GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP GD
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 369550108 · ISIN US3695501086
American aerospace and defense manufacturing conglomerate
* 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 ($707.6m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 274.3m as of 2023-04-02, 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 ≈ $225.93. Options: 37 managers hold calls ($355.7m notional), 29 hold puts ($292.8m).
Trends to Q1 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,440 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,578 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,548 |
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 | 736 | 587 |
| Q1 2023 | 683 | 690 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $317.4m | $187.0m | 0.59 |
| Q4 2022 | $409.7m | $335.7m | 0.82 |
| Q1 2023 | $355.7m | $292.8m | 0.82 |
Biggest buyers
| Sanders Capital, LLC | New | +2.8m |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +2.2m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +1.8m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +1.5m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Added | +453.8k |
| Boston Partners | Added | +340.9k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +288.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +259.9k |
| Cullen Capital Management, LLC | Added | +254.1k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +238.3k |
Biggest sellers
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -818.2k |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -769.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | -242.4k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | Reduced | -234.0k |
| BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP | Reduced | -215.7k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -205.4k |
| MEAG MUNICH ERGO, Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH | Sold out | -172.1k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -149.5k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -147.8k |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. | Sold out | -135.7k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $68.4m299.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $49.1m215.2k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $40.2m176.0k shares |
| BlackRock Inc. | New | $36.1m158.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $26.2m115.0k shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | New | $21.3m93.5k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $18.4m81.3k shares |
| Arctis Global LLC | New | $13.7m60.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $12.5m54.6k shares |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | New | $12.0m53.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $77.7m340.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $62.1m272.2k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $38.1m167.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $23.8m104.5k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $23.6m103.6k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $14.0m61.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $11.5m50.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $8.6m37.9k shares |
| Capula Management Ltd | Reduced | $6.1m26.8k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $5.7m25.1k 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 |
|---|---|
| LONGVIEW ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 13D · may seek influence -1.0 pts · filed 2026-10-06 | 9.0% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 6.9% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2026-07-28 | 6.4% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 1 | $417.8k | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $567.1k | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $2.5m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $24.4m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $6.3m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-27 | Burns Mark Lagrand Vice President | Sold | $6.3m27.6k 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 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| LONGVIEW ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 96.26% of their portfolio | 28.3m $6.5bn | Added +485 |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 22.1m $5.1bn | Reduced -35.7k |
| Newport Trust Company, LLC 10.42% of their portfolio | 16.5m $3.8bn | Added +38.0k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.11% of their portfolio | 15.9m $3.6bn | Added +79.0k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.63% of their portfolio | 13.9m $3.2bn | Reduced -25.7k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.64% of their portfolio | 9.9m $2.3bn | Reduced -769.0k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.13% of their portfolio | 9.9m $2.3bn | Added +11.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.26% of their portfolio | 9.8m $2.2bn | Added +56.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.23% of their portfolio | 7.7m $1.8bn | Reduced -22.1k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.59% of their portfolio | 7.5m $1.7bn | Added +453.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.45% of their portfolio | 6.4m $1.5bn | Added +94.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 4.2m $962.7m | Added +259.9k |
| FMR LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.2m $950.9m | Added +1.8m |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 1.55% of their portfolio | 3.2m $738.2m | Reduced -18.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.20% of their portfolio | 2.9m $670.0m | Reduced -242.4k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.9m $156.0m | Added +2.2m |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 2.8m $637.4m | Added +96.5k |
| Sanders Capital, LLC 1.49% of their portfolio | 2.8m $630.5m | New |
| NORGES BANK 0.13% of their portfolio | 2.6m $595.4m | Added +160.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.5m $574.8m | Reduced -103.3k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.4m $544.2m | Reduced -10.3k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.23% of their portfolio | 2.0m $465.6m | Reduced -44.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.9m $427.3m | Added +23.3k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.7m $399.3m | Added +1.5m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.7m $390.3m | Reduced -62.2k |
| Boston Partners 0.44% of their portfolio | 1.4m $317.0m | Added +340.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.3m $302.4m | Added +103.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.3m $297.8m | Added +4.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.3m $297.0m | Reduced -6.8k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.2m $283.6m | Reduced -119.5k |
