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 ($57.6m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 64.3m as of 2024-05-19, 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 ≈ $279.55. Options: 23 managers hold calls ($287.7m notional), 28 hold puts ($401.5m).
Trends to Q2 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 |
| Q2 2024 | 824 |
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 |
| Q2 2024 | 379 | 405 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $364.1m | $368.0m | 1.01 |
| Q4 2023 | $460.2m | $591.7m | 1.29 |
| Q1 2024 | $647.1m | $784.6m | 1.21 |
| Q2 2024 | $287.7m | $401.5m | 1.40 |
Biggest buyers
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +886.8k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +323.4k |
| Amundi | Added | +285.4k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | Added | +231.9k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +228.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +216.9k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Added | +214.7k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | New | +206.2k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +186.0k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | Added | +169.9k |
Biggest sellers
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -1.9m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -1.3m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -1.0m |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS | Reduced | -398.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Reduced | -307.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -218.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -154.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -128.4k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Reduced | -116.4k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -92.9k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $74.3m263.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $72.1m255.5k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | $16.7m59.2k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $14.2m50.4k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $13.3m47.1k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $11.7m41.4k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $11.6m41.2k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | New | $11.3m40.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $9.9m35.1k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | $9.7m34.4k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $81.7m289.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $62.1m220.0k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | New | $57.8m204.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $25.0m88.6k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $21.8m77.3k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | $20.8m73.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $19.1m67.7k shares |
| Candlestick Capital Management LP | New | $14.1m50.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $13.0m45.9k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $12.1m42.9k 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 Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $17.4m | $6.4m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-06 | Bhargava Monica PRESIDENT POTTERY BARN BRAND | Sold | $2.7m8.9k shares |
| 2024-05-24 | King David Randolph EVP GENERAL COUNSEL | Sold | $2.9m10.0k shares |
| 2024-05-15 | ALBER LAURA PRESIDENT & CEO, director | Sold plan | $6.4m20.0k shares |
| 2024-04-04 | Benson Marta CEO POTTERY BARN BRANDS | Sold | $5.5m17.8k 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, Q2 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 7.7m $2.2bn | Added +886.8k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 6.6m $1.9bn | Added +3.2k |
| FMR LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 5.1m $1.4bn | Reduced -1.3m |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 2.49% of their portfolio | 4.6m $1.3bn | Reduced -20.5k |
| BLACKHILL CAPITAL INC 68.37% of their portfolio | 3.9m $1.1bn | Reduced -240 |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.6m $720.5m | Reduced -50.1k |
| Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. 9.67% of their portfolio | 1.6m $455.2m | Unchanged |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $365.5m | Added +29.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.3m $355.9m | Reduced -128.4k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.62% of their portfolio | 964.9k $272.5m | Added +214.7k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.27% of their portfolio | 935.5k $264.2m | Reduced -8.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 850.8k $240.2m | Added +65.7k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.05% of their portfolio | 833.4k $235.3m | Reduced -1.9m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 823.7k $232.6m | Added +43.6k |
| NORGES BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 739.5k $208.8m | Added +33.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 730.0k $206.1m | Reduced -55.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 571.2k $161.3m | Reduced -1.0m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 569.4k $160.8m | Reduced -218.2k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 553.1k $156.2m | Reduced -31.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 539.6k $152.4m | Added +216.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 440.9k $124.5m | Added +120.3k |
| Amundi 0.05% of their portfolio | 436.9k $123.2m | Added +285.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 420.1k $118.6m | Added +269 |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.16% of their portfolio | 398.8k $112.6m | Added +228.3k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 383.7k $108.3m | Added +323.4k |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) 0.26% of their portfolio | 380.4k $53.7m | Added +161.0k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.26% of their portfolio | 379.8k $107.3m | Added +160.4k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 322.8k $91.2m | Reduced -25.3k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.28% of their portfolio | 306.5k $86.6m | Reduced -398.4k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 306.3k $86.5m | Added +103.9k |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. 0.63% of their portfolio | 302.9k $85.5m | Added +5.6k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 274.1k $77.4m | Reduced -27.6k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.56% of their portfolio | 269.6k $76.1m | Reduced -43.6k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 266.9k $75.4m | Added +97.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 258.8k $73.1m | Added +186.0k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.29% of their portfolio | 244.2k $69.0m | Added +231.9k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.63% of their portfolio | 235.3k $66.4m | Added +134.2k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.03% of their portfolio | 225.6k $63.7m | Added +92.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 221.8k $62.6m | Reduced -154.5k |
