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 ($54.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 192.5m as of 2025-04-25, 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 ≈ $216.63. Options: 25 managers hold calls ($158.9m notional), 25 hold puts ($151.0m).
Trends to Q1 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 605 |
| Q4 2022 | 629 |
| Q1 2023 | 641 |
| Q2 2023 | 668 |
| Q3 2023 | 660 |
| Q4 2023 | 736 |
| Q1 2024 | 753 |
| Q2 2024 | 815 |
| Q3 2024 | 813 |
| Q4 2024 | 907 |
| Q1 2025 | 956 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | 320 | 257 |
| Q3 2023 | 312 | 284 |
| Q4 2023 | 329 | 323 |
| Q1 2024 | 351 | 345 |
| Q2 2024 | 410 | 314 |
| Q3 2024 | 377 | 358 |
| Q4 2024 | 416 | 355 |
| Q1 2025 | 501 | 370 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | $125.8m | $118.2m | 0.94 |
| Q3 2024 | $140.7m | $132.3m | 0.94 |
| Q4 2024 | $158.9m | $176.4m | 1.11 |
| Q1 2025 | $158.9m | $151.0m | 0.95 |
Biggest buyers
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +701.0k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +405.5k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO | Added | +384.3k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | Added | +362.0k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +361.1k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +357.5k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +337.6k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +211.7k |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. | New | +185.7k |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | +177.7k |
Biggest sellers
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -1.1m |
| Boston Partners | Sold out | -598.6k |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. | Reduced | -439.3k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System | Reduced | -419.1k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -401.7k |
| MONTRUSCO BOLTON INVESTMENTS INC. | Reduced | -251.8k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -220.5k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS | Reduced | -198.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -183.7k |
| Trexquant Investment LP | Reduced | -118.0k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $28.9m133.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $25.4m117.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $14.6m67.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $13.8m63.7k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $11.0m50.5k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $9.5m43.8k shares |
| GARDA CAPITAL PARTNERS LP | Added | $8.6m39.5k shares |
| DYMON ASIA CAPITAL (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. | Added | $7.0m32.2k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $6.6m30.6k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | First filing | $6.6m303 shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $28.3m130.3k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $24.4m112.3k shares |
| PICTON MAHONEY ASSET MANAGEMENT | Reduced | $18.5m85.0k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $16.1m74.0k shares |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Unchanged | $10.9m50.0k shares |
| GARDA CAPITAL PARTNERS LP | Added | $9.2m42.6k shares |
| DYMON ASIA CAPITAL (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. | Added | $7.0m32.2k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $5.9m27.8k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $5.9m27.2k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $5.8m26.8k 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 2025
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 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.7m | $1.7m |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $597.2k | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $737.9k | $737.9k |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 7 | $23.9m | $22.4m |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $3.6m | $3.6m |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $2.3m | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $2.9m | $2.8m |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 6 | $5.7m | $3.8m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-10 | LYMAN SUSAN VP, Consumer Sales & Marketing · Registered Shares | Sold | $609.7k2.8k shares |
| 2025-02-28 | Munn Matthew EVP, Man. Director - Auto OEM · Registered Shares | Sold | $1.0m4.6k shares |
| 2025-02-28 | Boessen Douglas G. CFO and Treasurer · Registered Shares | Sold plan | $626.0k2.8k shares |
| 2025-02-26 | PEMBLE CLIFTON A President and CEO, director · Registered Shares | Sold plan | $1.6m7.2k shares |
| 2025-02-26 | Desbois Patrick co-COO · Registered Shares | Sold plan | $1.6m6.9k shares |
| 2025-02-24 | MINARD LAURIE A VP, Human Resources · Registered Shares | Sold | $177.9k787 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 18.4m $4.0bn | Added +357.5k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 15.3m $3.3bn | Reduced -220.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 7.2m $1.6bn | Added +32.1k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 1.95% of their portfolio | 5.5m $1.2bn | Reduced -106.1k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 4.5m $985.0m | Added +108.4k |
| FMR LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 4.1m $888.9m | Added +405.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.1m $458.3m | Reduced -70.9k |
| NORGES BANK 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.9m $406.3m | Reduced -49.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.9m $406.2m | Added +138.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.9m $404.3m | Added +153.3k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.7m $368.6m | Reduced -10.8k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 1.6m $340.6m | Added +701.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.5m $315.8m | Reduced -102.1k |
| DISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS INC /MN 6.36% of their portfolio | 1.4m $307.1m | Reduced -5.9k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.2m $262.9m | Added +211.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.2m $251.6m | Added +29.6k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $248.5m | Added +36.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.05% of their portfolio | 966.7k $209.9m | Added +361.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 921.2k $200.0m | Reduced -35.7k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.22% of their portfolio | 900.8k $195.6m | Added +362.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 892.6k $193.8m | Added +2.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 887.4k $192.7m | Reduced -183.7k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.45% of their portfolio | 828.5k $179.9m | Added +10.6k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.35% of their portfolio | 741.8k $161.1m | Reduced -650 |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 686.2k $149.0m | Reduced -1.1m |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.22% of their portfolio | 678.0k $147.2m | Added +2.0k |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. 0.55% of their portfolio | 569.7k $123.7m | Reduced -439.3k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.25% of their portfolio | 549.4k $119.3m | Added +151.3k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.18% of their portfolio | 537.3k $116.7m | Added +64.6k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.04% of their portfolio | 494.1k $107.3m | Reduced -12.6k |
