JOHNSON & JOHNSON JNJ
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 478160104 · ISIN US4781601046
U.S. multinational manufacturer of pharmaceuticals and medical devices
* 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 ($2.3bn this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 2.4bn as of 2026-04-17, 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 ≈ $243.50. Options: 57 managers hold calls ($5.0bn notional), 64 hold puts ($4.2bn).
Trends to Q1 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 3,629 |
| Q4 2022 | 3,793 |
| Q1 2023 | 3,736 |
| Q2 2023 | 3,759 |
| Q3 2023 | 3,688 |
| Q4 2023 | 3,877 |
| Q1 2024 | 3,858 |
| Q2 2024 | 3,815 |
| Q3 2024 | 3,893 |
| Q4 2024 | 4,117 |
| Q1 2025 | 4,159 |
| Q2 2025 | 4,094 |
| Q3 2025 | 4,196 |
| Q4 2025 | 4,541 |
| Q1 2026 | 4,653 |
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 | 1,621 | 1,943 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,726 | 1,837 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,465 | 2,113 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,912 | 1,989 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,758 | 2,068 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,945 | 1,916 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,834 | 2,039 |
| Q1 2026 | 1,938 | 2,283 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $3.2bn | $2.5bn | 0.79 |
| Q3 2025 | $4.4bn | $3.4bn | 0.78 |
| Q4 2025 | $4.1bn | $4.2bn | 1.04 |
| Q1 2026 | $5.0bn | $4.2bn | 0.83 |
Biggest buyers
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | Added | +6.5m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +6.0m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Added | +5.9m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +4.6m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +4.5m |
| DIAMANT ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | Added | +4.5m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +4.1m |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Added | +3.3m |
| TD Asset Management Inc | Added | +3.0m |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +2.8m |
Biggest sellers
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Reduced | -9.7m |
| Capital International Investors | Reduced | -4.9m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -3.2m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -3.0m |
| Corient Private Wealth LP | Reduced | -2.9m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -2.8m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Reduced | -2.6m |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. | Reduced | -2.0m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -1.6m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Reduced | -1.5m |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $1.0bn4.3m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $913.8m3.7m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $505.4m2.1m shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $336.4m1.4m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $240.6m984.3k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $201.5m824.2k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $182.0m744.4k shares |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | $152.8m625.0k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $137.7m563.2k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $136.5m558.3k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $877.4m3.6m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $615.5m2.5m shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $482.3m2.0m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $298.5m1.2m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $229.8m940.1k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $228.6m935.4k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $133.4m545.5k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Reduced | $106.3m4.3k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Added | $101.7m415.9k shares |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | $99.5m407.1k 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 2026-05-01 | 7.5% |
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 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 | 1 | $14.6k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $930.1k | — |
| Q4 2024 | 1 | $147.2k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $3.2m | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 4 | $38.7m | — |
| Q4 2025 | 1 | $257.7k | 1 | $4.2m | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 7 | $80.5m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-27 | Decker Robert J VP Corporate Controller | Sold | $1.0m4.1k shares |
| 2026-02-20 | Schmid Timothy EVP, WW Chair, MedTech | Sold | $324.8k1.3k shares |
| 2026-02-18 | Schmid Timothy EVP, WW Chair, MedTech | Sold | $5.5m22.6k shares |
| 2026-02-17 | Wolk Joseph J Exec VP, CFO | Sold | $21.8m89.7k shares |
| 2026-02-17 | REED JOHN C EVP, Innovative Medicine, R&D | Sold | $13.1m53.9k shares |
| 2026-02-17 | Swanson James D. EVP, CIO | Sold | $5.0m20.5k shares |
| 2026-02-17 | Broadhurst Vanessa EVP, Global Corp Affairs | Sold | $1.5m6.2k shares |
