ACCENTURE PLC IRELAND ACN
SHS CLASS A · Common Stock · CUSIP G1151C101
Multinational management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustryServices-Business Services, NEC
- HeadquartersDublin, Ireland
- Founded2001
- Websiteaccenture.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 ($413.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $266.76. Options: 44 managers hold calls ($1.0bn notional), 51 hold puts ($967.0m).
Trends to Q4 2022
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,939 |
| Q4 2022 | 2,037 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $1.1bn | $811.3m | 0.76 |
| Q4 2022 | $1.0bn | $967.0m | 0.94 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +2.2m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +1.7m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +1.0m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +937.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +896.7k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. | Added | +535.9k |
| NORGES BANK | Added | +462.2k |
| JENSEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +337.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +263.2k |
| CI INVESTMENTS INC. | Added | +260.8k |
Biggest sellers
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | Sold out | -2.4m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Reduced | -1.9m |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Reduced | -1.4m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -1.3m |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Reduced | -1.3m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Reduced | -914.4k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -693.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Reduced | -693.6k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -679.1k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -602.9k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $272.0m1.0m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $170.7m639.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $88.1m330.0k shares |
| Laurion Capital Management LP | Reduced | $67.5m252.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $52.9m198.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $46.4m174.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $43.4m162.6k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $34.1m127.7k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $32.2m120.6k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $30.9m115.7k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $142.1m532.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $112.9m423.1k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | $99.0m371.0k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $83.3m312.1k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $77.5m290.3k shares |
| Laurion Capital Management LP | Added | $74.1m277.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $39.2m146.9k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $29.2m109.6k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $28.1m105.4k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $26.6m99.8k 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 |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2026-01-21 | 8.3% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 7.5% |
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 2022
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 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 9 | $16.7m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 8 | $11.8m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 5 | $4.4m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 4 | $3.1m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 6 | $11.6m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-20 | Etheredge James O Chief Exec-North America | Sold | $465.0k1.8k shares |
| 2022-12-20 | Price Paula A Director | Sold | $194.1k750 shares |
| 2022-11-04 | Sweet Julie Spellman Chair & CEO, director | Sold | $2.2m8.6k shares |
| 2022-10-28 | Sweet Julie Spellman Chair & CEO, director | Sold | $2.4m8.6k shares |
| 2022-10-24 | Unruch Joel General Counsel/Corp Secretary | Sold | $152.2k556 shares |
| 2022-10-21 | Sweet Julie Spellman Chair & CEO, director | Sold | $2.3m8.6k shares |
| 2022-10-21 | Sharma Manish Chief Operating Officer | Sold | $2.2m8.4k shares |
| 2022-10-14 | Ollagnier Jean-Marc Chief Executive - Europe | Sold | $1.6m6.2k 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, Q4 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.42% of their portfolio | 57.8m $15.4bn | Reduced -679.1k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.40% of their portfolio | 47.4m $12.6bn | Added +1.0m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.40% of their portfolio | 25.7m $6.9bn | Reduced -204.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.50% of their portfolio | 16.6m $4.4bn | Added +2.2m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 1.42% of their portfolio | 15.2m $4.1bn | Reduced -300.5k |
| FMR LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 14.1m $3.8bn | Reduced -1.3m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.61% of their portfolio | 11.5m $3.1bn | Added +170.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 11.3m $3.0bn | Added +223.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.41% of their portfolio | 9.5m $2.5bn | Added +1.7m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.48% of their portfolio | 8.6m $2.3bn | Added +12.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.26% of their portfolio | 7.0m $1.9bn | Added +227.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.45% of their portfolio | 6.9m $1.9bn | Added +462.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.40% of their portfolio | 6.6m $1.8bn | Reduced -693.6k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.53% of their portfolio | 6.6m $1.8bn | Reduced -225.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.22% of their portfolio | 6.5m $1.7bn | Reduced -309.2k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.49% of their portfolio | 5.9m $1.6bn | Reduced -68.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.43% of their portfolio | 5.6m $1.5bn | Reduced -137.0k |
| POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 4.25% of their portfolio | 5.5m $1.5bn | Reduced -341.4k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.56% of their portfolio | 5.4m $1.5bn | Reduced -156.8k |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 4.41% of their portfolio | 5.0m $1.3bn | Reduced -236.8k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.49% of their portfolio | 4.8m $1.3bn | Reduced -174.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.36% of their portfolio | 4.3m $1.1bn | Added +107.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.34% of their portfolio | 3.7m $990.9m | Added +263.2k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 1.35% of their portfolio | 3.7m $977.4m | Reduced -86.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.50% of their portfolio | 3.5m $946.2m | Reduced -1.9m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.49% of their portfolio | 3.5m $935.7m | Reduced -87.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.23% of their portfolio | 2.9m $775.7m | Added +937.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.62% of their portfolio | 2.7m $728.3m | Reduced -417.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.24% of their portfolio | 2.6m $689.6m | Reduced -54.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.49% of their portfolio | 2.6m $686.0m | Reduced -174.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.21% of their portfolio | 2.5m $678.8m | Added +198.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.32% of their portfolio | 2.5m $674.2m | Added +227.8k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.37% of their portfolio | 2.4m $645.9m | Reduced -29.0k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 2.4m $645.5m | Reduced -1.4m |
| JENSEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 4.90% of their portfolio | 2.3m $626.1m | Added +337.6k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 1.73% of their portfolio | 2.3m $632.7m | Added +149.8k |
| Amundi 0.35% of their portfolio | 2.3m $636.6m | Reduced -13.1k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.47% of their portfolio | 2.2m $598.9m | Reduced -109.7k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.9m $520.0m | Added +257.4k |
| AKO CAPITAL LLP 8.28% of their portfolio | 1.9m $512.3m | Reduced -24.0k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.68% of their portfolio | 1.7m $451.6m | Added +60.7k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.45% of their portfolio | 1.6m $420.5m | Added +115.2k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.63% of their portfolio | 1.5m $406.1m | Reduced -56.1k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.5m $404.3m | Added +20.7k |
| PROVIDENT TRUST CO 10.60% of their portfolio | 1.5m $401.0m | Reduced -6.2k |
| COMGEST GLOBAL INVESTORS S.A.S. 8.83% of their portfolio | 1.5m $399.8m | Added +36.0k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.55% of their portfolio | 1.5m $390.1m | Reduced -221.1k |
| GUARDCAP ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd 6.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $386.9m | Added +151.2k |
| Swedbank AB 0.83% of their portfolio | 1.4m $378.5m | Added +34.6k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.99% of their portfolio | 1.4m $365.6m | Added +51.6k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.64% of their portfolio | 1.4m $360.3m | Reduced -1.3m |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.3m $362.3m | Reduced -47.3k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 1.3m $352.3m | Reduced -2.6k |
| Winslow Capital Management, LLC 1.95% of their portfolio | 1.3m $349.7m | Reduced -3.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.3m $346.3m | First filing |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.47% of their portfolio | 1.3m $345.0m | Added +39.0k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.87% of their portfolio | 1.2m $328.5m | Added +42.9k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 1.71% of their portfolio | 1.2m $320.7m | Reduced -17.9k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.57% of their portfolio | 1.2m $319.6m | Added +3.8k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.41% of their portfolio | 1.2m $308.1m | Added +47.2k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.38% of their portfolio | 1.2m $308.0m | Reduced -29.9k |
| WELLCOME TRUST LTD (THE) as trustee of the WELLCOME TRUST 4.34% of their portfolio | 1.1m $293.5m | Unchanged |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.64% of their portfolio | 1.1m $289.3m | Reduced -7.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.45% of their portfolio | 1.1m $288.4m | Added +13.6k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.0m $270.0m | Added +405 |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.54% of their portfolio | 1.0m $269.7m | Reduced -49.9k |
| DSM CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC 4.47% of their portfolio | 1.0m $268.8m | Added +142.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.32% of their portfolio | 999.5k $266.7m | Added +896.7k |
| Harding Loevner LP 1.52% of their portfolio | 989.7k $264.1m | Added +105.7k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.54% of their portfolio | 986.9k $263.4m | Added +6.7k |
| Pendal Group Ltd 2.27% of their portfolio | 983.4k $262.4m | Reduced -137.1k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.50% of their portfolio | 981.3k $261.8m | Added +535.9k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.19% of their portfolio | 963.8k $257.2m | Added +18.5k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.44% of their portfolio | 941.4k $251.2m | Reduced -35.0k |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 915.3k $244.2m | Reduced -95.2k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.23% of their portfolio | 915.1k $244.2m | Added +44.3k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.22% of their portfolio | 882.9k $235.6m | Added +5.9k |
| Rathbones Group PLC 2.61% of their portfolio | 869.2k $231.9m | Reduced -9.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.19% of their portfolio | 862.0k $230.0m | Added +19.5k |
| Mawer Investment Management Ltd. 1.21% of their portfolio | 806.3k $215.1m | Reduced -117.8k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 799.6k $213.4m | Reduced -49.8k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO 1.15% of their portfolio | 793.0k $211.6m | Reduced -123.5k |
| FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. 0.76% of their portfolio | 772.3k $206.1m | Reduced -2.9k |
| Haverford Trust Co 2.53% of their portfolio | 769.8k $205.4m | Added +3.9k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.50% of their portfolio | 769.5k $205.3m | Reduced -5.9k |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, LLC 0.87% of their portfolio | 767.4k $204.8m | Reduced -46.2k |
| Railway Pension Investments Ltd 2.00% of their portfolio | 745.4k $198.9m | Added +4.4k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.95% of their portfolio | 733.5k $195.7m | Reduced -75.6k |
| Alphinity Investment Management Pty Ltd 5.64% of their portfolio | 721.8k $192.6m | Added +73.7k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 718.6k $191.7m | Added +207.3k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.50% of their portfolio | 715.7k $191.9m | Reduced -5.1k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.59% of their portfolio | 709.4k $189.3m | Added +5.0k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.45% of their portfolio | 694.5k $185.3m | Reduced -11.0k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.29% of their portfolio | 675.2k $180.2m | Reduced -186.1k |
| CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO 3.59% of their portfolio | 674.2k $179.9m | Unchanged |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.67% of their portfolio | 658.2k $175.6m | Reduced -24.1k |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 656.6k $175.2m | Added +30.2k |
| Navera Investment Management Ltd. 5.32% of their portfolio | 643.6k $171.7m | Added +23.4k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 1.50% of their portfolio | 641.1k $171.1m | Added +26.0k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.74% of their portfolio | 635.1k $169.5m | Reduced -11.5k |