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 ($173.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 255.1m as of 2026-07-31, 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 ≈ $79.24. Options: 12 managers hold calls ($47.5m notional), 10 hold puts ($32.1m).
Trends to Q2 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 |
| Q2 2026 | 752 |
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 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 |
| Q2 2026 | 396 | 285 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $79.4m | $67.5m | 0.85 |
| Q4 2025 | $69.8m | $53.5m | 0.77 |
| Q1 2026 | $33.7m | $46.6m | 1.38 |
| Q2 2026 | $47.5m | $32.1m | 0.68 |
Biggest buyers
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC | Added | +9.5m |
| Ilex Capital Partners (UK) LLP | New | +2.0m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +1.9m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.5m |
| Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. | Added | +1.1m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +1.1m |
| DAVENPORT & Co LLC | Added | +834.4k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Added | +804.6k |
| Capital International Investors | Added | +793.0k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +673.3k |
Biggest sellers
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP | Reduced | -1.2m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -992.4k |
| Woodline Partners LP | Sold out | -961.8k |
| VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P. | Sold out | -784.6k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -779.0k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | Reduced | -486.2k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Reduced | -446.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -436.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | Reduced | -241.3k |
| Bank Pictet & Cie (Europe) AG | Reduced | -214.0k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $15.6m196.4k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $7.9m99.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $6.8m85.7k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $5.3m66.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $5.2m65.9k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $4.7m58.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $649.6k8.2k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $586.2k7.4k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | New | $419.9k5.3k shares |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | New | $348.6k4.4k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $14.6m184.0k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $4.1m51.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $3.6m45.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $3.4m43.2k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $3.4m42.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $1.4m17.6k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $570.4k7.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $538.7k6.8k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $324.8k4.1k shares |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | New | $293.1k3.7k 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 since 1 Apr 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — |
| Q2 2026 | 1 | $20.3m | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 3 | $1.3m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-17 | Teles de Mendonca Ana Paula President, Scent | Sold | $475.7k5.7k shares |
| 2026-08-07 | Birenkrant Marc Controller & CAO | Sold | $85.0k1.0k shares |
| 2026-08-06 | DeVeau Michael EVP, CFO | Sold | $755.0k8.8k shares |
| 2026-06-01 | FRIBOURG PAUL J Director | Bought | $19.3m260.0k shares |
| 2026-06-01 | FRIBOURG PAUL J Director | Bought | $1.0m13.5k 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, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Dodge & Cox 1.53% of their portfolio | 37.0m $2.9bn | Added +534.1k |
| Freemont Capital Pte Ltd 40.99% of their portfolio | 25.4m $2.0bn | Unchanged |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 23.2m $1.8bn | Added +454.1k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 1.24% of their portfolio | 18.8m $1.5bn | Added +9.5m |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 16.3m $1.3bn | Added +17.0k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 12.3m $982.4m | Added +1.1m |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 11.6m $919.6m | Reduced -114.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 9.4m $744.9m | Added +1.9m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 6.8m $537.6m | Reduced -144.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 6.1m $484.2m | Reduced -94.6k |
| First Pacific Advisors, LP 5.35% of their portfolio | 5.5m $432.2m | Added +45.2k |
| ICAHN CARL C 4.10% of their portfolio | 4.3m $338.7m | Unchanged |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.11% of their portfolio | 3.9m $331.7m | Added +804.6k |
| STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO 0.21% of their portfolio | 3.8m $302.7m | Unchanged |
| Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. 0.68% of their portfolio | 3.2m $254.3m | Added +1.1m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.0m $235.1m | Added +283.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.9m $232.3m | Added +18.5k |
| Nykredit A/S 0.70% of their portfolio | 2.8m $223.1m | First filing |
| CONTINENTAL GRAIN CO 47.41% of their portfolio | 2.7m $212.5m | Added +260.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.7m $212.2m | Added +101.1k |
| FIL Ltd 0.15% of their portfolio | 2.6m $203.3m | Added +216.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.2m $172.1m | Added +673.3k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.2m $170.9m | Added +349.4k |
| Ilex Capital Partners (UK) LLP 3.22% of their portfolio | 2.0m $156.8m | New |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.9m $152.0m | Added +388.7k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.9m $148.1m | Added +343.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.8m $146.0m | Added +25.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $131.8m | Added +159.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $122.8m | Reduced -48.6k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.5m $119.1m | Added +1.5m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.5m $113.6m | Reduced -779.0k |
