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 ($230.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 1.7bn as of 2025-02-14, 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 ≈ $52.32. Options: 39 managers hold calls ($642.3m notional), 39 hold puts ($973.8m).
Trends to Q4 2024
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 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,845 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,892 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,903 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,918 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,996 |
| Q4 2024 | 2,172 |
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 | 896 | 750 |
| Q2 2023 | 860 | 809 |
| Q3 2023 | 808 | 841 |
| Q4 2023 | 694 | 959 |
| Q1 2024 | 877 | 878 |
| Q2 2024 | 891 | 830 |
| Q3 2024 | 905 | 856 |
| Q4 2024 | 964 | 798 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | $629.0m | $641.1m | 1.02 |
| Q2 2024 | $773.5m | $582.1m | 0.75 |
| Q3 2024 | $675.2m | $812.8m | 1.20 |
| Q4 2024 | $642.3m | $973.8m | 1.52 |
Biggest buyers
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | Added | +4.0m |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +2.4m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +2.3m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +2.0m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +1.9m |
| Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd | Added | +1.7m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | Added | +1.4m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +1.3m |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP | Added | +1.2m |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS | Added | +1.2m |
Biggest sellers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -10.5m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -4.8m |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P | Reduced | -3.9m |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -2.6m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -2.6m |
| Capital World Investors | Reduced | -1.9m |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Reduced | -1.7m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -1.1m |
| NATIXIS | Reduced | -1.0m |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | Sold out | -880.9k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $193.5m3.7m shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $82.8m1.6m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $60.9m1.2m shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $41.3m790.5k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Reduced | $26.6m508.0k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $26.4m504.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $23.9m456.4k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $22.5m430.0k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Reduced | $21.2m405.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $19.4m371.9k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $256.0m4.9m shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $70.6m1.4m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $69.6m1.3m shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Unchanged | $65.4m1.3m shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $55.5m1.1m shares |
| Eisler Capital Management Ltd. | First filing | $43.4m826.3k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $43.3m828.4k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $40.2m768.1k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $37.4m715.6k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Unchanged | $33.4m638.1k 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 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 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 2 | $93.2k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $988.3k | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q4 2024.
Holders, Q4 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 156.8m $8.2bn | Added +208.1k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.14% of their portfolio | 133.4m $7.0bn | Reduced -4.8m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.15% of their portfolio | 72.3m $3.9bn | Reduced -1.1m |
| Capital World Investors 0.50% of their portfolio | 62.5m $3.3bn | Reduced -1.9m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.58% of their portfolio | 59.8m $3.1bn | Added +2.3m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 41.9m $2.2bn | Added +1.1m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.93% of their portfolio | 22.3m $1.2bn | Added +76.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.08% of their portfolio | 20.9m $1.1bn | Added +971.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.12% of their portfolio | 16.4m $859.3m | Added +1.4m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.13% of their portfolio | 13.5m $704.8m | Reduced -392.4k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.13% of their portfolio | 12.1m $630.2m | Added +12.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.11% of their portfolio | 11.8m $617.1m | Added +983.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 11.6m $607.8m | Added +2.0m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 11.2m $586.5m | Reduced -803.3k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 1.17% of their portfolio | 10.3m $536.4m | Added +262.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 10.0m $515.5m | Added +127 |
| UBS Group AG 0.11% of their portfolio | 9.3m $484.1m | Added +2.4m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.10% of their portfolio | 8.9m $466.8m | Added +1.3m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.04% of their portfolio | 8.5m $446.9m | Reduced -10.5m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.11% of their portfolio | 8.3m $432.1m | Reduced -531.6k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.52% of their portfolio | 7.7m $402.3m | Reduced -295.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 6.6m $343.5m | Added +805.6k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.29% of their portfolio | 6.2m $325.2m | Added +222.6k |
| Fayez Sarofim & Co 0.77% of their portfolio | 6.0m $315.8m | Added +352.9k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.14% of their portfolio | 6.0m $314.1m | Added +4.0m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 5.9m $305.5m | Added +250.5k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.68% of their portfolio | 5.6m $293.3m | Added +2.7k |
