ALTRIA GROUP INC MO
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 02209S103 · ISIN US02209S1033
American multinational company
- SectorConsumer staples
- IndustryCigarettes
- HeadquartersRichmond, VA
- Founded1985
- Websitealtria.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 ($181.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 1.8bn as of 2023-04-18, 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 ≈ $44.70. Options: 45 managers hold calls ($738.2m notional), 44 hold puts ($577.8m).
Trends to Q1 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,767 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,899 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,877 |
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 | 855 | 743 |
| Q1 2023 | 896 | 750 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $810.7m | $590.0m | 0.73 |
| Q4 2022 | $891.7m | $709.7m | 0.80 |
| Q1 2023 | $738.2m | $577.8m | 0.78 |
Biggest buyers
| FMR LLC | Added | +27.1m |
| Capital World Investors | Added | +18.5m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Added | +3.3m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +2.9m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | New | +1.9m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +1.6m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +1.3m |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Added | +1.3m |
| STRS OHIO | Added | +1.3m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +1.2m |
Biggest sellers
| GQG Partners LLC | Reduced | -12.1m |
| Capital International Investors | Reduced | -5.3m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -4.8m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Reduced | -3.5m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -2.9m |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Reduced | -2.8m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -2.0m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -2.0m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Reduced | -1.7m |
| ING GROEP NV | Reduced | -1.4m |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $236.0m5.3m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $133.6m3.0m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $99.4m2.2m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $37.7m845.8k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $37.4m838.5k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | New | $21.2m475.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $19.1m428.4k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $17.9m402.5k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $13.3m298.7k shares |
| Mint Tower Capital Management B.V. | Reduced | $10.6m237.8k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $121.8m2.7m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $76.5m1.7m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $64.7m1.5m shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | $36.5m817.7k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $34.2m766.9k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $31.0m694.0k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $30.1m675.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $24.4m547.8k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $22.2m498.6k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $18.7m419.7k 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 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.
None reported in Q1 2023.
Holders, Q1 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.18% of their portfolio | 161.9m $7.2bn | Added +1.6m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.16% of their portfolio | 120.7m $5.4bn | Reduced -4.8m |
| Capital World Investors 0.82% of their portfolio | 88.9m $4.0bn | Added +18.5m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.18% of their portfolio | 69.3m $3.2bn | Reduced -2.9m |
| FMR LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 50.3m $2.2bn | Added +27.1m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.57% of their portfolio | 42.0m $1.9bn | Reduced -2.0m |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.49% of their portfolio | 38.7m $1.7bn | Added +3.3m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 35.9m $1.6bn | Added +671.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.09% of their portfolio | 18.4m $822.8m | Added +1.3m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.18% of their portfolio | 18.1m $805.7m | Reduced -1.7m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.15% of their portfolio | 17.4m $776.1m | Reduced -348.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.09% of their portfolio | 17.0m $758.4m | Added +1.2m |
| Capital International Investors 0.18% of their portfolio | 15.3m $683.9m | Reduced -5.3m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.15% of their portfolio | 11.8m $525.7m | Reduced -125.9k |
| Fayez Sarofim & Co 1.80% of their portfolio | 11.5m $514.0m | Added +6.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 10.6m $474.6m | Added +2.9m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.16% of their portfolio | 9.8m $437.5m | Reduced -68.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 8.0m $350.9m | Added +96.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.04% of their portfolio | 7.6m $341.3m | Reduced -1.0m |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.39% of their portfolio | 7.6m $340.9m | Added +431.5k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.10% of their portfolio | 7.5m $336.7m | Reduced -1.4m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.42% of their portfolio | 7.2m $321.1m | Reduced -3.5m |
| Swiss National Bank 0.22% of their portfolio | 7.1m $317.4m | Reduced -206.6k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 1.24% of their portfolio | 6.5m $290.2m | Added +1.3m |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P 0.55% of their portfolio | 6.3m $282.8m | Added +216.0k |
| LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA 1.53% of their portfolio | 5.9m $265.0m | Reduced -102.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.7m $255.3m | Reduced -51.1k |
