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $218.3m2.6m shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | $114.3m1.3m shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $91.4m1.1m shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $78.0m917.8k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $63.1m741.9k shares |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | New | $51.1m601.8k 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 Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $4.4m | $4.1m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-02 | Esperanza Chrysty Chief Legal Officer | Sold plan | $272.2k2.9k shares |
| 2024-11-22 | Grassadonia Brian Cash App Lead | Sold plan | $303.4k3.3k shares |
| 2024-11-22 | Ahuja Amrita CFO & COO | Sold plan | $301.4k3.3k shares |
| 2024-11-21 | Grassadonia Brian Cash App Lead | Sold plan | $759.3k8.3k shares |
| 2024-11-21 | Ahuja Amrita CFO & COO | Sold plan | $609.0k6.7k shares |
| 2024-11-21 | Esperanza Chrysty Chief Legal Officer | Sold | $179.3k2.0k shares |
| 2024-11-21 | Dale Ajmere Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | $162.8k1.8k shares |
| 2024-11-18 | Esperanza Chrysty Chief Legal Officer | Sold plan | $61.8k687 shares |
| 2024-11-18 | Grassadonia Brian Cash App Lead | Sold plan | $28.5k341 shares |
| 2024-11-12 | Esperanza Chrysty Chief Legal Officer | Sold plan | $243.0k2.9k shares |
| 2024-11-12 | Dale Ajmere Chief Accounting Officer | Sold plan | $85.0k1.0k shares |
| 2024-11-11 | Esperanza Chrysty Chief Legal Officer | Sold plan | $237.1k3.0k shares |
| 2024-11-11 | Dale Ajmere Chief Accounting Officer | Sold plan | $80.0k1.0k shares |
| 2024-11-06 | Esperanza Chrysty Chief Legal Officer | Sold plan | $225.6k3.0k shares |
| 2024-10-03 | Grassadonia Brian Cash App Lead | Sold plan | $151.4k2.4k shares |
| 2024-10-03 | Ahuja Amrita CFO & COO | Sold plan | $120.3k1.9k shares |
| 2024-10-02 | Ahuja Amrita CFO & COO | Sold plan | $388.9k5.9k shares |
| 2024-10-02 | Grassadonia Brian Cash App Lead | Sold plan | $123.2k1.9k shares |
| 2024-10-02 | Dale Ajmere Chief Accounting Officer | Sold plan | $43.8k669 shares |
| 2024-10-02 | Esperanza Chrysty Chief Legal Officer | Sold | $33.8k516 shares |
| 2024-10-01 | Dale Ajmere Chief Accounting Officer | Sold plan | $33.5k500 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, Q4 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 53.3m $4.5bn | Added +448.8k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 31.2m $2.7bn | Added +386.5k |
| FMR LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 22.6m $1.9bn | Reduced -394.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.12% of their portfolio | 19.5m $1.7bn | Added +3.1m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.12% of their portfolio | 17.2m $1.5bn | Reduced -14.5m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 12.1m $1.0bn | Added +210.1k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.73% of their portfolio | 11.2m $949.2m | Added +934.7k |
| SANDS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.60% of their portfolio | 10.3m $878.8m | Reduced -888.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 8.9m $753.5m | Added +192.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 7.6m $645.6m | Added +993.1k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.81% of their portfolio | 7.6m $642.3m | Reduced -263.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 7.4m $624.9m | Added +6.5m |
| NORGES BANK 0.08% of their portfolio | 7.1m $607.5m | Added +497.3k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.38% of their portfolio | 6.7m $570.1m | Reduced -1.2m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.15% of their portfolio | 5.7m $487.4m | Added +4.0m |
| Amova Asset Management Americas, Inc. 4.97% of their portfolio | 5.4m $458.9m | Reduced -1.2m |
| Dragoneer Investment Group, LLC 7.62% of their portfolio | 5.1m $436.2m | Added +1.8m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.24% of their portfolio | 5.0m $425.7m | Reduced -191.7k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.08% of their portfolio | 5.0m $420.7m | Reduced -513.5k |
| ARK Investment Management LLC 3.49% of their portfolio | 4.9m $418.8m | Reduced -1.7m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.9m $418.5m | Added +616.6k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.06% of their portfolio | 4.0m $341.3m | Reduced -119.4k |
| LONE PINE CAPITAL LLC 2.38% of their portfolio | 3.8m $320.1m | Reduced -3.9m |
| Capital World Investors 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.6m $310.0m | Reduced -276.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.5m $296.9m | Added +1.4m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.4m $287.9m | Added +525.4k |
| Hyperion Asset Management Ltd 8.83% of their portfolio | 3.1m $266.4m | Added +321.6k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 3.0m $256.9m | Reduced -150.4k |
| Contour Asset Management LLC 7.34% of their portfolio | 3.0m $253.7m | Added +214.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.0m $253.7m | Added +575.0k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.9m $247.2m | Added +497.8k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.6m $225.1m | Reduced -136.1k |
| Bares Capital Management, Inc. 19.80% of their portfolio | 2.6m $220.0m | Reduced -364.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 2.5m $214.8m | Added +2.4m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 2.5m $212.0m | Added +1.4m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.33% of their portfolio | 2.4m $204.8m | Added +680.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.4m $200.8m | Added +160.8k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.2m $190.3m | Added +66.9k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.7m $147.8m | Reduced -86.2k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.7m $142.6m | Added +1.2m |
