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 ($83.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 123.5m as of 2025-03-23, 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 ≈ $158.04. Options: 29 managers hold calls ($223.9m notional), 30 hold puts ($270.8m).
Trends to Q1 2025
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 |
| Q1 2025 | 903 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q1 2025 | 398 | 487 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | $287.7m | $401.5m | 1.40 |
| Q3 2024 | $253.3m | $312.6m | 1.23 |
| Q4 2024 | $355.6m | $475.7m | 1.34 |
| Q1 2025 | $223.9m | $270.8m | 1.21 |
Biggest buyers
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +2.8m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +920.0k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +882.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +723.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +590.3k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +570.2k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Added | +475.5k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | Added | +450.7k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +383.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +365.7k |
Biggest sellers
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -3.5m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -1.5m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -1.5m |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -619.2k |
| KBC Group NV | Reduced | -474.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -470.7k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | Sold out | -409.3k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | Reduced | -393.3k |
| CITIGROUP INC | Reduced | -386.2k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec | Reduced | -339.9k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $41.7m263.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $41.5m262.7k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $21.5m135.9k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | New | $19.8m125.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $12.1m76.3k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $10.6m66.8k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $10.4m65.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $9.8m61.7k shares |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP | New | $9.5m59.8k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $9.1m57.7k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $81.8m517.4k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $49.5m313.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $20.4m128.9k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $16.5m104.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $15.5m98.2k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | $15.5m98.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $14.4m91.1k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $11.4m72.0k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $10.5m66.6k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $7.7m48.5k 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 2025
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 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 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $20.6m | $20.6m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-27 | Howie Jeffrey EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Sold plan | $6.0m36.3k shares |
| 2025-03-27 | ALBER LAURA PRESIDENT & CEO, director | Sold plan | $5.0m30.0k shares |
| 2025-02-27 | Howie Jeffrey EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Sold plan | $273.6k1.4k shares |
| 2025-01-21 | ALBER LAURA PRESIDENT & CEO, director | Sold plan | $9.3m45.0k 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 15.6m $2.5bn | Added +2.8m |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 12.1m $1.9bn | Reduced -3.5m |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 2.88% of their portfolio | 9.1m $1.4bn | Added +39.1k |
| BLACKHILL CAPITAL INC 71.52% of their portfolio | 7.8m $1.2bn | Reduced -31.2k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.9m $927.1m | Added +590.3k |
| FMR LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.3m $683.2m | Reduced -1.5m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.6m $570.0m | Added +920.0k |
| Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. 12.55% of their portfolio | 3.2m $509.7m | Unchanged |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.36% of their portfolio | 1.9m $306.2m | Added +383.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.8m $286.5m | Reduced -90.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.4m $227.2m | Added +365.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.4m $225.4m | Reduced -175.7k |
| NORGES BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $218.3m | Reduced -186.1k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.3m $211.1m | Reduced -619.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.3m $210.9m | Reduced -1.5m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $209.3m | Reduced -470.7k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.2m $196.7m | Added +254.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $170.3m | Added +254.6k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.1m $168.3m | Added +882.8k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.0m $165.3m | Added +570.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.0m $158.1m | Added +723.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 932.3k $147.4m | Reduced -189.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 867.2k $137.1m | Added +341.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.03% of their portfolio | 841.0k $133.0m | Added +102.2k |
