BOSTON BEER INC (SAM)
Institutional ownership reported to the SEC as of Q2 2026, across 32 quarters.
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. | $179.7M | 1,015,254 | 0.00% | 8q | +31.8%+$43.4M |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | $107.9M | 609,360 | 0.00% | 2q | -4.0%-$4.4M |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $95.6M | 539,988 | 0.03% | 31q | -17.2%-$19.8M |
| UBS Group AG | $77.5M incl. $548.8K options CALL | 434,656 | 0.01% | 31q | +98.8%+$38.5M |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | $68.2M | 385,326 | 0.03% | 31q | +33.8%+$17.2M |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $61.2M | 345,822 | 0.00% | 2q | +1.4%+$870.8K |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | $56.8M | 321,080 | 0.03% | 6q | +30.9%+$13.4M |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | $56.8M | 320,885 | 0.01% | 31q | +17.3%+$8.4M |
| STATE STREET CORP | $55.8M | 314,732 | 0.00% | 31q | +23.3%+$10.6M |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | $50.2M | 283,512 | 0.02% | 13q | +193.4%+$33.1M |
| Global Alpha Capital Management Ltd. | $47.4M | 267,567 | 2.84% | 7q | +81.4%+$21.3M |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | $36.4M | 205,368 | 0.00% | 31q | +44.5%+$11.2M |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | $35.3M | 199,420 | 0.02% | 16q | +153.9%+$21.4M |
| SOUTHEASTERN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/TN/ | $25.9M | 146,043 | 1.35% | 14q | +23.3%+$4.9M |
| SOUTHERNSUN ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC | $23.3M | 131,877 | 3.14% | 19q | +76.3%+$10.1M |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | $23.2M | 130,819 | 0.00% | 31q | -9.8%-$2.5M |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | $22.3M | 126,182 | 0.00% | 31q | +17.9%+$3.4M |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | $20.9M | 117,548 | 0.01% | new | NEW |
| MORGAN STANLEY | $18.5M | 104,302 | 0.00% | 35q | -22.5%-$5.3M |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | $18.4M incl. $9.8M options CALL+PUT | 48,829 | 0.00% | 31q | -8.2%-$1.7M |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | $18.2M | 103,039 | 0.00% | 31q | +12.6%+$2.0M |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP | $18.2M | 102,562 | 0.02% | 9q | -55.5%-$22.7M |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | $18.1M | 102,179 | 0.02% | 12q | +9.0%+$1.5M |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | $17.6M | 99,454 | 0.01% | 31q | +113.4%+$9.4M |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | $17.5M | 98,799 | 0.00% | 31q | +25.1%+$3.5M |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | $14.7M incl. $11.5M options CALL+PUT | 17,575 | 0.00% | 31q | -32.7%-$7.1M |
| Trexquant Investment LP | $13.0M | 73,254 | 0.08% | 13q | +145.9%+$7.7M |
| Calamos Advisors LLC | $11.6M | 65,364 | 0.04% | 8q | -2.1%-$245.2K |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | $11.2M | 63,464 | 0.00% | 31q | +11.4%+$1.1M |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | $11.2M | 63,070 | 0.00% | 31q | +42.2%+$3.3M |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC | $11.1M | 62,666 | 0.04% | new | NEW |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | $11.1M | 62,634 | 0.01% | 8q | -43.7%-$8.6M |
| FMR LLC | $10.7M | 60,625 | 0.00% | 31q | -69.0%-$23.9M |
| Invesco Ltd. | $10.4M | 58,648 | 0.00% | 31q | -49.3%-$10.1M |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P | $10.3M | 58,288 | 0.01% | 18q | -8.2%-$919.3K |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | $9.3M | 52,748 | 0.00% | 2q | +10.7%+$899.0K |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | $8.2M incl. $5.7M options CALL+PUT | 14,469 | 0.01% | 17q | -19.5%-$2.0M |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | $8.0M | 45,318 | 0.00% | 12q | -12.3%-$1.1M |
| Prescott General Partners LLC | $8.0M | 45,000 | 0.41% | 2q | HELD |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | $7.5M | 42,474 | 0.01% | 6q | -6.9%-$561.4K |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC | $7.5M | 42,400 | 0.05% | 31q | +60.6%+$2.8M |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | $6.8M | 38,203 | 0.02% | 5q | +1.8%+$119.3K |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | $6.6M | 35,905 | 0.00% | 31q | +6.1%+$377.8K |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | $6.3M | 35,397 | 0.01% | 3q | +85.6%+$2.9M |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | $6.0M CALL+PUT | options only | 0.00% | 2q | OPTIONS |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | $5.9M | 33,447 | 0.03% | new | NEW |
| WINTON GROUP Ltd | $5.8M | 33,018 | 0.19% | 5q | +1.1%+$63.6K |
| Edgestream Partners, L.P. | $5.8M | 32,914 | 0.17% | new | NEW |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | $5.8M | 32,567 | 0.00% | 15q | -41.5%-$4.1M |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | $5.7M incl. $301.0K options CALL | 30,517 | 0.01% | new | NEW |
