AutoZone

AZO • NYSE

AutoZone is a specialty retail company in the consumer cyclical sector on NYSE, led by Philip Daniele, with a market cap of $57.4B. As of Q3 2025, 89% of shares are held by 1,303 institutional investors, with VANGUARD GROUP INC as the largest holder at 10.79%.

CEOPhilip Daniele

Market Cap$57.4B

Specialty Retail

Consumer Cyclical

Employees119.0K

Websiteautozone.com

Country

United States of America

Overview

Overview of institutional ownership in AZO as of Q3 2025 with a market cap of $71.5B

All Institutions

Institutions: 1,303
Value Held: $63.7B
Shares Held: 14.9M
Avg Position: $48.9M
Median Position: $1.3M

Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds: 77
Value Held: $2.6B
Shares Held: 616.2K
Avg Position: $34.3M
Median Position: $7.3M

Ownership Breakdown

Institutional (non-HF)

85.47%

$61.1B

Hedge Funds

3.69%

$2.6B

Retail & Other

10.84%

$7.7B

Based on market cap of $71.5B as of Q3 2025. Institutional (non-HF) excludes hedge funds to avoid double counting.

Biggest Investors

Institutions with the largest positions in AZO as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Position Value	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	Salim Ramji CEO	$7.7B 0.12% of portfolio	10.79% 1.8M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 6m+	$6.69T
BlackRock, Inc. Institution	Laurence D. Fink CEO	$5.5B 0.10% of portfolio	7.63% 1.3M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 6m+	$5.67T
STATE STREET CORP Institution	Ronald P. O'Hanley CEO	$3.1B 0.11% of portfolio	4.29% 714.9K shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 6m+	$2.88T
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO Institution	Jamie Dimon CEO	$2.3B 0.15% of portfolio	3.20% 533.5K shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 6m+	$1.56T
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC ETF Provider	David Kenneth Lane CEO	$1.9B 0.12% of portfolio	2.69% 449.0K shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 6m+	$1.57T
MORGAN STANLEY RIA/Wealth	Jed Finn CEO	$1.8B 0.11% of portfolio	2.51% 418.2K shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 6m+	$1.65T
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ Long Only Manager	Robert W Sharps President	$1.6B 0.18% of portfolio	2.28% 379.7K shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 6m+	$912.31B
R ROYAL BANK OF CANADA Institution	-	$1.5B 0.27% of portfolio	2.08% 347.4K shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 6m+	$542.04B
FMR LLC Institution	-	$1.4B 0.07% of portfolio	1.91% 318.8K shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 6m+	$1.92T
F Fiera Capital Corp Institution	-	$1.2B 4.00% of portfolio	1.73% 288.8K shares	Q3 2013 Held for 12y 3m	$30.9B

Net Capital Flow

Institutional buying and selling activity for AZO in Q3 2025

Traded: −$512.7M
Buyers: 574
Sellers: 499
Total Bought: +$3.3B
Total Sold: −$3.8B
Avg Position: $46.1M

Biggest Buyers

Institution	Net Bought	Current Position
V Vontobel Holding Ltd. Institution	+$323.4M +75.4K shares	$440.0M 102.6K shares
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$193.1M +45.2K shares	$432.1M 101.2K shares
VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC Long Only Manager	+$177.9M +41.5K shares	$222.2M 51.8K shares
B Bain Capital Public Equity Management II, LLC Institution	+$154.5M +36.0K shares	$154.5M 36.0K shares
WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM QUANTITATIVE STRATEGIES LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$152.6M +35.6K shares	$152.6M 35.6K shares
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC Long Only Manager	+$127.1M +29.9K shares	$259.5M 61.1K shares
FMR LLC Institution	+$124.2M +29.0K shares	$1.4B 318.8K shares
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ Long Only Manager	+$119.7M +27.9K shares	$1.6B 379.7K shares
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	+$113.9M +26.5K shares	$7.7B 1.8M shares
G GCIC Ltd. Institution	+$105.3M +24.5K shares	$201.3M 46.9K shares

Biggest Sellers

Institution	Net Sold	Current Position
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO Institution	−$421.2M −98.2K shares	$2.3B 533.5K shares
BARCLAYS PLC Institution	−$268.1M −62.5K shares	$588.4M 137.2K shares
Point72 Asset Management, L.P. Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	−$224.5M −52.3K shares	$100.3M 23.4K shares
Robeco Investment Management, Inc. Long Only Manager	−$196.6M −45.9K shares	$1.2B 275.9K shares
M MANUFACTURERES LIFE INSURANCE CO Institution	−$180.7M −42.1K shares	$244.2M 56.9K shares
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	−$153.5M −35.8K shares	$44.0M 10.3K shares
NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB Institution	−$123.2M −28.5K shares	$216.3M 50.1K shares
UBS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS INC Long Only Manager	−$122.4M −28.5K shares	$580.2M 135.2K shares
Marshall Wace LLP Institution	−$101.2M −23.6K shares	$28.2M 6.6K shares
F Freestone Grove Partners LP Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	−$94.1M −21.9K shares	$23.0M 5.4K shares

