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FIRST SOLAR INC (FSLR)
Institutional ownership reported to the SEC as of Q2 2026, across 32 quarters.
1,023
Reporting holders
$35.3B
Reported value
93.2%
Of shares outstanding
21.3%
Calls
12.2%
Puts
+36
Holder change
Institutions report 100,169,014 shares against 107,469,788 outstanding. Shares only - option lines are excluded, which is why this can be compared with the company at all. The count comes from the cover page of the company's own most recent report, so it is dated when that was filed rather than at quarter end. A figure this high can overstate: where an adviser and a sub-adviser both report the same shares, both are counted.
Calls and puts are the parts of reported value carried in derivative lines rather than shares, and they point in opposite directions: a manager holding calls is positioned for the security, one holding puts against it - or hedging shares they already own, which is why index funds carry so many. Most sites add the two together and report one figure, which averages away the only interesting part.
Holders
| Filer | Value | Shares | Their book | Held | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | $3.3B | 14,029,065 | 0.05% | 8q | +1.5%+$49.1M |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | $3.0B incl. $3.0B options CALL+PUT | 15,763 | 0.23% | 31q | -44.9%-$2.4B |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | $2.4B incl. $2.4B options CALL+PUT | 18,894 | 0.20% | 31q | +143.4%+$1.4B |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $1.6B | 6,836,941 | 0.03% | 2q | +0.7%+$11.3M |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | $1.6B incl. $1.6B options CALL+PUT | 89,345 | 0.18% | 31q | -73.6%-$4.5B |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | $1.3B | 5,638,446 | 0.06% | 2q | -1.0%-$13.8M |
| STATE STREET CORP | $1.3B | 5,576,026 | 0.04% | 31q | +5.5%+$68.8M |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | $1.1B incl. $810.7M options CALL+PUT | 1,185,601 | 0.06% | 11q | -48.5%-$1.0B |
| Capital World Investors | $970.9M | 4,114,639 | 0.11% | new | NEW |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | $804.9M incl. $753.2M options CALL+PUT | 219,295 | 0.19% | 19q | +1092.3%+$737.4M |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | $733.1M | 3,109,602 | 0.04% | 31q | HELD |
| Walleye Trading LLC | $625.3M CALL+PUT | options only | 0.71% | 31q | OPTIONS |
| Hill City Capital, LP | $620.1M | 2,628,130 | 14.48% | 13q | +20.7%+$106.3M |
| Invesco Ltd. | $613.4M | 2,599,470 | 0.05% | 31q | -2.2%-$13.5M |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | $602.9M incl. $291.6M options CALL+PUT | 1,319,431 | 0.29% | 31q | +2129.7%+$575.9M |
| FMR LLC | $514.2M | 2,179,215 | 0.02% | 31q | +20.5%+$87.5M |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | $471.6M CALL+PUT | options only | 0.66% | 31q | OPTIONS |
| MORGAN STANLEY | $422.5M | 1,790,509 | 0.02% | 35q | +6.4%+$25.5M |
| Amundi | $408.3M | 1,730,693 | 0.10% | 21q | -15.6%-$75.2M |
| UBS Group AG | $407.2M incl. $120.5M options CALL+PUT | 1,215,007 | 0.05% | 31q | +0.8%+$3.1M |
| NORGES BANK | $377.2M | 1,598,543 | 0.04% | 32q | +6.5%+$23.1M |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | $362.4M | 1,535,836 | 0.07% | 31q | +7.0%+$23.8M |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | $320.6M | 1,358,967 | 0.06% | 31q | +4.1%+$12.6M |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. | $307.2M | 1,301,884 | 0.31% | 31q | -22.6%-$89.7M |
| Clean Energy Transition LLP | $301.6M | 1,278,237 | 21.00% | 19q | -10.4%-$35.0M |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | $298.4M | 1,264,724 | 0.03% | 31q | -9.1%-$29.7M |
| CITIGROUP INC | $284.9M incl. $196.8M options CALL+PUT | 373,177 | 0.09% | 31q | +12.0%+$30.5M |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | $269.9M | 1,144,045 | 0.26% | 12q | HELD |
| SAMLYN CAPITAL, LLC | $246.7M | 1,045,479 | 4.02% | 14q | +104.6%+$126.1M |
| PEAK6 LLC | $226.6M incl. $226.6M options CALL+PUT | 2 | 0.47% | 7q | -100.0%-$11.4T |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP | $218.1M | 924,499 | 0.15% | 31q | -9.3%-$22.3M |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | $212.6M | 901,111 | 0.06% | 34q | -18.1%-$46.9M |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | $198.9M incl. $138.3M options CALL+PUT | 256,790 | 0.07% | 24q | -73.0%-$538.3M |
