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 ($1.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $16.24. Options: 12 managers hold calls ($12.3m notional), 6 hold puts ($1.4m).
Trends to Q4 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 178 |
| Q4 2022 | 179 |
| Q1 2023 | 197 |
| Q2 2023 | 189 |
| Q3 2023 | 190 |
| Q4 2023 | 204 |
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 | 91 | 74 |
| Q1 2023 | 105 | 74 |
| Q2 2023 | 101 | 76 |
| Q3 2023 | 108 | 73 |
| Q4 2023 | 108 | 89 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | $2.0m | $1.0m | 0.52 |
| Q2 2023 | $2.9m | $1.4m | 0.49 |
| Q3 2023 | $1.7m | $684.2k | 0.40 |
| Q4 2023 | $12.3m | $1.4m | 0.12 |
Biggest buyers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +4.8m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.3m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +643.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +584.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +503.9k |
| READYSTATE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP | New | +449.6k |
| Vestcor Inc | New | +251.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +250.6k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +211.8k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +200.9k |
Biggest sellers
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -1.3m |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | Reduced | -608.6k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | Reduced | -488.1k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Sold out | -473.4k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC | Reduced | -305.3k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Reduced | -251.7k |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC | Reduced | -155.0k |
| DF DENT & CO INC | Reduced | -150.0k |
| Advisors Capital Management, LLC | Reduced | -143.2k |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST | Reduced | -118.2k |
Biggest calls
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $5.6m345.8k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | New | $1.9m120.0k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | New | $1.6m99.7k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $1.6m96.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $648.0k39.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $472.0k29.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $329.7k20.3k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $50.3k3.1k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | New | $35.7k2.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $24.4k1.5k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $865.6k53.3k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $344.3k21.2k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | New | $107.2k6.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $103.9k6.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $27.0k1.7k 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 |
|---|---|
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 Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2022 | 8 | $749.5k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 3 | $114.0k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $307.9k | — |
| Q4 2022 | 1 | $12.4k | 3 | $2.0m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 1 | $250.0k | 1 | $174.8k | $174.8k |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 3 | $317.0k | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-20 | Shea Theresa Robbins EVP and General Counsel | Bought | $10.0k763 shares |
| 2023-11-14 | Lissette Dylan Director | Bought | $200.8k15.7k shares |
| 2023-11-14 | Friedman Howard A CEO, director | Bought | $106.2k8.2k 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 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 10.2m $165.7m | Added +4.8m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.8m $110.1m | Added +22.9k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 5.6m $91.5m | Reduced -305.3k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.6m $90.7m | Added +643.3k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 4.7m $76.5m | Reduced -54.1k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.1m $66.6m | Reduced -251.7k |
| DF DENT & CO INC 0.83% of their portfolio | 3.9m $62.7m | Reduced -150.0k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.14% of their portfolio | 3.2m $52.8m | Unchanged |
| Copeland Capital Management, LLC 0.96% of their portfolio | 3.0m $47.9m | Added +199.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.9m $31.2m | Added +1.3m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $28.5m | Added +503.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $27.7m | Reduced -1.3m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.6m $25.8m | Added +112.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $24.0m | Added +70.3k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $19.7m | Added +250.6k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $18.8m | Reduced -488.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $18.6m | Added +584.8k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.1m $17.1m | Reduced -113.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 929.7k $15.1m | Added +40.7k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 855.3k $13.9m | Added +6.3k |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 774.9k $12.6m | Reduced -155.0k |
| Advisors Capital Management, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 694.3k $11.3m | Reduced -143.2k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 661.9k $10.7m | Reduced -48.3k |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST 0.55% of their portfolio | 633.9k $10.3m | Reduced -118.2k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 603.6k $9.8m | Added +8.9k |
| Gratus Capital, LLC 0.51% of their portfolio | 552.4k $9.0m | Added +70.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 545.9k $8.9m | Added +12.2k |
