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 ($546.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 1.7bn as of 2024-06-30, 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 ≈ $103.90. Options: 51 managers hold calls ($1.0bn notional), 56 hold puts ($863.5m).
Trends to Q2 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 |
| Q2 2024 | 2,874 |
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 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,247 | 1,339 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $1.0bn | $778.4m | 0.76 |
| Q4 2023 | $1.4bn | $1.1bn | 0.79 |
| Q1 2024 | $1.2bn | $1.2bn | 0.96 |
| Q2 2024 | $1.0bn | $863.5m | 0.83 |
Biggest buyers
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. | Added | +6.1m |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | +4.7m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +2.8m |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Added | +2.6m |
| Sessa Capital IM, L.P. | New | +2.5m |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Added | +2.0m |
| AXA S.A. | Added | +2.0m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +1.9m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +1.9m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.7m |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -72.4m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -26.7m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -2.7m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -1.9m |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. | Reduced | -1.5m |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Reduced | -1.1m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Reduced | -951.0k |
| POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -835.4k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP | Reduced | -787.3k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $272.7m2.6m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $144.9m1.4m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $57.7m555.5k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $57.4m552.3k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $49.3m474.9k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | $48.1m463.3k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $42.6m409.6k shares |
| Sofinnova Investments, Inc. | New | $40.5m390.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $39.5m380.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $28.5m274.5k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $150.1m1.4m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $99.5m957.4k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $68.1m655.1k shares |
| Eisler Capital (UK) Ltd. | Added | $51.7m497.9k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $51.5m495.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $38.7m372.3k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Reduced | $29.3m281.7k shares |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | $28.9m278.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $28.2m271.4k shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | New | $24.9m240.0k 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 Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $3.5m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-10 | Funck, Jr. Robert E. EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT | Sold | $1.1m10.1k shares |
| 2024-05-07 | Earnhardt Lisa D EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT | Sold | $2.4m22.9k 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, Q2 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.33% of their portfolio | 166.4m $17.3bn | Added +1.1m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.31% of their portfolio | 131.1m $13.6bn | Reduced -1.9m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.34% of their portfolio | 74.4m $7.7bn | Reduced -342.0k |
| Capital International Investors 1.54% of their portfolio | 71.8m $7.5bn | Added +1.6m |
| Capital Research Global Investors 1.31% of their portfolio | 57.2m $5.9bn | Reduced -26.7m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.29% of their portfolio | 35.6m $3.7bn | Reduced -72.4m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 34.4m $3.6bn | Added +680.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.13% of their portfolio | 29.6m $3.1bn | Added +1.3m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.47% of their portfolio | 25.5m $2.7bn | Reduced -2.7m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.36% of their portfolio | 20.7m $2.1bn | Reduced -345.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.32% of their portfolio | 20.4m $2.1bn | Added +179.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.19% of their portfolio | 18.7m $1.9bn | Added +1.3m |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.45% of their portfolio | 16.8m $1.8bn | Added +60.2k |
| POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 3.99% of their portfolio | 15.3m $1.6bn | Reduced -835.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.28% of their portfolio | 14.2m $1.5bn | Reduced -602.0k |
| STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO 1.27% of their portfolio | 13.6m $1.4bn | Unchanged |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.25% of their portfolio | 12.6m $1.3bn | Added +252.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.33% of their portfolio | 11.4m $1.2bn | Reduced -421.6k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 10.8m $1.1bn | Reduced -46.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.50% of their portfolio | 10.7m $1.1bn | Added +1.0m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.30% of their portfolio | 10.7m $1.1bn | Added +508.5k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.34% of their portfolio | 10.6m $1.1bn | Reduced -220.1k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 10.5m $1.1bn | Added +324.5k |
| FMR LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 9.9m $1.0bn | Added +1.9m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 9.8m $1.0bn | Added +2.8m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.19% of their portfolio | 9.6m $993.7m | Reduced -1.1m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.27% of their portfolio | 8.6m $892.0m | Added +11.3k |
| FLOSSBACH VON STORCH SE 3.69% of their portfolio | 8.5m $879.8m | Reduced -106.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 7.7m $798.2m | Added +4.7m |
| UBS Group AG 0.24% of their portfolio | 7.5m $775.8m | Reduced -381.5k |
