BROADCOM INC AVGO
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 11135F101 · ISIN US11135F1012
American semiconductor company
- SectorTechnology
- IndustrySemiconductors & Related Devices
- HeadquartersPalo Alto, CA
- Founded1961
- Websitebroadcom.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 ($1.3bn this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 416.9m as of 2023-02-24, 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 ≈ $575.89. Options: 72 managers hold calls ($4.3bn notional), 75 hold puts ($5.8bn).
Trends to Q1 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 2,008 |
| Q4 2022 | 2,139 |
| Q1 2023 | 2,201 |
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 | 1,101 | 829 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,158 | 896 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $3.0bn | $3.8bn | 1.26 |
| Q4 2022 | $4.1bn | $5.7bn | 1.38 |
| Q1 2023 | $4.3bn | $5.8bn | 1.36 |
Biggest buyers
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +4.6m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +2.7m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +1.1m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +794.8k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +499.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +413.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +375.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +351.5k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | Added | +344.9k |
| STRS OHIO | Added | +324.0k |
Biggest sellers
| Capital International Investors | Reduced | -2.6m |
| Capital World Investors | Reduced | -2.0m |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.6m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -629.2k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Reduced | -534.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -528.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -464.7k |
| COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC | Sold out | -317.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -217.3k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -196.7k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $864.2m1.3m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $609.4m949.9k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $296.1m461.6k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $218.8m341.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $200.1m311.9k shares |
| CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH | Reduced | $155.1m241.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $146.1m227.7k shares |
| Optiver Holding B.V. | Added | $126.2m196.7k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $122.9m193.9k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $113.6m177.1k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $853.3m1.3m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $701.3m1.1m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $525.2m818.6k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $330.1m514.6k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Reduced | $309.5m4.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $264.6m412.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $187.4m292.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $178.7m278.6k shares |
| Optiver Holding B.V. | Reduced | $160.7m250.5k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | $150.1m234.0k 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 2023
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 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 1 | $199.1k | 4 | $5.1m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 1 | $98.2k | 6 | $20.2m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $299.7k | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $886.4k | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 5 | $25.8m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-28 | Spears Kirsten M. CFO & Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | $4.3m7.0k shares |
| 2023-03-27 | FERNANDEZ RAUL J Director | Sold | $472.9k740 shares |
| 2023-03-16 | TAN HOCK E President and CEO, director | Sold | $18.8m30.0k shares |
| 2023-03-14 | HARTENSTEIN EDDY W Director · See Footnote | Sold | $2.0m3.2k shares |
| 2023-03-14 | DELLY GAYLA J Director | Sold | $188.1k300 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 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.66% of their portfolio | 40.2m $25.8bn | Added +1.1m |
| OFI INVEST ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.27% of their portfolio | 33.7m $52.6k | First filing |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.57% of their portfolio | 29.8m $19.1bn | Added +499.9k |
| Capital International Investors 4.55% of their portfolio | 27.6m $17.7bn | Reduced -2.6m |
| Capital World Investors 3.63% of their portfolio | 27.4m $17.5bn | Reduced -2.0m |
| Capital Research Global Investors 3.88% of their portfolio | 21.2m $13.6bn | Reduced -629.2k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.60% of their portfolio | 16.6m $10.7bn | Added +794.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.75% of their portfolio | 10.2m $6.6bn | Added +351.5k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.65% of their portfolio | 7.8m $5.0bn | Added +375.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 1.17% of their portfolio | 6.0m $3.9bn | Reduced -464.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.40% of their portfolio | 5.8m $3.7bn | Reduced -115.9k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.19% of their portfolio | 5.2m $404.4m | Added +4.6m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 1.07% of their portfolio | 5.1m $3.3bn | Reduced -74.6k |
| FMR LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 4.9m $3.1bn | Added +2.7m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.60% of their portfolio | 4.7m $3.0bn | Reduced -37.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.61% of their portfolio | 4.3m $2.8bn | Reduced -23.2k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.98% of their portfolio | 4.1m $2.6bn | Reduced -76.1k |
| NORGES BANK 0.57% of their portfolio | 4.1m $2.6bn | Added +102.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.39% of their portfolio | 4.0m $2.6bn | Reduced -528.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.52% of their portfolio | 2.9m $1.9bn | Added +314.9k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 1.56% of their portfolio | 2.6m $1.7bn | Added +344.9k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.59% of their portfolio | 2.6m $1.7bn | Added +66.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.70% of their portfolio | 2.4m $1.5bn | Added +105.3k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 1.35% of their portfolio | 2.2m $1.4bn | Reduced -109.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.41% of their portfolio | 2.1m $1.3bn | Reduced -55.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.41% of their portfolio | 1.9m $1.2bn | Added +97.1k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.9m $1.2bn | Added +119.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.56% of their portfolio | 1.8m $1.1bn | Added +4.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.34% of their portfolio | 1.8m $1.1bn | Reduced -15.6k |