| Darwins River Capital, LP | $5.5M | 30,820 | 2.99% | new | NEW |
| ING GROEP NV | $5.2M | 29,300 | 0.03% | new | NEW |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL | $5.0M | 28,352 | 0.05% | 31q | +1.0%+$51.7K |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS | $4.8M | 27,251 | 0.00% | 31q | +17.2%+$707.1K |
| DARK FOREST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | $4.7M | 26,691 | 0.30% | new | NEW |
| Nuveen, LLC | $4.1M | 23,416 | 0.00% | 6q | +25.9%+$852.6K |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC | $3.9M | 21,786 | 0.05% | 21q | -11.4%-$493.9K |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | $3.4M | 14,841 | 0.00% | 31q | +80.6%+$1.5M |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP | $3.3M | 18,630 | 0.01% | 4q | +906.5%+$3.0M |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP | $3.2M | 17,853 | 0.02% | new | NEW |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | $3.1M | 17,353 | 0.00% | 31q | +0.9%+$28.7K |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | $3.1M | 17,254 | 0.00% | 5q | -29.7%-$1.3M |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | $2.9M | 16,534 | 0.00% | 3q | -39.2%-$1.9M |
| Odyssean, LLC | $2.9M | 16,344 | 0.47% | 2q | +152.3%+$1.7M |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | $2.8M | 15,846 | 0.00% | 31q | -17.0%-$572.4K |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | $2.8M | 15,684 | 0.00% | 31q | -1.4%-$38.9K |
| Swiss National Bank | $2.7M | 15,100 | 0.00% | 31q | -6.2%-$177.0K |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | $2.6M incl. $1.0M options CALL+PUT | 8,947 | 0.00% | 4q | +19.3%+$419.4K |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | $2.5M incl. $2.5M options PUT | 182 | 0.00% | 2q | -93.4%-$35.8M |
| CenterBook Partners LP | $2.4M | 13,820 | 0.12% | 6q | +40.6%+$706.0K |
| XTX Topco Ltd | $2.4M | 13,712 | 0.03% | 10q | +149.7%+$1.5M |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | $2.4M | 13,652 | 0.01% | 5q | +255.8%+$1.7M |
| CAXTON ASSOCIATES LLP | $2.3M | 12,900 | 0.04% | new | NEW |
| Creative Planning | $2.2M | 12,350 | 0.00% | 31q | -53.3%-$2.5M |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC | $2.2M | 12,238 | 0.04% | 11q | +52.4%+$745.3K |
| Legal & General Group Plc | $2.1M | 12,018 | 0.00% | 31q | +5.7%+$114.2K |
| Oak Thistle LLC | $2.1M | 11,934 | 0.20% | 5q | +11.7%+$221.5K |
| Savoir Faire Capital Management, L.P. | $2.1M | 11,897 | 1.31% | 7q | -21.4%-$573.6K |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | $2.1M | 11,796 | 0.00% | 31q | +122.6%+$1.2M |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | $2.0M | 11,156 | 0.00% | 31q | +37.7%+$540.8K |
| IEQ CAPITAL, LLC | $1.9M | 10,691 | 0.01% | 5q | -71.0%-$4.6M |
| BARCLAYS PLC | $1.8M | 10,324 | 0.00% | 31q | -9.4%-$189.2K |
| BCGM Wealth Management, LLC | $1.8M | 10,247 | 0.38% | 5q | +3.0%+$53.6K |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP | $1.7M | 9,610 | 0.02% | 9q | +367.2%+$1.3M |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd | $1.7M | 9,452 | 0.01% | new | NEW |
| Crawford Fund Management, LLC | $1.6M CALL | options only | 0.25% | 11q | OPTIONS |
| Numerai GP LLC | $1.6M | 8,867 | 0.13% | 2q | +620.9%+$1.4M |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | $1.5M | 8,750 | 0.00% | 34q | +567.9%+$1.3M |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM | $1.5M | 8,515 | 0.00% | 31q | -14.6%-$258.1K |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | $1.4M | 8,105 | 0.00% | 31q | +12.3%+$156.7K |
| CITIGROUP INC | $1.4M | 8,097 | 0.00% | 31q | +146.3%+$851.5K |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD | $1.4M | 8,075 | 0.00% | 25q | +49.8%+$475.5K |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC | $1.4M | 7,989 | 0.01% | 32q | +111.0%+$744.1K |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama | $1.4M | 7,732 | 0.00% | 31q | -18.0%-$300.6K |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | $1.3M | 7,552 | 0.00% | 18q | +68.8%+$544.7K |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | $1.3M | 7,438 | 0.00% | 31q | +549.6%+$1.1M |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM | $1.3M | 7,424 | 0.00% | 31q | -19.7%-$322.3K |
| GAGNON SECURITIES LLC | $1.3M | 7,283 | 0.25% | 17q | +0.6%+$7.8K |
| Jain Global LLC | $1.3M | 7,086 | 0.00% | 3q | +710.8%+$1.1M |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. | $1.2M | 6,821 | 0.01% | 19q | +121.5%+$662.4K |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-27 | 13G/A | BlackRock, Inc. | 13.4% |
What the company announced
Form 8-K filings from the last 120 days, showing only the items worth a reader's attention. Earnings releases, exhibit attachments and general disclosures are filed constantly and are left out. Filed is when the SEC received it; event is the date the company says the thing happened.
