GILEAD SCIENCES INC GILD
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 375558103 · ISIN US3755581036
American biopharmaceutical company
- SectorHealth care
- IndustryBiological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances)
- HeadquartersFoster City, CA
- Founded1987
- Websitegilead.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* 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 ($211.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 1.2bn as of 2025-04-30, 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 ≈ $112.04. Options: 46 managers hold calls ($1.2bn notional), 50 hold puts ($1.2bn).
Trends to Q1 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,605 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,770 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,741 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,705 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,689 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,781 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,727 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,686 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,723 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,889 |
| Q1 2025 | 2,020 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | 731 | 849 |
| Q3 2023 | 792 | 759 |
| Q4 2023 | 759 | 799 |
| Q1 2024 | 751 | 907 |
| Q2 2024 | 755 | 841 |
| Q3 2024 | 781 | 813 |
| Q4 2024 | 812 | 812 |
| Q1 2025 | 934 | 941 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | $1.0bn | $730.0m | 0.71 |
| Q3 2024 | $966.2m | $942.4m | 0.98 |
| Q4 2024 | $864.5m | $959.0m | 1.11 |
| Q1 2025 | $1.2bn | $1.2bn | 1.00 |
Biggest buyers
| FMR LLC | Added | +18.2m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +11.2m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +5.5m |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +2.5m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | New | +2.4m |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | New | +2.3m |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | Added | +2.1m |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +2.0m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +1.9m |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd | Added | +1.9m |
Biggest sellers
| Capital World Investors | Reduced | -18.2m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -8.3m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -4.3m |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE | Reduced | -3.6m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -3.3m |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP | Reduced | -2.7m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | -2.5m |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | Reduced | -1.9m |
| Aberdeen Group plc | Reduced | -1.8m |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. | Reduced | -1.6m |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $240.0m2.1m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $138.2m1.2m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $104.2m929.5k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $60.6m540.4k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $58.0m517.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $53.2m474.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $51.5m459.6k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $43.0m384.3k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $41.7m372.5k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $40.2m358.7k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $198.9m1.8m shares |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | $147.8m1.3m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $116.0m1.0m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $95.2m849.9k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $63.1m563.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $61.7m550.4k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $53.1m474.1k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | First filing | $38.8m3.5k shares |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP | Added | $29.7m264.9k shares |
| Eisler Capital Management Ltd. | Reduced | $29.7m265.0k 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 |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-24 | 8.2% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 7.5% |
| FMR LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-02-05 | 5.3% |
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $114.2k | $114.2k |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $515.6k | $515.6k |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $400.0k | $400.0k |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $1.9m | $1.9m |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $145.9k | $145.9k |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $5.5m | $5.5m |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $42.5m | $41.9m |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $30.8m | $30.8m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-17 | Dickinson Andrew D Chief Financial Officer | Sold plan | $276.3k2.5k shares |
| 2025-03-10 | Dickinson Andrew D Chief Financial Officer | Sold plan | $2.1m17.9k shares |
| 2025-02-18 | Dickinson Andrew D Chief Financial Officer | Sold plan | $260.2k2.5k shares |
| 2025-02-12 | Dickinson Andrew D Chief Financial Officer | Sold plan | $14.1m137.7k shares |
| 2025-01-31 | Dickinson Andrew D Chief Financial Officer | Sold plan | $13.8m142.2k shares |
| 2025-01-15 | Dickinson Andrew D Chief Financial Officer | Sold plan | $228.4k2.5k 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.24% of their portfolio | 117.5m $13.2bn | Added +1.9m |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.27% of their portfolio | 116.1m $13.0bn | Reduced -4.3m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.27% of their portfolio | 59.5m $6.7bn | Reduced -858.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 58.5m $6.6bn | Added +18.2m |
| Capital Research Global Investors 1.33% of their portfolio | 54.6m $6.1bn | Reduced -3.3m |
| Capital World Investors 0.97% of their portfolio | 53.5m $6.0bn | Reduced -18.2m |
| Dodge & Cox 2.09% of their portfolio | 32.7m $3.7bn | Reduced -252.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 28.5m $3.2bn | Added +190.2k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.59% of their portfolio | 27.4m $3.1bn | Reduced -8.3m |
| NORGES BANK 0.31% of their portfolio | 19.9m $2.2bn | Added +485.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.16% of their portfolio | 19.8m $2.2bn | Reduced -269.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.18% of their portfolio | 18.4m $2.1bn | Added +635.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.35% of their portfolio | 15.8m $1.8bn | Reduced -953.1k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.20% of their portfolio | 14.7m $1.6bn | Added +11.2m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.24% of their portfolio | 14.4m $1.6bn | Reduced -478.7k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 13.8m $1.5bn | Added +1.5m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.09% of their portfolio | 11.1m $1.2bn | Added +5.5m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.29% of their portfolio | 10.5m $1.2bn | Reduced -1.1m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.31% of their portfolio | 10.3m $1.2bn | Added +372.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.21% of their portfolio | 10.1m $1.1bn | Reduced -1.2m |
