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 ($89.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 219.1m as of 2024-06-30, 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 ≈ $259.32. Options: 22 managers hold calls ($160.3m notional), 21 hold puts ($115.3m).
Trends to Q2 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 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,154 |
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 |
| Q2 2024 | 555 | 460 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $80.9m | $64.1m | 0.79 |
| Q4 2023 | $86.6m | $81.0m | 0.93 |
| Q1 2024 | $165.7m | $119.6m | 0.72 |
| Q2 2024 | $160.3m | $115.3m | 0.72 |
Biggest buyers
| FMR LLC | Added | +1.6m |
| Capital World Investors | Added | +973.0k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE | Added | +717.2k |
| Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Holdings Ltd | New | +642.6k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC | Added | +425.4k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. | Added | +353.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +337.3k |
| Capital Research Global Investors | New | +291.4k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +213.8k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +169.3k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -11.8m |
| Capital International Investors | Reduced | -858.0k |
| Boston Partners | Reduced | -717.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -238.3k |
| COOPER INVESTORS PTY LTD | Reduced | -235.3k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -221.0k |
| AXIOM INVESTORS LLC /DE | Reduced | -213.8k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System | Reduced | -213.6k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | -192.0k |
| FIL Ltd | Reduced | -173.1k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $46.9m180.7k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $42.0m162.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $14.3m55.2k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $14.0m53.8k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $9.3m35.7k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $6.2m24.0k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | $5.9m22.7k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $4.8m18.6k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Unchanged | $3.9m15.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $3.8m14.6k shares |
Biggest puts
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $27.0m104.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $21.8m83.9k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $14.7m56.6k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $13.2m50.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $10.7m41.3k shares |
| BRANT POINT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $7.8m300 shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $3.8m14.6k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $3.8m14.5k shares |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP | Unchanged | $3.1m12.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $2.6m10.1k 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 Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $17.4m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-18 | Hudson Scott R Vice President | Sold | $2.6m10.0k shares |
| 2024-06-18 | Bay Walter D. General Counsel | Sold | $2.2m8.3k shares |
| 2024-05-22 | JOHNSON DAVID S Director | Sold | $219.2k850 shares |
| 2024-05-20 | Bay Walter D. General Counsel | Sold | $205.8k800 shares |
| 2024-05-17 | Bay Walter D. General Counsel | Sold | $2.2m8.7k shares |
| 2024-05-17 | HOWELL DOUGLAS K VP & Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $1.3m5.1k shares |
| 2024-05-16 | Bay Walter D. General Counsel | Sold | $3.8m14.9k shares |
| 2024-05-16 | CARY RICHARD C Controller, CAO | Sold | $862.3k3.4k shares |
| 2024-05-10 | HOWELL DOUGLAS K VP & Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $4.0m16.0k 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 25.6m $6.6bn | Added +213.8k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.10% of their portfolio | 17.2m $4.5bn | Reduced -51.6k |
| FMR LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 11.7m $3.0bn | Added +1.6m |
| Capital International Investors 0.54% of their portfolio | 10.2m $2.6bn | Reduced -858.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.11% of their portfolio | 9.4m $2.4bn | Added +337.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.10% of their portfolio | 8.9m $2.3bn | Reduced -36.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.14% of their portfolio | 7.0m $1.8bn | Reduced -11.8m |
| Capital World Investors 0.25% of their portfolio | 5.8m $1.5bn | Added +973.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.22% of their portfolio | 5.8m $1.5bn | Added +120.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 5.4m $1.4bn | Added +169.3k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.22% of their portfolio | 2.8m $729.7m | Reduced -135.5k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.93% of their portfolio | 2.7m $712.6m | Added +425.4k |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.60% of their portfolio | 2.6m $677.4m | Reduced -20.4k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.50% of their portfolio | 2.5m $645.5m | Reduced -64.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.1m $549.4m | Reduced -161.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.0m $508.3m | Added +39.4k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.61% of their portfolio | 1.9m $498.3m | Added +353.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.9m $480.9m | Added +9.5k |
| BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO 2.86% of their portfolio | 1.5m $379.7m | Reduced -27.6k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.4m $372.8m | Reduced -57.6k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.4m $365.7m | Added +50.6k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.3m $336.9m | Added +71.3k |
| Findlay Park Partners LLP 3.13% of their portfolio | 1.3m $331.9m | Reduced -9.9k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.3m $325.8m | Reduced -41.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.2m $317.4m | Added +166.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.2m $307.0m | Reduced -5.5k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.2m $306.0m | Reduced -4.2k |
| FIL Ltd 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.1m $279.8m | Reduced -173.1k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.0m $272.0m | Reduced -213.6k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.0m $270.7m | Added +717.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 993.6k $257.7m | Added +78.3k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.27% of their portfolio | 964.5k $250.1m | Reduced -2.2k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.15% of their portfolio | 905.4k $234.8m | Reduced -44.9k |
