TELEPHONE & DATA SYS INC TDS
COM NEW · Common Stock · CUSIP 879433829 · ISIN US8794338298
- SectorCommunication
- IndustryTelephone Communications (No Radiotelephone)
- HeadquartersChicago, IL
- 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 ($2.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $42.10. Options: 4 managers hold calls ($10.5m notional), 4 hold puts ($703.1k).
Trends to Q1 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 234 |
| Q4 2022 | 245 |
| Q1 2023 | 237 |
| Q2 2023 | 234 |
| Q3 2023 | 259 |
| Q4 2023 | 265 |
| Q1 2024 | 256 |
| Q2 2024 | 258 |
| Q3 2024 | 277 |
| Q4 2024 | 302 |
| Q1 2025 | 307 |
| Q2 2025 | 313 |
| Q3 2025 | 321 |
| Q4 2025 | 343 |
| Q1 2026 | 356 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 136 | 120 |
| Q3 2024 | 125 | 133 |
| Q4 2024 | 131 | 160 |
| Q1 2025 | 139 | 154 |
| Q2 2025 | 148 | 151 |
| Q3 2025 | 145 | 156 |
| Q4 2025 | 168 | 151 |
| Q1 2026 | 173 | 162 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $87.4m | $103.6m | 1.18 |
| Q3 2025 | $52.6m | $35.0m | 0.66 |
| Q4 2025 | $41.5m | $4.8m | 0.12 |
| Q1 2026 | $10.5m | $703.1k | 0.07 |
Biggest buyers
| DENDUR CAPITAL LP | New | +802.0k |
| OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | Added | +603.9k |
| GOLDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP | New | +516.0k |
| Rokos Capital Management LLP | New | +500.0k |
| CARRONADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP | Added | +420.3k |
| REDWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +398.7k |
| Man Group plc | Added | +359.1k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP | Added | +342.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +278.4k |
| Nuveen, LLC | Added | +251.8k |
Biggest sellers
| Diameter Capital Partners LP | Sold out | -1.1m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -862.8k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | -551.5k |
| PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC | Reduced | -412.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -313.2k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND | Reduced | -295.0k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Reduced | -288.0k |
| FOURSIXTHREE CAPITAL LP | Reduced | -268.9k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Reduced | -246.0k |
| KETTLE HILL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Sold out | -236.6k |
Biggest calls
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $4.8m115.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $2.8m67.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $1.9m45.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $879.9k20.9k shares |
Biggest puts
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $509.4k12.1k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $117.9k2.8k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $71.6k1.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $4.2k100 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 filed 2025-04-28 | 13.8% |
Trustees of Amendment & Restatement (dated as of April 22, 2
13D · may seek influence
-0.2 pts · filed 2026-09-02
Stated purposeThis Item 4 is being updated by the following information. On September 1, 2026, the Issuer issued a press release (the "Press Release") announcing that it is no longer pursuing the acquisition of the Array Common Shares that it does not already own and has withdrawn its previously disclosed proposal. Under the terms of that proposal, each Array Common Share not already owned by the Issuer would have been exchanged for 0.86 of a TDS Common Share, subject to the assumptions set forth in the Proposal. The Issuer will retain its approximately 82% ownership interest in Array. A copy of the Press Release is filed herewith as Exhibit 2. The Issuer may in the future recommence its efforts to acquire the Array Common Shares it does not own or pursue other potential transactions involving the Issu… Full filing |
11.7% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.9% |
| Third Point LLC 13G · passive investor new · filed 2024-12-26 | 5.7% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 2026
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 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 7 | $17.6m | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $666.9k | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 1 | $244.1k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 | Carlson Prudence E Director | Sold | $244.1k5.8k 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 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.9m $628.2m | Added +50.2k |
| Third Point LLC 13.34% of their portfolio | 6.6m $277.9m | Reduced -75.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 6.5m $272.9m | Added +90.1k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.3m $263.4m | First filing |
| CARRONADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 14.11% of their portfolio | 4.6m $194.7m | Added +420.3k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.3m $181.2m | First filing |
| OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 3.06% of their portfolio | 4.3m $180.7m | Added +603.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.2m $176.5m | Added +142.1k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.7m $155.3m | Added +123.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.4m $101.2m | Reduced -11.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.2m $92.5m | Reduced -63.7k |
| Rubric Capital Management LP 0.95% of their portfolio | 1.9m $77.9m | Unchanged |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.7m $71.5m | Reduced -171.0k |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 1.5m $63.9m | Reduced -7.5k |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 0.62% of their portfolio | 1.5m $63.4m | Reduced -97.0k |
| Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP 1.06% of their portfolio | 1.4m $59.4m | Unchanged |
| 140 Summer Partners LP 4.97% of their portfolio | 1.3m $56.3m | Added +21.4k |
| REDWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 7.96% of their portfolio | 1.3m $53.7m | Added +398.7k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.2m $52.6m | Reduced -32.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $47.9m | Added +6.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $43.7m | Added +40.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $42.8m | Reduced -232.5k |
