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 ($162.5m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 1.8bn as of 2023-07-24, 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 ≈ $45.32. Options: 42 managers hold calls ($637.1m notional), 45 hold puts ($507.0m).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,767 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,899 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,877 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,887 |
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 |
| Q2 2023 | 860 | 809 |
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 |
| Q2 2023 | $637.1m | $507.0m | 0.80 |
Biggest buyers
| Capital World Investors | Added | +7.5m |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC | Added | +4.5m |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP | Added | +3.1m |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | +2.5m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +1.6m |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT | Added | +1.4m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Added | +1.4m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +1.2m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +1.2m |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | Added | +1.1m |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -29.0m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -4.0m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -3.0m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -2.1m |
| Fayez Sarofim & Co | Reduced | -1.8m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -1.7m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -1.7m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -1.7m |
| STRS OHIO | Reduced | -1.4m |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC | Reduced | -1.2m |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $217.2m4.8m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $95.2m2.1m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $56.8m1.3m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $39.1m863.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $24.7m545.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $21.1m465.4k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $19.5m429.6k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Reduced | $18.8m415.0k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Added | $15.3m338.6k shares |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC | Added | $13.2m291.6k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $73.0m1.6m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $66.9m1.5m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $41.6m917.4k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $36.3m801.1k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Unchanged | $31.4m694.0k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $29.9m659.0k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Unchanged | $22.6m498.6k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $16.3m359.9k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $13.7m302.0k shares |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | New | $13.6m300.0k 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 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.
None reported in Q2 2023.
Holders, Q2 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 161.1m $7.3bn | Reduced -814.9k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.15% of their portfolio | 119.1m $5.4bn | Reduced -1.7m |
| Capital World Investors 0.84% of their portfolio | 96.4m $4.4bn | Added +7.5m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.17% of their portfolio | 70.6m $3.3bn | Added +1.2m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.56% of their portfolio | 43.6m $2.0bn | Added +1.6m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 37.0m $1.7bn | Added +1.2m |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.42% of their portfolio | 34.6m $1.6bn | Reduced -4.0m |
| FMR LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 21.3m $963.4m | Reduced -29.0m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.08% of their portfolio | 18.4m $834.6m | Reduced -17.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.17% of their portfolio | 17.9m $810.6m | Reduced -163.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.14% of their portfolio | 16.6m $750.5m | Reduced -827.4k |
| Capital International Investors 0.16% of their portfolio | 14.2m $643.0m | Reduced -1.1m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 14.0m $634.2m | Reduced -3.0m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.14% of their portfolio | 11.6m $526.7m | Reduced -154.9k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.15% of their portfolio | 10.3m $466.1m | Added +484.7k |
| Fayez Sarofim & Co 1.54% of their portfolio | 9.7m $439.3m | Reduced -1.8m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 9.0m $406.6m | Reduced -1.7m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 8.5m $378.1m | Added +482.8k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.10% of their portfolio | 7.8m $355.1m | Added +291.3k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.42% of their portfolio | 7.6m $342.1m | Added +355.1k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.39% of their portfolio | 7.5m $339.0m | Reduced -157.8k |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P 0.61% of their portfolio | 7.2m $326.4m | Added +867.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.04% of their portfolio | 7.0m $315.5m | Reduced -684.1k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.20% of their portfolio | 6.5m $292.2m | Reduced -661.5k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 1.17% of their portfolio | 6.4m $291.3m | Reduced -72.2k |
| LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA 1.48% of their portfolio | 5.8m $262.4m | Reduced -148.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 5.4m $245.8m | Added +2.5m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.12% of their portfolio | 5.2m $234.8m | Added +1.4m |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 5.1m $230.3m | Added +4.5m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.1m $230.0m | Reduced -643.4k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 5.0m $226.0m | Reduced -164.2k |
