EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP EW
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 28176E108 · ISIN US28176E1082
American medical technology company
- SectorHealth care
- IndustryOrthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & Supplies
- HeadquartersIrvine, CA
- Founded1956
- Websiteedwardslifesciences.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 ($211.5m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 576.4m as of 2026-07-31, 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 ≈ $90.23. Options: 21 managers hold calls ($168.1m notional), 23 hold puts ($251.9m).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,249 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,232 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,250 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,282 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,224 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,248 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,280 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,298 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,197 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,228 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,207 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,259 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,254 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,315 |
| Q1 2026 | 1,290 |
| Q2 2026 | 1,330 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | 498 | 725 |
| Q4 2024 | 455 | 643 |
| Q1 2025 | 489 | 608 |
| Q2 2025 | 566 | 553 |
| Q3 2025 | 545 | 543 |
| Q4 2025 | 543 | 576 |
| Q1 2026 | 547 | 577 |
| Q2 2026 | 608 | 565 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $300.0m | $356.1m | 1.19 |
| Q4 2025 | $296.2m | $417.1m | 1.41 |
| Q1 2026 | $146.4m | $223.0m | 1.52 |
| Q2 2026 | $168.1m | $251.9m | 1.50 |
Biggest buyers
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC | New | +8.7m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +6.2m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Added | +5.2m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +3.8m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +3.5m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +2.8m |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Added | +2.4m |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Added | +2.4m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +2.3m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.8m |
Biggest sellers
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | Reduced | -12.8m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -6.1m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -5.2m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Reduced | -2.7m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -1.7m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -1.2m |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP | Sold out | -1.1m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -837.8k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec | Reduced | -746.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -721.5k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $39.6m437.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $20.5m226.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $19.9m220.2k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $17.2m190.3k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $15.5m170.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $10.1m111.3k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Unchanged | $7.1m782 shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | New | $5.8m63.8k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $4.4m48.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $4.1m45.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| Nantahala Capital Management, LLC | Added | $144.7m1.6m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $16.8m185.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $16.7m184.4k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Reduced | $13.6m1.5k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $12.2m134.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $10.0m110.5k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $9.1m100.0k shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Unchanged | $9.0m100.0k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $6.3m69.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $4.8m53.5k 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% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-10-17 | 7.5% |
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 since 1 Apr 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 6 | $3.8m | $3.7m |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 6 | $5.3m | $4.5m |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 7 | $4.3m | $4.2m |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $1.2m | $698.6k |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 7 | $6.4m | $5.0m |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 4 | $7.0m | $3.2m |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 7 | $9.8m | $6.1m |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 6 | $4.5m | $167.9k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | Lippis Daniel J. CVP, TAVR | Sold plan | $54.2k619 shares |
| 2026-08-31 | Dahl Andrew M. SVP, Corporate Controller | Sold | $49.5k544 shares |
