CVS HEALTH CORP CVS
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 126650100 · ISIN US1266501006
- SectorConsumer staples
- IndustryRetail-Drug Stores and Proprietary Stores
- HeadquartersWoonsocket, RI
- Founded1996
- Websitecvshealth.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 ($594.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 1.3bn as of 2023-02-01, 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 ≈ $92.91. Options: 64 managers hold calls ($1.7bn notional), 52 hold puts ($1.5bn).
Trends to Q4 2022
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 2,331 |
| Q4 2022 | 2,410 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $1.6bn | $1.1bn | 0.73 |
| Q4 2022 | $1.7bn | $1.5bn | 0.89 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +3.3m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +1.6m |
| Cottage Street Advisors LLC | Added | +1.5m |
| APG Asset Management N.V. | Added | +1.2m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +1.2m |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | +1.1m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +1.1m |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. | Added | +1.1m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +1.0m |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +913.9k |
Biggest sellers
| Capital World Investors | Reduced | -4.4m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -4.2m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -3.7m |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Reduced | -2.0m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -1.5m |
| AXA S.A. | Reduced | -1.1m |
| Veritas Asset Management LLP | Reduced | -897.4k |
| Dodge & Cox | Reduced | -871.9k |
| STALEY CAPITAL ADVISERS INC | Reduced | -810.5k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD | Reduced | -768.7k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $254.7m2.7m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $155.7m1.7m shares |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Unchanged | $144.4m1.6m shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $120.1m1.3m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $109.8m1.2m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $104.7m1.1m shares |
| BlackRock Inc. | New | $79.1m848.8k shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Added | $76.2m817.6k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $59.0m633.1k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $55.4m594.4k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $205.6m2.2m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $193.6m2.1m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $150.3m1.6m shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | $129.9m13.9k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $126.3m1.4m shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $116.3m1.2m shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $73.0m783.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $54.3m583.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $52.7m565.2k shares |
| Capula Management Ltd | Added | $50.5m542.0k 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 |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution +1.2 pts · filed 2025-07-16 | 8.3% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 7.5% |
| Capital World Investors 13G · institution new · filed 2025-05-13 | 5.5% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: DODGE & COX (3.9%, 2026-08-13), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2022
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 2 | $20.2m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 1 | $105.9k | 6 | $22.0m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $21.1m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $15.1m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $13.5m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-15 | Moriarty Thomas M EVP & General Counsel | Sold | $13.5m137.5k 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, Q4 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.30% of their portfolio | 117.5m $11.0bn | Added +1.6m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.28% of their portfolio | 95.0m $8.9bn | Added +1.1m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.32% of their portfolio | 57.9m $5.4bn | Reduced -465.4k |
| Capital World Investors 1.12% of their portfolio | 56.5m $5.3bn | Reduced -4.4m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.36% of their portfolio | 33.6m $3.1bn | Added +3.3m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.35% of their portfolio | 26.7m $2.5bn | Added +781.4k |
| Capital International Investors 0.65% of their portfolio | 26.0m $2.4bn | Added +142.5k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 23.3m $2.2bn | Reduced -43.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.22% of their portfolio | 18.4m $1.7bn | Reduced -527.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.43% of their portfolio | 15.7m $1.5bn | Reduced -1.5m |
| NORGES BANK 0.34% of their portfolio | 15.3m $1.4bn | Added +859.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.29% of their portfolio | 14.7m $1.4bn | Added +45.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.40% of their portfolio | 14.0m $1.3bn | Added +147.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.29% of their portfolio | 13.4m $1.3bn | Reduced -596.0k |
| Dodge & Cox 0.81% of their portfolio | 12.6m $1.2bn | Reduced -871.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.36% of their portfolio | 12.1m $1.1bn | Added +155.3k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.37% of their portfolio | 11.5m $1.1bn | Reduced -3.7m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.16% of their portfolio | 10.6m $989.3m | Added +1.0m |
| FMR LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 10.4m $971.9m | Reduced -116.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.26% of their portfolio | 9.8m $915.7m | Added +1.2m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.32% of their portfolio | 9.7m $901.3m | Added +132.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.34% of their portfolio | 9.4m $877.7m | Reduced -429.4k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 1.34% of their portfolio | 9.3m $863.4m | Added +574.5k |
| Boston Partners 1.09% of their portfolio | 8.7m $809.1m | Added +671.2k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.24% of their portfolio | 8.3m $771.7m | Added +9.9k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.37% of their portfolio | 7.6m $706.1m | Reduced -66.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.33% of their portfolio | 7.3m $682.8m | Added +913.9k |