| FIL Ltd 0.25% of their portfolio | 4.9m $220.6m | Reduced -689.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.06% of their portfolio | 4.7m $212.6m | Added +7.6k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 4.4m $200.9m | Reduced -542.1k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.33% of their portfolio | 4.4m $200.5m | Added +3.1m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 4.1m $182.8m | Unchanged |
| UBS Group AG 0.08% of their portfolio | 4.0m $182.9m | Reduced -889.7k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.27% of their portfolio | 3.9m $178.6m | Added +1.1m |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.13% of their portfolio | 3.8m $171.9m | Reduced -758.4k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.18% of their portfolio | 3.7m $167.1m | Reduced -400.5k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.36% of their portfolio | 3.6m $161.2m | Added +1.4m |
| Cullen Capital Management, LLC 1.42% of their portfolio | 3.5m $159.0m | Added +77.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.16% of their portfolio | 3.2m $143.2m | Added +33.4k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 3.2m $143.2m | Added +373.4k |
| National Pension Service 0.22% of their portfolio | 3.1m $138.8m | Added +162.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.18% of their portfolio | 3.1m $139.8m | Reduced -118.8k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 3.1m $138.0m | Added +237.9k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 2.7m $122.8m | Added +722.0k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.7m $120.4m | Added +294.0k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.66% of their portfolio | 2.5m $115.1m | Added +379.1k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.5m $130.2m | Reduced -14.7k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.5m $113.0m | Reduced -37.2k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.48% of their portfolio | 2.2m $100.1m | Added +17.2k |
| Railway Pension Investments Ltd 0.98% of their portfolio | 2.2m $98.5m | Reduced -225.0k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.2m $97.6m | Reduced -39.2k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.1m $96.1m | Reduced -46.9k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.1m $94.7m | Added +214.2k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.1m $94.5m | Added +233.4k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.21% of their portfolio | 2.1m $94.3m | Reduced -53.8k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.20% of their portfolio | 2.0m $92.3m | Reduced -73.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.0m $90.7m | Reduced -60.4k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.0m $90.3m | Added +1.1m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.34% of their portfolio | 2.0m $88.4m | Added +767.3k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.9m $86.6m | Reduced -128.1k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.9m $85.3m | Added +30.2k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.8m $81.2m | Added +70.3k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.8m $80.6m | Reduced -9.4k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 1.8m $80.2m | Added +17.7k |
| BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO 0.63% of their portfolio | 1.7m $78.9m | Added +4.1k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.5m $68.6m | Added +94.4k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.5m $68.3m | Added +18.8k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.5m $67.8m | Reduced -323.8k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.5m $67.6m | Reduced -122.1k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.4m $64.6m | Added +25.2k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.4m $61.5m | Added +82.7k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $59.8m | Reduced -1.1k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $59.4m | Reduced -67.6k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.3m $59.1m | Reduced -85.0k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.36% of their portfolio | 1.3m $57.8m | Added +201.0k |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al 0.55% of their portfolio | 1.3m $57.3m | Added +52.4k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $72 | First filing |
| RNC CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2.94% of their portfolio | 1.2m $53.2m | Added +3.7k |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.1m $51.7m | Added +63.9k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.1m $51.4m | Added +21.5k |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.1m $49.8m | Added +2.2k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $49.0m | Reduced -37.9k |
| Lido Advisors, LLC 0.55% of their portfolio | 1.1m $48.4m | Added +24.8k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.1m $48.1m | Added +116.7k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.1m $48.6m | Added +442.5k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $47.5m | Added +132.2k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.0m $47.5m | Unchanged |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.0m $46.8m | Reduced -10.7k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.0m $45.9m | Reduced -386.8k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.0m $45.4m | Reduced -39.5k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 1.0m $45.3m | Reduced -1.2m |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.18% of their portfolio | 999.9k $45.3m | Reduced -70.9k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 987.0k $44.7m | Reduced -44.7k |
| PFS INVESTMENTS INC. 0.72% of their portfolio | 973.4k $44.1m | Added +42.8k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 944.5k $42.8m | Added +216 |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.12% of their portfolio | 943.4k $42.7m | Reduced -88.4k |