| FMR LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.3m $276.2m | Reduced -34.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.17% of their portfolio | 4.8m $252.0m | Reduced -278.1k |
| Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd 1.80% of their portfolio | 4.7m $243.4m | Added +1.7m |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 4.6m $239.6m | Added +259.8k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.23% of their portfolio | 4.5m $234.7m | Added +93.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 4.4m $228.4m | Reduced -2.6m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.3m $225.9m | Reduced -184.2k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.52% of their portfolio | 4.2m $222.2m | Reduced -2.6m |
| LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA 1.21% of their portfolio | 4.2m $221.8m | Reduced -313.9k |
| National Pension Service 0.21% of their portfolio | 4.2m $221.3m | Added +197.9k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.0m $210.6m | Added +595.2k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.0m $208.3m | Reduced -85.8k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.8m $198.8m | Reduced -235.6k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.6m $188.3m | Added +264.8k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.27% of their portfolio | 3.6m $187.4m | Added +218.3k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.5m $182.5m | Reduced -106.4k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.12% of their portfolio | 3.4m $178.6m | Added +39.3k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.24% of their portfolio | 3.3m $173.5m | Added +1.1m |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.1m $163.6m | Added +331.7k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 2.9m $153.3m | Added +792.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.13% of their portfolio | 2.9m $150.5m | Reduced -23.2k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.25% of their portfolio | 2.9m $150.5m | Added +1.9m |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.8m $144.5m | Reduced -289.1k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.7m $142.6m | Added +177.1k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.64% of their portfolio | 2.7m $139.9m | Added +1.2m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.7m $139.5m | Added +507.9k |
| Cullen Capital Management, LLC 1.62% of their portfolio | 2.7m $139.1m | Reduced -40.5k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.6m $137.5m | First filing |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.20% of their portfolio | 2.4m $126.4m | Added +523.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.4m $125.5m | Reduced -245.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.4m $124.3m | Reduced -59.1k |
| ASSETMARK, INC 0.32% of their portfolio | 2.2m $116.7m | Added +77.6k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.2m $114.5m | Added +49.9k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.38% of their portfolio | 2.0m $105.7m | Added +1.2m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.0m $105.3m | Reduced -81.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.9m $101.5m | Reduced -24.6k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.84% of their portfolio | 1.9m $98.7m | Reduced -66.6k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.9m $98.4m | Reduced -41.7k |
| Sterling Capital Management LLC 1.35% of their portfolio | 1.9m $98.3m | Reduced -317.2k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.8m $91.5m | Reduced -154.9k |
| Railway Pension Investments Ltd 1.21% of their portfolio | 1.7m $91.4m | Reduced -212.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.7m $90.0m | Reduced -66.8k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.6m $85.9m | Added +224.4k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.6m $84.7m | Added +66.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.6m $84.2m | Added +136.6k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.6m $84.0m | Reduced -853.9k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.6m $82.8m | Reduced -24.9k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 1.5m $78.0m | Reduced -477.1k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.5m $77.1m | Added +247.6k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.5m $75.9m | Added +41.9k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.4m $75.4m | Reduced -15.2k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.4m $71.2m | Added +95.4k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.4m $70.9m | Added +124.1k |
| UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION 2.25% of their portfolio | 1.3m $68.9m | Reduced -133 |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $46.1m | Added +416.0k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.3m $65.9m | Added +412.1k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.3m $65.8m | Added +320.6k |
| CREDIT AGRICOLE S A 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.1m $59.7m | Added +931.4k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.1m $57.8m | Added +3.4k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.1m $58.2m | Added +573.7k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.1m $57.6m | Reduced -470.7k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.1m $57.0m | New |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $56.9m | Reduced -18.7k |
| RNC CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2.99% of their portfolio | 1.1m $56.0m | Reduced -26.8k |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.1m $55.7m | Added +46.9k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 1.1m $55.4m | Added +427.8k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 1.0m $54.3m | Reduced -82.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.0m $54.3m | New |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.0m $53.6m | Reduced -56.3k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.0m $53.4m | Reduced -235.8k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.10% of their portfolio | 992.6k $51.9m | First filing |
| PINEBRIDGE INVESTMENTS, L.P. 0.37% of their portfolio | 949.3k $49.6m | Reduced -62.4k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 947.1k $49.5m | Added +152.9k |