BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP BSX
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 101137107 · ISIN US1011371077
Worldwide developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices
- SectorHealth care
- IndustrySurgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus
- HeadquartersMarlborough, MA
- Founded1979
- Websitebostonscientific.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 ($714.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 1.5bn as of 2025-07-29, 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 ≈ $107.30. Options: 47 managers hold calls ($1.1bn notional), 50 hold puts ($863.6m).
Trends to Q2 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 866 |
| Q4 2022 | 929 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,000 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,071 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,060 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,151 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,226 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,325 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,404 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,519 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,650 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,694 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 525 | 449 |
| Q4 2023 | 542 | 445 |
| Q1 2024 | 583 | 520 |
| Q2 2024 | 704 | 471 |
| Q3 2024 | 713 | 554 |
| Q4 2024 | 736 | 576 |
| Q1 2025 | 876 | 627 |
| Q2 2025 | 886 | 643 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $674.1m | $972.1m | 1.44 |
| Q4 2024 | $797.5m | $912.4m | 1.14 |
| Q1 2025 | $1.1bn | $818.8m | 0.76 |
| Q2 2025 | $1.1bn | $863.6m | 0.79 |
Biggest buyers
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +8.2m |
| EDGEWOOD MANAGEMENT LLC | New | +7.0m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +5.0m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +2.9m |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC | Added | +2.9m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +2.5m |
| Nuveen, LLC | Added | +2.5m |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Added | +2.3m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +2.3m |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +2.2m |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -20.3m |
| AXIOM INVESTORS LLC /DE | Reduced | -6.2m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -5.9m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -3.7m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -3.7m |
| Winslow Capital Management, LLC | Reduced | -2.6m |
| Amundi | Reduced | -2.1m |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ | Reduced | -1.8m |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Reduced | -1.8m |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD | Reduced | -1.5m |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $221.2m2.1m shares |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | New | $158.5m1.5m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $84.0m782.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $63.7m593.0k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | $59.6m554.6k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $58.2m541.5k shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Added | $39.9m371.3k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $39.1m363.6k shares |
| BlackRock, Inc. | New | $37.9m352.4k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $32.1m299.3k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $166.8m1.6m shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $51.8m482.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $50.5m470.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $46.0m428.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $41.7m388.5k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $40.8m380.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $39.6m368.8k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $34.2m318.7k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Reduced | $32.5m302.2k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | $31.7m295.4k 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 2025-04-17 | 7.6% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 7.5% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: FMR LLC (3.1%, 2026-08-06), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 7 | $11.8m | $2.7m |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 5 | $18.9m | $19.4k |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 6 | $7.4m | $5.3m |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 9 | $22.7m | $21.0m |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $17.1m | $17.1m |
| Q4 2024 | 1 | $4.5k | 7 | $45.1m | $44.6m |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 8 | $24.2m | $23.0m |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 6 | $59.8m | $59.4m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-04 | Fitzgerald Joseph Michael EVP & Group Pres, Cardiology | Sold plan | $5.8m56.4k shares |
| 2025-06-02 | Mahoney Michael F Chairman, President & CEO, director | Sold plan | $17.1m164.4k shares |