| Swedbank AB 2.27% of their portfolio | 1.8m $1.1bn | Added +88.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.8m $1.1bn | Reduced -217.3k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.73% of their portfolio | 1.7m $1.1bn | Added +13.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.54% of their portfolio | 1.5m $972.2m | Added +42.4k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.84% of their portfolio | 1.5m $971.2m | Added +23.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.5m $967.4m | Added +413.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.41% of their portfolio | 1.5m $949.1m | Added +47.5k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.59% of their portfolio | 1.2m $797.7m | Reduced -14.8k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.47% of their portfolio | 1.2m $766.2m | Added +38.9k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.88% of their portfolio | 1.2m $742.0m | Added +31.7k |
| Amundi 0.37% of their portfolio | 1.1m $683.4m | Reduced -39.1k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.58% of their portfolio | 1.0m $657.4m | Reduced -116.1k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.75% of their portfolio | 1.0m $649.2m | Added +71.0k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.0m $644.7m | Reduced -914 |
| Bahl & Gaynor LLC 3.46% of their portfolio | 1.0m $642.9m | Added +158.2k |
| Cantillon Capital Management LLC 5.15% of their portfolio | 985.2k $632.0m | Reduced -15.7k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2.64% of their portfolio | 927.3k $594.9m | Added +9.8k |
| J.P. Morgan Private Wealth Advisors LLC 1.14% of their portfolio | 835.9k $536.3m | Reduced -17.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.63% of their portfolio | 794.3k $509.6m | Added +50.7k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 1.15% of their portfolio | 787.6k $505.3m | Reduced -21.4k |
| M&G INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD 3.34% of their portfolio | 741.4k $476.0m | Reduced -10.1k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.59% of their portfolio | 718.3k $460.6m | Reduced -99.9k |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC 1.78% of their portfolio | 715.9k $459.3m | Reduced -64.5k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.98% of their portfolio | 709.2k $455.0m | Added +187.5k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 1.61% of their portfolio | 708.8k $454.7m | Reduced -95.4k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.67% of their portfolio | 696.6k $446.9m | Added +9.5k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.32% of their portfolio | 694.0k $445.2m | Added +5.4k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.25% of their portfolio | 689.9k $442.6m | Added +12.6k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.69% of their portfolio | 688.3k $441.6m | Reduced -39.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 683.4k $438.4m | Reduced -196.7k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.58% of their portfolio | 680.2k $436.4m | Reduced -10.0k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 1.06% of their portfolio | 658.8k $422.7m | Added +31.3k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.42% of their portfolio | 650.4k $417.3m | Added +32.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.54% of their portfolio | 633.4k $406.4m | Reduced -38.1k |
| THORNBURG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 6.67% of their portfolio | 629.3k $403.7m | Reduced -37.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.20% of their portfolio | 625.7k $401.4m | Reduced -534.5k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.97% of their portfolio | 610.9k $385.4m | Added +102.4k |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC 2.64% of their portfolio | 606.2k $388.9m | Added +98.2k |
| National Pension Service 0.70% of their portfolio | 605.9k $384.0m | Reduced -9.9k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.90% of their portfolio | 603.1k $386.9m | Reduced -3.0k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.54% of their portfolio | 585.7k $375.8m | Added +111 |
| Sarasin & Partners LLP 1.99% of their portfolio | 585.6k $369.3m | Added +275.8k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 584.8k $375.2m | Reduced -1.6m |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.32% of their portfolio | 573.7k $368.0m | Added +5.7k |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.69% of their portfolio | 564.8k $362.4m | Added +26.2k |
| Ninety One UK Ltd 1.00% of their portfolio | 501.6k $321.8m | Reduced -86.2k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.36% of their portfolio | 498.6k $319.9m | Reduced -3.3k |
| STRS OHIO 0.47% of their portfolio | 485.3k $311.3m | Added +324.0k |
| LYRICAL ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 6.05% of their portfolio | 483.7k $310.3m | Reduced -24.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.72% of their portfolio | 476.9k $305.9m | Added +916 |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 1.80% of their portfolio | 472.1k $302.9m | Added +15.1k |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC 0.49% of their portfolio | 471.9k $302.7m | Added +175.5k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.47% of their portfolio | 470.5k $301.8m | Added +107.0k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.90% of their portfolio | 458.2k $294.0m | Added +58.0k |
| Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. 3.59% of their portfolio | 451.2k $289.4m | Reduced -6.4k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.83% of their portfolio | 446.9k $286.7m | Reduced -7.6k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.65% of their portfolio | 436.7k $280.1m | Added +2.0k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.55% of their portfolio | 435.6k $257.2m | Reduced -35.6k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.56% of their portfolio | 405.7k $260.3m | Reduced -11.7k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 398.9k $255.9m | Reduced -27.3k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.37% of their portfolio | 389.7k $250.0m | Reduced -14.4k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.39% of their portfolio | 388.4k $249.2m | Added +19.7k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.58% of their portfolio | 381.3k $244.6m | Added +33.2k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.58% of their portfolio | 380.8k $244.3m | Added +989 |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.38% of their portfolio | 369.4k $237.0m | Added +36.9k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.49% of their portfolio | 368.8k $236.6m | Added +14.6k |
| Cullen Capital Management, LLC 2.09% of their portfolio | 355.2k $227.9m | Added +35.2k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 347.7k $220.1m | Reduced -28.6k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 346.6k $222.2m | Added +4.4k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.29% of their portfolio | 343.8k $220.6m | Reduced -1.6k |
| First Pacific Advisors, LP 3.40% of their portfolio | 341.3k $219.0m | Reduced -70.9k |