AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC A
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 00846U101 · ISIN US00846U1016
American life sciences company that provides instruments, software, services, and consumables for the entire laboratory workflow
- SectorTechnology
- IndustryLaboratory Analytical Instruments
- HeadquartersSanta Clara, CA
- Founded1999
- Websiteagilent.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 ($154.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 282.6m as of 2026-02-25, 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 ≈ $113.91. Options: 20 managers hold calls ($94.6m notional), 20 hold puts ($92.4m).
Trends to Q1 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 900 |
| Q4 2022 | 964 |
| Q1 2023 | 986 |
| Q2 2023 | 941 |
| Q3 2023 | 921 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,007 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,015 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,013 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,054 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,079 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,024 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,010 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,041 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,148 |
| Q1 2026 | 1,077 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 464 | 440 |
| Q3 2024 | 469 | 460 |
| Q4 2024 | 433 | 478 |
| Q1 2025 | 415 | 542 |
| Q2 2025 | 462 | 487 |
| Q3 2025 | 462 | 440 |
| Q4 2025 | 501 | 447 |
| Q1 2026 | 486 | 542 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $228.9m | $116.8m | 0.51 |
| Q3 2025 | $426.1m | $112.8m | 0.26 |
| Q4 2025 | $131.6m | $129.4m | 0.98 |
| Q1 2026 | $94.6m | $92.4m | 0.98 |
Biggest buyers
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.6m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +1.4m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +1.2m |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD | Added | +1.1m |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +895.3k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | Added | +866.6k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | +690.6k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | Added | +589.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | +573.6k |
| Findlay Park Partners LLP | Added | +551.8k |
Biggest sellers
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Reduced | -4.5m |
| GENERATION INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLP | Sold out | -4.2m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -1.5m |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | Reduced | -1.2m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -990.7k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | Reduced | -942.3k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -864.1k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc | Reduced | -751.4k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -749.6k |
| Liontrust Investment Partners LLP | Sold out | -705.8k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $29.6m260.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $22.2m194.8k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $12.7m111.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $8.6m75.3k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $7.6m66.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $5.7m50.0k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $1.9m17.0k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $1.3m11.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $1.2m10.1k shares |
| Alphadyne Asset Management LP | New | $946.0k8.3k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $19.4m169.9k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA ADVISORS GROUP, INC. | New | $18.2m160.0k shares |
| LOGAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | New | $11.6m101.8k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $9.7m85.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $8.5m74.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $6.8m59.4k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $4.3m37.4k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $2.8m25.0k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $2.3m20.2k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | New | $1.6m13.8k 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 |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-17 | 8.3% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 7.5% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-28 | 5.1% |
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 2026
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 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $2.5m | $518.9k |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $2.7m | $2.5m |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 4 | $1.6m | $286.6k |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $904 | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $653.8k | $653.8k |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $2.9m | $2.0m |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q1 2026.
Holders, Q1 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 25.9m $3.0bn | Added +33.7k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 18.4m $2.1bn | First filing |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 14.4m $1.6bn | First filing |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 12.8m $1.5bn | Added +82.8k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.49% of their portfolio | 12.6m $1.5bn | Reduced -1.5m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.71% of their portfolio | 9.0m $1.0bn | Reduced -4.5m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 7.5m $854.1m | Added +96.2k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.15% of their portfolio | 7.3m $827.1m | Reduced -333.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.23% of their portfolio | 6.0m $682.1m | Added +436.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.9m $564.1m | Reduced -92.8k |
| STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO 0.34% of their portfolio | 3.8m $436.0m | Unchanged |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.7m $421.7m | Reduced -87.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.6m $407.8m | Added +493.1k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.42% of their portfolio | 3.5m $398.6m | Reduced -1.2m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 3.0m $339.4m | Added +1.6m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.8m $318.4m | Reduced -64.2k |
| Cantillon Capital Management LLC 2.08% of their portfolio | 2.7m $313.0m | Reduced -369.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.6m $301.6m | Added +110.2k |
