F5, Inc.

FFIV • NASDAQ

F5, Inc. is a software - infrastructure company in the technology sector on NASDAQ, led by Kara Sprague, with a market cap of $15.3B. As of Q3 2025, 95% of shares are held by 734 institutional investors, with VANGUARD GROUP INC as the largest holder at 12.61%.

President and Chief Executive OfficerKara Sprague

Market Cap$15.3B

Software - Infrastructure

Technology

Employees6.5K

Websitef5.com

Country

United States of America

Overview

Overview of institutional ownership in FFIV as of Q3 2025 with a market cap of $18.6B

All Institutions

Institutions: 734
Value Held: $17.7B
Shares Held: 54.7M
Avg Position: $24.1M
Median Position: $979.6K

Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds: 53
Value Held: $839.8M
Shares Held: 2.6M
Avg Position: $15.8M
Median Position: $1.1M

Ownership Breakdown

Institutional (non-HF)

90.66%

$16.8B

Hedge Funds

4.52%

$839.8M

Retail & Other

4.82%

$895.0M

Based on market cap of $18.6B as of Q3 2025. Institutional (non-HF) excludes hedge funds to avoid double counting.

Biggest Investors

Institutions with the largest positions in FFIV as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Position Value	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	Salim Ramji CEO	$2.3B 0.04% of portfolio	12.61% 7.2M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$6.69T
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	-	$2.1B 0.04% of portfolio	11.14% 6.4M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$5.67T
HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Long Only Manager	Scott Hoy Mcbride CEO	$1.6B 4.85% of portfolio	8.42% 4.8M shares	Q4 2020 Held for 4y 11m	$32.2B
STATE STREET CORP Institution	Ronald P. O'Hanley CEO	$1.0B 0.04% of portfolio	5.62% 3.2M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$2.88T
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC ETF Provider	David Kenneth Lane CEO	$572.1M 0.04% of portfolio	3.08% 1.8M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$1.57T
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP ETF Provider	James Allen Bowen CEO	$528.2M 0.39% of portfolio	2.84% 1.6M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$134.11B
Invesco Ltd. ETF Provider	Brian Christopher Hartigan CEO	$462.5M 0.07% of portfolio	2.49% 1.4M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$633.08B
LYRICAL ASSET MANAGEMENT LP Private Equity	Andrew Brian Wellington CIO	$336.2M 4.74% of portfolio	1.81% 1.0M shares	Q2 2023 Held for 2y 5m	$7.1B
NORTHERN TRUST CORP Institution	Michael G. O'Grady CEO	$328.9M 0.04% of portfolio	1.77% 1.0M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$782.01B
ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC Long Only Manager	Gillian Morna Therese Savage CEO	$325.6M 0.63% of portfolio	1.75% 1.0M shares	Q3 2014 Held for 11y 2m	$51.5B

Net Capital Flow

Institutional buying and selling activity for FFIV in Q3 2025

Traded: −$352.8K
Buyers: 387
Sellers: 292
Total Bought: +$1.1B
Total Sold: −$1.1B
Avg Position: $22.2M

Biggest Buyers

Institution	Net Bought	Current Position
CAISSE DE DEPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBEC Fund of Funds	+$94.0M +290.8K shares	$149.6M 462.7K shares
VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC Long Only Manager	+$90.7M +280.7K shares	$112.2M 347.1K shares
ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC Long Only Manager	+$60.5M +187.2K shares	$325.6M 1.0M shares
NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB Institution	+$50.8M +157.3K shares	$74.1M 229.6K shares
A Assenagon Asset Management S.A. Institution	+$44.1M +136.4K shares	$52.8M 163.5K shares
M Man Group plc Institution	+$36.0M +111.5K shares	$48.3M 149.5K shares
BARCLAYS PLC Institution	+$34.2M +105.7K shares	$100.3M 310.4K shares
H HSBC HOLDINGS PLC Institution	+$31.5M +97.6K shares	$150.6M 466.2K shares
A Allianz Asset Management AG Institution	+$25.8M +79.7K shares	$53.2M 164.6K shares
NISSAY ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP /JAPAN/ /ADV Insurance Manager	+$23.6M +73.0K shares	$26.0M 80.6K shares

Biggest Sellers

Institution	Net Sold	Current Position
S Swedbank AB Institution	−$159.5M −493.6K shares	$65.8M 203.5K shares
HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Long Only Manager	−$127.2M −393.7K shares	$1.6B 4.8M shares
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC Institution	−$64.6M −199.8K shares	$155.8M 481.9K shares
F Freestone Grove Partners LP Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	−$50.8M −172.5K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	−$50.5M −156.3K shares	$2.3B 7.2M shares
B BNP Paribas Investment Partners S.A. Institution	−$45.2M −153.6K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
UBS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS INC Long Only Manager	−$44.6M −137.9K shares	$231.8M 717.4K shares
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	−$39.3M −121.7K shares	$2.1B 6.4M shares
A AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC Institution	−$36.8M −113.8K shares	$137.1M 424.3K shares
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	−$30.0M −92.8K shares	$40.3M 124.6K shares

