GALLAGHER ARTHUR J & CO AJG
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 363576109 · ISIN US3635761097
Insurance brokerage and risk management services 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 ($78.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 218.5m as of 2024-03-31, 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 ≈ $249.82. Options: 20 managers hold calls ($165.7m notional), 23 hold puts ($119.6m).
Trends to Q1 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 865 |
| Q4 2022 | 920 |
| Q1 2023 | 950 |
| Q2 2023 | 977 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,001 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,082 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,130 |
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 | 400 | 361 |
| Q1 2023 | 489 | 372 |
| Q2 2023 | 425 | 433 |
| Q3 2023 | 455 | 409 |
| Q4 2023 | 519 | 420 |
| Q1 2024 | 549 | 476 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | $67.5m | $72.8m | 1.08 |
| Q3 2023 | $80.9m | $64.1m | 0.79 |
| Q4 2023 | $86.6m | $81.0m | 0.93 |
| Q1 2024 | $165.7m | $119.6m | 0.72 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +6.4m |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC | Added | +939.3k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Added | +790.5k |
| Capital International Investors | Added | +727.3k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Added | +712.9k |
| Capital World Investors | Added | +398.4k |
| Woodline Partners LP | New | +314.5k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | +260.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +247.8k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. | Added | +158.3k |
Biggest sellers
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -2.1m |
| Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Holdings Ltd | Sold out | -876.0k |
| Unisphere Establishment | Reduced | -632.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -561.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -185.2k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -182.9k |
| AXIOM INVESTORS LLC /DE | Reduced | -176.6k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO | Reduced | -159.7k |
| Amundi | Reduced | -147.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -144.7k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $46.5m186.1k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $34.7m138.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $15.5m61.8k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $12.4m49.5k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Unchanged | $9.6m38.4k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $8.8m35.3k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $7.5m30.1k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $7.3m29.2k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | New | $6.4m25.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $4.5m17.8k shares |
Biggest puts
| UBS Group AG | New | $37.5m150.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $13.6m54.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $9.9m39.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $9.6m38.3k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $8.9m35.5k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $8.7m34.8k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $6.5m26.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $6.5m25.9k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | New | $6.3m25.0k shares |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP | Unchanged | $3.0m12.0k 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% |
| FMR LLC 13G · institution filed 2026-08-06 | 7.2% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-07-16 | 6.9% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 13G · institution -2.3 pts · filed 2026-07-27 | 5.5% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: Capital World Investors (5.0%, 2026-08-12), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $5.2m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 5 | $6.8m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 6 | $10.4m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 5 | $5.3m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 6 | $21.4m | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $24.6m | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $12.1m | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 7 | $15.7m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-18 | Cavaness Joel D Vice President | Sold | $308.0k1.2k shares |
| 2024-03-13 | Hudson Scott R Vice President | Sold | $3.9m15.5k shares |
| 2024-03-12 | Hudson Scott R Vice President | Sold | $3.8m15.0k shares |
| 2024-02-15 | HOWELL DOUGLAS K VP & Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $1.2m5.0k shares |
| 2024-02-14 | HOWELL DOUGLAS K VP & Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $1.7m7.0k shares |
| 2024-02-14 | Mead Christopher E VICE PRESIDENT | Sold | $879.1k3.7k shares |
| 2024-02-08 | GALLAGHER THOMAS JOSEPH VICE PRESIDENT | Sold | $2.9m12.3k shares |
| 2024-02-06 | JOHNSON DAVID S Director | Sold | $117.0k500 shares |
| 2024-02-05 | Gallagher Patrick Murphy Vice President | Sold | $887.1k3.8k 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, Q1 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 25.4m $6.4bn | Reduced -137.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.13% of their portfolio | 18.8m $4.7bn | Added +6.4m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.10% of their portfolio | 17.3m $4.3bn | Reduced -136.0k |
| Capital International Investors 0.56% of their portfolio | 11.1m $2.8bn | Added +727.3k |
| FMR LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 10.1m $2.5bn | Reduced -182.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.10% of their portfolio | 9.1m $2.3bn | Reduced -561.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.10% of their portfolio | 8.9m $2.2bn | Added +30.6k |
| NORGES BANK 0.22% of their portfolio | 5.7m $1.4bn | Reduced -136.1k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 5.2m $1.3bn | Added +247.8k |
| Capital World Investors 0.20% of their portfolio | 4.8m $1.2bn | Added +398.4k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.22% of their portfolio | 2.9m $737.4m | Reduced -2.1m |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.56% of their portfolio | 2.6m $656.2m | Added +14.4k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.50% of their portfolio | 2.6m $638.6m | Reduced -159.7k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.78% of their portfolio | 2.3m $580.8m | Added +939.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.3m $570.2m | Reduced -84.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.9m $480.3m | Reduced -124.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.8m $454.5m | Reduced -3.7k |
| Boston Partners 0.48% of their portfolio | 1.6m $402.2m | Added +38.9k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.54% of their portfolio | 1.6m $392.0m | Added +79.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.5m $373.9m | Reduced -63.7k |
| BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO 2.86% of their portfolio | 1.5m $373.0m | Reduced -20.1k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.4m $340.0m | Added +81.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.3m $324.5m | Reduced -13.4k |
