ABBOTT LABS ABT
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 002824100 · ISIN US0028241000
American global health care and medical device products company
- SectorHealth care
- IndustryPharmaceutical Preparations
- HeadquartersAbbott Park, IL
- Founded1888
- Websiteabbott.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($481.5m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 1.7bn as of 2024-03-31, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $113.54. Options: 54 managers hold calls ($1.2bn notional), 59 hold puts ($1.2bn).
Trends to Q1 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 2,624 |
| Q4 2022 | 2,766 |
| Q1 2023 | 2,710 |
| Q2 2023 | 2,741 |
| Q3 2023 | 2,687 |
| Q4 2023 | 2,892 |
| Q1 2024 | 2,912 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 1,148 | 1,191 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,181 | 1,229 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,172 | 1,227 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,092 | 1,325 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,120 | 1,317 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,308 | 1,273 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | $1.1bn | $821.6m | 0.77 |
| Q3 2023 | $1.0bn | $778.4m | 0.76 |
| Q4 2023 | $1.4bn | $1.1bn | 0.79 |
| Q1 2024 | $1.2bn | $1.2bn | 0.96 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +36.2m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +8.8m |
| Capital International Investors | Added | +5.9m |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Added | +3.9m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Added | +2.9m |
| POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +2.7m |
| Winslow Capital Management, LLC | New | +2.5m |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Added | +2.0m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +1.7m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +1.5m |
Biggest sellers
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Reduced | -5.3m |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Reduced | -5.2m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -4.0m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -2.6m |
| AXA S.A. | Reduced | -2.1m |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ | Reduced | -1.9m |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -1.8m |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -1.5m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -1.2m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -988.3k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $173.1m1.5m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $165.9m1.5m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $162.9m1.4m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $85.2m749.2k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $65.2m573.8k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $59.7m525.7k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | $43.0m378.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $34.4m302.7k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $32.6m286.7k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $32.5m286.2k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $151.4m1.3m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $143.8m1.3m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $105.2m925.7k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $71.4m628.3k shares |
| BlackRock Inc. | New | $56.8m500.0k shares |
| Artemis Investment Management LLP | New | $56.0m495.0k shares |
| Eisler Capital (UK) Ltd. | Added | $50.1m441.1k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Reduced | $47.4m416.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $42.8m376.5k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | $42.5m374.1k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 7.5% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 2024
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $8.4m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 5 | $21.8m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $6.6m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 13 | $1.3m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $7.3m | $848.0k |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $6.8m | $6.8m |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $6.3m | $6.3m |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 7 | $6.8m | $6.3m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-01 | Salvadori Daniel Gesua Sive EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT | Sold | $114.1k963 shares |
| 2024-03-01 | ALLEN HUBERT L EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT | Sold | $101.1k853 shares |
| 2024-03-01 | Morrone Louis H. EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT | Sold | $94.9k801 shares |
| 2024-03-01 | Earnhardt Lisa D EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT | Sold | $82.2k694 shares |
| 2024-03-01 | Moreland Mary K EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT | Sold | $80.1k676 shares |
| 2024-03-01 | MCCOY JOHN A. JR. VICE PRESIDENT | Sold | $55.9k472 shares |
| 2024-02-23 | Wainer Andrea F EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT | Sold plan | $1.5m12.5k shares |
| 2024-01-29 | Wainer Andrea F EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT | Sold plan | $4.8m42.5k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q1 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.37% of their portfolio | 165.3m $18.8bn | Added +8.8m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.35% of their portfolio | 133.1m $15.1bn | Reduced -988.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.33% of their portfolio | 108.0m $12.3bn | Added +36.2m |
| Capital Research Global Investors 2.16% of their portfolio | 84.0m $9.5bn | Reduced -2.6m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.38% of their portfolio | 74.7m $8.5bn | Added +51.5k |
| Capital International Investors 1.61% of their portfolio | 70.2m $8.0bn | Added +5.9m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 33.7m $3.8bn | Added +880.3k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.57% of their portfolio | 28.3m $3.2bn | Reduced -4.0m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.14% of their portfolio | 28.2m $3.2bn | Added +1.7m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.41% of their portfolio | 21.0m $2.4bn | Reduced -605.4k |
| NORGES BANK 0.36% of their portfolio | 20.2m $2.3bn | Added +955.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.19% of their portfolio | 17.4m $2.0bn | Added +1.0m |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.50% of their portfolio | 16.8m $1.9bn | Added +317.6k |
| POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 4.24% of their portfolio | 16.1m $1.8bn | Added +2.7m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.32% of their portfolio | 14.8m $1.7bn | Reduced -361.5k |
| STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO 1.39% of their portfolio | 13.6m $1.5bn | Unchanged |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.32% of their portfolio | 12.4m $1.4bn | Added +6.4k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.39% of their portfolio | 11.8m $1.3bn | Added +36.1k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 10.9m $1.2bn | Reduced -1.5m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.37% of their portfolio | 10.8m $1.2bn | Reduced -1.2m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.25% of their portfolio | 10.6m $1.2bn | Reduced -764.1k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 10.2m $1.2bn | Added +269.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.32% of their portfolio | 10.2m $1.2bn | Added +520.5k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.51% of their portfolio | 9.7m $1.1bn | Added +2.9m |
