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 ($746.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $346.10. Options: 51 managers hold calls ($1.6bn notional), 52 hold puts ($1.3bn).
Trends to Q1 2024
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 |
| Q3 2023 | 2,132 |
| Q4 2023 | 2,310 |
| Q1 2024 | 2,340 |
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 |
| Q3 2023 | 984 | 904 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,005 | 952 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,112 | 1,014 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | $1.4bn | $947.3m | 0.66 |
| Q3 2023 | $1.1bn | $1.0bn | 0.90 |
| Q4 2023 | $1.4bn | $1.4bn | 1.03 |
| Q1 2024 | $1.6bn | $1.3bn | 0.82 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +16.4m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +1.3m |
| National Pension Service | New | +1.1m |
| FIL Ltd | Added | +1.0m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +929.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +823.1k |
| GENERATION INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLP | Added | +709.3k |
| Capital International Investors | Added | +654.8k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +635.3k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Added | +588.1k |
Biggest sellers
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -2.1m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -1.5m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -866.0k |
| AKO CAPITAL LLP | Reduced | -687.2k |
| DSM CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC | Reduced | -594.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | -521.8k |
| AXA S.A. | Reduced | -370.1k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | -356.7k |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd | Reduced | -274.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Reduced | -272.6k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $407.4m1.2m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $164.8m475.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $115.3m332.6k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $76.2m219.9k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $72.6m209.4k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $72.5m209.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $63.4m182.8k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $62.0m178.9k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $59.4m171.3k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $48.7m140.4k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $221.6m639.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $126.8m365.9k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $101.9m293.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $93.3m269.3k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $80.7m232.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $75.0m216.4k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Reduced | $57.8m166.9k shares |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | $55.8m161.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $55.4m159.9k shares |
| Eisler Capital (UK) Ltd. | Reduced | $42.0m121.2k 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 Q1 2024
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 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 |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 5 | $7.7m | $7.7m |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 8 | $14.9m | $9.5m |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 8 | $16.3m | $16.3m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-25 | Walsh John F Chief Operating Officer | Sold plan | $2.7m8.0k shares |
| 2024-02-05 | Sweet Julie Spellman Chair and CEO, director | Sold plan | $2.7m7.4k shares |
| 2024-02-05 | McClure Kathleen R Chief Financial Officer | Sold plan | $766.6k2.1k shares |
| 2024-02-05 | Sharma Manish CEO-North America | Sold plan | $550.4k1.5k shares |
| 2024-01-29 | McClure Kathleen R Chief Financial Officer | Sold plan | $316.4k851 shares |
| 2024-01-26 | Shook Ellyn Chief Leadership & HR Officer | Sold plan | $1.9m5.0k shares |
| 2024-01-26 | Unruch Joel General Counsel/Corp Secretary | Sold plan | $1.6m4.3k shares |
| 2024-01-26 | Burgum Melissa A Chief Accounting Officer | Sold plan | $1.1m3.0k shares |
| 2024-01-19 | Ollagnier Jean-Marc CEO EMEA | Sold plan | $2.3m6.2k shares |
| 2024-01-19 | Sweet Julie Spellman Chair and CEO, director | Sold plan | $1.9m5.4k shares |
| 2024-01-19 | Sharma Manish CEO-North America | Sold plan | $525.7k1.4k 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.41% of their portfolio | 59.7m $20.7bn | Added +635.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.46% of their portfolio | 49.3m $17.1bn | Added +16.4m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.40% of their portfolio | 48.9m $16.9bn | Added +929.0k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.42% of their portfolio | 27.2m $9.4bn | Added +524.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.34% of their portfolio | 21.8m $7.5bn | Added +553.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 13.2m $4.5bn | Added +823.1k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.73% of their portfolio | 12.0m $4.1bn | Added +1.3m |
| FMR LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 11.6m $4.0bn | Reduced -866.0k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 1.12% of their portfolio | 10.8m $3.7bn | Reduced -2.1m |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.68% of their portfolio | 8.7m $3.0bn | Added +173.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.46% of their portfolio | 7.7m $2.7bn | Reduced -261.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.52% of their portfolio | 7.1m $2.5bn | Added +397.6k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.30% of their portfolio | 7.0m $2.4bn | Reduced -1.5m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.23% of their portfolio | 6.7m $2.3bn | Added +60.6k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.61% of their portfolio | 6.7m $2.3bn | Reduced -39.8k |
| NORGES BANK 0.34% of their portfolio | 6.3m $2.2bn | Added +399.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.38% of their portfolio | 5.7m $2.0bn | Reduced -272.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.48% of their portfolio | 4.8m $1.7bn | Reduced -75.8k |
| POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 3.70% of their portfolio | 4.6m $1.6bn | Reduced -172.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.36% of their portfolio | 4.5m $1.6bn | Added +71.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.38% of their portfolio | 4.0m $1.4bn | Reduced -250.3k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 1.60% of their portfolio | 3.8m $1.3bn | Added +148.7k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 3.6m $1.3bn | Added +167.6k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 3.6m $1.2bn | Added +174.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.39% of their portfolio | 3.4m $1.2bn | Added +232.6k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 1.46% of their portfolio | 3.0m $1.1bn | Added +178.0k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.33% of their portfolio | 3.0m $1.0bn | Added +94.3k |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.47% of their portfolio | 3.0m $1.0bn | Reduced -78.5k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 2.8m $984.6m | Reduced -58.1k |
