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 ($25.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 64.1m as of 2023-08-27, 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 ≈ $155.40. Options: 24 managers hold calls ($364.1m notional), 28 hold puts ($368.0m).
Trends to Q3 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 617 |
| Q4 2022 | 617 |
| Q1 2023 | 610 |
| Q2 2023 | 589 |
| Q3 2023 | 599 |
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 | 257 | 316 |
| Q1 2023 | 264 | 285 |
| Q2 2023 | 258 | 332 |
| Q3 2023 | 254 | 311 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $190.1m | $272.4m | 1.43 |
| Q1 2023 | $135.0m | $321.8m | 2.38 |
| Q2 2023 | $113.8m | $167.9m | 1.47 |
| Q3 2023 | $364.1m | $368.0m | 1.01 |
Biggest buyers
| Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. | New | +3.2m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | +457.7k |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Added | +310.4k |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. | Added | +281.8k |
| NORGES BANK | Added | +189.2k |
| Candlestick Capital Management LP | Added | +156.2k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp | Added | +140.6k |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA | Added | +123.1k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +111.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +109.5k |
Biggest sellers
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Sold out | -461.7k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO | Reduced | -437.8k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -419.2k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Reduced | -304.6k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -293.2k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Sold out | -251.7k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Reduced | -246.5k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -184.9k |
| COMERICA BANK | Reduced | -168.9k |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -143.4k |
Biggest calls
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $107.5m692.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $107.4m691.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $39.2m252.1k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $20.4m131.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | New | $19.1m122.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $16.0m102.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $8.1m52.3k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | New | $7.8m50.2k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $7.8m49.9k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $6.9m44.7k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $136.5m878.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $43.4m279.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $42.8m275.5k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | New | $22.2m143.0k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $20.2m129.9k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $19.7m126.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $15.4m99.4k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $15.1m97.0k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | New | $13.0m83.9k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | New | $10.1m65.0k 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 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 | — | 2 | $7.0m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $8.2m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $2.0m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $11.6m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.1m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $16.6m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-25 | ALBER LAURA PRESIDENT & CEO, director | Sold | $15.0m100.0k shares |
| 2023-08-28 | Benson Marta CEO POTTERY BARN BRANDS | Sold | $1.4m10.0k shares |
| 2023-07-12 | Smith Karalyn EVP CHIEF TALENT OFFICER | Sold | $201.8k1.5k 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 0.03% of their portfolio | 7.6m $1.2bn | Reduced -140.4k |
| FMR LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 7.3m $1.1bn | Reduced -419.2k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 6.0m $927.1m | Reduced -55.0k |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 1.54% of their portfolio | 4.6m $715.4m | Reduced -13.8k |
| BLACKHILL CAPITAL INC 59.09% of their portfolio | 3.9m $613.3m | Unchanged |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.16% of their portfolio | 3.6m $566.3m | Added +310.4k |
| Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. 10.25% of their portfolio | 3.2m $499.1m | New |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.2m $341.9m | Reduced -68.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.5m $226.3m | Added +18.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $178.5m | Added +6.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 946.8k $147.1m | Reduced -5.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 832.4k $129.4m | Reduced -21.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 712.3k $110.7m | Reduced -45.9k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 667.8k $103.8m | Reduced -15.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 651.5k $101.2m | Added +189.2k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.37% of their portfolio | 624.6k $97.1m | Added +21.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 595.7k $92.6m | Reduced -111.0k |
| HS Management Partners, LLC 4.39% of their portfolio | 594.1k $92.3m | Added +41.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 567.6k $88.2m | Reduced -96.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 558.5k $86.8m | Reduced -111.0k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 514.7k $80.0m | Reduced -22.6k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.30% of their portfolio | 505.7k $78.6m | Added +42.2k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.20% of their portfolio | 464.4k $72.2m | Added +457.7k |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. 0.70% of their portfolio | 452.5k $70.3m | Added +281.8k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.53% of their portfolio | 404.8k $62.9m | Added +140.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 386.9k $60.1m | Added +109.5k |
| STEADFAST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 1.56% of their portfolio | 373.6k $58.1m | Reduced -53.3k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 324.8k $50.5m | Reduced -32.1k |