| 2026-08-28 | Bruls Annette CVP, EMEACLA | Sold | $237.9k2.6k shares |
| 2026-08-26 | Chopra Daveen CVP, TMTT, Surgical & IHFM | Sold | $2.9m31.8k shares |
| 2026-08-26 | Markowitz Wayne CVP, JAPAC | Sold | $113.4k1.2k shares |
| 2026-08-11 | Lippis Daniel J. CVP, TAVR | Sold plan | $57.0k619 shares |
| 2026-07-30 | Markowitz Wayne CVP, JAPAC | Sold | $12.6k146 shares |
| 2026-07-28 | Markowitz Wayne CVP, JAPAC | Sold | $819.0k9.6k shares |
| 2026-07-27 | Zovighian Bernard J CEO, director | Sold | $245.1k2.9k shares |
| 2026-07-10 | Lippis Daniel J. CVP, TAVR | Sold plan | $56.8k619 shares |
| 2026-06-30 | Lippis Daniel J. CVP, TAVR | Sold plan | $56.6k619 shares |
| 2026-06-17 | Zovighian Bernard J CEO, director · By Trust | Sold plan | $46.0k523 shares |
| 2026-05-29 | Dahl Andrew M. SVP, Corporate Controller | Sold | $48.9k568 shares |
| 2026-05-27 | BOBO DONALD E JR CVP,Strategy/Corp Development · By Trust | Sold | $2.0m23.1k shares |
| 2026-05-22 | Chopra Daveen CVP, TMTT & Surgical | Sold | $126.9k1.5k shares |
| 2026-05-18 | Lippis Daniel J. CVP, TAVR | Sold plan | $50.3k620 shares |
| 2026-05-15 | BOBO DONALD E JR CVP,Strategy/Corp Development | Sold | $818.1k10.0k shares |
| 2026-05-15 | BOBO DONALD E JR CVP,Strategy/Corp Development | Sold | $654.6k8.0k shares |
| 2026-05-12 | Zovighian Bernard J CEO, director | Sold plan | $2.8m36.4k shares |
| 2026-05-11 | Markowitz Wayne CVP, JAPAC | Sold | $47.3k593 shares |
| 2026-05-04 | Lippis Daniel J. CVP, TAVR | Sold plan | $85.6k1.0k shares |
| 2026-05-01 | Lippis Daniel J. CVP, TAVR | Sold plan | $84.6k1.0k shares |
| 2026-04-09 | Ullem Scott B. CVP, Chief Financial Officer | Sold plan | $1.0m13.0k shares |
| 2026-04-06 | Lippis Daniel J. CVP, TAVR | Sold plan | $82.5k1.0k shares |
| 2026-04-02 | BOBO DONALD E JR CVP,Strategy/Corp Development | Sold plan | $1.8m22.7k 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, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 58.8m $5.3bn | Added +6.2m |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 37.6m $3.4bn | Reduced -111.8k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 26.4m $2.4bn | Added +4.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 26.3m $2.4bn | Added +25.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.12% of their portfolio | 22.8m $2.1bn | Added +1.0m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.26% of their portfolio | 16.8m $1.5bn | Reduced -5.2m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 15.4m $1.4bn | Added +2.3m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.21% of their portfolio | 14.1m $1.3bn | Reduced -2.7m |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.92% of their portfolio | 13.0m $1.2bn | Added +191.1k |
| Ninety One UK Ltd 2.50% of their portfolio | 12.3m $1.1bn | Reduced -58.6k |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 1.64% of their portfolio | 8.7m $783.9m | New |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.23% of their portfolio | 8.7m $693.5m | Added +5.2m |
| FMR LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 8.4m $763.1m | Reduced -6.1m |
| NORGES BANK 0.08% of their portfolio | 8.4m $757.5m | Not comparable |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 1.03% of their portfolio | 7.4m $666.3m | Added +336.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 6.7m $605.4m | Added +2.8m |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.98% of their portfolio | 6.6m $599.4m | Added +1.4m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.03% of their portfolio | 6.3m $573.5m | Reduced -721.5k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.15% of their portfolio | 5.7m $516.6m | Reduced -344.7k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.23% of their portfolio | 5.7m $513.6m | Added +3.8m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 5.7m $513.0m | Reduced -153.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 5.5m $496.5m | Added +30.5k |
| WELLCOME TRUST LTD (THE) as trustee of the WELLCOME TRUST 4.82% of their portfolio | 4.8m $434.2m | Unchanged |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.5m $411.5m | Reduced -532.9k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.08% of their portfolio | 4.3m $389.1m | Reduced -148.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 4.0m $361.7m | Added +3.5m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.0m $359.8m | Reduced -837.8k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.7m $334.9m | Added +65.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.7m $334.1m | Added +135.9k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.21% of their portfolio | 3.6m $328.0m | Added +2.4m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 3.6m $324.3m | Added +1.8m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.5m $316.7m | Added +1.1m |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.18% of their portfolio | 3.4m $308.3m | Reduced -14.5k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.2m $292.4m | Reduced -33.0k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.65% of their portfolio | 3.1m $284.0m | Added +2.4m |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.0m $267.8m | Added +67.2k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.9m $261.2m | Added +536.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.9m $258.5m | Reduced -1.2m |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.90% of their portfolio | 2.8m $250.8m | Reduced -160.6k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. 0.36% of their portfolio | 2.6m $238.3m | Reduced -134.9k |
