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 ($22.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 387.8m as of 2024-10-25, 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 ≈ $33.46. Options: 16 managers hold calls ($82.7m notional), 14 hold puts ($27.6m).
Trends to Q3 2024
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 |
| Q4 2023 | 476 |
| Q1 2024 | 473 |
| Q2 2024 | 474 |
| Q3 2024 | 500 |
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 |
| Q4 2023 | 215 | 225 |
| Q1 2024 | 205 | 262 |
| Q2 2024 | 209 | 249 |
| Q3 2024 | 234 | 224 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | $95.4m | $49.8m | 0.52 |
| Q1 2024 | $133.6m | $26.0m | 0.19 |
| Q2 2024 | $118.8m | $30.4m | 0.26 |
| Q3 2024 | $82.7m | $27.6m | 0.33 |
Biggest buyers
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +6.0m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +3.8m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +2.2m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | +1.3m |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | +1.0m |
| Boston Partners | Added | +956.4k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | Added | +914.9k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +816.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | Added | +733.6k |
| Simcoe Capital Management, LLC | New | +660.3k |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -4.0m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -3.7m |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -2.7m |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | Reduced | -2.4m |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Reduced | -2.0m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -1.6m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.2m |
| Duquesne Family Office LLC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ | Reduced | -1.1m |
| Merewether Investment Management, LP | Reduced | -1.1m |
Biggest calls
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $26.4m789.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $21.5m643.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $9.3m279.6k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | New | $5.2m156.8k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $5.1m152.8k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $2.8m82.7k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $2.2m64.9k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $2.1m61.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.7m52.0k shares |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP | New | $1.5m45.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $9.8m292.6k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $4.6m136.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $3.9m115.3k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $2.7m79.5k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $2.6m76.4k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $1.6m49.2k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $721.5k21.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $652.0k21.5k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $347.7k10.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $334.3k10.0k 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 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.
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 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 |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $4.1m | $3.9m |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $6.1m | $5.7m |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 8 | $33.6m | $7.5m |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $904.5k | $904.5k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-26 | OFFER DAVID SCOTT EVP, General Counsel · By Trust | Sold plan | $329.5k10.0k shares |
| 2024-08-23 | OFFER DAVID SCOTT EVP, General Counsel · By Trust | Sold plan | $319.9k10.0k shares |
| 2024-07-29 | Tan Kwang Hooi Group President | Sold plan | $255.1k8.0k 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 1.06% of their portfolio | 43.2m $1.4bn | Reduced -1.1m |
| FMR LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 36.2m $1.2bn | Reduced -4.0m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.20% of their portfolio | 34.4m $1.1bn | Reduced -3.7m |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 26.9m $898.4m | Added +344.8k |
| Boston Partners 1.01% of their portfolio | 25.5m $854.6m | Added +956.4k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 16.5m $553.2m | First filing |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.14% of their portfolio | 12.8m $427.4m | Reduced -757.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 12.1m $404.3m | Added +593.0k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 11.5m $383.8m | Added +6.0m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 9.3m $310.3m | Added +816.4k |
| LYRICAL ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 4.30% of their portfolio | 8.8m $295.5m | Reduced -426.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 7.6m $254.0m | Reduced -381.5k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.52% of their portfolio | 7.3m $243.7m | Added +424.0k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 7.1m $237.2m | Added +31.2k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.19% of their portfolio | 6.0m $201.1m | Reduced -2.7m |
| NORGES BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.9m $195.8m | Added +95.6k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 5.1m $171.1m | Reduced -171.2k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 5.0m $166.6m | Added +181.6k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.8m $168.5m | Reduced -11.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.5m $149.4m | Added +3.8m |
| Capital World Investors 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.5m $149.1m | Added +1.2k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.59% of their portfolio | 4.1m $135.5m | Reduced -13.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.8m $126.2m | Reduced -1.6m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.7m $122.5m | Added +603.2k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.11% of their portfolio | 3.1m $103.7m | Added +22.9k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.44% of their portfolio | 2.9m $97.5m | Reduced -15.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.9m $95.5m | Reduced -180.7k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.6m $88.2m | Added +2.2m |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.4m $78.6m | Added +914.9k |
