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 ($213.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 269.0m as of 2025-06-29, 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 ≈ $290.32. Options: 35 managers hold calls ($657.3m notional), 26 hold puts ($272.7m).
Trends to Q2 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,440 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,578 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,548 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,532 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,522 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,689 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,754 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,773 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,804 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,849 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,832 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,900 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 680 | 651 |
| Q4 2023 | 750 | 667 |
| Q1 2024 | 792 | 719 |
| Q2 2024 | 803 | 722 |
| Q3 2024 | 824 | 739 |
| Q4 2024 | 742 | 845 |
| Q1 2025 | 859 | 791 |
| Q2 2025 | 956 | 720 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $689.6m | $458.5m | 0.66 |
| Q4 2024 | $607.3m | $488.4m | 0.80 |
| Q1 2025 | $565.1m | $313.1m | 0.55 |
| Q2 2025 | $657.3m | $272.7m | 0.41 |
Biggest buyers
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +3.2m |
| BROADWATER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.1m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +691.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +432.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +358.7k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +261.6k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC | Added | +257.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +251.1k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +235.0k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +229.4k |
Biggest sellers
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -971.2k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Reduced | -917.8k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | -569.4k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Reduced | -563.1k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -474.0k |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -454.3k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -423.3k |
| Newport Trust Company, LLC | Reduced | -343.5k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -276.4k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Reduced | -255.9k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $133.9m459.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $95.1m326.1k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $81.3m278.8k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $59.5m204.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $56.3m193.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $47.7m163.4k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $26.7m91.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $19.5m66.9k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $19.5m66.7k shares |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP | New | $14.7m50.5k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $52.5m180.1k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $49.9m171.0k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Unchanged | $40.3m138.2k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $29.0m99.3k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $10.9m37.4k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $9.2m31.5k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Added | $9.2m31.4k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | $8.7m29.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $8.5m29.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $8.1m27.9k 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 Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $12.1m | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $7.9m | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $28.0m | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 7 | $37.0m | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $406.6k | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.6m | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 4 | $17.5m | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $64.8m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-16 | NOVAKOVIC PHEBE N Chairman and CEO, director | Sold | $2.1m7.6k shares |
| 2025-06-13 | NOVAKOVIC PHEBE N Chairman and CEO, director | Sold | $50.6m178.8k shares |
| 2025-06-13 | Gallopoulos Gregory S Senior VP, Gen. Counsel, Sec. | Sold | $12.0m42.2k 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| LONGVIEW ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 95.00% of their portfolio | 28.0m $8.2bn | Reduced -63.7k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 23.6m $6.9bn | Reduced -50.1k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 16.5m $4.8bn | Reduced -276.4k |
| Newport Trust Company, LLC 10.10% of their portfolio | 14.4m $4.2bn | Reduced -343.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.12% of their portfolio | 11.1m $3.2bn | Added +119.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.21% of their portfolio | 9.1m $2.7bn | Added +432.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.13% of their portfolio | 6.9m $2.0bn | Added +358.7k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.41% of their portfolio | 6.9m $2.0bn | Reduced -69.6k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.60% of their portfolio | 6.5m $1.9bn | Reduced -252.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.17% of their portfolio | 5.9m $1.7bn | Added +3.2m |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.38% of their portfolio | 5.9m $1.7bn | Reduced -97.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 5.8m $1.7bn | Reduced -2.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.11% of their portfolio | 5.5m $1.6bn | Added +12.0k |
| Sanders Capital, LLC 1.54% of their portfolio | 3.9m $1.1bn | Reduced -241.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.6m $1.1bn | Added +261.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.25% of their portfolio | 3.4m $1.0bn | Added +691.3k |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 1.56% of their portfolio | 2.8m $809.7m | Reduced -85.7k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.15% of their portfolio | 2.7m $801.4m | Reduced -971.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.5m $720.3m | Reduced -88.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.4m $695.8m | Added +9.3k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.7m $499.4m | Added +41.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.6m $466.3m | Added +16.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.6m $455.0m | Reduced -91.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.5m $440.1m | Reduced -19.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.5m $432.3m | Added +251.1k |
