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 ($272.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 1.7bn as of 2026-04-22, 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 ≈ $66.05. Options: 38 managers hold calls ($946.5m notional), 34 hold puts ($765.4m).
Trends to Q1 2026
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 |
| Q1 2025 | 2,250 |
| Q2 2025 | 2,266 |
| Q3 2025 | 2,354 |
| Q4 2025 | 2,390 |
| Q1 2026 | 2,496 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 891 | 830 |
| Q3 2024 | 905 | 856 |
| Q4 2024 | 964 | 798 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,118 | 874 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,140 | 892 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,216 | 872 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,097 | 1,015 |
| Q1 2026 | 1,220 | 991 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $899.5m | $758.6m | 0.84 |
| Q3 2025 | $858.5m | $901.4m | 1.05 |
| Q4 2025 | $768.6m | $725.6m | 0.94 |
| Q1 2026 | $946.5m | $765.4m | 0.81 |
Biggest buyers
| Capital Research Global Investors | Added | +13.5m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +4.2m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +3.6m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +2.1m |
| Nuveen, LLC | Added | +1.9m |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | New | +1.6m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +1.5m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +1.3m |
| Contrarius Group Holdings Ltd | New | +1.3m |
| Ilex Capital Partners (UK) LLP | New | +1.1m |
Biggest sellers
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -11.2m |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Reduced | -5.5m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -5.1m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Reduced | -2.8m |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | Reduced | -2.4m |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA | Reduced | -2.0m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | -1.8m |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP | Reduced | -1.6m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | -1.4m |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -1.3m |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $238.1m3.6m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $157.2m2.4m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $117.6m1.8m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $96.9m1.5m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $61.1m926.1k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | $44.9m680.7k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $38.8m588.4k shares |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | $26.4m400.0k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $23.5m356.5k shares |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | New | $15.2m2.3k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $227.0m3.4m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $114.8m1.7m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $111.0m1.7m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $54.1m820.2k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $44.4m673.4k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $34.6m524.7k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | $28.1m425.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $23.0m348.3k shares |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | $12.7m192.8k shares |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | $11.2m169.5k 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 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $988.3k | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.9m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-05 | Whitaker Charles N. SVP, Chief HR Off. & CCO | Sold | $1.9m27.9k 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, Q1 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.14% of their portfolio | 124.7m $8.2bn | Reduced -5.1m |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 108.8m $7.2bn | First filing |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.17% of their portfolio | 71.8m $4.8bn | Reduced -1.0m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.55% of their portfolio | 54.3m $3.6bn | Reduced -11.2m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 47.0m $3.1bn | Added +1.0m |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 35.2m $2.3bn | First filing |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.26% of their portfolio | 25.7m $1.7bn | Added +13.5m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.10% of their portfolio | 24.5m $1.6bn | Added +2.1m |
| GQG Partners LLC 2.49% of their portfolio | 23.8m $1.6bn | Reduced -1.2m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.33% of their portfolio | 21.5m $1.4bn | Reduced -295.3k |
| Capital World Investors 0.17% of their portfolio | 18.4m $1.2bn | Reduced -19.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.14% of their portfolio | 16.0m $1.1bn | Reduced -330.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 15.1m $996.4m | Reduced -823.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 13.1m $865.3m | Added +4.2m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.06% of their portfolio | 13.1m $875.0m | Added +3.6m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.16% of their portfolio | 12.9m $853.2m | Added +133.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.08% of their portfolio | 11.7m $773.9m | Reduced -188.3k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.15% of their portfolio | 9.8m $648.2m | Added +783.6k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.16% of their portfolio | 9.4m $623.2m | First filing |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.33% of their portfolio | 9.2m $607.3m | Reduced -2.8m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.10% of their portfolio | 8.0m $527.6m | Reduced -1.8m |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 7.8m $514.2m | Added +1.9m |
| UBS Group AG 0.09% of their portfolio | 7.6m $498.8m | Reduced -784.8k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 1.32% of their portfolio | 7.0m $461.5m | Reduced -518.6k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.32% of their portfolio | 6.7m $443.0m | Added +41.3k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 6.3m $415.2m | Reduced -978.7k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 6.0m $397.9m | Added +167.4k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.85% of their portfolio | 6.0m $394.9m | Added +782.9k |
