XCEL ENERGY INC XEL
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 98389B100 · ISIN US98389B1008
American utilities company
- SectorUtilities
- IndustryElectric & Other Services Combined
- HeadquartersMinneapolis, MN
- Founded1998
- Websitemy.xcelenergy.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 ($222.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 624.3m as of 2026-04-28, 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 ≈ $79.46. Options: 17 managers hold calls ($107.4m notional), 15 hold puts ($87.7m).
Trends to Q1 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 937 |
| Q4 2022 | 983 |
| Q1 2023 | 971 |
| Q2 2023 | 963 |
| Q3 2023 | 928 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,019 |
| Q1 2024 | 981 |
| Q2 2024 | 974 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,034 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,115 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,136 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,134 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,185 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,251 |
| Q1 2026 | 1,271 |
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 2024 | 465 | 411 |
| Q3 2024 | 515 | 413 |
| Q4 2024 | 539 | 376 |
| Q1 2025 | 526 | 450 |
| Q2 2025 | 559 | 460 |
| Q3 2025 | 620 | 407 |
| Q4 2025 | 598 | 456 |
| Q1 2026 | 586 | 535 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $190.7m | $75.2m | 0.39 |
| Q3 2025 | $136.3m | $64.7m | 0.47 |
| Q4 2025 | $159.4m | $164.8m | 1.03 |
| Q1 2026 | $107.4m | $87.7m | 0.82 |
Biggest buyers
| Capital Research Global Investors | Added | +23.7m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +4.1m |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | Added | +2.4m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +1.6m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Added | +1.3m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +1.2m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +1.1m |
| Amundi | Added | +1.1m |
| Boston Partners | Added | +943.8k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +939.9k |
Biggest sellers
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -17.6m |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -8.6m |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Reduced | -2.4m |
| Brookfield Corp /ON/ | Sold out | -2.3m |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Reduced | -1.2m |
| GQG Partners LLC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | -1.1m |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP | Reduced | -873.6k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -859.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -792.1k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $42.9m540.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $31.0m390.1k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Reduced | $8.0m100.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $6.8m85.8k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $3.9m48.9k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $3.6m45.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $2.8m35.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $2.7m34.6k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $1.8m22.2k shares |
| Maven Securities LTD | New | $1.2m15.4k shares |
Biggest puts
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | $63.6m800.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $11.2m140.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $2.7m34.6k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $2.3m28.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.7m22.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $1.2m14.8k shares |
| Banco BTG Pactual S.A. | New | $993.0k12.5k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | New | $897.7k11.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $842.1k10.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $722.9k9.1k 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 |
|---|---|
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 7.3% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.6% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC), PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ (4.7%, 2025-11-14)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 2026
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 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $979.5k | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $121.4k | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 1 | $149.6k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.4m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-04 | Long Ryan J. EVP, Chief Legal and | Sold | $66.3k800 shares |
| 2026-03-02 | Rome Amanda J EVP, Group President, Utilitie | Sold | $1.3m16.0k 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 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 53.9m $4.3bn | Added +1.2m |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 39.5m $3.1bn | First filing |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.10% of their portfolio | 37.1m $3.0bn | Added +785.0k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 34.8m $2.8bn | First filing |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.17% of their portfolio | 29.4m $2.3bn | Added +1.6m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.15% of their portfolio | 28.7m $2.3bn | Added +4.1m |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.34% of their portfolio | 27.3m $2.2bn | Added +23.7m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.16% of their portfolio | 21.2m $1.7bn | Reduced -44.1k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.49% of their portfolio | 18.1m $1.4bn | Reduced -736.1k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 17.0m $1.3bn | Added +498.4k |
| GQG Partners LLC 1.41% of their portfolio | 11.2m $889.2m | Reduced -1.1m |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 1.85% of their portfolio | 11.1m $882.3m | Reduced -472.6k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.74% of their portfolio | 8.9m $704.8m | Added +2.4m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.15% of their portfolio | 7.8m $617.0m | Added +939.9k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 7.6m $600.8m | Reduced -17.6m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.03% of their portfolio | 7.2m $569.6m | Added +176.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 7.0m $557.0m | Reduced -792.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 6.7m $533.8m | Added +360.2k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.11% of their portfolio | 6.2m $492.6m | Reduced -42.5k |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC 1.45% of their portfolio | 5.6m $442.7m | Reduced -136.7k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 5.1m $407.5m | Reduced -42.2k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.11% of their portfolio | 4.0m $319.1m | Added +1.3m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.9m $313.1m | Added +103.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.9m $307.6m | Added +198.2k |