| Filed | Event date | What | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-20 | 2026-08-17 | Directors or officers departed or appointed | filing |
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 | 80 | $19.1M | 115,585 | 15 | 24 | 14 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2026 | 332 | $1.6B | 8,640,177 | 43 | 112 | 112 | 2.5% |
| Q1 2026 | 371 | $1.8B | 7,809,612 | 72 | 125 | 89 | 1.9% |
| Q4 2025 | 350 | $1.5B | 7,585,579 | 46 | 73 | 151 | 1.6% |
| Q3 2025 | 360 | $1.7B | 7,908,232 | 65 | 112 | 114 | 3.4% |
| Q2 2025 | 353 | $1.6B | 7,717,263 | 66 | 113 | 98 | 6.0% |
| Q1 2025 | 332 | $1.8B | 7,577,234 | 49 | 113 | 93 | 5.3% |
| Q4 2024 | 346 | $2.3B | 7,433,204 | 38 | 105 | 110 | 2.4% |
| Q3 2024 | 335 | $2.1B | 7,081,518 | 49 | 79 | 120 | 4.2% |
| Q2 2024 | 334 | $2.3B | 7,158,589 | 58 | 91 | 123 | 6.5% |
| Q1 2024 | 333 | $2.4B | 7,483,823 | 39 | 114 | 94 | 6.3% |
| Q4 2023 | 345 | $2.9B | 7,528,681 | 39 | 94 | 107 | 9.2% |
| Q3 2023 | 327 | $3.3B | 7,799,391 | 52 | 85 | 110 | 8.7% |
| Q2 2023 | 300 | $2.7B | 7,879,451 | 36 | 81 | 96 | 8.9% |
| Q1 2023 | 309 | $3.4B | 9,607,816 | 35 | 91 | 103 | 7.4% |
| Q4 2022 | 319 | $3.1B | 8,154,883 | 46 | 84 | 110 | 12.7% |
| Q3 2022 | 290 | $5.2B | 14,825,365 | 33 | 91 | 87 | 8.3% |
| Q2 2022 | 307 | $4.9B | 14,994,988 | 47 | 100 | 71 | 6.7% |
| Q1 2022 | 318 | $5.7B | 13,652,181 | 33 | 120 | 81 | 7.3% |
| Q4 2021 | 378 | $6.9B | 11,524,519 | 59 | 101 | 125 | 15.8% |
| Q3 2021 | 377 | $8.8B | 15,047,586 | 57 | 114 | 117 | 12.8% |
| Q2 2021 | 454 | $15.3B | 14,309,053 | 94 | 128 | 118 | 4.9% |
| Q1 2021 | 409 | $18.9B | 15,254,969 | 61 | 119 | 141 | 2.5% |
| Q4 2020 | 397 | $13.5B | 13,021,540 | 60 | 113 | 133 | 4.1% |
| Q3 2020 | 368 | $11.7B | 12,621,335 | 81 | 87 | 132 | 4.4% |
| Q2 2020 | 321 | $7.1B | 12,762,444 | 74 | 80 | 111 | 3.6% |
| Q1 2020 | 280 | $11.3B | 30,353,471 | 28 | 67 | 112 | 1.0% |
| Q4 2019 | 293 | $7.3B | 19,142,939 | 25 | 78 | 106 | 1.3% |
| Q3 2019 | 299 | $6.6B | 17,350,462 | 52 | 86 | 87 | 4.4% |
| Q2 2019 | 271 | $7.1B | 18,155,627 | 43 | 73 | 89 | 3.9% |
| Q1 2019 | 267 | $4.2B | 13,847,130 | 40 | 70 | 93 | 2.6% |
| Q4 2018 | 252 | $3.4B | 13,752,852 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3.3% |
