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: 121.8m as of 2025-08-24, 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 ≈ $195.36. Options: 19 managers hold calls ($141.0m notional), 20 hold puts ($204.9m).
Trends to Q3 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 |
| Q3 2025 | 943 |
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 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 |
| Q3 2025 | 409 | 445 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | $355.6m | $475.7m | 1.34 |
| Q1 2025 | $223.9m | $270.8m | 1.21 |
| Q2 2025 | $146.2m | $157.5m | 1.08 |
| Q3 2025 | $141.0m | $204.9m | 1.45 |
Biggest buyers
| FMR LLC | Added | +2.0m |
| Boston Partners | New | +1.3m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +1.2m |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +558.3k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +533.0k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +466.8k |
| Nuveen, LLC | Added | +465.4k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +453.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +333.1k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +263.0k |
Biggest sellers
| Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. | Reduced | -2.2m |
| Amundi | Reduced | -469.7k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Reduced | -457.3k |
| Andra AP-fonden | Sold out | -406.3k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -370.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -353.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -322.4k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | -267.7k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec | Reduced | -211.4k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | Reduced | -208.6k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $48.6m248.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $31.0m158.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $14.1m72.3k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $11.5m59.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $11.2m57.2k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Reduced | $4.6m23.4k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Added | $4.1m21.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $3.7m18.8k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $2.5m13.0k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Reduced | $2.5m13.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $65.4m334.4k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $60.8m310.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $26.1m133.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $16.7m85.5k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $13.1m68.3k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Unchanged | $3.9m20.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $3.8m19.5k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $3.4m17.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $3.2m16.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $2.6m13.1k 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 4 | $28.6m | $24.4m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-24 | Yearout Karalyn EVP CHIEF TALENT OFFICER | Sold | $695.8k3.5k shares |
| 2025-09-18 | Howie Jeffrey EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Sold plan | $627.0k3.2k shares |
| 2025-09-15 | ALBER LAURA PRESIDENT & CEO, director | Sold plan | $18.0m90.0k shares |
| 2025-09-08 | King David Randolph EVP GENERAL COUNSEL | Sold | $3.6m17.5k shares |
| 2025-07-15 | ALBER LAURA PRESIDENT & CEO, director | Sold plan | $5.0m30.0k shares |
| 2025-07-01 | Howie Jeffrey EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Sold plan | $675.9k4.0k 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 15.6m $3.1bn | Added +6.7k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 11.7m $2.3bn | Reduced -370.0k |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 3.45% of their portfolio | 9.1m $1.8bn | Reduced -9.4k |
| BLACKHILL CAPITAL INC 74.52% of their portfolio | 7.7m $1.5bn | Reduced -24.0k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 6.1m $1.2bn | Added +147.8k |
| FMR LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.9m $769.6m | Added +2.0m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.6m $692.1m | Added +23.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.4m $477.4m | Added +1.2m |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.33% of their portfolio | 2.3m $443.6m | Added +533.0k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.29% of their portfolio | 1.9m $365.4m | Reduced -117.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.8m $349.6m | Reduced -159.7k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.7m $341.3m | Reduced -30.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.6m $307.7m | Reduced -167.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.5m $286.1m | Reduced -1.1k |
| Boston Partners 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.3m $254.8m | New |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $220.8m | Reduced -353.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $213.9m | Added +263.0k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.0m $198.8m | Added +465.4k |
| Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. 7.44% of their portfolio | 1.0m $195.4m | Reduced -2.2m |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 997.4k $194.9m | Added +231.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 941.4k $184.0m | Added +333.1k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.15% of their portfolio | 883.0k $170.8m | Added +66.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 864.2k $168.9m | Reduced -28.1k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 861.2k $167.9m | Added +558.3k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.34% of their portfolio | 847.1k $165.6m | Added +28.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 768.4k $150.2m | Reduced -322.4k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 750.6k $146.7m | Added +10.1k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 685.1k $133.9m | Reduced -192.9k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.04% of their portfolio | 622.3k $121.6m | Added +25.8k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 600.5k $117.4m | Added +453.2k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.21% of their portfolio | 594.0k $116.1m | Reduced -211.4k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.42% of their portfolio | 544.4k $106.4m | Reduced -80.6k |