| Amundi 0.03% of their portfolio | 486.8k $90.2m | Reduced -7.7k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 471.4k $102.4m | Added +559 |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 460.2k $99.9m | Reduced -1.1k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.72% of their portfolio | 441.3k $95.8m | Added +384.3k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 434.9k $94.4m | Added +337.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.07% of their portfolio | 433.3k $94.1m | Reduced -1.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 393.9k $85.5m | Added +118.1k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.16% of their portfolio | 385.8k $83.8m | Reduced -67.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 371.9k $80.7m | Added +70.1k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 363.4k $78.9m | First filing |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 355.8k $77.3m | Added +77.1k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.07% of their portfolio | 333.6k $72.4m | Added +22.7k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 320.9k $69.7m | Added +61.5k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.09% of their portfolio | 305.7k $45.4m | Reduced -3.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.05% of their portfolio | 294.3k $63.9m | First filing |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 287.5k $62.4m | Reduced -38.0k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 282.8k $61.4m | Added +31.4k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 276.2k $60.0m | Added +177.7k |
| National Pension Service 0.06% of their portfolio | 272.1k $59.1m | Reduced -2.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 269.6k $58.5m | Added +45.0k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.07% of their portfolio | 262.5k $57.0m | Added +5.8k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.07% of their portfolio | 258.5k $56.1m | Reduced -2.5k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.04% of their portfolio | 253.6k $55.1m | Reduced -419.1k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.09% of their portfolio | 246.0k $53.6m | Reduced -546 |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 227.9k $49.5m | Added +85.6k |
| BOWEN HANES & CO INC 1.36% of their portfolio | 225.0k $48.9m | Reduced -350 |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 224.4k $48.7m | Added +82.3k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 220.9k $48.0m | Added +1.2k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 213.4k $46.3m | Added +113.8k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.33% of their portfolio | 210.4k $45.7m | Added +155.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 195.0k $42.3m | Reduced -1.3k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.21% of their portfolio | 192.1k $41.7m | Added +113.7k |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. 0.29% of their portfolio | 185.7k $40.3m | New |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.76% of their portfolio | 181.3k $39.4m | Reduced -49.4k |
| MONTRUSCO BOLTON INVESTMENTS INC. 0.51% of their portfolio | 179.4k $39.0m | Reduced -251.8k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.04% of their portfolio | 179.3k $38.9m | Reduced -6.6k |
| M&G PLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 171.9k $37.3m | Added +105 |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 169.9k $36.9m | Added +2.8k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.04% of their portfolio | 167.8k $35.8m | Added +62.0k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.10% of their portfolio | 163.0k $32.8m | Reduced -28.4k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.15% of their portfolio | 163.0k $35.4m | Reduced -198.5k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.07% of their portfolio | 162.6k $35.3m | Reduced -30.1k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 156.5k $34.0m | Added +148.5k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 156.1k $33.9m | New |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.04% of their portfolio | 154.2k $33.5m | Reduced -19.2k |
| COMMERCE BANK 0.21% of their portfolio | 150.4k $32.7m | Reduced -1.8k |
| Baskin Financial Services Inc. 2.65% of their portfolio | 149.9k $32.5m | Added +934 |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.06% of their portfolio | 145.7k $31.6m | Added +150 |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 145.2k $31.5m | Reduced -13.8k |
| ING GROEP NV 0.22% of their portfolio | 145.0k $31.5m | Added +83.3k |
| Yarbrough Capital, LLC 1.34% of their portfolio | 143.9k $31.2m | Unchanged |
| Stony Point Capital LLC 3.32% of their portfolio | 141.6k $30.7m | Added +89.5k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.06% of their portfolio | 140.2k $30.4m | Added +6.6k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 139.0k $30.2m | Added +52.6k |
| Tidal Investments LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 138.4k $30.1m | Added +34.0k |
| Moran Wealth Management, LLC 0.96% of their portfolio | 131.1k $28.5m | Reduced -3.5k |
| SW Investment Management LLC 8.83% of their portfolio | 130.0k $28.2m | Reduced -40.0k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 128.2k $27.8m | Reduced -8.9k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.07% of their portfolio | 124.1k $26.9m | Added +18.5k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 120.3k $26.1m | Reduced -53.4k |
| Telemark Asset Management, LLC 3.41% of their portfolio | 120.0k $26.1m | Reduced -15.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.06% of their portfolio | 119.6k $26.0m | Reduced -1 |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.02% of their portfolio | 117.9k $25.6m | Added +5.7k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 117.5k $25.5m | Added +15.9k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 117.5k $25.5m | Reduced -7.8k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 116.6k $25.3m | Reduced -7.5k |
| First Horizon Advisors, Inc. 0.71% of their portfolio | 116.6k $25.3m | Reduced -6.0k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.02% of their portfolio | 111.3k $24.2m | Added +3.5k |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB 0.10% of their portfolio | 111.1k $24.1m | Reduced -7.5k |
| KLP KAPITALFORVALTNING AS 0.12% of their portfolio | 110.9k $24.1m | Added +2.5k |