Axalta Coating Systems

AXTA • NYSE

Axalta Coating Systems is a chemicals - specialty company in the basic materials sector on NYSE, led by Chris Villavarayan, with a market cap of $6.7B. As of Q3 2025, 101% of shares are held by 383 institutional investors, with VANGUARD GROUP INC as the largest holder at 10.54%.

CEOChris Villavarayan

Market Cap$6.7B

Chemicals - Specialty

Basic Materials

Employees12.0K

Websiteaxalta.com

Country

United States of America

Overview

Overview of institutional ownership in AXTA as of Q3 2025 with a market cap of $6.2B

All Institutions

Institutions: 383
Value Held: $6.3B
Shares Held: 218.6M
Avg Position: $16.3M
Median Position: $924.4K

Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds: 62
Value Held: $1.0B
Shares Held: 36.7M
Avg Position: $16.9M
Median Position: $4.9M

Ownership Breakdown

Institutional (non-HF)

83.98%

$5.2B

Hedge Funds

16.93%

$1.0B

Retail & Other

Based on market cap of $6.2B as of Q3 2025. Institutional (non-HF) excludes hedge funds to avoid double counting.

Biggest Investors

Institutions with the largest positions in AXTA as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Position Value	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	Salim Ramji CEO	$653.5M 0.01% of portfolio	10.54% 22.8M shares	Q4 2014 Held for 10y 11m	$6.69T
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	-	$576.5M 0.01% of portfolio	9.30% 20.1M shares	Q4 2014 Held for 10y 11m	$5.67T
BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC Long Only Manager	Cory Lawrence Martin CEO	$447.7M 1.43% of portfolio	7.22% 15.6M shares	Q2 2016 Held for 9y 5m	$31.4B
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO Institution	Jamie Dimon CEO	$247.0M 0.02% of portfolio	3.99% 8.6M shares	Q3 2015 Held for 10y 2m	$1.56T
FMR LLC Institution	-	$245.1M 0.01% of portfolio	3.95% 8.6M shares	Q4 2014 Held for 10y 11m	$1.92T
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	Dan Michael Berkovitz Chairman	$224.3M 0.18% of portfolio	3.62% 7.8M shares	Q4 2014 Held for 10y 11m	$121.98B
STATE STREET CORP Institution	Ronald P. O'Hanley CEO	$193.6M 0.01% of portfolio	3.12% 6.8M shares	Q4 2014 Held for 10y 11m	$2.88T
VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC Long Only Manager	David Craig Brown CEO	$175.3M 0.11% of portfolio	2.83% 6.1M shares	Q3 2019 Held for 6y 2m	$158.22B
FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. Long Only Manager	Raife Brandon Giovinazzo Managing Partner	$169.1M 0.57% of portfolio	2.73% 5.9M shares	Q2 2024 Held for 1y 5m	$29.4B
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT CO LLP Long Only Manager	Jean Marie Hynes CEO	$160.5M 0.03% of portfolio	2.59% 5.6M shares	Q3 2016 Held for 9y 2m	$571.21B

Net Capital Flow

Institutional buying and selling activity for AXTA in Q3 2025

Traded: +$22.1M
Buyers: 198
Sellers: 194
Total Bought: +$930.2M
Total Sold: −$908.1M
Avg Position: $14.5M

Biggest Buyers

Institution	Net Bought	Current Position
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$185.3M +6.5M shares	$224.3M 7.8M shares
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Institution	+$92.0M +3.2M shares	$138.4M 4.8M shares
BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC Long Only Manager	+$50.7M +1.8M shares	$447.7M 15.6M shares
THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS Insurance Manager	+$46.8M +1.6M shares	$57.9M 2.0M shares
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$42.4M +1.5M shares	$107.7M 3.8M shares
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$37.3M +1.3M shares	$41.9M 1.5M shares
D D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. Institution	+$26.0M +907.8K shares	$94.2M 3.3M shares
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership Long Only Manager	+$23.9M +834.5K shares	$36.5M 1.3M shares
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP Long Only Manager	+$22.3M +778.2K shares	$145.8M 5.1M shares
ATLANTIC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC Hedge Fund•Activist	+$21.9M +764.0K shares	$21.9M 764.0K shares

Biggest Sellers

Institution	Net Sold	Current Position
FMR LLC Institution	−$236.3M −8.3M shares	$245.1M 8.6M shares
VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC Long Only Manager	−$140.2M −4.9M shares	$175.3M 6.1M shares
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO Institution	−$68.8M −2.4M shares	$247.0M 8.6M shares
MORGAN STANLEY RIA/Wealth	−$65.9M −2.3M shares	$71.2M 2.5M shares
I Ilex Capital Partners LLP Institution	−$60.6M −2.0M shares	Sold Off 0 shares
WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP Long Only Manager	−$53.7M −1.8M shares	Sold Off 0 shares
A ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP LLC Institution	−$32.3M −1.1M shares	$46.4M 1.6M shares
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT CO LLP Long Only Manager	−$18.3M −638.9K shares	$160.5M 5.6M shares
MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ Long Only Manager	−$15.1M −528.4K shares	$111.8M 3.9M shares
Q Qube Research & Technologies Ltd Institution	−$15.0M −524.6K shares	$86.2M 3.0M shares