| DAVENPORT & Co LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 476.7k $7.7m | Reduced -7.8k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 455.9k $7.4m | Added +46.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 455.9k $7.4m | Added +66.5k |
| READYSTATE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 0.44% of their portfolio | 449.6k $7.3m | New |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 369.6k $6.0m | Reduced -3.6k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 348.4k $5.7m | Added +76.2k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 315.5k $5.1m | Added +211.8k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 299.2k $4.9m | Added +125.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 287.1k $4.7m | Added +200.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 272.9k $4.4m | Reduced -92.2k |
| Vestcor Inc 0.14% of their portfolio | 251.5k $4.1m | New |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 244.4k $4.0m | Reduced -27.9k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 234.8k $3.8m | Added +173.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 213.3k $3.5m | Added +150.0k |
| AMI ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP 0.17% of their portfolio | 194.2k $3.2m | Reduced -25.3k |
| Select Asset Management & Trust 1.54% of their portfolio | 193.0k $3.1m | Unchanged |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 188.7k $3.1m | Added +26.3k |
| Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 185.1k $3.0m | New |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 184.9k $3.0m | Added +10.4k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 179.0k $2.9m | Added +67.2k |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 162.5k $2.6m | Added +103.4k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 157.6k $2.6m | Added +20.1k |
| Bahl & Gaynor LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 143.6k $2.3m | Reduced -2.3k |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 136.3k $2.2m | First filing |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 135.9k $2.2m | Reduced -15.6k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 110.1k $1.8m | Added +11.7k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 106.2k $1.7m | Added +73.5k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 105.0k $1.7m | Added +20.8k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 104.1k $1.7m | Reduced -15.8k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 102.7k $1.7m | Reduced -1.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 94.5k $1.5m | Added +317 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 84.0k $1.4m | Added +777 |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 82.8k $1.3m | New |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 78.9k $1.3m | Reduced -608.6k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 78.1k $1.3m | Added +48.2k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 73.3k $1.2m | Reduced -3.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 73.0k $1.2m | Reduced -18.2k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 67.9k $1.1m | New |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.1k $1.0m | Added +15.8k |
| Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 63.5k $1.0m | Reduced -11 |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.1k $1.0m | Reduced -223 |
| Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 59.4k $965.3k | First filing |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 59.3k $962.4k | Added +10.2k |
| Orion Porfolio Solutions, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 58.9k $1.0m | Reduced -52.4k |
| Orion Portfolio Solutions, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 58.9k $1.0m | Reduced -52.4k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 56.0k $915.7k | Reduced -6.1k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 55.3k $899.0k | Added +12.8k |
| OUTFITTERS FINANCIAL LLC 0.77% of their portfolio | 54.2k $880.5k | Added +5.0k |
| ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 0.01% of their portfolio | 53.4k $867.7k | Reduced -8.0k |
| NATIXIS 0.01% of their portfolio | 52.0k $844.5k | New |
| DARK FOREST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 51.6k $838.5k | Added +21.6k |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 45.6k $739.8k | Reduced -12.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.0k $730.6k | New |
| Harvest Investment Services, LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 44.8k $727.2k | New |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 44.8k $726.8k | Reduced -4.6k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.5k $657.2k | Added +5.8k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.5k $657.1k | Added +25.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.6k $642.5k | Reduced -560 |
| SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 39.3k $674.5k | New |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.1k $634.4k | Unchanged |
| DIVERSIFIED TRUST CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 38.5k $624.5k | Unchanged |
| TOWNSQUARE CAPITAL LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 36.5k $592.7k | Reduced -6.1k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.8k $581.6k | Reduced -145 |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.0k $568.3k | Added +93 |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 33.8k $550.0k | Reduced -45.4k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.7k $547.3k | Reduced -71 |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.9k $517.8k | Added +11.0k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.9k $517.7k | Added +31.7k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.8k $516.0k | Unchanged |
| Snowden Capital Advisors LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 31.6k $513.5k | Added +3.1k |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.6k $497.2k | Reduced -20.6k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.6k $479.9k | Added +314 |
| VitalStone Financial, LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 29.4k $478.0k | New |