| FIL Ltd 0.28% of their portfolio | 5.6m $248.1m | Reduced -536.3k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 5.2m $230.0m | Reduced -70.0k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 5.0m $222.1m | Reduced -727.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.10% of their portfolio | 4.9m $219.8m | Reduced -400.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.06% of their portfolio | 4.7m $209.0m | Reduced -11.4k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.15% of their portfolio | 4.6m $203.2m | Reduced -66.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 4.1m $182.8m | Reduced -8.8k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.20% of their portfolio | 4.1m $182.5m | Reduced -284.9k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.8m $168.3m | Reduced -11.7k |
| Cullen Capital Management, LLC 1.40% of their portfolio | 3.4m $153.2m | Added +964.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.19% of their portfolio | 3.2m $143.0m | Reduced -173.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.17% of their portfolio | 3.1m $139.6m | Added +19.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.9m $130.6m | Reduced -1.1m |
| National Pension Service 0.24% of their portfolio | 2.9m $130.2m | Added +66.4k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 2.8m $125.7m | Added +353.4k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.8m $124.4m | Reduced -76.2k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.8m $123.7m | Reduced -377.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.5m $112.9m | Reduced -343.7k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.5m $126.9m | Reduced -47.8k |
| Railway Pension Investments Ltd 1.10% of their portfolio | 2.4m $107.1m | Added +104.5k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.4m $72.1m | Reduced -266.9k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 2.2m $98.4m | Added +1.0m |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.2m $97.9m | Reduced -32.3k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.54% of their portfolio | 2.2m $97.8m | Added +243.3k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.20% of their portfolio | 2.2m $96.7m | Reduced -121.3k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.59% of their portfolio | 2.2m $96.4m | Added +1.2m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.2m $96.1m | Added +1.1m |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.22% of their portfolio | 2.1m $95.3m | Reduced -12.6k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.22% of their portfolio | 2.1m $94.2m | Added +3.9k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.21% of their portfolio | 2.1m $94.1m | Added +21.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.1m $92.1m | Added +26.3k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.0m $87.6m | Reduced -210.3k |
| STRS OHIO 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.0m $90.3m | Added +1.3m |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.0m $88.7m | Reduced -536.8k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.9m $86.9m | New |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.9m $83.7m | Reduced -334.3k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.9m $82.7m | Added +142.9k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.9m $82.7m | Added +25.3k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.8m $81.2m | Reduced -847.0k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.8m $79.8m | Reduced -34.9k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 1.8m $78.2m | Reduced -89.7k |
| BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO 0.65% of their portfolio | 1.7m $77.5m | Added +22 |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.7m $76.8m | Reduced -56.3k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.6m $72.0m | Reduced -46.4k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.5m $66.5m | Reduced -155.9k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 1.5m $65.6m | Added +25.7k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.4m $63.4m | Added +136.9k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.4m $62.5m | Added +39.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.4m $62.4m | Added +168.7k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.4m $62.0m | Reduced -100.1k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $61.5m | Reduced -61.3k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.4m $60.3m | Added +1.2m |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $59.0m | Added +26.4k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.3m $58.0m | Reduced -15.9k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.3m $56.8m | Reduced -50.7k |
| NATIXIS 0.51% of their portfolio | 1.2m $54.9m | Added +920.9k |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al 0.56% of their portfolio | 1.2m $54.2m | Added +191.2k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.2m $52.8m | Added +816.2k |
| RNC CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2.94% of their portfolio | 1.2m $52.2m | Added +28.5k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $49.9m | Reduced -100.8k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.1m $49.6m | Added +12.7k |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.1m $49.0m | Added +35.2k |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.1m $48.0m | Reduced -10.9k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.29% of their portfolio | 1.1m $48.0m | Added +5.8k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.1m $47.8m | Added +794 |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.0m $46.7m | Reduced -2.5k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.0m $46.6m | Reduced -3.7k |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.0m $46.6m | Added +6.6k |
| Lido Advisors, LLC 0.65% of their portfolio | 1.0m $46.6m | Reduced -76.2k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.0m $46.0m | Added +98.4k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.0m $46.0m | Reduced -31.6k |
| GATEWAY INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC 0.55% of their portfolio | 1.0m $44.9m | Added +148.4k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.07% of their portfolio | 945.0k $42.2m | Reduced -32.4k |