| Candlestick Capital Management LP 1.89% of their portfolio | 306.2k $47.6m | Added +156.2k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 302.8k $47.1m | Added +32.9k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 280.5k $43.6m | Reduced -5.7k |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. 0.17% of their portfolio | 258.9k $40.2m | Reduced -5.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 255.7k $39.7m | Added +57.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 253.4k $39.4m | Reduced -375 |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 240.4k $37.4m | Reduced -36.8k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 234.7k $36.5m | Added +108 |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.04% of their portfolio | 231.6k $36.0m | Added +2.9k |
| ASSETMARK, INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 229.5k $35.7m | Added +589 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 223.1k $34.7m | Reduced -72.7k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.14% of their portfolio | 205.0k $31.9m | Reduced -246.5k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 199.1k $30.9m | Reduced -13.8k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 196.9k $30.6m | Added +34.8k |
| Moran Wealth Management, LLC 1.15% of their portfolio | 191.9k $29.8m | Reduced -646 |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.07% of their portfolio | 187.4k $29.1m | Reduced -400 |
| SYSTEMATIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.94% of their portfolio | 187.2k $29.1m | Reduced -7.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 182.1k $28.3m | Reduced -26.0k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 171.6k $26.7m | Reduced -2.9k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 168.2k $26.1m | Added +111.3k |
| Advisors Capital Management, LLC 0.62% of their portfolio | 157.6k $24.5m | Added +4.4k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 156.4k $24.3m | Reduced -1.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 155.1k $24.1m | Reduced -143.4k |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) 0.15% of their portfolio | 151.3k $23.5m | Reduced -36.0k |
| Hook Mill Capital Partners, LP 8.64% of their portfolio | 142.9k $22.2m | Added +63.6k |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 0.13% of their portfolio | 142.4k $22.1m | Added +123.1k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.02% of their portfolio | 141.2k $21.9m | Reduced -1.7k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.09% of their portfolio | 126.4k $19.6m | Reduced -4.4k |
| Modera Wealth Management, LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 126.0k $19.6m | Added +10.4k |
| REIK & CO., LLC 5.71% of their portfolio | 125.3k $19.5m | Reduced -741 |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 121.1k $18.8m | Reduced -43.9k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 119.8k $18.6m | Reduced -2.2k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.02% of their portfolio | 119.7k $18.6m | Added +9.2k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 108.0k $16.8m | Reduced -3.7k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 107.9k $16.8m | Reduced -37.8k |
| Rodgers Brothers Inc. 2.76% of their portfolio | 104.1k $16.2m | Added +5.0k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 103.8k $16.1m | Added +6.6k |
| First Long Island Investors, LLC 1.56% of their portfolio | 103.8k $16.1m | Added +111 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 101.6k $15.8m | Added +44.3k |
| Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc. 0.36% of their portfolio | 100.3k $16.0m | Added +20.4k |
| LOGAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.79% of their portfolio | 100.0k $15.5m | Added +543 |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 99.8k $15.5m | Reduced -2.8k |
| Tabor Asset Management, LP 8.06% of their portfolio | 98.8k $15.4m | Added +2.2k |
| MCRAE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 4.53% of their portfolio | 98.4k $15.3m | Reduced -399 |
| Edgemoor Investment Advisors, Inc. 1.79% of their portfolio | 97.4k $15.1m | Reduced -1.7k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.02% of their portfolio | 96.7k $15.3m | Reduced -1.3k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.09% of their portfolio | 90.6k $14.1m | Reduced -8.6k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 85.6k $13.3m | Added +51.2k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 85.2k $13.2m | Reduced -29.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 84.6k $13.1m | Reduced -9.1k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 82.2k $12.8m | Reduced -4.4k |
| Vident Advisory, LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 81.0k $12.6m | First filing |
| Linscomb Wealth, Inc. 0.66% of their portfolio | 72.4k $11.3m | Reduced -3.8k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 71.5k $11.1m | Reduced -8.6k |
| NISA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 66.5k $10.3m | Reduced -3.9k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 63.9k $9.9m | Reduced -3.9k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 63.7k $9.9m | Reduced -2.7k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 63.5k $9.9m | Added +15.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 61.1k $9.5m | Reduced -14.3k |
| Pacific Heights Asset Management LLC 0.88% of their portfolio | 60.0k $9.3m | Reduced -5.0k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 58.9k $9.2m | Added +19.8k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.02% of their portfolio | 57.9k $9.0m | Reduced -32.6k |
| Voss Capital, LP 1.11% of their portfolio | 56.7k $8.8m | Reduced -85.4k |
| NOVARE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.99% of their portfolio | 56.5k $8.8m | Reduced -3.4k |
| WINMILL & CO. INC 3.16% of their portfolio | 55.5k $8.6m | Unchanged |
| Cartenna Capital, LP 1.25% of their portfolio | 55.0k $8.5m | New |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.08% of their portfolio | 54.5k $8.5m | Reduced -4.0k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.5k $8.5m | Added +3.8k |
| Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia, Omsesidigt 0.84% of their portfolio | 54.5k $7.6m | Added +26.6k |
| Graham Capital Management, L.P. 0.25% of their portfolio | 54.1k $8.4m | Added +43.2k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 53.9k $8.4m | Reduced -4.2k |
| MERITAGE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT 0.61% of their portfolio | 52.9k $8.2m | Reduced -353 |