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 ($4.2bn this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $189.20. Options: 112 managers hold calls ($20.3bn notional), 102 hold puts ($23.0bn).
Trends to Q4 2024
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 |
| Q3 2023 | 4,070 |
| Q4 2023 | 4,377 |
| Q1 2024 | 4,420 |
| Q2 2024 | 4,546 |
| Q3 2024 | 4,519 |
| Q4 2024 | 5,029 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 1,954 | 1,641 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,745 | 1,847 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,861 | 1,767 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,905 | 1,795 |
| Q1 2024 | 2,184 | 1,888 |
| Q2 2024 | 2,177 | 1,992 |
| Q3 2024 | 2,136 | 2,035 |
| Q4 2024 | 2,274 | 1,922 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | $18.6bn | $19.8bn | 1.06 |
| Q2 2024 | $16.0bn | $16.4bn | 1.03 |
| Q3 2024 | $15.3bn | $18.9bn | 1.24 |
| Q4 2024 | $20.3bn | $23.0bn | 1.13 |
Biggest buyers
| FMR LLC | Added | +22.1m |
| NORGES BANK | Added | +16.3m |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | Added | +11.2m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | Added | +10.1m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Added | +10.0m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +9.0m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +7.6m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +5.2m |
| Amundi | Added | +4.7m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +3.5m |
Biggest sellers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -71.3m |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSETS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -18.7m |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -10.5m |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD | Reduced | -9.8m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -8.1m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -6.5m |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Reduced | -6.1m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -4.1m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -3.6m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Reduced | -3.5m |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $3.5bn18.6m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $3.5bn18.4m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $1.7bn9.1m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $1.5bn8.0m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.3bn6.8m shares |
| CTC LLC | Added | $945.7m5.0m shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $904.8m4.8m shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $889.0m4.7m shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $645.0m3.4m shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $552.5m2.9m shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $3.2bn16.9m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $2.5bn13.1m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $2.3bn12.0m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $1.3bn7.1m shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | $1.3bn6.8m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $910.1m5.0m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $900.5m4.8m shares |
| CTC LLC | Added | $753.9m4.0m shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | $696.8m36.8k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | $568.3m3.0m 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 Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 5 | $13.8m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 6 | $29.0m | $100.1k |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 7 | $31.0m | $31.0m |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 8 | $32.4m | $32.3m |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 7 | $37.6m | $37.2m |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $24.5m | $24.3m |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $36.9m | $36.9m |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 6 | $42.3m | $42.3m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-31 | ARNOLD FRANCES Director | Sold plan | $21.4k111 shares |
| 2024-12-30 | WALKER JOHN KENT President, Global Affairs, CLO · By Arete Trust, John Kent Walker and Diana Ruth Walsh, Trustees | Sold plan | $3.2m16.8k shares |
| 2024-12-16 | O'Toole Amie Thuener VP, Chief Accounting Officer | Sold plan | $559.9k2.8k shares |
| 2024-12-12 | HENNESSY JOHN L Director · By Trust | Sold plan | $291.3k1.5k shares |
| 2024-12-10 | Shriram Kavitark Ram Director | Sold plan | $6.9m37.1k shares |
| 2024-12-10 | Shriram Kavitark Ram Director | Sold plan | $6.5m35.4k shares |
| 2024-12-02 | O'Toole Amie Thuener VP, Chief Accounting Officer | Sold plan | $233.0k1.4k shares |
| 2024-11-29 | ARNOLD FRANCES Director | Sold plan | $18.9k111 shares |
| 2024-11-20 | Pichai Sundar Chief Executive Officer, director | Sold plan | $4.0m22.5k shares |
| 2024-11-15 | O'Toole Amie Thuener VP, Chief Accounting Officer | Sold plan | $498.6k2.8k shares |
| 2024-11-12 | HENNESSY JOHN L Director · By Trust | Sold plan | $271.1k1.5k shares |
| 2024-11-07 | Shriram Kavitark Ram Director | Sold plan | $1.9m10.5k shares |
| 2024-11-07 | Shriram Kavitark Ram Director | Sold plan | $1.6m9.0k shares |
| 2024-11-06 | Pichai Sundar Chief Executive Officer, director | Sold plan | $4.0m22.5k shares |
| 2024-11-04 | ARNOLD FRANCES Director | Sold plan | $75.4k441 shares |
