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 ($257.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 1.4bn as of 2026-07-30, 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 ≈ $43.11. Options: 67 managers hold calls ($2.3bn notional), 39 hold puts ($945.0m).
Trends to Q2 2026
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 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,715 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,789 |
| Q1 2026 | 1,678 |
| Q2 2026 | 1,475 |
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 2024 | 713 | 554 |
| Q4 2024 | 736 | 576 |
| Q1 2025 | 876 | 627 |
| Q2 2025 | 886 | 643 |
| Q3 2025 | 926 | 689 |
| Q4 2025 | 797 | 821 |
| Q1 2026 | 840 | 913 |
| Q2 2026 | 714 | 935 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $1.2bn | $1.0bn | 0.87 |
| Q4 2025 | $996.3m | $876.2m | 0.88 |
| Q1 2026 | $1.6bn | $640.3m | 0.41 |
| Q2 2026 | $2.3bn | $945.0m | 0.42 |
Biggest buyers
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ | Added | +18.0m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Added | +13.9m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +9.9m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +9.4m |
| FIL Ltd | Added | +9.1m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +8.1m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Added | +7.1m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +4.7m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +4.4m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +3.4m |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -28.5m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -9.7m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -9.4m |
| EDGEWOOD MANAGEMENT LLC | Sold out | -7.6m |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC | Reduced | -6.8m |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Reduced | -4.9m |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Reduced | -4.0m |
| Rathbones Group PLC | Reduced | -3.8m |
| Ninety One UK Ltd | Reduced | -3.8m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -3.5m |
Biggest calls
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $686.6m16.1m shares |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | New | $448.1m10.5m shares |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Added | $180.4m4.2m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $135.0m3.2m shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Added | $122.7m2.9m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $115.3m2.7m shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $89.8m2.1m shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $66.9m1.6m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $43.5m1.0m shares |
| Longaeva Partners L.P. | Added | $42.7m1.0m shares |
Biggest puts
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $238.5m5.6m shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $174.1m4.0m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $105.2m2.5m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $73.8m1.7m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | New | $68.6m1.6m shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Added | $55.1m1.3m shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $47.8m1.1m shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $32.6m763.7k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | New | $20.1m471.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $15.2m356.2k 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 since 1 Apr 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 4 | $18.4m | $17.7m |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $14.2m | $14.2m |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 1 | $15.0m | $15.0m |
| Q2 2026 | 3 | $554.0k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2026 | 4 | $9.5m | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | Morano Susan E Director | Bought | $100.4k2.0k shares |
| 2026-08-05 | Habiger David C Director | Bought | $99.9k2.1k shares |
| 2026-08-04 | Habiger David C Director | Bought | $6.8k140 shares |
| 2026-08-03 | Mahoney Michael F Chairman, President & CEO, director | Bought | $9.0m186.2k shares |
| 2026-08-03 | Habiger David C Director | Bought | $50.1k1.0k shares |
| 2026-07-31 | LUDWIG EDWARD J Director | Bought | $227.4k5.0k shares |
| 2026-05-20 | LUDWIG EDWARD J Director | Bought | $202.9k3.6k shares |
| 2026-05-20 | Habiger David C Director | Bought | $125.8k2.2k shares |
| 2026-05-20 | Pegus Cheryl Director | Bought | $100.0k1.8k shares |
| 2026-05-19 | Habiger David C Director | Bought | $125.3k2.2k 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 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 129.7m $5.5bn | Reduced -2.1m |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 97.1m $4.1bn | Added +676.0k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 70.1m $3.0bn | Added +2.1m |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 1.28% of their portfolio | 50.5m $2.2bn | Added +18.0m |
| FMR LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 45.7m $2.0bn | Reduced -28.5m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 33.4m $1.4bn | Added +154.3k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 29.8m $1.3bn | Reduced -3.4k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.67% of their portfolio | 25.5m $1.1bn | Added +1.1m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.48% of their portfolio | 24.9m $1.5bn | Added +13.9m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.06% of their portfolio | 23.9m $1.0bn | Reduced -9.4m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.44% of their portfolio | 23.3m $994.2m | Added +9.4m |
| NORGES BANK 0.09% of their portfolio | 21.2m $903.5m | Not comparable |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.62% of their portfolio | 19.4m $826.2m | Added +9.9m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.04% of their portfolio | 18.9m $808.7m | Reduced -3.3m |
| Jupiter Topco LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 18.8m $803.4m | First filing |
| Bollard Group LLC 23.93% of their portfolio | 18.4m $786.2m | Reduced -111.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 17.0m $723.6m | Reduced -1.9m |
| Capital World Investors 0.08% of their portfolio | 16.8m $717.6m | Added +1.5m |
| UBS Group AG 0.11% of their portfolio | 16.4m $697.9m | Added +1.5m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.11% of their portfolio | 15.3m $653.1m | Reduced -3.5m |
