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 ($66.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 214.0m as of 2026-04-23, 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 ≈ $27.70. Options: 5 managers hold calls ($1.8m notional), 4 hold puts ($5.9m).
Trends to Q1 2026
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 365 |
| Q2 2024 | 375 |
| Q3 2024 | 401 |
| Q4 2024 | 400 |
| Q1 2025 | 396 |
| Q2 2025 | 388 |
| Q3 2025 | 393 |
| Q4 2025 | 417 |
| Q1 2026 | 384 |
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 | 184 | 165 |
| Q3 2024 | 208 | 163 |
| Q4 2024 | 174 | 202 |
| Q1 2025 | 197 | 190 |
| Q2 2025 | 208 | 192 |
| Q3 2025 | 191 | 201 |
| Q4 2025 | 215 | 213 |
| Q1 2026 | 189 | 234 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $8.1m | $3.2m | 0.40 |
| Q3 2025 | $3.8m | $1.6m | 0.41 |
| Q4 2025 | $9.3m | $4.6m | 0.49 |
| Q1 2026 | $1.8m | $5.9m | 3.20 |
Biggest buyers
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership | Added | +16.2m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Added | +2.7m |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | +2.5m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +2.1m |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +1.5m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.4m |
| FIFTHDELTA Ltd | Added | +1.2m |
| LAKEWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP | Added | +966.0k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +924.9k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +835.7k |
Biggest sellers
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | Reduced | -3.4m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -2.1m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -2.1m |
| LOCUST WOOD CAPITAL ADVISERS, LLC | Sold out | -2.0m |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | Reduced | -1.9m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Reduced | -1.9m |
| SHAPIRO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.8m |
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC | Reduced | -1.4m |
| Woodline Partners LP | Sold out | -1.1m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -1.1m |
Biggest calls
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP | Reduced | $958.1k34.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $753.4k27.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $72.0k2.6k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Unchanged | $58.2k2.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $2.8k100 shares |
Biggest puts
| WATER ISLAND CAPITAL LLC | Added | $5.4m195.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $382.3k13.8k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $124.7k4.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $2.8k100 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 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 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $392.9k | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $99.2k | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q1 2026.
Holders, Q1 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 1.30% of their portfolio | 28.8m $797.7m | Added +16.2m |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 19.1m $527.9m | Reduced -440.8k |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC 1.66% of their portfolio | 18.3m $505.8m | Added +804.5k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 9.6m $265.9m | First filing |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 9.5m $263.6m | First filing |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 7.7m $213.1m | Added +754.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.5m $179.1m | Reduced -198.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.0m $166.1m | Added +586.2k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 5.6m $157.8m | Added +2.7m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.11% of their portfolio | 5.1m $142.1m | Added +2.1m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 5.0m $135.7m | Added +1.4m |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.4m $121.6m | Added +1.5m |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 4.2m $115.3m | Added +2.5m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 4.2m $115.2m | Reduced -986.2k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.0m $111.8m | Added +113.5k |
| FIFTHDELTA Ltd 15.32% of their portfolio | 4.0m $111.0m | Added +1.2m |
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC 1.07% of their portfolio | 3.5m $96.0m | Reduced -1.4m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.5m $95.7m | Reduced -1.1m |
| Channing Capital Management, LLC 2.09% of their portfolio | 2.9m $81.6m | Reduced -91.3k |
| LAKEWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 5.15% of their portfolio | 2.9m $80.2m | Added +966.0k |
| Sessa Capital IM, L.P. 1.17% of their portfolio | 2.2m $61.6m | Added +229.8k |
| Empyrean Capital Partners, LP 1.89% of their portfolio | 2.0m $56.8m | Unchanged |
| FIL Ltd 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.0m $55.5m | Reduced -168.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.0m $55.4m | Reduced -805.1k |
| Parsifal Capital Management, LP 6.66% of their portfolio | 1.9m $51.6m | Reduced -321.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $50.7m | Reduced -11.3k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.8m $49.7m | Added +662.7k |
| LMR Partners LLP 0.45% of their portfolio | 1.8m $48.9m | Added +140.0k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.7m $46.0m | Reduced -3.4m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.6m $44.1m | Added +835.7k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $43.5m | Added +35.9k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $41.3m | Added +230.4k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $40.5m | Added +924.9k |
