EQUITABLE HLDGS INC EQH
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 29452E101 · ISIN US29452E1010
U.S. financial services company
- SectorFinancials
- IndustryInsurance Agents, Brokers & Service
- HeadquartersNew York, NY
- Founded1859
- Websiteequitable.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 ($19.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 273.0m as of 2026-08-04, 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 ≈ $43.87. Options: 5 managers hold calls ($3.0m notional), 6 hold puts ($6.2m).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 390 |
| Q4 2022 | 415 |
| Q1 2023 | 396 |
| Q2 2023 | 382 |
| Q3 2023 | 389 |
| Q4 2023 | 426 |
| Q1 2024 | 449 |
| Q2 2024 | 492 |
| Q3 2024 | 505 |
| Q4 2024 | 535 |
| Q1 2025 | 575 |
| Q2 2025 | 582 |
| Q3 2025 | 564 |
| Q4 2025 | 552 |
| Q1 2026 | 544 |
| Q2 2026 | 485 |
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 | 266 | 204 |
| Q4 2024 | 244 | 243 |
| Q1 2025 | 302 | 243 |
| Q2 2025 | 302 | 283 |
| Q3 2025 | 238 | 306 |
| Q4 2025 | 211 | 326 |
| Q1 2026 | 263 | 291 |
| Q2 2026 | 206 | 333 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $8.4m | $4.4m | 0.52 |
| Q4 2025 | $3.2m | $42.9k | 0.01 |
| Q1 2026 | $3.3m | $8.5m | 2.60 |
| Q2 2026 | $3.0m | $6.2m | 2.06 |
Biggest buyers
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P | Added | +9.5m |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP | New | +5.4m |
| Castle Hook Partners LP | New | +3.6m |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | Added | +1.3m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | New | +1.3m |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.1m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +1.1m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +891.7k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | Added | +850.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | New | +819.9k |
Biggest sellers
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD | Reduced | -9.1m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -2.6m |
| Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC (Investment Advisor) | Reduced | -2.4m |
| Capital International Investors | Reduced | -2.0m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -2.0m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -1.8m |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Sold out | -1.5m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -1.4m |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.2m |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | Reduced | -1.2m |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $2.2m49.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $412.5k9.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $311.5k7.1k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $87.8k2.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $48.3k1.1k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $2.2m49.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $1.0m23.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $974.1k22.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $961.0k21.9k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $877.6k20.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $201.8k4.6k 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 |
|---|---|
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 13G · institution +1.2 pts · filed 2026-08-14 | 6.7% |
| NORGES BANK 13G · institution new · filed 2026-05-11 | 6.6% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.4% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD (3.3%, 2026-08-14), VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC (4.9%, 2026-07-31; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC), 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 | 1 | $4.2k | 4 | $4.9m | $4.8m |
| Q1 2025 | 1 | $4.3k | 3 | $5.9m | $5.8m |
| Q2 2025 | 1 | $4.8k | 7 | $9.0m | $5.3m |
| Q3 2025 | 1 | $4.8k | 5 | $8.8m | $6.6m |
| Q4 2025 | 1 | $4.9k | 4 | $8.1m | $7.9m |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 3 | $6.7m | $6.7m |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 5 | $10.8m | $10.1m |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 8 | $5.1m | $3.4m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | SCOTT BERTRAM L Director | Sold | $151.1k2.8k shares |
| 2026-09-17 | MacKay Craig C Director | Sold | $108.6k2.0k shares |
| 2026-09-04 | Lane Nick Officer | Sold | $794.5k14.9k shares |
| 2026-09-04 | Isaacs-Lowe Arlene Director | Sold | $52.8k1.0k shares |
| 2026-08-17 | HURD JEFFREY J Chief Operating Officer | Sold plan | $746.4k14.4k shares |
| 2026-08-11 | MacKay Craig C Director | Sold | $113.0k2.2k shares |
| 2026-08-10 | Eckert William James IV Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | $50.1k947 shares |
| 2026-08-06 | Stonehill Charles G.T. Director | Sold | $386.6k7.5k shares |
| 2026-08-06 | SCOTT BERTRAM L Director | Sold | $75.0k1.5k shares |
| 2026-07-20 | Pearson Mark President and CEO, director | Sold plan | $1.9m39.7k shares |
