WEX INC WEX
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 96208T104 · ISIN US96208T1043
Provider of payment processing and information management services
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustryServices-Business Services, NEC
- HeadquartersPortland, ME
- Founded1983
- Websitewexinc.com
- 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 ($13.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 42.7m as of 2023-10-19, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $187.84. Options: 8 managers hold calls ($84.1m notional), 7 hold puts ($8.0m).
Trends to Q3 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 355 |
| Q4 2022 | 366 |
| Q1 2023 | 405 |
| Q2 2023 | 409 |
| Q3 2023 | 414 |
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 | 169 | 168 |
| Q1 2023 | 212 | 156 |
| Q2 2023 | 166 | 209 |
| Q3 2023 | 158 | 221 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $123.7m | $45.9m | 0.37 |
| Q1 2023 | $56.8m | $4.9m | 0.09 |
| Q2 2023 | $54.7m | $1.5m | 0.03 |
| Q3 2023 | $84.1m | $8.0m | 0.09 |
Biggest buyers
| BESSEMER GROUP INC | Added | +133.1k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | New | +117.6k |
| HM PAYSON & CO | Added | +100.1k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | New | +99.8k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +83.1k |
| Yaupon Capital Management LP | New | +82.6k |
| Creative Planning | Added | +75.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +63.3k |
| Portolan Capital Management, LLC | New | +59.2k |
| Cinctive Capital Management LP | New | +59.1k |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -171.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -167.9k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -95.2k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD | Reduced | -77.7k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -74.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -73.4k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP | Reduced | -69.9k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Reduced | -63.3k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -55.7k |
| Harbor Spring Capital, LLC | Sold out | -55.1k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $54.4m289.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $26.3m139.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.6m8.5k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $1.3m7.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $263.3k1.4k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $206.9k1.1k shares |
| Carmichael Hill & Associates, Inc. | Unchanged | $37.6k200 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $5.5m29.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $827.6k4.4k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Unchanged | $677.1k3.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $601.9k3.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $206.0k1.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $150.5k800 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 |
|---|---|
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 13G · institution +1.0 pts · filed 2025-08-14 | 11.3% |
| PAR INVESTMENT PARTNERS LP 13G · exempt (held before listing) +1.2 pts · filed 2026-02-17 | 6.6% |
| MORGAN STANLEY 13G · institution -1.3 pts · filed 2026-05-12 | 5.8% |
| FMR LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-06 | 5.2% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 5.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: Impactive Capital LP (4.9%, 2026-04-01), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $934.9k | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $593.8k | — |
| Q3 2022 | 1 | $74.6k | 3 | $460.5k | — |
| Q4 2022 | 1 | $211.8k | 2 | $1.2m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 5 | $5.1m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $479.1k | $129.2k |
| Q3 2023 | 1 | $252.4k | 4 | $9.2m | $8.2m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-31 | Deshaies Robert Joseph COO, Americas | Sold plan | $196.2k1.0k shares |
| 2023-08-18 | Tinto Melanie J Chief Human Resources Officer | Sold | $840.8k4.6k shares |
| 2023-08-17 | GROCH JAMES R Director | Bought | $252.4k1.4k shares |
| 2023-08-01 | Carriedo Carlos COO, International | Sold | $144.2k756 shares |
| 2023-07-13 | Smith Melissa D Chair, CEO, and President, director | Sold plan | $8.0m41.1k 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 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.1m $777.0m | Added +83.1k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.50% of their portfolio | 4.1m $765.8m | Added +4.6k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.8m $723.6m | Added +8.3k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.9m $553.5m | Reduced -95.2k |
| Impactive Capital LP 17.68% of their portfolio | 2.1m $396.1m | Unchanged |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.9m $350.2m | Reduced -37.2k |
| PAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 13.05% of their portfolio | 1.9m $348.9m | Added +900 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $249.1m | Added +52.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $222.7m | Reduced -2.0k |
| LORING WOLCOTT & COOLIDGE FIDUCIARY ADVISORS LLP/MA 1.63% of their portfolio | 843.5k $145.2m | Added +28.0k |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 2.02% of their portfolio | 756.1k $142.2m | Reduced -3.0k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.31% of their portfolio | 744.3k $140.0m | Added +133.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 684.9k $128.8m | Added +63.3k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 668.6k $125.8m | Reduced -22.8k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 645.8k $121.5m | Reduced -55.7k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 624.1k $117.4m | Reduced -171.6k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.19% of their portfolio | 620.1k $116.6m | Reduced -4.4k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 558.1k $105.0m | Added +15.8k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 475.1k $89.4m | Reduced -24.9k |
| NORGES BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 466.4k $87.7m | Unchanged |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 384.8k $72.4m | Reduced -15.9k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 1.14% of their portfolio | 370.2k $69.6m | Added +2.9k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.17% of their portfolio | 343.2k $64.6m | Added +18.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 330.5k $62.2m | Added +14.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 327.7k $61.6m | Reduced -4.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 321.6k $60.5m | Added +4.3k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 286.6k $53.9m | Reduced -946 |
