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 ($8.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 101.2m as of 2025-02-12, 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 ≈ $6.69. Options: 17 managers hold calls ($23.0m notional), 29 hold puts ($65.1m).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q4 2024 | 200 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q4 2024 | 113 | 79 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | $87.8m | $72.9m | 0.83 |
| Q2 2024 | $48.9m | $123.3m | 2.52 |
| Q3 2024 | $20.9m | $88.0m | 4.22 |
| Q4 2024 | $23.0m | $65.1m | 2.83 |
Biggest buyers
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +2.6m |
| BAUPOST GROUP LLC/MA | Added | +2.5m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +2.4m |
| INTRINSIC EDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | New | +1.5m |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | Added | +1.0m |
| Long Focus Capital Management, LLC | Added | +1.0m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +949.8k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +785.6k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +711.7k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +658.5k |
Biggest sellers
| WINDACRE PARTNERSHIP LLC | Sold out | -8.0m |
| Route One Investment Company, L.P. | Reduced | -4.5m |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -4.4m |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Reduced | -3.4m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -2.3m |
| First Pacific Advisors, LP | Sold out | -1.8m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Reduced | -1.3m |
| Bronte Capital Management Pty Ltd. | Reduced | -1.1m |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND | Sold out | -638.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -535.5k |
Biggest calls
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Unchanged | $5.7m850.0k shares |
| Nantahala Capital Management, LLC | Unchanged | $5.4m800.0k shares |
| Fund 1 Investments, LLC | Unchanged | $3.3m500.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $1.9m280.8k shares |
| HBK INVESTMENTS L P | Not comparable | $1.7m255.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $798.8k119.4k shares |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $758.0k113.3k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $678.4k101.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $673.0k100.6k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $610.1k91.2k shares |
Biggest puts
| WHITEBOX ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $11.4m1.7m shares |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Unchanged | $7.7m1.2m shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | New | $6.9m1.0m shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | New | $6.6m989.1k shares |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | $5.0m740.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $4.6m686.2k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $3.6m532.7k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $3.0m441.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $2.6m393.8k shares |
| HBK INVESTMENTS L P | Reduced | $2.4m366.0k 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 Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 1 | $61.2k | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-08 | Mendoza Juan Miguel Director | Bought | $21.2k2.5k shares |
| 2024-11-05 | Mendoza Juan Miguel Director | Bought | $20.0k2.5k shares |
| 2024-11-04 | Mendoza Juan Miguel Director | Bought | $19.9k2.5k 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.3m $75.4m | Added +785.6k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.0m $53.8m | Added +421.9k |
| BAUPOST GROUP LLC/MA 1.48% of their portfolio | 7.6m $50.8m | Added +2.5m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 7.1m $47.4m | Added +638.6k |
| Long Focus Capital Management, LLC 2.44% of their portfolio | 4.8m $31.8m | Added +1.0m |
| Route One Investment Company, L.P. 1.08% of their portfolio | 4.1m $27.6m | Reduced -4.5m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.1m $20.7m | Added +2.4m |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.0m $20.2m | Reduced -149.8k |
| Camber Capital Management LP 0.79% of their portfolio | 3.0m $20.1m | Unchanged |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.0m $20.0m | Added +2.6m |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.7m $18.1m | Added +422.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.7m $18.0m | Added +216.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.7m $17.9m | Added +64.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.6m $17.4m | Added +77.1k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.6m $17.2m | Added +1.0m |
| IRIDIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC/CT 4.46% of their portfolio | 2.5m $16.8m | Added +279.5k |
| Bronte Capital Management Pty Ltd. 0.84% of their portfolio | 1.6m $10.7m | Reduced -1.1m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $10.1m | Reduced -2.3m |
| INTRINSIC EDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.33% of their portfolio | 1.5m $9.8m | New |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $9.7m | Added +658.5k |
| Solel Partners LP 1.53% of their portfolio | 1.2m $7.8m | Unchanged |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $7.3m | Reduced -55.1k |
| Aristotle Capital Boston, LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.0m $6.9m | Reduced -99.9k |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.0m $6.8m | Added +536.2k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $6.8m | Reduced -1.3m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $6.7m | Added +126.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 996.4k $6.7m | Added +949.8k |
