HERBALIFE LTD HLF
COM SHS · Common Stock · CUSIP G4412G101 · ISIN KYG4412G1010
American based multi-level marketing company
- SectorHealth care
- IndustryWholesale-Drugs, Proprietaries & Druggists' Sundries
- HeadquartersLos Angeles, United States
- Founded1980
- Websiteherbalife.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 ($3.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 100.8m as of 2024-10-23, 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 ≈ $7.20. Options: 14 managers hold calls ($20.9m notional), 27 hold puts ($88.0m).
Trends to Q3 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 201 |
| Q4 2022 | 218 |
| Q1 2023 | 212 |
| Q2 2023 | 193 |
| Q3 2023 | 199 |
| Q4 2023 | 198 |
| Q1 2024 | 186 |
| Q2 2024 | 182 |
| Q3 2024 | 188 |
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 | 123 | 95 |
| Q1 2023 | 104 | 102 |
| Q2 2023 | 89 | 110 |
| Q3 2023 | 101 | 89 |
| Q4 2023 | 98 | 96 |
| Q1 2024 | 94 | 105 |
| Q2 2024 | 102 | 82 |
| Q3 2024 | 91 | 88 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | $177.5m | $150.3m | 0.85 |
| Q1 2024 | $87.8m | $72.9m | 0.83 |
| Q2 2024 | $48.9m | $123.3m | 2.52 |
| Q3 2024 | $20.9m | $88.0m | 4.22 |
Biggest buyers
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT | Added | +1.6m |
| IRIDIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC/CT | Added | +677.7k |
| Long Focus Capital Management, LLC | Added | +535.0k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD | Added | +503.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Added | +487.4k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +384.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +223.7k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | Added | +206.5k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP | New | +173.1k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +160.8k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -2.2m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -1.2m |
| INTRINSIC EDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Sold out | -832.8k |
| WINDACRE PARTNERSHIP LLC | Reduced | -734.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -719.6k |
| Woodline Partners LP | Sold out | -472.5k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Reduced | -417.7k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Reduced | -412.5k |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Sold out | -316.3k |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -265.0k |
Biggest calls
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Unchanged | $6.1m850.0k shares |
| Nantahala Capital Management, LLC | Reduced | $5.8m800.0k shares |
| Fund 1 Investments, LLC | Unchanged | $3.6m500.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $1.8m252.7k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.0m144.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $575.9k80.1k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $510.5k71.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $325.0k45.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $324.3k45.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $289.0k40.2k shares |
Biggest puts
| WHITEBOX ADVISORS LLC | Added | $21.6m3.0m shares |
| Portman Square Capital LLP | Added | $20.4m2.8m shares |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | $9.6m1.3m shares |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $8.3m1.2m shares |
| HBK INVESTMENTS L P | Reduced | $6.2m863.7k shares |
| Lombard Odier Asset Management (USA) Corp | New | $4.5m625.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $2.4m332.2k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $2.0m275.9k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.5m204.3k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | New | $1.4m200.0k 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 |
|---|---|
| BAUPOST GROUP LLC/MA 13G · institution filed 2025-02-13 | 8.5% |
| Route One Investment Company, L.P. 13G · institution +1.3 pts · filed 2025-10-06 | 7.3% |
| Nantahala Capital Management, LLC 13G · institution -1.7 pts · filed 2026-05-15 | 6.7% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 6.1% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-28 | 5.0% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC (4.8%, 2026-08-13), FMR LLC (2.6%, 2026-08-06), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 4 | $482.8k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 2 | $455.4k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 1 | $330.4k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $99.0k | $99.0k |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 5 | $891.0k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 2 | $525.4k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 1 | $212.1k | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-09 | Mendoza Juan Miguel Director | Bought | $71.1k10.0k shares |
| 2024-08-26 | Mendoza Juan Miguel Director | Bought | $87.2k10.0k shares |
| 2024-08-13 | Mendoza Juan Miguel Director | Bought | $53.8k6.7k 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, Q3 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.5m $75.4m | Added +69.9k |
| Route One Investment Company, L.P. 2.23% of their portfolio | 8.6m $62.1m | Unchanged |
| WINDACRE PARTNERSHIP LLC 0.76% of their portfolio | 8.0m $57.3m | Reduced -734.4k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.6m $54.8m | First filing |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 6.5m $46.4m | Reduced -203.1k |
| BAUPOST GROUP LLC/MA 1.05% of their portfolio | 5.1m $36.8m | Unchanged |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.9m $35.3m | Reduced -265.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.8m $27.5m | Reduced -2.2m |
| Long Focus Capital Management, LLC 2.38% of their portfolio | 3.7m $26.9m | Added +535.0k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.4m $24.9m | Reduced -417.7k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.2m $22.8m | Added +1.6m |
| Camber Capital Management LP 0.84% of their portfolio | 3.0m $21.6m | Unchanged |
| Bronte Capital Management Pty Ltd. 1.55% of their portfolio | 2.7m $19.1m | Reduced -42.7k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.6m $18.8m | Added +105.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.5m $18.1m | Reduced -719.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.5m $17.8m | Added +160.8k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.3m $16.7m | Added +487.4k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.3m $16.4m | Added +384.1k |
| IRIDIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC/CT 3.43% of their portfolio | 2.2m $16.0m | Added +677.7k |
| First Pacific Advisors, LP 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.8m $13.1m | Reduced -2.3k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.5m $11.1m | Added +206.5k |