| FOURSIXTHREE CAPITAL LP 17.02% of their portfolio | 940.9k $39.6m | Reduced -268.9k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 866.0k $36.5m | Reduced -246.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 826.9k $34.8m | Reduced -31.6k |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 0.21% of their portfolio | 818.7k $34.5m | Added +68.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 806.0k $33.9m | Reduced -103.7k |
| DENDUR CAPITAL LP 2.48% of their portfolio | 802.0k $33.8m | New |
| VR Advisory Services Ltd 3.64% of their portfolio | 730.9k $30.8m | Added +157.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 661.9k $27.7m | Added +278.4k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 636.0k $26.8m | First filing |
| TCW GROUP INC 0.19% of their portfolio | 612.0k $25.8m | Added +6.8k |
| ARISTEIA CAPITAL, L.L.C. 0.58% of their portfolio | 600.0k $25.3m | Added +150.0k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 586.5k $24.7m | Reduced -551.5k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.04% of their portfolio | 555.4k $23.4m | Reduced -295.0k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.03% of their portfolio | 524.1k $22.1m | Reduced -7.4k |
| GOLDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 1.29% of their portfolio | 516.0k $21.7m | New |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 506.8k $21.3m | Added +251.8k |
| Rokos Capital Management LLP 0.37% of their portfolio | 500.0k $21.0m | New |
| Man Group plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 487.0k $20.5m | Added +359.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 477.7k $20.1m | Added +9.2k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.19% of their portfolio | 446.5k $18.8m | Added +342.0k |
| Knighthead Capital Management, LLC 1.90% of their portfolio | 445.7k $18.8m | Reduced -70.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 407.1k $17.1m | Added +70.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 380.8k $16.0m | Reduced -98.1k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.05% of their portfolio | 351.6k $14.8m | Added +11.5k |
| Empyrean Capital Partners, LP 0.42% of their portfolio | 300.0k $12.6m | Unchanged |
| Kerrisdale Advisers, LLC 4.77% of their portfolio | 298.0k $12.5m | Reduced -208.1k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 286.1k $12.0m | Added +4.2k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.08% of their portfolio | 278.3k $11.7m | Added +50.2k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 274.2k $11.5m | Added +12.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 267.8k $11.3m | Added +12.2k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 242.6k $10.2m | Reduced -25.4k |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 235.5k $9.9m | Reduced -1.6k |
| HENNESSY ADVISORS INC 0.34% of their portfolio | 225.4k $9.5m | Reduced -7.9k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 216.7k $9.1m | Reduced -118.4k |
| PICTON MAHONEY ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.09% of their portfolio | 213.6k $9.0m | New |
| PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD 0.11% of their portfolio | 208.8k $8.8m | Reduced -5.3k |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 205.5k $8.7m | Reduced -57.7k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 203.0k $8.5m | Added +700 |
| COOPER INVESTORS PTY LTD 3.37% of their portfolio | 196.4k $8.3m | New |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 189.5k $8.0m | Reduced -7.8k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 181.3k $7.6m | Reduced -862.8k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 155.6k $6.5m | Added +134.7k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 155.0k $6.5m | Added +18.6k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 154.3k $6.5m | Reduced -1.5k |
| Phocas Financial Corp. 0.99% of their portfolio | 149.2k $6.3m | New |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.03% of their portfolio | 146.0k $6.1m | Added +137.2k |
| Jain Global LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 128.6k $5.4m | Reduced -11.1k |
| Vestcor Inc 0.14% of their portfolio | 125.0k $5.3m | Reduced -25.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 124.7k $5.2m | Added +27.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 121.9k $5.1m | Added +20.2k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 121.5k $5.1m | Added +70.5k |
| HAHN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 3.14% of their portfolio | 118.7k $5.0m | New |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 116.4k $4.9m | Added +71.1k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 115.6k $4.9m | Reduced -11.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 115.1k $4.7m | Reduced -5.3k |
| Sentinel Dome Partners, LLC 4.61% of their portfolio | 115.0k $4.8m | Reduced -5.0k |
| Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 115.0k $4.8m | Added +5.8k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 112.6k $4.7m | Added +57.9k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 104.4k $4.4m | Reduced -11.7k |
| Krilogy Financial LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 101.0k $4.6m | Reduced -11.2k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 100.1k $4.2m | Added +45.3k |
| CastleKnight Management LP 0.20% of their portfolio | 99.8k $4.2m | Reduced -37.6k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 98.3k $4.1m | Reduced -72.8k |
| Diametric Capital, LP 1.05% of their portfolio | 94.8k $4.0m | Reduced -7.5k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 90.4k $3.8m | First filing |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 89.4k $3.8m | Added +20.3k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 88.8k $3.7m | Added +490 |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 87.3k $3.7m | Reduced -8.1k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 86.6k $3.6m | Added +4.0k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 85.9k $3.6m | New |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 82.8k $3.5m | Reduced -6.4k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 81.7k $3.4m | Added +14.6k |
| DigitalBridge Group, Inc. 0.22% of their portfolio | 80.8k $3.4m | Reduced -124.9k |
| MIRABELLA FINANCIAL SERVICES LLP 0.33% of their portfolio | 80.2k $3.4m | New |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 79.6k $3.4m | Reduced -22.5k |
| Beartown Capital Management, LLC 2.49% of their portfolio | 75.0k $3.2m | Unchanged |
| NewEdge Advisors, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 74.7k $3.1m | Added +353 |
| Saba Capital Management, L.P. 0.10% of their portfolio | 74.5k $3.1m | Reduced -5.5k |