BROWN & BROWN INC BRO
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 115236101 · ISIN US1152361010
American insurance company
- SectorFinancials
- IndustryInsurance Agents, Brokers & Service
- HeadquartersDaytona Beach, FL
- Founded1939
- Websitebbinsurance.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 ($176.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 286.6m as of 2025-04-28, 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 ≈ $124.27. Options: 7 managers hold calls ($26.2m notional), 8 hold puts ($10.6m).
Trends to Q1 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 567 |
| Q4 2022 | 573 |
| Q1 2023 | 570 |
| Q2 2023 | 608 |
| Q3 2023 | 632 |
| Q4 2023 | 688 |
| Q1 2024 | 718 |
| Q2 2024 | 761 |
| Q3 2024 | 824 |
| Q4 2024 | 874 |
| Q1 2025 | 912 |
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 2023 | 306 | 237 |
| Q3 2023 | 281 | 263 |
| Q4 2023 | 321 | 274 |
| Q1 2024 | 363 | 290 |
| Q2 2024 | 389 | 281 |
| Q3 2024 | 417 | 315 |
| Q4 2024 | 406 | 334 |
| Q1 2025 | 456 | 398 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | $26.2m | $580.2k | 0.02 |
| Q3 2024 | $28.5m | $1.1m | 0.04 |
| Q4 2024 | $21.5m | $1.7m | 0.08 |
| Q1 2025 | $26.2m | $10.6m | 0.41 |
Biggest buyers
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC | New | +7.2m |
| Capital World Investors | Added | +4.1m |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB | Added | +832.1k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | Added | +618.1k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS | Added | +576.5k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +561.0k |
| ABN AMRO INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS | New | +473.2k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | Added | +465.0k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Added | +350.2k |
| RENAISSANCE GROUP LLC | New | +320.9k |
Biggest sellers
| Select Equity Group, L.P. | Reduced | -1.7m |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -1.7m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -1.2m |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS | Reduced | -685.5k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -682.5k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Sold out | -493.7k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. | Reduced | -437.2k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Reduced | -403.5k |
| Amundi | Reduced | -363.8k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -276.7k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $17.0m136.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $6.7m53.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.1m9.1k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $860.5k7.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $510.0k4.1k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $62.2k500 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | New | $8.4m67.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $858.0k6.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $634.4k5.1k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Reduced | $311.0k2.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $286.1k2.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $112.0k900 shares |
| Quaker Wealth Management, LLC | First filing | $2492 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 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 | 6.4% |
| FMR LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-06 | 5.4% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: Capital World Investors (4.9%, 2026-05-14), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | 1 | $263.1k | 1 | $29.5k | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $176.6k | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $20.2m | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $301.2k | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $14.3m | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $46.8m | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q1 2025.
Holders, Q1 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 30.5m $3.8bn | Added +561.0k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 18.4m $2.3bn | Reduced -276.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.90% of their portfolio | 12.9m $1.6bn | Added +38.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 11.2m $1.4bn | Added +49.4k |
| Capital World Investors 0.17% of their portfolio | 8.3m $1.0bn | Added +4.1m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.07% of their portfolio | 7.4m $920.9m | Reduced -1.2m |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC 2.16% of their portfolio | 7.2m $899.1m | New |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 6.3m $783.7m | Added +219.6k |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. 3.48% of their portfolio | 6.3m $780.5m | Reduced -1.7m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.10% of their portfolio | 4.1m $512.5m | Added +316.5k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.80% of their portfolio | 3.7m $460.1m | Reduced -215.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.10% of their portfolio | 3.3m $404.5m | Added +16.6k |
| NORGES BANK 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.1m $385.0m | Added +22.6k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.1m $381.1m | Added +181.3k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 2.4m $296.5m | Added +126.4k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.28% of their portfolio | 2.4m $296.2m | Reduced -29.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.4m $292.8m | Added +33.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.3m $287.8m | Added +309.6k |
| Fenimore Asset Management Inc 5.65% of their portfolio | 2.1m $266.7m | Reduced -154.2k |
| Madison Asset Management, LLC 2.86% of their portfolio | 2.1m $256.4m | Added +119.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.0m $249.6m | Reduced -266.0k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 0.50% of their portfolio | 1.9m $239.1m | Added +7.4k |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.51% of their portfolio | 1.7m $215.2m | Reduced -38.5k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.47% of their portfolio | 1.7m $207.4m | Reduced -178.6k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.49% of their portfolio | 1.6m $201.6m | Added +9.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.6m $197.3m | Added +19.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.5m $191.0m | Reduced -28.4k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 1.4m $158.0m | Added +14.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $171.0m | Added +18.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $165.2m | Reduced -48.7k |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB 0.67% of their portfolio | 1.3m $163.5m | Added +832.1k |