| Capital International Investors 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $115.7m | Added +793.0k |
| FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/ 0.57% of their portfolio | 1.4m $113.9m | Added +10.5k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $112.8m | Reduced -8.4k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $109.0m | Not comparable |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 1.20% of their portfolio | 1.4m $108.1m | Added +105.3k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.4m $107.3m | Added +371.9k |
| Amundi 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $105.3m | Added +620.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $92.3m | Added +76.8k |
| BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP 0.63% of their portfolio | 1.1m $89.4m | Added +23.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $89.3m | Reduced -5.9k |
| STALEY CAPITAL ADVISERS INC 3.29% of their portfolio | 1.1m $84.5m | Added +11.7k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.0m $82.2m | Added +14.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $79.0m | Reduced -436.3k |
| TOCQUEVILLE ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. 1.06% of their portfolio | 1.0m $80.4m | Added +35.3k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 915.5k $72.5m | Added +39.7k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.06% of their portfolio | 914.0k $69.8m | Reduced -486.2k |
| DAVENPORT & Co LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 890.7k $70.6m | Added +834.4k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 885.2k $70.1m | Added +110.1k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.05% of their portfolio | 861.2k $68.2m | Reduced -136.5k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 818.6k $64.8m | Reduced -103.3k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 805.6k $63.8m | Added +15.4k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 756.3k $59.9m | Added +437.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.03% of their portfolio | 710.3k $56.3m | Added +217.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.03% of their portfolio | 702.3k $55.6m | Reduced -49.3k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.05% of their portfolio | 623.1k $49.4m | Reduced -12.3k |
| COOKE & BIELER LP 0.55% of their portfolio | 601.9k $47.7m | Added +80.5k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 585.4k $46.4m | Added +69.8k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 551.9k $43.7m | Reduced -9.3k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.02% of their portfolio | 550.6k $43.6m | Reduced -446.7k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 544.1k $43.1m | Added +248.5k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 526.4k $41.7m | Reduced -43.7k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 512.4k $40.3m | Reduced -11.5k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 509.9k $40.4m | Added +72.3k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 496.1k $39.3m | Reduced -105.5k |
| DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC 0.66% of their portfolio | 495.5k $39.3m | Reduced -17.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 469.1k $37.2m | Reduced -5.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 467.9k $37.1m | Reduced -114.3k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 464.4k $36.8m | Added +12.6k |
| PFA Pension, Forsikringsaktieselskab 0.09% of their portfolio | 426.0k $33.7m | New |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 424.8k $32.4m | Added +26.2k |
| OFI INVEST ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.29% of their portfolio | 416.6k $28.9m | Added +135.8k |
| Jupiter Topco LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 408.1k $32.3m | First filing |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 402.7k $31.9m | Added +114.1k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 396.8k $31.4m | Added +4.3k |
| EUBEL BRADY & SUTTMAN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 3.72% of their portfolio | 394.8k $31.3m | Added +425 |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 377.6k $29.9m | Reduced -99.9k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 372.7k $29.5m | Reduced -967 |
| Douglas Lane & Associates, LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 363.2k $28.8m | Reduced -207.9k |
| Swedbank AB 0.02% of their portfolio | 329.2k $26.1m | Added +79.7k |
| TRAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. 2.99% of their portfolio | 327.4k $25.9m | Added +887 |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 325.0k $25.7m | New |
| ZWJ INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.82% of their portfolio | 320.8k $25.4m | Added +5.6k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.04% of their portfolio | 319.3k $25.3m | Added +48.6k |
| Zurich Insurance Group Ltd/FI 0.17% of their portfolio | 302.1k $23.9m | New |
| STRS OHIO 0.09% of their portfolio | 300.2k $23.8m | Added +272.8k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 280.6k $22.2m | Added +80.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 278.6k $22.1m | Reduced -6.7k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 278.4k $20.2m | Added +10.1k |
| Portolan Capital Management, LLC 0.80% of their portfolio | 269.2k $21.3m | New |
| Jain Global LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 261.1k $20.7m | New |
| BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO 0.09% of their portfolio | 258.4k $20.5m | Added +3.6k |
| KLCM Advisors, Inc. 1.63% of their portfolio | 257.6k $20.4m | Reduced -7.0k |
| Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel Ltd. 1.54% of their portfolio | 256.3k $20.3m | Reduced -2.9k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 248.5k $19.7m | Added +15.2k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 243.2k $19.3m | Added +11.1k |
| Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC 0.60% of their portfolio | 241.9k $19.2m | New |
| TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY 0.13% of their portfolio | 233.4k $18.5m | Unchanged |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 233.1k $18.5m | Reduced -5.7k |
| KETTLE HILL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 4.48% of their portfolio | 229.8k $18.2m | Reduced -21.4k |