ALPHABET INC GOOGL
CAP STK CL A · Common Stock · CUSIP 02079K305 · ISIN US02079K3059
American multinational technology conglomerate
* 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 ($2.4bn this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $110.40. Options: 100 managers hold calls ($14.7bn notional), 85 hold puts ($13.4bn).
Trends to Q1 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 3,729 |
| Q4 2022 | 3,862 |
| Q1 2023 | 3,904 |
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 | 1,682 | 1,724 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,954 | 1,641 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $13.3bn | $13.7bn | 1.03 |
| Q4 2022 | $13.4bn | $11.1bn | 0.83 |
| Q1 2023 | $14.7bn | $13.4bn | 0.91 |
Biggest buyers
| FMR LLC | Added | +193.0m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +12.8m |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC | Added | +8.6m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Added | +8.3m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +6.5m |
| STRS OHIO | Added | +5.6m |
| Capital International Investors | Added | +5.6m |
| NORGES BANK | Added | +5.2m |
| Third Point LLC | New | +4.8m |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP | Added | +4.7m |
Biggest sellers
| TCI FUND MANAGEMENT LTD | Sold out | -16.0m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -11.2m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -6.4m |
| Amundi | Reduced | -6.1m |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -4.4m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Sold out | -4.2m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | -4.0m |
| Independent Franchise Partners LLP | Reduced | -3.9m |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | Reduced | -3.9m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -3.5m |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $2.5bn24.4m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $2.4bn22.7m shares |
| CTC LLC | Reduced | $1.9bn185.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.4bn13.2m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $1.1bn10.6m shares |
| Optiver Holding B.V. | Added | $530.0m5.1m shares |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Unchanged | $486.0m180.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $426.1m4.1m shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $343.8m3.4m shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $272.5m2.6m shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $2.3bn21.8m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $2.0bn19.0m shares |
| CTC LLC | Reduced | $1.1bn112.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $796.3m7.7m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $793.5m7.6m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $718.8m6.9m shares |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP | Added | $622.4m6.0m shares |
| Optiver Holding B.V. | Added | $613.6m5.9m shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $402.5m3.9m shares |
| CREDIT AGRICOLE S A | Added | $350.2m3.4m 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% |
| Sergey Brin 13G · exempt (held before listing) filed 2026-02-17 | 5.8% |
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 2023
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 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 10 | $1.6bn | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 10 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 7 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 7 | $8.6m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 4 | $10.3m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 5 | $13.8m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-29 | WALKER JOHN KENT President, Global Affairs, CLO · By Arete Trust, John Kent Walker and Diana Ruth Walsh, Trustees | Sold | $3.0m29.0k shares |
| 2023-03-16 | Shriram Kavitark Ram Director | Sold | $3.8m37.5k shares |
| 2023-03-16 | Shriram Kavitark Ram Director | Sold | $2.9m29.3k shares |
| 2023-03-16 | Shriram Kavitark Ram Director | Sold | $821.8k8.2k shares |
| 2023-03-01 | O'Toole Amie Thuener VP, Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | $57.4k637 shares |
| 2023-02-27 | MATHER ANN Director | Sold | $34.2k380 shares |
| 2023-02-01 | O'Toole Amie Thuener VP, Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | $63.6k637 shares |
| 2023-01-25 | MATHER ANN Director | Sold | $33.0k340 shares |
| 2023-01-23 | WALKER JOHN KENT President, Global Affairs, CLO · By Arete Trust, John Kent Walker and Diana Ruth Walsh, Trustees | Sold | $1.1m11.3k shares |
| 2023-01-04 | O'Toole Amie Thuener VP, Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | $77.9k855 shares |
| 2023-01-03 | RAGHAVAN PRABHAKAR Senior Vice President | Sold | $2.0m22.2k 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 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 1.29% of their portfolio | 486.9m $50.5bn | Added +4.6m |
