FLEX LTD FLEX
ORD · Common Stock · CUSIP Y2573F102
Singaporean–American multinational electronics manufacturing company
* 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 ($48.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 434.9m as of 2023-10-20, 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 ≈ $27.01. Options: 21 managers hold calls ($83.4m notional), 18 hold puts ($48.0m).
Trends to Q3 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 376 |
| Q4 2022 | 415 |
| Q1 2023 | 427 |
| Q2 2023 | 441 |
| Q3 2023 | 451 |
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 | 211 | 165 |
| Q1 2023 | 214 | 208 |
| Q2 2023 | 190 | 234 |
| Q3 2023 | 190 | 218 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $120.8m | $32.6m | 0.27 |
| Q1 2023 | $96.8m | $29.8m | 0.31 |
| Q2 2023 | $87.2m | $1.4bn | 15.49 |
| Q3 2023 | $83.4m | $48.0m | 0.57 |
Biggest buyers
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Added | +5.3m |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | Added | +956.7k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Added | +914.7k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | +904.4k |
| Merewether Investment Management, LP | Added | +676.8k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +665.1k |
| Park West Asset Management LLC | Added | +634.5k |
| Man Group plc | New | +633.7k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | +579.3k |
| Troluce Capital Advisors LLC | New | +550.7k |
Biggest sellers
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Reduced | -5.6m |
| Sachem Head Capital Management LP | Reduced | -2.5m |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -2.0m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -1.9m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -1.2m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -1.1m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ | Reduced | -1.0m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Reduced | -1.0m |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD | Reduced | -1.0m |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $27.7m1.0m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $9.8m364.4k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Reduced | $8.5m316.5k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $7.0m261.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $4.9m182.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $4.7m173.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $4.2m156.6k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $4.0m148.2k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $3.5m130.8k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Unchanged | $1.7m62.7k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $10.7m396.2k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Reduced | $9.4m349.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $9.3m343.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $3.4m126.3k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $2.8m104.6k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | New | $2.4m89.8k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $2.3m83.6k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | New | $1.9m72.0k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $1.8m66.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $1.4m53.3k 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 |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution -2.6 pts · filed 2026-07-28 | 7.8% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution +2.2 pts · filed 2026-07-31 | 7.6% |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 13G · institution -1.5 pts · filed 2026-08-06 | 6.4% |
| FMR LLC 13G · institution +0.6 pts · filed 2026-08-06 | 5.3% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.3% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP (4.9%, 2026-08-13), Janus Henderson Group Ltd. (3.8%, 2026-08-13), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.5m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $552.8k | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 5 | $10.2m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $3.9m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $2.0m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $580.0k | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 7 | $26.1m | $991.1k |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $7.9m | $6.5m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-18 | Lundstrom Paul Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $1.4m53.5k shares |
| 2023-07-31 | Advaithi Revathi Chief Executive Officer, director | Sold plan | $6.5m240.0k 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 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 1.05% of their portfolio | 46.1m $1.2bn | Reduced -1.0m |
| FMR LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 44.7m $1.2bn | Added +247.0k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.47% of their portfolio | 26.8m $723.6m | Added +914.7k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.14% of their portfolio | 25.2m $678.8m | Reduced -1.9m |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.47% of their portfolio | 15.1m $407.2m | Reduced -2.0m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 12.9m $346.9m | Reduced -1.1m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.13% of their portfolio | 11.0m $297.9m | Reduced -5.6m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.08% of their portfolio | 10.7m $287.4m | Reduced -861.1k |
| LYRICAL ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 5.04% of their portfolio | 9.9m $266.6m | Reduced -13.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 8.5m $230.5m | Reduced -1.2m |
| Boston Partners 0.31% of their portfolio | 8.3m $225.0m | Reduced -127.5k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 7.6m $203.9m | Reduced -1.1m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 7.5m $202.9m | Reduced -975.6k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.44% of their portfolio | 7.0m $188.8m | Added +447.2k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 6.9m $186.8m | Added +9.0k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 6.4m $171.6m | Reduced -226.3k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.21% of their portfolio | 6.4m $171.4m | Reduced -135.6k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.6m $150.6m | Added +302.1k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 5.5m $147.9m | Added +5.3m |
| NORGES BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.3m $142.7m | Added +291.4k |
| Park West Asset Management LLC 11.65% of their portfolio | 4.7m $126.8m | Added +634.5k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.69% of their portfolio | 4.4m $119.4m | Added +139.0k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.18% of their portfolio | 4.1m $111.3m | Reduced -621.2k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.9m $104.3m | Added +72.8k |
