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 ($54.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 192.3m as of 2025-10-24, 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 ≈ $246.22. Options: 19 managers hold calls ($98.1m notional), 17 hold puts ($56.1m).
Trends to Q3 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 |
| Q2 2025 | 938 |
| Q3 2025 | 961 |
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 2023 | 329 | 323 |
| Q1 2024 | 351 | 345 |
| Q2 2024 | 410 | 314 |
| Q3 2024 | 377 | 358 |
| Q4 2024 | 416 | 355 |
| Q1 2025 | 501 | 370 |
| Q2 2025 | 427 | 459 |
| Q3 2025 | 514 | 353 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | $158.9m | $176.4m | 1.11 |
| Q1 2025 | $158.9m | $151.0m | 0.95 |
| Q2 2025 | $97.1m | $132.4m | 1.36 |
| Q3 2025 | $98.1m | $56.1m | 0.57 |
Biggest buyers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +1.8m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Added | +1.1m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +499.2k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +295.9k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +255.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +241.9k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | Added | +233.6k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Added | +230.5k |
| Man Group plc | Added | +183.9k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +182.5k |
Biggest sellers
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Sold out | -1.3m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -477.9k |
| Amundi | Reduced | -434.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -299.5k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | -277.0k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec | Reduced | -202.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -191.7k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | -182.5k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | Reduced | -174.7k |
| Oribel Capital Management, LP | Sold out | -167.4k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $39.3m159.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $13.9m56.3k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $9.5m38.5k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Reduced | $6.3m25.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $6.2m25.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $5.0m20.3k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $4.7m18.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $4.5m18.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $2.5m10.2k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.7m7.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $17.3m70.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $11.0m44.7k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $6.4m26.0k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $4.3m17.3k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $3.7m14.9k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $3.2m13.2k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | New | $2.7m10.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Unchanged | $2.3m9.5k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $1.6m6.7k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Reduced | $1.0m4.1k 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 Q3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.6m | $1.6m |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 4 | $3.3m | $399.7k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-27 | Wang Cheng-Wei General Manager - Garmin Corp. · Registered Shares | Sold | $2.4m10.2k shares |
| 2025-08-11 | LINK EDWARD J. VP, Information Technology · Registered Shares | Sold | $395.1k1.7k shares |
| 2025-08-06 | MINARD LAURIE A VP, Human Resources · Registered Shares | Sold | $181.0k787 shares |
| 2025-07-03 | Boessen Douglas G. CFO and Treasurer · Registered Shares | Sold plan | $399.7k1.9k 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 20.2m $5.0bn | Added +499.2k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 16.4m $4.0bn | Added +255.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 7.3m $1.8bn | Added +126.7k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 2.06% of their portfolio | 5.8m $1.4bn | Reduced -62.2k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 4.8m $1.2bn | Added +241.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.8m $923.3m | Added +1.8m |
| FMR LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.8m $696.3m | Reduced -477.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.7m $429.8m | Reduced -299.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.7m $407.8m | Reduced -72.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.5m $368.0m | Added +16.6k |
| DISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS INC /MN 6.14% of their portfolio | 1.4m $339.0m | Reduced -42.5k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.3m $330.4m | Added +182.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.3m $309.4m | Added +1.1m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.2m $290.6m | Added +53.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $279.8m | Reduced -191.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 974.0k $239.8m | Reduced -92.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 964.8k $237.5m | Added +52.1k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.05% of their portfolio | 902.0k $222.1m | Reduced -63.7k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.21% of their portfolio | 892.1k $219.7m | Added +233.6k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 872.9k $214.9m | Reduced -6.1k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.42% of their portfolio | 841.3k $207.1m | Added +12.7k |
| Amundi 0.06% of their portfolio | 723.9k $186.5m | Reduced -434.8k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.31% of their portfolio | 642.6k $158.2m | Reduced -26.2k |
