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 ($129.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 257.1m as of 2026-01-31, 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 ≈ $258.54. Options: 21 managers hold calls ($146.0m notional), 19 hold puts ($109.4m).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,299 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q4 2025 | 468 | 738 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | $166.5m | $64.3m | 0.39 |
| Q2 2025 | $164.1m | $148.0m | 0.90 |
| Q3 2025 | $241.5m | $113.2m | 0.47 |
| Q4 2025 | $146.0m | $109.4m | 0.75 |
Biggest buyers
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Added | +7.1m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +2.6m |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP | New | +1.0m |
| Dodge & Cox | New | +880.6k |
| Capital World Investors | Added | +830.3k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +675.6k |
| Focus Partners Wealth | Added | +600.3k |
| Woodline Partners LP | New | +535.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +512.7k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Added | +507.1k |
Biggest sellers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -20.4m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -1.2m |
| Capital International Investors | Reduced | -914.3k |
| SANDS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -849.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -812.0k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Reduced | -776.9k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -617.1k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC | Reduced | -519.1k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC | Reduced | -490.0k |
| NorthCoast Asset Management LLC | Reduced | -440.7k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $43.3m167.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $26.2m101.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $16.9m65.2k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $9.4m36.5k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $5.7m21.9k shares |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | New | $5.2m20.0k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | New | $5.2m20.0k shares |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | New | $5.1m19.8k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $4.8m18.7k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $4.4m16.9k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $38.1m147.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $14.8m57.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $9.9m38.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $9.0m34.9k shares |
| BRANT POINT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $7.8m300 shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $7.0m26.9k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $3.9m15.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $3.7m14.4k shares |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | Added | $3.2m12.2k shares |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP | Unchanged | $2.6m10.0k 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 Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q4 2025 | 1 | $988.5k | 4 | $8.2m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-23 | Mead Christopher E VICE PRESIDENT | Sold | $1.0m4.0k shares |
| 2025-12-22 | HOWELL DOUGLAS K VP & Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $1.3m5.0k shares |
| 2025-12-19 | Bay Walter D. General Counsel | Sold | $4.0m15.8k shares |
| 2025-11-21 | Mead Christopher E VICE PRESIDENT | Sold | $313.4k1.2k shares |
| 2025-11-18 | CARY RICHARD C Controller, CAO | Sold | $1.6m6.0k shares |
| 2025-11-03 | Pesch Michael Robert Vice President | Bought | $988.5k4.0k 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, Q4 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 31.4m $8.1bn | Added +217.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.35% of their portfolio | 20.3m $5.3bn | Reduced -20.4m |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 19.2m $5.0bn | Added +675.6k |
| FMR LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 15.1m $3.9bn | Added +2.6m |
| Capital World Investors 0.44% of their portfolio | 12.6m $3.3bn | Added +830.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.10% of their portfolio | 11.0m $2.8bn | Added +62.5k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.99% of their portfolio | 9.7m $2.5bn | Added +7.1m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.12% of their portfolio | 7.8m $2.0bn | Reduced -812.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.21% of their portfolio | 7.4m $1.9bn | Not comparable |
| Capital International Investors 0.25% of their portfolio | 6.3m $1.6bn | Reduced -914.3k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 6.0m $1.6bn | Added +12.2k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.53% of their portfolio | 3.1m $782.4m | Reduced -51.3k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.13% of their portfolio | 3.0m $767.6m | Reduced -304.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.37% of their portfolio | 2.8m $733.2m | Reduced -33.8k |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.28% of their portfolio | 2.4m $623.2m | Reduced -51.7k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.2m $577.2m | Reduced -87.1k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.0m $528.9m | Added +14.7k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.73% of their portfolio | 2.0m $524.8m | Reduced -490.0k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.9m $483.9m | Added +239.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.7m $448.5m | Added +85.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.7m $442.9m | Added +309.4k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.5m $400.7m | Added +7.9k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.5m $390.3m | Reduced -57.9k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.4m $374.4m | Reduced -77.8k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.4m $354.5m | Reduced -15.8k |
| FIL Ltd 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.3m $338.5m | Reduced -58.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $338.1m | Reduced -54.4k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.2m $316.2m | Reduced -192.1k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.74% of their portfolio | 1.2m $260.6m | Reduced -15.0k |
