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* 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 ($300.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 203.8m as of 2024-12-31, 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 ≈ $447.12. Options: 44 managers hold calls ($3.1bn notional), 42 hold puts ($3.9bn).
Trends to Q4 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 495 |
| Q4 2022 | 479 |
| Q1 2023 | 547 |
| Q2 2023 | 572 |
| Q3 2023 | 555 |
| Q4 2023 | 657 |
| Q1 2024 | 720 |
| Q2 2024 | 841 |
| Q3 2024 | 911 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,064 |
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 | 262 | 214 |
| Q2 2023 | 263 | 235 |
| Q3 2023 | 255 | 252 |
| Q4 2023 | 318 | 242 |
| Q1 2024 | 346 | 309 |
| Q2 2024 | 486 | 284 |
| Q3 2024 | 490 | 346 |
| Q4 2024 | 549 | 397 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | $1.4bn | $2.2bn | 1.56 |
| Q2 2024 | $1.4bn | $2.5bn | 1.81 |
| Q3 2024 | $3.2bn | $3.7bn | 1.16 |
| Q4 2024 | $3.1bn | $3.9bn | 1.24 |
Biggest buyers
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +6.0m |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | New | +3.0m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +2.2m |
| GQG Partners LLC | New | +1.8m |
| FORSTA AP-FONDEN | New | +1.4m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +1.3m |
| TIGER GLOBAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.3m |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Added | +861.2k |
| SANDS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +861.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | Added | +726.2k |
Biggest sellers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -2.9m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -2.7m |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO | Reduced | -2.4m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -1.5m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | -1.4m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -1.2m |
| Technology Crossover Management VIII, Ltd. | Sold out | -1.1m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Sold out | -1.1m |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP | Reduced | -1.0m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -1.0m |
Biggest calls
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $1.0bn2.3m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $606.3m1.4m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $477.9m1.1m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $170.4m380.8k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $149.4m333.9k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $116.6m260.7k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $79.7m176.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $69.3m154.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $58.6m131.0k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | First filing | $50.8m113.5k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $717.6m1.6m shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | $449.6m1.0m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $422.9m945.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $322.7m721.3k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $285.2m637.6k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $266.2m595.1k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $252.8m565.1k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $197.7m441.9k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $159.5m356.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $105.4m235.5k 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.
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.
None reported in Q4 2024.
Holders, Q4 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 4.52% of their portfolio | 13.2m $5.9bn | Reduced -2.4m |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 10.0m $4.5bn | Added +6.0m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.22% of their portfolio | 6.9m $3.1bn | Added +199.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.21% of their portfolio | 5.9m $2.6bn | Reduced -2.9m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 4.2m $1.9bn | Added +2.2m |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 4.03% of their portfolio | 3.8m $1.7bn | Reduced -84.3k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.48% of their portfolio | 3.4m $1.5bn | Reduced -77.7k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.16% of their portfolio | 3.2m $1.4bn | Reduced -930.2k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.81% of their portfolio | 3.0m $1.3bn | New |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.21% of their portfolio | 2.5m $1.1bn | Reduced -1.5m |
| FMR LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.0m $913.3m | Added +473.6k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.82% of their portfolio | 1.9m $855.8m | Added +7.1k |
| SANDS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.46% of their portfolio | 1.9m $831.8m | Added +861.0k |
| GQG Partners LLC 1.19% of their portfolio | 1.8m $800.7m | New |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP 2.24% of their portfolio | 1.5m $692.8m | Reduced -1.0m |
| Winslow Capital Management, LLC 2.37% of their portfolio | 1.5m $666.3m | Reduced -440.8k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.5m $659.8m | Added +1.3m |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 1.89% of their portfolio | 1.5m $650.3m | Reduced -10.9k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.51% of their portfolio | 1.4m $643.2m | Reduced -773.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.4m $638.4m | Added +726.2k |
| FORSTA AP-FONDEN 4.40% of their portfolio | 1.4m $619.6m | New |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.90% of their portfolio | 1.3m $582.6m | Reduced -215.7k |
| Technology Crossover Management XI, Ltd. 67.07% of their portfolio | 1.3m $580.4m | Unchanged |
| COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC 1.91% of their portfolio | 1.3m $567.4m | Added +508.1k |
| TIGER GLOBAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2.13% of their portfolio | 1.3m $564.4m | Added +1.3m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.2m $534.9m | Reduced -167.6k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.32% of their portfolio | 1.2m $520.4m | Reduced -119.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.1m $507.6m | Added +363.1k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.1m $503.3m | Added +861.2k |
