WILLIAMS SONOMA INC WSM
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 969904101 · ISIN US9699041011
American kitchenware and home furnishings retailer
- SectorConsumer discretionary
- IndustryRetail-Home Furniture, Furnishings & Equipment Stores
- HeadquartersSan Francisco, CA
- Founded1983
- Websitewilliams-sonomainc.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 ($7.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 66.7m as of 2022-08-28, 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 ≈ $117.92. Options: 19 managers hold calls ($213.2m notional), 24 hold puts ($311.3m).
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | — | $67.9m575.9k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | — | $37.8m320.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | — | $29.7m252.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | — | $19.8m167.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | — | $16.7m141.3k shares |
| UBS Group AG | — | $8.9m75.7k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | — | $7.6m62.2k shares |
| J. Goldman & Co LP | — | $4.4m37.5k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | — | $4.0m33.8k shares |
| North Fourth Asset Management, LP | — | $3.5m30.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | — | $62.3m528.5k shares |
| Deer Park Road Corp | — | $58.9m500.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | — | $47.7m405.1k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | — | $37.1m314.7k shares |
| Flat Footed LLC | — | $24.7m209.6k shares |
| SCOPUS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. | — | $17.7m150.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | — | $17.4m147.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | — | $11.0m93.4k shares |
| UBS Group AG | — | $5.9m50.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | — | $5.5m45.2k 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 |
|---|---|
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 13G · institution filed 2026-06-02 | 9.4% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-17 | 9.1% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 7.5% |
| BLACKHILL CAPITAL INC 13G · exempt (held before listing) no change · filed 2026-02-13 | 6.4% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.0% |
| STATE STREET CORP 13G · institution +0.1 pts · filed 2026-08-07 | 5.0% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
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 | 0 | — | 2 | $7.0m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $8.2m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $2.0m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $11.6m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-09 | ALBER LAURA PRESIDENT & CEO, director | Sold | $3.0m20.0k shares |
| 2022-08-31 | Benson Marta PRESIDENT POTTERY BARN BRAND | Sold | $1.8m12.0k shares |
| 2022-08-08 | ALBER LAURA PRESIDENT & CEO, director | Sold | $6.1m40.0k shares |
| 2022-07-29 | Whalen Julie EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Sold | $703.3k5.0k 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 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 7.3m $857.1m | — |
| FMR LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 7.0m $827.1m | — |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.2m $729.9m | — |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 1.21% of their portfolio | 4.6m $545.8m | — |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.16% of their portfolio | 4.1m $483.1m | — |
| BLACKHILL CAPITAL INC 55.31% of their portfolio | 4.0m $465.8m | — |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.2m $258.9m | — |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.3m $153.4m | — |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $138.0m | — |
| HS Management Partners, LLC 5.96% of their portfolio | 1.1m $131.6m | — |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.1m $126.8m | — |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $124.1m | — |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 906.1k $106.8m | — |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 904.5k $106.6m | — |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 1.13% of their portfolio | 892.8k $105.2m | — |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 864.4k $101.9m | — |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 738.2k $87.0m | — |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 675.7k $79.9m | — |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 643.1k $75.8m | — |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 633.6k $74.7m | — |
| NORGES BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 616.8k $72.7m | — |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 602.3k $71.0m | — |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 460.9k $54.3m | — |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.15% of their portfolio | 421.2k $49.6m | — |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.28% of their portfolio | 410.2k $48.3m | — |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 403.5k $47.6m | — |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) 0.30% of their portfolio | 333.0k $39.2m | — |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 316.3k $37.3m | — |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 305.1k $36.0m | — |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. 0.14% of their portfolio | 292.5k $34.5m | — |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.56% of their portfolio | 282.9k $33.3m | — |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 266.3k $31.4m | — |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.20% of their portfolio | 242.8k $28.6m | — |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 0.18% of their portfolio | 242.4k $28.6m | — |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.27% of their portfolio | 233.9k $27.6m | — |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 231.2k $27.2m | — |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 225.5k $26.6m | — |
