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 ($1.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $16.62. Options: 8 managers hold calls ($3.7m notional), 6 hold puts ($3.7m).
Trends to Q2 2024
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 199 |
| Q2 2024 | 217 |
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 103 | 91 |
| Q2 2024 | 112 | 96 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $1.7m | $684.2k | 0.40 |
| Q4 2023 | $12.3m | $1.4m | 0.12 |
| Q1 2024 | $6.9m | $3.6m | 0.53 |
| Q2 2024 | $3.7m | $3.7m | 1.00 |
Biggest buyers
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | Added | +755.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +748.1k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +512.1k |
| PICTON MAHONEY ASSET MANAGEMENT | New | +325.8k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC | Added | +309.0k |
| CASTLEARK MANAGEMENT LLC | New | +257.2k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +223.5k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +155.1k |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV | New | +119.0k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | Added | +104.6k |
Biggest sellers
| READYSTATE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP | Reduced | -676.0k |
| DF DENT & CO INC | Reduced | -628.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -499.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -491.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -439.4k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Reduced | -438.0k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Sold out | -404.3k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD | Reduced | -261.2k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -185.3k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -163.0k |
Biggest calls
| Caption Management, LLC | Unchanged | $1.3m81.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $996.7k59.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $537.0k32.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $309.5k18.6k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $241.3k14.5k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $166.4k10.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $53.2k3.2k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $2.0m122.0k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Unchanged | $1.3m81.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $193.0k11.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $59.0k3.6k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $21.6k1.3k 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 Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $3.1m | $3.1m |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $2.7m | $1.3m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-23 | Choi Christina Director | Sold | $56.8k3.2k shares |
| 2024-05-07 | Devore Cary EVP, Chief Op & Transform Ofc | Sold | $759.6k40.0k shares |
| 2024-05-07 | Lissette Dylan Director | Sold | $191.3k10.0k shares |
| 2024-05-06 | Series U of UM Partners, LLC 10% owner | Sold | $7.5m397.9k shares |
| 2024-05-06 | Series R of UM Partners, LLC 10% owner | Sold | $1.3m70.2k shares |
| 2024-05-06 | Schreiber Mark EVP & Chief Customer Officer | Sold | $391.4k20.1k shares |
| 2024-05-02 | DEROMEDI ROGER K Director · See Footnote | Sold plan | $1.3m66.0k 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.8m $130.4m | Reduced -491.5k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.9m $114.8m | Added +512.1k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 5.7m $94.5m | Reduced -77.5k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.1m $85.4m | Reduced -185.3k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 5.1m $85.2m | Reduced -30.7k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 4.1m $68.0m | Reduced -438.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.7m $62.4m | Reduced -439.4k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.15% of their portfolio | 3.2m $54.1m | Unchanged |
| Copeland Capital Management, LLC 0.95% of their portfolio | 3.1m $50.8m | Added +19.3k |
| DF DENT & CO INC 0.65% of their portfolio | 3.0m $50.6m | Reduced -628.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.9m $48.5m | Added +748.1k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.1m $34.7m | Added +755.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.6m $26.9m | Added +11.8k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $25.0m | Reduced -17.4k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.4m $23.1m | Added +309.0k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $20.6m | Added +223.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $19.8m | Reduced -53.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 969.6k $16.1m | Reduced -38.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 964.8k $16.1m | Added +1.1k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 812.6k $13.5m | Reduced -163.0k |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 753.0k $12.5m | Reduced -43.8k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 715.5k $11.9m | Reduced -158.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 696.5k $11.6m | Reduced -499.4k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 696.0k $11.6m | Added +14.6k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 649.9k $10.8m | Added +43.0k |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST 0.55% of their portfolio | 633.9k $10.5m | Unchanged |
| Gratus Capital, LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 583.1k $9.7m | Added +17.1k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 542.7k $9.0m | Reduced -3.8k |
| READYSTATE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 0.43% of their portfolio | 538.8k $9.0m | Reduced -676.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 457.7k $7.6m | Added +55.6k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 446.9k $7.4m | Added +11.5k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 441.4k $7.3m | Added +4.5k |