| BlackRock Inc. 1.30% of their portfolio | 422.4m $43.8bn | Added +6.5m |
| FMR LLC 1.97% of their portfolio | 415.7m $43.1bn | Added +193.0m |
| STATE STREET CORP 1.27% of their portfolio | 216.9m $22.5bn | Reduced -64.6k |
| OFI INVEST ASSET MANAGEMENT 6.52% of their portfolio | 130.7m $1.3m | First filing |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.59% of their portfolio | 118.6m $12.3bn | Added +1.5m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 1.67% of their portfolio | 107.4m $11.1bn | Reduced -6.4m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 1.12% of their portfolio | 100.8m $10.5bn | Added +408.5k |
| NORGES BANK 2.26% of their portfolio | 99.7m $10.3bn | Added +5.2m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 1.73% of their portfolio | 84.3m $8.7bn | Added +12.8m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.82% of their portfolio | 69.2m $7.2bn | Added +1.1m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 1.42% of their portfolio | 69.0m $7.2bn | Added +115.3k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 2.18% of their portfolio | 61.4m $6.4bn | Reduced -173.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 1.27% of their portfolio | 55.7m $5.8bn | Reduced -269.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.70% of their portfolio | 51.7m $5.4bn | Reduced -11.2m |
| Invesco Ltd. 1.29% of their portfolio | 44.4m $4.6bn | Added +2.2m |
| Capital Research Global Investors 1.27% of their portfolio | 42.8m $4.4bn | Added +8.3m |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 2.63% of their portfolio | 41.8m $4.3bn | Added +126.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 1.14% of their portfolio | 40.8m $4.2bn | Added +1.3m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 1.51% of their portfolio | 40.7m $4.2bn | Added +1.1m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 2.29% of their portfolio | 39.6m $4.1bn | Added +2.2m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 1.29% of their portfolio | 38.1m $3.9bn | Added +1.9m |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P 7.43% of their portfolio | 36.9m $3.8bn | Added +227.2k |
| Capital International Investors 0.94% of their portfolio | 35.1m $3.6bn | Added +5.6m |
| Capital World Investors 0.74% of their portfolio | 34.6m $3.6bn | Added +1.8m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 1.04% of their portfolio | 33.4m $3.5bn | Reduced -4.0m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 1.05% of their portfolio | 33.4m $3.5bn | Added +547.5k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 1.25% of their portfolio | 32.4m $3.4bn | Added +873.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 1.44% of their portfolio | 28.6m $3.0bn | Added +1.7m |
| Amundi 1.58% of their portfolio | 28.1m $2.9bn | Reduced -6.1m |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 3.26% of their portfolio | 24.0m $2.5bn | Added +1.2m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 1.94% of their portfolio | 23.8m $2.5bn | Reduced -3.4m |
| Swiss National Bank 1.69% of their portfolio | 23.7m $2.5bn | Reduced -664.8k |
| UBS Group AG 1.06% of their portfolio | 22.2m $2.3bn | Reduced -2.7m |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 2.04% of their portfolio | 21.4m $2.2bn | Reduced -3.9m |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 1.88% of their portfolio | 20.8m $2.2bn | Reduced -312.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 1.06% of their portfolio | 20.3m $2.1bn | Added +799.2k |
| Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt 12.74% of their portfolio | 19.5m $2.0bn | Reduced -270.0k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 3.38% of their portfolio | 18.8m $1.9bn | Added +286.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.59% of their portfolio | 18.6m $1.9bn | Added +75.0k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 1.99% of their portfolio | 18.0m $1.9bn | Added +2.2m |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 2.77% of their portfolio | 18.0m $1.9bn | Reduced -508.4k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 2.95% of their portfolio | 18.0m $1.9bn | Added +1.1m |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 1.05% of their portfolio | 17.9m $1.9bn | Added +736.6k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 1.37% of their portfolio | 17.7m $1.8bn | Reduced -31.9k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 1.96% of their portfolio | 17.1m $1.8bn | Added +8.6m |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 18.51% of their portfolio | 16.3m $43.9bn | Added +838.8k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 2.40% of their portfolio | 16.2m $1.6bn | Reduced -18.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.56% of their portfolio | 15.9m $1.6bn | Added +85.4k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 2.08% of their portfolio | 15.5m $1.6bn | Added +2.5m |