| ASSETMARK, INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 220.5k $26.0m | — |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.04% of their portfolio | 216.3k $25.5m | — |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. 0.33% of their portfolio | 212.6k $25.1m | — |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 209.2k $24.7m | — |
| AXA S.A. 0.05% of their portfolio | 201.2k $23.7m | — |
| SYSTEMATIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.85% of their portfolio | 197.4k $23.3m | — |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 193.4k $22.8m | — |
| Voss Capital, LP 6.37% of their portfolio | 189.0k $22.3m | — |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.05% of their portfolio | 188.6k $22.2m | — |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 176.9k $20.8m | — |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.31% of their portfolio | 170.7k $20.1m | — |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 170.7k $20.1m | — |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 166.1k $19.6m | — |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 166.1k $19.6m | — |
| LOGAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 1.17% of their portfolio | 165.5k $19.5m | — |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.08% of their portfolio | 164.6k $19.4m | — |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 161.2k $19.0m | — |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 160.7k $18.9m | — |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 160.7k $18.9m | — |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 157.6k $18.6m | — |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 154.2k $18.2m | — |
| ThornTree Capital Partners LP 6.00% of their portfolio | 149.5k $17.6m | — |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 146.0k $17.2m | — |
| Advisors Capital Management, LLC 0.51% of their portfolio | 141.6k $18.9m | — |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.04% of their portfolio | 141.5k $16.7m | — |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.03% of their portfolio | 140.4k $16.5m | — |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 137.6k $16.2m | — |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.07% of their portfolio | 136.2k $16.1m | — |
| REIK & CO., LLC 4.79% of their portfolio | 126.9k $15.0m | — |
| First Long Island Investors, LLC 1.63% of their portfolio | 124.6k $14.7m | — |
| HANTZ FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 0.47% of their portfolio | 114.7k $13.5m | — |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 113.2k $13.3m | — |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. 0.27% of their portfolio | 113.0k $13.3m | — |
| STOCK YARDS BANK & TRUST CO 0.55% of their portfolio | 110.1k $13.0m | — |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.02% of their portfolio | 109.3k $12.9m | — |
| CW Advisors, LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 109.1k $12.9m | — |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 108.9k $12.8m | — |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.09% of their portfolio | 108.8k $12.8m | — |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 106.4k $12.5m | — |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.02% of their portfolio | 103.9k $12.4m | — |
| Edgemoor Investment Advisors, Inc. 1.58% of their portfolio | 100.7k $11.9m | — |
| MCRAE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 3.50% of their portfolio | 97.8k $11.5m | — |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 95.1k $11.2m | — |
| Howard Hughes Medical Institute 3.12% of their portfolio | 93.0k $11.0m | — |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 91.4k $10.8m | — |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 89.9k $10.6m | — |
| Man Group plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 89.7k $10.6m | — |
| SPEECE THORSON CAPITAL GROUP INC 2.19% of their portfolio | 81.5k $9.6m | — |
| Tabor Asset Management, LP 6.74% of their portfolio | 81.4k $9.6m | — |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 80.4k $9.5m | — |
| Linscomb Wealth, Inc. 0.57% of their portfolio | 79.6k $9.4m | — |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 76.7k $9.0m | — |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 76.2k $9.0m | — |
| Rodgers Brothers Inc. 1.91% of their portfolio | 76.2k $9.0m | — |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 75.5k $8.9m | — |
| Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc. 0.25% of their portfolio | 75.2k $8.9m | — |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 75.0k $8.8m | — |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.02% of their portfolio | 75.0k $8.8m | — |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 74.8k $8.8m | — |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.02% of their portfolio | 73.4k $8.7m | — |
| Vident Investment Advisory, LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 73.4k $8.5m | — |
| BURNEY CO/ 0.48% of their portfolio | 73.1k $8.6m | — |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.02% of their portfolio | 72.8k $8.8m | — |