| 2024-11-01 | O'Toole Amie Thuener VP, Chief Accounting Officer | Sold plan | $234.3k1.4k shares |
| 2024-10-30 | Shriram Kavitark Ram Director | Sold plan | $1.9m10.5k shares |
| 2024-10-30 | Shriram Kavitark Ram Director | Sold plan | $1.6m9.0k shares |
| 2024-10-16 | Pichai Sundar Chief Executive Officer, director | Sold plan | $3.7m22.5k shares |
| 2024-10-15 | O'Toole Amie Thuener VP, Chief Accounting Officer | Sold plan | $473.9k2.8k shares |
| 2024-10-14 | HENNESSY JOHN L Director · By Trust | Sold plan | $247.4k1.5k shares |
| 2024-10-02 | Pichai Sundar Chief Executive Officer, director | Sold plan | $3.8m22.5k shares |
| 2024-10-01 | O'Toole Amie Thuener VP, Chief Accounting Officer | Sold plan | $230.8k1.4k 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, Q4 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 1.63% of their portfolio | 495.5m $93.8bn | Reduced -4.1m |
| BlackRock, Inc. 1.65% of their portfolio | 430.8m $81.6bn | Added +5.2m |
| FMR LLC 2.81% of their portfolio | 248.4m $47.0bn | Added +22.1m |
| STATE STREET CORP 1.69% of their portfolio | 226.0m $42.8bn | Added +3.5m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.93% of their portfolio | 131.9m $24.9bn | Reduced -2.1m |
| NORGES BANK 3.20% of their portfolio | 128.8m $24.4bn | Added +16.3m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 1.66% of their portfolio | 124.8m $23.6bn | Added +1.7m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 2.15% of their portfolio | 98.6m $18.7bn | Added +7.6m |
| Capital Research Global Investors 2.80% of their portfolio | 72.0m $13.6bn | Added +10.0m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 1.87% of their portfolio | 69.6m $13.2bn | Added +10.1m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 2.29% of their portfolio | 66.1m $12.5bn | Added +9.0m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 1.15% of their portfolio | 65.5m $12.4bn | Reduced -8.1m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.83% of their portfolio | 55.2m $10.5bn | Reduced -71.3m |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 3.81% of their portfolio | 50.6m $9.6bn | Added +757.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 1.72% of their portfolio | 47.4m $9.0bn | Reduced -1.9m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 1.63% of their portfolio | 46.5m $8.8bn | Reduced -23.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. 1.51% of their portfolio | 43.1m $8.2bn | Reduced -653.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 1.74% of their portfolio | 39.4m $7.5bn | Reduced -1.1m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 1.97% of their portfolio | 39.3m $7.4bn | Reduced -528.3k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 2.90% of their portfolio | 39.1m $7.4bn | Reduced -3.5m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 1.34% of their portfolio | 38.5m $7.3bn | Added +1.2m |
| Capital World Investors 1.09% of their portfolio | 38.1m $7.2bn | Reduced -2.0m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 2.23% of their portfolio | 37.3m $7.1bn | Reduced -6.5m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 1.74% of their portfolio | 35.8m $6.8bn | Reduced -85.6k |
| Capital International Investors 1.18% of their portfolio | 33.2m $6.3bn | Added +1.8m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 1.28% of their portfolio | 31.3m $5.9bn | Added +3.3m |
| UBS Group AG 1.30% of their portfolio | 30.7m $5.8bn | Added +957.9k |
| Amundi 2.01% of their portfolio | 29.9m $5.8bn | Added +4.7m |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 1.42% of their portfolio | 26.5m $5.0bn | Reduced -1.4m |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 4.24% of their portfolio | 23.4m $4.4bn | Added +574.3k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 1.23% of their portfolio | 23.2m $4.4bn | Added +665 |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 2.44% of their portfolio | 22.5m $4.3bn | Reduced -982.4k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 2.00% of their portfolio | 21.3m $4.0bn | Reduced -3.1m |
| BARCLAYS PLC 1.80% of their portfolio | 19.2m $3.6bn | Reduced -10.5m |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 4.51% of their portfolio | 18.9m $3.6bn | Reduced -29.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.83% of their portfolio | 18.2m $3.4bn | Reduced -417.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.81% of their portfolio | 17.8m $3.4bn | Added +207.5k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 2.04% of their portfolio | 17.4m $3.3bn | Reduced -2.2m |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 1.49% of their portfolio | 17.2m $3.3bn | Added +11.2m |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 2.49% of their portfolio | 17.0m $3.2bn | Reduced -1.7m |
| Swiss National Bank 2.08% of their portfolio | 16.6m $3.1bn | Reduced -883.8k |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P 4.11% of their portfolio | 16.5m $3.1bn | Reduced -1.1m |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 1.87% of their portfolio | 16.2m $3.1bn | Reduced -2.0m |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 2.66% of their portfolio | 16.2m $3.1bn | Added +238.7k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 1.78% of their portfolio | 14.0m $2.6bn | Added +32.9k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 11.43% of their portfolio | 13.9m $2.6bn | Added +3.3m |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 2.51% of their portfolio | 13.5m $2.6bn | Added +855.2k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.92% of their portfolio | 13.2m $2.5bn | First filing |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 1.65% of their portfolio | 13.1m $2.5bn | Reduced -578.5k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 2.54% of their portfolio | 12.7m $2.4bn | Reduced -781.9k |
