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 ($109.5m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 123.1m as of 2024-11-17, 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 ≈ $185.27. Options: 26 managers hold calls ($355.6m notional), 28 hold puts ($475.7m).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q4 2024 | 899 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q4 2024 | 338 | 451 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | $647.1m | $784.6m | 1.21 |
| Q2 2024 | $287.7m | $401.5m | 1.40 |
| Q3 2024 | $253.3m | $312.6m | 1.23 |
| Q4 2024 | $355.6m | $475.7m | 1.34 |
Biggest buyers
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +1.2m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +604.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +594.8k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +521.9k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | New | +470.6k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +438.5k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +386.5k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | Added | +366.9k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | +312.2k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +267.6k |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -3.0m |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Reduced | -2.1m |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | Reduced | -1.0m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -741.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -719.1k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND | Sold out | -300.0k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Reduced | -260.3k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | Reduced | -237.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Sold out | -224.2k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -220.9k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $90.4m488.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $72.9m393.7k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $28.9m155.9k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | New | $24.9m134.3k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $18.5m99.1k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $18.4m99.1k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $14.8m80.1k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $14.2m76.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $12.2m65.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $12.2m65.8k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $107.9m582.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $99.1m535.1k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | New | $52.0m280.6k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $32.9m177.7k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | New | $29.8m161.1k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $26.8m144.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $23.4m126.4k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $17.8m95.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $17.5m94.7k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | First filing | $15.7m84.9k 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 Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $5.8m | $5.8m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-02 | Howie Jeffrey EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Sold plan | $560.6k3.2k shares |
| 2024-11-15 | ALBER LAURA PRESIDENT & CEO, director | Sold plan | $5.2m40.0k 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, Q4 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 15.7m $2.9bn | Added +267.6k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 12.8m $2.4bn | Reduced -220.9k |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 3.25% of their portfolio | 9.1m $1.7bn | Reduced -3.4k |
| BLACKHILL CAPITAL INC 75.00% of their portfolio | 7.8m $1.4bn | Added +8.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 5.8m $1.1bn | Reduced -3.0m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.3m $976.7m | Reduced -55.3k |
| Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. 14.50% of their portfolio | 3.2m $597.0m | Unchanged |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.9m $529.8m | Reduced -205.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.7m $498.8m | Reduced -14.6k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.32% of their portfolio | 2.0m $361.9m | Reduced -182.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.9m $352.3m | Added +249.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.8m $332.3m | Added +594.8k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.6m $296.6m | Reduced -105.3k |
| NORGES BANK 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.6m $290.1m | Added +228.1k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.32% of their portfolio | 1.6m $287.7m | Added +1.2m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $207.7m | Reduced -197.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $198.4m | Reduced -34.2k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.0m $188.7m | Reduced -1.4k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 989.7k $183.3m | Added +386.5k |
| Amundi 0.06% of their portfolio | 962.0k $182.1m | Reduced -115.7k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.04% of their portfolio | 925.8k $171.4m | Reduced -741.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 822.4k $152.3m | Reduced -10.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.03% of their portfolio | 738.7k $136.8m | Added +521.9k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.34% of their portfolio | 645.4k $119.5m | Added +24.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 629.5k $116.6m | Reduced -2.8k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 608.6k $112.7m | Added +604.4k |