| Newport Trust Company, LLC 0.71% of their portfolio | 3.7m $290.7m | Reduced -58.2k |
| REAVES W H & CO INC 4.68% of their portfolio | 3.5m $281.9m | Reduced -31.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.5m $278.0m | Reduced -68.6k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.4m $266.6m | First filing |
| UBS Group AG 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.2m $256.8m | Added +862.6k |
| Boston Partners 0.25% of their portfolio | 3.0m $235.8m | Added +943.8k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 3.0m $235.7m | Reduced -114.9k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.38% of their portfolio | 2.9m $231.3m | Reduced -747.6k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.9m $231.1m | Added +117.7k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.32% of their portfolio | 2.8m $225.4m | Added +1.1m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.7m $216.3m | Added +66.1k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.52% of their portfolio | 2.6m $209.9m | Added +233.5k |
| Zimmer Partners, LP 5.12% of their portfolio | 2.6m $208.9m | Reduced -110.1k |
| CBRE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LISTED REAL ASSETS LLC 3.06% of their portfolio | 2.6m $206.4m | Added +273.1k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.21% of their portfolio | 2.5m $198.1m | Added +167.2k |
| DUFF & PHELPS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO 2.00% of their portfolio | 2.4m $192.6m | Added +72.5k |
| Magellan Asset Management Ltd 2.39% of their portfolio | 2.3m $184.0m | Added +205.2k |
| Amundi 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.2m $175.8m | Added +1.1m |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.2m $172.3m | Added +523.0k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.15% of their portfolio | 2.1m $164.8m | Reduced -397.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.1m $163.0m | Added +61.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.0m $155.8m | Reduced -121.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.0m $155.2m | Added +52.3k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.9m $152.6m | Reduced -40.3k |
| Electron Capital Partners, LLC 7.16% of their portfolio | 1.9m $152.4m | Reduced -17.9k |
| COHEN & STEERS, INC. 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.9m $148.0m | Added +724.6k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.8m $145.5m | Reduced -308.7k |
| OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp 0.92% of their portfolio | 1.8m $142.3m | Added +6.3k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.8m $139.4m | Reduced -86.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.7m $137.9m | Added +115.3k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.7m $132.4m | Reduced -114.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.6m $128.6m | Reduced -169.8k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.6m $125.0m | Added +839.8k |
| Merewether Investment Management, LP 2.36% of their portfolio | 1.5m $121.7m | Reduced -636.2k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.4m $114.9m | Reduced -73.8k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.4m $111.6m | Added +109.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.4m $110.5m | Reduced -8.6m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.3m $107.1m | Reduced -859.8k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $106.6m | Reduced -1.2m |
| Freestone Grove Partners LP 0.75% of their portfolio | 1.3m $103.2m | Reduced -9.5k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $102.6m | First filing |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.2m $96.9m | Added +425.6k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $92.4m | Reduced -139.2k |
| HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC 5.20% of their portfolio | 1.2m $92.2m | Reduced -508.6k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.2m $92.0m | Added +40.4k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.1m $88.4m | First filing |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $84.9m | Reduced -457.1k |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS 0.43% of their portfolio | 1.1m $83.4m | Reduced -61.6k |
| REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP 0.53% of their portfolio | 1.0m $82.1m | Reduced -9.8k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $81.8m | Reduced -129.9k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.0m $81.2m | Reduced -1.1m |
| Energy Income Partners, LLC 1.28% of their portfolio | 1.0m $79.5m | Added +399.4k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.78% of their portfolio | 994.1k $79.0m | Added +95.9k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. 0.13% of their portfolio | 989.9k $78.6m | Reduced -297.1k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.07% of their portfolio | 985.5k $78.3m | Reduced -17.5k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 981.4k $78.0m | Reduced -493.2k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.04% of their portfolio | 936.6k $74.4m | Added +857.7k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 884.1k $70.2m | Reduced -149.6k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 856.3k $68.0m | Reduced -541.9k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 838.2k $66.6m | Added +83.4k |
| MIZUHO MARKETS AMERICAS LLC 1.78% of their portfolio | 805.1k $64.0m | New |
| Zurich Insurance Group Ltd/FI 0.49% of their portfolio | 779.3k $61.9m | Added +560.4k |
| National Pension Service 0.05% of their portfolio | 755.9k $60.0m | Added +63.7k |
| VAUGHAN DAVID INVESTMENTS LLC/IL 1.21% of their portfolio | 721.1k $57.3m | Added +10.4k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 713.8k $56.1m | Reduced -78.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 700.9k $55.7m | Added +313.8k |
| Treasurer of the State of North Carolina 0.17% of their portfolio | 689.1k $54.7m | Added +47.8k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 687.9k $54.6m | Reduced -2.4m |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.06% of their portfolio | 684.5k $54.4m | Reduced -21.6k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 673.4k $53.5m | Added +457.0k |
| Teilinger Capital Ltd. 33.77% of their portfolio | 660.0k $52.4m | Added +305.0k |
| OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORP 2.05% of their portfolio | 647.8k $51.5m | Reduced -7.5k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.30% of their portfolio | 623.1k $49.5m | Added +208.7k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.04% of their portfolio | 617.5k $49.1m | Reduced -35.7k |
| ANCHOR CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC 1.39% of their portfolio | 616.6k $49.0m | Reduced -6.8k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 614.5k $45.4m | Reduced -221.7k |