COCA COLA CO KO
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 191216100 · ISIN US1912161007
American multinational beverage corporation
- SectorConsumer staples
- IndustryBeverages
- HeadquartersAtlanta, GA
- Founded1886
- Websitecoca-colacompany.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 ($483.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 4.3bn as of 2023-10-20, 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 ≈ $56.53. Options: 59 managers hold calls ($1.8bn notional), 62 hold puts ($1.8bn).
Trends to Q3 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 2,743 |
| Q4 2022 | 2,883 |
| Q1 2023 | 2,881 |
| Q2 2023 | 2,890 |
| Q3 2023 | 2,839 |
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 | 1,333 | 1,159 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,249 | 1,229 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,315 | 1,288 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,327 | 1,279 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $2.9bn | $2.1bn | 0.73 |
| Q1 2023 | $2.3bn | $1.8bn | 0.76 |
| Q2 2023 | $1.9bn | $1.5bn | 0.83 |
| Q3 2023 | $1.8bn | $1.8bn | 1.04 |
Biggest buyers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +7.6m |
| Man Group plc | New | +5.5m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +3.3m |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Added | +3.3m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +3.2m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +3.0m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +2.5m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +2.4m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | Added | +2.0m |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Added | +2.0m |
Biggest sellers
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -16.0m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -14.8m |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Reduced | -7.0m |
| Man Group plc | Sold out | -5.2m |
| Aberdeen Group plc | Reduced | -4.3m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -3.9m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -1.9m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Reduced | -1.8m |
| Swiss National Bank | Reduced | -1.6m |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.6m |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $418.3m7.5m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $260.3m4.7m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $116.5m2.1m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $104.4m1.9m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $85.2m1.5m shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $84.3m1.5m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $71.7m1.3m shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $68.5m1.2m shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $66.8m1.2m shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $46.8m835.2k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $430.8m7.7m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $245.0m4.4m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $137.8m2.5m shares |
| Laurion Capital Management LP | Added | $106.6m1.9m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $80.9m1.4m shares |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | Added | $78.9m1.4m shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Reduced | $67.9m1.2m shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $64.0m1.1m shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $55.6m993.7k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $34.8m621.2k 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 |
|---|---|
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 6.4% |
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 Q3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 3 | $5.7m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 8 | $34.6m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 4 | $16.8m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 1 | $61.2k | 2 | $2.2m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 1 | $2.0m | 2 | $3.4m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $9.3m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $15.1m | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $19.5m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-18 | Quincey James Chairman and CEO, director | Sold | $5.3m92.0k shares |
| 2023-08-10 | Douglas Monica Howard SVP & General Counsel | Sold | $1.3m21.1k shares |
| 2023-08-02 | MURPHY JOHN President and CFO | Sold | $9.7m156.3k shares |
| 2023-07-27 | Perez Beatriz R Senior Vice President | Sold | $3.1m50.0k 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, Q3 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 7.11% of their portfolio | 400.0m $22.4bn | Unchanged |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.51% of their portfolio | 370.8m $20.8bn | Added +914.9k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.49% of their portfolio | 302.0m $16.9bn | Reduced -611.2k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.49% of their portfolio | 155.2m $8.8bn | Reduced -16.0m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.57% of their portfolio | 86.5m $4.8bn | Added +7.6m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.55% of their portfolio | 82.5m $4.6bn | Added +3.3m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.46% of their portfolio | 80.4m $4.5bn | Added +2.0m |
| FMR LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 73.9m $4.1bn | Reduced -574.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 1.00% of their portfolio | 63.1m $3.5bn | Added +2.5m |
| NORGES BANK 0.53% of their portfolio | 47.0m $2.6bn | Added +7.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.49% of their portfolio | 44.9m $2.5bn | Added +2.0m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.31% of their portfolio | 37.7m $2.1bn | Added +3.2m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.43% of their portfolio | 35.0m $2.0bn | Reduced -1.8m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.58% of their portfolio | 29.5m $1.6bn | Reduced -1.0m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.20% of their portfolio | 29.2m $1.6bn | Added +1.1m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.47% of their portfolio | 28.4m $1.6bn | Added +192.6k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.32% of their portfolio | 28.2m $1.6bn | Reduced -14.8m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.48% of their portfolio | 26.3m $1.5bn | Reduced -626.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.39% of their portfolio | 25.8m $1.4bn | Added +2.0m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.55% of their portfolio | 23.2m $1.3bn | Added +725.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.57% of their portfolio | 22.9m $1.3bn | Added +869.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.28% of their portfolio | 19.6m $1.1bn | Reduced -1.9m |
| UBS Group AG 0.49% of their portfolio | 19.2m $1.1bn | Reduced -1.4m |
| Fayez Sarofim & Co 3.60% of their portfolio | 19.1m $1.1bn | Added +461.9k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 1.72% of their portfolio | 18.4m $1.0bn | Reduced -90.7k |
| STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO 1.03% of their portfolio | 18.2m $1.0bn | Unchanged |
