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 ($2.9bn this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $132.64. Options: 93 managers hold calls ($15.8bn notional), 93 hold puts ($16.1bn).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 3,729 |
| Q4 2022 | 3,862 |
| Q1 2023 | 3,904 |
| Q2 2023 | 3,990 |
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 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,745 | 1,847 |
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 |
| Q2 2023 | $15.8bn | $16.1bn | 1.02 |
Biggest buyers
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | +14.5m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +12.3m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +7.7m |
| NORGES BANK | Added | +7.6m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +7.1m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Added | +6.8m |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Added | +6.4m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +5.3m |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Added | +5.1m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Added | +4.8m |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -200.4m |
| OFI INVEST ASSET MANAGEMENT | Reduced | -129.5m |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P | Reduced | -10.0m |
| STRS OHIO | Reduced | -5.8m |
| J.P. Morgan Private Wealth Advisors LLC | Sold out | -5.7m |
| WINDACRE PARTNERSHIP LLC | Reduced | -5.1m |
| TIGER GLOBAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -4.6m |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP | Reduced | -4.4m |
| Capital International Investors | Reduced | -4.4m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -4.3m |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $2.4bn20.1m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $2.3bn19.2m shares |
| CTC LLC | Reduced | $1.8bn147.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $1.7bn14.1m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.5bn12.7m shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | $788.6m6.6m shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $603.5m5.0m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $530.6m4.4m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $495.2m4.1m shares |
| Optiver Holding B.V. | Reduced | $424.5m3.5m shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $3.0bn25.1m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $2.3bn18.8m shares |
| CTC LLC | Reduced | $1.2bn101.6k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $1.2bn9.9m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.1bn9.2m shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $869.8m7.3m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $867.6m7.2m shares |
| Optiver Holding B.V. | Reduced | $687.9m5.7m shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $576.8m4.8m shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $417.3m3.5m 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 Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 6 | $29.0m | $100.1k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-29 | ARNOLD FRANCES Director | Sold plan | $28.8k240 shares |
| 2023-06-26 | MATHER ANN Director | Sold plan | $46.1k380 shares |
| 2023-06-13 | HENNESSY JOHN L Director · By Trust | Sold plan | $25.1k200 shares |
| 2023-06-02 | MATHER ANN Director | Sold | $957.4k7.6k shares |
| 2023-05-31 | ARNOLD FRANCES Director | Sold | $29.7k240 shares |
| 2023-05-25 | ARNOLD FRANCES Director | Sold | $119.0k950 shares |
| 2023-05-19 | HENNESSY JOHN L Director · By Trust | Sold | $100.0k800 shares |
| 2023-05-16 | Shriram Kavitark Ram Director | Sold | $9.0m75.0k shares |
| 2023-05-16 | Shriram Kavitark Ram Director | Sold | $9.0m75.0k shares |
| 2023-05-05 | Shriram Kavitark Ram Director | Sold | $3.9m37.5k shares |
| 2023-05-05 | Shriram Kavitark Ram Director | Sold | $3.9m37.5k shares |
| 2023-05-02 | O'Toole Amie Thuener VP, Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | $68.5k637 shares |
| 2023-04-04 | O'Toole Amie Thuener VP, Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | $67.7k645 shares |
| 2023-04-03 | RAGHAVAN PRABHAKAR Senior Vice President | Sold | $1.7m16.2k 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, Q2 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 1.38% of their portfolio | 486.1m $58.2bn | Reduced -741.8k |
| BlackRock Inc. 1.39% of their portfolio | 418.8m $50.1bn | Reduced -3.6m |
| STATE STREET CORP 1.37% of their portfolio | 218.5m $26.2bn | Added +1.7m |
| FMR LLC 2.16% of their portfolio | 215.2m $25.8bn | Reduced -200.4m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.70% of their portfolio | 121.3m $14.5bn | Added +2.7m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 1.33% of their portfolio | 113.1m $13.5bn | Added +12.3m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 1.88% of their portfolio | 112.7m $13.5bn | Added +5.3m |