| FLOSSBACH VON STORCH SE 4.24% of their portfolio | 8.6m $974.5m | Reduced -576.2k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.31% of their portfolio | 8.6m $974.4m | Added +256.0k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.50% of their portfolio | 8.1m $918.9m | Reduced -5.2m |
| FMR LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 8.0m $903.9m | Added +347.2k |
| UBS Group AG 0.29% of their portfolio | 7.8m $892.0m | Added +636.2k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.93% of their portfolio | 7.2m $813.4m | Added +3.9m |
| Amundi 0.32% of their portfolio | 7.1m $747.2m | Added +545.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 7.0m $791.4m | Reduced -62.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.19% of their portfolio | 6.8m $776.8m | Added +503.6k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 1.00% of their portfolio | 6.4m $722.0m | Added +452.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.15% of their portfolio | 6.1m $689.1m | Added +72.3k |
| VONTOBEL ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 4.00% of their portfolio | 6.0m $722.4m | Reduced -192.3k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.18% of their portfolio | 5.8m $662.9m | Added +605.3k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 2.23% of their portfolio | 5.4m $614.7m | Added +1.0m |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.42% of their portfolio | 5.3m $606.0m | Added +172.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.41% of their portfolio | 5.2m $590.9m | Reduced -227.4k |
| Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC (Investment Advisor) 2.39% of their portfolio | 5.1m $584.7m | Reduced -67.7k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.39% of their portfolio | 5.0m $564.8m | Added +23.1k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 1.07% of their portfolio | 4.9m $546.5m | Reduced -86.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.32% of their portfolio | 4.8m $543.5m | Added +38.1k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.19% of their portfolio | 4.4m $501.4m | Added +518.9k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.16% of their portfolio | 4.4m $496.9m | Added +370.2k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.34% of their portfolio | 4.3m $486.1m | Reduced -91.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.17% of their portfolio | 4.2m $471.9m | Reduced -5.3m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 4.1m $470.2m | Reduced -155.7k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.43% of their portfolio | 4.1m $465.0m | Reduced -918.6k |
| Fayez Sarofim & Co 1.36% of their portfolio | 4.0m $458.0m | Reduced -2.9k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.73% of their portfolio | 4.0m $450.7m | Added +775.0k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 3.9m $438.7m | Added +430.7k |
| Boston Partners 0.51% of their portfolio | 3.8m $431.9m | Added +36.4k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.36% of their portfolio | 3.3m $371.2m | Added +5.4k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.24% of their portfolio | 3.2m $358.5m | Added +91.1k |
| WELLCOME TRUST LTD (THE) as trustee of the WELLCOME TRUST 4.27% of their portfolio | 3.1m $355.2m | Unchanged |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.64% of their portfolio | 3.1m $352.6m | Reduced -323.7k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.49% of their portfolio | 3.1m $352.5m | Reduced -6.2k |
| Swedbank AB 0.48% of their portfolio | 3.0m $341.8m | Added +29.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 3.0m $338.8m | Added +201.6k |
| MENORA MIVTACHIM HOLDINGS LTD. 2.41% of their portfolio | 2.8m $321.0m | Added +172.7k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 2.8m $321.0m | Added +46.1k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.41% of their portfolio | 2.8m $320.7m | Added +21.4k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.49% of their portfolio | 2.8m $320.3m | Reduced -21.3k |
| National Pension Service 0.37% of their portfolio | 2.7m $310.8m | Added +33.1k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 1.05% of their portfolio | 2.7m $307.6m | Added +99.5k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.56% of their portfolio | 2.7m $303.0m | Reduced -64.7k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.38% of their portfolio | 2.6m $290.5m | Reduced -34.4k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.40% of their portfolio | 2.5m $285.4m | Added +472.1k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.31% of their portfolio | 2.5m $284.1m | Added +135.5k |
| Winslow Capital Management, LLC 1.06% of their portfolio | 2.5m $282.4m | New |
| BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO 2.12% of their portfolio | 2.4m $276.4m | Reduced -1.8k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.48% of their portfolio | 2.4m $271.8m | Reduced -58.2k |
| Rathbones Group PLC 1.56% of their portfolio | 2.4m $270.4m | Added +115.6k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.43% of their portfolio | 2.2m $253.5m | Added +422.6k |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 1.40% of their portfolio | 2.1m $238.8m | Reduced -910.4k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 2.1m $237.9m | Added +75.0k |
| JARISLOWSKY, FRASER Ltd 1.36% of their portfolio | 2.1m $236.4m | Reduced -42.5k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.48% of their portfolio | 2.0m $230.7m | Reduced -2.5k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.53% of their portfolio | 2.0m $229.5m | Added +2.0m |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.22% of their portfolio | 2.0m $229.2m | Reduced -83.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.28% of their portfolio | 2.0m $227.2m | Added +218.4k |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB 0.97% of their portfolio | 2.0m $224.8m | Reduced -64.5k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.46% of their portfolio | 2.0m $197.6m | Added +103.6k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.9m $218.8m | Added +97.8k |
| Bahl & Gaynor LLC 1.14% of their portfolio | 1.8m $205.0m | Reduced -6.0k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.63% of their portfolio | 1.8m $201.7m | Added +34.0k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 1.8m $201.5m | Reduced -132.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.42% of their portfolio | 1.8m $200.7m | Reduced -47.4k |
| LORING WOLCOTT & COOLIDGE FIDUCIARY ADVISORS LLP/MA 1.86% of their portfolio | 1.7m $186.9m | Reduced -12.2k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 1.00% of their portfolio | 1.7m $197.3m | Reduced -161.1k |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 0.83% of their portfolio | 1.6m $183.6m | Reduced -361.9k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.6m $182.6m | Reduced -553.8k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.34% of their portfolio | 1.6m $179.5m | Reduced -138.8k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.43% of their portfolio | 1.6m $177.2m | Added +1.5m |
| EVERETT HARRIS & CO /CA/ 2.31% of their portfolio | 1.5m $174.0m | Reduced -14.4k |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 0.87% of their portfolio | 1.5m $173.1m | Added +24.7k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.5m $172.6m | Added +1.4m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.5m $172.6m | Added +431.3k |