AutoZone
1,291 hedge funds and large institutions have $49.7B invested in AutoZone in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 108 funds opening new positions, 390 increasing their positions, 526 reducing their positions, and 130 closing their positions.
75% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.4B | Put options by funds: $797M
18% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 28 → 33 (+5)
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $51.5B → $49.7B (-$1.81B)
2.14% less ownership
Funds ownership: 91.75% → 89.61% (-2.1%)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,332 → 1,291 (-41)
17% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 108 | Existing positions closed: 130
26% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 390 | Existing positions reduced: 526
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$2.08B |
| 2 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$233M |
| 3 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$148M |
| 4 |
TAM
Trillium Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$132M |
| 5 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$86.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS AM
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$481M |
| 2 |
Boston Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$361M |
| 3 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$281M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$167M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$143M |
AZO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review
1,291 of the 8,130 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AutoZone (AZO) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $49.7B — down 3.5% from $51.5B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 130 funds closed out of AZO and 108 opened new positions — a net loss of 22 holders — while 526 trimmed existing stakes and 390 added.
The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $2.08B. The largest seller was UBS AM, cutting an estimated $481M.
- 1,291 institutional investors held AutoZone (AZO) as of Q1 2026, down from 1,332 in Q4 2025.
- Funds reported $49.7B of AutoZone stock for Q1 2026, down 3.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 108 funds opened new AutoZone positions in Q1 2026 and 130 closed out, a net change of -22 holders.
- The largest AutoZone buyer in Q1 2026 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $2.08B added.
- The largest AutoZone seller in Q1 2026 was UBS AM, an estimated $481M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.