| BARCLAYS PLC | $198.6M incl. $96.0M options CALL+PUT | 434,651 | 0.04% | 31q | +3.3%+$6.3M |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | $196.8M incl. $29.4M options CALL+PUT | 709,626 | 0.02% | 31q | +33.7%+$49.6M |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | $195.2M incl. $4.9M options PUT | 806,256 | 0.08% | 31q | +20.9%+$33.7M |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | $171.0M | 724,880 | 0.01% | 31q | -17.7%-$36.8M |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | $165.0M | 699,110 | 0.03% | 31q | -1.3%-$2.1M |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB | $161.2M | 683,112 | 0.46% | 31q | +15.0%+$21.1M |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | $156.4M | 662,660 | 0.02% | 31q | HELD |
| Mirova US LLC | $154.7M | 655,621 | 1.66% | 20q | -6.1%-$10.1M |
| Robeco Schweiz AG | $153.8M | 651,923 | 2.47% | 20q | +1.0%+$1.5M |
| Legal & General Group Plc | $153.2M | 649,113 | 0.03% | 31q | +8.0%+$11.3M |
| Yaupon Capital Management LP | $150.4M incl. $86.1M options CALL | 272,379 | 2.96% | new | NEW |
| Two Seas Capital LP | $141.5M incl. $111.3M options CALL | 127,984 | 2.80% | 5q | -57.8%-$193.4M |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | $141.4M | 599,161 | 0.03% | 2q | HELD |
| LMR Partners LLP | $136.0M incl. $135.7M options CALL+PUT | 1,304 | 0.51% | 8q | -95.9%-$3.2B |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | $119.0M incl. $45.1M options PUT | 312,940 | 0.02% | 31q | +241.7%+$84.1M |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | $108.9M incl. $28.5M options CALL+PUT | 341,002 | 0.04% | 31q | -8.4%-$10.0M |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | $105.6M | 447,493 | 0.27% | 16q | +10.4%+$10.0M |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | $101.9M incl. $91.3M options CALL+PUT | 45,059 | 0.13% | 16q | +19.6%+$16.7M |
| Nuveen, LLC | $101.0M | 428,187 | 0.02% | 6q | -6.9%-$7.5M |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale | $100.9M | 524,203 | 0.17% | 21q | HELD |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $97.9M | 414,876 | 0.03% | 28q | -48.2%-$91.3M |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | $93.2M | 394,780 | 0.05% | 31q | +17.1%+$13.6M |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | $90.0M | 384,053 | 0.08% | 31q | +20.7%+$15.4M |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | $89.0M | 377,250 | 0.06% | 27q | +60.0%+$33.4M |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | $84.8M | 359,322 | 0.01% | 31q | +69.0%+$34.6M |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | $84.5M incl. $35.6M options CALL+PUT | 207,382 | 0.07% | 40q | +6.7%+$5.3M |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | $84.4M | 357,702 | 0.01% | 31q | -3.7%-$3.2M |
| Irenic Capital Management LP | $82.4M incl. $59.0M options CALL | 98,989 | 3.96% | 3q | +35.8%+$21.7M |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | $80.5M incl. $73.9M options CALL+PUT | 27,934 | 0.05% | 22q | HELD |
| ASSETMARK, INC | $78.6M | 333,310 | 0.14% | 10q | +1469.4%+$73.6M |
| Triodos Investment Management BV | $75.7M | 321,250 | 4.61% | 31q | +15.7%+$10.3M |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS | $72.8M | 308,601 | 0.18% | 15q | -10.6%-$8.6M |
| Swiss National Bank | $67.9M | 287,900 | 0.04% | 31q | -3.8%-$2.7M |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | $62.3M | 264,199 | 0.22% | 2q | +75.1%+$26.7M |
| TODD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | $62.0M | 262,697 | 1.10% | 9q | +2.5%+$1.5M |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. | $61.7M | 261,578 | 0.03% | 21q | +7.0%+$4.0M |
| National Pension Service | $60.1M | 254,763 | 0.04% | 15q | +8.2%+$4.6M |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | $59.3M | 251,358 | 0.01% | 31q | +395.5%+$47.3M |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | $58.6M incl. $49.2M options CALL+PUT | 39,932 | 0.06% | 5q | HELD |
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC | $57.2M | 242,450 | 0.57% | 5q | -10.7%-$6.8M |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | $57.2M | 242,426 | 0.03% | 23q | +339.4%+$44.2M |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $57.1M | 242,025 | 0.21% | 4q | -35.7%-$31.7M |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC | $54.6M | 231,404 | 0.03% | 2q | -1.6%-$874.9K |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH | $54.5M | 231,256 | 0.08% | 7q | +8.9%+$4.5M |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. | $53.9M | 228,264 | 0.03% | 15q | HELD |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH | $49.9M | 213,653 | 0.39% | 31q | +1.1%+$562.0K |