| Findlay Park Partners LLP 2.96% of their portfolio | 1.3m $322.6m | Reduced -22.9k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.3m $315.7m | Reduced -31.1k |
| FIL Ltd 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.3m $313.1m | Reduced -91.0k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.2m $307.1m | Added +790.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.2m $297.4m | Reduced -144.7k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.2m $296.1m | Reduced -144.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.1m $264.6m | Reduced -69.0k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.28% of their portfolio | 966.7k $241.7m | Added +22.6k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.15% of their portfolio | 950.3k $237.6m | Added +712.9k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 915.3k $228.9m | Added +122.0k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.39% of their portfolio | 854.5k $213.7m | Reduced -82.7k |
| Mawer Investment Management Ltd. 0.98% of their portfolio | 847.7k $212.0m | Reduced -57.2k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 844.6k $211.2m | Added +103.3k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 809.1k $202.3m | Reduced -22.0k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.28% of their portfolio | 770.0k $192.5m | Reduced -77.7k |
| Guinness Asset Management LTD 3.96% of their portfolio | 761.5k $190.4m | Reduced -10.6k |
| BECK MACK & OLIVER LLC 3.86% of their portfolio | 761.4k $190.4m | Added +54.3k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.17% of their portfolio | 737.3k $184.4m | Added +106.3k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 714.5k $178.4m | Reduced -34.9k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.29% of their portfolio | 695.2k $173.8m | Reduced -16.7k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 660.9k $165.3m | Added +42.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 655.6k $163.9m | Reduced -72.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.11% of their portfolio | 646.6k $161.7m | Reduced -27.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.04% of their portfolio | 639.0k $159.8m | Reduced -28.5k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 0.89% of their portfolio | 620.0k $155.0m | Reduced -17.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 608.6k $152.2m | Added +8.0k |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. 1.43% of their portfolio | 556.5k $139.2m | Added +5.9k |
| CHILTON INVESTMENT CO INC. 3.79% of their portfolio | 552.5k $138.1m | Added +67.9k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 519.3k $129.9m | Added +5.6k |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV 0.37% of their portfolio | 518.3k $129.6m | Added +782 |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich 0.49% of their portfolio | 517.0k $128.8m | Added +38.7k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 514.0k $128.5m | Reduced -21.9k |
| Global Retirement Partners, LLC 4.72% of their portfolio | 505.9k $126.5m | Reduced -9.4k |
| FORT PITT CAPITAL GROUP, LLC 3.80% of their portfolio | 492.7k $123.2m | Added +4.1k |
| ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 1.28% of their portfolio | 479.0k $119.8m | Added +6.0k |
| UBS Group AG 0.04% of their portfolio | 470.2k $117.6m | Added +108.8k |
| AXIOM INVESTORS LLC /DE 0.96% of their portfolio | 439.2k $109.8m | Reduced -176.6k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 435.6k $108.9m | Reduced -111.1k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.10% of their portfolio | 431.9k $108.0m | Added +25.5k |
| Fenimore Asset Management Inc 2.20% of their portfolio | 417.3k $104.3m | Reduced -7.5k |
| Amundi 0.04% of their portfolio | 415.7k $97.3m | Reduced -147.3k |
| REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP 0.79% of their portfolio | 415.3k $103.8m | Reduced -4.2k |
| National Pension Service 0.12% of their portfolio | 402.4k $100.6m | Added +10.4k |
| COOPER INVESTORS PTY LTD 5.71% of their portfolio | 396.5k $99.1m | Reduced -36.4k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.22% of their portfolio | 379.9k $95.0m | Reduced -38.3k |
| NISSAY ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP /JAPAN 0.63% of their portfolio | 366.3k $91.6m | Added +101.6k |
| TrinityBridge Ltd 3.26% of their portfolio | 356.6k $89.1m | Added +3.0k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.06% of their portfolio | 355.2k $88.8m | Added +27.4k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 350.1k $87.5m | Reduced -18.3k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.04% of their portfolio | 348.5k $87.1m | Reduced -43.8k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.11% of their portfolio | 341.4k $85.4m | Added +2.5k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 338.1k $84.5m | Reduced -22.7k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 332.5k $83.1m | Reduced -25.4k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.10% of their portfolio | 327.3k $81.8m | Added +136.8k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.08% of their portfolio | 326.5k $81.6m | Reduced -42.9k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 325.8k $81.4m | Reduced -44.8k |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC 0.63% of their portfolio | 320.2k $80.1m | Reduced -15.2k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.57% of their portfolio | 320.2k $80.1m | Added +15.0k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.73% of their portfolio | 314.5k $78.6m | New |
| CI INVESTMENTS INC. 0.31% of their portfolio | 311.9k $78.0m | Added +150.3k |
| Welch & Forbes LLC 1.07% of their portfolio | 310.4k $77.6m | Added +9.3k |
| KORNITZER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC /KS 1.41% of their portfolio | 307.3k $76.8m | Reduced -4.1k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 299.6k $74.9m | Added +32.1k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.38% of their portfolio | 291.4k $72.9m | Reduced -77.6k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.19% of their portfolio | 288.7k $72.2m | Added +260.0k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.11% of their portfolio | 281.0k $65.1m | Added +4.8k |
| WOODLEY FARRA MANION PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT INC 3.75% of their portfolio | 272.1k $68.0m | Reduced -2.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 270.9k $67.7m | Added +5.2k |
| MOUNTAIN PACIFIC INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC 3.68% of their portfolio | 263.6k $65.9m | Reduced -1.9k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 250.1k $62.6m | Added +12.7k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 249.8k $62.5m | Reduced -17.9k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.27% of their portfolio | 248.6k $62.2m | Reduced -2.9k |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 0.28% of their portfolio | 246.2k $61.6m | Added +9.3k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.11% of their portfolio | 244.9k $61.2m | Added +81.9k |
| Welch Group, LLC 3.00% of their portfolio | 241.8k $60.5m | Reduced -14.1k |
| Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. 0.59% of their portfolio | 231.3k $57.8m | Reduced -19.8k |
| Employees Retirement System of Texas 0.61% of their portfolio | 223.0k $55.8m | Unchanged |