| Amundi 0.15% of their portfolio | 14.3m $610.2m | Added +173.2k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.08% of their portfolio | 14.2m $605.3m | Added +7.1m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 13.8m $589.0m | Added +4.7m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 13.8m $587.8m | Reduced -726.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 13.1m $558.7m | Reduced -422.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 13.0m $556.0m | Reduced -9.7m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 13.0m $553.3m | Reduced -409.2k |
| FIL Ltd 0.38% of their portfolio | 12.3m $526.3m | Added +9.1m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 12.1m $515.9m | Added +8.1m |
| FARALLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 2.63% of their portfolio | 10.5m $449.0m | Added +3.1m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.09% of their portfolio | 10.1m $431.9m | Reduced -481.5k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 9.7m $413.2m | Added +4.4m |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.22% of their portfolio | 9.3m $395.3m | Added +1.2m |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.31% of their portfolio | 9.2m $393.8m | Reduced -4.0m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 9.2m $393.6m | Added +53.0k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.42% of their portfolio | 8.9m $381.7m | Added +3.4m |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 8.7m $371.1m | Reduced -3.0m |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.23% of their portfolio | 8.3m $356.3m | Reduced -1.7m |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.08% of their portfolio | 8.3m $356.2m | Reduced -36.8k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.06% of their portfolio | 8.1m $345.7m | Added +1.8m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.06% of their portfolio | 7.9m $339.0m | Reduced -1.6m |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.17% of their portfolio | 7.6m $325.2m | Added +2.5m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 7.1m $301.8m | Reduced -803.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.07% of their portfolio | 6.0m $254.2m | Reduced -696.2k |
| MAVERICK CAPITAL LTD 2.29% of their portfolio | 5.9m $253.4m | Added +1.7m |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.41% of their portfolio | 5.9m $251.0m | Added +1.4m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 5.8m $248.6m | Reduced -273.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 5.4m $210.7m | Added +1.1m |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.23% of their portfolio | 5.4m $229.7m | Reduced -1.6m |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 5.3m $228.1m | Added +463.3k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.1m $219.1m | Reduced -439.2k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 5.1m $219.0m | Added +2.9m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 5.0m $212.9m | Added +770.4k |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. 0.70% of their portfolio | 4.9m $207.9m | Reduced -3.1m |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.14% of their portfolio | 4.7m $200.9m | Reduced -2.5m |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 4.6m $195.7m | Reduced -439.9k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.24% of their portfolio | 4.6m $194.5m | Reduced -2.7m |
| Swiss National Bank 0.09% of their portfolio | 4.2m $178.9m | Reduced -158.8k |
| National Pension Service 0.11% of their portfolio | 4.0m $169.0m | Added +260.9k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.8m $161.6m | Added +2.9m |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.6m $154.4m | Added +253.4k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.5m $150.6m | Added +134.0k |
| Ninety One UK Ltd 0.33% of their portfolio | 3.5m $149.5m | Reduced -3.8m |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.4m $146.3m | Added +5.1k |
| Employees Provident Fund Board 0.82% of their portfolio | 3.4m $143.3m | Added +1.2m |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.3m $142.5m | Added +93.6k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.59% of their portfolio | 3.3m $139.8m | Added +2.2m |
| Man Group plc 0.25% of their portfolio | 3.2m $137.7m | Reduced -493.6k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.19% of their portfolio | 3.1m $133.2m | Added +1.6m |
| Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt 0.56% of their portfolio | 3.1m $133.0m | Added +251.1k |
| Mirova US LLC 1.42% of their portfolio | 3.1m $132.4m | Added +898.1k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.18% of their portfolio | 3.1m $130.9m | Added +300.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.1m $130.2m | Added +80.3k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.9m $123.7m | Added +577.3k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.9m $122.6m | Added +306.1k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.31% of their portfolio | 2.8m $119.7m | Added +727.3k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.7m $115.3m | Added +73.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.6m $112.8m | Reduced -32.8k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.6m $110.9m | Added +1.3m |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.6m $110.2m | Added +1.0m |
| Rathbones Group PLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 2.5m $108.4m | Reduced -3.8m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.4m $103.0m | Reduced -1.2m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.4m $102.9m | Reduced -740.0k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.15% of their portfolio | 2.4m $149.3m | Added +6.7k |
| Temasek Holdings (Private) Ltd 0.28% of their portfolio | 2.4m $102.4m | Unchanged |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.4m $102.2m | Reduced -2.7m |
| Unisphere Establishment 0.87% of their portfolio | 2.4m $101.9m | Reduced -414.9k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.3m $96.9m | Reduced -29.4k |
| MILFORD FUNDS LTD 1.51% of their portfolio | 2.2m $92.6m | Reduced -40.7k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.1m $90.8m | Reduced -4.9m |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.0m $87.4m | Reduced -213.4k |
| Phoenix Financial Ltd. 0.57% of their portfolio | 2.0m $83.8m | Added +412.4k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.9m $82.1m | Reduced -1.1m |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.8m $115.7m | Unchanged |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.8m $75.2m | Reduced -217.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.7m $73.9m | Reduced -81.0k |
| FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.7m $72.4m | Reduced -3.2m |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.7m $71.5m | Reduced -11.2k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.7m $71.3m | Reduced -3.0m |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.7m $70.9m | Added +628.8k |