| Man Group plc | $49.3M incl. $660.7K options CALL+PUT | 206,282 | 0.08% | 19q | -57.3%-$66.2M |
| ABN AMRO Bank N.V. | $48.0M | 203,504 | 0.62% | 14q | +2.3%+$1.1M |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP | $47.2M incl. $23.6M options PUT | 100,000 | 0.13% | 2q | -50.0%-$47.2M |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS | $46.7M | 197,915 | 0.04% | 31q | HELD |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd | $46.4M | 196,626 | 0.03% | 2q | +12.3%+$5.1M |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | $46.0M | 194,778 | 0.04% | 32q | -1.7%-$792.1K |
| Swedbank AB | $45.3M | 192,186 | 0.04% | 21q | -1.6%-$758.6K |
| TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY | $44.3M | 187,549 | 0.30% | 30q | +2.8%+$1.2M |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | $42.4M CALL+PUT | options only | 0.06% | 16q | OPTIONS |
| Employees Provident Fund Board | $42.2M | 178,800 | 0.24% | 7q | +22.0%+$7.6M |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | $41.9M | 212,354 | 0.01% | 31q | +16.1%+$5.8M |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | $41.0M | 173,989 | 0.03% | 19q | +8.6%+$3.3M |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | $40.8M incl. $466.0K options CALL | 170,898 | 0.02% | 31q | -13.4%-$6.3M |
| California Public Employees Retirement System | $40.6M | 171,891 | 0.02% | 31q | +33.3%+$10.1M |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | $40.5M | 171,595 | 0.01% | 26q | +4.9%+$1.9M |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | $38.7M incl. $37.5M options CALL+PUT | 5,110 | 0.04% | 26q | -93.8%-$585.7M |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM | $38.3M | 162,470 | 0.04% | 31q | +4.4%+$1.6M |
| SEB Asset Management AB | $37.7M | 159,587 | 0.14% | 2q | -10.0%-$4.2M |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | $37.2M | 157,649 | 0.00% | 31q | -2.5%-$969.6K |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | $37.0M incl. $10.3M options CALL+PUT | 113,492 | 0.16% | 31q | HELD |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec | $36.3M | 153,637 | 0.05% | 3q | +10.8%+$3.5M |
Five percent filings
Anyone crossing 5% of a company must say so within days - far sooner than the next quarterly holdings report. A 13D declares an intent to influence the company; a 13G is the passive version. See all activist filings →
| Filed | Form | Filer | % of class |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 | 13G | Citadel Securities GP LLCwith 6 co-filers | 5.0% |
| 2026-10-15 | 13G/A | Citadel Securities GP LLCwith 6 co-filers | 6.0% |
What the insiders did
Open market purchases and sales reported on Form 4 in the last 180 days. Grants, option exercises and shares surrendered to cover tax are left out: they are compensation rather than a decision to buy or sell. Where a broker filled one order in tranches the lines are summed, because it was one decision.
Officers and directors
| Date | Insider | Role | Side | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-28 | Stockdale Caroline | Chief People and Comm. Officer | Sold | 10,628 | $2.9M |
| 2026-05-11 | Widmar Mark R | Chief Executive Officer | Sold | 9,926 | $2.3M ×7 |
| 2026-08-03 | Koralewski Michael | Chief Supply Chain Officer | Sold | 7,000 | $1.6M ×2 |
| 2026-05-26 | Widmar Mark R | Chief Executive Officer | Sold | 5,195 | $1.4M ×8 |
| 2026-05-21 | Widmar Mark R | Chief Executive Officer | Sold | 4,815 | $1.2M ×13 |
| 2026-08-11 | Dymbort Jason E. | General Counsel and Secretary | Sold | 3,700 | $922.7K |
| 2026-06-02 | Buehler Patrick James | Chief Product Officer | Sold | 3,000 | $906.0K |
| 2026-08-03 | Gloeckler Markus | Chief Technology Officer | Sold | 3,425 | $749.9K ×2 |
| 2026-05-22 | Widmar Mark R | Chief Executive Officer | Sold | 1,977 | $502.5K ×9 |
| 2026-05-11 | Verma Kuntal Kumar | Chief Manufacturing Officer | Sold | 2,216 | $500.4K ×2 |
| 2026-05-13 | Verma Kuntal Kumar | Chief Manufacturing Officer | Sold | 1,455 | $349.2K |
| 2026-05-13 | Widmar Mark R | Chief Executive Officer | Sold | 1,300 | $312.0K |
Quarter by quarter
Coverage begins with the quarter ending 2018-12-31. Earlier filings exist only as occasional late amendments, too sparse to describe a market, so they are not shown.
