Universal Technical Institute, Inc.
US ˙ NYSE ˙ US9139151040

SecurityUTI / Universal Technical Institute, Inc.
InstitutionCitadel Advisors Llc
ManagerKen Griffin
Latest Disclosed Ownership114,391 shares
Latest Disclosed Value $ 4,129,515
Citadel Advisors Llc ownership in UTI / Universal Technical Institute, Inc.

On May 15, 2026 - Citadel Advisors Llc filed a 13F-HR form disclosing ownership of 114,391 shares of Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (US:UTI) valued at $4,129,515 USD as of March 31, 2026. The entity filed a previous 13F-HR on February 17, 2026 disclosing 111,407 shares of Universal Technical Institute, Inc.. This represents a change in shares of 2.68% during the quarter. The current value of the position is $5,093,831 USD.

Citadel Advisors Llc has a history of taking positions in derivatives of the underlying security (UTI) in the form of stock options. The firm currently holds call options representing 51,900 of underlying shares valued at $1,873,590 USD and put options representing 51,600 of underlying shares valued at $1,862,760 USD .

Note: prior versions of this page mistakenly stated that the share values represented the number of options, not the number of underlying shares. For more information on the data backing these reports, please see the SEC document Frequently Asked Questions About Form 13F.

Institutional Ownership: 13F and NPORT Filings

The Security and Class in the table below are shown exactly as filed by the investor. We do our best to track continuity of investments through acquisitions, and this will be reflected in the table as changes in names. In addition to descriptive data, performance of the investment is shown over time. To calculate quarterly performance, we first calculate cost basis of the shares purchased during the quarter, then use that to calculate gross profit. Quarterly return is Gross Profit / Starting Portfolio value.

Note that cost basis is calculated and stored in thousands, so small quarterly changes in shares frequently result in a cost basis of zero.

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Institutional Put/Call Ratios
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In addition to reporting standard equity and debt issues, institutions with more than 100MM assets under management must also disclose their put and call option holdings. Since put options generally indicate negative sentiment, and call options indicate positive sentiment, we can get a sense of the overall institutional sentiment by plotting the ratio of puts to calls. The chart to the right plots the historical put/call ratio for this instrument.

Using Put/Call Ratio as an indicator of investor sentiment overcomes one of the key deficiencies of using total institutional ownership, which is that a significant amount of assets under management are invested passively to track indices. Passively-managed funds do not typically buy options, so the put/call ratio indicator more closely tracks the sentiment of actively-managed funds.