Entry and Exit Activity

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

New Positions: 64
New Value: $183.9M
Exited Positions: 80
Exited Value: $269.4M

New Positions

Institution	Position Value
B Bain Capital Public Equity Management II, LLC Institution	$154.5M 36.0K shares
Bain Capital Public Equity, LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$9.7M 2.3K shares
B Bancreek Capital Management, LP Hedge Fund•Value	$3.6M 833.0 shares
Pacific Capital Partners Ltd RIA/Wealth	$2.7M 635.0 shares
T TEMA ETFS LLC Institution	$1.2M 281.0 shares
Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC RIA/Wealth	$677.9K 158.0 shares
Arbor Investment Advisors, LLC RIA/Wealth	$493.4K 115.0 shares
JACKSON THORNTON ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC RIA/Wealth	$447.1K 111.0 shares
N NorthCrest Asset Manangement, LLC Long Only Manager	$439.6K 108.0 shares
Delta Investment Management, LLC RIA/Wealth	$429.0K 100.0 shares

Exited Positions

Institution	Previous Position
Candlestick Capital Management LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$54.5M 14.7K shares
Interval Partners, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$42.1M 11.4K shares
A AXA Institution	$29.2M 7.9K shares
Trexquant Investment LP Hedge Fund•Quant	$18.4M 5.0K shares
I ISTHMUS PARTNERS, LLC RIA/Wealth	$17.2M 4.6K shares
J J. Goldman & Co LP Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$13.9M 3.8K shares
E Eisler Capital Management Ltd. Institution	$13.9M 3.7K shares
Y Y-Intercept Ltd Institution	$9.3M 2.5K shares
M MIRAE ASSET SECURITIES INC. Institution	$7.4M 2.0K shares
Jain Global LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$7.1M 1.9K shares

Options Activity

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

Call Positions: 24
Call Value: $1.3B
Put Positions: 24
Put Value: $1.3B

Call Positions

Institution	Position Value
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$459.1M 1.1K contracts
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution	$233.8M 545.0 contracts
D D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. Institution	$208.5M 486.0 contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$193.5M 451.0 contracts
W WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC Institution	$106.0M 248.0 contracts
B BNP PARIBAS ARBITRAGE, SA Institution	$19.3M 0.5 contracts
L LMR Partners LLP Institution	$7.7M 18.0 contracts
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ Institution	$6.0M 14.0 contracts
Point72 Asset Management, L.P. Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$4.7M 11.0 contracts
TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$3.9M 9.0 contracts

Put Positions

Institution	Position Value
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$793.7M 1.9K contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$205.1M 478.0 contracts
W WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC Institution	$94.9M 222.0 contracts
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution	$64.8M 151.0 contracts
B BNP PARIBAS ARBITRAGE, SA Institution	$35.2M 0.8 contracts
Monaco Asset Management SAM RIA/Wealth	$21.5M 50.0 contracts
Point72 Asset Management, L.P. Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$13.3M 31.0 contracts
Walleye Trading LLC RIA/Wealth	$9.4M 22.0 contracts
S Squarepoint Ops LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	$5.6M 13.0 contracts
C Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC Institution	$4.3M 10.0 contracts

Most Committed Institutions

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

Institution	Key People	Portfolio Weight	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
W William B. Walkup & Associates, Inc. RIA/Wealth	Christopher Joel Walkup CFO	14.35% $26.8M	0.04% 6.2K shares	Q2 2024 Held for 1y 6m	$186.7M
MARSHFIELD ASSOCIATES Long Only Manager	Jarron Hampton Smith COO	12.79% $739.3M	1.03% 172.3K shares	Q2 2017 Held for 8y 6m	$5.8B
THREADGILL FINANCIAL, LLC RIA/Wealth	Zachary N Threadgill Member	12.03% $24.8M	0.03% 5.8K shares	Q3 2021 Held for 4y 3m	$205.9M
C Clio Asset Management LLC RIA/Wealth	James George Aldige Managing Partner	12.02% $16.2M	0.02% 3.8K shares	Q3 2023 Held for 2y 3m	$134.7M
Dorsey Asset Management, LLC Hedge Fund•Value	Patrick Warfield Dorsey Managing Partner	11.52% $128.2M	0.18% 29.9K shares	Q1 2024 Held for 1y 9m	$1.1B
NEW SOUTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC Long Only Manager	David Stephen Morrow President	8.76% $192.2M	0.27% 44.8K shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 6m+	$2.2B
BLS CAPITAL FONDSMAEGLERSELSKAB A/S Hedge Fund•Value	Anna Grex Borre CEO	8.43% $245.1M	0.34% 57.1K shares	Q4 2020 Held for 5 years	$2.9B
B Bancreek Capital Management, LP Hedge Fund•Value	Andrew Loren Skatoff CIO	7.50% $3.6M	0.00% 833.0 shares	Q3 2025 Held for 3 months	$47.7M
W WINMILL & CO. INC Institution	-	7.35% $30.3M	0.04% 7.1K shares	Q3 2019 Held for 6y 3m	$412.4M
B Bretton Capital Management, LLC Institution	Stephen Jerome Dodson Managing Partner	7.23% $8.6M	0.01% 2.0K shares	Q3 2024 Held for 1y 3m	$118.6M

Hedge Fund Spotlight

Discover hedge funds investing in AZO

Point72 Asset Management, L.P.

Hedge Fund • Multi-Strategy

Portfolio ManagerSteven Alan Cohen

Portfolio Value: $43.2B
Positions: 1,280
Last Reported: Q3 2025

Sector Allocation

Position in AutoZone

Market Value: $100.3M
Shares Held: 23.4K
Portfolio Weight: 0.23%
Owned Since: 2020-Q1

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