IQVIA HLDGS INC IQV
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 46266C105 · ISIN US46266C1053
American multinational company serving the combined industries of health information technology and clinical research
* 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 ($140.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 183.1m as of 2023-07-25, 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 ≈ $224.45. Options: 17 managers hold calls ($63.7m notional), 17 hold puts ($77.7m).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 889 |
| Q4 2022 | 923 |
| Q1 2023 | 927 |
| Q2 2023 | 934 |
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 | 399 | 439 |
| Q1 2023 | 434 | 407 |
| Q2 2023 | 430 | 431 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $35.5m | $77.6m | 2.19 |
| Q4 2022 | $39.8m | $40.0m | 1.01 |
| Q1 2023 | $81.2m | $61.4m | 0.76 |
| Q2 2023 | $63.7m | $77.7m | 1.22 |
Biggest buyers
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P | New | +1.6m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +1.1m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Added | +952.9k |
| FARALLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. | Added | +659.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +516.1k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. | Added | +484.3k |
| STEADFAST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | New | +364.3k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK | Added | +309.7k |
| TPG GP A, LLC | New | +241.0k |
| Cantillon Capital Management LLC | Added | +231.6k |
Biggest sellers
| OFI INVEST ASSET MANAGEMENT | Reduced | -36.3m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -6.7m |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Reduced | -1.2m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Reduced | -1.0m |
| Winslow Capital Management, LLC | Reduced | -1.0m |
| Amundi | Reduced | -612.1k |
| STRS OHIO | Reduced | -538.5k |
| NAYA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT UK LTD | Sold out | -429.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -423.2k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Sold out | -400.8k |
Biggest calls
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $17.1m75.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $11.0m48.9k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $9.3m41.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $8.2m36.5k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $5.0m22.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $3.0m13.3k shares |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC | Added | $1.7m7.7k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Added | $1.6m7.3k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.4m6.4k shares |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | Unchanged | $1.2m5.4k shares |
Biggest puts
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $40.7m180.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $9.4m42.0k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Added | $5.6m25.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $5.0m22.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $4.8m21.5k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $4.6m20.4k shares |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | Added | $1.8m8.1k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Added | $1.5m6.8k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $1.2m5.5k shares |
| Paloma Partners Management Co | New | $786.7k3.5k 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 |
|---|---|
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 7.5% |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P 13G · institution filed 2025-08-14 | 6.8% |
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 Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 1 | $2.7m | 2 | $145.8m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.2m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.2m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-05 | Knightly Kevin C Officer · By Trust | Sold | $1.2m5.8k shares |
| 2023-05-26 | Knightly Kevin C Officer · By GRAT | Sold | $1991 share |
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 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 21.4m $4.8bn | Reduced -177.4k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.10% of their portfolio | 15.6m $3.5bn | Reduced -101.8k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.10% of their portfolio | 8.5m $1.9bn | Added +207.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.55% of their portfolio | 5.9m $1.3bn | Added +952.9k |
| FMR LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 4.6m $1.0bn | Reduced -6.7m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 3.9m $875.9m | Added +102.9k |
| FARALLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 5.20% of their portfolio | 3.9m $869.2m | Added +659.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.8m $853.5m | Added +66.9k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 1.05% of their portfolio | 3.1m $695.2m | Unchanged |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.78% of their portfolio | 2.8m $631.4m | Added +76.1k |
| Longview Partners (Guernsey) LTD 4.05% of their portfolio | 2.8m $619.0m | Added +45.9k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.58% of their portfolio | 2.4m $533.7m | Reduced -17.7k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 1.05% of their portfolio | 2.2m $505.2m | Added +484.3k |
| NORGES BANK 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.1m $461.7m | Reduced -30.3k |
| Cantillon Capital Management LLC 2.91% of their portfolio | 1.9m $416.8m | Added +231.6k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.8m $404.4m | Added +1.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.7m $383.4m | Reduced -149.3k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 1.51% of their portfolio | 1.7m $376.7m | Reduced -53.8k |
| FIL Ltd 0.42% of their portfolio | 1.7m $376.0m | Reduced -89.7k |
| Sustainable Growth Advisers, LP 1.78% of their portfolio | 1.7m $375.5m | Reduced -7.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.6m $368.3m | Added +1.1m |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P 0.68% of their portfolio | 1.6m $359.3m | New |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.5m $340.7m | Added +19.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.4m $313.7m | Added +16.2k |