| Dodge & Cox 1.32% of their portfolio | 12.0m $2.3bn | Added +16.3k |
| FIL Ltd 2.07% of their portfolio | 11.7m $2.2bn | Reduced -949.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 1.19% of their portfolio | 11.5m $2.2bn | Added +203.0k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 3.95% of their portfolio | 11.3m $2.1bn | Unchanged |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 1.31% of their portfolio | 11.2m $2.1bn | Added +187.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 1.89% of their portfolio | 11.2m $2.1bn | Reduced -215.0k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 2.74% of their portfolio | 11.2m $2.1bn | Added +1.1m |
| National Pension Service 2.00% of their portfolio | 11.2m $2.1bn | Reduced -125.8k |
| STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO 1.86% of their portfolio | 10.8m $2.0bn | Unchanged |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 1.93% of their portfolio | 10.7m $2.0bn | Reduced -9.8m |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC 4.40% of their portfolio | 10.5m $2.0bn | Reduced -717.6k |
| TIGER GLOBAL MANAGEMENT LLC 7.38% of their portfolio | 10.3m $2.0bn | Unchanged |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.65% of their portfolio | 10.1m $1.9bn | Added +187.6k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 2.06% of their portfolio | 10.1m $1.9bn | Added +348.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 1.47% of their portfolio | 10.0m $1.9bn | Added +1.9m |
| Fiera Capital Corp 5.73% of their portfolio | 9.6m $1.8bn | Reduced -275.4k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 2.75% of their portfolio | 9.4m $1.8bn | Reduced -480.9k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 2.04% of their portfolio | 9.2m $1.7bn | Reduced -304.0k |
| Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt 9.22% of their portfolio | 9.2m $1.7bn | Reduced -1.6m |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 1.42% of their portfolio | 9.2m $1.7bn | Added +231.4k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 1.36% of their portfolio | 9.1m $1.7bn | Reduced -101.6k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 1.78% of their portfolio | 8.8m $1.7bn | Reduced -69.1k |
| CITIGROUP INC 1.59% of their portfolio | 8.7m $1.7bn | Reduced -1.2m |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 1.08% of their portfolio | 8.5m $1.6bn | Reduced -64.0k |
| Swedbank AB 1.98% of their portfolio | 8.5m $1.6bn | Added +118.9k |
| Ninety One UK Ltd 4.30% of their portfolio | 8.5m $1.6bn | Added +4.7k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 2.33% of their portfolio | 8.4m $1.6bn | Reduced -2.7m |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 2.07% of their portfolio | 8.2m $1.5bn | Added +103.2k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 2.86% of their portfolio | 8.1m $1.6bn | Added +390.2k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 2.89% of their portfolio | 8.1m $1.5bn | Reduced -37.0k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 2.70% of their portfolio | 8.0m $1.5bn | Reduced -407.4k |
| DNB Asset Management AS 6.51% of their portfolio | 8.0m $1.5bn | Added +315.1k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 2.15% of their portfolio | 7.8m $1.5bn | Added +435.4k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 1.54% of their portfolio | 7.8m $1.5bn | Added +1.6m |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 1.59% of their portfolio | 7.7m $1.3bn | Reduced -2.3m |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 1.83% of their portfolio | 7.6m $1.4bn | Reduced -610.3k |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich 4.79% of their portfolio | 7.6m $1.6bn | Reduced -12.1k |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 3.50% of their portfolio | 7.6m $1.4bn | Added +95.3k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 2.47% of their portfolio | 7.5m $1.4bn | Added +2.6m |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 4.55% of their portfolio | 7.4m $1.4bn | Added +52.9k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 2.73% of their portfolio | 7.3m $1.4bn | First filing |
| Fundsmith LLP 5.53% of their portfolio | 6.8m $1.3bn | Reduced -3.8k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.41% of their portfolio | 6.7m $1.3bn | Added +136.4k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.51% of their portfolio | 6.6m $1.2bn | Added +567.7k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 2.11% of their portfolio | 6.5m $1.2bn | Added +50.6k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 1.26% of their portfolio | 6.4m $1.2bn | Added +86.4k |
| FLOSSBACH VON STORCH SE 4.79% of their portfolio | 6.4m $1.2bn | Reduced -457.3k |
| Newlands Management Operations LLC 7.39% of their portfolio | 6.2m $1.2bn | Unchanged |
| Veritas Asset Management LLP 10.87% of their portfolio | 6.2m $1.2bn | Reduced -3.1m |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 1.52% of their portfolio | 6.1m $1.2bn | Added +36.3k |