| Amundi 0.36% of their portfolio | 8.9m $995.0m | Reduced -167.1k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 8.0m $897.6m | Added +7.7k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.28% of their portfolio | 7.0m $779.2m | Reduced -93.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 6.8m $760.4m | Reduced -662.6k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.30% of their portfolio | 6.7m $747.0m | Reduced -870.5k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.18% of their portfolio | 6.5m $732.0m | Reduced -281.8k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.16% of their portfolio | 6.2m $692.8m | Reduced -2.5m |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.95% of their portfolio | 5.8m $648.3m | Added +676.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 5.6m $628.0m | Added +1.2m |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 5.5m $620.4m | First filing |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.92% of their portfolio | 5.5m $610.8m | Added +121.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.59% of their portfolio | 5.4m $602.2m | Added +678.1k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 1.32% of their portfolio | 4.9m $551.3m | Reduced -108.7k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 1.30% of their portfolio | 4.9m $547.4m | Reduced -1.5m |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 1.18% of their portfolio | 4.9m $545.3m | Reduced -1.6m |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.37% of their portfolio | 4.7m $525.3m | Reduced -1.4m |
| UBS Group AG 0.11% of their portfolio | 4.6m $518.4m | Reduced -257.4k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 4.0m $449.9m | Reduced -239.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.28% of their portfolio | 3.5m $393.9m | Reduced -2.0k |
| National Pension Service 0.37% of their portfolio | 3.5m $389.2m | Added +223.2k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.49% of their portfolio | 3.4m $380.5m | Reduced -2.7m |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 3.3m $373.8m | Added +2.5m |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.72% of their portfolio | 3.3m $372.6m | Reduced -98.0k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.20% of their portfolio | 3.3m $366.4m | Reduced -31.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.28% of their portfolio | 3.2m $361.6m | First filing |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.40% of their portfolio | 3.2m $355.8m | Reduced -35.0k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 3.1m $352.8m | Added +219.0k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.24% of their portfolio | 3.1m $346.4m | Added +57.1k |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 1.94% of their portfolio | 3.1m $342.6m | Added +1.9m |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.33% of their portfolio | 2.8m $317.0m | Added +2.1m |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.83% of their portfolio | 2.8m $308.4m | Added +940.9k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.27% of their portfolio | 2.7m $305.5m | Reduced -235.4k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.29% of their portfolio | 2.7m $304.7m | Reduced -3.6m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 2.5m $284.4m | Added +1.9m |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.25% of their portfolio | 2.5m $282.7m | Added +2.0m |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.40% of their portfolio | 2.5m $280.1m | Added +817.4k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.28% of their portfolio | 2.5m $276.9m | Reduced -580.5k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.24% of their portfolio | 2.4m $264.9m | Added +1.3m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.41% of their portfolio | 2.4m $264.1m | New |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.24% of their portfolio | 2.3m $258.8m | Added +253.7k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.76% of their portfolio | 2.3m $258.6m | New |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 2.3m $257.4m | Added +246.1k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.24% of their portfolio | 2.3m $252.7m | Reduced -68.5k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.43% of their portfolio | 2.2m $246.4m | Added +99.1k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.24% of their portfolio | 2.2m $240.9m | Reduced -131.2k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.46% of their portfolio | 2.1m $240.3m | Added +475.1k |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) 1.16% of their portfolio | 2.1m $235.3m | Added +283.0k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.23% of their portfolio | 2.1m $233.7m | Reduced -1.2m |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.45% of their portfolio | 2.1m $229.3m | Added +17.1k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 2.1m $230.0m | Reduced -1.9m |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.0m $229.6m | Added +354.5k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.0m $228.1m | Reduced -208.6k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.27% of their portfolio | 2.0m $221.4m | Reduced -8.2k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.42% of their portfolio | 1.9m $215.8m | Reduced -1.8m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.9m $207.4m | Added +51.1k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.47% of their portfolio | 1.9m $207.6m | Added +206.2k |
| KBC Group NV 0.64% of their portfolio | 1.8m $206.7m | Reduced -216.5k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.51% of their portfolio | 1.8m $204.7m | Added +50.1k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.8m $202.7m | Reduced -336.3k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.7m $190.8m | Reduced -91.3k |
| Man Group plc 0.56% of their portfolio | 1.7m $186.5m | Added +791.4k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.6m $182.2m | Added +108.0k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.91% of their portfolio | 1.6m $181.7m | Added +806.2k |
| AXA S.A. 0.59% of their portfolio | 1.6m $179.8m | Reduced -195.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.6m $176.7m | Reduced -54.7k |
| Candriam S.C.A. 1.10% of their portfolio | 1.6m $176.4m | Reduced -148.9k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.36% of their portfolio | 1.5m $173.4m | Added +521.5k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.44% of their portfolio | 1.5m $170.9m | Reduced -90.6k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.49% of their portfolio | 1.5m $170.2m | Added +107.7k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.5m $168.3m | Added +46.9k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.5m $167.1m | Reduced -202.7k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.60% of their portfolio | 1.5m $167.1m | New |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.4m $162.1m | Reduced -8.3k |
| Railway Pension Investments Ltd 2.28% of their portfolio | 1.4m $160.5m | Added +80.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.4m $152.0m | Added +25.7k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.3m $147.9m | Reduced -394.0k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 1.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $146.9m | New |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al 1.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $143.1m | First filing |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.2m $140.0m | Added +250.5k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.34% of their portfolio | 1.2m $139.0m | Added +102.2k |