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 ($51.5m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 123.0m as of 2025-05-25, 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 ≈ $163.42. Options: 24 managers hold calls ($146.2m notional), 23 hold puts ($157.5m).
Trends to Q2 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 |
| Q2 2025 | 918 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q2 2025 | 465 | 410 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $253.3m | $312.6m | 1.23 |
| Q4 2024 | $355.6m | $475.7m | 1.34 |
| Q1 2025 | $223.9m | $270.8m | 1.21 |
| Q2 2025 | $146.2m | $157.5m | 1.08 |
Biggest buyers
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec | Added | +590.3k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. | Added | +521.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +511.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +407.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +405.4k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +401.1k |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. | New | +395.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +389.5k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | New | +356.7k |
| Man Group plc | Added | +339.8k |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -2.4m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Sold out | -1.0m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Sold out | -700.1k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -498.5k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Sold out | -442.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -391.9k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Reduced | -366.2k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | -359.7k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | -322.6k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC | Sold out | -302.7k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $39.1m239.1k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $35.5m217.5k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $14.6m89.1k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $8.2m50.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $8.1m49.8k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $6.7m40.8k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Reduced | $4.7m28.9k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $4.1m25.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $4.1m24.9k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $3.8m23.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $40.0m245.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $32.7m200.4k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $31.2m191.2k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $14.2m87.2k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $11.0m67.1k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $4.6m27.9k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Unchanged | $3.3m20.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $3.1m18.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $2.8m16.9k shares |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | $2.6m15.8k 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $7.5m | $6.3m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-02 | Howie Jeffrey EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Sold plan | $628.4k4.0k shares |
| 2025-05-29 | ALBER LAURA PRESIDENT & CEO, director | Sold plan | $4.9m30.0k shares |
| 2025-05-01 | Howie Jeffrey EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Sold plan | $627.1k4.0k shares |
| 2025-04-22 | Howie Jeffrey EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Sold plan | $129.6k915 shares |
| 2025-04-09 | Yearout Karalyn EVP CHIEF TALENT OFFICER | Sold | $1.2m8.0k 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, Q2 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 15.6m $2.5bn | Reduced -31.1k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 12.1m $2.0bn | Reduced -51.9k |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 2.88% of their portfolio | 9.1m $1.5bn | Reduced -4.5k |
| BLACKHILL CAPITAL INC 72.78% of their portfolio | 7.7m $1.3bn | Reduced -59.7k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 6.0m $978.9m | Added +127.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.5m $577.9m | Reduced -64.2k |
| Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. 15.64% of their portfolio | 3.2m $526.7m | Unchanged |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.32% of their portfolio | 2.0m $324.7m | Added +51.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.9m $318.3m | Added +511.4k |
| FMR LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.9m $310.4m | Reduced -2.4m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.8m $290.2m | Reduced -35.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.7m $284.5m | Added +407.9k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.7m $283.7m | Added +401.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $242.3m | Added +159.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.5m $239.3m | Added +39.2k |
| NORGES BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $212.1m | Reduced -82.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $205.3m | Added +389.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $178.2m | Added +13.9k |
| Amundi 0.06% of their portfolio | 992.2k $165.1m | Added +171.6k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 892.3k $145.8m | Reduced -40.1k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 878.0k $143.4m | Reduced -366.2k |
| UBS Group AG 0.03% of their portfolio | 831.3k $135.8m | Reduced -9.6k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.30% of their portfolio | 818.8k $133.8m | Added +156.5k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.12% of their portfolio | 816.2k $133.0m | Added +60.2k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.28% of their portfolio | 805.4k $131.6m | Added +590.3k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 765.9k $125.1m | Added +140.0k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.17% of their portfolio | 742.1k $121.2m | Reduced -322.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 740.5k $121.0m | Reduced -70.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 636.2k $103.9m | Added +405.4k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.40% of their portfolio | 625.1k $102.1m | Added +173.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 608.3k $99.4m | Reduced -391.9k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.04% of their portfolio | 596.5k $97.4m | Added +87.3k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.16% of their portfolio | 591.7k $96.7m | Added +521.3k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 551.6k $90.1m | Added +13.4k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.20% of their portfolio | 483.2k $78.9m | Reduced -29.6k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 444.2k $72.6m | Added +106.0k |