| Amundi 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.6m $233.4m | Reduced -90.5k |
| Mirova US LLC 2.47% of their portfolio | 2.5m $229.8m | Reduced -86.9k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 2.5m $229.0m | Added +428.5k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.4m $219.6m | Added +202.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.4m $212.6m | Reduced -211.1k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.18% of their portfolio | 2.3m $207.1m | Added +132.9k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.16% of their portfolio | 2.0m $157.0m | Reduced -7.7k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.9m $175.7m | Reduced -162.5k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.9m $171.9m | Added +661.1k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.8m $160.5m | Reduced -52.4k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.7m $139.4m | Unchanged |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.6m $147.1m | Reduced -395.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.6m $147.1m | Reduced -77.0k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.6m $141.9m | Reduced -201.6k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.44% of their portfolio | 1.6m $141.1m | Reduced -208.1k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.6m $140.4m | Added +117.9k |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB 0.40% of their portfolio | 1.5m $139.4m | Added +278.2k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.5m $137.7m | Added +470.4k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.5m $132.2m | Reduced -503.6k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.5m $131.5m | Added +52.2k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.4m $126.1m | Added +82.6k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.3m $113.9m | Reduced -8.4k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.3m $113.3m | Added +612.8k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.2m $112.2m | Reduced -28.7k |
| Jupiter Topco LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.2m $112.2m | First filing |
| Liontrust Investment Partners LLP 1.62% of their portfolio | 1.2m $110.0m | Added +78.0k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.2m $109.4m | Added +768.7k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.2m $108.5m | Added +409.8k |
| SEB Asset Management AB 0.40% of their portfolio | 1.2m $107.0m | Reduced -187.6k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $100.5m | Added +115.4k |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.1m $99.9m | New |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $99.2m | Added +29.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $94.2m | Reduced -39.6k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $93.5m | Added +205.4k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.0m $92.8m | Added +103.2k |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.0m $91.9m | Added +20.5k |
| National Pension Service 0.06% of their portfolio | 998.8k $90.3m | Added +7.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.05% of their portfolio | 984.9k $89.1m | Added +7.9k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.12% of their portfolio | 967.5k $87.5m | Reduced -746.7k |
| Man Group plc 0.15% of their portfolio | 935.2k $84.6m | Reduced -212.3k |
| ABN AMRO Bank N.V. 1.08% of their portfolio | 924.3k $83.6m | Added +525.9k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.07% of their portfolio | 895.0k $81.0m | Added +23.3k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 889.0k $80.4m | Added +58.1k |
| Empower Advisory Group, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 888.6k $80.4m | Added +21.9k |
| Meridiem Capital Partners LP 3.57% of their portfolio | 858.9k $77.7m | Added +625.7k |
| ORBIMED ADVISORS LLC 1.43% of their portfolio | 834.9k $75.5m | Reduced -395.7k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO 0.26% of their portfolio | 824.2k $74.6m | Reduced -219.8k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.19% of their portfolio | 812.9k $73.5m | Reduced -293.5k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.04% of their portfolio | 798.7k $72.3m | Added +118.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 775.1k $70.1m | Reduced -303.4k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 740.0k $66.9m | Added +408.4k |
| Bellevue Group AG 1.41% of their portfolio | 739.2k $66.9m | Reduced -100.2k |
| Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC 2.69% of their portfolio | 735.4k $66.5m | Reduced -4.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 719.5k $65.1m | Added +19.4k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.09% of their portfolio | 716.0k $64.8m | Added +214.2k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.05% of their portfolio | 680.5k $61.6m | Reduced -62.3k |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al 0.37% of their portfolio | 679.2k $61.4m | Unchanged |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 673.3k $60.9m | Reduced -28.7k |
| Candriam S.C.A. 0.27% of their portfolio | 663.8k $60.0m | Added +403.5k |
| Integral Health Asset Management, LLC 2.32% of their portfolio | 625.0k $56.5m | Added +455.0k |