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
Q2 2024 share counts are adjusted for a 2-for-1 stock split, so holders aren't shown as buying or selling because of it.
* 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 ($51.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 126.3m as of 2024-08-18, 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 ≈ $154.84. Options: 27 managers hold calls ($253.3m notional), 27 hold puts ($312.6m).
Trends to Q3 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 |
| Q3 2024 | 831 |
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 |
| Q3 2024 | 367 | 446 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | $460.2m | $591.7m | 1.29 |
| Q1 2024 | $647.1m | $784.6m | 1.21 |
| Q2 2024 | $287.7m | $401.5m | 1.40 |
| Q3 2024 | $253.3m | $312.6m | 1.23 |
Biggest buyers
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | Added | +547.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +546.4k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Added | +433.3k |
| KBC Group NV | Added | +391.4k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND | New | +300.0k |
| Andra AP-fonden | New | +294.4k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +265.4k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Added | +253.7k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +232.0k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +225.6k |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -1.4m |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. | Sold out | -605.8k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -441.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -378.2k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Reduced | -323.4k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. | Reduced | -255.7k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -251.9k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -233.8k |
| REIK & CO., LLC | Reduced | -223.6k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -197.0k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $64.1m413.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $50.7m327.2k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | New | $19.5m126.1k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $18.8m121.2k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $13.0m83.8k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $11.5m74.4k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $11.1m72.0k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Reduced | $8.9m57.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $8.8m56.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $8.7m55.9k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $88.2m569.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $81.1m523.3k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $18.5m119.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $17.8m114.6k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $16.1m103.9k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $12.3m79.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $11.6m74.9k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $10.1m65.7k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | Reduced | $6.9m44.5k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $6.0m38.7k 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $13.6m | $12.1m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-16 | ALBER LAURA PRESIDENT & CEO, director | Sold plan | $5.8m40.0k shares |
| 2024-08-28 | Smith Karalyn EVP CHIEF TALENT OFFICER | Sold | $1.5m11.1k shares |
| 2024-07-15 | ALBER LAURA PRESIDENT & CEO, director | Sold plan | $6.3m40.0k 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 15.4m $2.4bn | First filing |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 13.1m $2.0bn | Reduced -197.0k |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 2.57% of their portfolio | 9.1m $1.4bn | Reduced -5.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 8.8m $1.4bn | Reduced -1.4m |
| BLACKHILL CAPITAL INC 69.63% of their portfolio | 7.8m $1.2bn | Unchanged |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.3m $825.6m | Added +225.6k |
| Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. 10.93% of their portfolio | 3.2m $499.5m | Unchanged |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.1m $475.1m | Added +546.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.7m $418.2m | Added +97.4k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.32% of their portfolio | 2.1m $331.0m | Added +265.4k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.70% of their portfolio | 2.1m $326.9m | Added +180.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.7m $264.4m | Added +59.3k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.7m $258.3m | Added +394 |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.7m $256.1m | Reduced -48.7k |
| NORGES BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $207.4m | Reduced -140.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.3m $204.3m | Reduced -141.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $192.8m | Added +105.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $185.9m | Added +57.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $171.2m | Added +26.2k |
| Amundi 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $165.3m | Added +203.8k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.62% of their portfolio | 1.0m $160.5m | Added +547.9k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.0m $158.1m | Reduced -85.7k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 833.4k $129.1m | Reduced -6.9k |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) 0.54% of their portfolio | 753.8k $116.8m | Reduced -7.0k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.23% of their portfolio | 751.7k $116.5m | Reduced -7.9k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 637.9k $98.8m | Added +253.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 632.3k $98.0m | Added +19.8k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.29% of their portfolio | 620.7k $96.2m | Added +7.6k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 603.2k $93.4m | Reduced -164.2k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 568.9k $87.9m | Added +35.1k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 549.1k $85.1m | Added +848 |