| REIK & CO., LLC 8.01% of their portfolio | 219.6k $31.0m | Added +107.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.06% of their portfolio | 218.1k $61.6m | Added +23.2k |
| ASSETMARK, INC 0.18% of their portfolio | 206.4k $58.3m | Reduced -3.4k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 206.2k $58.2m | New |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.05% of their portfolio | 192.9k $32.3m | Added +93.1k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 192.1k $54.2m | Reduced -5.3k |
| HS Management Partners, LLC 2.83% of their portfolio | 181.5k $51.3m | Reduced -13.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.04% of their portfolio | 180.8k $51.1m | Reduced -1.7k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 180.8k $51.0m | Reduced -51.8k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.06% of their portfolio | 173.6k $49.9m | Added +169.9k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.09% of their portfolio | 170.2k $48.1m | Added +12.9k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 165.5k $46.7m | Added +2.0k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.10% of their portfolio | 161.9k $45.7m | Added +76.0k |
| Moran Wealth Management, LLC 1.49% of their portfolio | 160.8k $45.4m | Reduced -8.2k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 159.2k $44.9m | Reduced -16.1k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 153.5k $43.3m | Added +6.9k |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. 0.17% of their portfolio | 149.5k $42.2m | Reduced -62.2k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 148.9k $42.1m | Reduced -741 |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 144.0k $40.6m | Added +6.5k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 141.7k $40.0m | Added +12.2k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 133.5k $37.7m | Added +46.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.10% of their portfolio | 132.1k $37.3m | Added +71.8k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 129.2k $36.5m | Reduced -1.1k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 127.7k $36.1m | Reduced -37.1k |
| Modera Wealth Management, LLC 0.51% of their portfolio | 123.6k $34.9m | Reduced -2.4k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.03% of their portfolio | 122.5k $34.6m | Added +2.6k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 121.2k $34.2m | Added +72.7k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.13% of their portfolio | 119.9k $33.9m | Reduced -6.8k |
| Advisors Capital Management, LLC 0.59% of their portfolio | 119.6k $33.8m | Reduced -32.2k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 116.3k $32.8m | Reduced -9.8k |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 0.16% of their portfolio | 111.1k $31.4m | Reduced -2.0k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 107.9k $30.5m | Reduced -24.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 102.6k $29.0m | Reduced -307.3k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 102.2k $29.0m | Added +88.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.03% of their portfolio | 101.6k $28.7m | Added +54.7k |
| National Pension Service 0.02% of their portfolio | 100.3k $14.2m | New |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 100.3k $28.3m | Reduced -28.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 99.8k $28.2m | Added +17.8k |
| Edgemoor Investment Advisors, Inc. 2.60% of their portfolio | 98.8k $27.9m | Added +245 |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.06% of their portfolio | 98.6k $27.8m | Reduced -25.7k |
| SYSTEMATIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.82% of their portfolio | 95.9k $27.1m | Reduced -15.4k |
| LOGAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 1.12% of their portfolio | 92.1k $26.0m | Reduced -1.4k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.06% of their portfolio | 89.4k $25.2m | Reduced -1.4k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.14% of their portfolio | 87.2k $24.6m | Added +64.1k |
| First Long Island Investors, LLC 2.07% of their portfolio | 86.6k $24.5m | Reduced -2.1k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 86.4k $25.5m | Added +57.8k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 86.3k $24.4m | Added +757 |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.02% of their portfolio | 84.7k $23.9m | Reduced -2.2k |
| MCRAE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 5.38% of their portfolio | 83.5k $23.6m | Reduced -5.4k |
| Hook Mill Capital Partners, LP 3.48% of their portfolio | 82.5k $23.3m | Added +34.7k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.05% of their portfolio | 82.4k $23.3m | Added +175 |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.13% of their portfolio | 81.7k $23.1m | First filing |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 79.6k $22.5m | Reduced -39.7k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 79.0k $22.3m | Added +64.6k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.04% of their portfolio | 76.9k $21.8m | Added +27.7k |
| Vest Financial, LLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 76.8k $21.7m | Added +12.0k |
| BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S 0.35% of their portfolio | 75.8k $21.4m | Added +61.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 75.8k $21.4m | Reduced -8.5k |
| Rodgers Brothers Inc. 2.84% of their portfolio | 74.4k $21.0m | Reduced -1.6k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.07% of their portfolio | 73.4k $20.7m | Added +11.4k |
| KBC Group NV 0.06% of their portfolio | 69.9k $19.8m | Reduced -14.8k |