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 ($391.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $308.35. Options: 49 managers hold calls ($1.4bn notional), 48 hold puts ($947.3m).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,939 |
| Q4 2022 | 2,037 |
| Q1 2023 | 2,056 |
| Q2 2023 | 2,110 |
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 | 876 | 848 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,025 | 823 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,047 | 849 |
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 |
| Q1 2023 | $1.2bn | $864.2m | 0.73 |
| Q2 2023 | $1.4bn | $947.3m | 0.66 |
Biggest buyers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +2.2m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Added | +1.5m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +1.4m |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Added | +1.3m |
| Amundi | Added | +1.2m |
| Swedbank AB | Added | +796.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +734.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +698.3k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | Added | +526.6k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK | Added | +499.7k |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -12.1m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -1.3m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -1.2m |
| California Public Employees Retirement System | Reduced | -1.1m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Reduced | -1.1m |
| NORGES BANK | Reduced | -858.5k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -816.7k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Sold out | -772.9k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO | Sold out | -772.3k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Reduced | -595.0k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $367.3m1.2m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $199.9m647.8k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | $171.9m557.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $89.9m291.2k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $80.0m259.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $70.6m228.8k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $59.6m193.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $54.8m177.7k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $42.1m136.3k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Reduced | $31.4m101.6k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $178.0m576.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $121.2m392.7k shares |
| Eisler Capital (UK) Ltd. | Added | $90.2m292.3k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $71.2m230.6k shares |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board | New | $54.0m175.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $43.8m142.0k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $40.8m132.1k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $40.5m131.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $38.2m123.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $30.2m98.0k 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 Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 7 | $13.9m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 5 | $4.6m | $4.6m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-26 | Burgum Melissa A Chief Accounting Officer | Sold plan | $403.2k1.3k shares |
| 2023-04-24 | Shook Ellyn Chief Leadership & HR Officer | Sold plan | $1.4m5.2k shares |
| 2023-04-21 | Unruch Joel General Counsel/Corp Secretary | Sold plan | $153.9k556 shares |
| 2023-04-14 | Ollagnier Jean-Marc Chief Executive - Europe | Sold plan | $1.8m6.2k shares |
| 2023-04-14 | Sweet Julie Spellman Chair & CEO, director | Sold plan | $827.3k3.0k 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, Q2 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.43% of their portfolio | 58.2m $18.0bn | Added +442.5k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.41% of their portfolio | 47.7m $14.7bn | Reduced -368.7k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.43% of their portfolio | 26.6m $8.2bn | Added +190.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.57% of their portfolio | 18.7m $5.8bn | Added +1.4m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 1.45% of their portfolio | 14.3m $4.4bn | Reduced -816.7k |
| FMR LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 12.8m $3.9bn | Reduced -12.1m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.51% of their portfolio | 11.8m $3.7bn | Added +298.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 11.8m $3.6bn | Added +353.5k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.60% of their portfolio | 10.3m $3.2bn | Reduced -461.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.33% of their portfolio | 9.4m $2.9bn | Added +2.2m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.47% of their portfolio | 7.8m $2.4bn | Reduced -391.9k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.63% of their portfolio | 7.7m $2.4bn | Added +1.5m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.41% of their portfolio | 6.3m $2.0bn | Reduced -138.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.23% of their portfolio | 6.2m $1.9bn | Reduced -1.2m |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.54% of their portfolio | 6.0m $1.8bn | Added +1.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.47% of their portfolio | 5.9m $1.8bn | Added +734.5k |
| NORGES BANK 0.34% of their portfolio | 5.6m $1.7bn | Reduced -858.5k |
| POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 3.95% of their portfolio | 5.2m $1.6bn | Reduced -186.3k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.51% of their portfolio | 5.1m $1.6bn | Added +122.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.38% of their portfolio | 4.4m $1.3bn | Added +32.0k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 4.2m $1.3bn | Reduced -257.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.41% of their portfolio | 4.2m $1.3bn | Added +698.3k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 1.48% of their portfolio | 3.9m $1.2bn | Added +345.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.49% of their portfolio | 3.6m $1.0bn | Unchanged |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 2.11% of their portfolio | 3.3m $1.0bn | Added +441.0k |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.99% of their portfolio | 3.2m $999.6m | Added +28.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.25% of their portfolio | 3.1m $967.1m | Reduced -115.6k |
| Amundi 0.47% of their portfolio | 3.0m $925.6m | Added +1.2m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.43% of their portfolio | 2.9m $900.8m | Added +13.8k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.56% of their portfolio | 2.9m $893.8m | Added +214.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.37% of their portfolio | 2.8m $855.9m | Added +188.3k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.26% of their portfolio | 2.7m $825.5m | Added +72.2k |
| JENSEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 5.72% of their portfolio | 2.5m $779.1m | Added +31.2k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.22% of their portfolio | 2.5m $778.5m | Added +227.9k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.40% of their portfolio | 2.4m $743.0m | Added +22.5k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 1.12% of their portfolio | 2.3m $715.4m | Added +1.3m |
| Swiss National Bank 0.48% of their portfolio | 2.3m $703.8m | Reduced -219.7k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 1.08% of their portfolio | 2.3m $708.0m | Added +42.7k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.51% of their portfolio | 2.1m $656.9m | Reduced -222.9k |
| Swedbank AB 1.15% of their portfolio | 2.1m $649.2m | Added +796.7k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.25% of their portfolio | 2.0m $616.2m | Reduced -64.0k |
| COMGEST GLOBAL INVESTORS S.A.S. 9.72% of their portfolio | 1.9m $581.2m | Added +412.0k |
| GUARDCAP ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd 7.75% of their portfolio | 1.9m $576.4m | Added +423.3k |
| AKO CAPITAL LLP 8.47% of their portfolio | 1.8m $560.1m | Reduced -56.2k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.8m $544.1m | Added +196.4k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.74% of their portfolio | 1.7m $543.3m | Added +94.9k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.72% of their portfolio | 1.7m $529.4m | Added +891 |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 1.09% of their portfolio | 1.6m $485.4m | Added +118.0k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 1.5m $477.3m | Added +364.1k |
| PROVIDENT TRUST CO 10.90% of their portfolio | 1.5m $477.0m | Reduced -5.8k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 2.18% of their portfolio | 1.5m $470.4m | Added +160.5k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 1.06% of their portfolio | 1.5m $455.5m | Added +45.7k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.43% of their portfolio | 1.4m $432.7m | Reduced -72.7k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.4m $427.4m | Added +396.5k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.84% of their portfolio | 1.3m $413.6m | Added +220.0k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.3m $426.4m | Added +65.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.35% of their portfolio | 1.3m $403.1m | Reduced -1.1m |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.44% of their portfolio | 1.3m $390.6m | Added +25.5k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 1.3m $388.0m | Reduced -24.7k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.58% of their portfolio | 1.2m $357.0m | Reduced -29.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.46% of their portfolio | 1.2m $356.9m | Reduced -111.1k |
| WELLCOME TRUST LTD (THE) as trustee of the WELLCOME TRUST 4.47% of their portfolio | 1.1m $339.4m | Unchanged |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.1m $332.0m | Added +88.7k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.1m $325.0m | Reduced -331.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.46% of their portfolio | 1.0m $323.1m | Reduced -20.4k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.0m $322.5m | Added +85.5k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.72% of their portfolio | 1.0m $312.6m | Added +185.5k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.59% of their portfolio | 986.1k $304.3m | Added +23.9k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.21% of their portfolio | 976.5k $301.3m | Added +6.7k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.50% of their portfolio | 965.4k $297.9m | Added +51.4k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.22% of their portfolio | 964.2k $297.3m | Added +499.7k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.48% of their portfolio | 963.6k $297.4m | Reduced -38.3k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.51% of their portfolio | 959.8k $296.2m | Added +526.6k |
| DSM CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC 4.71% of their portfolio | 943.1k $291.0m | Reduced -32.0k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.24% of their portfolio | 917.7k $283.2m | Added +8.3k |
| Rathbones Group PLC 2.64% of their portfolio | 915.4k $282.5m | Added +18.9k |
| Perpetual Ltd 2.29% of their portfolio | 867.0k $267.6m | Reduced -72.8k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.30% of their portfolio | 846.5k $261.2m | Added +108.3k |
| Findlay Park Partners LLP 2.58% of their portfolio | 813.0k $250.9m | Added +88.0k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.80% of their portfolio | 803.5k $247.9m | Added +117.9k |
| Mawer Investment Management Ltd. 1.28% of their portfolio | 796.1k $245.6m | Reduced -15.0k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.98% of their portfolio | 789.9k $243.8m | Reduced -31.1k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.35% of their portfolio | 787.8k $243.1m | Added +56.8k |
| Haverford Trust Co 2.72% of their portfolio | 781.4k $241.1m | Added +4.1k |
| FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. 0.87% of their portfolio | 769.9k $237.6m | Added +10.9k |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 766.7k $236.6m | Reduced -126.5k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.43% of their portfolio | 761.8k $215.5m | Reduced -89.1k |
| Harding Loevner LP 1.32% of their portfolio | 734.9k $226.8m | Reduced -246.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.51% of their portfolio | 729.2k $225.0m | Reduced -27.8k |
| Railway Pension Investments Ltd 2.22% of their portfolio | 721.6k $222.7m | Unchanged |
| Alphinity Investment Management Pty Ltd 3.60% of their portfolio | 717.7k $221.5m | Reduced -286.8k |
| ABN AMRO Bank N.V. 4.36% of their portfolio | 692.3k $214.3m | Reduced -6.4k |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 692.2k $213.6m | Added +33.6k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.50% of their portfolio | 681.3k $211.2m | Reduced -40.0k |
| CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO 3.96% of their portfolio | 674.2k $208.0m | Unchanged |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.27% of their portfolio | 673.0k $207.7m | Added +74.4k |
| Navera Investment Management Ltd. 5.20% of their portfolio | 654.7k $201.9m | Added +745 |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.45% of their portfolio | 650.7k $200.8m | Reduced -37.4k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 649.5k $200.4m | Reduced -3.7k |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 1.05% of their portfolio | 647.5k $185.1m | Unchanged |