| NORGES BANK 2.53% of their portfolio | 107.3m $12.8bn | Added +7.6m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 2.07% of their portfolio | 91.4m $10.9bn | Added +7.1m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 1.50% of their portfolio | 65.3m $7.8bn | Reduced -3.7m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.93% of their portfolio | 65.1m $7.8bn | Reduced -4.1m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 2.25% of their portfolio | 57.1m $6.8bn | Reduced -4.3m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 1.37% of their portfolio | 54.6m $6.5bn | Reduced -1.1m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.74% of their portfolio | 53.9m $6.5bn | Added +2.2m |
| Capital Research Global Investors 1.59% of their portfolio | 49.6m $5.9bn | Added +6.8m |
| Invesco Ltd. 1.52% of their portfolio | 48.5m $5.8bn | Added +4.0m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 1.48% of their portfolio | 48.5m $5.8bn | Added +7.7m |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 2.83% of their portfolio | 42.7m $5.1bn | Added +924.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 1.63% of their portfolio | 41.9m $5.0bn | Added +1.2m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 2.63% of their portfolio | 41.3m $4.9bn | Added +1.7m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 1.38% of their portfolio | 36.9m $4.4bn | Reduced -1.2m |
| Capital World Investors 0.82% of their portfolio | 35.7m $4.3bn | Added +1.1m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 1.14% of their portfolio | 34.2m $4.1bn | Added +805.7k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 1.15% of their portfolio | 33.7m $4.0bn | Added +274.5k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 1.34% of their portfolio | 32.2m $3.8bn | Reduced -220.5k |
| Capital International Investors 0.89% of their portfolio | 30.7m $3.7bn | Reduced -4.4m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 1.44% of their portfolio | 28.6m $3.0bn | Unchanged |
| BARCLAYS PLC 2.16% of their portfolio | 27.8m $3.3bn | Added +14.5m |
| Amundi 1.63% of their portfolio | 26.9m $3.2bn | Reduced -1.2m |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P 6.05% of their portfolio | 26.9m $3.2bn | Reduced -10.0m |
| UBS Group AG 1.23% of their portfolio | 23.7m $2.8bn | Added +1.5m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 1.33% of their portfolio | 23.4m $2.8bn | Added +3.1m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 2.10% of their portfolio | 23.3m $2.8bn | Reduced -513.7k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 3.38% of their portfolio | 22.9m $2.7bn | Reduced -1.0m |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 22.35% of their portfolio | 22.7m $61.2bn | Added +6.4m |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 2.17% of their portfolio | 22.1m $2.6bn | Added +647.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 1.75% of their portfolio | 21.5m $2.6bn | Reduced -2.2m |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 1.96% of their portfolio | 19.6m $2.3bn | Reduced -1.2m |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 3.46% of their portfolio | 19.1m $2.3bn | Added +1.1m |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.65% of their portfolio | 18.6m $2.2bn | Added +55.3k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 3.58% of their portfolio | 18.6m $2.2bn | Reduced -213.0k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 3.18% of their portfolio | 18.5m $2.2bn | Added +538.8k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 3.40% of their portfolio | 18.2m $2.2bn | Added +5.1m |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 2.20% of their portfolio | 16.8m $2.0bn | Reduced -286.3k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 2.39% of their portfolio | 16.4m $2.0bn | Added +942.5k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 1.34% of their portfolio | 16.4m $2.0bn | Added +4.8m |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 1.08% of their portfolio | 16.1m $1.9bn | Reduced -1.8m |
| Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt 13.70% of their portfolio | 15.9m $1.9bn | Reduced -3.6m |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 1.95% of their portfolio | 15.8m $1.9bn | Reduced -2.2m |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 2.56% of their portfolio | 15.5m $1.9bn | Reduced -653.4k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 1.43% of their portfolio | 15.3m $1.8bn | Reduced -2.4m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.57% of their portfolio | 15.0m $1.8bn | Reduced -873.5k |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC 3.98% of their portfolio | 14.3m $1.7bn | Added +130.2k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.75% of their portfolio | 13.6m $1.6bn | Added +3.6m |