| Quarter | Holders | Value | Shares | New | Added | Trimmed | Options |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 304 | $966.1M | 5,491,458 | 34 | 108 | 77 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2026 | 1,023 | $35.3B | 100,169,014 | 139 | 327 | 339 | 33.5% |
| Q1 2026 | 987 | $27.4B | 95,045,283 | 112 | 322 | 344 | 32.2% |
| Q4 2025 | 1,081 | $41.3B | 101,508,998 | 165 | 321 | 338 | 35.9% |
| Q3 2025 | 958 | $38.2B | 106,147,397 | 153 | 310 | 313 | 38.7% |
| Q2 2025 | 893 | $29.5B | 110,779,169 | 142 | 336 | 263 | 38.0% |
| Q1 2025 | 834 | $17.7B | 100,180,713 | 87 | 309 | 281 | 28.3% |
| Q4 2024 | 907 | $23.3B | 94,845,195 | 84 | 313 | 300 | 28.1% |
| Q3 2024 | 938 | $34.2B | 93,147,243 | 119 | 340 | 271 | 32.2% |
| Q2 2024 | 916 | $31.0B | 92,215,992 | 192 | 251 | 311 | 32.8% |
| Q1 2024 | 801 | $22.0B | 96,633,757 | 95 | 277 | 255 | 25.8% |
| Q4 2023 | 789 | $23.5B | 96,929,535 | 102 | 247 | 256 | 28.9% |
| Q3 2023 | 752 | $21.1B | 93,744,034 | 78 | 259 | 241 | 28.1% |
| Q2 2023 | 759 | $23.7B | 89,845,482 | 95 | 240 | 261 | 28.0% |
| Q1 2023 | 746 | $27.5B | 91,477,275 | 123 | 202 | 257 | 27.8% |
| Q4 2022 | 683 | $19.4B | 86,683,122 | 147 | 178 | 230 | 33.0% |
| Q3 2022 | 563 | $44.8B | 490,023,548 | 157 | 136 | 174 | 9.7% |
| Q2 2022 | 453 | $23.3B | 444,254,268 | 37 | 141 | 142 | 5.8% |
| Q1 2022 | 496 | $24.9B | 402,909,063 | 57 | 171 | 141 | 5.6% |
| Q4 2021 | 519 | $39.3B | 403,959,352 | 54 | 178 | 153 | 10.4% |
| Q3 2021 | 509 | $50.9B | 497,006,907 | 60 | 193 | 129 | 7.6% |
| Q2 2021 | 484 | $46.9B | 475,967,791 | 56 | 193 | 134 | 6.9% |
| Q1 2021 | 498 | $34.4B | 362,623,293 | 59 | 188 | 151 | 8.5% |
| Q4 2020 | 539 | $17.3B | 269,101,031 | 114 | 159 | 151 | 18.9% |
| Q3 2020 | 448 | $19.8B | 381,216,288 | 102 | 151 | 105 | 2.7% |
| Q2 2020 | 379 | $16.6B | 371,487,462 | 67 | 101 | 114 | 0.9% |
| Q1 2020 | 367 | $23.5B | 691,034,727 | 50 | 128 | 101 | 0.6% |
| Q4 2019 | 394 | $12.3B | 244,735,942 | 45 | 144 | 95 | 2.6% |
| Q3 2019 | 399 | $11.8B | 222,291,949 | 52 | 126 | 103 | 3.4% |
| Q2 2019 | 381 | $15.4B | 236,827,330 | 64 | 112 | 104 | 3.2% |
| Q1 2019 | 378 | $12.0B | 291,229,770 | 62 | 112 | 110 | 2.5% |
| Q4 2018 | 351 | $23.7B | 571,244,449 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1.2% |