| ASSETMARK, INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 439.5k $71.8m | Reduced -1.1k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.15% of their portfolio | 412.1k $67.3m | Added +188.4k |
| Andra AP-fonden 0.92% of their portfolio | 406.3k $66.4m | Added +52.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 399.6k $65.3m | Reduced -60.6k |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. 0.45% of their portfolio | 395.7k $64.6m | New |
| Man Group plc 0.14% of their portfolio | 394.3k $64.4m | Added +339.8k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 378.9k $61.9m | Added +20.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.04% of their portfolio | 373.9k $61.1m | Added +26.7k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 371.6k $60.7m | Reduced -11.1k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 370.8k $60.6m | Added +26.8k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 368.4k $60.2m | Added +58.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.14% of their portfolio | 358.0k $58.5m | Added +185.0k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.21% of their portfolio | 356.7k $58.3m | New |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.48% of their portfolio | 354.6k $57.9m | Added +254.0k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.41% of their portfolio | 350.1k $57.2m | Added +18.3k |
| National Pension Service 0.05% of their portfolio | 324.4k $53.0m | Added +977 |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 302.9k $49.5m | Reduced -262.7k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 294.7k $48.1m | Added +6.1k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 293.8k $48.0m | Added +12.7k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 286.3k $46.8m | Reduced -16.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 276.5k $45.2m | Reduced -615 |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. 0.19% of their portfolio | 266.7k $43.6m | Reduced -17.8k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.04% of their portfolio | 262.7k $42.9m | Reduced -6.1k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.07% of their portfolio | 260.6k $42.6m | Added +224.1k |
| HS Management Partners, LLC 3.44% of their portfolio | 258.3k $42.2m | Added +44.1k |
| Glenmede Investment Management, LP 0.21% of their portfolio | 257.4k $42.0m | First filing |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.03% of their portfolio | 247.1k $40.4m | Reduced -12.1k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 241.2k $39.4m | Reduced -107.5k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.09% of their portfolio | 240.9k $39.4m | Added +121.5k |
| Advisors Capital Management, LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 239.9k $39.2m | Added +4.0k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 237.1k $38.7m | Added +39.6k |
| KBC Group NV 0.10% of their portfolio | 236.5k $38.6m | Added +147.4k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 232.6k $38.0m | Added +14.9k |
| Moran Wealth Management, LLC 1.13% of their portfolio | 223.0k $36.4m | Reduced -61.8k |
| Hook Mill Capital Partners, LP 3.54% of their portfolio | 220.6k $36.0m | Added +71.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 213.7k $34.9m | Added +5.0k |
| REIK & CO., LLC 8.64% of their portfolio | 211.9k $34.6m | Reduced -3.0k |
| Modera Wealth Management, LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 203.3k $33.2m | Reduced -5.6k |
| Vest Financial, LLC 0.47% of their portfolio | 202.5k $33.1m | Added +73.6k |
| SCOPUS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. 0.87% of their portfolio | 199.4k $32.6m | New |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 197.6k $32.3m | Added +63.9k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 184.7k $30.2m | Reduced -8.2k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 182.5k $29.7m | Reduced -264.2k |
| Edgemoor Investment Advisors, Inc. 2.53% of their portfolio | 179.4k $29.3m | Reduced -5.9k |
| SYSTEMATIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.75% of their portfolio | 172.3k $28.1m | Added +936 |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 171.7k $28.1m | Added +16.0k |
| Achmea Investment Management B.V. 0.34% of their portfolio | 163.3k $26.7m | Added +29.8k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 159.0k $26.0m | Reduced -55.3k |
| LOGAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 1.18% of their portfolio | 155.3k $25.4m | Reduced -12.3k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 147.3k $24.1m | Added +97.0k |
| Rodgers Brothers Inc. 2.97% of their portfolio | 144.3k $23.6m | Reduced -240 |
| MCRAE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 4.73% of their portfolio | 141.3k $23.1m | Reduced -125 |
| Treasurer of the State of North Carolina 0.07% of their portfolio | 140.6k $23.0m | Added +54.8k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 139.4k $22.8m | Added +124.0k |
| INVESTMENT HOUSE LLC 1.10% of their portfolio | 133.2k $21.8m | Added +15.8k |
| First Long Island Investors, LLC 1.70% of their portfolio | 132.3k $21.6m | Reduced -2.0k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.03% of their portfolio | 131.6k $21.5m | Added +11.7k |
| BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S 0.21% of their portfolio | 129.2k $21.1m | Added +31.3k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 128.4k $21.0m | Added +1.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 128.1k $20.9m | Added +689 |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 127.8k $20.9m | Added +10.5k |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al 0.14% of their portfolio | 125.5k $20.5m | Reduced -65.5k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.08% of their portfolio | 121.1k $19.8m | Added +7.7k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 118.4k $19.3m | Added +111.8k |