| TrinityBridge Ltd 4.50% of their portfolio | 1.3m $156.5m | Reduced -109.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $154.8m | Reduced -152.9k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.2m $145.5m | Added +465.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $139.6m | Added +17.5k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 1.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $138.2m | Reduced -164.2k |
| CHILTON INVESTMENT CO INC. 3.30% of their portfolio | 1.1m $135.2m | Added +54.3k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.1m $133.2m | Reduced -32.0k |
| Gobi Capital LLC 7.55% of their portfolio | 1.1m $132.6m | Reduced -10.9k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.0m $127.9m | Reduced -403.5k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 958.3k $119.2m | Added +116.5k |
| Clarkston Capital Partners, LLC 2.33% of their portfolio | 950.7k $118.3m | Added +2.7k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 801.2k $99.7m | Added +46.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 799.5k $99.5m | Added +82.5k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.12% of their portfolio | 764.7k $95.1m | Reduced -44.2k |
| Tandem Investment Advisors, Inc. 3.32% of their portfolio | 764.7k $95.1m | Added +18.7k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.30% of their portfolio | 737.3k $91.7m | Reduced -685.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.06% of their portfolio | 685.5k $85.3m | Added +500 |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 676.8k $84.2m | Reduced -8.4k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 656.2k $81.6m | Reduced -1.7m |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.20% of their portfolio | 650.1k $80.9m | Added +576.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 649.9k $80.8m | Added +22.0k |
| BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO 0.56% of their portfolio | 640.7k $79.7m | Added +63.2k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.08% of their portfolio | 639.9k $79.4m | Added +618.1k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.14% of their portfolio | 628.7k $78.2m | Added +350.2k |
| FIL Ltd 0.07% of their portfolio | 619.4k $77.0m | Added +80.9k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.10% of their portfolio | 603.5k $75.1m | Added +228.6k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 586.0k $72.9m | First filing |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 582.8k $72.5m | Added +5.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 560.0k $69.7m | Reduced -29.1k |
| SNYDER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L P 1.50% of their portfolio | 551.1k $68.6m | Reduced -11.6k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 537.5k $66.9m | Added +229.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 534.2k $66.5m | Reduced -62.9k |
| Vest Financial, LLC 1.03% of their portfolio | 533.3k $66.3m | Reduced -7.6k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 532.2k $66.2m | Added +153.1k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.17% of their portfolio | 530.9k $66.0m | Added +206.6k |
| SCHWARTZ INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 2.22% of their portfolio | 519.1k $64.6m | Unchanged |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.06% of their portfolio | 513.6k $63.9m | Added +490 |
| Dundas Partners LLP 4.61% of their portfolio | 503.1k $62.6m | Unchanged |
| CONFLUENCE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.88% of their portfolio | 493.5k $61.4m | Reduced -30.9k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 490.3k $60.8m | Reduced -62.0k |
| ABN AMRO INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS 1.23% of their portfolio | 473.2k $58.9m | New |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 471.0k $58.6m | Added +37.2k |
| EULAV Asset Management 1.37% of their portfolio | 444.9k $55.3m | Added +14.0k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.16% of their portfolio | 427.4k $53.2m | Reduced -14.2k |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc 0.32% of their portfolio | 425.0k $52.9m | Added +12.5k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 424.1k $52.8m | Added +12.2k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 408.9k $50.9m | Added +241.7k |
| Rathbones Group PLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 406.4k $50.6m | Added +130.9k |
| COOKSON PEIRCE & CO INC 2.50% of their portfolio | 400.1k $49.8m | Reduced -7.3k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC 0.72% of their portfolio | 359.0k $44.7m | Reduced -32.9k |
| DANSKE BANK A/S 0.14% of their portfolio | 358.1k $44.5m | Added +147.8k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 357.6k $44.5m | Reduced -15.4k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.05% of their portfolio | 343.7k $42.8m | Reduced -3.6k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.05% of their portfolio | 343.1k $42.7m | Added +19.2k |
| National Pension Service 0.04% of their portfolio | 341.5k $42.5m | Added +1.3k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.12% of their portfolio | 325.7k $37.5m | Reduced -56.4k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 324.1k $40.3m | Added +19.6k |
| RENAISSANCE GROUP LLC 1.76% of their portfolio | 320.9k $39.9m | New |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.03% of their portfolio | 316.4k $39.4m | First filing |
| Port Capital LLC 1.78% of their portfolio | 315.8k $39.3m | Added +75.5k |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 314.8k $39.2m | Reduced -363.8k |
| FERGUSON WELLMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC 0.75% of their portfolio | 312.1k $38.8m | Added +7.7k |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 312.0k $38.8m | Reduced -17.4k |
| Visualize Group LP 12.54% of their portfolio | 306.0k $38.1m | Added +138.8k |
| OSTERWEIS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 1.85% of their portfolio | 301.0k $37.4m | Reduced -7.9k |
| Vancity Investment Management Ltd 5.08% of their portfolio | 297.9k $37.1m | First filing |
| Giverny Capital Inc. 1.35% of their portfolio | 294.6k $36.6m | Reduced -206 |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 289.7k $36.0m | Added +199.5k |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 287.1k $35.7m | Reduced -197.7k |