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 ($108.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 256.8m as of 2025-09-30, 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 ≈ $309.24. Options: 20 managers hold calls ($241.5m notional), 21 hold puts ($113.2m).
Trends to Q3 2025
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 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,204 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,326 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,361 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,381 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,342 |
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 2023 | 519 | 420 |
| Q1 2024 | 549 | 476 |
| Q2 2024 | 555 | 460 |
| Q3 2024 | 539 | 512 |
| Q4 2024 | 700 | 412 |
| Q1 2025 | 709 | 565 |
| Q2 2025 | 687 | 578 |
| Q3 2025 | 615 | 622 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | $275.2m | $187.0m | 0.68 |
| Q1 2025 | $166.5m | $64.3m | 0.39 |
| Q2 2025 | $164.1m | $148.0m | 0.90 |
| Q3 2025 | $241.5m | $113.2m | 0.47 |
Biggest buyers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +23.7m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Added | +2.5m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +1.5m |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. | Added | +725.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | Added | +593.5k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +395.3k |
| REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP | Added | +352.7k |
| Boston Partners | Added | +295.0k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC | Added | +231.1k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | Added | +192.4k |
Biggest sellers
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -1.4m |
| Winslow Capital Management, LLC | Sold out | -828.5k |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP | Sold out | -725.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -707.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | -602.5k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -572.9k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -530.6k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -419.1k |
| TD Asset Management Inc | Reduced | -394.9k |
| Woodline Partners LP | Sold out | -363.6k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $66.5m214.6k shares |
| Oribel Capital Management, LP | New | $34.3m110.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $28.6m92.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $19.8m63.9k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $18.8m61.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $16.7m54.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $13.8m44.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $13.8m44.4k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Reduced | $8.8m28.4k shares |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | $6.5m20.9k shares |
Biggest puts
| Oribel Capital Management, LP | New | $30.0m96.9k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $29.0m93.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $9.4m30.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $6.1m19.7k shares |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | $5.6m18.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $4.9m15.9k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $4.8m15.5k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $3.4m11.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $3.3m10.7k shares |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP | Unchanged | $3.1m10.0k 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 Q3 2025
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 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $12.1m | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 7 | $15.7m | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $17.4m | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $12.6m | — |
| Q4 2024 | 1 | $316.8k | 3 | $3.1m | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 8 | $21.0m | — |
| Q2 2025 | 1 | $18.8k | 4 | $12.6m | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $10.1m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-22 | HOWELL DOUGLAS K VP & Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $2.4m8.0k shares |
| 2025-09-19 | HOWELL DOUGLAS K VP & Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $1.8m6.0k shares |
| 2025-09-09 | HOWELL DOUGLAS K VP & Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $899.3k3.0k shares |
| 2025-09-08 | Hudson Scott R Vice President | Sold | $3.8m12.9k shares |
| 2025-08-21 | CARY RICHARD C Controller, CAO | Sold | $1.2m4.0k 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, Q3 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.40% of their portfolio | 40.7m $12.6bn | Added +23.7m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 31.2m $9.7bn | Added +76.8k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.10% of their portfolio | 18.6m $5.8bn | Reduced -419.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 12.5m $3.9bn | Reduced -530.6k |
| Capital World Investors 0.50% of their portfolio | 11.8m $3.6bn | Added +101.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.12% of their portfolio | 10.9m $3.4bn | Added +147.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.16% of their portfolio | 8.6m $2.7bn | Added +1.5m |
| Capital International Investors 0.36% of their portfolio | 7.2m $2.2bn | Added +45.3k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 6.0m $1.9bn | Added +90.5k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.18% of their portfolio | 3.3m $1.0bn | Added +395.3k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.69% of their portfolio | 3.1m $962.5m | Added +725.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.45% of their portfolio | 2.9m $888.0m | Added +593.5k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.50% of their portfolio | 2.6m $815.9m | Added +2.5m |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 1.02% of their portfolio | 2.5m $779.9m | Added +231.1k |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.55% of their portfolio | 2.4m $743.5m | Reduced -32.7k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.3m $717.8m | Reduced -31.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.0m $628.5m | Reduced -7.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.6m $510.3m | Reduced -707.0k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.6m $505.1m | Added +82.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.6m $485.1m | Added +102.1k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.5m $477.2m | Reduced -4.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.5m $472.2m | Reduced -260.2k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.4m $438.0m | Added +16.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.4m $434.3m | Reduced -91.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.4m $429.2m | Added +69.2k |
| FIL Ltd 0.33% of their portfolio | 1.4m $423.2m | Added +155.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.4m $421.5m | Reduced -30.9k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.3m $412.9m | Reduced -1.4m |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.89% of their portfolio | 1.2m $315.8m | Added +10 |