Entry and Exit Activity

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

New Positions: 19
New Value: $20.6M
Exited Positions: 47
Exited Value: $174.2M

New Positions

Institution	Position Value
HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Long Only Manager	$11.9M 414.4K shares
Night Squared LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$5.3M 186.3K shares
A Albar Capital Partners LLP Institution	$1.6M 54.8K shares
Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC RIA/Wealth	$337.3K 11.8K shares
F Full Sail Capital, LLC Institution	$288.0K 10.1K shares
E EVERGREEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Institution	$274.5K 9.6K shares
Caerus Investment Advisors, LLC Venture Capital	$238.7K 8.3K shares
Perigon Wealth Management, LLC RIA/Wealth	$233.6K 8.2K shares
COOKSON PEIRCE & CO INC RIA/Wealth	$227.1K 7.9K shares
Warren Averett Asset Management, LLC RIA/Wealth	$211.5K 7.4K shares

Exited Positions

Institution	Previous Position
I Ilex Capital Partners LLP Institution	$60.6M 2.0M shares
WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP Long Only Manager	$53.7M 1.8M shares
TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$10.9M 365.5K shares
Hawk Ridge Management LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$10.5M 354.0K shares
A AXA Institution	$7.0M 234.1K shares
ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT RIA/Wealth	$5.3M 178.1K shares
T TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND Institution	$4.9M 166.3K shares
Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC Long Only Manager	$3.8M 129.0K shares
J Jump Financial, LLC Institution	$3.7M 125.9K shares
Centiva Capital, LP Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$2.8M 95.9K shares

Options Activity

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

Call Positions: 6
Call Value: $3.6M
Put Positions: 5
Put Value: $1.5M

Call Positions

Institution	Position Value
T Twin Tree Management, LP Hedge Fund•Vol Arbitrage	$1.6M 546.0 contracts
C CastleKnight Management LP Hedge Fund•Event Driven	$858.6K 300.0 contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$655.4K 229.0 contracts
S Squarepoint Ops LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	$558.1K 195.0 contracts
P PEAK6 LLC Institution	- - contracts
Walleye Trading LLC RIA/Wealth	- - contracts

Put Positions

Institution	Position Value
S Squarepoint Ops LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	$1.2M 416.0 contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$352.0K 123.0 contracts
T Twin Tree Management, LP Hedge Fund•Vol Arbitrage	- - contracts
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	- - contracts
Walleye Trading LLC RIA/Wealth	- - contracts

Most Committed Institutions

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

Institution	Key People	Portfolio Weight	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
ATLANTIC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC Hedge Fund•Activist	Alexander J Roepers President	12.56% $21.9M	0.35% 764.0K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$174.1M
SHAPIRO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO INC Long Only Manager	Louis Steven Shapiro President	2.97% $66.0M	1.06% 2.3M shares	Q4 2016 Held for 8y 11m	$2.2B
L LOCUST WOOD CAPITAL ADVISERS, LLC Hedge Fund•Value	Stephen John Errico CIO	2.71% $99.4M	1.60% 3.5M shares	Q4 2023 Held for 1y 11m	$3.7B
LAKEWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Anthony Theodore Bozza Managing Partner	2.57% $34.0M	0.55% 1.2M shares	Q4 2020 Held for 4y 11m	$1.3B
Regents Gate Capital LLP Hedge Fund•Market Neutral	Joshua White CIO	1.97% $5.6M	0.09% 194.1K shares	Q1 2025 Held for 8 months	$281.7M
Night Squared LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Neel Prafullchandra Parekh CEO	1.92% $5.3M	0.09% 186.3K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$277.1M
Trinity Street Asset Management LLP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	James Patrick Dunphy CFO	1.50% $22.1M	0.36% 770.9K shares	Q1 2025 Held for 8 months	$1.5B
BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC Long Only Manager	Cory Lawrence Martin CEO	1.43% $447.7M	7.22% 15.6M shares	Q2 2016 Held for 9y 5m	$31.4B
ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC Long Only Manager	John Washington Rogers CEO	1.28% $119.9M	1.93% 4.2M shares	Q1 2021 Held for 4y 8m	$9.4B
12th Street Asset Management Company, LLC Hedge Fund•Value	David Andrew Shipman Member	1.04% $6.5M	0.11% 228.4K shares	Q3 2022 Held for 3y 2m	$628.0M

Hedge Fund Spotlight

Discover hedge funds investing in AXTA

12th Street Asset Management Company, LLC

Hedge Fund • Value

Portfolio ManagerDavid Andrew Shipman

Portfolio Value: $628.0M
Positions: 31
Last Reported: Q3 2025

Sector Allocation

Position in Axalta Coating Systems

Market Value: $6.5M
Shares Held: 228.4K
Portfolio Weight: 1.04%
Owned Since: 2022-Q3

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