| Capital International Investors 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.2m $283.4m | Added +718 |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.2m $266.4m | Added +314 |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.1m $259.0m | Added +39.0k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.13% of their portfolio | 973.7k $222.2m | Reduced -7.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.14% of their portfolio | 926.1k $211.4m | Reduced -21.3k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.18% of their portfolio | 903.6k $206.2m | Reduced -47.0k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 897.5k $204.8m | Added +53.5k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.48% of their portfolio | 823.6k $188.0m | Added +11.0k |
| Cullen Capital Management, LLC 1.71% of their portfolio | 816.6k $186.3m | Added +254.1k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.53% of their portfolio | 781.6k $178.4m | Added +288.6k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 755.3k $172.4m | Added +61.5k |
| UBS Group AG 0.08% of their portfolio | 729.0k $166.4m | Reduced -4.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 723.7k $165.2m | Reduced -818.2k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.12% of their portfolio | 705.8k $161.1m | Added +13.8k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.09% of their portfolio | 696.3k $158.9m | Reduced -111.6k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.24% of their portfolio | 662.1k $151.1m | Added +7.9k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.20% of their portfolio | 650.6k $148.5m | Reduced -61.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 603.0k $137.6m | Reduced -205.4k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.11% of their portfolio | 550.1k $125.5m | Reduced -58.5k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 533.7k $121.8m | Added +68.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 527.1k $120.3m | Reduced -2.8k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 520.9k $118.7m | Added +131.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.14% of their portfolio | 494.4k $112.8m | Added +3.7k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.08% of their portfolio | 412.2k $94.1m | Added +18.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.14% of their portfolio | 401.7k $91.7m | Reduced -3.8k |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD 0.62% of their portfolio | 395.9k $90.3m | Added +22.6k |
| Markel Group Inc. 1.14% of their portfolio | 391.0k $89.2m | Unchanged |
| National Pension Service 0.16% of their portfolio | 379.2k $85.9m | Reduced -7.7k |
| EQUITY INVESTMENT CORP 2.75% of their portfolio | 368.0k $84.0m | Added +32.8k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 362.8k $82.8m | Reduced -23.4k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.51% of their portfolio | 352.8k $80.5m | Reduced -91.4k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.18% of their portfolio | 352.8k $80.5m | Reduced -88.5k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.14% of their portfolio | 349.2k $79.7m | Reduced -19.3k |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 344.8k $78.7m | Reduced -721 |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.19% of their portfolio | 343.9k $78.5m | Reduced -4.2k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.15% of their portfolio | 334.7k $76.4m | Added +77.9k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 323.5k $73.8m | Added +23.1k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 315.6k $72.0m | Added +25.1k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 306.0k $69.8m | Added +96.4k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 293.5k $67.0m | Added +238.3k |
| EDGAR LOMAX CO/VA 4.28% of their portfolio | 291.7k $66.6m | Reduced -27.5k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 291.4k $66.5m | Reduced -147.8k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 280.2k $64.0m | Added +12.1k |
| Saratoga Research & Investment Management 3.00% of their portfolio | 276.6k $63.1m | Reduced -27 |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.15% of their portfolio | 270.9k $61.8m | Reduced -14.1k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 266.0k $60.7m | Added +26.0k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.14% of their portfolio | 262.9k $60.0m | Reduced -8.2k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 258.3k $58.9m | Added +3.8k |
| STRS OHIO 0.09% of their portfolio | 248.6k $56.7m | Added +164.0k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 245.3k $56.0m | Reduced -1.2k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.10% of their portfolio | 238.8k $54.5m | Added +38.1k |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.10% of their portfolio | 223.5k $51.0m | Reduced -23.6k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 223.1k $50.9m | Reduced -82.1k |
| UNITED CAPITAL FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 222.8k $50.9m | Reduced -4.5k |
| Polaris Capital Management, LLC 1.89% of their portfolio | 222.2k $50.7m | Reduced -900 |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 221.2k $50.5m | Reduced -44.7k |
| ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 0.67% of their portfolio | 220.0k $50.2m | Added +3.6k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.12% of their portfolio | 219.2k $50.0m | Added +1.5k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.20% of their portfolio | 215.0k $49.1m | Added +12.4k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 201.4k $46.0m | Reduced -149.5k |
| REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP 0.41% of their portfolio | 199.4k $45.5m | Reduced -2.7k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 196.8k $44.9m | Reduced -34.8k |
| Ceredex Value Advisors LLC 0.69% of their portfolio | 195.4k $44.6m | Added +16.1k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.07% of their portfolio | 194.6k $44.4m | Reduced -698 |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 190.0k $43.4m | Added +7.3k |
| Columbia Asset Management 1.04% of their portfolio | 185.6k $4.6m | Reduced -9.0k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.12% of their portfolio | 179.3k $40.9m | Added +15.8k |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC 0.36% of their portfolio | 175.8k $40.1m | Reduced -8.4k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 172.0k $39.3m | Reduced -2.0k |
| U S GLOBAL INVESTORS INC 2.52% of their portfolio | 170.2k $38.8m | Reduced -3.0k |