| KBC Group NV 0.25% of their portfolio | 531.3k $82.3m | Added +391.4k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 523.9k $81.1m | Added +433.3k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 503.6k $78.0m | Reduced -378.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 466.0k $72.2m | Added +22.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.06% of their portfolio | 458.0k $71.0m | Added +21.8k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.48% of their portfolio | 442.8k $68.6m | Reduced -96.4k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 433.0k $67.1m | Added +177.6k |
| ASSETMARK, INC 0.19% of their portfolio | 419.2k $64.9m | Added +6.4k |
| HS Management Partners, LLC 4.00% of their portfolio | 401.1k $62.1m | Added +38.1k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.04% of their portfolio | 381.8k $59.1m | Added +20.2k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 379.9k $58.8m | Reduced -137.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 370.4k $57.4m | Added +169.8k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 356.0k $55.1m | Reduced -441.7k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.06% of their portfolio | 355.3k $54.9m | Added +8.1k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 353.0k $54.7m | Reduced -98.2k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.10% of their portfolio | 350.0k $53.9m | Added +9.6k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.08% of their portfolio | 329.1k $51.0m | Added +22.1k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 322.2k $49.9m | Reduced -323.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 318.4k $49.3m | Reduced -7 |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.43% of their portfolio | 317.9k $49.2m | Reduced -152.8k |
| National Pension Service 0.05% of their portfolio | 313.3k $48.5m | Added +112.7k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 311.6k $48.3m | Added +232.0k |
| Moran Wealth Management, LLC 1.47% of their portfolio | 308.3k $47.8m | Reduced -13.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.12% of their portfolio | 304.8k $47.2m | Added +40.6k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 303.6k $47.0m | Reduced -27.5k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 301.6k $46.7m | Added +43.1k |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. 0.17% of their portfolio | 300.8k $46.6m | Added +1.7k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.11% of their portfolio | 300.0k $46.5m | New |
| Andra AP-fonden 0.67% of their portfolio | 294.4k $45.6m | New |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 290.3k $45.0m | Added +131.1k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 289.4k $44.8m | Reduced -72.1k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.07% of their portfolio | 284.8k $44.1m | Reduced -101.0k |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 0.19% of their portfolio | 254.4k $39.4m | Added +32.3k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 247.2k $36.1m | Added +31.4k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 244.8k $37.9m | Added +12.2k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.03% of their portfolio | 241.8k $37.5m | Reduced -3.3k |
| Advisors Capital Management, LLC 0.61% of their portfolio | 240.4k $37.2m | Added +1.1k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.17% of their portfolio | 237.2k $36.7m | Added +62.8k |
| Modera Wealth Management, LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 233.6k $36.2m | Reduced -13.5k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 224.2k $34.7m | Reduced -63.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 216.9k $33.6m | Reduced -50.1k |
| Distillate Capital Partners LLC 1.67% of their portfolio | 215.9k $33.4m | Added +119.8k |
| REIK & CO., LLC 7.94% of their portfolio | 215.6k $33.4m | Reduced -223.6k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 212.0k $32.8m | Reduced -85.9k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 211.7k $32.8m | Added +7.2k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 207.8k $32.2m | Added +8.3k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.12% of their portfolio | 206.6k $32.0m | Reduced -33.2k |
| SYSTEMATIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.80% of their portfolio | 202.3k $31.3m | Added +10.5k |
| Edgemoor Investment Advisors, Inc. 2.61% of their portfolio | 193.5k $30.0m | Reduced -4.1k |
| Vest Financial, LLC 0.57% of their portfolio | 191.1k $29.6m | Added +37.6k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 186.6k $28.9m | Reduced -96.8k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 184.8k $28.6m | Reduced -20.5k |
| LOGAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 1.16% of their portfolio | 182.3k $28.2m | Reduced -1.9k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.05% of their portfolio | 179.4k $27.8m | Added +25.6k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.02% of their portfolio | 173.6k $26.9m | Added +4.3k |
| First Long Island Investors, LLC 2.11% of their portfolio | 172.7k $26.8m | Reduced -527 |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.06% of their portfolio | 169.4k $26.2m | Reduced -9.4k |
| Hook Mill Capital Partners, LP 3.21% of their portfolio | 165.3k $25.6m | Added +327 |
| MCRAE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 4.91% of their portfolio | 162.4k $25.2m | Reduced -4.6k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 160.5k $24.9m | Reduced -251.9k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.07% of their portfolio | 159.3k $24.7m | Added +12.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.05% of their portfolio | 158.9k $24.6m | Reduced -5.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 157.0k $24.3m | Added +5.3k |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.13% of their portfolio | 153.0k $23.7m | Reduced -10.5k |
| Rodgers Brothers Inc. 2.90% of their portfolio | 147.6k $22.9m | Reduced -1.1k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 145.5k $22.5m | Added +72.6k |
| Empowered Funds, LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 140.8k $21.8m | Added +33.9k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 138.5k $21.5m | Added +143 |
| Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 0.30% of their portfolio | 137.7k $21.3m | Added +2.8k |