| Amundi 0.29% of their portfolio | 7.4m $760.8m | Added +336.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.20% of their portfolio | 7.4m $771.9m | Added +1.6m |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 7.3m $759.7m | Reduced -773.9k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.80% of their portfolio | 7.0m $731.3m | Reduced -118.4k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.18% of their portfolio | 7.0m $731.2m | Added +202.4k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.85% of their portfolio | 6.7m $697.5m | Added +360.0k |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. 2.19% of their portfolio | 6.5m $673.7m | Added +6.1m |
| Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC (Investment Advisor) 2.74% of their portfolio | 6.2m $640.0m | Added +1.0m |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 2.03% of their portfolio | 5.8m $601.9m | Added +384.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.12% of their portfolio | 5.4m $559.3m | Reduced -680.2k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.37% of their portfolio | 5.1m $533.8m | Reduced -61.5k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.92% of their portfolio | 4.8m $490.4m | Reduced -72.6k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.33% of their portfolio | 4.8m $495.3m | Reduced -202.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.29% of their portfolio | 4.7m $487.4m | Reduced -91.7k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 1.08% of their portfolio | 4.7m $483.9m | Added +2.6m |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.45% of their portfolio | 4.7m $483.7m | Added +563.5k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 4.4m $456.8m | Reduced -15.6k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 4.3m $450.5m | Added +469.1k |
| Fayez Sarofim & Co 1.16% of their portfolio | 4.1m $429.2m | Added +101.4k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.1m $422.1m | Reduced -74.7k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.30% of their portfolio | 3.9m $404.2m | Reduced -387.0k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.30% of their portfolio | 3.8m $399.8m | Reduced -1.5m |
| Boston Partners 0.49% of their portfolio | 3.8m $393.9m | Reduced -18.4k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.65% of their portfolio | 3.4m $351.5m | Added +1.9m |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.32% of their portfolio | 3.3m $343.3m | Added +38.4k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.11% of their portfolio | 3.2m $364.5m | Reduced -1.1m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.12% of their portfolio | 3.2m $332.6m | Reduced -951.0k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.55% of their portfolio | 3.2m $332.6m | Reduced -764.2k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.22% of their portfolio | 3.2m $327.5m | Reduced -2.0k |
| WELLCOME TRUST LTD (THE) as trustee of the WELLCOME TRUST 4.15% of their portfolio | 3.1m $324.7m | Unchanged |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.59% of their portfolio | 3.1m $323.4m | Added +10.3k |
| MENORA MIVTACHIM HOLDINGS LTD. 2.20% of their portfolio | 3.1m $323.4m | Added +287.9k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.43% of their portfolio | 3.1m $318.7m | Reduced -34.5k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 1.05% of their portfolio | 3.0m $316.5m | Added +339.7k |
| Swedbank AB 0.42% of their portfolio | 3.0m $310.9m | Reduced -14.5k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.30% of their portfolio | 3.0m $307.5m | Added +459.4k |
| Winslow Capital Management, LLC 1.08% of their portfolio | 2.9m $300.8m | Added +410.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.36% of their portfolio | 2.8m $293.2m | Added +844 |
| National Pension Service 0.33% of their portfolio | 2.8m $291.4m | Added +69.2k |
| AXA S.A. 0.43% of their portfolio | 2.8m $287.5m | Added +2.0m |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.27% of their portfolio | 2.7m $278.8m | Added +1.1m |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.50% of their portfolio | 2.6m $276.4m | Reduced -35.7k |
| Sessa Capital IM, L.P. 10.34% of their portfolio | 2.5m $264.9m | New |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.40% of their portfolio | 2.5m $263.6m | Added +25.7k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.34% of their portfolio | 2.5m $262.4m | Reduced -30.7k |
| Rathbones Group PLC 1.42% of their portfolio | 2.5m $260.6m | Added +128.3k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 2.5m $254.6m | Reduced -373.5k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.41% of their portfolio | 2.4m $252.4m | Added +199.0k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.62% of their portfolio | 2.4m $249.5m | Added +2.0m |
| BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO 1.87% of their portfolio | 2.4m $247.8m | Reduced -47.5k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.59% of their portfolio | 2.4m $247.3m | Added +820.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.27% of their portfolio | 2.4m $245.3m | Added +360.9k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.42% of their portfolio | 2.3m $242.4m | Reduced -58.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 2.3m $241.9m | Added +1.7m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.21% of their portfolio | 2.3m $239.0m | Added +781.9k |
| JARISLOWSKY, FRASER Ltd 1.39% of their portfolio | 2.2m $229.1m | Added +124.7k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.23% of their portfolio | 2.1m $222.8m | Added +1.5m |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.24% of their portfolio | 2.1m $214.2m | Added +136.1k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.44% of their portfolio | 2.1m $213.1m | Added +21.4k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.32% of their portfolio | 2.0m $211.0m | Reduced -787.3k |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 1.22% of their portfolio | 2.0m $211.0m | Reduced -100.4k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 2.0m $203.7m | Reduced -133.2k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 1.9m $197.5m | Added +127.1k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.56% of their portfolio | 1.7m $181.6m | Reduced -26.3k |
| LORING WOLCOTT & COOLIDGE FIDUCIARY ADVISORS LLP/MA 1.65% of their portfolio | 1.7m $179.0m | Reduced -2.8k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.36% of their portfolio | 1.7m $180.6m | Reduced -213.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.37% of their portfolio | 1.7m $175.3m | Reduced -78.7k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.91% of their portfolio | 1.7m $173.4m | Reduced -67.7k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.32% of their portfolio | 1.7m $171.9m | Added +75.6k |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB 0.73% of their portfolio | 1.6m $167.9m | Reduced -362.3k |