INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS&FRAGRA IFF
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 459506101 · ISIN US4595061015
American corporation which produces flavors and fragrances
* 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 ($144.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 255.3m as of 2026-04-28, 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 ≈ $72.59. Options: 10 managers hold calls ($33.7m notional), 11 hold puts ($46.6m).
Trends to Q1 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 732 |
| Q4 2022 | 768 |
| Q1 2023 | 759 |
| Q2 2023 | 764 |
| Q3 2023 | 743 |
| Q4 2023 | 767 |
| Q1 2024 | 742 |
| Q2 2024 | 772 |
| Q3 2024 | 788 |
| Q4 2024 | 760 |
| Q1 2025 | 721 |
| Q2 2025 | 690 |
| Q3 2025 | 705 |
| Q4 2025 | 708 |
| Q1 2026 | 704 |
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 2024 | 335 | 354 |
| Q3 2024 | 367 | 343 |
| Q4 2024 | 282 | 430 |
| Q1 2025 | 316 | 366 |
| Q2 2025 | 329 | 348 |
| Q3 2025 | 344 | 333 |
| Q4 2025 | 326 | 335 |
| Q1 2026 | 361 | 283 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $107.9m | $64.9m | 0.60 |
| Q3 2025 | $79.4m | $67.5m | 0.85 |
| Q4 2025 | $69.8m | $53.5m | 0.77 |
| Q1 2026 | $33.7m | $46.6m | 1.38 |
Biggest buyers
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +1.5m |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD | Added | +976.8k |
| Woodline Partners LP | Added | +918.1k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE | Added | +852.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +811.9k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +687.0k |
| Capital International Investors | New | +667.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +664.9k |
| COOKE & BIELER LP | New | +521.3k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC | Added | +483.0k |
Biggest sellers
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -4.4m |
| Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. | Reduced | -993.7k |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Sold out | -753.8k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | Reduced | -616.5k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Reduced | -384.4k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | Reduced | -313.9k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | Sold out | -297.0k |
| Clarkston Capital Partners, LLC | Reduced | -246.9k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | Reduced | -213.8k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -212.1k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $11.6m160.4k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $9.6m132.5k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $3.7m50.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $2.3m32.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $2.1m28.4k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $1.8m24.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $1.2m16.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $863.3k11.9k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | New | $532.2k7.5k shares |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | New | $14.5k200 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $16.1m222.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $10.2m140.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $5.5m76.2k shares |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | $4.4m60.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $3.5m48.1k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $2.9m40.5k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $1.4m19.8k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $1.2m17.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $536.9k7.4k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | New | $532.2k7.5k 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 |
|---|---|
| DODGE & COX 13G · institution +1.4 pts · filed 2025-08-13 | 13.7% |
| Winder Pte. Ltd. 13G · passive investor filed 2025-02-14 | 9.9% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 7.4% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-24 | 7.0% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 2026
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 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $247.6k | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $458.8k | — |
| Q1 2025 | 2 | $2.5m | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 5 | $3.5m | 1 | $185.6k | — |
| Q3 2025 | 2 | $2.0m | 1 | $426 | — |
| Q4 2025 | 2 | $199.3k | 1 | $14.1k | — |
| Q1 2026 | 2 | $12.0m | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-13 | Fyrwald J Erik Chief Executive Officer, director | Bought | $933.2k13.4k shares |
| 2026-03-12 | FRIBOURG PAUL J Director · By JDW 2011 Trust f/b/o Adam Wolfensohn | Bought | $10.0m142.0k shares |
| 2026-03-12 | FRIBOURG PAUL J Director | Bought | $995.0k14.2k shares |
| 2026-03-12 | Fyrwald J Erik Chief Executive Officer, director | Bought | $62.0k900 shares |
| 2026-03-06 | FRIBOURG PAUL J Director | Bought | $2223 shares |
| 2026-02-09 | FRIBOURG PAUL J Director · By Wolfensohn Foundation Segregated Account | Bought | $10.9k146 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 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Dodge & Cox 1.45% of their portfolio | 36.5m $2.6bn | Added +71.9k |
| Freemont Capital Pte Ltd 37.48% of their portfolio | 25.4m $1.8bn | Unchanged |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 22.7m $1.6bn | Added +687.0k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 16.2m $1.2bn | First filing |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 11.7m $850.5m | First filing |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 11.3m $823.4m | Added +195.6k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 1.15% of their portfolio | 9.3m $675.8m | Added +483.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 7.5m $543.6m | Reduced -27.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 7.0m $502.9m | Added +185.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 6.2m $450.3m | Added +164.3k |
| First Pacific Advisors, LP 5.50% of their portfolio | 5.4m $392.5m | Added +83.9k |
| ICAHN CARL C 3.63% of their portfolio | 4.3m $310.2m | Unchanged |
| STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO 0.22% of their portfolio | 3.8m $277.2m | Unchanged |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.1m $243.6m | Reduced -95.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.9m $211.4m | Added +21.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.7m $194.7m | Added +811.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.6m $187.0m | Reduced -48.7k |
| CONTINENTAL GRAIN CO 48.06% of their portfolio | 2.4m $175.8m | Added +142.0k |
| FIL Ltd 0.13% of their portfolio | 2.3m $170.5m | Reduced -80.6k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.3m $163.2m | Reduced -176.8k |
| Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. 0.48% of their portfolio | 2.1m $155.0m | Reduced -993.7k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.8m $131.9m | Added +58.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.8m $131.2m | Added +147.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $116.0m | Added +10.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $111.0m | Reduced -210.8k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.5m $110.7m | Added +1.5m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $109.1m | Added +23.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $108.7m | Reduced -196.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $104.2m | Added +664.9k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $103.9m | First filing |
| FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/ 0.57% of their portfolio | 1.4m $103.6m | Added +37.7k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.4m $99.7m | Reduced -313.9k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.3m $91.8m | Reduced -3.1k |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 1.04% of their portfolio | 1.3m $91.4m | Added +290.2k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $82.3m | Added +10.3k |
| BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP 0.57% of their portfolio | 1.1m $80.2m | Added +62.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $80.0m | Added +112.9k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $78.9m | Reduced -21.3k |
| STALEY CAPITAL ADVISERS INC 3.24% of their portfolio | 1.1m $76.6m | Added +78.9k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.0m $74.3m | Reduced -8.3k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.06% of their portfolio | 997.6k $72.4m | Added +852.0k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.04% of their portfolio | 997.3k $72.4m | Added +5.6k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.05% of their portfolio | 982.7k $71.3m | Added +976.8k |
| TOCQUEVILLE ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. 1.05% of their portfolio | 979.9k $71.1m | Added +174.0k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.26% of their portfolio | 961.8k $69.8m | Added +918.1k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 921.9k $66.9m | Added +116.6k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 875.8k $63.5m | Added +401.6k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 790.2k $57.3m | Added +125.2k |
| VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P. 0.57% of their portfolio | 784.6k $56.9m | Added +218.4k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 775.2k $56.2m | Added +61.4k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.03% of their portfolio | 751.6k $54.5m | Added +49.2k |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 708.9k $51.4m | Added +161.5k |
| Capital International Investors 0.01% of their portfolio | 667.1k $48.4m | New |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.05% of their portfolio | 635.5k $46.1m | Reduced -213.8k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 601.5k $43.6m | Added +165.7k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 582.2k $42.2m | Reduced -105.6k |
| Douglas Lane & Associates, LLC 0.60% of their portfolio | 571.1k $41.4m | Added +5.6k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 570.1k $41.4m | Reduced -36.7k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 561.2k $40.7m | First filing |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 523.9k $37.9m | Reduced -384.4k |
| COOKE & BIELER LP 0.43% of their portfolio | 521.3k $37.8m | New |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 515.6k $37.4m | First filing |
| DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC 0.70% of their portfolio | 513.4k $37.2m | Reduced -31.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.02% of their portfolio | 492.8k $35.8m | Reduced -7.0k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 477.5k $34.6m | Added +120.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 475.0k $34.5m | Reduced -4.3k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 451.8k $32.8m | Reduced -212.1k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 438.6k $31.8m | Added +56.3k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 437.6k $31.7m | Reduced -196.9k |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 398.6k $28.3m | Added +393.9k |
| EUBEL BRADY & SUTTMAN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 3.39% of their portfolio | 394.4k $28.6m | Reduced -27.5k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 392.5k $28.5m | Added +12.6k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 373.7k $27.1m | Reduced -1.9k |
| TRAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. 3.25% of their portfolio | 326.5k $23.7m | Added +1.2k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 318.6k $23.1m | Added +61.1k |
| ZWJ INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.82% of their portfolio | 315.2k $22.9m | Added +25.8k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 295.5k $21.4m | Reduced -10.4k |
| Ruffer LLP 0.87% of their portfolio | 291.6k $21.2m | Added +54.1k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 288.6k $20.9m | Reduced -177.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 285.3k $20.7m | Added +2.7k |
| OFI INVEST ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.23% of their portfolio | 280.8k $17.7m | Reduced -58.2k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.03% of their portfolio | 280.5k $20.3m | Reduced -82.2k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.03% of their portfolio | 270.7k $19.7m | Added +20.8k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 268.3k $18.1m | Reduced -8.3k |
| ARGENT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.61% of their portfolio | 267.3k $19.4m | New |
| KLCM Advisors, Inc. 1.67% of their portfolio | 264.6k $19.2m | Added +90.8k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 262.0k $18.9m | Added +79.8k |
| Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel Ltd. 1.55% of their portfolio | 259.1k $18.8m | Added +685 |
| BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO 0.10% of their portfolio | 254.8k $18.5m | Added +1.3k |
| KETTLE HILL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 4.57% of their portfolio | 251.2k $18.2m | Added +111.4k |
| Swedbank AB 0.02% of their portfolio | 249.5k $18.1m | Added +949 |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.03% of their portfolio | 244.0k $17.7m | Added +33.8k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 238.9k $17.3m | Reduced -2.6k |
| TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY 0.13% of their portfolio | 233.4k $16.9m | Unchanged |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 233.3k $16.9m | Added +32.5k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 232.1k $16.8m | Added +40.6k |
| WILKINS INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 2.40% of their portfolio | 230.7k $16.7m | Added +3.5k |
| HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC 0.94% of their portfolio | 229.6k $16.7m | Added +76.9k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.03% of their portfolio | 228.5k $16.6m | Reduced -2.7k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 226.8k $16.5m | Added +87.0k |