| Veritas Asset Management LLP 4.57% of their portfolio | 6.0m $558.1m | Reduced -897.4k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.64% of their portfolio | 5.9m $546.1m | Reduced -285.2k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 1.15% of their portfolio | 5.6m $519.5m | Reduced -195.6k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 5.4m $505.6m | Added +268.1k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.36% of their portfolio | 5.3m $497.2m | Reduced -347.4k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.35% of their portfolio | 4.8m $447.7m | Reduced -346.8k |
| Amundi 0.24% of their portfolio | 4.8m $430.6m | Reduced -48.8k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 4.5m $417.9m | Reduced -469.2k |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC 1.52% of their portfolio | 4.4m $406.0m | Reduced -100.6k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 1.24% of their portfolio | 4.3m $402.8m | Added +68.9k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.90% of their portfolio | 4.3m $396.0m | Added +416.0k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.33% of their portfolio | 3.8m $358.6m | Reduced -183.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 3.6m $335.9m | First filing |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.27% of their portfolio | 3.4m $315.3m | Added +38.5k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.3m $306.3m | Reduced -4.2m |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.28% of their portfolio | 3.2m $302.1m | Added +80.8k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.15% of their portfolio | 3.2m $313.6m | Added +777.2k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.24% of their portfolio | 3.2m $294.0m | Added +212.8k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.13% of their portfolio | 3.1m $293.1m | Reduced -165.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.13% of their portfolio | 3.1m $287.3m | Reduced -69.8k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.40% of their portfolio | 3.0m $283.3m | Added +153.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.16% of their portfolio | 3.0m $280.3m | Reduced -434.3k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.76% of their portfolio | 3.0m $280.0m | Added +29.1k |
| Coho Partners, Ltd. 4.57% of their portfolio | 2.9m $269.6m | Added +2.4k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.47% of their portfolio | 2.9m $266.0m | Reduced -40.4k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 1.39% of their portfolio | 2.7m $255.3m | Reduced -339.8k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 2.7m $253.5m | Added +852.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.34% of their portfolio | 2.7m $250.7m | Added +18.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.33% of their portfolio | 2.7m $248.8m | Added +86.7k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 2.6m $244.2m | Reduced -166.0k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.6m $238.8m | Reduced -34.6k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 2.6m $238.7m | Added +715.6k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.40% of their portfolio | 2.5m $235.4m | Reduced -101.0k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.5m $235.4m | Added +115.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 2.5m $230.5m | Added +416.4k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.41% of their portfolio | 2.5m $229.4m | Reduced -2.0m |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.34% of their portfolio | 2.3m $214.4m | Added +36.7k |
| Haverford Trust Co 2.63% of their portfolio | 2.3m $213.2m | Reduced -14.6k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 1.03% of their portfolio | 2.2m $201.3m | Added +653.3k |
| National Pension Service 0.39% of their portfolio | 2.1m $200.0m | Added +47.6k |
| SRB CORP 12.59% of their portfolio | 2.1m $198.5m | Reduced -4.1k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.1m $192.9m | Reduced -15.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.0m $187.5m | Reduced -61.0k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.9m $179.1m | Reduced -377.8k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 1.32% of their portfolio | 1.8m $169.4m | Added +105.7k |
| Scharf Investments, LLC 5.52% of their portfolio | 1.8m $168.9m | Added +4.1k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.44% of their portfolio | 1.8m $167.9m | Added +97.3k |
| ASSETMARK, INC 0.72% of their portfolio | 1.8m $165.2m | Added +50.4k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.97% of their portfolio | 1.8m $163.4m | Added +1.1m |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp 1.77% of their portfolio | 1.7m $161.8m | Reduced -1.7k |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 1.21% of their portfolio | 1.7m $161.1m | Reduced -63.2k |
| Railway Pension Investments Ltd 1.60% of their portfolio | 1.7m $159.2m | Added +59.8k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.46% of their portfolio | 1.7m $158.9m | Reduced -92.9k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.7m $156.9m | Reduced -20.8k |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.7m $154.7m | Reduced -39.7k |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, LLC 0.65% of their portfolio | 1.6m $152.8m | Reduced -179.6k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.6m $151.4m | Added +7.5k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.6m $148.5m | Added +1.2m |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.6m $148.1m | Reduced -714.4k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.60% of their portfolio | 1.6m $146.1m | Added +712.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.36% of their portfolio | 1.6m $146.0m | Reduced -23.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.35% of their portfolio | 1.5m $141.4m | Added +1.1m |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.37% of their portfolio | 1.5m $139.9m | Added +99.1k |
| Cottage Street Advisors LLC 2.44% of their portfolio | 1.5m $472.6k | Added +1.5m |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.5m $138.6m | Added +16.0k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.34% of their portfolio | 1.5m $138.3m | Reduced -17.5k |
| FIL Ltd 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.4m $134.6m | Added +58.2k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.99% of their portfolio | 1.4m $128.8m | Added +12.4k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.4m $126.4m | Reduced -69.7k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.40% of their portfolio | 1.3m $125.3m | Added +860.6k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.3m $124.5m | Reduced -1.1k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.39% of their portfolio | 1.3m $122.8m | Reduced -121.2k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.60% of their portfolio | 1.3m $120.2m | Added +58.1k |