| KBC Group NV 0.29% of their portfolio | 563.1k $104.3m | Added +31.8k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.21% of their portfolio | 555.0k $102.8m | Reduced -196.7k |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) 0.45% of their portfolio | 538.3k $100.4m | Reduced -215.5k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.10% of their portfolio | 527.7k $97.9m | Added +172.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 525.5k $97.3m | Reduced -719.1k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 517.5k $95.8m | Reduced -31.6k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 475.7k $88.1m | Reduced -162.2k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 475.1k $88.0m | Added +438.5k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.11% of their portfolio | 470.6k $87.1m | New |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.08% of their portfolio | 463.8k $85.9m | Added +5.8k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.56% of their portfolio | 433.3k $80.2m | Reduced -9.5k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 421.9k $78.1m | Added +312.2k |
| ASSETMARK, INC 0.21% of their portfolio | 413.9k $76.6m | Reduced -5.3k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.46% of their portfolio | 409.3k $75.8m | Added +366.9k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.03% of their portfolio | 380.2k $70.4m | Added +27.2k |
| HS Management Partners, LLC 4.83% of their portfolio | 379.2k $70.2m | Reduced -21.9k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 378.5k $69.9m | Reduced -190.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 373.0k $69.1m | Reduced -130.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.04% of their portfolio | 356.8k $66.1m | Reduced -25.0k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.10% of their portfolio | 340.2k $63.0m | Added +11.1k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.12% of their portfolio | 331.0k $61.5m | Reduced -19.0k |
| Andra AP-fonden 0.98% of their portfolio | 330.7k $61.2m | Added +36.3k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 328.6k $60.8m | Added +224.4k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 327.4k $60.6m | Added +5.2k |
| National Pension Service 0.06% of their portfolio | 316.5k $58.6m | Added +3.2k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 314.9k $58.3m | Added +11.4k |
| Moran Wealth Management, LLC 1.85% of their portfolio | 313.0k $58.0m | Added +4.6k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 309.1k $57.2m | Added +19.7k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 305.9k $56.6m | Reduced -12.5k |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. 0.22% of their portfolio | 296.7k $54.9m | Reduced -4.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 289.2k $53.5m | Reduced -1.2k |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 0.27% of their portfolio | 287.2k $53.2m | Added +32.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 276.9k $51.3m | Reduced -189.2k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 263.6k $48.8m | Reduced -260.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 254.7k $47.2m | Reduced -125.1k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 253.8k $47.0m | Reduced -57.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 253.8k $47.0m | Reduced -116.6k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 252.3k $46.7m | Added +7.4k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 248.1k $45.9m | Reduced -184.9k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.16% of their portfolio | 246.1k $45.6m | Added +8.9k |
| Advisors Capital Management, LLC 0.70% of their portfolio | 239.8k $44.4m | Reduced -562 |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 227.8k $42.2m | Reduced -19.5k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.03% of their portfolio | 223.3k $41.4m | Reduced -18.4k |
| Modera Wealth Management, LLC 0.50% of their portfolio | 222.5k $41.2m | Reduced -11.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.10% of their portfolio | 218.3k $40.4m | Reduced -86.5k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 217.3k $40.2m | Reduced -84.3k |
| REIK & CO., LLC 9.59% of their portfolio | 215.6k $39.9m | Unchanged |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 214.8k $39.8m | First filing |
| SYSTEMATIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LP 1.00% of their portfolio | 212.7k $39.4m | Added +10.4k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.14% of their portfolio | 204.0k $37.8m | Reduced -2.6k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 199.1k $36.9m | Reduced -8.8k |
| BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S 0.38% of their portfolio | 196.0k $36.3m | Added +105.9k |
| Vest Financial, LLC 0.62% of their portfolio | 190.7k $35.3m | Reduced -455 |
| Edgemoor Investment Advisors, Inc. 3.05% of their portfolio | 186.7k $34.6m | Reduced -6.8k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.03% of their portfolio | 186.4k $34.8m | Added +84.1k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.06% of their portfolio | 181.9k $33.7m | New |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.32% of their portfolio | 177.1k $32.8m | Added +159.7k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 175.8k $32.6m | Reduced -9.0k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.05% of their portfolio | 170.9k $31.6m | Reduced -8.5k |
| LOGAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 1.31% of their portfolio | 168.9k $31.3m | Reduced -13.4k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 162.1k $30.0m | Added +5.2k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.29% of their portfolio | 158.0k $29.3m | Reduced -159.9k |
| MCRAE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 5.71% of their portfolio | 157.4k $29.2m | Reduced -5.0k |
| First Long Island Investors, LLC 2.25% of their portfolio | 153.1k $28.4m | Reduced -19.6k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 153.1k $28.3m | Added +55.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.06% of their portfolio | 150.4k $27.9m | Reduced -8.5k |
| Rodgers Brothers Inc. 3.54% of their portfolio | 146.5k $27.1m | Reduced -1.1k |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.14% of their portfolio | 143.8k $26.6m | Reduced -9.2k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.08% of their portfolio | 142.9k $26.5m | Reduced -16.4k |
| Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super 0.41% of their portfolio | 138.2k $25.6m | First filing |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 127.1k $23.5m | Reduced -11.4k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.05% of their portfolio | 126.1k $23.3m | Reduced -43.4k |
| Hook Mill Capital Partners, LP 2.38% of their portfolio | 126.0k $23.3m | Reduced -39.3k |
| Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 0.33% of their portfolio | 125.0k $23.1m | Reduced -12.8k |