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 ($321.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 1.3bn as of 2026-04-29, 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 ≈ $71.80. Options: 49 managers hold calls ($1.6bn notional), 53 hold puts ($1.1bn).
Trends to Q1 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 2,331 |
| Q4 2022 | 2,410 |
| Q1 2023 | 2,277 |
| Q2 2023 | 2,211 |
| Q3 2023 | 2,122 |
| Q4 2023 | 2,266 |
| Q1 2024 | 2,184 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,918 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,847 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,672 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,756 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,760 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,837 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,949 |
| Q1 2026 | 1,878 |
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 2024 | 673 | 1,413 |
| Q3 2024 | 623 | 1,220 |
| Q4 2024 | 465 | 1,302 |
| Q1 2025 | 793 | 924 |
| Q2 2025 | 788 | 888 |
| Q3 2025 | 863 | 833 |
| Q4 2025 | 858 | 840 |
| Q1 2026 | 851 | 942 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $2.1bn | $1.6bn | 0.76 |
| Q3 2025 | $2.3bn | $1.7bn | 0.75 |
| Q4 2025 | $1.8bn | $1.6bn | 0.88 |
| Q1 2026 | $1.6bn | $1.1bn | 0.68 |
Biggest buyers
| Capital World Investors | Added | +9.6m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Added | +8.0m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +7.3m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +4.9m |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Added | +4.7m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +4.4m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +4.0m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +2.5m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +1.9m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +1.8m |
Biggest sellers
| Capital International Investors | Reduced | -12.2m |
| Dodge & Cox | Reduced | -10.7m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -9.8m |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Reduced | -4.6m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -3.3m |
| Sachem Head Capital Management LP | Sold out | -2.6m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -2.5m |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Reduced | -2.1m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Sold out | -2.1m |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Reduced | -2.1m |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $353.1m4.9m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $159.3m2.2m shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $152.8m2.1m shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | $116.3m1.6m shares |
| Long Focus Capital Management, LLC | Added | $104.2m1.5m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $74.1m1.0m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $69.5m968.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $68.6m955.3k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $61.0m849.8k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $54.3m756.6k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $196.4m2.7m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $176.2m2.5m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $96.1m1.3m shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $73.6m1.0m shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $59.6m830.5k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $56.9m792.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $47.4m659.5k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $43.3m603.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $30.9m429.6k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $24.9m346.4k 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 +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 Q1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 2 | $554.2k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 1 | $2.0k | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 1 | $2.6k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 2 | $2.0m | 1 | $498.5k | — |
| Q2 2025 | 1 | $100.0k | 1 | $253.7m | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $532.6k | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q1 2026.
Holders, Q1 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.16% of their portfolio | 125.9m $9.0bn | Added +4.9m |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 82.7m $5.9bn | First filing |
| Capital World Investors 0.76% of their portfolio | 77.2m $5.5bn | Added +9.6m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.15% of their portfolio | 59.3m $4.3bn | Reduced -861.6k |
| Dodge & Cox 2.04% of their portfolio | 51.8m $3.7bn | Reduced -10.7m |
| FMR LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 31.2m $2.2bn | Reduced -9.8m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.14% of their portfolio | 29.5m $2.1bn | Reduced -1.7m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 29.5m $2.1bn | Added +418.8k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 26.0m $1.9bn | First filing |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.18% of their portfolio | 25.1m $1.8bn | Added +1.1m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.20% of their portfolio | 23.8m $1.7bn | Added +7.3m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.30% of their portfolio | 22.6m $1.6bn | Added +4.0m |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.22% of their portfolio | 20.0m $1.4bn | Added +8.0m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.08% of their portfolio | 17.8m $1.3bn | Reduced -2.5m |
| Capital International Investors 0.26% of their portfolio | 15.4m $1.1bn | Reduced -12.2m |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 3.21% of their portfolio | 13.8m $989.2m | Reduced -1.8m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.15% of their portfolio | 13.7m $983.2m | Reduced -182.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 12.6m $907.8m | Added +4.4m |
| Davis Selected Advisers 4.04% of their portfolio | 12.2m $879.1m | Reduced -520.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.11% of their portfolio | 11.6m $836.1m | Reduced -190.2k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.16% of their portfolio | 9.5m $683.4m | Added +206.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 9.4m $671.7m | Reduced -67.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.12% of their portfolio | 9.0m $648.5m | Reduced -80.4k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.12% of their portfolio | 9.0m $645.3m | Reduced -276.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.15% of their portfolio | 9.0m $643.1m | Added +903.3k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.55% of their portfolio | 8.8m $630.2m | Reduced -17.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 8.3m $596.0m | Reduced -14.2k |
| GLENVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 15.94% of their portfolio | 8.2m $588.7m | Unchanged |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.12% of their portfolio | 8.1m $582.5m | Added +1.2m |
| Amundi 0.14% of their portfolio | 7.4m $529.4m | Added +1.5m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 7.2m $516.8m | Added +207.3k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.13% of their portfolio | 7.2m $514.1m | First filing |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 6.2m $448.3m | Added +2.5m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.24% of their portfolio | 6.2m $446.7m | Added +1.9m |
| UBS Group AG 0.08% of their portfolio | 6.1m $440.3m | Reduced -498.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 5.4m $389.8m | Added +1.8m |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 5.3m $379.4m | Added +93.4k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 1.00% of their portfolio | 4.8m $348.0m | Added +4.7m |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.32% of their portfolio | 4.8m $345.9m | Reduced -4.6m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.11% of their portfolio | 4.6m $330.8m | Reduced -60.9k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.70% of their portfolio | 4.5m $323.4m | Reduced -37.2k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.78% of their portfolio | 4.5m $321.8m | Added +511.3k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.27% of their portfolio | 4.1m $290.8m | Reduced -13.9k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.34% of their portfolio | 4.1m $293.3m | Added +360.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.15% of their portfolio | 3.7m $267.6m | Added +249.8k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 3.5m $254.0m | Reduced -80.1k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.5m $248.2m | Added +14.3k |
| National Pension Service 0.19% of their portfolio | 3.4m $245.6m | Added +98.8k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.9m $207.8m | First filing |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.22% of their portfolio | 2.9m $206.3m | Reduced -135.9k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.9m $205.8m | Added +203.2k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.13% of their portfolio | 2.8m $201.1m | Reduced -68.3k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.62% of their portfolio | 2.8m $200.7m | Reduced -98.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.8m $198.3m | Added +31.1k |
| FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LTD/ CAN 10.03% of their portfolio | 2.7m $194.8m | Unchanged |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.7m $212.9m | Reduced -626.8k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.6m $186.8m | Reduced -659.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.5m $182.2m | Added +269.4k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.16% of their portfolio | 2.5m $181.5m | First filing |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.22% of their portfolio | 2.5m $176.2m | Added +120.5k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.4m $173.1m | Reduced -2.1m |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.4m $172.0m | Reduced -15.4k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.4m $169.6m | Reduced -227.0k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.24% of their portfolio | 2.3m $168.7m | Reduced -989.3k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.3m $168.4m | Added +93.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.3m $166.9m | Reduced -75.3k |
| Swedbank AB 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.3m $163.6m | Added +5.5k |
| Canoe Financial LP 2.12% of their portfolio | 2.2m $155.8m | Added +270.8k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.22% of their portfolio | 2.2m $154.4m | Added +516.2k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.89% of their portfolio | 2.0m $146.5m | Reduced -55.7k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.0m $146.3m | Added +186.9k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.0m $142.7m | Added +398.1k |
| BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP 1.00% of their portfolio | 2.0m $141.5m | Added +124.5k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.9m $138.0m | Added +53.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.9m $135.7m | Reduced -41.4k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.9m $132.6m | Unchanged |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.8m $132.7m | Added +10.7k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.7m $123.6m | Reduced -9.2k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.7m $119.3m | Added +84.2k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.6m $118.4m | Reduced -342.1k |
| Hamlin Capital Management, LLC 2.85% of their portfolio | 1.6m $118.0m | Reduced -384.1k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.6m $116.2m | Added +542.6k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.6m $116.0m | Reduced -30.5k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.6m $114.7m | Reduced -124.6k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.6m $114.1m | Added +142.2k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.6m $112.1m | Added +370.2k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $103.8m | Reduced -36.7k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.4m $103.3m | Reduced -146.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.4m $101.7m | Reduced -7.6k |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.4m $98.7m | Added +1.1m |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.4m $100.1m | Added +461.1k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.4m $100.0m | Added +114.0k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.4m $99.3m | Added +336.4k |
| Patient Capital Management, LLC 3.63% of their portfolio | 1.4m $97.5m | Added +125.7k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.57% of their portfolio | 1.3m $95.0m | Reduced -32.6k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.2m $87.5m | Added +147.8k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.2m $88.1m | Added +48.5k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.2m $87.4m | Added +8.2k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.2m $87.1m | Reduced -12.5k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.2m $85.5m | Added +253.0k |