| Perpetual Ltd 0.08% of their portfolio | 966.1k $6.5m | Added +499.6k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.06% of their portfolio | 858.2k $5.7m | Added +25.7k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 838.9k $5.6m | Added +711.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 812.7k $5.4m | Added +557.5k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 611.0k $4.1m | Added +60.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 539.1k $3.6m | Added +146.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 486.4k $3.3m | Reduced -4.4m |
| Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. 0.41% of their portfolio | 485.1k $3.2m | Reduced -11.3k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 480.9k $3.2m | Added +37.1k |
| SteelPeak Wealth, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 450.0k $3.0m | Reduced -50.0k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 430.6k $2.9m | New |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 413.1k $2.7m | Added +87.3k |
| Q Global Advisors, LLC 2.51% of their portfolio | 364.4k $2.4m | New |
| Quantedge Capital Pte Ltd 0.88% of their portfolio | 360.2k $2.4m | Added +334.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 341.4k $2.3m | Reduced -499.5k |
| Huber Capital Management LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 317.6k $2.1m | Added +280.7k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 277.7k $1.9m | Unchanged |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 255.6k $1.7m | Added +117.5k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 254.4k $1.7m | Added +147.4k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 253.9k $1.7m | Added +194.0k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 253.4k $1.7m | Added +9.9k |
| Prentice Capital Management, LP 2.69% of their portfolio | 233.5k $1.6m | Reduced -379 |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 229.0k $1.5m | Added +140.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 225.6k $1.5m | Added +1.5k |
| GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP 0.11% of their portfolio | 221.8k $1.5m | New |
| Bryce Point Capital, LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 211.8k $1.4m | First filing |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 206.0k $1.4m | Added +162.7k |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 205.6k $1.4m | Reduced -9.6k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 204.2k $1.4m | Added +35.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 199.7k $1.3m | Reduced -535.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 198.2k $1.3m | Added +3.1k |
| DIVERSIFY WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 192.1k $1.3m | Added +32.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 178.7k $1.2m | Added +17.3k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 175.2k $1.2m | Added +90.3k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 173.4k $1.2m | Added +163.1k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 165.3k $1.1m | Added +130.4k |
| AXA S.A. 0.00% of their portfolio | 162.4k $1.1m | Added +131.9k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.00% of their portfolio | 149.5k $1,000.0k | Added +115.6k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 149.4k $999.2k | Reduced -19.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 146.9k $982.8k | Reduced -3.9k |
| Graham Capital Management, L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 133.5k $893.3k | Added +46.7k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 125.8k $841.0k | Added +34.2k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.00% of their portfolio | 112.0k $749.0k | Unchanged |
| PharVision Advisers, LLC 0.61% of their portfolio | 107.7k $720.5k | First filing |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 104.2k $697.4k | Added +2.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 95.6k $639.7k | Reduced -1.1k |
| DARK FOREST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 94.6k $633.0k | Added +33.1k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 94.2k $630.5k | Reduced -268 |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 91.8k $614.1k | New |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 86.3k $578.0k | Reduced -8.1k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 78.0k $522.1k | Added +4.5k |
| SummerHaven Investment Management, LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 77.8k $520.3k | Unchanged |
| XTX Topco Ltd 0.04% of their portfolio | 76.8k $514.1k | New |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 75.4k $504.1k | Added +64.4k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 72.0k $481.9k | New |
| EntryPoint Capital, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 71.8k $480.6k | New |
| K2 PRINCIPAL FUND, L.P. 0.06% of their portfolio | 60.0k $401.4k | New |
| Inspire Investing, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 59.9k $400.6k | Added +3.5k |
| AVAII WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 58.6k $392.3k | Added +19.4k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.4k $384.3k | Added +2.5k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.3k $383.7k | Added +1.6k |
| SHERBROOKE PARK ADVISERS LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 57.1k $382.1k | New |
| Kearns & Associates LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 56.9k $380.7k | Unchanged |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.2k $335.7k | Reduced -3.2k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.1k $328.2k | Reduced -1.5k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.1k $321.6k | New |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.5k $318.0k | Unchanged |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.5k $317.7k | New |
| Skaana Management L.P. 0.10% of their portfolio | 46.1k $308.7k | Unchanged |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 44.8k $299.6k | Added +1.6k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.6k $291.9k | Reduced -1.0k |
| MFA WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 41.3k $276.4k | Added +6.3k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.3k $269.6k | Added +26.5k |