| 2025-05-29 | LUDWIG EDWARD J Director | Sold | $418.4k4.0k shares |
| 2025-05-21 | Brown Vance R SVP, GC and Corp. Secretary | Sold plan | $513.6k4.8k shares |
| 2025-05-05 | Sorenson John Bradley EVP, Global Operations | Sold plan | $478.0k4.6k shares |
| 2025-05-01 | Mahoney Michael F Chairman, President & CEO, director | Sold plan | $16.9m164.4k shares |
| 2025-05-01 | Butcher Arthur C EVP& Grp Pres, MedSurg & APAC | Sold plan | $1.8m17.3k shares |
| 2025-04-21 | Brown Vance R SVP, GC and Corp. Secretary | Sold plan | $458.9k4.8k shares |
| 2025-04-01 | Mahoney Michael F Chairman, President & CEO, director | Sold plan | $16.4m164.4k 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, Q2 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.30% of their portfolio | 146.7m $15.8bn | Added +5.0m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.24% of their portfolio | 137.1m $14.7bn | Added +2.5m |
| FMR LLC 0.66% of their portfolio | 108.3m $11.6bn | Reduced -20.3m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.26% of their portfolio | 65.2m $7.0bn | Added +713.4k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 2.95% of their portfolio | 34.7m $3.7bn | Reduced -1.8m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.29% of their portfolio | 33.8m $3.6bn | Added +2.3m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.64% of their portfolio | 32.6m $3.5bn | Reduced -548.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 32.4m $3.5bn | Added +622.6k |
| Capital World Investors 0.45% of their portfolio | 28.5m $3.1bn | Reduced -34.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.19% of their portfolio | 25.7m $2.8bn | Reduced -5.9m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.14% of their portfolio | 20.3m $2.2bn | Added +1.2m |
| Bollard Group LLC 51.16% of their portfolio | 20.1m $2.2bn | Reduced -411.4k |
| NORGES BANK 0.26% of their portfolio | 19.5m $2.1bn | Reduced -512.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.31% of their portfolio | 16.9m $1.8bn | Added +226.6k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 1.85% of their portfolio | 16.6m $1.8bn | Reduced -1.1m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.21% of their portfolio | 14.3m $1.5bn | Reduced -28.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.24% of their portfolio | 13.9m $1.5bn | Added +5.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.14% of their portfolio | 13.3m $1.4bn | Added +8.2m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.44% of their portfolio | 12.9m $1.4bn | Reduced -3.7m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 12.8m $1.4bn | Added +1.5m |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.64% of their portfolio | 12.2m $1.3bn | Reduced -1.8m |
| UBS Group AG 0.26% of their portfolio | 11.5m $1.2bn | Added +2.2m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.23% of their portfolio | 11.2m $1.2bn | Reduced -545.7k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.13% of their portfolio | 11.0m $1.2bn | Added +410.8k |
| Amundi 0.36% of their portfolio | 10.2m $1.1bn | Reduced -2.1m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.27% of their portfolio | 10.0m $1.1bn | Reduced -874.8k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 9.5m $1.0bn | Added +2.5m |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.93% of their portfolio | 8.7m $939.0m | Added +833.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 8.7m $936.6m | Added +143.7k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 1.36% of their portfolio | 8.5m $914.9m | Reduced -1.1m |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.76% of their portfolio | 8.4m $898.3m | Added +940.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.21% of their portfolio | 7.8m $838.1m | Reduced -64.7k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 7.7m $827.6m | Added +939.8k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.22% of their portfolio | 7.6m $814.7m | Added +135.3k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.30% of their portfolio | 7.5m $810.8m | Added +2.1m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.96% of their portfolio | 7.5m $805.3m | Reduced -450.5k |
| EDGEWOOD MANAGEMENT LLC 2.37% of their portfolio | 7.0m $746.7m | New |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.72% of their portfolio | 6.8m $725.6m | Added +2.9m |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.98% of their portfolio | 6.6m $712.4m | Added +372.2k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.14% of their portfolio | 6.6m $710.0m | Added +665.8k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.50% of their portfolio | 6.5m $701.4m | Reduced -224.7k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.50% of their portfolio | 5.4m $580.5m | Reduced -29.2k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 1.14% of their portfolio | 5.2m $555.3m | Added +964.0k |
| Ninety One UK Ltd 1.30% of their portfolio | 5.1m $552.8m | Added +1.3m |
| FIL Ltd 0.45% of their portfolio | 4.9m $524.0m | Reduced -835.7k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.43% of their portfolio | 4.7m $506.9m | Reduced -1.5m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.70% of their portfolio | 4.7m $502.6m | Added +1.7m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 4.6m $444.2m | Reduced -3.7m |
