META PLATFORMS INC META
CL A · Common Stock · CUSIP 30303M102 · ISIN US30303M1027
American technology company
* 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 ($2.2bn this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $286.36. Options: 117 managers hold calls ($38.2bn notional), 102 hold puts ($24.8bn).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 2,900 |
| Q4 2022 | 2,761 |
| Q1 2023 | 3,077 |
| Q2 2023 | 3,324 |
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 | 940 | 1,857 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,515 | 1,412 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,427 | 1,591 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $14.8bn | $10.8bn | 0.73 |
| Q4 2022 | $17.8bn | $9.9bn | 0.56 |
| Q1 2023 | $26.0bn | $17.2bn | 0.66 |
| Q2 2023 | $38.2bn | $24.8bn | 0.65 |
Biggest buyers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +11.2m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +10.5m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Added | +5.2m |
| GQG Partners LLC | Added | +4.5m |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | Added | +3.9m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +3.7m |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Added | +3.0m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +2.8m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +2.6m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +2.5m |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -118.4m |
| OFI INVEST ASSET MANAGEMENT | Reduced | -20.4m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -8.0m |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -4.5m |
| STRS OHIO | Reduced | -2.8m |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC | Reduced | -2.7m |
| Dodge & Cox | Reduced | -2.7m |
| COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -2.4m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -2.4m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -2.3m |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $5.6bn19.5m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $5.1bn17.8m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $4.2bn14.6m shares |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC | New | $2.7bn9.5m shares |
| CTC LLC | Reduced | $2.6bn90.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $1.7bn5.9m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.5bn5.1m shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Added | $1.4bn5.0m shares |
| ALKEON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $1.4bn4.8m shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.1bn4.0m shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $3.9bn13.6m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $3.4bn11.7m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $2.1bn7.4m shares |
| CTC LLC | Added | $1.8bn61.6k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $1.5bn5.3m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $1.1bn3.7m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.0bn3.6m shares |
| Belvedere Trading LLC | Added | $966.4m3.4m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $758.6m2.6m shares |
| Optiver Holding B.V. | Added | $755.6m2.6m 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 2026-04-30 | 7.5% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: FMR LLC (4.4%, 2026-08-06), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 5 | $598.3m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 4 | $3.8m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 6 | $14.5m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 7 | $16.1m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 7 | $10.9m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 7 | $20.6m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 5 | $13.2m | $8.9m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-27 | Newstead Jennifer Chief Legal Officer | Sold plan | $203.6k722 shares |
| 2023-06-20 | Newstead Jennifer Chief Legal Officer | Sold plan | $201.2k722 shares |
| 2023-06-13 | Newstead Jennifer Chief Legal Officer | Sold plan | $198.6k722 shares |
| 2023-06-06 | Newstead Jennifer Chief Legal Officer | Sold plan | $195.0k722 shares |
| 2023-05-30 | Newstead Jennifer Chief Legal Officer | Sold plan | $191.3k722 shares |
| 2023-05-23 | Newstead Jennifer Chief Legal Officer | Sold plan | $178.4k722 shares |
| 2023-05-17 | Olivan Javier Chief Operating Officer | Sold plan | $1.0m4.3k shares |
| 2023-05-16 | Bosworth Andrew Chief Technology Officer | Sold plan | $2.6m10.9k shares |
| 2023-05-16 | Clegg Nicholas President, Global Affairs | Sold plan | $1.1m4.6k shares |
| 2023-05-16 | Newstead Jennifer Chief Legal Officer | Sold plan | $170.1k722 shares |
| 2023-05-15 | LI SUSAN J Chief Financial Officer · Susan Li and John Hegeman, Co-Trustees of The Li-Hegeman Living Trust u/t/a dated November 30, 2012 | Sold | $2.5m10.6k shares |
| 2023-05-15 | Bosworth Andrew Chief Technology Officer | Sold plan | $1.9m8.0k shares |
| 2023-05-15 | Olivan Javier Chief Operating Officer | Sold | $1.8m7.6k shares |
| 2023-05-15 | Clegg Nicholas President, Global Affairs | Sold plan | $501.8k2.1k shares |
| 2023-05-09 | Newstead Jennifer Chief Legal Officer | Sold plan | $86.7k375 shares |
