Albemarle

ALB • NYSE

Albemarle is a chemicals - specialty company in the basic materials sector on NYSE, led by J. Kent Masters, with a market cap of $15.6B. As of Q3 2025, 92% of shares are held by 735 institutional investors, with VANGUARD GROUP INC as the largest holder at 12.41%.

President and Chief Executive OfficerJ. Kent Masters

Market Cap$15.6B

Chemicals - Specialty

Basic Materials

Employees9.0K

Websitealbemarle.com

Country

United States of America

Overview

Overview of institutional ownership in ALB as of Q3 2025 with a market cap of $9.5B

All Institutions

Institutions: 735
Value Held: $8.8B
Shares Held: 107.9M
Avg Position: $11.9M
Median Position: $530.3K

Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds: 58
Value Held: $672.2M
Shares Held: 8.3M
Avg Position: $11.6M
Median Position: $1.8M

Ownership Breakdown

Institutional (non-HF)

84.84%

$8.1B

Hedge Funds

7.04%

$672.2M

Retail & Other

8.11%

$774.1M

Based on market cap of $9.5B as of Q3 2025. Institutional (non-HF) excludes hedge funds to avoid double counting.

Biggest Investors

Institutions with the largest positions in ALB as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Position Value	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	Salim Ramji CEO	$1.2B 0.02% of portfolio	12.41% 14.6M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$6.69T
C Capital World Investors Institution	-	$669.8M 0.09% of portfolio	7.02% 8.3M shares	Q1 2024 Held for 1y 8m	$730.00B
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	-	$665.6M 0.01% of portfolio	6.98% 8.2M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$5.67T
STATE STREET CORP Institution	Ronald P. O'Hanley CEO	$457.7M 0.02% of portfolio	4.77% 5.6M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$2.88T
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC Institution	Gregory E. Johnson CEO	$267.7M 0.07% of portfolio	2.81% 3.3M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$395.36B
PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ Long Only Manager	Theofanis A Kolokotrones Chairman	$264.0M 0.20% of portfolio	2.77% 3.3M shares	Q3 2018 Held for 7y 2m	$128.84B
MORGAN STANLEY RIA/Wealth	Jed Finn CEO	$256.8M 0.02% of portfolio	2.69% 3.2M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$1.65T
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ Institution	Brian T. Moynihan CEO	$245.6M 0.02% of portfolio	2.57% 3.0M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$1.33T
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC ETF Provider	David Kenneth Lane CEO	$242.7M 0.02% of portfolio	2.55% 3.0M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$1.57T
Invesco Ltd. ETF Provider	Brian Christopher Hartigan CEO	$223.8M 0.04% of portfolio	2.35% 2.8M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$633.08B

Net Capital Flow

Institutional buying and selling activity for ALB in Q3 2025

Traded: −$194.1M
Buyers: 388
Sellers: 321
Total Bought: +$1.1B
Total Sold: −$1.3B
Avg Position: $10.7M

Biggest Buyers

Institution	Net Bought	Current Position
MANNING & NAPIER ADVISORS LLC RIA/Wealth	+$138.7M +1.6M shares	$138.7M 1.6M shares
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$109.1M +1.3M shares	$140.5M 1.7M shares
MORGAN STANLEY RIA/Wealth	+$64.0M +789.4K shares	$256.8M 3.2M shares
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ Institution	+$54.5M +671.9K shares	$245.6M 3.0M shares
SAMLYN CAPITAL, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$47.1M +580.8K shares	$47.1M 580.8K shares
B BNP Paribas Investment Partners S.A. Institution	+$45.9M +566.2K shares	$57.6M 709.9K shares
TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$42.8M +527.8K shares	$66.6M 821.7K shares
CAISSE DE DEPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBEC Fund of Funds	+$41.2M +508.6K shares	$41.2M 508.6K shares
VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP ETF Provider	+$40.0M +493.5K shares	$82.4M 1.0M shares
BARCLAYS PLC Institution	+$34.0M +419.6K shares	$100.5M 1.2M shares

Biggest Sellers

Institution	Net Sold	Current Position
Capital Research Global Investors RIA/Wealth	−$260.1M −4.2M shares	Sold Off 0 shares
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC Institution	−$200.2M −2.5M shares	$267.7M 3.3M shares
STATE STREET CORP Institution	−$83.1M −1.0M shares	$457.7M 5.6M shares
P ProShare Advisors LLC Institution	−$69.5M −856.8K shares	$163.2M 2.0M shares
S Squarepoint Ops LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	−$69.3M −855.3K shares	$70.9M 874.8K shares
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	−$43.0M −530.0K shares	$6.5M 79.7K shares
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	−$35.3M −435.5K shares	$11.4M 140.6K shares
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	−$28.6M −352.7K shares	$15.3M 188.2K shares
CBOE Vest Financial, LLC ETF Provider	−$25.0M −308.6K shares	$52.8M 651.4K shares
UBS Group AG Institution	−$22.1M −272.7K shares	$171.1M 2.1M shares