| DAVENPORT & Co LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 384.6k $6.4m | Reduced -18.7k |
| PICTON MAHONEY ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.23% of their portfolio | 325.8k $5.4m | New |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 310.7k $5.2m | Reduced -28.2k |
| Vestcor Inc 0.15% of their portfolio | 265.7k $4.4m | Reduced -40.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 262.8k $4.4m | Added +20.0k |
| CASTLEARK MANAGEMENT LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 257.2k $4.3m | New |
| Bahl & Gaynor LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 240.0k $4.0m | Added +74.6k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 238.7k $4.0m | Reduced -56.0k |
| CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 227.6k $3.8m | Added +12.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 217.0k $3.6m | Reduced -9.2k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 205.8k $3.4m | Added +17.8k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 184.6k $3.1m | Added +15.9k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 175.4k $2.9m | Unchanged |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 170.4k $2.8m | Added +7.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 169.8k $2.8m | Added +12.5k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 160.9k $2.7m | Added +83.8k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 160.8k $2.7m | Reduced -17.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 157.4k $2.6m | Added +155.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 152.9k $2.5m | Added +42.8k |
| Advisors Capital Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 143.3k $2.4m | Added +4.2k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 135.9k $2.3m | Unchanged |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 135.3k $2.3m | Added +313 |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV 0.00% of their portfolio | 119.0k $9.1k | New |
| Select Asset Management & Trust 0.78% of their portfolio | 118.0k $2.0m | Unchanged |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 116.2k $1.9m | Added +104.6k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 112.4k $1.9m | Unchanged |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 108.4k $1.8m | Added +9.9k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 100.3k $1.7m | Added +82.8k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 100.3k $1.7m | Reduced -48.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 99.3k $1.7m | Added +3.5k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 95.6k $1.6m | Added +13.7k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 95.0k $1.6m | Reduced -1.4k |
| Orion Porfolio Solutions, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 90.5k $1.5m | Reduced -6.5k |
| Orion Portfolio Solutions, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 90.5k $1.5m | Reduced -6.5k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 88.8k $1.5m | New |
| AMI ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP 0.08% of their portfolio | 86.3k $1.4m | Reduced -122.2k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 83.7k $1.4m | Added +28.7k |
| GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP 0.10% of their portfolio | 83.0k $1.4m | New |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 81.4k $1.4m | Added +8.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 67.2k $1.1m | Reduced -2.1k |
| Quantbot Technologies LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 66.7k $1.1m | Added +53.7k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 61.0k $1.0m | Unchanged |
| Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd 0.11% of their portfolio | 59.6k $991.0k | New |
| Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 59.4k $989.1k | Unchanged |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 59.4k $987.6k | Reduced -2.4k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 59.1k $983.3k | Added +427 |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 58.5k $974.0k | Added +623 |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 55.7k $926.2k | Added +45.2k |
| Crestline Management, L.P. 0.07% of their portfolio | 55.6k $924.5k | Added +27.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.9k $914.2k | New |
| Kimelman & Baird, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 54.5k $906.6k | First filing |
| OUTFITTERS FINANCIAL LLC 0.74% of their portfolio | 53.7k $894.1k | Reduced -30 |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 53.6k $892.5k | Added +42.9k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.5k $890.2k | New |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.5k $824.1k | Reduced -261.2k |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 49.0k $815.7k | New |
| Graham Capital Management, L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 47.3k $787.5k | New |
| DIVERSIFIED TRUST CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 44.9k $746.6k | Added +1.9k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.1k $684.6k | Added +667 |
| DEERFIELD MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 40.1k $667.2k | New |
| SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 38.5k $640.0k | Reduced -285 |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.4k $638.3k | Added +277 |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 38.3k $637.3k | Reduced -868 |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.2k $635.6k | Reduced -867 |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.2k $618.3k | Added +2.8k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.9k $614.6k | Added +1.8k |
| Petrus Trust Company, LTA 0.06% of their portfolio | 36.8k $612.3k | New |
| Legacy Wealth Asset Management, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 36.0k $598.9k | Added +10.1k |