| Solel Partners LP 1.65% of their portfolio | 1.2m $8.4m | Unchanged |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $8.2m | Added +223.7k |
| Aristotle Capital Boston, LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.1m $8.1m | Added +8.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 875.8k $6.3m | Reduced -5.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 840.9k $6.0m | Reduced -19.6k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.05% of their portfolio | 832.5k $6.0m | Added +503.4k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 785.8k $5.6m | Reduced -1.2m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 735.2k $5.3m | Added +95.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 655.8k $4.7m | Added +138.0k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 638.3k $4.6m | Reduced -148.8k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 550.8k $4.0m | Added +130.8k |
| SteelPeak Wealth, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 500.0k $3.6m | Unchanged |
| Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. 0.46% of their portfolio | 496.4k $3.6m | Added +155.2k |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 486.4k $3.5m | Added +56.5k |
| Perpetual Ltd 0.04% of their portfolio | 466.5k $3.4m | Added +82.2k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 443.8k $3.2m | Added +141.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 392.4k $2.8m | Reduced -18.4k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.00% of their portfolio | 340.6k $2.4m | Reduced -412.5k |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 338.8k $2.4m | Unchanged |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 325.7k $2.3m | Added +114.0k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 277.7k $2.0m | Unchanged |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.02% of their portfolio | 277.7k $2.0m | Added +24.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 255.2k $1.8m | Added +27.3k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 243.5k $1.8m | Reduced -24.4k |
| Prentice Capital Management, LP 3.73% of their portfolio | 233.9k $1.7m | Added +49.7k |
| Fund 1 Investments, LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 231.0k $1.7m | Added +60.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 224.2k $1.6m | Reduced -99.1k |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 215.2k $1.5m | Added +157.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 195.1k $1.4m | Unchanged |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 192.9k $1.4m | Reduced -41.7k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 173.1k $1.2m | New |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 169.3k $1.2m | Reduced -21.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 168.2k $1.2m | Added +70.5k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 161.4k $1.2m | Added +125.3k |
| DIVERSIFY WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 159.5k $1.1m | Added +116.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 150.8k $1.1m | Added +1.7k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 138.2k $993.4k | Added +41.0k |
| HBK INVESTMENTS L P 0.02% of their portfolio | 137.7k $990.2k | Not comparable |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 127.3k $915.1k | Added +2.0k |
| Man Group plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 122.8k $882.7k | Added +3.0k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.00% of their portfolio | 112.0k $805.0k | Added +76.5k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 107.0k $770.3k | Reduced -7.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 102.1k $733.9k | Added +1.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 96.7k $695.1k | Unchanged |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 94.5k $679.6k | Reduced -2.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 94.4k $679.0k | Added +5.6k |
| Cinctive Capital Management LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 92.1k $662.5k | Added +3.2k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 91.5k $658.0k | Added +59.0k |
| Shay Capital LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 90.0k $647.1k | Added +70.0k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 88.2k $633.8k | Added +23.2k |
| Graham Capital Management, L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 86.8k $624.4k | New |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 84.9k $610.1k | Reduced -50 |
| SummerHaven Investment Management, LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 77.8k $559.2k | Added +19.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 73.6k $529.0k | Reduced -7.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.0k $495.8k | Reduced -32.5k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 67.9k $488.3k | Added +23.3k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 66.0k $474.2k | Reduced -70.9k |
| Counterpoint Mutual Funds LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 63.2k $454.7k | New |
| DARK FOREST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 61.5k $442.0k | Reduced -42.0k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 59.9k $430.4k | Reduced -83.7k |
| Centiva Capital, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 57.0k $410.1k | New |
| Kearns & Associates LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 56.9k $409.1k | Unchanged |
| Inspire Investing, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 56.4k $405.7k | Added +22.6k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 55.8k $401.1k | Unchanged |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.9k $394.9k | Added +4.5k |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.4k $384.2k | Reduced -329 |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.7k $371.4k | New |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.5k $363.2k | Reduced -792 |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.5k $341.8k | Unchanged |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.6k $335.0k | Reduced -10.0k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.5k $334.6k | New |
| Skaana Management L.P. 0.10% of their portfolio | 46.1k $331.7k | Added +2.7k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.6k $321.0k | Reduced -67.4k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 44.0k $316.2k | New |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 43.4k $311.7k | Added +23.2k |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 43.2k $310.3k | Added +13.0k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.7k $292.6k | Reduced -986 |
| AVAII WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 39.3k $282.3k | Added +4.3k |
| HARBOR CAPITAL ADVISORS, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 38.0k $273.0k | Added +22.1k |