| Amundi 0.39% of their portfolio | 2.8m $911.3m | Reduced -79.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.44% of their portfolio | 2.7m $940.2m | Added +386.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.20% of their portfolio | 2.7m $929.6m | Reduced -226.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.24% of their portfolio | 2.5m $876.1m | Reduced -131.1k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.31% of their portfolio | 2.4m $837.7m | Added +60.9k |
| JENSEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 6.40% of their portfolio | 2.4m $837.5m | Reduced -10.5k |
| Swedbank AB 1.16% of their portfolio | 2.4m $820.9m | Reduced -98.3k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.92% of their portfolio | 2.3m $811.9m | Added +588.1k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 1.08% of their portfolio | 2.2m $746.8m | Added +8.5k |
| COMGEST GLOBAL INVESTORS S.A.S. 10.40% of their portfolio | 2.2m $746.7m | Added +107.4k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.18% of their portfolio | 2.1m $739.9m | Reduced -521.8k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.24% of their portfolio | 2.0m $678.0m | Reduced -71.4k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.46% of their portfolio | 1.9m $669.4m | Reduced -50.6k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.74% of their portfolio | 1.9m $651.9m | Added +150.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.46% of their portfolio | 1.9m $650.8m | Reduced -84.9k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 2.36% of their portfolio | 1.9m $650.8m | Added +289.6k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.51% of their portfolio | 1.9m $649.0m | Added +84.5k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.8m $629.9m | Added +207.9k |
| GUARDCAP ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd 7.47% of their portfolio | 1.8m $609.8m | Added +18.9k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 1.07% of their portfolio | 1.7m $575.5m | Added +127.1k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.39% of their portfolio | 1.6m $559.8m | Added +389.0k |
| PROVIDENT TRUST CO 10.05% of their portfolio | 1.6m $540.8m | Added +72.3k |
| GENERATION INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLP 2.41% of their portfolio | 1.5m $528.6m | Added +709.3k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.4m $495.1m | Reduced -157.4k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.27% of their portfolio | 1.4m $492.5m | Added +469.1k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.45% of their portfolio | 1.4m $470.5m | Reduced -70.1k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.45% of their portfolio | 1.3m $444.5m | Reduced -129.8k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.42% of their portfolio | 1.3m $436.8m | Added +2.8k |
| FIL Ltd 0.43% of their portfolio | 1.2m $428.8m | Added +1.0m |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.74% of their portfolio | 1.2m $414.7m | Added +22.6k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.38% of their portfolio | 1.2m $410.0m | Reduced -64.0k |
| Alphinity Investment Management Pty Ltd 3.61% of their portfolio | 1.2m $406.6m | Reduced -215.6k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.56% of their portfolio | 1.2m $401.2m | Reduced -16.6k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.1m $385.2m | Added +22.1k |
| WELLCOME TRUST LTD (THE) as trustee of the WELLCOME TRUST 4.58% of their portfolio | 1.1m $381.3m | Unchanged |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.50% of their portfolio | 1.1m $381.0m | Added +89.6k |
| National Pension Service 0.45% of their portfolio | 1.1m $379.0m | New |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.60% of their portfolio | 1.1m $369.8m | Reduced -9.8k |
| KBC Group NV 1.15% of their portfolio | 1.0m $363.2m | Added +352.8k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.0m $355.8m | Reduced -24.4k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.45% of their portfolio | 1.0m $352.9m | Added +5.8k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.41% of their portfolio | 1.0m $346.0m | Reduced -184.9k |
| Rathbones Group PLC 2.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $347.6m | Added +47.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.20% of their portfolio | 988.1k $342.5m | Reduced -12.0k |
| Capital International Investors 0.07% of their portfolio | 988.1k $342.5m | Added +654.8k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.23% of their portfolio | 955.1k $331.1m | Added +27.2k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 951.7k $329.9m | Added +234.9k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.55% of their portfolio | 949.2k $329.0m | Reduced -62.2k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.75% of their portfolio | 941.3k $326.2m | Added +68.9k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.49% of their portfolio | 895.3k $310.0m | Reduced -92.0k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.61% of their portfolio | 893.7k $309.7m | Added +126.6k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.44% of their portfolio | 832.8k $288.7m | Reduced -60.9k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.98% of their portfolio | 832.5k $288.5m | Reduced -81.4k |
| Winslow Capital Management, LLC 1.05% of their portfolio | 806.8k $279.6m | Reduced -14.4k |
| Navera Investment Management Ltd. 5.35% of their portfolio | 788.2k $272.9m | Added +23.8k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.32% of their portfolio | 786.1k $272.5m | Reduced -65.5k |
| Mawer Investment Management Ltd. 1.23% of their portfolio | 763.0k $264.5m | Reduced -18.2k |
| ABN AMRO Bank N.V. 3.95% of their portfolio | 762.4k $264.4m | Added +97.3k |
| Haverford Trust Co 2.74% of their portfolio | 755.7k $261.9m | Reduced -6.2k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 751.6k $260.5m | Added +250.3k |
| Perpetual Ltd 2.50% of their portfolio | 737.3k $255.6m | Reduced -47.2k |
| FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. 0.82% of their portfolio | 727.2k $252.1m | Reduced -17.6k |
| USS Investment Management Ltd 2.05% of their portfolio | 714.3k $247.2m | Added +44.7k |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 699.2k $242.4m | Added +1.0k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.34% of their portfolio | 694.8k $240.8m | Reduced -75.9k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.46% of their portfolio | 688.1k $196.7m | Added +25.9k |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, LLC 0.78% of their portfolio | 685.3k $237.5m | Added +60.7k |
| Harding Loevner LP 1.46% of their portfolio | 682.7k $236.6m | Reduced -113.1k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.22% of their portfolio | 677.6k $234.7m | Reduced -127.4k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.47% of their portfolio | 676.3k $234.3m | Added +21.8k |
| Williams Jones Wealth Management, LLC. 2.96% of their portfolio | 671.5k $232.8m | Added +21.9k |