CENCORA INC COR
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 03073E105 · ISIN US03073E1055
US drug wholesale company company
- SectorHealth care
- IndustryWholesale-Drugs, Proprietaries & Druggists' Sundries
- HeadquartersConshohocken, PA
- Founded2001
- Websitecencora.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 ($144.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 193.3m as of 2024-10-31, 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 ≈ $225.00. Options: 38 managers hold calls ($1.7bn notional), 34 hold puts ($818.5m).
Trends to Q3 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 898 |
| Q4 2022 | 984 |
| Q1 2023 | 953 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,013 |
| Q3 2023 | 979 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,088 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,159 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,139 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,169 |
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 | 469 | 404 |
| Q1 2023 | 445 | 461 |
| Q2 2023 | 471 | 438 |
| Q3 2023 | 429 | 489 |
| Q4 2023 | 476 | 477 |
| Q1 2024 | 548 | 509 |
| Q2 2024 | 538 | 517 |
| Q3 2024 | 582 | 477 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | $1.2bn | $340.4m | 0.28 |
| Q1 2024 | $1.6bn | $659.9m | 0.42 |
| Q2 2024 | $1.7bn | $802.5m | 0.48 |
| Q3 2024 | $1.7bn | $818.5m | 0.48 |
Biggest buyers
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Added | +2.0m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +1.1m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +642.6k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | Added | +610.6k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +540.6k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +489.0k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD | Added | +452.8k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | +386.9k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +376.6k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +338.5k |
Biggest sellers
| Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | Reduced | -4.4m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -1.2m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Reduced | -502.5k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -415.2k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Reduced | -415.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -382.7k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. | Sold out | -380.9k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -370.7k |
| ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd | Reduced | -339.1k |
Biggest calls
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $558.6m2.5m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $180.5m801.9k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $172.8m767.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $90.5m401.9k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Reduced | $88.6m393.6k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $81.1m360.1k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $68.4m303.8k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $66.7m296.5k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $64.7m287.6k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Unchanged | $55.4m246.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | Unchanged | $292.6m1.3m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $147.1m653.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $56.8m252.4k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $49.3m219.2k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $34.2m152.1k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $32.7m145.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $31.9m141.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $28.6m127.1k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $22.4m99.3k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $13.7m60.8k 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 |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-01-31 | 8.5% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 7.3% |
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 Q3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 6 | $20.9m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $6.2m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $11.9m | $5.4m |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $15.6m | $15.6m |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 6 | $31.0m | $17.3m |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $6.8m | $2.3m |
| Q2 2024 | 1 | $109.3k | 3 | $27.3m | $10.8m |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $10.5m | $10.1m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-17 | COLLIS STEVEN H Chairman, President & CEO, director | Sold plan | $5.2m21.5k shares |
| 2024-08-20 | COLLIS STEVEN H Chairman, President & CEO, director | Sold plan | $2.6m10.8k shares |
| 2024-08-06 | Battaglia Silvana Executive Vice President | Sold | $357.5k1.5k shares |
| 2024-08-01 | Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. +1 10% owner · See footnotes | Sold | $1.1bn4.4m shares |
| 2024-07-16 | COLLIS STEVEN H Chairman, President & CEO, director | Sold plan | $2.4m10.8k 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, Q3 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 21.3m $4.8bn | Added +1.1m |
| Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. 92.95% of their portfolio | 20.0m $4.5bn | Reduced -4.4m |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 18.0m $4.0bn | First filing |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.23% of their portfolio | 8.8m $2.0bn | Reduced -370.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.07% of their portfolio | 8.2m $1.8bn | Reduced -1.2m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 8.0m $1.8bn | Added +291.9k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.11% of their portfolio | 5.7m $1.3bn | Added +642.6k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.20% of their portfolio | 5.2m $1.2bn | Added +338.5k |
| Boston Partners 1.30% of their portfolio | 4.9m $1.1bn | Reduced -138.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 4.2m $941.2m | Added +189.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 4.1m $923.7m | Reduced -1.1m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.9m $658.4m | Reduced -382.7k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.9m $651.6m | Added +54.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.7m $606.2m | Added +122.3k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.81% of their portfolio | 2.2m $491.0m | Reduced -93.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.2m $488.2m | Reduced -46.5k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.99% of their portfolio | 2.1m $464.9m | Added +2.0m |
| NORGES BANK 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.7m $388.5m | Added +129.0k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.86% of their portfolio | 1.6m $368.8m | Added +292.6k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.6m $349.4m | Added +18.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.5m $343.0m | Added +233.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.5m $335.9m | Reduced -136.4k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 1.5m $328.0m | Added +376.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.5m $327.0m | Reduced -32.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.5m $326.9m | Reduced -30.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.4m $322.4m | Added +169.4k |
