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 ($71.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 220.1m as of 2024-02-08, 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 ≈ $33.97. Options: 15 managers hold calls ($32.5m notional), 9 hold puts ($14.8m).
Trends to Q4 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 280 |
| Q4 2022 | 312 |
| Q1 2023 | 316 |
| Q2 2023 | 331 |
| Q3 2023 | 325 |
| Q4 2023 | 365 |
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 |
| Q2 2023 | 146 | 188 |
| Q3 2023 | 140 | 181 |
| Q4 2023 | 174 | 169 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | $13.6m | $4.6m | 0.34 |
| Q2 2023 | $14.4m | $4.8m | 0.34 |
| Q3 2023 | $17.0m | $2.3m | 0.14 |
| Q4 2023 | $32.5m | $14.8m | 0.45 |
Biggest buyers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +13.8m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +5.7m |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +5.6m |
| LOCUST WOOD CAPITAL ADVISERS, LLC | New | +2.0m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +1.1m |
| 59 North Capital Management, LP | Added | +948.1k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +810.9k |
| VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P. | Added | +632.0k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. | Added | +593.2k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | Added | +500.0k |
Biggest sellers
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -3.7m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -2.1m |
| FIL Ltd | Reduced | -1.7m |
| HAWK RIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | Reduced | -1.3m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | -1.1m |
| Boston Partners | Reduced | -1.1m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -1.0m |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP | Sold out | -804.2k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | Reduced | -794.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -671.4k |
Biggest calls
| Concentric Capital Strategies, LP | Added | $12.2m358.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $4.4m130.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $3.7m107.9k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $3.6m104.6k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | New | $2.7m80.0k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $1.7m50.8k shares |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | New | $1.4m41.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $822.1k24.2k shares |
| Shay Capital LLC | Reduced | $713.4k21.0k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | New | $421.2k12.4k shares |
Biggest puts
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | New | $5.7m167.5k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $2.6m76.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $2.2m63.9k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $1.7m51.0k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | New | $1.5m45.1k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $767.7k22.6k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $214.0k6.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $44.0k1.3k 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 Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2022 | 1 | $49.3k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 2 | $1.1m | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 4 | $2.1m | 1 | $501.4k | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $1.3m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-04 | Awada Hadi SVP, Glbl Mobility Coatings | Sold | $335.9k10.5k shares |
| 2023-11-17 | BERUBE BRIAN A SVP and General Counsel | Sold | $233.9k7.5k shares |
| 2023-11-14 | Massey Anthony VP, Global Controller, PAO | Sold | $553.2k17.9k shares |
| 2023-11-09 | MCLAUGHLIN ROBERT M Director | Sold | $148.8k5.0k 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, Q4 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 27.3m $926.6m | Added +13.8m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 23.6m $801.6m | Reduced -133.6k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 23.2m $788.4m | Added +322.4k |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC 1.81% of their portfolio | 15.2m $515.1m | Reduced -303.5k |
| FMR LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 13.7m $463.7m | Added +1.1m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 10.5m $358.3m | Added +5.7m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 7.1m $242.4m | Reduced -3.7m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.6m $225.6m | Added +96.5k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.21% of their portfolio | 5.9m $199.3m | Added +5.6m |
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC 1.62% of their portfolio | 4.8m $162.4m | Reduced -363.3k |
| Boston Partners 0.20% of their portfolio | 4.5m $151.4m | Reduced -1.1m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.3m $145.9m | Reduced -361.3k |
| SHAPIRO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 3.49% of their portfolio | 3.7m $126.3m | Reduced -189.2k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.4m $116.0m | Added +100.3k |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 3.4m $115.6m | Reduced -422.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.2m $107.5m | Reduced -57.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.9m $97.9m | Reduced -65.2k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.6m $88.2m | Reduced -49.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.4m $82.9m | Added +151.2k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.18% of their portfolio | 2.4m $80.5m | Reduced -247.8k |
| VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P. 0.75% of their portfolio | 2.2m $75.3m | Added +632.0k |
| 59 North Capital Management, LP 5.90% of their portfolio | 2.2m $73.1m | Added +948.1k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.0m $67.7m | Added +109.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.0m $67.6m | Reduced -16.0k |
| LOCUST WOOD CAPITAL ADVISERS, LLC 2.81% of their portfolio | 2.0m $66.3m | New |
| Kinetic Partners Management, LP 5.47% of their portfolio | 1.9m $64.2m | Added +380.7k |