| 2026-02-13 | Swanson James D. EVP, CIO | Sold | $10.1m41.6k shares |
| 2026-01-26 | Duato Joaquin CEO and Chairman of the Board, director · By spouse | Sold | $22.1m100.0k 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 |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.92% of their portfolio | 213.4m $52.2bn | Added +4.6m |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.95% of their portfolio | 156.6m $38.3bn | First filing |
| STATE STREET CORP 1.13% of their portfolio | 133.5m $32.6bn | Reduced -393.6k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.81% of their portfolio | 63.5m $15.5bn | First filing |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.04% of their portfolio | 63.1m $15.3bn | Added +4.5m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.90% of their portfolio | 59.2m $14.4bn | Added +1.2m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.66% of their portfolio | 44.7m $10.9bn | Reduced -1.6m |
| STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO 6.09% of their portfolio | 31.6m $7.7bn | Unchanged |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.95% of their portfolio | 29.3m $7.2bn | Added +38.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.46% of their portfolio | 25.5m $6.2bn | Reduced -2.8m |
| FMR LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 24.8m $6.1bn | Added +6.0m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.98% of their portfolio | 21.8m $5.3bn | Reduced -2.6m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.92% of their portfolio | 20.1m $4.9bn | Reduced -3.2m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 1.00% of their portfolio | 19.6m $4.8bn | Added +2.4m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 1.09% of their portfolio | 19.3m $4.7bn | Added +603.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.72% of their portfolio | 19.2m $4.7bn | Added +142.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.58% of their portfolio | 18.1m $4.4bn | Added +1.7m |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.83% of their portfolio | 16.9m $4.1bn | Reduced -919.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.47% of their portfolio | 16.5m $4.0bn | Added +4.1m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.80% of their portfolio | 15.8m $3.9bn | Reduced -1.4m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.36% of their portfolio | 15.0m $3.7bn | Added +2.3m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 1.17% of their portfolio | 14.4m $3.5bn | Added +941.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.78% of their portfolio | 13.8m $3.4bn | Added +333.0k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.84% of their portfolio | 13.6m $3.3bn | First filing |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 1.11% of their portfolio | 13.4m $3.3bn | Reduced -3.0m |
| Amundi 0.89% of their portfolio | 13.4m $3.3bn | Added +2.0m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.62% of their portfolio | 13.4m $3.3bn | Reduced -900.2k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.83% of their portfolio | 12.5m $3.1bn | Added +1.9m |
| Capital World Investors 0.39% of their portfolio | 11.7m $2.9bn | Added +2.1m |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 2.72% of their portfolio | 10.5m $2.6bn | Added +6.5m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.63% of their portfolio | 10.5m $2.6bn | Reduced -320.4k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.77% of their portfolio | 10.2m $2.5bn | Reduced -120.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.44% of their portfolio | 10.2m $2.5bn | Added +225.0k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.77% of their portfolio | 9.3m $2.3bn | Added +397.4k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.27% of their portfolio | 8.7m $2.1bn | Reduced -9.7m |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.33% of their portfolio | 8.7m $2.1bn | Added +5.9m |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.92% of their portfolio | 7.9m $1.9bn | Added +148.5k |
| GQG Partners LLC 2.83% of their portfolio | 7.3m $1.8bn | Reduced -435.0k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 4.55% of their portfolio | 7.3m $1.8bn | Added +189.7k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.99% of their portfolio | 7.1m $1.7bn | Added +471.1k |
| JOURNEY STRATEGIC WEALTH LLC 42.46% of their portfolio | 7.0m $1.7bn | Reduced -54.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.47% of their portfolio | 6.9m $1.4bn | Reduced -746.7k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.59% of their portfolio | 6.8m $1.7bn | Added +2.3m |
| Ninety One UK Ltd 3.76% of their portfolio | 6.6m $1.6bn | Reduced -168.4k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 1.38% of their portfolio | 6.2m $1.5bn | Added +3.3m |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.90% of their portfolio | 6.0m $1.5bn | Reduced -1.4m |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.81% of their portfolio | 5.8m $1.4bn | Reduced -232.2k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 1.61% of their portfolio | 5.7m $1.4bn | Reduced -328.7k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.90% of their portfolio | 5.7m $1.4bn | Reduced -285.7k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.93% of their portfolio | 5.7m $1.4bn | Added +376.0k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 1.20% of their portfolio | 5.6m $1.4bn | Added +38.4k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.70% of their portfolio | 5.3m $1.3bn | First filing |
