AutoZone
1,298 hedge funds and large institutions have $49.8B invested in AutoZone in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 110 funds opening new positions, 393 increasing their positions, 527 reducing their positions, and 134 closing their positions.
76% 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)
3% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $51.5B → $49.8B (-$1.73B)
1.98% less ownership
Funds ownership: 91.71% → 89.73% (-2%)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,336 → 1,298 (-38)
18% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 110 | Existing positions closed: 134
25% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 393 | Existing positions reduced: 527
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 |
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
1,298 of the 8,186 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AutoZone (AZO) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $49.8B — down 3.4% from $51.5B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 134 funds closed out of AZO and 110 opened new positions — a net loss of 24 holders — while 527 trimmed existing stakes and 393 added.
The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $2.08B. The largest seller was UBS AM, cutting an estimated $481M.
- 1,298 institutional investors held AutoZone (AZO) as of Q1 2026, down from 1,336 in Q4 2025.
- Funds reported $49.8B of AutoZone stock for Q1 2026, down 3.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 110 funds opened new AutoZone positions in Q1 2026 and 134 closed out, a net change of -24 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.