| FLOSSBACH VON STORCH SE 6.21% of their portfolio | 14.2m $1.5bn | Added +51.9k |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC 3.65% of their portfolio | 14.2m $1.5bn | Reduced -3.0m |
| Fiera Capital Corp 4.39% of their portfolio | 14.2m $1.5bn | Reduced -1.9m |
| FIL Ltd 1.68% of their portfolio | 14.1m $1.5bn | Added +296.6k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 2.32% of their portfolio | 13.5m $1.4bn | Reduced -471.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 1.43% of their portfolio | 13.3m $1.4bn | Reduced -4.4m |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 1.38% of their portfolio | 13.1m $1.4bn | Reduced -567.2k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 2.29% of their portfolio | 13.1m $1.4bn | Reduced -884.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 1.20% of their portfolio | 13.0m $1.4bn | Reduced -1.9m |
| Dodge & Cox 0.91% of their portfolio | 12.8m $1.3bn | Added +3.4m |
| Veritas Asset Management LLP 9.27% of their portfolio | 12.1m $1.3bn | Reduced -411.9k |
| WINDACRE PARTNERSHIP LLC 26.15% of their portfolio | 11.8m $1.2bn | Added +3.0m |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 1.51% of their portfolio | 11.8m $1.2bn | Added +406.4k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 2.99% of their portfolio | 11.8m $1.2bn | Added +1.1m |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.86% of their portfolio | 11.6m $1.2bn | Added +283.3k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.86% of their portfolio | 11.6m $1.2bn | Reduced -58.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.51% of their portfolio | 11.4m $1.2bn | Reduced -1.3m |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 1.57% of their portfolio | 11.3m $1.2bn | Reduced -385.2k |
| STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO 1.20% of their portfolio | 11.2m $1.2bn | Unchanged |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 2.36% of their portfolio | 10.5m $1.1bn | Reduced -38.8k |
| Boston Partners 1.45% of their portfolio | 10.1m $1.1bn | Added +2.2m |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 1.56% of their portfolio | 10.1m $1.0bn | Reduced -124.4k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.33% of their portfolio | 10.0m $1.0bn | Reduced -1.9m |
| Swedbank AB 1.95% of their portfolio | 9.5m $985.9m | Added +17.7k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.91% of their portfolio | 9.4m $976.7m | Reduced -229.0k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 3.76% of their portfolio | 9.2m $955.9m | Reduced -852.2k |
| National Pension Service 1.67% of their portfolio | 9.1m $914.9m | Added +265.2k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 2.22% of their portfolio | 9.0m $934.1m | Added +1.3m |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.80% of their portfolio | 8.8m $916.1m | Reduced -50.1k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.79% of their portfolio | 8.8m $907.8m | Added +44.2k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 1.38% of their portfolio | 8.5m $884.8m | Added +130.7k |
| DNB Asset Management AS 5.59% of their portfolio | 8.5m $882.2m | Added +1.1m |
| STRS OHIO 1.34% of their portfolio | 8.5m $877.8m | Added +5.6m |
| TIGER GLOBAL MANAGEMENT LLC 7.89% of their portfolio | 8.4m $867.6m | Added +4.6m |
| CITIGROUP INC 1.14% of their portfolio | 8.2m $850.9m | Reduced -1.3m |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 1.38% of their portfolio | 7.9m $815.3m | Reduced -438.6k |
| Fundsmith LLP 3.41% of their portfolio | 7.6m $791.3m | Added +1.9k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 2.13% of their portfolio | 7.5m $780.0m | Added +330.3k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 1.77% of their portfolio | 7.3m $761.7m | Reduced -323.9k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 1.83% of their portfolio | 7.0m $730.6m | Added +169.7k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 1.02% of their portfolio | 6.9m $715.1m | Reduced -641.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 1.67% of their portfolio | 6.9m $713.3m | Reduced -155.1k |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 4.19% of their portfolio | 6.9m $712.3m | Added +4.7m |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 1.11% of their portfolio | 6.9m $711.7m | Reduced -538.5k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.82% of their portfolio | 6.6m $687.3m | Reduced -1.9m |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 1.58% of their portfolio | 6.6m $682.1m | Reduced -66.6k |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich 4.31% of their portfolio | 6.5m $678.3m | Added +678.1k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 1.65% of their portfolio | 6.4m $665.1m | Reduced -66.3k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 1.29% of their portfolio | 6.4m $607.8m | Reduced -421.0k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 1.11% of their portfolio | 6.3m $656.4m | Reduced -59.0k |