| Sound Shore Management Inc /CT/ 2.52% of their portfolio | 2.3m $77.5m | Reduced -827.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.2m $73.0m | Added +49.9k |
| BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP 0.79% of their portfolio | 2.1m $69.8m | Added +33.8k |
| FIL Ltd 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.1m $69.4m | Reduced -63 |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.0m $65.9m | Reduced -105.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.9m $61.9m | Reduced -375.1k |
| TCW GROUP INC 0.53% of their portfolio | 1.8m $60.5m | Added +99.4k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.7m $56.1m | Added +1.3m |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.5m $51.4m | Reduced -2.4m |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $49.0m | Reduced -36.4k |
| Merewether Investment Management, LP 2.15% of their portfolio | 1.4m $46.6m | Reduced -1.1m |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.4m $45.8m | Added +73.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.4m $45.8m | Reduced -447.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $45.0m | Added +50.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $44.2m | Added +733.6k |
| COOKSON PEIRCE & CO INC 2.05% of their portfolio | 1.3m $43.8m | Added +2.2k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $43.6m | Added +12.2k |
| Shannon River Fund Management LLC 6.45% of their portfolio | 1.3m $42.7m | Added +33.3k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $42.4m | Added +64.7k |
| Park West Asset Management LLC 2.94% of their portfolio | 1.2m $39.8m | Unchanged |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $37.4m | Reduced -518.5k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $35.2m | Reduced -4.7k |
| J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG 0.61% of their portfolio | 1.0m $35.1m | Reduced -90.7k |
| TOCQUEVILLE ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. 0.55% of their portfolio | 1.0m $35.1m | Added +55.2k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.0m $34.7m | Added +1.0m |
| Clear Harbor Asset Management, LLC 2.49% of their portfolio | 905.5k $30.3m | Reduced -400 |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 870.9k $29.1m | Added +20.1k |
| Capital International Investors 0.01% of their portfolio | 864.8k $28.9m | Unchanged |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 790.4k $26.4m | Added +108.1k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.02% of their portfolio | 778.6k $26.0m | Reduced -49.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 774.9k $25.9m | Added +231.6k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.02% of their portfolio | 755.0k $25.2m | Added +91.3k |
| Blue Door Asset Management, LLC 16.23% of their portfolio | 703.0k $23.5m | Added +35.6k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.07% of their portfolio | 687.4k $23.0m | Reduced -262.1k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 680.9k $22.8m | Added +5.7k |
| BECKER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.73% of their portfolio | 674.8k $22.6m | Reduced -12.2k |
| Simcoe Capital Management, LLC 2.90% of their portfolio | 660.3k $22.1m | New |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 652.0k $21.9m | Added +70.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 630.2k $21.1m | Added +30.2k |
| Nishkama Capital, LLC 3.05% of their portfolio | 592.1k $19.8m | Reduced -292.1k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 579.5k $19.4m | Added +247.5k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 579.4k $19.4m | Reduced -4.3k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 545.9k $18.3m | Reduced -646.5k |
| IRIDIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC/CT 3.82% of their portfolio | 533.2k $17.8m | Reduced -51.9k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 509.7k $17.0m | Reduced -626.7k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 506.1k $16.9m | Reduced -171.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.02% of their portfolio | 493.7k $16.5m | Added +475.4k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.03% of their portfolio | 486.3k $16.3m | Added +258.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 478.9k $16.0m | Added +32.5k |
| Concentric Capital Strategies, LP 0.97% of their portfolio | 462.0k $15.4m | Added +279.5k |
| Portolan Capital Management, LLC 1.07% of their portfolio | 440.9k $14.7m | Added +84.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 435.3k $14.6m | Reduced -1.2m |
| KADENSA CAPITAL Ltd 3.79% of their portfolio | 433.4k $14.5m | Reduced -135.2k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.06% of their portfolio | 382.6k $12.8m | Added +169.3k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 381.5k $12.8m | Added +1.4k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 375.5k $12.6m | Added +284.3k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 356.4k $11.9m | Added +130.1k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 351.4k $11.7m | Reduced -32.3k |
| Duquesne Family Office LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 348.9k $11.7m | Reduced -1.1m |
| COZAD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 1.11% of their portfolio | 347.2k $11.6m | Added +43.1k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.12% of their portfolio | 336.4k $11.2m | Reduced -318.9k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 307.2k $10.3m | Reduced -16.8k |
| S&T Bank/PA 2.66% of their portfolio | 303.4k $10.1m | Reduced -41.9k |
| NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 285.6k $9.5m | Added +8.2k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 285.3k $9.5m | Reduced -362.2k |
| D. SCOTT NEAL, INC. 4.89% of their portfolio | 276.5k $9.2m | Reduced -3.0k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 275.9k $9.2m | Added +25.5k |
| Man Group plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 261.4k $8.7m | Reduced -6.0k |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 259.4k $8.7m | Added +31.7k |
| KINGDON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 1.23% of their portfolio | 250.0k $8.4m | Reduced -50.0k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 245.6k $8.2m | Added +115.5k |