WINGSTOP INC WING
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 974155103 · ISIN US9741551033
American fast food chain
- SectorConsumer discretionary
- IndustryRetail-Eating Places
- HeadquartersDallas, TX
- Founded1994
- Websitewingstop.com.mx
- 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 ($26.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 29.3m as of 2024-07-30, 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 ≈ $422.69. Options: 24 managers hold calls ($421.4m notional), 28 hold puts ($820.4m).
Trends to Q2 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 294 |
| Q4 2022 | 325 |
| Q1 2023 | 346 |
| Q2 2023 | 361 |
| Q3 2023 | 334 |
| Q4 2023 | 382 |
| Q1 2024 | 426 |
| Q2 2024 | 460 |
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 2022 | 183 | 121 |
| Q1 2023 | 181 | 164 |
| Q2 2023 | 180 | 186 |
| Q3 2023 | 156 | 207 |
| Q4 2023 | 179 | 173 |
| Q1 2024 | 216 | 203 |
| Q2 2024 | 245 | 212 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $157.9m | $231.9m | 1.47 |
| Q4 2023 | $228.7m | $327.3m | 1.43 |
| Q1 2024 | $373.7m | $719.9m | 1.93 |
| Q2 2024 | $421.4m | $820.4m | 1.95 |
Biggest buyers
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +377.4k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +283.4k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Added | +186.7k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | +183.9k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +161.6k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +149.3k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +130.2k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP | Added | +121.7k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +117.7k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | +105.6k |
Biggest sellers
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -1.3m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -601.7k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -285.3k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership | Reduced | -150.2k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Reduced | -140.3k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD | Reduced | -127.1k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | Reduced | -119.9k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -87.0k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -82.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -69.3k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $124.1m293.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $77.7m183.9k shares |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | New | $29.2m69.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $28.1m66.6k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $25.8m61.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $19.9m47.0k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $17.5m41.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $12.4m29.4k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | New | $10.5m24.9k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | Reduced | $10.4m24.6k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $196.5m465.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $119.1m281.8k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Unchanged | $90.8m214.8k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $65.9m155.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $48.3m114.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $46.6m110.2k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $30.6m72.3k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | New | $27.4m64.9k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $24.4m57.7k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $22.6m53.5k 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 |
|---|---|
| FMR LLC 13G · institution +6.4 pts · filed 2026-05-07 | 14.2% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution -2.6 pts · filed 2025-04-17 | 9.6% |
| Darsana Capital Partners LP 13G · passive investor new · filed 2026-05-12 | 5.5% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 5.3% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ (0.5%, 2026-08-14), LONE PINE CAPITAL LLC (0.0%, 2026-05-15), MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ (4.8%, 2026-05-14), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC), AMERICAN CENTURY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC (4.1%, 2026-02-13)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $1.9m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $1.1m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.3m | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.1m | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $5.4m | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $2.4m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-05 | Madati Kilandigalu Director | Sold | $255.3k645 shares |
| 2024-05-21 | Smith Ania Director | Sold | $215.6k566 shares |
| 2024-05-09 | Lavelle Kate S Director | Sold | $295.9k750 shares |
| 2024-05-08 | McGrath Albert G SVP General Counsel, Secretary | Sold | $1.7m4.2k 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.0m $1.2bn | Added +31.9k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.9m $1.2bn | Added +55.9k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.2m $492.4m | Reduced -140.3k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 1.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $444.4m | Reduced -41.4k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 936.3k $395.7m | Reduced -1.3m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 849.2k $358.9m | Reduced -12.4k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 809.8k $342.3m | Reduced -62.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 683.4k $288.8m | Reduced -41.7k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 608.2k $257.0m | Reduced -119.9k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 603.0k $254.9m | Added +161.6k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 600.9k $254.0m | Added +16.5k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 578.4k $244.5m | Added +16.1k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.32% of their portfolio | 541.1k $228.7m | Reduced -82.0k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.32% of their portfolio | 536.7k $226.9m | Reduced -285.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 527.9k $223.1m | Added +377.4k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.18% of their portfolio | 487.7k $206.1m | Reduced -1.2k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.74% of their portfolio | 468.1k $197.9m | Added +105.6k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.91% of their portfolio | 436.5k $184.5m | Added +121.7k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.06% of their portfolio | 431.9k $182.6m | Reduced -38.2k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 424.4k $179.4m | Reduced -8.0k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 390.0k $164.8m | Added +33.3k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.43% of their portfolio | 389.5k $164.6m | Added +183.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 383.2k $162.0m | Added +283.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 366.8k $155.0m | Reduced -601.7k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.23% of their portfolio | 364.7k $154.2m | Reduced -150.2k |