| 2023-05-02 | Newstead Jennifer Chief Legal Officer | Sold plan | $95.6k393 shares |
| 2023-04-25 | Newstead Jennifer Chief Legal Officer | Sold plan | $82.9k393 shares |
| 2023-04-18 | Newstead Jennifer Chief Legal Officer | Sold plan | $86.4k393 shares |
| 2023-04-11 | Newstead Jennifer Chief Legal Officer | Sold plan | $84.8k393 shares |
| 2023-04-04 | Newstead Jennifer Chief Legal Officer | Sold plan | $83.8k393 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 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 1.24% of their portfolio | 181.5m $52.1bn | Added +602.3k |
| BlackRock Inc. 1.24% of their portfolio | 155.8m $44.7bn | Added +2.8m |
| FMR LLC 3.03% of their portfolio | 125.8m $36.1bn | Reduced -118.4m |
| STATE STREET CORP 1.33% of their portfolio | 88.5m $25.4bn | Added +1.5m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 2.09% of their portfolio | 52.3m $15.0bn | Added +10.5m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.48% of their portfolio | 44.1m $12.6bn | Added +115.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.45% of their portfolio | 44.0m $12.6bn | Added +11.2m |
| Capital World Investors 2.05% of their portfolio | 37.1m $10.7bn | Added +1.7m |
| Capital International Investors 2.48% of their portfolio | 35.8m $10.3bn | Reduced -2.1m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.99% of their portfolio | 35.1m $10.1bn | Added +2.2m |
| NORGES BANK 1.86% of their portfolio | 32.9m $9.4bn | Reduced -760.8k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 1.29% of their portfolio | 23.7m $6.8bn | Added +404.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 1.22% of their portfolio | 22.1m $6.3bn | Reduced -1.4m |
| Capital Research Global Investors 1.67% of their portfolio | 21.8m $6.2bn | Reduced -8.0m |
| Invesco Ltd. 1.40% of their portfolio | 18.7m $5.4bn | Reduced -2.0m |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 1.82% of their portfolio | 18.3m $5.2bn | Added +443.6k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 1.03% of their portfolio | 17.0m $4.9bn | Reduced -956.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 1.37% of their portfolio | 14.7m $4.2bn | Added +232.3k |
| Sanders Capital, LLC 8.57% of their portfolio | 14.3m $4.1bn | Added +582.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.46% of their portfolio | 13.6m $3.9bn | Reduced -2.3m |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 6.05% of their portfolio | 13.1m $3.8bn | Reduced -1.4m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 1.07% of their portfolio | 13.0m $3.7bn | Added +126.2k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 3.76% of their portfolio | 10.8m $3.1bn | Added +3.7m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.94% of their portfolio | 10.3m $3.0bn | Reduced -116.6k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 1.02% of their portfolio | 9.9m $2.1bn | Unchanged |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.72% of their portfolio | 9.8m $2.8bn | Reduced -132.7k |
| Newlands Management Operations LLC 28.71% of their portfolio | 9.4m $2.7bn | Unchanged |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 2.10% of their portfolio | 8.9m $2.6bn | Added +3.9m |
| Amundi 1.26% of their portfolio | 8.7m $2.5bn | Added +1.6m |
| TIGER GLOBAL MANAGEMENT LLC 20.54% of their portfolio | 8.6m $2.5bn | Added +1.1m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 1.30% of their portfolio | 8.5m $2.4bn | Added +2.0m |
| GQG Partners LLC 5.55% of their portfolio | 8.4m $2.4bn | Added +4.5m |
| Swiss National Bank 1.56% of their portfolio | 8.0m $2.3bn | Reduced -925.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.69% of their portfolio | 7.7m $2.2bn | Added +247.8k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 1.18% of their portfolio | 6.6m $1.9bn | Added +3.0m |
| EAGLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 8.34% of their portfolio | 6.5m $1.9bn | Reduced -1.2m |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.67% of their portfolio | 6.3m $1.8bn | Added +2.3m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.73% of their portfolio | 6.3m $1.8bn | Added +154.0k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 1.37% of their portfolio | 6.1m $1.8bn | Reduced -1.1m |
| ALKEON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 10.46% of their portfolio | 6.1m $1.7bn | Reduced -765.5k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 2.74% of their portfolio | 5.9m $1.7bn | Added +1.2m |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 4.20% of their portfolio | 5.7m $1.6bn | Reduced -70.6k |
| Davis Selected Advisers 9.99% of their portfolio | 5.7m $1.6bn | Reduced -552.1k |
| COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC 7.98% of their portfolio | 5.7m $1.6bn | Reduced -2.4m |
| Fundsmith LLP 6.81% of their portfolio | 5.7m $1.6bn | Reduced -11.1k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 1.68% of their portfolio | 5.7m $1.6bn | Reduced -623.8k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 1.45% of their portfolio | 5.6m $1.6bn | Reduced -970.9k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.52% of their portfolio | 5.5m $1.6bn | Added +5.2m |