| Invenomic Capital Management LP 2.26% of their portfolio | 285.5k $53.7m | Reduced -7.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 281.3k $52.9m | Reduced -23.5k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.08% of their portfolio | 260.9k $49.1m | Reduced -5.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 257.9k $48.5m | Reduced -167.9k |
| Premier Fund Managers Ltd 2.29% of their portfolio | 254.0k $48.8m | Unchanged |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.14% of their portfolio | 253.2k $47.6m | Reduced -25.1k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC 0.72% of their portfolio | 245.8k $46.2m | Reduced -14.1k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.16% of their portfolio | 223.3k $42.0m | Reduced -34.8k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.22% of their portfolio | 191.6k $36.0m | Added +57.9k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.24% of their portfolio | 191.2k $36.0m | Added +41.0k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 181.6k $34.2m | Added +5.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 165.7k $31.2m | Added +23.2k |
| RENAISSANCE GROUP LLC 1.39% of their portfolio | 161.9k $30.5m | Added +6.0k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 156.3k $29.4m | Added +31.3k |
| Creative Planning 0.04% of their portfolio | 143.7k $27.0m | Added +75.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 141.3k $26.6m | Reduced -255 |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 141.3k $26.6m | Added +50.8k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.10% of their portfolio | 135.0k $25.4m | Reduced -6.8k |
| HM PAYSON & CO 0.58% of their portfolio | 132.1k $24.8m | Added +100.1k |
| Williams Jones Wealth Management, LLC. 0.38% of their portfolio | 130.0k $24.5m | Reduced -116 |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.08% of their portfolio | 117.6k $22.1m | New |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 101.1k $18.9m | Added +1.5k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.04% of their portfolio | 99.8k $18.8m | New |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 99.6k $18.7m | Unchanged |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 95.2k $17.9m | Reduced -6.0k |
| Incline Global Management LLC 5.74% of their portfolio | 94.9k $17.8m | Reduced -23.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 94.1k $17.7m | Added +200 |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 90.6k $17.0m | Added +13.9k |
| Freshford Capital Management, LLC 2.83% of their portfolio | 90.5k $17.0m | Reduced -7.5k |
| NEW SOUTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.80% of their portfolio | 89.5k $16.8m | Reduced -1.1k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 87.4k $16.4m | Reduced -16.4k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 85.2k $16.0m | Added +872 |
| Hill City Capital, LP 2.15% of their portfolio | 85.0k $16.0m | Unchanged |
| Yaupon Capital Management LP 1.76% of their portfolio | 82.6k $15.5m | New |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.07% of their portfolio | 80.5k $15.1m | Reduced -1.6k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 79.4k $14.9m | Reduced -3.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 78.0k $14.7m | Added +935 |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 77.6k $14.6m | Reduced -1.4k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.02% of their portfolio | 74.9k $14.1m | Reduced -63.3k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.8k $13.1m | Reduced -3.2k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.14% of their portfolio | 69.1k $13.0m | Added +31.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 67.7k $12.7m | Reduced -74.0k |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 67.6k $12.7m | Reduced -479 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 65.7k $12.3m | Reduced -43.4k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 64.8k $12.2m | Reduced -376 |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 63.1k $11.9m | Reduced -1.6k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.07% of their portfolio | 60.7k $11.4m | Reduced -4.1k |
| Portolan Capital Management, LLC 1.04% of their portfolio | 59.2k $11.1m | New |
| Cinctive Capital Management LP 0.61% of their portfolio | 59.1k $11.1m | New |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 57.2k $10.8m | Reduced -52.9k |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 54.8k $10.3m | Reduced -3.4k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 54.2k $10.2m | Added +5.8k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.03% of their portfolio | 53.9k $10.1m | Reduced -77.7k |
| CAMBIAR INVESTORS LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 53.6k $10.1m | Reduced -6.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 53.1k $10.0m | Reduced -4.3k |
| ClariVest Asset Management LLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 51.1k $9.6m | Reduced -2.7k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 48.0k $9.0m | New |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 47.4k $8.9m | Reduced -4.9k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.3k $8.5m | Added +5.3k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 44.7k $8.4m | Reduced -15.4k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 44.7k $8.4m | Reduced -8.0k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.6k $8.4m | Added +28.8k |
| Boston Partners 0.01% of their portfolio | 42.0k $7.9m | Reduced -1.5k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 40.4k $7.6m | Reduced -5.1k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 36.9k $6.9m | Added +6.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.6k $6.9m | Added +11.7k |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 36.5k $6.9m | Reduced -1.2k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 34.8k $6.5m | New |
| Smith, Graham & Co., Investment Advisors, LP 0.80% of their portfolio | 34.2k $6.4m | Reduced -329 |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.02% of their portfolio | 33.7k $6.3m | Added +1.5k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 33.6k $6.3m | Reduced -28.2k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 33.2k $6.3m | Reduced -12.2k |
| AXA S.A. 0.02% of their portfolio | 33.1k $6.2m | Reduced -587 |