| Amundi 0.03% of their portfolio | 522.5k $102.4m | Reduced -469.7k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 478.1k $93.4m | Added +466.8k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.13% of their portfolio | 474.4k $92.7m | Reduced -267.7k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.13% of their portfolio | 449.3k $87.8m | Reduced -142.4k |
| ASSETMARK, INC 0.19% of their portfolio | 447.0k $87.4m | Added +7.4k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 442.8k $86.6m | Reduced -193.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 424.3k $82.9m | Reduced -19.9k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.11% of their portfolio | 410.6k $80.2m | Added +31.7k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.23% of their portfolio | 392.2k $76.7m | Added +35.5k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 387.2k $75.7m | Added +18.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 362.3k $70.8m | Reduced -37.3k |
| National Pension Service 0.05% of their portfolio | 358.0k $70.0m | Added +33.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.04% of their portfolio | 354.5k $69.3m | Reduced -19.4k |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. 0.42% of their portfolio | 339.9k $66.4m | Reduced -55.8k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.17% of their portfolio | 331.3k $64.2m | Reduced -26.7k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.47% of their portfolio | 327.9k $64.1m | Reduced -22.2k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 311.1k $60.8m | Reduced -60.5k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 293.4k $57.4m | Reduced -345 |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 289.6k $56.6m | Added +52.5k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 287.9k $56.3m | Added +1.7k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 283.6k $55.4m | Reduced -87.2k |
| Vest Financial, LLC 0.72% of their portfolio | 282.5k $55.2m | Added +80.0k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.04% of their portfolio | 270.1k $52.8m | Added +7.3k |
| KBC Group NV 0.12% of their portfolio | 260.9k $51.0m | Added +24.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 254.0k $49.6m | Added +95.0k |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. 0.21% of their portfolio | 253.0k $49.5m | Reduced -13.7k |
| Advisors Capital Management, LLC 0.59% of their portfolio | 244.3k $47.7m | Added +4.4k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 244.0k $47.7m | Added +11.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.04% of their portfolio | 243.8k $47.7m | Added +2.6k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 240.7k $47.0m | Reduced -54.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.04% of their portfolio | 238.0k $46.5m | Reduced -9.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 236.5k $46.2m | Reduced -40.0k |
| Glenmede Investment Management, LP 0.22% of their portfolio | 233.8k $45.7m | Reduced -23.6k |
| Man Group plc 0.08% of their portfolio | 221.9k $43.4m | Reduced -172.4k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.03% of their portfolio | 220.4k $43.1m | Added +6.7k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 215.7k $42.2m | Added +87.9k |
| Moran Wealth Management, LLC 1.25% of their portfolio | 212.7k $41.6m | Reduced -10.4k |
| REIK & CO., LLC 10.64% of their portfolio | 211.9k $41.4m | Unchanged |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.08% of their portfolio | 209.0k $40.9m | Reduced -203.1k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 198.6k $38.8m | Added +1.0k |
| Modera Wealth Management, LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 193.7k $37.9m | Reduced -9.5k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 185.4k $36.2m | Added +728 |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 184.6k $36.1m | Added +12.9k |
| Edgemoor Investment Advisors, Inc. 2.67% of their portfolio | 177.3k $34.6m | Reduced -2.2k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.08% of their portfolio | 177.1k $34.6m | Reduced -63.8k |
| SYSTEMATIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.81% of their portfolio | 170.5k $33.3m | Reduced -1.8k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.27% of their portfolio | 162.5k $31.8m | Reduced -192.1k |
| LOGAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 1.32% of their portfolio | 160.4k $31.3m | Added +5.1k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.06% of their portfolio | 153.9k $30.1m | Added +149.0k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 147.0k $28.6m | Reduced -35.5k |
| Achmea Investment Management B.V. 0.36% of their portfolio | 146.3k $28.6m | Reduced -16.9k |
| Rodgers Brothers Inc. 3.37% of their portfolio | 139.8k $27.3m | Reduced -4.5k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 137.7k $26.9m | Added +57.4k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 137.2k $26.8m | Reduced -2.2k |
| AXA Investment Managers S.A. 0.07% of their portfolio | 136.1k $26.6m | First filing |
| MCRAE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 5.21% of their portfolio | 134.3k $26.3m | Reduced -7.0k |
| INVESTMENT HOUSE LLC 1.24% of their portfolio | 133.6k $26.1m | Added +424 |
| HS Management Partners, LLC 3.36% of their portfolio | 132.4k $25.9m | Reduced -125.9k |
| Treasurer of the State of North Carolina 0.08% of their portfolio | 131.7k $25.7m | Reduced -8.9k |
| First Long Island Investors, LLC 1.91% of their portfolio | 131.6k $25.7m | Reduced -659 |
| Pacific Heights Asset Management LLC 1.13% of their portfolio | 130.0k $25.4m | Added +20.0k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.04% of their portfolio | 127.8k $24.6m | Reduced -3.8k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 127.3k $24.9m | Reduced -790 |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al 0.16% of their portfolio | 126.2k $24.7m | Added +700 |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.10% of their portfolio | 124.2k $24.3m | Added +3.1k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 121.9k $23.6m | Added +73.1k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.05% of their portfolio | 121.4k $23.7m | Added +4.7k |
| NISA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 120.7k $23.6m | Added +25.9k |