| 2026-07-15 | HURD JEFFREY J Chief Operating Officer | Sold plan | $701.6k14.4k shares |
| 2026-06-18 | Pearson Mark President and CEO, director | Sold plan | $1.8m39.7k shares |
| 2026-06-15 | HURD JEFFREY J Chief Operating Officer | Sold plan | $647.7k14.4k shares |
| 2026-06-10 | Eckert William James IV Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | $259.3k6.2k shares |
| 2026-06-04 | SCOTT BERTRAM L Director | Sold | $101.5k2.5k shares |
| 2026-05-18 | Pearson Mark President and CEO, director | Sold plan | $1.7m39.7k shares |
| 2026-05-15 | HURD JEFFREY J Chief Operating Officer | Sold plan | $609.4k14.4k shares |
| 2026-05-15 | Eckert William James IV Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | $310.2k7.3k shares |
| 2026-05-15 | Lane Nick Officer | Sold plan | $187.5k4.4k shares |
| 2026-04-20 | Pearson Mark President and CEO, director | Sold plan | $1.7m39.7k shares |
| 2026-04-15 | HURD JEFFREY J Chief Operating Officer | Sold plan | $582.7k14.4k shares |
| 2026-04-15 | Lane Nick Officer | Sold plan | $404.4k10.0k shares |
| 2026-04-15 | Pearson Mark President and CEO, director | Sold plan | $55.5k1.4k shares |
| 2026-04-08 | Pearson Mark President and CEO, director | Sold plan | $1.5m38.3k shares |
| 2026-04-08 | HURD JEFFREY J Chief Operating Officer | Sold plan | $574.9k14.4k shares |
| 2026-04-08 | Lane Nick Officer | Sold plan | $400.4k10.0k 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, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 25.9m $1.1bn | Reduced -1.4m |
| NORGES BANK 0.08% of their portfolio | 18.3m $804.2m | Not comparable |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 18.2m $798.0m | Added +661.3k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 13.4m $589.9m | Reduced -1.2m |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 12.7m $557.4m | Added +70.4k |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P 0.55% of their portfolio | 9.5m $416.4m | Added +9.5m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 9.4m $412.0m | Reduced -2.6m |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.22% of their portfolio | 9.1m $399.6m | Reduced -9.1m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.07% of their portfolio | 8.8m $385.5m | Added +523.6k |
| Capital International Investors 0.08% of their portfolio | 8.4m $369.3m | Reduced -2.0m |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.72% of their portfolio | 5.6m $244.1m | Added +1.1m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.4m $238.8m | Reduced -414.2k |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP 0.68% of their portfolio | 5.4m $236.9m | New |
| THORNBURG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 2.16% of their portfolio | 5.1m $225.6m | Added +148.1k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 4.8m $212.5m | Reduced -63.7k |
| Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC (Investment Advisor) 1.67% of their portfolio | 4.7m $208.1m | Reduced -2.4m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 4.2m $187.0m | Added +243.4k |
| Conifer Management, L.L.C. 30.38% of their portfolio | 4.2m $184.3m | Unchanged |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.9m $169.6m | Added +8.7k |
| Castle Hook Partners LP 1.69% of their portfolio | 3.6m $157.9m | New |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.3m $146.9m | Added +286.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.3m $143.1m | Reduced -570.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.1m $134.2m | Reduced -467.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.0m $133.5m | Added +891.7k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.8m $122.0m | Added +758.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.7m $116.6m | Reduced -319.5k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.3m $102.7m | Added +432.3k |
| TCW GROUP INC 0.67% of their portfolio | 2.3m $100.3m | Added +657.9k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.3m $99.3m | Added +417.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.1m $94.0m | Added +53.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.1m $93.5m | Reduced -312.5k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.0m $89.3m | Reduced -167.0k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.0m $87.9m | Added +47.9k |
| ALGEBRIS (UK) LTD 5.64% of their portfolio | 2.0m $85.6m | Reduced -79.8k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.8m $79.3m | Added +5.5k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $78.6m | Reduced -135.9k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.5m $64.8m | Reduced -1.2m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $60.5m | Reduced -1.8m |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.4m $59.9m | Added +1.3m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $57.9m | New |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $51.5m | Added +1.1m |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $50.5m | Added +850.0k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.1m $47.4m | Reduced -1.1m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $46.1m | Reduced -1.0m |