| Fiera Capital Corp 4.60% of their portfolio | 13.3m $1.6bn | Reduced -913.9k |
| FIL Ltd 1.77% of their portfolio | 13.2m $1.6bn | Reduced -930.4k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 2.48% of their portfolio | 12.9m $1.5bn | Reduced -614.6k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 1.50% of their portfolio | 12.6m $1.5bn | Reduced -517.7k |
| Dodge & Cox 1.00% of their portfolio | 12.5m $1.5bn | Reduced -367.4k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 1.27% of their portfolio | 12.4m $1.5bn | Reduced -682.1k |
| FLOSSBACH VON STORCH SE 5.86% of their portfolio | 12.1m $1.5bn | Reduced -2.1m |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 1.60% of their portfolio | 11.9m $1.4bn | Added +119.2k |
| Veritas Asset Management LLP 9.69% of their portfolio | 11.6m $1.4bn | Reduced -448.9k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.95% of their portfolio | 11.6m $1.4bn | Added +8.2k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 3.07% of their portfolio | 11.4m $1.4bn | Reduced -398.7k |
| STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO 1.32% of their portfolio | 11.2m $1.3bn | Unchanged |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 1.67% of their portfolio | 10.9m $1.3bn | Reduced -400.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.51% of their portfolio | 10.4m $1.2bn | Reduced -1.0m |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 2.50% of their portfolio | 10.3m $1.2bn | Reduced -210.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 1.66% of their portfolio | 9.8m $1.2bn | Reduced -276.5k |
| ALKEON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 6.91% of their portfolio | 9.6m $1.2bn | Added +3.7m |
| Swedbank AB 2.00% of their portfolio | 9.5m $1.1bn | Reduced -40.2k |
| CITIGROUP INC 1.45% of their portfolio | 9.4m $1.1bn | Added +1.2m |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 1.00% of their portfolio | 9.3m $1.1bn | Reduced -120.7k |
| National Pension Service 1.77% of their portfolio | 9.2m $1.1bn | Added +132.8k |
| Boston Partners 1.46% of their portfolio | 9.0m $1.1bn | Reduced -1.1m |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.89% of their portfolio | 8.7m $1.0bn | Reduced -120.7k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.86% of their portfolio | 8.7m $1.0bn | Reduced -54.4k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 2.10% of their portfolio | 8.4m $1.0bn | Reduced -598.4k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 1.46% of their portfolio | 8.4m $1.0bn | Reduced -144.5k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 1.52% of their portfolio | 8.1m $972.9m | Added +267.9k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.72% of their portfolio | 8.1m $963.7m | Added +2.5m |
| Fundsmith LLP 3.82% of their portfolio | 7.6m $911.6m | Reduced -12.6k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 2.35% of their portfolio | 7.5m $896.5m | Reduced -29.7k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 1.91% of their portfolio | 7.5m $893.0m | Added +116.1k |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 2.86% of their portfolio | 7.4m $884.2m | Added +1.2m |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.98% of their portfolio | 7.2m $858.3m | Added +544.7k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 1.97% of their portfolio | 7.1m $846.2m | Added +25.5k |
| WINDACRE PARTNERSHIP LLC 15.54% of their portfolio | 6.7m $806.2m | Reduced -5.1m |
| Ninety One UK Ltd 2.35% of their portfolio | 6.7m $803.7m | Added +3.1m |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 1.79% of their portfolio | 6.6m $793.5m | Reduced -246.6k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 1.27% of their portfolio | 6.6m $792.0m | Added +2.4m |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich 4.68% of their portfolio | 6.6m $787.8m | Added +42.3k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 1.07% of their portfolio | 6.5m $779.4m | Reduced -383.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 2.36% of their portfolio | 6.4m $761.7m | Added +462.3k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 1.67% of their portfolio | 6.3m $754.6m | Reduced -271.6k |
| JENSEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 5.50% of their portfolio | 6.3m $749.9m | Added +62.1k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 1.99% of their portfolio | 6.2m $746.4m | Added +1.0m |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 1.44% of their portfolio | 6.2m $745.2m | Added +462.9k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 1.38% of their portfolio | 6.2m $683.0m | Reduced -140.1k |