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 ($179.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 119.4m as of 2025-11-23, 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 ≈ $178.41. Options: 19 managers hold calls ($134.2m notional), 18 hold puts ($133.3m).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q4 2025 | 948 |
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 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 |
| Q4 2025 | 394 | 457 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | $223.9m | $270.8m | 1.21 |
| Q2 2025 | $146.2m | $157.5m | 1.08 |
| Q3 2025 | $141.0m | $204.9m | 1.45 |
| Q4 2025 | $134.2m | $133.3m | 0.99 |
Biggest buyers
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +516.6k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Added | +336.5k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP | Added | +305.2k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Added | +250.8k |
| Andra AP-fonden | New | +238.6k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC | New | +236.2k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +227.4k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. | Added | +189.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +184.3k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +171.0k |
Biggest sellers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -2.0m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -468.4k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -433.1k |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -405.7k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | -320.8k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | -256.1k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -201.0k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD | Sold out | -162.5k |
| Achmea Investment Management B.V. | Sold out | -146.3k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | Reduced | -145.8k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $30.9m172.9k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $27.5m154.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $22.6m126.7k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $16.5m92.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $13.1m73.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $5.5m31.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $4.1m23.0k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | New | $3.9m22.1k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $2.4m13.2k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Reduced | $1.8m9.8k shares |
Biggest puts
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | $50.6m283.1k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $28.9m161.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $17.5m98.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $16.8m94.0k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Unchanged | $3.6m20.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $3.3m18.6k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $3.1m17.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $2.7m15.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $2.3m12.9k shares |
| Alphadyne Asset Management LP | New | $1.1m5.9k 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $5.4m | $5.4m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-26 | ALBER LAURA PRESIDENT & CEO, director | Sold plan | $2.2m12.2k shares |
| 2025-11-25 | ALBER LAURA PRESIDENT & CEO, director | Sold plan | $3.2m17.8k 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 15.2m $2.7bn | Reduced -433.1k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 11.9m $2.1bn | Added +139.8k |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 3.26% of their portfolio | 9.1m $1.6bn | Reduced -4.6k |
| BLACKHILL CAPITAL INC 70.65% of their portfolio | 7.7m $1.4bn | Reduced -12.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 6.0m $1.1bn | Reduced -111.5k |
| FMR LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.9m $699.5m | Reduced -20.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.5m $622.4m | Reduced -57.1k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.32% of their portfolio | 2.4m $435.8m | Added +171.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.9m $342.8m | Added +130.9k |
| NORGES BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.8m $316.9m | Not comparable |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.7m $297.8m | Reduced -78.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.7m $296.7m | Added +86.8k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.5m $260.4m | Reduced -5.6k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.4m $250.3m | Reduced -468.4k |
| Boston Partners 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.3m $228.5m | Reduced -22.4k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $200.6m | Added +106.4k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.1m $199.5m | Added +516.6k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.1m $194.0m | Added +227.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $192.0m | Reduced -55.0k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.0m $181.2m | Added +17.2k |
| Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. 6.95% of their portfolio | 1.0m $178.6m | Unchanged |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.15% of their portfolio | 972.8k $174.5m | Added +89.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 881.7k $157.5m | Reduced -59.7k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.30% of their portfolio | 874.4k $156.2m | Added +27.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 852.2k $152.2m | Reduced -11.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 765.7k $136.7m | Reduced -2.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 688.6k $123.0m | Reduced -405.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 687.7k $122.8m | Reduced -63.0k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 619.8k $110.7m | Added +141.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.04% of their portfolio | 615.8k $110.0m | Reduced -6.5k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 600.7k $107.3m | Reduced -84.4k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.41% of their portfolio | 593.3k $106.0m | Added +48.8k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.18% of their portfolio | 588.6k $105.1m | Reduced -5.4k |