| Swiss National Bank 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.6m $133.3m | Reduced -83.4k |
| Amundi 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.5m $129.7m | Reduced -559.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.5m $125.8m | Added +827.0k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.36% of their portfolio | 1.5m $125.3m | Added +982.7k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.52% of their portfolio | 1.4m $120.4m | New |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $109.0m | Reduced -3.1m |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.48% of their portfolio | 1.2m $104.5m | Added +834.3k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.96% of their portfolio | 1.2m $101.3m | Added +336.9k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $100.8m | Added +199.3k |
| Carmignac Gestion 1.50% of their portfolio | 1.1m $94.4m | Reduced -223.5k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $90.9m | Added +385.8k |
| Alphinity Investment Management Pty Ltd 0.51% of their portfolio | 1.1m $93.3m | Added +249.1k |
| Silicon Valley Community Foundation 4.61% of their portfolio | 1.1m $90.5m | Unchanged |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.0m $88.2m | Reduced -280.3k |
| a16z Capital Management, L.L.C. 11.59% of their portfolio | 1.0m $86.4m | Unchanged |
| Ribbit Management Company, LLC 9.63% of their portfolio | 1.0m $85.1m | Unchanged |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 991.2k $84.2m | Reduced -287.6k |
| SC US (TTGP), LTD. 0.68% of their portfolio | 990.8k $84.2m | Unchanged |
| Gladstone Capital Management LLP 6.99% of their portfolio | 987.8k $84.0m | Added +697.9k |
| Contrarius Group Holdings Ltd 5.03% of their portfolio | 965.7k $82.1m | First filing |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 924.3k $78.6m | Added +6.0k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 921.2k $78.3m | Reduced -13.5k |
| SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. 1.03% of their portfolio | 908.3k $77.2m | Added +334 |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.05% of their portfolio | 875.4k $74.4m | Reduced -61.0k |
| Kodai Capital Management LP 3.02% of their portfolio | 868.0k $73.8m | Reduced -342.1k |
| ALKEON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 866.2k $73.6m | Reduced -700.0k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.20% of their portfolio | 850.8k $72.3m | Reduced -659.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.08% of their portfolio | 834.4k $70.9m | Reduced -40.5k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 1.20% of their portfolio | 824.5k $70.1m | Reduced -12.7k |
| National Pension Service 0.06% of their portfolio | 777.8k $66.1m | Reduced -305.3k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 755.6k $64.2m | First filing |
| Atreides Management, LP 1.94% of their portfolio | 728.2k $61.9m | New |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.14% of their portfolio | 705.9k $60.0m | Added +35.3k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.22% of their portfolio | 698.0k $59.3m | Added +621.6k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.53% of their portfolio | 630.3k $53.6m | Reduced -745.2k |
| Southpoint Capital Advisors LP 1.20% of their portfolio | 600.0k $51.0m | Reduced -1.1m |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.08% of their portfolio | 592.3k $50.3m | Added +28.2k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 579.7k $49.4m | Added +209.7k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 571.2k $48.5m | Added +54.3k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.12% of their portfolio | 562.5k $47.8m | Added +261.1k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.09% of their portfolio | 551.5k $46.9m | Reduced -1.9k |
| GILDER GAGNON HOWE & CO LLC 0.50% of their portfolio | 549.8k $46.7m | Added +5.4k |
| STATE OF MICHIGAN RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.24% of their portfolio | 542.2k $46.1m | Added +301.0k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.09% of their portfolio | 541.2k $47.2m | Unchanged |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.06% of their portfolio | 537.7k $45.7m | Added +180.7k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 531.0k $45.1m | Reduced -186.4k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.04% of their portfolio | 527.7k $44.9m | Added +67.9k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 522.2k $44.4m | Added +147.2k |
| Meridiem Capital Partners LP 4.17% of their portfolio | 521.5k $44.3m | First filing |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 520.4k $44.5m | Added +7.0k |
| PAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 1.27% of their portfolio | 505.5k $43.0m | Added +5.5k |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. 0.92% of their portfolio | 493.7k $42.0m | Added +278.5k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 489.8k $41.6m | Added +71.2k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.07% of their portfolio | 448.3k $38.1m | Reduced -283.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 445.2k $37.8m | Reduced -619.6k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 444.0k $37.7m | New |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.10% of their portfolio | 441.6k $37.5m | Reduced -16.2k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 420.8k $35.8m | Reduced -136.4k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 419.5k $35.7m | Reduced -91.8k |
| TITAN GLOBAL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT USA LLC 5.30% of their portfolio | 411.0k $34.9m | Added +248.5k |