| UBS Group AG 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $279.1m | Added +238.1k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.1m $276.9m | Added +507.1k |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP 0.71% of their portfolio | 1.0m $269.4m | New |
| Findlay Park Partners LLP 3.39% of their portfolio | 1.0m $265.4m | Reduced -44.4k |
| BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO 1.45% of their portfolio | 1.0m $265.3m | Reduced -44.5k |
| Amundi 0.07% of their portfolio | 930.6k $240.8m | Added +369.7k |
| Dodge & Cox 0.12% of their portfolio | 880.6k $227.9m | New |
| BECK MACK & OLIVER LLC 4.13% of their portfolio | 879.1k $227.5m | Added +145.0k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.19% of their portfolio | 865.3k $223.9m | Reduced -43.6k |
| Boston Partners 0.22% of their portfolio | 830.2k $214.8m | Reduced -202.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 805.6k $208.5m | Added +110.1k |
| Guinness Asset Management LTD 3.43% of their portfolio | 805.5k $211.5m | Reduced -25.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.06% of their portfolio | 793.1k $205.2m | Reduced -242.5k |
| CHILTON INVESTMENT CO INC. 4.15% of their portfolio | 768.7k $198.9m | Added +2.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.11% of their portfolio | 702.6k $181.8m | Reduced -35.7k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 682.5k $176.6m | Reduced -4.1k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.06% of their portfolio | 678.0k $175.5m | Reduced -216.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 674.3k $174.5m | Reduced -137.0k |
| Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Holdings Ltd 5.33% of their portfolio | 670.1k $173.4m | Added +207.5k |
| Unisphere Establishment 1.25% of their portfolio | 644.5k $166.8m | Added +107.0k |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.19% of their portfolio | 644.1k $166.7m | Added +600.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 624.0k $161.5m | Added +512.7k |
| Mawer Investment Management Ltd. 0.89% of their portfolio | 613.0k $158.6m | Reduced -33.3k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 575.7k $149.0m | Reduced -19.7k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 567.7k $146.9m | Added +171.3k |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich 0.40% of their portfolio | 556.9k $144.5m | Reduced -2.2k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.08% of their portfolio | 538.2k $139.3m | Reduced -287.7k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 536.7k $138.9m | Reduced -60.9k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.54% of their portfolio | 535.6k $138.6m | New |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 535.3k $138.5m | Reduced -9.8k |
| National Pension Service 0.10% of their portfolio | 508.4k $131.6m | Added +30.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 481.5k $124.6m | Added +34.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.08% of their portfolio | 477.1k $123.5m | Added +128.7k |
| CCLA Investment Management 1.95% of their portfolio | 470.3k $121.7m | Reduced -4.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 469.4k $121.5m | Reduced -348.7k |
| Global Retirement Partners, LLC 2.05% of their portfolio | 445.4k $115.3m | Reduced -57.6k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.09% of their portfolio | 442.9k $114.6m | Reduced -9.1k |
| MILFORD FUNDS LTD 2.20% of their portfolio | 432.1k $111.8m | First filing |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.09% of their portfolio | 425.4k $110.1m | Reduced -117.5k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.12% of their portfolio | 394.2k $102.0m | Reduced -176.3k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 390.3k $101.0m | Reduced -35.7k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.08% of their portfolio | 384.5k $99.5m | Reduced -3.5k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.10% of their portfolio | 378.5k $97.9m | Reduced -8.0k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.15% of their portfolio | 358.1k $92.8m | Added +51 |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 355.7k $92.1m | Added +117.4k |
| Fenimore Asset Management Inc 1.91% of their portfolio | 354.4k $91.7m | Reduced -861 |
| REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP 0.58% of their portfolio | 348.5k $90.2m | Reduced -365.2k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 313.1k $81.0m | Reduced -22.1k |
| CREDIT AGRICOLE S A 0.22% of their portfolio | 306.4k $79.3m | Reduced -1.4k |
| Welch & Forbes LLC 0.92% of their portfolio | 294.3k $76.2m | Added +1.5k |
| ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 0.59% of their portfolio | 289.1k $74.8m | Reduced -7.8k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 282.9k $73.2m | Reduced -83.7k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.09% of their portfolio | 274.6k $71.1m | Reduced -53.1k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 262.1k $67.9m | Reduced -41.8k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 261.9k $67.8m | Added +59.4k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.28% of their portfolio | 259.5k $67.2m | Reduced -8.2k |
| KORNITZER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC /KS 1.32% of their portfolio | 245.3k $63.5m | Reduced -1.8k |
| SANDS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 244.3k $63.2m | Reduced -849.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 238.6k $61.8m | Reduced -900 |
| NZS Capital, LLC 1.82% of their portfolio | 229.7k $59.4m | New |
| Bowie Capital Management, LLC 2.45% of their portfolio | 229.4k $59.4m | Added +123.2k |
| Welch Group, LLC 2.29% of their portfolio | 229.2k $59.3m | Added +2.7k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.10% of their portfolio | 220.7k $57.1m | Reduced -4.0k |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC 0.45% of their portfolio | 214.8k $55.6m | Reduced -7.0k |
| Capital International, Inc./CA/ 0.44% of their portfolio | 213.7k $55.3m | Reduced -2.2k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 212.5k $55.0m | Added +7.7k |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec 0.21% of their portfolio | 212.4k $54.9m | Added +55.4k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 206.2k $53.4m | New |
| AVIVA PLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 205.3k $53.1m | Added +7.3k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.08% of their portfolio | 204.8k $53.0m | New |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 204.3k $52.9m | Reduced -13.6k |