| CI INVESTMENTS INC. 0.13% of their portfolio | 949.8k $41.7m | Reduced -20.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 942.8k $41.4m | Added +53.8k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 884.2k $38.8m | Reduced -18.4k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 819.9k $36.0m | New |
| BRUNI J V & CO /CO 3.07% of their portfolio | 766.9k $33.7m | Added +91.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 762.3k $33.4m | Reduced -89.3k |
| Zurich Insurance Group Ltd/FI 0.23% of their portfolio | 754.7k $33.1m | New |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 749.7k $32.9m | Added +673.9k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 725.1k $31.8m | Added +154.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 689.5k $31.0m | Added +217.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 684.2k $30.0m | Reduced -640.2k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.02% of their portfolio | 649.6k $28.5m | Added +22.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 611.2k $26.8m | Reduced -2.0m |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.04% of their portfolio | 590.4k $25.9m | Reduced -72.9k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.06% of their portfolio | 588.8k $25.8m | Reduced -71.2k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 565.2k $24.8m | Reduced -275.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 532.6k $23.4m | Reduced -1.1m |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 531.9k $23.3m | Reduced -51.5k |
| TOCQUEVILLE ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. 0.30% of their portfolio | 513.0k $22.5m | Added +20.0k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.03% of their portfolio | 483.0k $21.2m | New |
| COMMUNITY TRUST & INVESTMENT CO 1.08% of their portfolio | 476.9k $20.9m | Added +88.5k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 465.4k $20.4m | Reduced -408.6k |
| Prana Capital Management, LP 0.60% of their portfolio | 445.8k $19.6m | New |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 405.3k $17.8m | Reduced -720 |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.05% of their portfolio | 401.7k $17.6m | Reduced -56.1k |
| TrinityBridge Ltd 0.46% of their portfolio | 390.4k $17.1m | Reduced -243.7k |
| Four Tree Island Advisory LLC 5.48% of their portfolio | 379.0k $16.6m | Added +8.6k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 376.6k $16.5m | Reduced -17.7k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 372.6k $16.3m | Added +41.9k |
| BASSWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 0.68% of their portfolio | 361.7k $15.9m | Added +110.2k |
| South Dakota Investment Council 0.27% of their portfolio | 352.6k $15.5m | Reduced -25.1k |
| MOORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 0.34% of their portfolio | 345.4k $15.2m | New |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 337.3k $14.8m | Reduced -674.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 325.3k $14.3m | Reduced -185.1k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 320.6k $14.1m | Reduced -245.8k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 294.9k $12.9m | Added +186.8k |
| Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia, Omsesidigt 0.41% of their portfolio | 288.0k $12.6m | Reduced -3.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 280.8k $10.4m | Added +3.9k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.02% of their portfolio | 279.4k $12.3m | Reduced -622.6k |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 278.0k $12.2m | New |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 261.0k $11.5m | Reduced -197.4k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 260.3k $11.4m | Reduced -23.4k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 258.8k $11.4m | Added +57.5k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 257.5k $11.3m | Reduced -64.0k |
| Swedbank AB 0.01% of their portfolio | 254.8k $11.2m | Reduced -251.8k |
| Gillson Capital LP 0.60% of their portfolio | 232.0k $10.2m | Added +22.0k |
| Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco, LLC 2.72% of their portfolio | 226.0k $9.9m | New |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 210.9k $9.3m | Added +147.4k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 207.2k $9.1m | Added +10.9k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 205.1k $9.0m | Added +98.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 195.8k $8.6m | Reduced -184.3k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 192.2k $8.4m | Added +15.2k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 189.6k $8.3m | Reduced -145.8k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 184.8k $8.1m | Reduced -52.9k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.02% of their portfolio | 183.3k $7.0m | Added +46.2k |
| New York Life Investment Management LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 183.0k $8.0m | Added +147.6k |