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. Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $17.70. Options: 8 managers hold calls ($14.4m notional), 5 hold puts ($5.3m).
Trends to Q3 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 |
| Q3 2024 | 213 |
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 |
| Q3 2024 | 90 | 115 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | $12.3m | $1.4m | 0.12 |
| Q1 2024 | $6.9m | $3.6m | 0.53 |
| Q2 2024 | $3.7m | $3.7m | 1.00 |
| Q3 2024 | $14.4m | $5.3m | 0.37 |
Biggest buyers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +5.7m |
| Boston Partners | New | +855.2k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | +720.8k |
| Focus Partners Wealth | New | +595.5k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Added | +523.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +498.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +346.0k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | New | +237.4k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +235.6k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +177.6k |
Biggest sellers
| DF DENT & CO INC | Reduced | -1.8m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.2m |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | Reduced | -541.4k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC | Reduced | -532.5k |
| PICTON MAHONEY ASSET MANAGEMENT | Sold out | -325.8k |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC | Reduced | -312.9k |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST | Reduced | -312.0k |
| CASTLEARK MANAGEMENT LLC | Sold out | -257.2k |
| READYSTATE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP | Reduced | -249.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -168.7k |
Biggest calls
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | New | $5.3m300.2k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $5.3m298.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $1.7m94.9k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $1.2m66.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $605.0k34.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $313.3k17.7k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $1.8k100 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| Cinctive Capital Management LP | New | $2.7m150.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $2.4m136.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $184.1k10.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $21.2k1.2k 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 Q3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q3 2024 | 2 | $79.5k | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-06 | Stewart Pamela J Director | Bought | $15.0k895 shares |
| 2024-08-05 | Lindeman Bruce John Director | Bought | $64.4k4.0k 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, Q3 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 13.5m $238.9m | Added +5.7m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.0m $123.8m | Added +95.4k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 6.2m $109.7m | Added +523.5k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.1m $90.7m | First filing |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 0.49% of their portfolio | 4.6m $81.2m | Reduced -532.5k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 4.1m $72.0m | Reduced -17.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.4m $60.4m | Added +498.2k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.15% of their portfolio | 3.2m $57.5m | Unchanged |
| Copeland Capital Management, LLC 0.94% of their portfolio | 3.1m $54.1m | Added +4.8k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.5m $44.4m | Reduced -1.2m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.8m $31.3m | Added +152.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $27.4m | Added +47.3k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $27.4m | Reduced -541.4k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.5m $26.1m | Added +235.6k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.3m $23.5m | Reduced -60.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $22.7m | Added +93.1k |
| DF DENT & CO INC 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.2m $21.5m | Reduced -1.8m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $18.3m | Added +63.2k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 990.3k $17.5m | Added +177.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 928.1k $16.4m | Reduced -36.7k |
| Boston Partners 0.02% of their portfolio | 855.2k $15.0m | New |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 809.6k $14.3m | Added +720.8k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 710.1k $12.6m | Reduced -5.4k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 643.3k $11.4m | Reduced -52.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 608.8k $10.8m | Added +346.0k |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.03% of their portfolio | 595.5k $10.5m | New |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 579.7k $10.3m | Reduced -70.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 571.2k $10.1m | Added +28.5k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 555.5k $9.8m | Added +97.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 527.8k $9.3m | Reduced -168.7k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 453.4k $8.0m | Added +12.0k |
| DAVENPORT & Co LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 451.2k $8.0m | Added +66.6k |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 440.1k $7.8m | Reduced -312.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 387.9k $6.9m | Reduced -59.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 341.2k $6.0m | Added +124.2k |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST 0.30% of their portfolio | 322.0k $5.7m | Reduced -312.0k |
| Bahl & Gaynor LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 303.6k $5.4m | Added +63.6k |
| Vestcor Inc 0.17% of their portfolio | 296.1k $5.2m | Added +30.4k |
| READYSTATE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 0.27% of their portfolio | 289.0k $5.1m | Reduced -249.8k |
| CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 246.9k $4.4m | Added +19.2k |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 243.1k $4.3m | Added +72.8k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 237.4k $4.2m | New |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 203.4k $3.6m | Reduced -2.3k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 196.3k $3.5m | Added +11.6k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 178.4k $3.2m | Reduced -132.3k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 166.3k $2.9m | Reduced -9.1k |
| GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP 0.22% of their portfolio | 165.9k $2.9m | Added +82.9k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 147.9k $2.6m | Reduced -13.0k |
| Advisors Capital Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 141.5k $2.5m | Reduced -1.7k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 141.1k $2.5m | Added +45.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 137.5k $2.4m | Reduced -15.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 135.9k $2.4m | Unchanged |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 134.7k $2.4m | Reduced -562 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 132.5k $2.3m | Added +24.1k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 121.7k $2.2m | Added +89.8k |
| Select Asset Management & Trust 0.77% of their portfolio | 118.0k $2.1m | Unchanged |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 116.5k $2.1m | Added +16.2k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 112.4k $2.0m | Unchanged |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 95.0k $1.7m | Unchanged |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 93.3k $1.7m | Reduced -5.9k |
| NFJ INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 93.3k $1.7m | New |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 86.9k $1.5m | Added +56.8k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 86.7k $1.5m | Added +68.0k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.01% of their portfolio | 86.7k $1.5m | New |
| Orion Porfolio Solutions, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 85.6k $1.5m | Reduced -4.9k |
| Orion Portfolio Solutions, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 85.6k $1.5m | Reduced -4.9k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 81.3k $1.4m | Reduced -166 |
| AMI ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP 0.08% of their portfolio | 81.3k $1.4m | Reduced -5.0k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 80.2k $1.4m | Reduced -158.5k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 77.9k $1.4m | Reduced -38.3k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 77.1k $1.4m | Added +61.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 77.0k $1.4m | Reduced -92.8k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 66.6k $1.2m | Added +33.4k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 66.3k $1.2m | Added +7.0k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 65.4k $1.2m | Added +6.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 65.2k $1.2m | Reduced -2.0k |
| Graham Capital Management, L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 64.2k $1.1m | Added +16.8k |
| HUSSMAN STRATEGIC ADVISORS, INC. 0.27% of their portfolio | 63.0k $1.1m | New |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 61.0k $1.1m | Unchanged |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 58.7k $1.0m | Added +189 |
| Kimelman & Baird, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 54.5k $964.4k | Unchanged |
| Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 51.9k $919.2k | Reduced -7.5k |
| OUTFITTERS FINANCIAL LLC 0.76% of their portfolio | 51.9k $919.2k | Reduced -1.8k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.5k $876.6k | Unchanged |
| DIVERSIFIED TRUST CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 44.9k $794.2k | Unchanged |
| Quantbot Technologies LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 42.1k $744.9k | Reduced -24.6k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.3k $731.7k | Added +200 |
| Legacy Wealth Asset Management, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 40.2k $711.1k | Added +4.2k |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 38.5k $682.0k | Added +15.1k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.1k $674.2k | Reduced -269 |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.8k $668.9k | Reduced -406 |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.1k $658.4k | Added +9.9k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.4k $636.1k | Reduced -503 |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.7k $631.6k | Reduced -110 |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.8k $615.5k | Reduced -215 |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 34.7k $614.4k | Reduced -18.9k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.3k $606.9k | Reduced -168 |
| Snowden Capital Advisors LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 33.0k $587.0k | Added +1.7k |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 32.6k $577.1k | Reduced -5.7k |
| AVANTAX ADVISORY SERVICES, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.4k $538.9k | Reduced -299 |