| NORGES BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 363.2k $153.5m | Reduced -49.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 358.1k $151.3m | Reduced -18.1k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.33% of their portfolio | 347.1k $146.7m | Added +186.7k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.27% of their portfolio | 346.4k $146.4m | Added +117.7k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.75% of their portfolio | 330.6k $140.4m | Added +25.8k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 325.9k $137.8m | Added +130.2k |
| Man Group plc 0.36% of their portfolio | 324.6k $137.2m | Added +24.9k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.66% of their portfolio | 319.5k $135.1m | Reduced -49.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 299.1k $126.4m | Reduced -69.3k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.29% of their portfolio | 293.4k $124.0m | Added +149.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 282.2k $119.3m | Reduced -100 |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 277.9k $117.5m | Reduced -9.0k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.19% of their portfolio | 253.4k $107.1m | Reduced -87.0k |
| Fiera Capital Corp 0.33% of their portfolio | 250.7k $105.9m | Added +3.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 246.2k $104.0m | Added +36.0k |
| Copeland Capital Management, LLC 1.81% of their portfolio | 228.5k $96.6m | Reduced -39.5k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 1.32% of their portfolio | 223.2k $94.3m | Reduced -16.4k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 223.2k $94.3m | Added +100.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 206.9k $87.5m | Added +26.6k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.79% of their portfolio | 193.3k $81.7m | Added +7.6k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 182.1k $77.0m | Reduced -23.8k |
| ZEVENBERGEN CAPITAL INVESTMENTS LLC 1.55% of their portfolio | 171.5k $72.5m | Reduced -11.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 160.8k $68.0m | Reduced -7.8k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.29% of their portfolio | 160.1k $67.7m | Added +33.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 113.6k $48.0m | Added +58.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.06% of their portfolio | 109.1k $46.1m | Reduced -8.0k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.49% of their portfolio | 102.2k $43.2m | Added +59.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 98.2k $41.5m | Reduced -13.1k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 93.2k $39.4m | Reduced -42.2k |
| MANE GLOBAL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 2.67% of their portfolio | 89.9k $38.0m | New |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 89.3k $37.7m | Reduced -9.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 84.3k $35.6m | Reduced -201 |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 82.6k $34.9m | Added +27.7k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 82.4k $34.8m | Added +53.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 70.1k $29.6m | Reduced -35.9k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 68.8k $29.1m | Reduced -6.1k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.12% of their portfolio | 67.1k $28.4m | Added +14.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 63.7k $26.9m | Added +11.5k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 61.1k $25.8m | Added +4.8k |
| NATIXIS 0.16% of their portfolio | 58.5k $24.7m | Reduced -16.4k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.02% of their portfolio | 57.8k $24.4m | Reduced -300 |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 55.9k $23.6m | Reduced -190 |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 54.5k $23.0m | Added +2.5k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 50.5k $21.5m | Added +16.7k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 50.4k $21.3m | Added +7.5k |
| Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC 0.87% of their portfolio | 50.2k $21.2m | Unchanged |
| Twin Tree Management, LP 0.61% of their portfolio | 48.9k $20.7m | Added +13.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 47.2k $20.0m | Added +1.6k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 46.3k $19.6m | Added +2.6k |
| STRS OHIO 0.08% of their portfolio | 45.4k $19.2m | Reduced -500 |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 45.2k $19.1m | Added +40.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 44.9k $19.0m | Added +139 |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.40% of their portfolio | 41.8k $17.7m | Reduced -960 |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd 0.29% of their portfolio | 41.0k $17.3m | Reduced -59.7k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 40.8k $17.2m | Added +13.6k |
| Wealth High Governance Capital Ltda 4.19% of their portfolio | 40.0k $16.9m | Added +10.0k |
| AXIOM INVESTORS LLC /DE 0.14% of their portfolio | 38.2k $16.2m | Reduced -6.2k |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 37.5k $15.9m | First filing |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 37.4k $15.8m | Added +16.7k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.23% of their portfolio | 36.4k $15.4m | Added +3.4k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.06% of their portfolio | 36.2k $15.3m | Reduced -688 |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 34.1k $14.4m | Reduced -100 |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 32.5k $13.7m | Added +23.8k |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD 0.07% of their portfolio | 30.9k $13.0m | Reduced -15.1k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.01% of their portfolio | 28.9k $12.2m | Reduced -127.1k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 28.6k $12.1m | Reduced -819 |
| Snowden Capital Advisors LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 27.9k $11.8m | Added +10.1k |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 27.5k $11.6m | Added +6.0k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.01% of their portfolio | 26.7k $11.3m | Added +1.2k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 26.3k $11.2m | Added +25.0k |
| Carnegie Investment Counsel 0.33% of their portfolio | 25.4k $10.7m | Reduced -2.1k |
| WHITTIER TRUST CO 0.15% of their portfolio | 25.4k $10.7m | Added +1.1k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 25.3k $10.7m | Added +2.9k |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 25.1k $10.6m | Reduced -3.5k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 25.0k $10.6m | Added +7.6k |