| Boston Partners 0.29% of their portfolio | 893.4k $232.2m | Reduced -717.9k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 886.8k $230.0m | Added +77.7k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.39% of their portfolio | 849.8k $220.4m | Reduced -4.7k |
| Mawer Investment Management Ltd. 1.00% of their portfolio | 811.5k $210.4m | Reduced -36.1k |
| Guinness Asset Management LTD 4.09% of their portfolio | 764.3k $198.2m | Added +2.7k |
| BECK MACK & OLIVER LLC 4.10% of their portfolio | 762.4k $197.7m | Added +1.0k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 761.9k $197.3m | Added +47.4k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.18% of their portfolio | 743.7k $192.8m | Added +6.3k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.28% of their portfolio | 712.3k $184.7m | Reduced -57.7k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.04% of their portfolio | 681.1k $176.6m | Added +42.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 673.5k $174.6m | Added +64.9k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 671.7k $174.2m | Added +10.7k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.27% of their portfolio | 654.1k $169.6m | Reduced -41.2k |
| Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Holdings Ltd 4.45% of their portfolio | 642.6k $166.6m | New |
| Swiss National Bank 0.11% of their portfolio | 641.8k $166.4m | Reduced -4.8k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 0.97% of their portfolio | 609.1k $158.0m | Reduced -10.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 606.4k $157.2m | Reduced -238.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 599.9k $155.6m | Reduced -55.7k |
| CHILTON INVESTMENT CO INC. 4.22% of their portfolio | 577.0k $149.6m | Added +24.6k |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. 1.54% of their portfolio | 564.7k $146.4m | Added +8.1k |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV 0.37% of their portfolio | 518.5k $134.4m | Added +220 |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 516.0k $133.8m | Added +2.0k |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich 0.55% of their portfolio | 510.7k $143.6m | Reduced -6.2k |
| Global Retirement Partners, LLC 4.13% of their portfolio | 508.9k $132.0m | Added +3.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.06% of their portfolio | 502.4k $130.3m | Added +153.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.04% of their portfolio | 496.5k $128.8m | Added +26.3k |
| FORT PITT CAPITAL GROUP, LLC 3.91% of their portfolio | 496.5k $128.7m | Added +3.8k |
| ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 1.44% of their portfolio | 491.8k $127.5m | Added +12.7k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 480.6k $124.6m | Reduced -38.8k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.83% of their portfolio | 444.5k $115.3m | Added +124.3k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 440.7k $114.3m | Added +5.2k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 437.4k $113.5m | Added +111.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.10% of their portfolio | 429.5k $111.4m | Reduced -2.4k |
| Amundi 0.04% of their portfolio | 421.6k $110.7m | Added +5.9k |
| Fenimore Asset Management Inc 2.34% of their portfolio | 411.8k $106.8m | Reduced -5.5k |
| REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP 0.81% of their portfolio | 410.1k $106.3m | Reduced -5.2k |
| National Pension Service 0.12% of their portfolio | 408.5k $105.9m | Added +6.1k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.03% of their portfolio | 392.6k $101.8m | Added +93.1k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.94% of their portfolio | 377.3k $97.8m | Added +62.8k |
| TrinityBridge Ltd 3.22% of their portfolio | 365.5k $94.7m | Added +8.9k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.06% of their portfolio | 358.9k $93.1m | Added +3.8k |
| CI INVESTMENTS INC. 0.36% of their portfolio | 353.8k $91.7m | Added +41.9k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 346.7k $89.9m | Added +8.6k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 328.7k $85.2m | Reduced -3.8k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 326.6k $86.4m | Added +76.4k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.10% of their portfolio | 323.7k $83.9m | Reduced -17.7k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.20% of their portfolio | 316.9k $82.2m | Reduced -62.9k |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC 0.38% of their portfolio | 312.8k $81.1m | Reduced -7.4k |
| Welch & Forbes LLC 1.07% of their portfolio | 305.8k $80.5m | Reduced -4.7k |
| KORNITZER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC /KS 1.49% of their portfolio | 302.2k $78.4m | Reduced -5.0k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.13% of their portfolio | 300.7k $72.8m | Added +19.7k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.02% of their portfolio | 291.4k $75.6m | New |
| NISSAY ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP /JAPAN 0.49% of their portfolio | 285.1k $73.9m | Reduced -81.3k |
| WOODLEY FARRA MANION PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT INC 3.87% of their portfolio | 274.9k $71.3m | Added +2.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 267.4k $69.3m | Reduced -3.5k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.33% of their portfolio | 256.2k $66.4m | Reduced -35.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 247.9k $64.3m | Reduced -2.0k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.27% of their portfolio | 246.5k $63.9m | Reduced -2.1k |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 0.29% of their portfolio | 246.0k $63.8m | Reduced -269 |
| Welch Group, LLC 2.97% of their portfolio | 238.6k $61.9m | Reduced -3.2k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.11% of their portfolio | 229.6k $59.5m | Added +122.0k |
| AXIOM INVESTORS LLC /DE 0.51% of their portfolio | 225.4k $58.4m | Reduced -213.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.08% of their portfolio | 225.3k $58.4m | Added +3.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.06% of their portfolio | 224.9k $58.3m | Reduced -102.4k |
| Employees Retirement System of Texas 0.54% of their portfolio | 223.0k $57.8m | Unchanged |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.11% of their portfolio | 221.6k $57.4m | Added +8.6k |
| Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. 0.57% of their portfolio | 221.0k $57.3m | Reduced -10.4k |