| Amundi 0.04% of their portfolio | 820.6k $122.5m | Reduced -141.3k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 810.8k $128.2m | Added +181.3k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.12% of their portfolio | 756.0k $117.8m | Added +228.3k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.02% of their portfolio | 700.1k $110.7m | Reduced -225.7k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.26% of their portfolio | 662.3k $104.7m | Added +16.9k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 625.9k $99.0m | Reduced -393.3k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 565.6k $89.4m | Added +311.8k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 557.9k $88.2m | Reduced -50.7k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 538.1k $85.1m | First filing |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.19% of their portfolio | 512.8k $81.1m | Added +475.5k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.03% of their portfolio | 509.2k $80.5m | Added +129.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 460.2k $72.8m | Added +171.0k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.28% of their portfolio | 451.9k $71.4m | Added +450.7k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 446.7k $69.5m | Added +68.2k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.09% of their portfolio | 442.8k $70.0m | Reduced -27.8k |
| ASSETMARK, INC 0.19% of their portfolio | 440.6k $69.7m | Added +26.7k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 382.7k $60.5m | Added +128.9k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 364.0k $57.5m | Reduced -57.9k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 358.2k $56.6m | Added +18.1k |
| Andra AP-fonden 0.92% of their portfolio | 353.7k $55.9m | Added +23.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.05% of their portfolio | 348.8k $55.1m | Reduced -115.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.04% of their portfolio | 347.2k $54.9m | Reduced -9.6k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 344.0k $54.4m | Added +80.5k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 338.1k $53.5m | Added +29.0k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.38% of their portfolio | 331.8k $52.5m | Reduced -101.5k |
| National Pension Service 0.05% of their portfolio | 323.5k $51.1m | Added +6.9k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 310.1k $49.0m | Reduced -4.8k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 302.7k $47.9m | Reduced -25.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 302.4k $47.8m | Reduced -3.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 288.6k $45.6m | Added +126.5k |
| Moran Wealth Management, LLC 1.51% of their portfolio | 284.8k $45.0m | Reduced -28.1k |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. 0.20% of their portfolio | 284.5k $45.0m | Reduced -12.2k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 281.1k $44.4m | Added +28.8k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 277.1k $43.8m | Added +49.3k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.04% of their portfolio | 268.8k $42.7m | Added +82.5k |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) 0.20% of their portfolio | 262.0k $41.4m | Reduced -276.4k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.03% of their portfolio | 259.2k $41.0m | First filing |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 0.22% of their portfolio | 254.9k $40.3m | Reduced -32.2k |
| Advisors Capital Management, LLC 0.58% of their portfolio | 235.9k $37.3m | Reduced -3.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 230.8k $36.5m | Reduced -23.9k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.09% of their portfolio | 223.7k $35.4m | Added +220.6k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 217.6k $34.4m | Added +122.2k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.07% of their portfolio | 215.1k $34.0m | Reduced -339.9k |
| REIK & CO., LLC 7.91% of their portfolio | 214.9k $34.0m | Reduced -657 |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 214.3k $33.9m | New |
| HS Management Partners, LLC 2.74% of their portfolio | 214.2k $33.9m | Reduced -165.0k |
| Modera Wealth Management, LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 208.9k $33.0m | Reduced -13.6k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 208.8k $33.0m | Reduced -14.6k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 197.5k $31.2m | Reduced -17.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 192.9k $30.5m | Reduced -6.2k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 192.4k $30.4m | Reduced -24.9k |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al 0.22% of their portfolio | 191.0k $30.2m | First filing |
| Edgemoor Investment Advisors, Inc. 2.69% of their portfolio | 185.4k $29.3m | Reduced -1.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.07% of their portfolio | 173.0k $27.3m | Reduced -45.3k |
| SYSTEMATIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.77% of their portfolio | 171.4k $27.1m | Reduced -41.3k |
| LOGAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 1.20% of their portfolio | 167.6k $26.5m | Reduced -1.3k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.31% of their portfolio | 166.0k $26.3m | Added +65.8k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 155.7k $24.6m | Added +2.6k |
| Hook Mill Capital Partners, LP 3.04% of their portfolio | 149.6k $23.6m | Added +23.6k |
| Rodgers Brothers Inc. 3.04% of their portfolio | 144.5k $22.8m | Reduced -2.0k |
| MCRAE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 4.71% of their portfolio | 141.5k $22.4m | Reduced -15.9k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.06% of their portfolio | 139.9k $22.1m | Reduced -3.0k |
| Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super 0.37% of their portfolio | 138.2k $21.9m | Unchanged |
| First Long Island Investors, LLC 1.75% of their portfolio | 134.3k $21.2m | Reduced -18.8k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 133.7k $21.1m | Added +50.9k |
| Achmea Investment Management B.V. 0.31% of their portfolio | 133.4k $21.1m | Added +41.8k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 131.2k $20.7m | Reduced -386.2k |
| Vest Financial, LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 128.8k $20.4m | Reduced -61.8k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.37% of their portfolio | 127.4k $20.1m | New |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 127.4k $20.1m | Reduced -48.4k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 127.0k $20.1m | Reduced -90 |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.03% of their portfolio | 119.8k $19.0m | Reduced -51.0k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.05% of their portfolio | 119.4k $18.9m | Reduced -6.6k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 118.5k $18.7m | Added +94.8k |
| INVESTMENT HOUSE LLC 1.06% of their portfolio | 117.4k $18.6m | Added +5.1k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 117.3k $18.5m | Added +74.7k |