| Swiss National Bank 0.29% of their portfolio | 4.5m $480.9m | Added +320.4k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.48% of their portfolio | 4.4m $471.8m | Reduced -70.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 4.4m $469.1m | Reduced -1.2m |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. 1.51% of their portfolio | 4.3m $460.5m | Added +16.7k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 1.10% of their portfolio | 4.2m $452.3m | Added +3.2k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 1.11% of their portfolio | 4.2m $449.1m | Added +2.3m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 4.1m $442.2m | Reduced -543.8k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.24% of their portfolio | 4.1m $438.6m | Added +195.9k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.30% of their portfolio | 4.0m $433.2m | Added +1.1m |
| FARALLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 1.95% of their portfolio | 4.0m $427.6m | Added +218.3k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 4.0m $425.5m | Added +44.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.7m $398.3m | Added +149.5k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.24% of their portfolio | 3.6m $384.5m | Added +84.5k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.23% of their portfolio | 3.4m $366.4m | Reduced -151.3k |
| National Pension Service 0.31% of their portfolio | 3.4m $362.6m | Reduced -147.2k |
| AXIOM INVESTORS LLC /DE 2.92% of their portfolio | 3.3m $356.5m | Reduced -6.2m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.12% of their portfolio | 3.3m $353.2m | Added +251.6k |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD 1.58% of their portfolio | 3.2m $347.4m | Reduced -1.5m |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.55% of their portfolio | 3.1m $337.9m | Added +756.2k |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP 0.95% of their portfolio | 3.0m $327.1m | Added +669.0k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.67% of their portfolio | 3.0m $325.0m | Added +1.6m |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 2.9m $313.7m | Reduced -104.7k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.51% of their portfolio | 2.9m $313.6m | Added +2.9m |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.24% of their portfolio | 2.9m $308.5m | Reduced -332.1k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.24% of their portfolio | 2.8m $303.8m | Added +196.5k |
| Swedbank AB 0.34% of their portfolio | 2.8m $302.8m | First filing |
| ORBIMED ADVISORS LLC 7.60% of their portfolio | 2.8m $302.2m | Unchanged |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.8m $301.3m | Added +13.9k |
| Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt 1.38% of their portfolio | 2.7m $294.5m | Unchanged |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.25% of their portfolio | 2.7m $294.0m | Reduced -58.8k |
| SurgoCap Partners LP 11.22% of their portfolio | 2.7m $292.7m | Added +75.0k |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 1.47% of their portfolio | 2.7m $289.9m | Reduced -122.7k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.46% of their portfolio | 2.7m $286.9m | Added +185.8k |
| KBC Group NV 0.77% of their portfolio | 2.7m $286.0m | Added +419.5k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.47% of their portfolio | 2.6m $275.8m | Reduced -242.5k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.31% of their portfolio | 2.5m $270.0m | Reduced -746.1k |
| AXA S.A. 0.78% of their portfolio | 2.5m $269.8m | Added +317.3k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 2.5m $269.0m | Added +338.4k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.48% of their portfolio | 2.5m $264.9m | Added +25.6k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.63% of their portfolio | 2.5m $264.3m | Added +580.1k |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB 0.91% of their portfolio | 2.4m $255.7m | Reduced -281.9k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.4m $255.3m | Added +199.9k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.28% of their portfolio | 2.4m $255.2m | Added +37.4k |
| JARISLOWSKY, FRASER Ltd 1.39% of their portfolio | 2.3m $243.7m | Reduced -2.6k |
| Rathbones Group PLC 1.04% of their portfolio | 2.3m $241.7m | Reduced -88.9k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 1.19% of their portfolio | 2.2m $239.0m | Added +216.8k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.20% of their portfolio | 2.2m $234.2m | Added +19.3k |
| Man Group plc 0.50% of their portfolio | 2.1m $229.6m | Added +1.3m |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 2.1m $227.2m | Added +1.2m |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.30% of their portfolio | 2.1m $223.8m | Reduced -20.6k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.37% of their portfolio | 2.1m $220.8m | Reduced -536.7k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.21% of their portfolio | 2.1m $220.5m | Added +65.9k |