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 ($76.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 64.1m as of 2024-03-17, 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 ≈ $316.17. Options: 29 managers hold calls ($647.1m notional), 33 hold puts ($784.6m).
Trends to Q1 2024
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 |
| Q4 2023 | 680 |
| Q1 2024 | 809 |
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 |
| Q4 2023 | 299 | 315 |
| Q1 2024 | 398 | 347 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | $113.8m | $167.9m | 1.47 |
| Q3 2023 | $364.1m | $368.0m | 1.01 |
| Q4 2023 | $460.2m | $591.7m | 1.29 |
| Q1 2024 | $647.1m | $784.6m | 1.21 |
Biggest buyers
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +881.3k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +814.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +735.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +385.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +333.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +324.5k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec | Added | +199.1k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS | Added | +192.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +161.0k |
| Aberdeen Group plc | New | +157.3k |
Biggest sellers
| Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. | Reduced | -1.6m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -1.0m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -696.3k |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -627.2k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -484.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -190.7k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Sold out | -152.4k |
| HS Management Partners, LLC | Reduced | -152.4k |
| Candlestick Capital Management LP | Sold out | -135.3k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp | Reduced | -103.5k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $190.1m598.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $101.8m320.7k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $63.3m199.4k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $52.8m166.3k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $38.5m121.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $23.8m75.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $19.7m61.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $18.4m58.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $17.8m56.0k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | $17.0m53.4k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $179.0m563.8k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | $90.7m285.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $83.1m261.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $58.2m183.3k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $56.7m178.5k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $35.2m111.0k shares |
| SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC | Unchanged | $31.8m100.0k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $30.3m95.5k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $30.0m94.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $27.4m86.2k 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 Q1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $4.4m | $3.1m |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $10.7m | $5.7m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-27 | Benson Marta CEO POTTERY BARN BRANDS | Sold | $685.7k2.2k shares |
| 2024-03-19 | Smith Karalyn EVP CHIEF TALENT OFFICER | Sold | $331.0k1.1k shares |
| 2024-03-15 | ALBER LAURA PRESIDENT & CEO, director | Sold plan | $5.7m20.0k shares |
| 2024-01-16 | ALBER LAURA PRESIDENT & CEO, director | Sold | $4.0m20.0k 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, Q1 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 6.8m $2.2bn | Added +881.3k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 6.6m $2.1bn | Reduced -696.3k |
| FMR LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 6.4m $2.0bn | Reduced -484.7k |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 2.70% of their portfolio | 4.6m $1.5bn | Reduced -7.2k |
| BLACKHILL CAPITAL INC 71.20% of their portfolio | 3.9m $1.2bn | Reduced -41.4k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.20% of their portfolio | 2.7m $869.1m | Reduced -627.2k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.6m $826.2m | Added +333.4k |
| Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. 9.32% of their portfolio | 1.6m $511.9m | Reduced -1.6m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $499.5m | Added +385.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.4m $440.9m | Added +735.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.3m $401.6m | Added +95.3k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.30% of their portfolio | 944.4k $299.9m | Added +814.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 787.7k $250.1m | Added +324.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.05% of their portfolio | 785.5k $249.4m | Added +18.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 785.2k $249.3m | Added +19 |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 780.1k $247.7m | Reduced -190.7k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.55% of their portfolio | 750.2k $238.2m | Added +137.2k |
| NORGES BANK 0.04% of their portfolio | 705.8k $224.1m | Reduced -51.7k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.60% of their portfolio | 704.9k $164.1m | Added +192.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 584.1k $185.5m | Reduced -29.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 419.9k $133.3m | Reduced -1.0m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 409.9k $130.2m | Reduced -96.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 376.3k $119.5m | Added +161.0k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 348.1k $110.5m | Reduced -72.9k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 322.7k $102.5m | Added +83.3k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 320.6k $101.8m | Reduced -59.4k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.71% of their portfolio | 313.2k $99.5m | Reduced -103.5k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 301.8k $95.8m | Added +22.6k |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. 0.70% of their portfolio | 297.3k $94.4m | Reduced -100.8k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 232.5k $73.8m | Added +16.6k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.17% of their portfolio | 219.4k $69.7m | Added +199.1k |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) 0.34% of their portfolio | 219.4k $69.7m | Added +11.0k |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. 0.24% of their portfolio | 211.8k $67.2m | Reduced -29.8k |