UTI / Universal Technical Institute, Inc. Historical Put/Call Ratio
Disclosed Equity Positions (from 13F/NPORT Filings)
File
Date
Effective
Date
Form Security Class ID Avg Price
Paid (Est)
Reported
Shares
ΔShares ΔShares
(%)
Reported
Value
(x1000)
ΔValue
(%)
Alloc
(%)
ΔAlloc ΔAlloc (%) Cost Basis
(x1000)
Unrealized
Gain/Loss
(x1000)
2026-05-15 2026-03-31 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST COM 913915104 114,391 2,984 2.68 4,130 41.84 0.0006
2026-02-17 2025-12-31 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST COM 913915104 111,407 64,503 137.52 2,911 90.76 0.0004
2025-11-14 2025-09-30 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST COM 913915104 46,904 -110,150 -70.14 1,527 -71.33 0.0002
2025-08-14 2025-06-30 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST COM 913915104 157,054 3,786 2.47 5,323 35.25 0.0009
2025-05-15 2025-03-31 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST COM 913915104 153,268 48,827 46.75 3,936 46.55 0.0007
2025-02-14 2024-12-31 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST COM 913915104 104,441 71,311 215.25 2,685 415.36 0.0005
2024-08-14 2024-06-30 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST COM 913915104 33,130 -69,162 -67.61 521 -68.04 0.0001
2024-05-15 2024-03-31 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST COM 913915104 102,292 -186,419 -64.57 1,631 -54.90 0.0003
2024-02-14 2023-12-31 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST COM 913915104 288,711 279,993 3,211.67 3,615 4,850.68 0.0007
2023-11-14 2023-09-30 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST COM 913915104 8,718 8,718 73 0.0000
2023-08-14 2023-06-30 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST COM 913915104 0 -88,467 -100.00 0 -100.00
2023-05-15 2023-03-31 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST COM 913915104 88,467 88,467 653 0.0001
2023-02-14 2022-12-31 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST COM 913915104 0 -36,106 -100.00 0 -100.00
2022-11-14 2022-09-30 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST COM 913915104 36,106 -129,929 -78.25 197 -83.36 0.0000
2022-08-15 2022-06-30 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST COM 913915104 166,035 100,727 154.23 1,184 104.84 0.0003
2022-05-16 2022-03-31 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST COM 913915104 65,308 41,081 169.57 578 205.82 0.0001
2022-02-14 2021-12-31 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST COM 913915104 24,227 -1,185 -4.66 189 10.53 0.0000
2021-11-15 2021-09-30 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST Cmn 913915104 25,412 25,412 171 0.0000
2021-02-16 2020-12-31 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST COM 913915104 0 -13,777 -100.00 0 -100.00
2020-11-16 2020-09-30 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST COM 913915104 13,777 13,777 70 0.0000
2020-02-14 2019-12-31 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST Cmn 913915104 0 -13,931 -100.00 0 -100.00
2019-11-14 2019-09-30 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST Cmn 913915104 13,931 13,931 76 0.0000
2018-05-14 2018-03-31 13F/A-1 UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST Cmn 913915104 0 -18,573 -100.00 0 -100.00
2018-02-09 2017-12-31 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST Cmn 913915104 18,573 18,573 45 0.0000
2017-05-12 2017-03-31 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST Cmn 913915104 0 -11,193 -100.00 0 -100.00
2017-02-10 2016-12-31 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST Cmn 913915104 11,193 11,193 33 0.0000
2016-05-13 2016-03-31 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE Cmn 913915104 0 -6,095 -100.00 0 -100.00
2017-01-31 2015-12-31 13F/A-1 UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST Cmn 913915104 6,095 6,095 -87.33 28 -93.24 0.0000
2016-02-12 2015-12-31 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE Cmn 913915104 6,095 28
2015-11-16 2015-09-30 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE Cmn 913915104 0 -48,090 -100.00 0 -100.00
2015-08-14 2015-06-30 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE Cmn 913915104 48,090 -111,394 -69.85 414 -72.96 0.0004
2015-05-15 2015-03-31 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE Cmn 913915104 159,484 132,707 495.60 1,531 479.92 0.0017
2015-02-17 2014-12-31 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE Cmn 913915104 26,777 -42,382 -61.28 264 -59.20 0.0003
2014-11-14 2014-09-30 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE Cmn 913915104 69,159 -4,328 -5.89 647 -27.47 0.0008
2014-08-14 2014-06-30 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE Cmn 913915104 73,487 2,290 3.22 892 -3.25 0.0012
2014-05-15 2014-03-31 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE Cmn 913915104 71,197 31,871 81.04 922 68.56 0.0013
2014-02-14 2013-12-31 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE Cmn 913915104 39,326 39,326 547 0.0007
Disclosed Call Options
File
Date
Effective
Date
Form Security Class ID Opt Avg Share
Price
Shares ΔShares
(%)
Value
(x1000)
ΔValue
(%)
Prior Allocation
(%)
Allocation
(%)
ΔAllocation
(%)
Cost Basis
(x1000)
Profit
(x1000)
Return
(%)
2026-05-15 2026-03-31 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST COM Call 51,900 99.62 1,874 175.85 n/a n/a n/a
2026-02-17 2025-12-31 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST COM Call 26,000 -80.52 679 -84.37 n/a n/a n/a
2025-11-14 2025-09-30 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST COM Call 133,500 -2.77 4,345 -6.62 n/a n/a n/a
2025-08-14 2025-06-30 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST COM Call 137,300 357.67 4,653 504.29 n/a n/a n/a
2025-05-15 2025-03-31 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST COM Call 30,000 26.58 770 26.44 n/a n/a n/a
2025-02-14 2024-12-31 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST COM Call 23,700 97.50 609 212.31 n/a n/a n/a
2024-11-14 2024-09-30 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST COM Call 12,000 -32.20 195 -29.86 n/a n/a n/a
2024-08-14 2024-06-30 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST COM Call 17,700 -58.84 278 -59.42 n/a n/a n/a
2024-05-15 2024-03-31 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST COM Call 43,000 152.94 685 223.11 n/a n/a n/a
2024-02-14 2023-12-31 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST COM Call 17,000 -72.76 213 -59.39 n/a n/a n/a
2023-11-14 2023-09-30 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST COM Call 62,400 523 n/a n/a n/a