| FMR LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.9m $389.2m | Added +25.7k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 5.6m $368.6m | Reduced -142.8k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 5.3m $351.7m | Added +249.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.07% of their portfolio | 5.3m $351.0m | Added +243.6k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.38% of their portfolio | 5.0m $328.1m | Reduced -2.4m |
| Swiss National Bank 0.19% of their portfolio | 4.9m $325.1m | Added +323.1k |
| National Pension Service 0.24% of their portfolio | 4.9m $321.0m | Reduced -31.7k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.6m $306.4m | Reduced -62.7k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 4.6m $304.0m | Added +192.4k |
| Fayez Sarofim & Co 0.74% of their portfolio | 4.4m $290.0m | Reduced -68.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 4.2m $276.2m | Added +47.8k |
| Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd 1.32% of their portfolio | 4.1m $269.6m | Added +138.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.09% of their portfolio | 4.0m $264.2m | Added +4.4k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.8m $251.1m | Added +938.1k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.17% of their portfolio | 3.8m $250.2m | Added +244.1k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 3.8m $248.9m | First filing |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 3.8m $248.8m | Reduced -5.5m |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.6m $238.6m | Added +175.3k |
| LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA 1.46% of their portfolio | 3.6m $237.1m | Reduced -246.8k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.25% of their portfolio | 3.5m $230.2m | Reduced -794.8k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 3.4m $224.4m | Reduced -89.9k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.14% of their portfolio | 3.3m $220.0m | Added +45.1k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 3.1m $204.4m | Added +283.1k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.17% of their portfolio | 3.1m $201.7m | First filing |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.25% of their portfolio | 2.8m $182.4m | Added +119.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.7m $177.7m | Reduced -521.0k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 2.7m $177.2m | Reduced -951.7k |
| ASSETMARK, INC 0.36% of their portfolio | 2.7m $177.0m | Added +458 |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.6m $171.1m | Added +1.5m |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.6m $169.5m | Reduced -94.0k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.5m $165.5m | Added +167.5k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.26% of their portfolio | 2.4m $160.7m | Added +363.6k |
| Cullen Capital Management, LLC 1.61% of their portfolio | 2.4m $156.7m | Added +36.5k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.3m $154.4m | Reduced -413.4k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.22% of their portfolio | 2.3m $153.7m | Reduced -1.4m |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.42% of their portfolio | 2.3m $149.6m | Added +959.6k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.73% of their portfolio | 2.2m $146.4m | Added +157.8k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.2m $144.7m | Added +847.7k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.51% of their portfolio | 2.1m $137.4m | Added +401.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.0m $134.0m | Reduced -11.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.0m $128.8m | Added +41.0k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.9m $128.4m | Added +1.3m |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.9m $127.7m | Added +49.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.8m $104.3m | Reduced -94.7k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.50% of their portfolio | 1.7m $112.5m | Reduced -1.6m |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.7m $112.1m | Added +222.2k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.7m $111.4m | Added +44.8k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.7m $110.6m | Reduced -443.5k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.7m $110.4m | Reduced -308.0k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.6m $108.4m | Added +716.1k |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al 0.79% of their portfolio | 1.6m $106.7m | Reduced -375.7k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.38% of their portfolio | 1.6m $106.0m | New |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.6m $104.7m | Added +1.9k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.6m $103.3m | Reduced -313.0k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.89% of their portfolio | 1.5m $99.7m | Reduced -195.8k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.5m $99.2m | Reduced -13.4k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.5m $99.6m | Reduced -171.4k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.5m $98.0m | Reduced -23.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.5m $97.9m | Reduced -19.6k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.3m $87.1m | Reduced -270.2k |
| Railway Pension Investments Ltd 1.21% of their portfolio | 1.3m $85.3m | Reduced -174.4k |
| Contrarius Group Holdings Ltd 4.77% of their portfolio | 1.3m $84.2m | New |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.2m $79.4m | Reduced -165.0k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.2m $77.2m | Reduced -6.5k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.2m $76.1m | Reduced -17.0k |
| Amundi 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $75.2m | Added +104.2k |
| Ilex Capital Partners (UK) LLP 1.85% of their portfolio | 1.1m $75.1m | New |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.1m $71.8m | Added +265.2k |
| Freestone Grove Partners LP 0.51% of their portfolio | 1.1m $70.6m | New |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $70.2m | Reduced -5.3k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.42% of their portfolio | 1.1m $70.0m | Added +85.1k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.0m $69.1m | Added +300.0k |