| Amundi 0.46% of their portfolio | 17.7m $938.6m | Added +1.6m |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 17.7m $992.8m | Reduced -1.5m |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 2.04% of their portfolio | 17.0m $949.1m | Reduced -343.2k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 1.20% of their portfolio | 15.4m $862.2m | Reduced -398.8k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.26% of their portfolio | 14.4m $803.7m | Added +673.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 14.2m $794.8m | Reduced -231.8k |
| VONTOBEL ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 5.45% of their portfolio | 14.0m $839.4m | Added +1.1m |
| Swiss National Bank 0.58% of their portfolio | 13.2m $739.7m | Reduced -1.6m |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.95% of their portfolio | 12.5m $700.4m | Reduced -352.6k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.57% of their portfolio | 12.3m $690.2m | Reduced -164.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.57% of their portfolio | 11.9m $663.7m | Reduced -349.9k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.93% of their portfolio | 11.3m $630.4m | Reduced -7.0m |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.62% of their portfolio | 10.8m $603.5m | Added +249.1k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.18% of their portfolio | 10.5m $586.5m | Reduced -849.6k |
| SYNOVUS FINANCIAL CORP 6.09% of their portfolio | 9.5m $533.4m | Reduced -20.3k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.58% of their portfolio | 9.4m $527.0m | Reduced -203.6k |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC 0.77% of their portfolio | 9.1m $507.1m | Added +13.9k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.74% of their portfolio | 9.1m $507.1m | Added +565.3k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 3.04% of their portfolio | 9.0m $503.6m | Added +781.2k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 8.8m $494.0m | Added +64.0k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.34% of their portfolio | 8.5m $473.1m | Added +144.5k |
| Capital World Investors 0.09% of their portfolio | 8.3m $466.5m | Unchanged |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.20% of their portfolio | 8.3m $545.8m | Added +2.0m |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.64% of their portfolio | 8.2m $457.2m | Added +195.3k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.30% of their portfolio | 8.2m $456.3m | Reduced -1.1m |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 1.11% of their portfolio | 7.7m $432.0m | Added +3.3m |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.49% of their portfolio | 7.6m $425.5m | Added +34.4k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.83% of their portfolio | 7.3m $410.1m | Added +1.7m |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.94% of their portfolio | 7.3m $406.3m | Added +318.2k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.32% of their portfolio | 7.0m $392.0m | Reduced -92.1k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.61% of their portfolio | 7.0m $389.9m | Added +113.8k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 1.83% of their portfolio | 6.9m $387.3m | Added +1.1m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 6.9m $384.0m | Added +2.4m |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 6.7m $373.1m | Added +102.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.56% of their portfolio | 6.5m $365.1m | Reduced -227.0k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.31% of their portfolio | 6.4m $357.4m | Reduced -1.3m |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.50% of their portfolio | 6.3m $350.1m | Reduced -301.1k |
| National Pension Service 0.56% of their portfolio | 6.2m $349.3m | Added +135.2k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 6.0m $336.1m | Added +3.0m |
| ALLEN HOLDING INC /NY 46.91% of their portfolio | 6.0m $335.9m | Unchanged |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.50% of their portfolio | 6.0m $334.1m | Reduced -137.9k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.81% of their portfolio | 5.7m $317.0m | Reduced -4.3m |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.45% of their portfolio | 5.6m $313.4m | Added +449.9k |
| Man Group plc 0.95% of their portfolio | 5.5m $306.3m | New |
| Rathbones Group PLC 2.12% of their portfolio | 5.2m $292.4m | Added +441.7k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 5.2m $289.5m | Added +672.4k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.59% of their portfolio | 5.2m $288.0m | Reduced -53.9k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.57% of their portfolio | 4.9m $276.1m | Added +212.2k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.85% of their portfolio | 4.9m $272.7m | Added +327.9k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.22% of their portfolio | 4.7m $261.8m | Added +76.8k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.42% of their portfolio | 4.6m $256.7m | Reduced -104.2k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.76% of their portfolio | 4.6m $255.3m | Added +1.1m |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.52% of their portfolio | 4.5m $251.9m | Added +157.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.30% of their portfolio | 4.5m $251.1m | Reduced -930.7k |
| BLS Capital Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S 6.21% of their portfolio | 4.5m $250.1m | Added +86.1k |
| M&G INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD 1.74% of their portfolio | 4.3m $239.9m | Added +199.2k |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 1.22% of their portfolio | 4.2m $235.3m | Reduced -13.1k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.55% of their portfolio | 4.2m $234.2m | Reduced -75.8k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.42% of their portfolio | 4.2m $231.0m | Added +1.2m |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 4.2m $232.5m | Unchanged |
| B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG 3.46% of their portfolio | 4.1m $229.4m | Added +19.9k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.55% of their portfolio | 4.1m $228.6m | Reduced -157.1k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.28% of their portfolio | 4.0m $224.9m | Added +95.9k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.62% of their portfolio | 4.0m $222.3m | Added +316.7k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.52% of their portfolio | 3.9m $217.8m | Added +181.4k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.49% of their portfolio | 3.9m $216.8m | Reduced -503.8k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 3.8m $213.6m | Added +1.6m |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.33% of their portfolio | 3.8m $213.0m | Added +1.8m |
| Capital Wealth Planning, LLC 2.57% of their portfolio | 3.7m $208.7m | Added +1.0m |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.55% of their portfolio | 3.7m $207.2m | Added +509.9k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.55% of their portfolio | 3.7m $206.3m | Reduced -77.6k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.6m $203.8m | Added +230.3k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.62% of their portfolio | 3.6m $200.2m | Added +167.7k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.33% of their portfolio | 3.6m $199.0m | Added +440.3k |