AXALTA COATING SYS LTD AXTA
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP G0750C108
Coatings company headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- SectorMaterials
- IndustryPaints, Varnishes, Lacquers, Enamels & Allied Prods
- HeadquartersPhiladelphia, PA
- Founded1866
- Websiteaxaltacs.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 ($46.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 221.5m as of 2023-04-25, 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 ≈ $30.30. Options: 10 managers hold calls ($13.6m notional), 9 hold puts ($4.6m).
Trends to Q1 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 280 |
| Q4 2022 | 312 |
| Q1 2023 | 316 |
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 | 143 | 144 |
| Q1 2023 | 169 | 157 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $35.3m | $4.4m | 0.13 |
| Q4 2022 | $15.3m | $23.4m | 1.52 |
| Q1 2023 | $13.6m | $4.6m | 0.34 |
Biggest buyers
| FMR LLC | Added | +12.2m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +10.2m |
| FIL Ltd | Added | +3.0m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +2.7m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Added | +1.5m |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | New | +1.5m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +901.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | Added | +850.7k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | Added | +659.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +615.7k |
Biggest sellers
| Boston Partners | Reduced | -4.5m |
| RIVULET CAPITAL, LLC | Sold out | -3.5m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -2.9m |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -1.3m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -1.2m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Reduced | -1.0m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Sold out | -859.8k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | Reduced | -818.6k |
| SCOPIA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | Reduced | -803.3k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -709.8k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $3.7m120.7k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | New | $3.1m101.7k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $2.4m77.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $2.0m64.4k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | New | $1.7m56.4k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $384.7k12.7k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $212.0k7.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $157.5k5.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $106.0k3.5k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | New | $1.5m50.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $1.5m49.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $775.4k25.6k shares |
| CenterStar Asset Management, LLC | New | $293.8k9.7k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | New | $284.7k9.4k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $139.3k4.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $99.0k3.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $6.1k200 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 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 |
|---|---|
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 13G · institution +1.3 pts · filed 2026-08-13 | 14.8% |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC 13G · institution -0.4 pts · filed 2026-08-12 | 8.2% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.3% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 2023
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 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 1 | $755.0k | — |
| Q1 2022 | 1 | $49.3k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 2 | $1.1m | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-14 | COOK WILLIAM M Director · By a Trust | Bought | $73.9k2.5k shares |
| 2023-03-13 | Villavarayan Chris CEO & President, director | Bought | $1.0m34.4k 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 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 25.8m $781.7m | Added +10.2m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 22.0m $667.3m | Added +901.6k |
| FMR LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 19.6m $594.7m | Added +12.2m |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC 1.95% of their portfolio | 16.7m $504.3m | Added +203.1k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.15% of their portfolio | 14.8m $447.6m | Reduced -1.2m |
| Boston Partners 0.56% of their portfolio | 13.4m $405.8m | Reduced -4.5m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 12.5m $378.6m | Added +615.7k |
| SHAPIRO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 5.55% of their portfolio | 7.2m $217.2m | Reduced -427.6k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.6m $201.1m | Added +2.7m |
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC 1.87% of their portfolio | 6.4m $194.9m | Reduced -664.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.8m $145.0m | Reduced -17.4k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.7m $141.7m | Reduced -489.7k |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.58% of their portfolio | 4.4m $134.0m | Reduced -222.6k |
| FIL Ltd 0.13% of their portfolio | 3.7m $113.2m | Added +3.0m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.7m $112.2m | Reduced -1.0m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.1m $93.3m | Added +135.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.1m $92.5m | Added +66.8k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.0m $91.1m | Reduced -73.9k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.22% of their portfolio | 3.0m $91.1m | Added +603.6k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.4m $73.6m | Added +142.7k |
| HAWK RIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 4.10% of their portfolio | 2.4m $72.3m | Reduced -48.6k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.3m $70.7m | Added +1.5m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.3m $70.0m | Reduced -2.9m |