| SANDS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.93% of their portfolio | 1.1m $338.9m | Reduced -27.2k |
| Findlay Park Partners LLP 3.48% of their portfolio | 1.1m $331.4m | Added +125.8k |
| BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO 2.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $331.3m | Reduced -33.8k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.0m $320.8m | Reduced -90.5k |
| Boston Partners 0.33% of their portfolio | 1.0m $319.6m | Added +295.0k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.21% of their portfolio | 908.9k $281.5m | Reduced -31.6k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.09% of their portfolio | 894.6k $277.1m | Added +26.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.05% of their portfolio | 840.3k $260.3m | Reduced -5.8k |
| Guinness Asset Management LTD 4.05% of their portfolio | 831.1k $254.1m | Reduced -41 |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.15% of their portfolio | 825.8k $255.8m | Reduced -32.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.05% of their portfolio | 818.1k $253.4m | Reduced -602.5k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 811.2k $251.3m | Added +33.3k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.23% of their portfolio | 809.0k $250.6m | Reduced -70.8k |
| CHILTON INVESTMENT CO INC. 4.83% of their portfolio | 765.8k $237.2m | Added +73.2k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.13% of their portfolio | 738.3k $228.7m | Reduced -35.8k |
| BECK MACK & OLIVER LLC 4.14% of their portfolio | 734.1k $227.4m | Added +32.6k |
| REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP 0.72% of their portfolio | 713.8k $221.1m | Added +352.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 695.5k $215.4m | Reduced -28.1k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 686.5k $212.6m | Reduced -54.1k |
| Mawer Investment Management Ltd. 1.04% of their portfolio | 646.3k $200.2m | Reduced -35.2k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.39% of their portfolio | 628.5k $194.7m | Reduced -141.9k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 597.6k $185.1m | Added +16.0k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.11% of their portfolio | 595.4k $184.4m | Added +4.9k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.22% of their portfolio | 570.6k $176.7m | Added +192.4k |
| Amundi 0.06% of their portfolio | 560.9k $173.4m | Reduced -347.5k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 559.9k $173.0m | Reduced -12.9k |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich 0.49% of their portfolio | 559.1k $173.2m | Reduced -8.4k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.50% of their portfolio | 545.1k $168.8m | Reduced -36.1k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.14% of their portfolio | 542.9k $168.1m | Reduced -258.7k |
| Unisphere Establishment 1.31% of their portfolio | 537.5k $166.5m | Added +7.2k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.25% of their portfolio | 533.3k $165.2m | Reduced -486 |
| Global Retirement Partners, LLC 3.49% of their portfolio | 503.0k $155.8m | Added +332 |
| National Pension Service 0.11% of their portfolio | 477.6k $147.9m | Added +7.3k |
| CCLA Investment Management 2.36% of their portfolio | 475.2k $147.3m | Added +53.1k |
| Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Holdings Ltd 4.06% of their portfolio | 462.6k $143.3m | Added +2.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.11% of their portfolio | 451.9k $140.0m | Reduced -902 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.03% of their portfolio | 447.6k $138.6m | Reduced -30.8k |
| NorthCoast Asset Management LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 445.1k $137.9m | Added +4.6k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 426.0k $132.0m | Added +68.6k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 400.5k $124.1m | Added +50.9k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.82% of their portfolio | 399.2k $123.7m | Reduced -2.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 396.5k $122.8m | Added +807 |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.31% of their portfolio | 388.5k $120.3m | Added +54.2k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.10% of their portfolio | 388.1k $120.2m | Reduced -394.9k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.12% of their portfolio | 386.5k $119.7m | Reduced -3.4k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 366.7k $113.6m | Reduced -163.6k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.17% of their portfolio | 361.0k $111.8m | Reduced -7.4k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.18% of their portfolio | 358.0k $110.9m | Added +34.7k |
| Fenimore Asset Management Inc 2.21% of their portfolio | 355.3k $110.1m | Reduced -1.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.08% of their portfolio | 348.4k $107.9m | Reduced -13.9k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 335.2k $103.8m | Added +5.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.13% of their portfolio | 327.6k $101.5m | Reduced -15.1k |
| CREDIT AGRICOLE S A 0.32% of their portfolio | 307.8k $95.3m | First filing |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.11% of their portfolio | 303.9k $94.1m | Added +69.2k |
| ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 0.73% of their portfolio | 296.9k $92.0m | Reduced -2.2k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.14% of their portfolio | 293.1k $90.8m | Reduced -201.5k |
| Welch & Forbes LLC 1.09% of their portfolio | 292.8k $90.7m | Reduced -1.8k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 273.7k $84.8m | Reduced -34.0k |
| NISSAY ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP /JAPAN 0.47% of their portfolio | 272.5k $84.4m | Added +150.1k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.35% of their portfolio | 267.7k $82.9m | Reduced -53.9k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.12% of their portfolio | 267.3k $81.7m | Added +4.4k |
| KORNITZER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC /KS 1.54% of their portfolio | 247.1k $76.5m | Reduced -11.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 239.5k $74.2m | Added +18.2k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 238.3k $73.8m | Added +13.0k |
| Welch Group, LLC 2.74% of their portfolio | 226.5k $70.2m | Added +2.5k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.12% of their portfolio | 224.8k $69.6m | Reduced -4.2k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.26% of their portfolio | 222.2k $68.8m | Reduced -35.5k |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC 0.49% of their portfolio | 221.8k $68.7m | Reduced -14.8k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 217.9k $67.5m | Reduced -20.9k |
| EVENTIDE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.10% of their portfolio | 216.7k $67.1m | Added +6.1k |
| Capital International, Inc./CA/ 0.53% of their portfolio | 215.9k $66.9m | Added +42.1k |