UTZ BRANDS INC UTZ
COM CL A · Common Stock · CUSIP 918090101
- SectorConsumer staples
- IndustryMiscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products
- HeadquartersHanover, PA
- 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 ($436.0k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $15.13. Options: 8 managers hold calls ($5.9m notional), 6 hold puts ($1.8m).
Biggest calls
| SCOPUS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. | — | $2.3m150.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | — | $1.8m116.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | — | $883.0k58.5k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | — | $438.0k29.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | — | $211.0k14.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | — | $210.0k13.9k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | — | $153.0k10.1k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | — | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | — | $837.0k55.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | — | $532.0k35.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | — | $320.0k21.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | — | $78.0k5.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | — | $17.0k1.1k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | — | $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 |
|---|---|
Series R of UM Partners, LLC
13D · may seek influence
filed 2026-07-22
Stated purposeItem 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: Merger Agreement; Merger Consideration and Treatment of Equity Awards As summarized under Item 3 above, on July 20, 2026, the Issuer, Acquiror, Merger Sub and Parent entered into the Merger Agreement. The Issuer's board of directors, acting on the unanimous recommendation of a special committee of the Issuer's board of directors, consisting only of directors that the Issuer's board of directors determined to each be a "disinterested director" (as defined in Section 144 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended (the "DGCL")), with respect to the contemplated transactions (the "Special Committee"), has unanimously of all voting, among other things, (i) determined that the Merger… Full filing |
37.3% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-24 | 5.8% |
| DEROMEDI ROGER K 13G · exempt (held before listing) filed 2025-10-10 | 5.5% |
| GLAZER CAPITAL, LLC 13G · passive investor new · filed 2026-10-09 | 5.0% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC (2.2%, 2026-05-15), JPMORGAN CHASE & CO (4.6%, 2026-05-13), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27), INTEGRATED CORE STRATEGIES (US) LLC (2.9%, 2026-01-20)
Insider purchases and sales in Q3 2022
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 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 2 | $100.4k | 1 | $4.0m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 8 | $749.5k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 3 | $114.0k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $307.9k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-11 | DEROMEDI ROGER K Director · See Footnote | Sold | $307.9k15.7k 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 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.8m $103.4m | — |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 6.7m $101.7m | — |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.5m $82.5m | — |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 5.0m $75.9m | — |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.1m $62.1m | — |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.6m $54.7m | — |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.16% of their portfolio | 3.4m $50.6m | — |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.1m $46.7m | — |
| DF DENT & CO INC 0.67% of their portfolio | 2.9m $43.3m | — |
| Copeland Capital Management, LLC 0.96% of their portfolio | 1.9m $29.1m | — |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $22.7m | — |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.4m $20.5m | — |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $19.1m | — |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $17.3m | — |
| SCOPUS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. 0.88% of their portfolio | 1.0m $15.1m | — |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 971.6k $14.7m | — |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 757.2k $11.4m | — |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 753.0k $11.4m | — |
| Advisors Capital Management, LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 736.7k $12.8m | — |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 702.3k $10.6m | — |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 682.5k $10.3m | — |
| PATHSTONE FAMILY OFFICE, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 593.3k $9.0m | — |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 592.7k $8.9m | — |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 512.6k $7.7m | — |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 485.7k $7.3m | — |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 481.0k $7.3m | — |
| DAVENPORT & Co LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 425.4k $6.4m | — |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 397.6k $6.0m | — |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 382.2k $5.8m | — |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 372.6k $5.6m | — |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 341.0k $5.1m | — |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 337.2k $5.1m | — |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 336.7k $5.1m | — |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 335.5k $5.1m | — |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 324.3k $4.9m | — |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST 0.29% of their portfolio | 307.0k $4.6m | — |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 211.4k $3.2m | — |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 200.6k $3.0m | — |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 197.4k $3.0m | — |
| Select Asset Management & Trust 3.47% of their portfolio | 193.0k $2.9m | — |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 186.7k $2.8m | — |
| Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 185.0k $2.8m | — |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 183.0k $2.8m | — |
| AMI ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP 0.20% of their portfolio | 176.7k $2.7m | — |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 173.8k $2.6m | — |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 172.6k $2.6m | — |
| Orion Porfolio Solutions, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 160.2k $2.4m | — |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 153.1k $2.3m | — |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 145.1k $2.2m | — |
| Bahl & Gaynor LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 144.0k $2.2m | — |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 122.1k $1.9m | — |
| LANDSCAPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 0.22% of their portfolio | 112.2k $1.7m | — |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 106.1k $1.6m | — |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 103.8k $1.6m | — |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 100.3k $1.5m | — |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 99.6k $1.5m | — |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.01% of their portfolio | 94.8k $1.4m | — |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 81.5k $1.2m | — |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 81.1k $1.2m | — |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 78.1k $1.2m | — |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 77.3k $1.2m | — |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 63.3k $956.0k | — |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.4k $912.0k | — |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 54.7k $826.0k | — |
| GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 54.4k $821.0k | — |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.9k $880.0k | — |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.5k $808.0k | — |
| TOWNSQUARE CAPITAL LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 53.2k $804.0k | — |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 53.1k $802.0k | — |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.8k $767.0k | — |
| CARY STREET PARTNERS INVESTMENT ADVISORY LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 50.7k $766.0k | — |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.7k $750.0k | — |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 48.7k $736.0k | — |
| CNA FINANCIAL CORP 0.28% of their portfolio | 48.6k $734.0k | — |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.02% of their portfolio | 47.4k $716.0k | — |
| OUTFITTERS FINANCIAL LLC 0.70% of their portfolio | 47.2k $713.0k | — |
| PDT Partners, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 41.1k $621.0k | — |
| Capital Impact Advisors, LLC 0.72% of their portfolio | 40.5k $725.0k | — |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.9k $602.0k | — |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.0k $543.8k | — |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.7k $524.6k | — |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 33.2k $502.0k | — |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.1k $500.0k | — |
| Snowden Capital Advisors LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 31.9k $481.0k | — |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.2k $471.0k | — |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.1k $470.0k | — |
| DIVERSIFIED TRUST CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 30.2k $456.0k | — |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.4k $414.0k | — |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.01% of their portfolio | 27.4k $414.0k | — |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 27.1k $410.0k | — |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.0k $407.0k | — |
| PARK CIRCLE Co 0.41% of their portfolio | 26.0k $393.0k | — |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.6k $386.3k | — |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.0k $378.0k | — |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.9k $375.6k | — |
| OCCUDO QUANTITATIVE STRATEGIES LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 24.8k $374.0k | — |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.6k $371.0k | — |
| Legacy Wealth Asset Management, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 23.9k $361.0k | — |
| COLONY GROUP LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 23.8k $360.0k | — |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.4k $338.0k | — |