Entry and Exit Activity

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

New Positions: 44
New Value: $14.7M
Exited Positions: 62
Exited Value: $191.0M

New Positions

Institution	Position Value
E Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co Institution	$5.2M 16.1K shares
M Massar Capital Management, LP Institution	$1.0M 3.2K shares
Williamson Legacy Group, LLC RIA/Wealth	$751.4K 2.3K shares
STRATEGY ASSET MANAGERS LLC RIA/Wealth	$734.3K 2.3K shares
JT Stratford LLC RIA/Wealth	$719.4K 2.2K shares
Catalytic Wealth RIA, LLC RIA/Wealth	$678.7K 2.1K shares
Q Qsemble Capital Management, LP Hedge Fund•Quant	$603.1K 1.9K shares
T Transcendent Capital Group LLC RIA/Wealth	$465.7K 1.4K shares
Optas, LLC RIA/Wealth	$404.6K 1.3K shares
SCALAR GAUGE MANAGEMENT, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$323.2K 1.0K shares

Exited Positions

Institution	Previous Position
F Freestone Grove Partners LP Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$50.8M 172.5K shares
B BNP Paribas Investment Partners S.A. Institution	$45.2M 153.6K shares
Walleye Trading Advisors, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$19.7M 66.8K shares
A Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$16.3M 55.3K shares
S Shellback Capital, LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$12.8M 43.4K shares
Symphony Financial, Ltd. Co. RIA/Wealth	$10.7M 36.3K shares
C CHAPIN DAVIS, INC. Institution	$4.8M 16.5K shares
Otter Creek Advisors, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$4.5M 15.4K shares
W WASHINGTON TRUST BANK Institution	$3.8M 13.0K shares
A AXA Institution	$3.4M 11.6K shares

Options Activity

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

Call Positions: 14
Call Value: $78.9M
Put Positions: 11
Put Value: $60.4M

Call Positions

Institution	Position Value
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$25.9M 802.0 contracts
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$18.5M 573.0 contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$11.0M 341.0 contracts
T Twin Tree Management, LP Hedge Fund•Vol Arbitrage	$8.9M 275.0 contracts
P PEAK6 LLC Institution	$6.5M 200.0 contracts
D D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. Institution	$2.9M 90.0 contracts
W WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC Institution	$2.4M 73.0 contracts
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution	$1.1M 34.0 contracts
Walleye Trading LLC RIA/Wealth	$775.7K 24.0 contracts
Walleye Trading Advisors, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$355.5K 11.0 contracts

Put Positions

Institution	Position Value
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$18.2M 562.0 contracts
J J. Goldman & Co LP Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$12.5M 387.0 contracts
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$11.0M 339.0 contracts
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution	$8.0M 249.0 contracts
Caption Management, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$4.8M 150.0 contracts
Walleye Trading LLC RIA/Wealth	$4.1M 128.0 contracts
W WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC Institution	$1.1M 35.0 contracts
Walleye Trading Advisors, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$614.1K 19.0 contracts
TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	- - contracts
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC RIA/Wealth	- - contracts

Most Committed Institutions

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

Institution	Key People	Portfolio Weight	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Long Only Manager	Scott Hoy Mcbride CEO	4.85% $1.6B	8.42% 4.8M shares	Q4 2020 Held for 4y 11m	$32.2B
LYRICAL ASSET MANAGEMENT LP Private Equity	Andrew Brian Wellington CIO	4.74% $336.2M	1.81% 1.0M shares	Q2 2023 Held for 2y 5m	$7.1B
A Axecap Investments, LLC Institution	-	4.39% $7.1M	0.04% 22.0K shares	Q2 2025 Held for 5 months	$161.9M
COOKSON PEIRCE & CO INC RIA/Wealth	Cory Scott Krebs CEO	2.82% $68.8M	0.37% 212.8K shares	Q4 2024 Held for 11 months	$2.4B
S S&T BANK/PA Institution	-	2.62% $8.6M	0.05% 26.8K shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$330.2M
Cairn Investment Group, Inc. RIA/Wealth	Timothy Allen Mosier President	2.58% $5.0M	0.03% 15.4K shares	Q4 2019 Held for 5y 11m	$192.8M
CHASE INVESTMENT COUNSEL CORP RIA/Wealth	Jennifer Leigh King CEO	1.99% $6.4M	0.03% 19.9K shares	Q3 2024 Held for 1y 2m	$322.7M
Hamilton Point Investment Advisors, LLC RIA/Wealth	Richard Speight Woods CEO	1.47% $9.4M	0.05% 29.2K shares	Q1 2020 Held for 5y 8m	$640.7M
W WILKINS INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC RIA/Wealth	John Parker Wilkins Chairman	1.39% $9.8M	0.05% 30.5K shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$706.1M
Penserra Capital Management LLC ETF Provider	George Nmn Madrigal CEO	1.36% $100.4M	0.54% 310.8K shares	Q4 2015 Held for 9y 11m	$7.4B

Hedge Fund Spotlight

Discover hedge funds investing in FFIV

MQS Management LLC

Hedge Fund • Global Macro

Portfolio ManagerRobert Yale Gelfond

Portfolio Value: $171.4M
Positions: 404
Last Reported: Q3 2025

Sector Allocation

Position in F5, Inc.

Market Value: $309.0K
Shares Held: 956.0
Portfolio Weight: 0.18%
Owned Since: 2025-Q1

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