STEPSTONE GROUP INC STEP
COM CL A · Common Stock · CUSIP 85914M107
- SectorFinancials
- IndustryInvestment Advice
- HeadquartersNew York, NY
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* 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 ($789.2k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $24.81. Options: 2 managers hold calls ($104.2k notional), 6 hold puts ($3.4m).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 125 |
| Q4 2022 | 120 |
| Q1 2023 | 122 |
| Q2 2023 | 124 |
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 | 58 | 55 |
| Q1 2023 | 74 | 48 |
| Q2 2023 | 69 | 62 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $125.0k | $0 | 0.00 |
| Q4 2022 | $17.6k | $12.6k | 0.71 |
| Q1 2023 | $308.2k | $803.2k | 2.61 |
| Q2 2023 | $104.2k | $3.4m | 32.48 |
Biggest buyers
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +636.9k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +346.0k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +225.9k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | +222.9k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC | New | +166.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +106.4k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +106.4k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +106.2k |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC | Added | +104.3k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | New | +103.3k |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -2.6m |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | Reduced | -793.7k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. | Sold out | -747.5k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Sold out | -511.4k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | Sold out | -442.4k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -207.8k |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -131.8k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Reduced | -97.9k |
| STRS OHIO | Reduced | -45.4k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Reduced | -44.2k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $104.2k4.2k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.2m49.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $868.4k35.0k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $801.4k32.3k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $471.4k19.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $9.9k400 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 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 |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution -1.0 pts · filed 2025-04-21 | 12.9% |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 13G · institution +2.5 pts · filed 2025-11-12 | 7.3% |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · passive investor -2.2 pts · filed 2026-07-31 | 6.8% |
Brem Monte M
13D · may seek influence
-32.5 pts · filed 2025-09-18
Stated purposeItem 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows: In August 2025, Mr. Fernandez entered into a 10b5-1 Plan with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, which provides for the sale of up to 211,210 shares of Class A Common Stock. All sales of shares of Class A Common Stock under the 10b5-1 Plan are subject to certain minimum price conditions. Full filing |
6.0% |
Fernandez Jose A
13D · may seek influence
new · filed 2025-09-18
Stated purposeThe Reporting Person acquired, and presently holds, Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock and Class B Units for investment purposes. In August 2025, Mr. Fernandez entered into a 10b5-1 Plan with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, which provides for the sale of up to 211,210 shares of Class A Common Stock. All sales of shares of Class A Common Stock under the 10b5-1 Plan are subject to certain minimum price conditions. Except as otherwise described in this Schedule 13D, the Reporting Person does not currently have any plans or proposals that would result in or relate to any of the transactions or changes listed in Items 4(a) through 4(j) of Schedule 13D. However, as part of his ongoing evaluation of his investment and investment alternatives, the Reporting Person may consider such matt… Full filing |
6.0% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.7% |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 13G · institution -2.4 pts · filed 2025-11-14 | 5.6% |
Keck Thomas
13D · may seek influence
new · filed 2025-09-18
Stated purposeThe Reporting Person acquired, and presently holds, Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock and Class B Units for investment purposes. Except as otherwise described in this Schedule 13D, the Reporting Person does not currently have any plans or proposals that would result in or relate to any of the transactions or changes listed in Items 4(a) through 4(j) of Schedule 13D. However, as part of his ongoing evaluation of his investment and investment alternatives, the Reporting Person may consider such matters and, subject to applicable law, may formulate a plan with respect to such matters or make formal proposals to the Board of Directors of the Issuer, other stockholders of the Issuer or other third parties regarding such matters. The Reporting Person reserves the right to acquire addit… Full filing |
5.2% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 5.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: Invesco Ltd. (0.6%, 2026-05-06), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC), Lim James (4.0%, 2026-01-14), ARG Private Equity, LLC (4.3%, 2026-01-08)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 7 | $188.9m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $100.6k | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $5.4m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 1 | $3.9m | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-05 | McCabe Michael I Head of Strategy, director | Bought | $589.0k25.0k shares |
| 2023-06-02 | McCabe Michael I Head of Strategy, director | Bought | $872.1k37.0k shares |
| 2023-06-01 | McCabe Michael I Head of Strategy, director | Bought | $753.4k33.0k shares |
| 2023-05-31 | McCabe Michael I Head of Strategy, director | Bought | $643.8k30.0k shares |
| 2023-05-30 | McCabe Michael I Head of Strategy, director | Bought | $1.1m50.0k 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, Q2 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.8m $144.9m | Added +346.0k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.1m $126.7m | Added +53.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.4m $109.3m | Added +106.4k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.0m $98.1m | Added +225.9k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.6m $89.2m | Reduced -97.9k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP 0.43% of their portfolio | 2.9m $70.9m | Reduced -16.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.6m $65.4m | Reduced -2.6m |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 2.5m $62.9m | Added +40.8k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.5m $61.8m | Added +3.6k |