| National Pension Service 0.96% of their portfolio | 5.2m $1.3bn | Added +169.0k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.32% of their portfolio | 4.9m $1.2bn | Added +383.3k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 4.9m $1.2bn | Reduced -143.2k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 1.06% of their portfolio | 4.7m $1.1bn | Reduced -776.4k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.91% of their portfolio | 4.6m $1.1bn | Added +3.0m |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.72% of their portfolio | 4.5m $1.1bn | Added +989.8k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 1.73% of their portfolio | 4.5m $1.1bn | Added +154.4k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.45% of their portfolio | 4.5m $1.1bn | Reduced -680.3k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 1.01% of their portfolio | 4.5m $1.1bn | Reduced -414.9k |
| DIAMANT ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 3.26% of their portfolio | 4.5m $4.5m | Added +4.5m |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 1.81% of their portfolio | 4.4m $1.1bn | Unchanged |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 1.29% of their portfolio | 4.4m $1.1bn | Reduced -38.2k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.91% of their portfolio | 4.4m $1.1bn | First filing |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 1.08% of their portfolio | 4.0m $980.4m | Added +2.2m |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.77% of their portfolio | 3.8m $939.7m | Added +1.4m |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.80% of their portfolio | 3.8m $936.0m | Reduced -144.9k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.97% of their portfolio | 3.7m $915.0m | Reduced -85.9k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.94% of their portfolio | 3.7m $898.7m | Added +2.8m |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.68% of their portfolio | 3.6m $890.3m | Added +7.6k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.75% of their portfolio | 3.6m $871.6m | Reduced -198.8k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 3.5m $864.3m | Reduced -333.0k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.54% of their portfolio | 3.4m $838.2m | Reduced -775.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.44% of their portfolio | 3.4m $824.2m | Reduced -38.6k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 1.17% of their portfolio | 3.0m $729.8m | Added +214.9k |
| Independent Franchise Partners LLP 5.08% of their portfolio | 3.0m $726.3m | Reduced -684.9k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 1.01% of their portfolio | 3.0m $725.1m | Added +2.4k |
| Swedbank AB 0.75% of their portfolio | 2.9m $714.0m | Added +626.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.36% of their portfolio | 2.9m $703.5m | Reduced -617.3k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.44% of their portfolio | 2.8m $692.4m | Added +629.9k |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich 2.04% of their portfolio | 2.8m $674.7m | Added +977.6k |
| Bahl & Gaynor LLC 3.35% of their portfolio | 2.7m $665.2m | Reduced -16.8k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.71% of their portfolio | 2.7m $659.1m | Added +8.2k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.93% of their portfolio | 2.7m $649.6m | Reduced -2.9m |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.79% of their portfolio | 2.6m $640.7m | Added +352.5k |
| Capital International Investors 0.15% of their portfolio | 2.6m $639.8m | Reduced -4.9m |
| Aberdeen Group plc 1.03% of their portfolio | 2.6m $636.9m | Added +67.0k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 1.13% of their portfolio | 2.6m $629.7m | Reduced -81.3k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.74% of their portfolio | 2.5m $609.2m | Added +2.7k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.93% of their portfolio | 2.5m $602.1m | Added +252.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.38% of their portfolio | 2.4m $584.1m | Added +591.5k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.62% of their portfolio | 2.4m $581.2m | Reduced -1.3m |
| Fiera Capital Corp 1.87% of their portfolio | 2.2m $547.6m | Reduced -218.1k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.91% of their portfolio | 2.2m $529.7m | Added +1.7k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.71% of their portfolio | 2.2m $535.4m | Reduced -338.8k |
| ACR Alpine Capital Research, LLC 7.87% of their portfolio | 2.2m $527.4m | Reduced -79.7k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.87% of their portfolio | 2.1m $521.2m | Added +58.4k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.37% of their portfolio | 2.1m $515.5m | Added +33.4k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.96% of their portfolio | 2.1m $514.5m | Reduced -27.4k |