| AMF Tjanstepension AB 3.50% of their portfolio | 1.1m $492.1m | Reduced -400.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.0m $469.4m | Added +28.9k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.0m $465.0m | Added +432.3k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.49% of their portfolio | 1.0m $455.7m | Reduced -1.3k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.67% of their portfolio | 1.0m $454.8m | Added +336.6k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.17% of their portfolio | 952.4k $426.1m | Added +544.0k |
| Swedbank AB 0.52% of their portfolio | 946.1k $423.3m | Added +163.6k |
| Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt 2.18% of their portfolio | 923.4k $412.8m | Reduced -339.0k |
| LONE PINE CAPITAL LLC 3.04% of their portfolio | 913.6k $408.7m | Reduced -639.0k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 1.04% of their portfolio | 897.2k $401.4m | Added +15.0k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 885.8k $396.3m | Added +198.7k |
| NORGES BANK 0.05% of their portfolio | 885.2k $396.0m | Added +480.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 865.7k $387.3m | Added +224.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 842.7k $377.0m | Added +638.0k |
| Amundi 0.13% of their portfolio | 750.0k $359.8m | Added +495.1k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.39% of their portfolio | 683.8k $305.9m | Reduced -30.4k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 1.05% of their portfolio | 660.6k $295.5m | Reduced -3.8k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.20% of their portfolio | 647.5k $289.7m | Added +203.1k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 645.7k $288.9m | Added +319.6k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 636.3k $284.7m | Added +46.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.05% of their portfolio | 616.2k $275.7m | Added +206.7k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.82% of their portfolio | 579.3k $259.2m | Reduced -77.6k |
| UBS Group AG 0.06% of their portfolio | 577.2k $258.2m | Added +436.3k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.54% of their portfolio | 547.7k $245.0m | Added +77.7k |
| Perpetual Ltd 2.68% of their portfolio | 510.0k $228.2m | Reduced -249.7k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.58% of their portfolio | 503.0k $225.1m | Added +127.1k |
| Hyperion Asset Management Ltd 7.00% of their portfolio | 472.4k $211.3m | Reduced -69.8k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.34% of their portfolio | 461.3k $206.4m | Reduced -1.4m |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.91% of their portfolio | 424.5k $189.9m | Reduced -18.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.13% of their portfolio | 422.9k $189.2m | New |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.25% of their portfolio | 410.2k $183.8m | Reduced -23.6k |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc 1.01% of their portfolio | 403.8k $180.6m | Reduced -201.8k |
| SRS Investment Management, LLC 2.53% of their portfolio | 398.2k $178.1m | Unchanged |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 374.7k $167.6m | Added +89.1k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 374.5k $167.5m | Added +57.3k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 370.2k $165.6m | Added +16.4k |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD 0.79% of their portfolio | 356.2k $159.4m | Added +1.1k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.37% of their portfolio | 355.1k $158.9m | Reduced -624.9k |
| Capital International Investors 0.03% of their portfolio | 352.5k $158.0m | Added +336.2k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.36% of their portfolio | 352.0k $157.5m | Reduced -292.7k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.43% of their portfolio | 349.4k $156.3m | Reduced -11.4k |
| Contour Asset Management LLC 4.52% of their portfolio | 349.0k $156.2m | Reduced -15.3k |
| Liontrust Investment Partners LLP 2.25% of their portfolio | 346.5k $155.0m | Reduced -213.8k |
| D1 Capital Partners L.P. 2.43% of their portfolio | 326.3k $146.0m | Reduced -278.0k |
| Amova Asset Management Americas, Inc. 1.58% of their portfolio | 325.4k $145.6m | Reduced -65.3k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 319.1k $142.8m | New |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.24% of their portfolio | 306.4k $137.1m | Reduced -100.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.03% of their portfolio | 304.7k $136.3m | Added +74.4k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 303.2k $138.6m | Reduced -72.1k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.15% of their portfolio | 295.1k $132.0m | Reduced -1.0m |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.17% of their portfolio | 288.5k $129.1m | Reduced -63.8k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.24% of their portfolio | 281.5k $126.0m | Added +70.7k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 277.3k $124.0m | Added +54.5k |
| Castle Hook Partners LP 2.62% of their portfolio | 274.9k $123.0m | Reduced -126.4k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 261.3k $116.9m | New |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 258.3k $115.6m | Reduced -54.4k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 1.13% of their portfolio | 254.4k $113.8m | Reduced -154.0k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.10% of their portfolio | 252.7k $113.1m | Added +9.5k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.07% of their portfolio | 250.0k $111.8m | Reduced -14.6k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 247.0k $110.5m | Reduced -20.9k |
| SUMMIT PARTNERS PUBLIC ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 3.63% of their portfolio | 242.0k $108.3m | Reduced -15.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 236.4k $105.7m | Added +33.5k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.10% of their portfolio | 232.8k $104.1m | Reduced -49.6k |
| AXIOM INVESTORS LLC /DE 0.75% of their portfolio | 227.2k $101.6m | Added +213.4k |
| STEADFAST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 2.13% of their portfolio | 224.4k $100.4m | Reduced -393.0k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 219.8k $98.3m | New |
| MOORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 1.83% of their portfolio | 218.5k $97.7m | Added +78.7k |
| Styrax Capital, LP 8.11% of their portfolio | 213.8k $95.7m | Added +3.3k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.10% of their portfolio | 213.8k $95.6m | Added +130.8k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.22% of their portfolio | 211.4k $94.6m | Added +59.9k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 208.9k $93.5m | Added +203.2k |