| ASSETMARK, INC 0.22% of their portfolio | 209.8k $66.6m | Reduced -11.9k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 202.4k $64.3m | Added +45.6k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 197.4k $62.7m | Added +44.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.06% of their portfolio | 194.9k $61.9m | Reduced -26.6k |
| HS Management Partners, LLC 2.83% of their portfolio | 194.5k $61.8m | Reduced -152.4k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.04% of their portfolio | 182.5k $57.9m | Added +62.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 175.3k $55.7m | Reduced -46.9k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 170.6k $54.2m | Reduced -42.9k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 169.7k $53.9m | Reduced -18.0k |
| Moran Wealth Management, LLC 1.74% of their portfolio | 168.9k $53.6m | Reduced -10.3k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 164.8k $52.3m | Reduced -52.4k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 163.5k $51.9m | Reduced -4.7k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.10% of their portfolio | 157.3k $49.9m | New |
| Advisors Capital Management, LLC 0.88% of their portfolio | 151.9k $48.2m | Reduced -5.2k |
| Amundi 0.02% of their portfolio | 151.5k $45.0m | Added +151.0k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 149.7k $47.5m | Reduced -75.7k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 146.5k $46.5m | Added +8.5k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 137.4k $43.6m | Reduced -84.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 133.6k $42.4m | Added +104.0k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 132.5k $42.1m | Added +37.8k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 130.4k $41.4m | Added +118.7k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 129.5k $41.1m | Reduced -19.5k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 128.2k $40.7m | Reduced -60.6k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.16% of their portfolio | 126.8k $40.2m | Added +211 |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 126.2k $40.1m | New |
| Modera Wealth Management, LLC 0.61% of their portfolio | 126.0k $40.0m | Reduced -543 |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.08% of their portfolio | 124.3k $39.5m | Reduced -13.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 122.5k $38.9m | Reduced -12.6k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.03% of their portfolio | 119.9k $38.1m | Added +741 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 119.3k $37.9m | Added +51.6k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.03% of their portfolio | 117.3k $37.3m | Added +107.0k |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 0.18% of their portfolio | 113.0k $35.9m | Reduced -30.6k |
| REIK & CO., LLC 8.86% of their portfolio | 111.7k $35.5m | Reduced -2.6k |
| SYSTEMATIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.99% of their portfolio | 111.2k $35.3m | Reduced -62.0k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.31% of their portfolio | 101.1k $32.1m | Added +98.3k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.05% of their portfolio | 99.8k $31.7m | Added +81.1k |
| Edgemoor Investment Advisors, Inc. 2.96% of their portfolio | 98.5k $31.3m | Reduced -2.2k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 96.8k $30.7m | New |
| LOGAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 1.27% of their portfolio | 93.5k $29.7m | Reduced -827 |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.04% of their portfolio | 92.0k $29.2m | Added +55.4k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.07% of their portfolio | 90.9k $28.7m | Added +7.6k |
| MCRAE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 6.18% of their portfolio | 88.9k $28.2m | Reduced -9.3k |
| First Long Island Investors, LLC 2.35% of their portfolio | 88.7k $28.2m | Reduced -12.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 87.4k $27.7m | Added +48.8k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.02% of their portfolio | 86.9k $27.6m | Reduced -27.8k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.06% of their portfolio | 85.9k $27.3m | Added +69.2k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 85.5k $27.2m | Reduced -5.5k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.10% of their portfolio | 85.0k $27.0m | Reduced -1.7k |
| KBC Group NV 0.09% of their portfolio | 84.8k $26.9m | Added +83.6k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 84.3k $26.8m | Reduced -15.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.05% of their portfolio | 82.2k $26.1m | Added +1.2k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 81.9k $26.0m | Added +16.6k |
| Rodgers Brothers Inc. 3.30% of their portfolio | 76.0k $24.1m | Reduced -23.6k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 72.8k $23.1m | Added +19.0k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 70.8k $8.6m | Added +6.8k |
| Candriam S.C.A. 0.14% of their portfolio | 69.9k $22.2m | New |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 69.7k $22.1m | New |
| NISA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 69.5k $22.1m | Reduced -4.6k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 68.3k $21.7m | New |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.15% of their portfolio | 66.4k $21.1m | Added +9.1k |
| Linscomb Wealth, Inc. 1.08% of their portfolio | 65.9k $20.9m | Reduced -3.2k |
| Vest Financial, LLC 0.55% of their portfolio | 64.7k $20.6m | New |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.39% of their portfolio | 62.2k $19.7m | Added +9.9k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.07% of their portfolio | 62.0k $19.7m | Added +46.4k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 61.9k $19.6m | Added +47 |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 61.8k $19.6m | Added +37.1k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 60.3k $19.1m | New |