| Swedbank AB 0.40% of their portfolio | 1.4m $313.9m | Added +31.1k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.53% of their portfolio | 1.3m $289.1m | Added +540.6k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $273.4m | Added +98.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.2m $270.7m | Reduced -2.8k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.2m $269.5m | Added +5.5k |
| FIL Ltd 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.1m $250.3m | Added +3.0k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.1m $238.5m | Added +87.4k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $236.5m | Added +86.0k |
| Amundi 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.0m $226.1m | Reduced -312.7k |
| Carmignac Gestion 3.83% of their portfolio | 1.0m $229.6m | Added +56.1k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 1.28% of their portfolio | 1.0m $250.8m | Added +249.7k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.19% of their portfolio | 970.2k $218.4m | Reduced -88.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 961.5k $216.4m | Added +31.5k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.19% of their portfolio | 897.7k $202.1m | Added +16.1k |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. 1.95% of their portfolio | 875.8k $197.1m | Reduced -12.6k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.44% of their portfolio | 860.6k $193.7m | Reduced -34.6k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.21% of their portfolio | 848.4k $191.0m | Added +452.8k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.08% of their portfolio | 838.3k $188.7m | Added +101.1k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.13% of their portfolio | 799.9k $180.1m | Reduced -35.4k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.20% of their portfolio | 768.5k $172.7m | Added +610.6k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 767.6k $172.8m | Reduced -15.6k |
| UBS Group AG 0.05% of their portfolio | 757.3k $170.5m | Added +137.7k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 744.5k $167.6m | Reduced -72.0k |
| Mawer Investment Management Ltd. 0.75% of their portfolio | 733.5k $165.1m | Reduced -15.3k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.63% of their portfolio | 697.8k $157.1m | Added +101.2k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 599.8k $135.0m | Added +1.4k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 585.5k $131.8m | Added +25.1k |
| Coho Partners, Ltd. 4.70% of their portfolio | 572.7k $128.9m | Reduced -65.8k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 552.6k $124.4m | Added +386.9k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 544.5k $122.6m | Reduced -77.1k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.22% of their portfolio | 543.0k $120.8m | Added +2.3k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.08% of their portfolio | 532.8k $119.9m | Added +1.3k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC 1.78% of their portfolio | 528.8k $119.0m | Added +28.5k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.10% of their portfolio | 503.3k $113.3m | Added +14.1k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.14% of their portfolio | 495.9k $111.6m | Added +489.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 493.7k $111.1m | Reduced -112.1k |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. 0.52% of their portfolio | 470.3k $105.8m | Reduced -243.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 436.2k $98.2m | Reduced -216.8k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 422.1k $94.9m | Added +94.2k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.19% of their portfolio | 420.3k $94.6m | Added +228.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.09% of their portfolio | 418.8k $94.3m | Added +1.9k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.20% of their portfolio | 414.2k $93.2m | Added +96.8k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 413.4k $93.1m | Reduced -502.5k |
| JOHNSON INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.91% of their portfolio | 409.5k $92.2m | Reduced -91.1k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.16% of their portfolio | 387.1k $86.9m | Added +8.1k |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC 0.71% of their portfolio | 379.2k $85.3m | Reduced -70.7k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.26% of their portfolio | 361.3k $81.3m | Reduced -5.8k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 358.0k $80.6m | Added +195.7k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.20% of their portfolio | 357.3k $80.4m | Added +14.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.08% of their portfolio | 350.2k $78.8m | Added +100.5k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.12% of their portfolio | 340.6k $76.7m | Added +6.6k |
| Morningstar Investment Services LLC 0.78% of their portfolio | 339.7k $76.4m | Reduced -5.8k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.17% of their portfolio | 327.2k $73.7m | Added +105.5k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.13% of their portfolio | 324.2k $73.1m | Added +3.1k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 317.1k $71.4m | Reduced -197 |
| Cornerstone Investment Partners, LLC 3.49% of their portfolio | 313.4k $70.5m | Reduced -12.6k |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB 0.28% of their portfolio | 311.0k $70.0m | Reduced -11.4k |
| National Pension Service 0.07% of their portfolio | 307.9k $69.3m | Added +44.3k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 306.7k $69.0m | Added +19.8k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.09% of their portfolio | 305.8k $68.8m | Added +30.7k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 302.0k $68.0m | Added +19.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.08% of their portfolio | 301.5k $67.9m | Added +3.3k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.06% of their portfolio | 299.6k $67.4m | Reduced -56.9k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 293.6k $66.1m | Reduced -76.2k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 282.7k $63.6m | Reduced -88.8k |
| KBC Group NV 0.19% of their portfolio | 277.9k $62.6m | Reduced -53.2k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.13% of their portfolio | 277.8k $62.5m | Added +258.3k |
| WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 277.1k $62.4m | Added +8.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 275.9k $62.1m | Added +25.2k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 271.0k $61.0m | Added +260.0k |
| AXA S.A. 0.18% of their portfolio | 265.5k $59.8m | Reduced -238.1k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.04% of their portfolio | 264.6k $59.6m | Reduced -2.5k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 258.7k $58.2m | Added +27.1k |
| Railway Pension Investments Ltd 0.66% of their portfolio | 243.4k $54.8m | Reduced -13.1k |