| Perpetual Ltd 0.59% of their portfolio | 1.4m $38.7m | Added +212.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $36.8m | Reduced -318.3k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $36.8m | First filing |
| SHAPIRO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2.05% of their portfolio | 1.2m $32.8m | Reduced -1.8m |
| CAPITOLIS LIQUID GLOBAL MARKETS LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.2m $32.0m | First filing |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.2m $31.9m | Reduced -20.2k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $31.8m | Added +68.5k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.1m $30.0m | Reduced -10.2k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $29.5m | Added +102.1k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $28.7m | Added +39.4k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 987.2k $27.3m | Added +195.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 979.0k $26.1m | Reduced -2.1m |
| Melqart Asset Management (UK) Ltd 2.52% of their portfolio | 922.3k $25.5m | Added +81.5k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.24% of their portfolio | 877.9k $24.3m | Added +3.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.03% of their portfolio | 841.1k $23.3m | Reduced -200 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 770.6k $21.3m | Reduced -550.7k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.03% of their portfolio | 754.0k $20.9m | New |
| Magnetar Financial LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 741.6k $20.5m | Added +3.2k |
| Leeward Investments, LLC - MA 1.01% of their portfolio | 736.5k $20.4m | Reduced -22.3k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 720.2k $19.9m | Reduced -45.5k |
| NATIXIS 0.08% of their portfolio | 676.5k $18.7m | New |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 675.7k $18.7m | Reduced -24.7k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 647.5k $17.9m | Reduced -933.9k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 640.9k $17.8m | Added +186.9k |
| Amundi 0.00% of their portfolio | 637.5k $17.7m | Added +622.2k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 602.3k $16.7m | Reduced -115.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 549.9k $15.2m | Added +780 |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 548.4k $15.2m | Added +8.0k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.02% of their portfolio | 537.9k $14.9m | Reduced -872.7k |
| Arnhold LLC 1.02% of their portfolio | 500.7k $13.9m | Unchanged |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 488.6k $13.5m | Reduced -2.1m |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 476.7k $13.2m | Added +17.7k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 476.0k $13.2m | Reduced -499.8k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 447.0k $12.4m | New |
| MAC Alpha Capital Management, LP 7.15% of their portfolio | 442.4k $12.3m | Added +29.6k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 441.4k $12.2m | New |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 428.7k $11.9m | Reduced -409 |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 427.4k $11.8m | Added +207.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 422.1k $11.7m | Reduced -4.9k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 412.4k $11.4m | Reduced -36.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 409.9k $11.4m | Reduced -39.1k |
| LUMINUS MANAGEMENT LLC 6.68% of their portfolio | 399.3k $11.1m | Added +200.7k |
| Aristotle Capital Boston, LLC 0.67% of their portfolio | 385.9k $10.7m | Reduced -60.2k |
| AQR Arbitrage LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 382.6k $10.4m | Reduced -185.5k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 382.5k $10.6m | Reduced -124.8k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 366.8k $11.9m | Reduced -636.9k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 345.1k $9.6m | Reduced -161.0k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 333.6k $9.2m | Reduced -3.5k |
| IEQ CAPITAL, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 325.7k $9.0m | Added +31.8k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 294.3k $8.1m | Added +223.6k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 292.7k $8.1m | Added +123.2k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 289.1k $8.0m | Reduced -39.0k |
| Marathon Asset Management Ltd 0.31% of their portfolio | 287.3k $8.0m | Added +34.0k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.02% of their portfolio | 261.6k $7.2m | Added +5.6k |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 255.5k $7.1m | Added +86.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 252.3k $7.0m | Added +48.8k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 250.8k $6.9m | Reduced -68.6k |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 250.4k $6.7m | Added +248.9k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 234.9k $6.5m | Reduced -1.9m |
| Man Group plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 227.5k $6.3m | Added +2.5k |
| CWM, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 227.0k $6.3m | Added +78.9k |
| Stanley Capital Management, LLC 1.00% of their portfolio | 216.6k $6.0m | Unchanged |
| WATER ISLAND CAPITAL LLC 0.76% of their portfolio | 206.9k $5.7m | Added +1.2k |
| Clearline Capital LP 0.44% of their portfolio | 202.3k $5.6m | New |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 190.0k $5.3m | First filing |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 187.8k $5.2m | Unchanged |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.09% of their portfolio | 185.0k $5.1m | Added +13.8k |