| Sound Shore Management Inc /CT/ 3.87% of their portfolio | 3.7m $101.0m | Reduced -914.2k |
| Standard Investments LLC 5.85% of their portfolio | 3.2m $87.1m | Reduced -585.0k |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 3.2m $85.5m | Added +7.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.2m $85.2m | Reduced -392.4k |
| Sessa Capital IM, L.P. 3.58% of their portfolio | 3.0m $80.9m | Unchanged |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.9m $78.4m | Reduced -162.1k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.15% of their portfolio | 2.7m $72.6m | Added +104.0k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.6m $71.1m | Reduced -1.0m |
| FIL Ltd 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.4m $65.8m | Added +10.0k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.22% of their portfolio | 2.4m $64.1m | Reduced -150.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.3m $61.8m | Added +195.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.3m $60.8m | Reduced -31.2k |
| Merewether Investment Management, LP 3.51% of their portfolio | 2.2m $58.1m | Added +676.8k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.1m $53.9m | Added +8.4k |
| Sachem Head Capital Management LP 2.69% of their portfolio | 2.0m $53.3m | Reduced -2.5m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.8m $49.0m | Added +665.1k |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. 0.48% of their portfolio | 1.8m $48.2m | Added +62.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.7m $47.1m | Reduced -37.6k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.6m $43.7m | Added +40.5k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $43.3m | Reduced -155.1k |
| BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP 0.80% of their portfolio | 1.5m $41.2m | Added +123.8k |
| Shannon River Fund Management LLC 11.79% of their portfolio | 1.5m $40.1m | Reduced -605.2k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.5m $39.9m | Added +545.0k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 1.4m $38.0m | Added +956.7k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.3m $36.0m | Reduced -8.9k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.3m $35.0m | Added +904.4k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $34.7m | Reduced -368.7k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.3m $33.9m | Added +142.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $33.6m | Reduced -88.8k |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 0.55% of their portfolio | 1.2m $32.9m | Reduced -158.3k |
| M.D. Sass, LLC 4.40% of their portfolio | 1.2m $31.8m | Added +301.7k |
| COOKSON PEIRCE & CO INC 2.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $31.1m | Added +4.4k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.1m $30.7m | Reduced -82.0k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $29.9m | Added +401.9k |
| TOCQUEVILLE ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. 0.55% of their portfolio | 1.1m $28.7m | Added +94.7k |
| TCW GROUP INC 0.36% of their portfolio | 1.1m $28.7m | Reduced -501.3k |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $27.0m | Reduced -40.0k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.33% of their portfolio | 1.0m $28.2m | Reduced -142.2k |
| J.P. Morgan Private Wealth Advisors LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.0m $27.9m | Reduced -11.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.02% of their portfolio | 974.8k $26.3m | Reduced -7.3k |
| Perpetual Ltd 0.27% of their portfolio | 973.4k $26.3m | Reduced -8.2k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 950.6k $25.6m | Reduced -127.0k |
| Clear Harbor Asset Management, LLC 2.53% of their portfolio | 898.2k $24.2m | Reduced -2.3k |
| Capital International Investors 0.01% of their portfolio | 864.8k $23.3m | Unchanged |
| IRIDIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC/CT 4.68% of their portfolio | 857.2k $23.1m | Reduced -712.9k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 840.5k $22.7m | Added +410.1k |
| Ionic Capital Management LLC 8.77% of their portfolio | 829.7k $22.4m | Added +45.0k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 787.4k $21.2m | Reduced -33.7k |
| Blue Door Asset Management, LLC 17.13% of their portfolio | 766.1k $20.7m | Unchanged |
| Philosophy Capital Management LLC 4.19% of their portfolio | 743.3k $20.1m | Added +131.6k |
| BECKER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.77% of their portfolio | 719.5k $19.4m | Reduced -8.3k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 682.9k $18.4m | Reduced -26.5k |
| Cinctive Capital Management LP 0.98% of their portfolio | 658.2k $17.8m | Reduced -459.9k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 656.3k $17.7m | Reduced -6.5k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.04% of their portfolio | 648.5k $17.5m | Added +579.3k |
| SCOUT INVESTMENTS, INC. 0.39% of their portfolio | 640.5k $17.1m | Reduced -33.2k |
| Man Group plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 633.7k $17.1m | New |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.06% of their portfolio | 620.5k $16.7m | Reduced -12.1k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.04% of their portfolio | 617.0k $16.6m | Reduced -517 |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 592.0k $16.0m | Added +85.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 591.2k $16.0m | Reduced -93.2k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.23% of their portfolio | 579.9k $15.6m | Added +259.7k |
| S&T Bank/PA 3.01% of their portfolio | 578.2k $15.6m | Added +35.6k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 551.0k $14.9m | Reduced -42.5k |
| Troluce Capital Advisors LLC 8.97% of their portfolio | 550.7k $14.9m | New |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.18% of their portfolio | 520.2k $14.0m | Reduced -117.7k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 506.2k $13.7m | Added +42.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 504.7k $13.6m | Reduced -36.3k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 502.6k $13.6m | Added +53.8k |
| Bayberry Capital Partners LP 5.06% of their portfolio | 500.0k $13.5m | New |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 481.5k $13.0m | Added +157.7k |
| DECADE RENEWABLE PARTNERS LP 7.68% of their portfolio | 470.0k $12.7m | Reduced -130.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 463.3k $12.5m | Added +14.2k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.06% of their portfolio | 460.8k $12.4m | Added +187.5k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.03% of their portfolio | 458.8k $12.4m | Added +1.7k |
| KINGDON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 2.17% of their portfolio | 440.0k $11.9m | Reduced -145.0k |