| CARDINAL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC /CT 2.34% of their portfolio | 2.2m $66.0m | Reduced -195.4k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.2m $65.1m | Added +49.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $52.2m | Added +659.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.7m $50.7m | Reduced -22.2k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.6m $47.0m | Reduced -223.1k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.5m $45.4m | New |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.5m $43.7m | Reduced -71.8k |
| SCOPIA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 4.59% of their portfolio | 1.5m $44.3m | Reduced -803.3k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $43.3m | Reduced -133.7k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $42.5m | Reduced -47.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $41.6m | Reduced -259.1k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $41.2m | Added +9.6k |
| LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.3m $40.8m | Reduced -7.5k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.2m $37.6m | Reduced -10.0k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $34.5m | Added +144.1k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.1m $34.3m | Added +84.6k |
| LAKEWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 2.76% of their portfolio | 1.1m $33.8m | Reduced -555.0k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.0m $31.4m | Added +303.5k |
| Leeward Investments, LLC - MA 1.32% of their portfolio | 956.6k $29.0m | Reduced -30.9k |
| Marathon Asset Management Ltd 0.77% of their portfolio | 904.5k $27.4m | Reduced -140.5k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 873.5k $26.5m | Added +850.7k |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 831.6k $25.2m | Reduced -1.3m |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.04% of their portfolio | 715.1k $21.7m | Reduced -16.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 685.3k $20.8m | Reduced -105.8k |
| Arnhold LLC 2.36% of their portfolio | 684.4k $20.7m | Added +38.6k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 647.3k $19.6m | Added +405.9k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 622.6k $18.9m | Added +330.6k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.03% of their portfolio | 599.6k $18.2m | Reduced -202.5k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.20% of their portfolio | 591.3k $17.9m | Added +216.6k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 581.8k $17.6m | Added +564.2k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 531.0k $16.1m | Reduced -29.6k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 519.9k $15.7m | Added +388.3k |
| Channing Capital Management, LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 492.0k $14.9m | Added +11.3k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 476.2k $14.4m | Reduced -56.3k |
| Perpetual Ltd 0.12% of their portfolio | 469.8k $14.2m | First filing |
| SCOPUS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. 0.51% of their portfolio | 450.0k $13.6m | New |
| Covalis Capital LLP 3.85% of their portfolio | 448.5k $13.6m | Added +288.4k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 446.7k $13.5m | Added +29.1k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 420.3k $12.7m | Reduced -86.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 413.6k $12.5m | Added +14.8k |
| EVR Research LP 3.10% of their portfolio | 410.0k $12.4m | Added +210.0k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 397.6k $12.0m | Reduced -107.6k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 379.5k $11.5m | Reduced -25.8k |
| Appian Way Asset Management LP 3.86% of their portfolio | 370.8k $11.2m | Reduced -79.1k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 368.0k $11.1m | Added +47.0k |
| GCM Grosvenor Holdings, LLC 2.78% of their portfolio | 341.4k $10.3m | Unchanged |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 340.9k $10.3m | Reduced -8.6k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.07% of their portfolio | 340.6k $10.3m | Added +338.1k |
| Weiss Asset Management LP 0.81% of their portfolio | 340.0k $10.3m | New |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 339.3k $10.3m | Added +144.6k |
| Albar Capital Ltd 1.83% of their portfolio | 322.2k $9.8m | Added +166.7k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 321.1k $9.7m | Added +226.1k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.03% of their portfolio | 317.9k $9.6m | Added +215.3k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.01% of their portfolio | 315.5k $9.6m | Reduced -9.2k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 306.2k $9.3m | Reduced -709.8k |
| VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P. 0.11% of their portfolio | 298.3k $9.0m | Reduced -587.3k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 297.6k $9.0m | Added +11.8k |
| PROSPECTOR PARTNERS LLC 1.29% of their portfolio | 293.1k $8.9m | Added +28.9k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.04% of their portfolio | 288.2k $8.7m | New |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 287.9k $8.7m | Reduced -818.6k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 284.8k $8.6m | New |
| Carlson Capital, L.P. 0.81% of their portfolio | 283.0k $8.6m | Added +6.2k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 277.7k $8.4m | Reduced -4.1k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 275.8k $8.4m | Reduced -95.6k |
| PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA 0.01% of their portfolio | 261.1k $7.9m | Added +88.3k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 252.7k $7.7m | New |
| Olstein Capital Management, L.P. 1.06% of their portfolio | 223.0k $6.8m | Reduced -102.5k |
| SIR Capital Management, L.P. 0.72% of their portfolio | 222.4k $6.7m | New |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 216.5k $6.6m | Added +184.0k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 202.4k $6.1m | Unchanged |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 197.8k $6.0m | New |
| CASTLEARK MANAGEMENT LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 197.6k $6.0m | New |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 195.8k $5.9m | Added +77.9k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 188.0k $5.7m | Added +133.9k |
| PRELUDE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 185.9k $5.6m | Reduced -50.4k |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 177.4k $5.4m | New |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 175.5k $5.3m | New |