GARMIN LTD GRMN
SHS · Common Stock · CUSIP H2906T109
Parent company of the Garmin group
- IndustrySearch, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys
- HeadquartersSchaffhausen, Switzerland
- Founded2010
- Websitegarmin.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 ($16.5m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 191.3m as of 2023-04-28, 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 ≈ $101.20. Options: 21 managers hold calls ($158.3m notional), 19 hold puts ($104.4m).
Trends to Q1 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 605 |
| Q4 2022 | 629 |
| Q1 2023 | 641 |
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 | 287 | 283 |
| Q1 2023 | 343 | 251 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $53.6m | $61.0m | 1.14 |
| Q4 2022 | $52.2m | $64.6m | 1.24 |
| Q1 2023 | $158.3m | $104.4m | 0.66 |
Biggest buyers
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +1.9m |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. | Added | +970.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +500.5k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | +330.5k |
| Man Group plc | New | +310.7k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +273.3k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +240.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +227.1k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP | Added | +211.3k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership | Added | +209.4k |
Biggest sellers
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -391.8k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | -350.8k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Reduced | -312.8k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -306.5k |
| Boston Partners | Reduced | -283.5k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -276.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Reduced | -275.1k |
| Man Group plc | Sold out | -261.6k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Reduced | -223.4k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Sold out | -221.5k |
Biggest calls
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ | New | $35.3m350.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $21.0m208.0k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | $14.6m144.2k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | New | $13.9m137.3k shares |
| HBK INVESTMENTS L P | New | $13.8m137.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $11.2m110.7k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $9.1m90.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $8.4m83.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $6.6m65.7k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $6.6m66.4k shares |
Biggest puts
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $17.5m173.9k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $15.9m157.4k shares |
| HBK INVESTMENTS L P | New | $13.8m137.1k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $11.8m117.1k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | New | $8.7m86.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $7.1m70.2k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $6.8m67.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $5.8m57.5k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $4.4m43.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $3.2m32.0k 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 |
|---|---|
| KAO MIN H 13G · exempt (held before listing) no change · filed 2026-10-13 | 9.7% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-28 | 6.4% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: BURRELL JONATHAN (4.8%, 2026-07-09), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $2.4m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $812.3k | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $1.6m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-28 | Munn Matthew VP, Man. Director - Auto OEM · Registered Shares | Sold | $446.2k4.5k shares |
| 2023-02-28 | Desbois Patrick EVP, Operations · Registered Shares | Sold | $393.1k4.0k shares |
| 2023-02-27 | PEMBLE CLIFTON A President and CEO, director · Registered Shares | Sold | $711.0k7.2k shares |
| 2023-02-24 | Biddlecombe Sean Managing Director, EMEA · Registered Shares | Sold | $85.6k867 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 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 18.0m $1.8bn | Added +188.3k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 15.0m $1.5bn | Added +240.0k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 1.16% of their portfolio | 6.9m $700.7m | Added +209.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 6.2m $625.3m | Added +13.8k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.4m $345.8m | Added +70.1k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.33% of their portfolio | 2.8m $287.2m | Added +1.9m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.3m $228.7m | Added +500.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.1m $215.9m | Added +111.5k |
| Boston Partners 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.9m $189.2m | Reduced -283.5k |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. 0.71% of their portfolio | 1.9m $188.6m | Added +970.5k |
| PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.7m $170.7m | Added +136.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.7m $167.4m | Added +64.2k |
| NORGES BANK 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.6m $164.0m | Added +58.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.6m $163.1m | Reduced -6.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.6m $163.0m | Added +29.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.5m $154.2m | Added +106.9k |
| DISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS INC /MN 3.61% of their portfolio | 1.4m $140.5m | Reduced -131.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.3m $130.3m | Added +78.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.3m $130.1m | Added +4.1k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.08% of their portfolio | 924.7k $93.3m | Reduced -39.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.05% of their portfolio | 908.1k $91.6m | Reduced -24.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 901.4k $91.0m | Added +227.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 878.1k $88.6m | Added +35.2k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 813.9k $82.1m | Reduced -105.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 762.5k $76.9m | Added +24.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 666.7k $67.3m | Reduced -10.2k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 636.7k $64.3m | Added +4.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.04% of their portfolio | 608.5k $61.4m | Reduced -18.5k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 588.6k $59.4m | Added +41.9k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.26% of their portfolio | 587.5k $59.3m | Added +70.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 585.1k $59.1m | Added +330.5k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 540.7k $54.6m | Added +273.3k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 502.6k $50.7m | Added +34.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 461.8k $46.6m | Reduced -109.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 428.6k $43.3m | Added +180.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.15% of their portfolio | 415.9k $42.0m | Reduced -9.0k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.05% of their portfolio | 376.7k $38.0m | Reduced -46.4k |
| M&G INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD 0.26% of their portfolio | 373.0k $37.7m | Reduced -193.3k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 362.7k $36.6m | Reduced -73.8k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.04% of their portfolio | 345.7k $34.9m | Added +9.2k |
| Man Group plc 0.11% of their portfolio | 310.7k $31.4m | New |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 276.2k $27.9m | Added +80.2k |
| Swedbank AB 0.05% of their portfolio | 270.2k $27.3m | Added +16.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.04% of their portfolio | 269.3k $27.2m | Reduced -2.0k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 267.8k $27.0m | Reduced -84.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 256.4k $25.9m | Reduced -3.6k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 244.5k $24.4m | Added +951 |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 240.2k $24.2m | Added +1.4k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.03% of their portfolio | 228.6k $23.1m | Added +211.3k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.02% of their portfolio | 228.1k $23.0m | Added +4.6k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 221.3k $22.3m | Reduced -312.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 206.2k $20.8m | Added +6.4k |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 201.6k $19.8m | Added +16.1k |
| COMMERCE BANK 0.16% of their portfolio | 201.4k $20.3m | Reduced -2.1k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.05% of their portfolio | 199.4k $20.2m | Added +2.0k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 198.7k $20.1m | Added +3.7k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.04% of their portfolio | 197.9k $20.0m | Reduced -54.1k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 195.6k $19.7m | Added +23.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 195.4k $19.7m | Reduced -2.1k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 176.7k $17.8m | Reduced -275.1k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 173.7k $17.5m | Unchanged |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.33% of their portfolio | 160.4k $16.2m | New |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 159.4k $16.1m | Reduced -81.4k |
| ARGENT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.55% of their portfolio | 156.1k $15.8m | New |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 154.4k $15.6m | Added +19.2k |
| Amova Asset Management Americas, Inc. 0.17% of their portfolio | 151.3k $14.9m | Reduced -1.7k |
| SW Investment Management LLC 6.11% of their portfolio | 150.0k $15.1m | New |
| Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA 0.38% of their portfolio | 148.7k $15.0m | Unchanged |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD 0.10% of their portfolio | 148.2k $15.0m | Reduced -50.9k |
| Moran Wealth Management, LLC 0.56% of their portfolio | 147.3k $14.9m | Added +40.0k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 145.2k $14.6m | Added +14.9k |
| Yarbrough Capital, LLC 1.18% of their portfolio | 143.9k $14.5m | Unchanged |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 136.5k $13.8m | Reduced -46.7k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.03% of their portfolio | 132.6k $13.4m | Added +7.6k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.01% of their portfolio | 121.5k $12.3m | Added +6.8k |
| Thematics Asset Management 0.67% of their portfolio | 121.2k $12.2m | Added +2.9k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 117.9k $11.9m | Reduced -206 |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 111.5k $11.3m | New |
| NFJ INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 111.1k $11.2m | Reduced -3.9k |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 109.9k $11.1m | Added +9.2k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 108.1k $10.9m | Added +81.3k |
| BALDWIN WEALTH PARTNERS LLC/MA 0.92% of their portfolio | 104.5k $10.5m | Added +5.1k |
| Foster Victor Wealth Advisors, LLC 1.26% of their portfolio | 103.5k $10.4m | Added +4.3k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 103.5k $10.4m | Reduced -11.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 102.7k $10.4m | Reduced -35.4k |
| Segment Wealth Management, LLC 1.14% of their portfolio | 100.1k $10.1m | Added +3.9k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.03% of their portfolio | 100.1k $10.1m | Reduced -7.8k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 96.5k $9.7m | Reduced -1.4k |
| Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 0.20% of their portfolio | 94.9k $9.6m | Reduced -24.4k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.05% of their portfolio | 93.9k $9.5m | Added +16.0k |
| BCWM, LLC 2.98% of their portfolio | 93.2k $9.4m | Reduced -2.0k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.02% of their portfolio | 93.2k $8.7m | Added +34.4k |
| ATWOOD & PALMER INC 0.85% of their portfolio | 90.1k $9.1m | Added +526 |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 89.1k $9.0m | Added +913 |
| Summit Financial Wealth Advisors, LLC 2.09% of their portfolio | 87.5k $8.8m | Added +3.8k |
| Manning & Napier Group, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 87.5k $8.8m | Reduced -916 |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.03% of their portfolio | 85.4k $8.6m | Unchanged |
| Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc. 0.20% of their portfolio | 83.4k $8.4m | Added +1.4k |
| Eagle Ridge Investment Management 0.93% of their portfolio | 82.3k $8.3m | Added +2.9k |
| AE Wealth Management LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 82.2k $8.3m | Reduced -97 |