| BARCLAYS PLC 1.03% of their portfolio | 5.5m $1.6bn | Added +1.3m |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 2.32% of their portfolio | 5.2m $1.5bn | Added +566.1k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.43% of their portfolio | 5.2m $1.5bn | Added +338.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.41% of their portfolio | 5.2m $1.5bn | Reduced -137.9k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.77% of their portfolio | 4.9m $1.4bn | Added +125.2k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.45% of their portfolio | 4.7m $1.4bn | Added +685.8k |
| Dodge & Cox 0.88% of their portfolio | 4.6m $1.3bn | Reduced -2.7m |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 5.10% of their portfolio | 4.5m $1.3bn | Added +1.4m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 1.87% of their portfolio | 4.5m $1.3bn | Added +2.6m |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 1.10% of their portfolio | 4.5m $1.3bn | Added +160.5k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 2.05% of their portfolio | 4.4m $1.3bn | Reduced -1.1m |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 1.39% of their portfolio | 4.3m $1.2bn | Added +109.0k |
| UBS Group AG 0.51% of their portfolio | 4.1m $1.2bn | Reduced -488.1k |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC 1.71% of their portfolio | 4.1m $1.2bn | Reduced -2.7m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.54% of their portfolio | 4.0m $1.1bn | Reduced -598.9k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 1.29% of their portfolio | 4.0m $1.1bn | Added +956.1k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.93% of their portfolio | 3.8m $1.1bn | Added +876.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 1.40% of their portfolio | 3.8m $1.1bn | Reduced -181.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 1.49% of their portfolio | 3.7m $1.1bn | Reduced -133.5k |
| National Pension Service 1.60% of their portfolio | 3.5m $991.1m | Added +11.8k |
| CITIGROUP INC 1.28% of their portfolio | 3.5m $995.9m | Added +110.9k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 1.44% of their portfolio | 3.5m $991.4m | Reduced -154.6k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.74% of their portfolio | 3.4m $982.1m | Added +1.0m |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.72% of their portfolio | 3.4m $974.0m | Added +1.6m |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 1.97% of their portfolio | 3.4m $970.8m | Added +224.8k |
| Winslow Capital Management, LLC 4.35% of their portfolio | 3.4m $966.1m | Added +2.4m |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.64% of their portfolio | 3.3m $940.7m | Reduced -147.1k |
| PUBLIC INVESTMENT FUND 2.40% of their portfolio | 3.3m $936.1m | Unchanged |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 1.41% of their portfolio | 3.1m $903.2m | Added +2.5m |
| DNB Asset Management AS 5.01% of their portfolio | 3.0m $871.7m | Added +839.4k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.85% of their portfolio | 3.0m $850.1m | Reduced -260.4k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.84% of their portfolio | 2.8m $794.2m | Reduced -107.3k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 1.51% of their portfolio | 2.7m $781.2m | Reduced -22.4k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 1.03% of their portfolio | 2.6m $756.2m | Added +52.3k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 1.61% of their portfolio | 2.6m $754.4m | Added +13.3k |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP 3.05% of their portfolio | 2.6m $744.6m | Reduced -635.4k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 1.09% of their portfolio | 2.5m $721.1m | Added +102.6k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.79% of their portfolio | 2.5m $715.7m | Added +199.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 1.60% of their portfolio | 2.5m $710.2m | Reduced -108.8k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 3.26% of their portfolio | 2.5m $704.5m | Reduced -291.2k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.98% of their portfolio | 2.4m $681.6m | Added +376.0k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 1.50% of their portfolio | 2.4m $678.3m | Reduced -107.6k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 1.25% of their portfolio | 2.4m $621.3m | Reduced -99.7k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.75% of their portfolio | 2.3m $671.2m | Reduced -1.5m |
| Altimeter Capital Management, LP 11.57% of their portfolio | 2.2m $639.4m | Unchanged |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 1.38% of their portfolio | 2.2m $633.0m | Reduced -22.1k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.76% of their portfolio | 2.2m $621.0m | Reduced -379.1k |
| PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA 0.72% of their portfolio | 2.1m $611.0m | Added +253.5k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 1.40% of their portfolio | 2.1m $604.6m | Reduced -266.9k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 1.21% of their portfolio | 2.1m $598.0m | Added +1.2m |
| Swedbank AB 1.05% of their portfolio | 2.1m $597.5m | Added +1.3m |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 1.72% of their portfolio | 2.1m $592.5m | Reduced -127.2k |