| CARDINAL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC /CT 2.69% of their portfolio | 1.7m $58.5m | Reduced -180.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.7m $57.8m | Added +446.4k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.33% of their portfolio | 1.7m $56.8m | Added +349.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $55.7m | Added +2.0k |
| HAWK RIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 3.12% of their portfolio | 1.6m $54.5m | Reduced -1.3m |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.5m $51.0m | Added +500.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $49.6m | Added +15.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $47.8m | Added +28.8k |
| LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.3m $43.0m | Reduced -34.7k |
| Leeward Investments, LLC - MA 1.73% of their portfolio | 1.1m $36.8m | Reduced -18.6k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.1m $36.2m | Added +466.2k |
| LAKEWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 3.25% of their portfolio | 1.1m $35.7m | Unchanged |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $34.9m | Added +425.2k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 974.0k $33.1m | Added +810.9k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 861.9k $29.5m | Reduced -402.5k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 836.8k $28.4m | Reduced -10.0k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 809.5k $27.5m | Reduced -9.5k |
| FIL Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 797.1k $27.1m | Reduced -1.7m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 784.9k $26.7m | Reduced -2.1m |
| Marathon Asset Management Ltd 0.72% of their portfolio | 750.9k $25.5m | Reduced -24.6k |
| Perpetual Ltd 0.23% of their portfolio | 657.2k $22.3m | Added +56.4k |
| Weiss Asset Management LP 1.57% of their portfolio | 645.2k $21.9m | Reduced -34.0k |
| Arnhold LLC 2.41% of their portfolio | 635.6k $21.6m | Reduced -47.8k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 627.0k $21.3m | Added +99.6k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.05% of their portfolio | 622.8k $21.2m | Added +593.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 618.7k $21.0m | Reduced -31.0k |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 0.11% of their portfolio | 608.0k $20.7m | Reduced -2.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 598.0k $20.3m | Reduced -1.0m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 595.3k $20.2m | Reduced -69.5k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 578.1k $19.6m | Added +75.8k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 514.9k $17.5m | Reduced -84.8k |
| SCOPIA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 2.32% of their portfolio | 510.5k $17.3m | Reduced -34.1k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.02% of their portfolio | 469.5k $15.9m | Reduced -336.7k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 442.7k $15.0m | Reduced -5.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 436.9k $14.8m | Reduced -50.1k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 435.4k $14.8m | Added +426.2k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 406.6k $13.8m | Reduced -10.0k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.02% of their portfolio | 403.8k $13.7m | Reduced -33.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 396.3k $13.5m | Reduced -24.5k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 396.0k $13.5m | Reduced -62.7k |
| SCOPUS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. 0.54% of their portfolio | 375.0k $12.7m | New |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 367.5k $12.5m | Reduced -3.2k |
| Mesirow Institutional Investment Management, Inc. 1.16% of their portfolio | 364.5k $12.4m | New |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 360.7k $12.3m | Added +273.9k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 359.6k $12.2m | Reduced -794.2k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 355.9k $11.9m | Reduced -108.5k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 353.7k $12.0m | Reduced -354.2k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 342.7k $11.6m | Added +36.4k |
| Channing Capital Management, LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 334.4k $11.4m | Reduced -22.0k |
| PROSPECTOR PARTNERS LLC 1.39% of their portfolio | 325.2k $11.0m | Added +1.3k |
| Covalis Capital LLP 1.77% of their portfolio | 320.7k $10.9m | Added +135.3k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 317.0k $10.8m | Added +3.7k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 308.0k $10.5m | Reduced -18.0k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.01% of their portfolio | 307.1k $10.4m | Reduced -34.2k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.04% of their portfolio | 297.5k $10.1m | Reduced -15.1k |
| Man Group plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 278.7k $9.5m | New |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.21% of their portfolio | 276.3k $9.4m | New |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.04% of their portfolio | 275.6k $9.4m | Reduced -1.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.02% of their portfolio | 252.7k $8.6m | Added +241.8k |
| ASSETMARK, INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 251.1k $8.5m | Added +28.8k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 237.2k $8.1m | Reduced -57.7k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 235.5k $8.0m | Reduced -11.0k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 234.5k $8.0m | Added +3.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 229.0k $7.8m | Added +58.3k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 221.4k $7.5m | Added +18.0k |
| NATIXIS 0.06% of their portfolio | 214.7k $7.3m | Reduced -640.2k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 206.7k $7.0m | Added +34.2k |
| Carlson Capital, L.P. 0.56% of their portfolio | 206.4k $7.0m | Reduced -53.8k |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 202.6k $6.9m | Added +8.2k |
| EVR Research LP 1.53% of their portfolio | 200.0k $6.8m | Added +160.0k |
| Concentric Capital Strategies, LP 0.86% of their portfolio | 195.9k $6.7m | Added +26.4k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 191.1k $6.5m | New |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 190.1k $6.5m | Added +1.8k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 188.9k $6.4m | Added +19 |