| UBS Group AG 0.03% of their portfolio | 595.6k $146.7m | Added +89.2k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.04% of their portfolio | 505.3k $124.4m | Added +32.6k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 488.2k $120.2m | Reduced -61.7k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.07% of their portfolio | 471.8k $116.2m | Added +5.9k |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. 0.49% of their portfolio | 468.2k $115.3m | Added +33.8k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 440.6k $108.5m | Reduced -277.0k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 429.0k $105.6m | Added +19.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 385.9k $95.0m | Added +18.4k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.62% of their portfolio | 377.4k $92.9m | Reduced -45.1k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.13% of their portfolio | 376.4k $92.7m | Reduced -15.9k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 372.7k $91.8m | Reduced -61.5k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 371.8k $91.6m | Reduced -4.3k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 351.7k $86.6m | Added +295.9k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 333.1k $82.0m | Reduced -67.6k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 330.2k $81.3m | Added +32.8k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.31% of their portfolio | 321.4k $79.1m | Reduced -149.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.06% of their portfolio | 318.9k $78.5m | Reduced -21.3k |
| Tidal Investments LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 318.6k $78.4m | Added +134.6k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.08% of their portfolio | 316.6k $78.0m | Added +12.6k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.13% of their portfolio | 308.8k $75.5m | Unchanged |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 305.7k $75.2m | Added +49.8k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.09% of their portfolio | 298.4k $73.5m | Reduced -174.7k |
| Stony Point Capital LLC 5.07% of their portfolio | 293.8k $72.3m | Added +14.0k |
| National Pension Service 0.06% of their portfolio | 291.9k $71.9m | Added +18.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.04% of their portfolio | 291.5k $71.8m | Added +19.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 278.6k $68.6m | Added +50.6k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.07% of their portfolio | 270.0k $66.5m | Added +16.9k |
| KBC Group NV 0.16% of their portfolio | 262.8k $64.7m | Added +60.0k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.12% of their portfolio | 262.8k $64.7m | Reduced -202.6k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 256.1k $63.1m | Added +53.7k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.04% of their portfolio | 256.1k $63.1m | Added +55.1k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 250.4k $61.7m | Added +230.5k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.09% of their portfolio | 247.3k $60.7m | Added +10.8k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 247.0k $60.8m | Reduced -6.3k |
| Man Group plc 0.12% of their portfolio | 244.7k $60.2m | Added +183.9k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 238.6k $58.7m | Added +16.7k |
| M&G PLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 231.5k $56.9m | Reduced -33.1k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.06% of their portfolio | 217.6k $53.6m | Added +82.0k |
| BOWEN HANES & CO INC 1.32% of their portfolio | 213.4k $52.6m | Reduced -12.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.04% of their portfolio | 212.9k $52.4m | Reduced -53.4k |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB 0.16% of their portfolio | 208.5k $51.3m | Added +23.8k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 206.3k $50.8m | Added +91.8k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 204.7k $50.4m | Added +106.3k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 198.0k $48.7m | Reduced -84.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 194.0k $47.8m | Added +7.5k |
| Moran Wealth Management, LLC 1.43% of their portfolio | 192.1k $47.3m | Added +14.0k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 177.7k $43.8m | Added +56.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 175.2k $43.1m | Added +63.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 174.1k $42.9m | Added +596 |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 173.5k $42.7m | Added +86.7k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 168.9k $41.6m | Reduced -39.4k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.10% of their portfolio | 166.1k $34.8m | Unchanged |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.07% of their portfolio | 161.5k $39.8m | Added +155.3k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.16% of their portfolio | 158.2k $38.9m | Added +16.9k |
| Baskin Financial Services Inc. 2.79% of their portfolio | 154.2k $38.0m | Added +3.1k |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. 0.24% of their portfolio | 154.0k $37.9m | Added +2.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.09% of their portfolio | 149.2k $36.6m | Added +24.3k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.06% of their portfolio | 149.0k $36.7m | Added +7.9k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 148.1k $36.5m | Reduced -256 |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.05% of their portfolio | 147.4k $36.3m | Reduced -182.5k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 146.2k $36.0m | New |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.06% of their portfolio | 145.0k $35.7m | Reduced -2.5k |
| Yarbrough Capital, LLC 1.10% of their portfolio | 143.9k $35.4m | Unchanged |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 141.0k $34.7m | Added +16.1k |
| &PARTNERS 0.22% of their portfolio | 138.0k $34.0m | Added +17.7k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.56% of their portfolio | 135.0k $33.3m | Reduced -43.3k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.04% of their portfolio | 134.0k $33.0m | Reduced -20.9k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.02% of their portfolio | 129.2k $31.8m | Reduced -5.0k |
| Freestone Grove Partners LP 0.23% of their portfolio | 127.1k $31.3m | New |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.05% of their portfolio | 125.3k $30.9m | Reduced -6.7k |
| COMMERCE BANK 0.17% of their portfolio | 124.7k $30.7m | Reduced -16.4k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 124.7k $30.7m | Added +7.0k |
| Swedbank AB 0.03% of their portfolio | 123.9k $30.5m | Added +32.0k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.02% of their portfolio | 120.8k $29.8m | Added +10.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.06% of their portfolio | 120.0k $29.5m | Added +340 |
| Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 116.0k $28.6m | Added +38.2k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 109.4k $26.9m | Reduced -1.4k |