| Troy Asset Management Ltd 8.21% of their portfolio | 2.4m $275.1m | Added +7.4k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.25% of their portfolio | 2.4m $266.6m | Added +589.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.3m $260.0m | Added +45.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.3m $263.8m | Reduced -276.7k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.37% of their portfolio | 2.3m $259.9m | Added +159.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.2m $248.7m | Added +41.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.1m $240.3m | Added +185.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.9m $217.1m | Added +83.3k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 1.47% of their portfolio | 1.8m $210.2m | Reduced -751.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.8m $205.4m | Added +1.2m |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.68% of their portfolio | 1.8m $204.7m | Reduced -267.2k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.7m $195.8m | Added +105.4k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.7m $193.3m | Added +1.4m |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.7m $190.9m | Added +866.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $186.3m | Added +262.8k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.97% of their portfolio | 1.6m $181.6m | Added +1.1m |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.6m $181.4m | First filing |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.4m $164.1m | Added +520.4k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.4m $161.6m | Added +573.6k |
| Findlay Park Partners LLP 2.16% of their portfolio | 1.4m $154.6m | Added +551.8k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.3m $152.1m | Reduced -3.4k |
| Man Group plc 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.3m $151.8m | Added +544.5k |
| Ilex Capital Partners (UK) LLP 3.39% of their portfolio | 1.2m $137.5m | Added +323.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $137.3m | Reduced -990.7k |
| Candriam S.C.A. 0.69% of their portfolio | 1.2m $131.9m | Added +244.0k |
| Robeco Schweiz AG 2.69% of their portfolio | 1.1m $127.4m | Added +68.5k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $124.5m | Reduced -415.3k |
| Amundi 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $122.6m | Added +67.0k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.0m $116.7m | Reduced -30.4k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.10% of their portfolio | 951.7k $108.5m | Reduced -240.4k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 926.3k $105.6m | Added +690.6k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 919.2k $104.8m | Added +895.3k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 916.8k $104.5m | Reduced -234.7k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 907.4k $103.4m | Reduced -208.3k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 900.1k $102.6m | Added +533.6k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 865.7k $98.7m | Added +79.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 846.5k $115.2m | Reduced -123.2k |
| LGT CAPITAL PARTNERS LTD. 5.12% of their portfolio | 844.9k $96.3m | Added +58.3k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.05% of their portfolio | 832.0k $94.8m | Added +55.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 828.8k $94.5m | Reduced -57.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 798.1k $91.0m | Added +17.4k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 786.1k $89.6m | Added +90.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 771.6k $87.9m | Reduced -123.7k |
| Scharf Investments, LLC 2.67% of their portfolio | 759.8k $86.6m | Added +228.6k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 756.6k $86.2m | Reduced -15.8k |
| M&G PLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 721.1k $82.2m | Reduced -99.8k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 692.9k $79.0m | Added +37.7k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 686.5k $78.3m | Reduced -151.9k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 677.3k $77.2m | Added +412.0k |
| SUMMITRY LLC 2.71% of their portfolio | 674.0k $76.8m | Added +50.4k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.08% of their portfolio | 673.5k $76.6m | Added +76.4k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.15% of their portfolio | 662.9k $75.6m | Reduced -749.6k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 652.7k $74.4m | Added +53.1k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 619.0k $70.5m | First filing |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 616.4k $70.2m | Added +164.8k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 615.5k $70.2m | Reduced -21.2k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 0.88% of their portfolio | 610.0k $69.5m | Reduced -198.2k |
| Madison Asset Management, LLC 0.86% of their portfolio | 607.8k $69.3m | Reduced -1.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.08% of their portfolio | 607.7k $69.3m | Added +126.9k |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 586.7k $66.9m | Added +5.8k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.04% of their portfolio | 584.8k $66.7m | Added +862 |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.11% of their portfolio | 580.9k $66.3m | Added +3.8k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 566.7k $64.6m | Reduced -341.6k |
| Fenimore Asset Management Inc 1.42% of their portfolio | 558.4k $63.6m | Reduced -36.6k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 536.8k $61.2m | Added +284.1k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 527.7k $60.1m | Added +145.4k |
| Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. 0.95% of their portfolio | 504.0k $57.4m | Added +96.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.05% of their portfolio | 499.4k $56.9m | Reduced -15.1k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.05% of their portfolio | 491.1k $56.0m | First filing |
| Freestone Grove Partners LP 0.39% of their portfolio | 474.4k $54.1m | New |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 466.7k $53.2m | Added +44.0k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 458.8k $52.3m | Reduced -15.7k |
| National Pension Service 0.04% of their portfolio | 438.8k $50.0m | Added +559 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.05% of their portfolio | 438.6k $50.0m | Reduced -8.9k |
| Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. 0.01% of their portfolio | 413.4k $463.3k | Added +412.9k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 413.0k $47.1m | Reduced -20.5k |
| Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC 0.61% of their portfolio | 360.5k $41.1m | New |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.05% of their portfolio | 358.2k $40.8m | Reduced -317.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 351.7k $40.1m | Added +11.9k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 342.7k $39.1m | Reduced -263.6k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 342.3k $39.0m | Added +53.1k |
| DAVENPORT & Co LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 333.8k $37.8m | Added +85.7k |