2023-08-14 2023-06-30 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST COM Call 0 -100.00 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2023-05-15 2023-03-31 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST COM Call 3,700 27 n/a n/a n/a
2022-03-11 2021-09-30 13F/A UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST COM Call 0 -100.00 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2021-11-15 2021-09-30 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST COM Call 0 0 n/a n/a n/a
2021-08-16 2021-06-30 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST COM Call 12,300 80 n/a n/a n/a
2017-05-12 2017-03-31 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST Cmn Call 0 -100.00 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2017-02-10 2016-12-31 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST Cmn Call 11,400 33 n/a n/a n/a
2017-01-31 2016-03-31 13F/A UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE Cmn Call 0 -100.00 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2017-01-31 2015-12-31 13F/A UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST Cmn Call 2,600 0.00 12 n/a n/a n/a
2016-02-12 2015-12-31 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE Cmn Call 2,600 12 n/a n/a n/a
2015-05-15 2015-03-31 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE Cmn Call 0 -100.00 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2015-02-17 2014-12-31 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE Cmn Call 2,300 -52.08 23 -48.89 n/a n/a n/a
2014-11-14 2014-09-30 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE Cmn Call 4,800 45 n/a n/a n/a
Disclosed Put Options
File
Date
Effective
Date
Form Security Class ID Opt Avg Share Price Shares ΔShares
(%)
Value
(x1000)
ΔValue
(%)
Prior Allocation
(%)
Allocation
(%)
ΔAllocation
(%)
Cost Basis
(x1000)
Profit
(x1000)
Return
(%)
2026-05-15 2026-03-31 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST COM Put 51,600 -37.07 1,863 -13.07 n/a n/a n/a
2026-02-17 2025-12-31 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST COM Put 82,000 256.52 2,143 186.36 n/a n/a n/a
2025-11-14 2025-09-30 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST COM Put 23,000 161.36 749 151.01 n/a n/a n/a
2025-08-14 2025-06-30 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST COM Put 8,800 -59.45 298 -46.50 n/a n/a n/a
2025-05-15 2025-03-31 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST COM Put 21,700 90.35 557 90.10 n/a n/a n/a
2025-02-14 2024-12-31 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST COM Put 11,400 -38.71 293 -2.98 n/a n/a n/a
2024-11-14 2024-09-30 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST COM Put 18,600 -47.75 302 -45.97 n/a n/a n/a
2024-08-14 2024-06-30 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST COM Put 35,600 0.85 560 -0.53 n/a n/a n/a
2024-05-15 2024-03-31 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST COM Put 35,300 2,841.67 563 3,646.67 n/a n/a n/a
2024-02-14 2023-12-31 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST COM Put 1,200 -82.35 15 -73.21 n/a n/a n/a
2023-11-14 2023-09-30 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST COM Put 6,800 57 n/a n/a n/a
2021-08-16 2021-06-30 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST COM Put 0 -100.00 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2021-05-21 2021-03-31 13F/A UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST COM Put 10,100 -28.87 59 -35.87 n/a n/a n/a
2021-05-17 2021-03-31 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST COM Put 10,100 59 n/a n/a n/a
2021-02-16 2020-12-31 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST COM Put 14,200 40.59 92 55.93 n/a n/a n/a
2020-11-16 2020-09-30 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST Cmn Put 0 -100.00 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2020-08-14 2020-06-30 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST Cmn Put 12,700 88 n/a n/a n/a
2020-02-14 2019-12-31 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST Cmn Put 0 -100.00 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2019-11-14 2019-09-30 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST Cmn Put 20,000 109 n/a n/a n/a
2016-05-13 2016-03-31 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE Cmn Put 0 -100.00 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2017-01-31 2015-12-31 13F/A UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST Cmn Put 2,500 12 n/a n/a n/a
2016-02-12 2015-12-31 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE Cmn Put 2,500 12 n/a n/a n/a
2015-11-16 2015-09-30 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE Cmn Put 0 -100.00 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2015-08-14 2015-06-30 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE Cmn Put 1,700 112.50 15 87.50 n/a n/a n/a
2015-05-15 2015-03-31 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE Cmn Put 800 -52.94 8 -46.67 n/a n/a n/a
2015-02-17 2014-12-31 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE Cmn Put 0 -100.00 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2014-11-14 2014-09-30 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE Cmn Put 2,300 15.00 22 -8.33 n/a n/a n/a
2014-08-14 2014-06-30 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE Cmn Put 2,000 25.00 24 14.29 n/a n/a n/a
2014-05-15 2014-03-31 13F UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE Cmn Put 1,600 21 n/a n/a n/a
Legend
Shares
The total number of shares held by the institution at the end of the reporting period (the effective date). This is provided in the filing.
Value
The total value of the shares as of the effective date. This is provided in the filing.
Avg. Share Price
The weighted average share price of the shares held by the institution. We use FIFO accounting to determine this price
Class
This is the security class as indicated by the filer. There are a variety of values for this field. Common values include "EC" = equity common, "EP" - equity preferred
Allocation (%)
The percent of the institution's portfolio that this position represents. This is provided in NPORT filings. For 13F filings, we calculate it.
Change in Allocation
The change in allocation from the prior reporting period. This is calculated as current allocation - prior allocation.
Change in Allocation (%)
The percent change in allocation from the prior reporting period. This is calculated as (current allocation - prior allocation) / prior allocation.
Cost Basis
The total cost of the shares held. This is calculated as reported shares * avg. share price
Unrealized Gain/Loss
This is the market value of the position as of the effective date minus the cost basis.