| Amundi 0.03% of their portfolio | 565.6k $101.0m | Added +43.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 546.6k $97.6m | Added +184.3k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 534.4k $95.6m | Added +250.8k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.11% of their portfolio | 521.0k $93.1m | Added +189.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 480.7k $85.9m | Reduced -2.0m |
| ASSETMARK, INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 456.2k $81.5m | Added +9.2k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.11% of their portfolio | 446.7k $79.8m | Added +36.1k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.11% of their portfolio | 435.7k $77.8m | Reduced -13.6k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 434.3k $77.6m | Added +10.0k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 422.2k $45.7m | Added +305.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 417.9k $74.6m | Added +163.9k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 399.2k $71.3m | Added +12.1k |
| National Pension Service 0.05% of their portfolio | 385.1k $68.8m | Added +27.1k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.17% of their portfolio | 362.4k $64.7m | Added +336.5k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 346.1k $61.8m | Added +130.4k |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. 0.38% of their portfolio | 342.2k $61.1m | Added +2.3k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.04% of their portfolio | 333.8k $59.6m | Reduced -20.7k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 307.8k $55.0m | Added +19.8k |
| Vest Financial, LLC 0.68% of their portfolio | 301.8k $53.9m | Added +19.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.03% of their portfolio | 294.6k $52.6m | Added +56.6k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.04% of their portfolio | 280.1k $50.0m | Added +10.1k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 279.9k $50.0m | Reduced -13.5k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.37% of their portfolio | 277.4k $49.5m | Reduced -50.6k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 267.7k $48.0m | Reduced -21.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 265.9k $47.5m | Reduced -45.2k |
| KBC Group NV 0.11% of their portfolio | 261.5k $46.7m | Added +631 |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 249.4k $46.9m | Added +5.4k |
| Advisors Capital Management, LLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 248.5k $44.4m | Added +4.2k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.12% of their portfolio | 246.4k $44.0m | Reduced -145.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 240.1k $42.9m | Reduced -579 |
| Andra AP-fonden 0.53% of their portfolio | 238.6k $42.6m | New |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 238.5k $42.6m | Reduced -5.3k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 236.2k $42.2m | New |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. 0.19% of their portfolio | 232.3k $41.5m | Reduced -20.7k |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 0.20% of their portfolio | 230.9k $41.2m | First filing |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 221.8k $39.6m | Added +1.3k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.06% of their portfolio | 218.4k $39.0m | Reduced -256.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 214.3k $38.3m | Reduced -22.2k |
| REIK & CO., LLC 10.14% of their portfolio | 206.4k $36.9m | Reduced -5.5k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 206.1k $36.8m | Added +21.5k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 204.4k $36.5m | Added +5.8k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 201.2k $35.9m | Added +54.1k |
| Moran Wealth Management, LLC 1.08% of their portfolio | 198.0k $35.4m | Reduced -14.7k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 192.1k $34.3m | Added +94.1k |
| Modera Wealth Management, LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 184.7k $33.0m | Reduced -9.0k |
| Railway Pension Investments Ltd 0.38% of their portfolio | 179.1k $32.0m | Added +144.2k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 175.1k $31.3m | Reduced -10.3k |
| Edgemoor Investment Advisors, Inc. 2.41% of their portfolio | 173.9k $31.1m | Reduced -3.4k |
| SYSTEMATIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.71% of their portfolio | 167.8k $30.0m | Reduced -2.6k |
| LOGAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 1.24% of their portfolio | 164.5k $29.4m | Added +4.1k |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al 0.17% of their portfolio | 164.2k $29.3m | Added +38.0k |
| Pacific Heights Asset Management LLC 1.00% of their portfolio | 150.0k $26.8m | Added +20.0k |
| PFA Pension, Forsikringsaktieselskab 0.07% of their portfolio | 145.2k $26.3m | First filing |
| Rodgers Brothers Inc. 3.03% of their portfolio | 141.8k $25.3m | Added +2.0k |
| INVESTMENT HOUSE LLC 1.13% of their portfolio | 133.5k $23.8m | Reduced -114 |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 133.3k $23.8m | Added +11.5k |
| First Long Island Investors, LLC 1.73% of their portfolio | 131.9k $23.6m | Added +345 |
| Treasurer of the State of North Carolina 0.07% of their portfolio | 127.9k $22.8m | Reduced -3.8k |
| MCRAE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 4.63% of their portfolio | 126.9k $22.7m | Reduced -7.5k |
| Man Group plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 126.8k $22.7m | Reduced -95.1k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.02% of their portfolio | 125.9k $22.5m | Added +21.0k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 125.1k $22.3m | Reduced -2.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 124.0k $22.1m | Added +77.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 123.7k $22.1m | Added +4.1k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 122.4k $21.9m | Added +11.8k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 122.0k $21.8m | Reduced -320.8k |
| NISA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 121.9k $21.8m | Added +1.2k |