Entry and Exit Activity

Institutions that initiated new positions or completely exited ALB in Q3 2025

New Positions: 40
New Value: $50.5M
Exited Positions: 81
Exited Value: $340.0M

New Positions

Institution	Position Value
Kailix Advisors LLC RIA/Wealth	$11.7M 144.5K shares
S STEADFAST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$9.3M 114.9K shares
C Covalis Ltd Institution	$6.7M 83.0K shares
PEREGRINE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC RIA/Wealth	$6.1M 75.0K shares
CenterBook Partners LP Hedge Fund•Market Neutral	$3.9M 47.6K shares
B Bedell Investment Counselling RIA/Wealth	$3.2M 39.9K shares
M Massar Capital Management, LP Institution	$1.8M 22.8K shares
P Portman Square Capital LLP Hedge Fund•Vol Arbitrage	$1.5M 18.3K shares
M Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Ltd. Institution	$1.4M 17.0K shares
I Impax Asset Management Group plc Long Only Manager	$1.0M 12.9K shares

Exited Positions

Institution	Previous Position
Capital Research Global Investors RIA/Wealth	$260.1M 4.2M shares
C Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC Institution	$13.7M 217.9K shares
M MIRAE ASSET SECURITIES INC. Institution	$7.9M 125.3K shares
T TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP Hedge Fund•Quant	$5.6M 89.4K shares
Holocene Advisors, LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$5.2M 82.6K shares
Y Y-Intercept Ltd Institution	$4.2M 66.4K shares
TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$4.0M 64.0K shares
T Tejara Capital Ltd Institution	$3.9M 61.7K shares
Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd RIA/Wealth	$3.6M 57.2K shares
Kingstone Capital Partners Texas, LLC RIA/Wealth	$3.5M 55.5K shares

Options Activity

Institutions with the largest Call and Put options positions in ALB as of Q3 2025

Call Positions: 35
Call Value: $801.0M
Put Positions: 35
Put Value: $1.2B

Call Positions

Institution	Position Value
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$251.0M 31.0K contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$150.6M 18.6K contracts
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution	$87.0M 10.7K contracts
P PEAK6 LLC Institution	$50.7M 6.3K contracts
D D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. Institution	$50.1M 6.2K contracts
W WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC Institution	$34.9M 4.0K contracts
Walleye Trading LLC RIA/Wealth	$20.8M 2.6K contracts
S Squarepoint Ops LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	$16.9M 2.1K contracts
TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$16.6M 2.0K contracts
Q Qube Research & Technologies Ltd Institution	$14.7M 1.8K contracts

Put Positions

Institution	Position Value
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$255.4M 31.5K contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$196.0M 24.2K contracts
BARCLAYS PLC Institution	$168.4M 20.8K contracts
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution	$151.5M 18.7K contracts
D D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. Institution	$63.3M 7.8K contracts
Walleye Trading LLC RIA/Wealth	$44.8M 5.5K contracts
UBS Group AG Institution	$34.4M 4.2K contracts
P PEAK6 LLC Institution	$33.0M 4.1K contracts
S Squarepoint Ops LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	$25.8M 3.2K contracts
W WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC Institution	$25.6M 2.9K contracts

Most Committed Institutions

Institutions with ALB as the highest % of their portfolio as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Portfolio Weight	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
C Covalis Ltd Institution	-	21.80% $6.7M	0.07% 83.0K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$30.9M
Kailix Advisors LLC RIA/Wealth	Ryan Steven Gorski Managing Partner	15.95% $11.7M	0.12% 144.5K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$73.5M
P Portman Square Capital LLP Hedge Fund•Vol Arbitrage	Sutesh Kumar Sharma CEO	3.24% $1.5M	0.02% 18.3K shares	Q1 2025 Held for 8 months	$45.7M
PEREGRINE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC RIA/Wealth	Kevin James Anthony CCO	3.13% $6.1M	0.06% 75.0K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$194.1M
F FengHe Fund Management Pte. Ltd. Institution	-	2.33% $25.8M	0.27% 317.8K shares	Q2 2025 Held for 5 months	$1.1B
H Himension Fund Institution	-	2.30% $37.6M	0.39% 463.4K shares	Q2 2024 Held for 1y 5m	$1.6B
L Leibman Financial Services, Inc. Institution	-	1.99% $2.6M	0.03% 32.4K shares	Q4 2023 Held for 1y 11m	$131.7M
MANNING & NAPIER ADVISORS LLC RIA/Wealth	Marc Orlans Mayer CEO	1.77% $138.7M	1.36% 1.6M shares	Q4 2024 Held for 11 months	$7.8B
Kennondale Capital Management LLC RIA/Wealth	Andrew Slay Managing Partner	1.72% $2.3M	0.02% 27.8K shares	Q4 2024 Held for 11 months	$130.6M
U USCF Advisers LLC Institution	John Parish Love CEO	1.66% $16.2K	0.00% 200.0 shares	Q1 2023 Held for 2y 8m	$977.5K