| Boston Partners 0.46% of their portfolio | 1.4m $414.8m | Added +119.8k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.3m $380.6m | Reduced -55.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.2m $343.3m | Reduced -454.3k |
| BROADWATER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.85% of their portfolio | 1.1m $1.1m | Added +1.1m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.1m $312.6m | Added +2.3k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.0m $293.8m | Reduced -56.4k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 980.1k $285.9m | Reduced -19.5k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 885.2k $258.2m | Added +7.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.19% of their portfolio | 830.6k $242.2m | Reduced -101.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 815.1k $237.7m | Added +128.2k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 791.1k $230.7m | Added +45.8k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 762.2k $222.3m | Added +229.4k |
| Cullen Capital Management, LLC 2.46% of their portfolio | 742.0k $216.4m | Reduced -10.1k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.14% of their portfolio | 741.8k $216.4m | Reduced -138.3k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.12% of their portfolio | 690.5k $201.4m | Added +31.3k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 645.5k $188.3m | Reduced -80.3k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.13% of their portfolio | 644.2k $187.9m | Reduced -4.9k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 643.1k $187.6m | Reduced -34.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.14% of their portfolio | 616.9k $179.9m | Added +132.4k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.11% of their portfolio | 612.5k $178.6m | Added +20.8k |
| Freestone Grove Partners LP 1.34% of their portfolio | 610.5k $178.1m | Reduced -72.4k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.33% of their portfolio | 589.9k $172.0m | Added +210.4k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 581.0k $169.5m | Added +235.0k |
| National Pension Service 0.14% of their portfolio | 572.3k $166.9m | Added +11.9k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 551.6k $160.9m | Added +145.2k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.12% of their portfolio | 534.7k $155.9m | Reduced -68.2k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.14% of their portfolio | 532.5k $155.3m | Reduced -8.1k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 519.5k $151.5m | Added +23.0k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.11% of their portfolio | 489.8k $142.9m | Added +25.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.12% of their portfolio | 489.0k $142.6m | Reduced -10.0k |
| Man Group plc 0.29% of their portfolio | 461.6k $134.6m | Added +195.0k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 438.3k $127.8m | Added +257.5k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 433.5k $126.4m | Reduced -219.6k |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC 1.65% of their portfolio | 406.5k $118.6m | Reduced -24.5k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.10% of their portfolio | 406.3k $118.5m | Added +68.7k |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC 0.84% of their portfolio | 398.4k $116.2m | Added +116.6k |
| Markel Group Inc. 0.96% of their portfolio | 391.0k $114.0m | Unchanged |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.14% of their portfolio | 387.2k $112.9m | Added +61.0k |
| Vident Advisory, LLC 1.24% of their portfolio | 378.3k $110.3m | Added +116.8k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.12% of their portfolio | 374.2k $109.1m | Reduced -134.2k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.15% of their portfolio | 370.2k $108.0m | Added +78.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 370.0k $107.9m | Reduced -10.8k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.11% of their portfolio | 347.7k $101.4m | Reduced -31.8k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.04% of their portfolio | 343.7k $100.2m | Reduced -917.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.13% of their portfolio | 322.4k $94.0m | Reduced -26.1k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.21% of their portfolio | 322.3k $94.0m | Reduced -39.4k |
| EQUITY INVESTMENT CORP 1.93% of their portfolio | 301.5k $87.9m | Reduced -5.0k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 299.1k $87.2m | Added +51.7k |
| ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 0.73% of their portfolio | 292.4k $85.3m | Added +1.5k |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 291.5k $85.0m | Added +13.0k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.12% of their portfolio | 286.5k $83.5m | Added +1.4k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 282.8k $82.5m | Reduced -73.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 281.5k $82.1m | Reduced -4.3k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.23% of their portfolio | 279.6k $81.5m | Reduced -11.0k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 279.5k $81.5m | Added +10.0k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.09% of their portfolio | 277.0k $80.8m | Reduced -13.1k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO 0.31% of their portfolio | 273.0k $79.6m | Reduced -1.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 256.8k $74.9m | Reduced -6.3k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 253.1k $73.8m | Added +3.0k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.12% of their portfolio | 250.2k $73.0m | Added +66.5k |
| Bahl & Gaynor LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 250.1k $73.0m | Reduced -2.0k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.13% of their portfolio | 243.0k $70.9m | Added +1.6k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.31% of their portfolio | 239.2k $69.8m | Added +169.4k |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP 0.24% of their portfolio | 238.7k $69.6m | Added +5.9k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.08% of their portfolio | 228.3k $66.6m | New |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.13% of their portfolio | 221.0k $64.5m | Reduced -594 |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.17% of their portfolio | 215.0k $62.7m | Reduced -322 |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.47% of their portfolio | 214.3k $62.5m | Added +191.6k |
| Saratoga Research & Investment Management 3.22% of their portfolio | 206.1k $60.1m | Reduced -8.8k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 205.6k $60.0m | Reduced -4.2k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.07% of their portfolio | 204.7k $59.7m | Added +99.9k |
| Vest Financial, LLC 0.83% of their portfolio | 201.8k $58.9m | Reduced -4.8k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 200.1k $58.4m | Reduced -3.6k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 199.3k $58.1m | Reduced -563.1k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.05% of their portfolio | 198.3k $57.8m | Added +11.8k |