COMCAST CORP NEW CMCSA
CL A · Common Stock · CUSIP 20030N101 · ISIN US20030N1019
American multinational telecommunications conglomerate
* 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 ($371.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $34.98. Options: 59 managers hold calls ($2.6bn notional), 51 hold puts ($1.7bn).
Trends to Q4 2022
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 2,104 |
| Q4 2022 | 2,216 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $1.7bn | $1.6bn | 0.92 |
| Q4 2022 | $2.6bn | $1.7bn | 0.67 |
Biggest buyers
| ONTARIO TEACHERS PENSION PLAN BOARD | Added | +12.7m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +9.6m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +7.1m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +6.8m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Added | +5.8m |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT | Added | +5.7m |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | Added | +4.9m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +4.6m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +3.9m |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | Added | +3.6m |
Biggest sellers
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC | Reduced | -26.2m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -19.7m |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Reduced | -12.0m |
| Orbis Allan Gray Ltd | Sold out | -8.2m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Sold out | -6.8m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Sold out | -6.2m |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Sold out | -5.9m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -5.9m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -5.5m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Reduced | -4.7m |
Biggest calls
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $542.0m15.5m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $351.7m10.1m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $225.9m6.5m shares |
| Laurion Capital Management LP | Added | $193.2m5.5m shares |
| Long Focus Capital Management, LLC | Added | $166.1m4.8m shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $128.9m3.7m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $108.4m3.1m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $107.8m3.1m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $73.8m2.1m shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $69.4m2.0m shares |
Biggest puts
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $455.3m13.0m shares |
| Laurion Capital Management LP | Added | $207.9m5.9m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $170.8m4.9m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $152.8m4.4m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $81.9m2.3m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $64.0m1.8m shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Reduced | $56.0m1.6m shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $51.0m1.5m shares |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | Reduced | $51.0m1.5m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $49.1m1.4m 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% |
| STATE STREET CORP 13G · institution new · filed 2026-02-09 | 5.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: Capital World Investors (3.0%, 2026-08-12), 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 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $3.0m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $397.3k | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $71.8k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-14 | BACON KENNETH J Director | Sold | $71.8k2.0k 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, Q4 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.38% of their portfolio | 402.2m $14.1bn | Reduced -2.9m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.36% of their portfolio | 327.4m $11.4bn | Added +9.6m |
| Capital International Investors 1.91% of their portfolio | 203.0m $7.1bn | Reduced -2.3m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.33% of their portfolio | 159.9m $5.6bn | Reduced -3.5m |
| Capital Research Global Investors 1.28% of their portfolio | 121.2m $4.2bn | Added +5.8m |
| FMR LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 112.0m $3.9bn | Added +4.6m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 1.26% of their portfolio | 102.9m $3.6bn | Added +104.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.40% of their portfolio | 81.0m $2.8bn | Reduced -2.5m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 80.4m $2.8bn | Reduced -1.2m |
| Dodge & Cox 1.91% of their portfolio | 79.6m $2.8bn | Reduced -2.8m |
| Capital World Investors 0.53% of their portfolio | 71.7m $2.5bn | Reduced -3.2m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.30% of their portfolio | 67.7m $2.4bn | Reduced -11.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.66% of their portfolio | 54.7m $1.9bn | Added +6.8m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.21% of their portfolio | 53.7m $1.9bn | Added +7.1m |
| NORGES BANK 0.43% of their portfolio | 51.4m $1.8bn | Added +1.5m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.35% of their portfolio | 48.2m $1.7bn | Reduced -195.7k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.33% of their portfolio | 46.4m $1.6bn | Reduced -19.7m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.50% of their portfolio | 40.5m $1.4bn | Added +1.9m |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.44% of their portfolio | 40.1m $1.4bn | Added +66.1k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 1.33% of their portfolio | 38.5m $1.3bn | Reduced -1.2m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.30% of their portfolio | 37.7m $1.3bn | Reduced -4.7m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.34% of their portfolio | 32.9m $1.1bn | Added +2.6m |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 3.14% of their portfolio | 32.7m $1.1bn | Added +1.0m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.51% of their portfolio | 32.4m $1.1bn | Reduced -251.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.34% of their portfolio | 30.4m $1.0bn | Added +691.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.37% of their portfolio | 27.7m $968.4m | Reduced -2.0m |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 27.6m $966.6m | Reduced -390.9k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.48% of their portfolio | 26.2m $916.6m | Added +3.9m |
| EAGLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 4.18% of their portfolio | 25.2m $881.9m | Reduced -1.8m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.13% of their portfolio | 22.7m $795.1m | Reduced -4.5m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.20% of their portfolio | 19.8m $692.3m | Reduced -5.5m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 19.5m $680.4m | Added +484.6k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.94% of their portfolio | 19.2m $672.8m | Added +3.1m |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 1.04% of their portfolio | 19.2m $669.0m | Added +144.3k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.45% of their portfolio | 17.9m $625.9m | Reduced -1.5m |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 17.0m $594.6m | Reduced -12.0m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.18% of their portfolio | 16.7m $584.4m | Added +3.5m |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P 1.14% of their portfolio | 16.1m $562.2m | Added +1.8m |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC 1.99% of their portfolio | 15.2m $530.8m | Added +584.1k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.38% of their portfolio | 13.6m $477.1m | Reduced -47.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.36% of their portfolio | 13.6m $476.4m | Reduced -563.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.22% of their portfolio | 13.3m $464.1m | Added +668.0k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.53% of their portfolio | 12.8m $448.1m | Reduced -755.0k |
| ONTARIO TEACHERS PENSION PLAN BOARD 4.73% of their portfolio | 12.7m $444.3m | Added +12.7m |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.41% of their portfolio | 12.7m $443.2m | Reduced -2.1m |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.38% of their portfolio | 12.6m $441.0m | Reduced -197.1k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.66% of their portfolio | 12.3m $431.4m | Reduced -172.7k |
| Amundi 0.25% of their portfolio | 12.2m $462.4m | Reduced -476.1k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.92% of their portfolio | 12.0m $418.2m | Added +5.7m |
| First Pacific Advisors, LP 6.01% of their portfolio | 11.2m $392.3m | Reduced -139.9k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.53% of their portfolio | 10.7m $374.6m | Added +1.9m |
| Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd 8.23% of their portfolio | 10.6m $371.1m | Added +419.0k |
| Darsana Capital Partners LP 22.77% of their portfolio | 9.8m $341.5m | Reduced -1.2m |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.46% of their portfolio | 9.6m $336.5m | Added +35.3k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.20% of their portfolio | 9.2m $322.2m | Reduced -211.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.40% of their portfolio | 8.6m $299.1m | Added +181.8k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.15% of their portfolio | 7.6m $266.5m | Added +612.5k |
| PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA 0.38% of their portfolio | 7.5m $262.7m | Reduced -592.6k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.41% of their portfolio | 7.5m $262.3m | Reduced -14.5k |
| Fayez Sarofim & Co 0.96% of their portfolio | 7.4m $259.7m | Reduced -600.7k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 7.4m $258.5m | First filing |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.25% of their portfolio | 7.3m $256.8m | Reduced -37.4k |
| VONTOBEL ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 2.15% of their portfolio | 7.3m $269.9m | Added +494.7k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.27% of their portfolio | 7.3m $255.0m | Reduced -344.2k |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 7.3m $254.8m | Added +39.4k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.19% of their portfolio | 6.9m $397.8m | Reduced -965.1k |
| National Pension Service 0.47% of their portfolio | 6.8m $237.4m | Added +74.2k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 6.4m $224.7m | Added +1.7m |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.25% of their portfolio | 6.1m $215.0m | Reduced -155.6k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.35% of their portfolio | 6.0m $209.6m | Reduced -255.6k |
| MEDIATEL PARTNERS 91.32% of their portfolio | 5.8m $203.6m | Unchanged |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 5.8m $201.7m | Reduced -24.6k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.54% of their portfolio | 5.7m $198.5m | Added +173.4k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.38% of their portfolio | 5.7m $198.1m | Added +1.0m |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.45% of their portfolio | 5.3m $183.9m | Reduced -123.1k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.48% of their portfolio | 5.1m $178.3m | Added +4.9m |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.46% of their portfolio | 5.1m $177.4m | Added +322.7k |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. 1.07% of their portfolio | 5.0m $176.0m | Reduced -9.3k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.43% of their portfolio | 5.0m $174.7m | Reduced -85.4k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 2.57% of their portfolio | 5.0m $174.6m | Added +3.6m |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.44% of their portfolio | 4.8m $165.9m | Added +359.8k |
| FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. 0.61% of their portfolio | 4.8m $167.3m | Added +40.1k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.27% of their portfolio | 4.6m $161.6m | Reduced -138.0k |
| Metropolis Capital Ltd 7.86% of their portfolio | 4.6m $160.7m | Reduced -57.1k |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.32% of their portfolio | 4.6m $159.9m | Reduced -28.7k |
| LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA 0.94% of their portfolio | 4.5m $158.7m | Added +60.4k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.41% of their portfolio | 4.5m $158.7m | Reduced -951.4k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.39% of their portfolio | 4.5m $157.0m | Reduced -740.6k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.37% of their portfolio | 4.4m $153.4m | Reduced -98.8k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.27% of their portfolio | 4.4m $152.3m | Reduced -353.5k |
| FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/ 1.18% of their portfolio | 4.4m $152.2m | Added +41.8k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.47% of their portfolio | 4.2m $146.2m | Reduced -901.8k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.33% of their portfolio | 4.2m $145.6m | Reduced -420.9k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 4.0m $139.4m | Added +1.2m |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.36% of their portfolio | 3.9m $137.9m | Reduced -715.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.16% of their portfolio | 3.9m $137.8m | Added +278.4k |
| TPG GP A, LLC 2.69% of their portfolio | 3.9m $137.2m | Added +526.4k |
| Scharf Investments, LLC 4.49% of their portfolio | 3.9m $137.2m | Added +689.5k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.47% of their portfolio | 3.8m $133.9m | Reduced -528.0k |
| GARDNER RUSSO & QUINN LLC 1.47% of their portfolio | 3.8m $133.4m | Reduced -170.1k |