| Capital World Investors 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.5m $61.2m | Added +49.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $32.6m | Added +636.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $28.3m | Added +15.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $26.5m | Added +38.3k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.14% of their portfolio | 871.9k $21.6m | Added +47.0k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.02% of their portfolio | 533.2k $13.2m | Reduced -18.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 495.1k $12.3m | Reduced -2.2k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.00% of their portfolio | 492.0k $12.2m | Reduced -131.8k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 484.8k $12.0m | Added +106.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 472.5k $11.7m | Added +31.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 405.4k $10.1m | Added +75.3k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 388.6k $9.6m | Added +106.2k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 383.9k $9.5m | Reduced -207.8k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 343.0k $8.5m | Added +62.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 314.1k $7.8m | Reduced -9.8k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 283.8k $7.0m | Added +1.4k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 277.4k $6.9m | Added +506 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 265.8k $6.6m | Reduced -32.9k |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 250.3k $6.2m | Added +104.3k |
| Gillson Capital LP 0.50% of their portfolio | 227.7k $5.7m | Added +47.3k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 226.3k $5.6m | Reduced -3.9k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 222.9k $5.5m | New |
| INHERENT GROUP, LP 3.72% of their portfolio | 216.8k $5.4m | Unchanged |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 173.1k $4.3m | Added +27.0k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 166.8k $4.1m | New |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.01% of their portfolio | 146.0k $3.6m | Added +133 |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 132.4k $3.3m | Reduced -23.4k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 122.2k $3.0m | Added +34.6k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 116.6k $2.9m | Reduced -3.3k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 113.0k $2.8m | Added +33.3k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 109.3k $2.7m | Added +2.2k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 103.3k $2.5m | New |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 100.2k $2.5m | New |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 87.7k $2.2m | Unchanged |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 85.7k $2.1m | Added +3.7k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 79.0k $2.0m | New |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 72.6k $1.8m | Reduced -2.8k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 71.8k $1.8m | Added +1.2k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 67.5k $1.7m | Reduced -3.8k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 67.2k $1.7m | Reduced -1.6k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.1k $1.5m | Reduced -1.9k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 54.9k $1.4m | New |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 53.0k $1.3m | Added +1.1k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.1k $1.3m | New |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.0k $1.2m | Added +7.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.8k $1.2m | Added +27.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.2k $1.1m | Unchanged |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.3k $1.1m | New |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 44.8k $1.1m | New |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.8k $988.1k | Added +14.9k |
| HARBOR CAPITAL ADVISORS, INC. 0.17% of their portfolio | 34.0k $843.1k | New |
| PARK CIRCLE Co 0.79% of their portfolio | 33.9k $841.1k | Unchanged |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 32.5k $805.3k | Reduced -45 |
| GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP 0.08% of their portfolio | 32.3k $800.0k | New |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 32.0k $793.9k | Reduced -800 |
| FDx Advisors, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 31.7k $786.0k | New |
| Keebeck Wealth Management 0.11% of their portfolio | 31.7k $786.3k | Added +17.7k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 31.1k $771.6k | Reduced -793.7k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.1k $771.1k | Reduced -514 |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.2k $724.8k | Reduced -37.8k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 28.6k $710.4k | Unchanged |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.4k $703.6k | Reduced -14.9k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.0k $644.6k | Reduced -574 |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 25.7k $636.6k | New |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.0k $620.9k | Reduced -13.5k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.7k $612.2k | Reduced -14.9k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.5k $607.0k | Added +6.7k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.9k $593.9k | Added +12.9k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.9k $593.5k | Unchanged |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.2k $575.8k | Reduced -17.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.0k $571.7k | Reduced -5.8k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.2k $550.6k | Added +431 |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.6k $536.0k | Added +264 |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.01% of their portfolio | 20.0k $495.4k | New |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.0k $472.0k | New |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.5k $435.2k | Added +2.0k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.3k $430.2k | Added +16.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.9k $418.9k | Reduced -7.6k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.2k $402.4k | New |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.1k $400.5k | New |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.3k $380.1k | Reduced -3.0k |
| XTX Topco Ltd 0.06% of their portfolio | 14.5k $358.8k | New |
| ARIZONA STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.1k $349.9k | Reduced -281 |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.5k $332.9k | Reduced -7.5k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.6k $287.1k | Added +1.5k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.9k $245.1k | Reduced -44.2k |
| Caption Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 9.9k $244.9k | New |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.5k $236.0k | Unchanged |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.0k $224.1k | Reduced -991 |
| AMALGAMATED BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.3k $205.0k | Added +517 |
| Point72 Middle East FZE 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.6k $163.7k | New |