| Amundi 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.3m $293.0m | Reduced -612.1k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.62% of their portfolio | 1.3m $290.1m | Reduced -9.3k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.3m $283.0m | Reduced -5.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.3m $282.0m | Reduced -423.2k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.2m $280.0m | Added +721 |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.2m $262.5m | Reduced -1.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $253.2m | Added +975 |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.1m $224.0m | Unchanged |
| Liontrust Investment Partners LLP 3.41% of their portfolio | 1.1m $236.7m | Added +40.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 992.7k $223.1m | Added +112.4k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.35% of their portfolio | 955.8k $214.8m | Reduced -150.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 943.5k $212.1m | Added +12.4k |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 853.7k $191.9m | Added +151.1k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 807.0k $181.4m | Reduced -1.0m |
| JARISLOWSKY, FRASER Ltd 1.07% of their portfolio | 801.2k $180.1m | Added +77.2k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.14% of their portfolio | 801.0k $180.0m | Reduced -114.7k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.15% of their portfolio | 797.1k $179.2m | Added +27.5k |
| Atalan Capital Partners, LP 13.35% of their portfolio | 756.0k $169.9m | Unchanged |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 715.0k $160.7m | Reduced -245.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 712.4k $160.1m | Reduced -342.7k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 704.5k $158.3m | Reduced -123.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.10% of their portfolio | 672.2k $151.1m | Reduced -65.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 650.5k $146.2m | Added +516.1k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.20% of their portfolio | 643.2k $143.7m | Added +8.2k |
| Morningstar Investment Services LLC 1.80% of their portfolio | 632.4k $139.7m | Reduced -17.6k |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 612.2k $137.6m | Added +71.4k |
| TCW GROUP INC 1.42% of their portfolio | 570.2k $128.2m | Reduced -14.0k |
| SANDS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 540.6k $121.5m | Reduced -11.3k |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.38% of their portfolio | 517.9k $116.4m | Added +5.4k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.16% of their portfolio | 508.7k $114.3m | Reduced -2.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.03% of their portfolio | 504.8k $113.5m | Added +93.2k |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.20% of their portfolio | 502.0k $112.8m | Added +3.6k |
| Ninety One UK Ltd 0.33% of their portfolio | 496.9k $111.7m | Reduced -2.6k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 489.5k $110.0m | Added +3.2k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.06% of their portfolio | 484.0k $108.8m | Reduced -3.3k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 480.9k $108.1m | Reduced -4.0k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.18% of their portfolio | 470.7k $105.8m | Added +10.4k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.21% of their portfolio | 458.3k $103.0m | Added +2.6k |
| Boston Partners 0.14% of their portfolio | 457.6k $102.8m | Added +1.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.11% of their portfolio | 452.8k $101.8m | Added +2.7k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 444.0k $99.8m | Added +60.8k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.05% of their portfolio | 432.1k $97.1m | Added +28.1k |
| Douglass Winthrop Advisors, LLC 2.26% of their portfolio | 421.0k $94.6m | Added +99.5k |
| UBS Group AG 0.04% of their portfolio | 402.0k $90.4m | Added +46.3k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.07% of their portfolio | 401.4k $90.2m | Added +309.7k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.34% of their portfolio | 389.0k $87.4m | First filing |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 388.6k $87.4m | Reduced -59.3k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 372.8k $83.8m | Added +13.5k |
| STEADFAST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 2.18% of their portfolio | 364.3k $81.9m | New |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.07% of their portfolio | 353.2k $79.4m | Reduced -14.0k |
| National Pension Service 0.13% of their portfolio | 352.2k $78.0m | Added +53.3k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 340.7k $76.7m | Added +157.0k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 340.7k $76.6m | Reduced -47.3k |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 326.1k $73.3m | Reduced -5.0k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.19% of their portfolio | 325.3k $73.1m | Added +16.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 320.7k $72.1m | Reduced -31.0k |
| Candriam S.C.A. 0.51% of their portfolio | 315.9k $71.0m | Reduced -11.7k |
| Hardman Johnston Global Advisors LLC 2.30% of their portfolio | 315.1k $70.8m | Reduced -4.6k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.19% of their portfolio | 314.1k $70.6m | Reduced -133.0k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 312.3k $70.2m | Reduced -1.5k |
| 2Xideas AG 6.65% of their portfolio | 309.4k $69.6m | Added +2.5k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.10% of their portfolio | 301.4k $67.7m | Reduced -6.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 297.9k $67.0m | Added +191.5k |
| STRS OHIO 0.27% of their portfolio | 285.3k $64.1m | Reduced -538.5k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 285.2k $64.1m | Reduced -116.6k |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc 0.24% of their portfolio | 269.3k $60.5m | Added +13.0k |
| BRADLEY FOSTER & SARGENT INC/CT 1.22% of their portfolio | 259.0k $58.2m | Added +16.9k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.12% of their portfolio | 254.3k $56.6m | Reduced -60.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 251.0k $56.4m | Reduced -33.1k |
| Premier Fund Managers Ltd 2.20% of their portfolio | 250.0k $55.4m | Added +20.0k |
| KENSICO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 2.21% of their portfolio | 243.8k $54.8m | Reduced -100.6k |
| TPG GP A, LLC 0.80% of their portfolio | 241.0k $54.2m | New |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.14% of their portfolio | 240.1k $54.0m | Reduced -23.1k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO 0.25% of their portfolio | 236.3k $53.1m | Reduced -1.4k |
| TRAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. 6.26% of their portfolio | 236.0k $53.0m | Reduced -10.4k |
| CRITERIA CAIXA, S.A.U. 6.29% of their portfolio | 231.7k $52.1m | Added +2.6k |