MANULIFE FINL CORP MFC
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 56501R106 · ISIN CA56501R1064
- SectorFinancials
- IndustryLife Insurance
- 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 ($409.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $18.49. Options: 18 managers hold calls ($161.7m notional), 17 hold puts ($339.5m).
Trends to Q3 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 499 |
| Q4 2022 | 507 |
| Q1 2023 | 529 |
| Q2 2023 | 538 |
| Q3 2023 | 542 |
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 | 193 | 221 |
| Q1 2023 | 237 | 178 |
| Q2 2023 | 243 | 201 |
| Q3 2023 | 234 | 211 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $199.8m | $499.3m | 2.50 |
| Q1 2023 | $159.2m | $408.5m | 2.57 |
| Q2 2023 | $184.4m | $370.1m | 2.01 |
| Q3 2023 | $161.7m | $339.5m | 2.10 |
Biggest buyers
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +4.8m |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board | Added | +3.5m |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Added | +3.1m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +2.4m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +2.2m |
| Amundi | Added | +2.0m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +1.7m |
| Man Group plc | New | +1.6m |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC | Added | +1.2m |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Added | +1.1m |
Biggest sellers
| MUFG Securities EMEA plc | Sold out | -5.8m |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -4.5m |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | Reduced | -2.6m |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA | Reduced | -2.5m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -2.2m |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc | Reduced | -2.1m |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK | Reduced | -2.0m |
| GUARDIAN CAPITAL LP | Reduced | -1.9m |
| Triasima Portfolio Management inc. | Sold out | -1.8m |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | Reduced | -1.6m |
Biggest calls
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Added | $33.7m1.7m shares |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. | Reduced | $27.7m1.5m shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Unchanged | $21.9m1.2m shares |
| SIG North Trading, ULC | Reduced | $16.4m895.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $15.2m831.3k shares |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | $13.9m762.5k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $13.3m730.2k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $6.2m250.0k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Unchanged | $5.5m300.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $4.8m260.3k shares |
Biggest puts
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | $122.5m6.7m shares |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. | Reduced | $100.9m5.5m shares |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Added | $55.5m2.9m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $23.0m925.0k shares |
| SIG North Trading, ULC | Reduced | $22.9m1.2m shares |
| UBS Group AG | Unchanged | $5.5m300.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $4.6m250.0k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | New | $1.8m100.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $683.7k37.4k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $680.0k37.2k 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 2026-07-29 | 6.5% |
Insider purchases and sales in Q3 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.
None reported in Q3 2023.
Holders, Q3 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.86% of their portfolio | 160.7m $2.9bn | Reduced -417.4k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 71.5m $1.3bn | Added +1.1m |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.49% of their portfolio | 69.8m $1.3bn | Added +3.1m |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.65% of their portfolio | 29.3m $537.9m | Reduced -1.5m |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.95% of their portfolio | 29.2m $522.8m | Reduced -1.1m |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.87% of their portfolio | 29.2m $514.5m | Reduced -2.6m |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.43% of their portfolio | 28.1m $513.7m | Reduced -2.0m |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. 2.70% of their portfolio | 24.9m $456.4m | Added +222.1k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 1.15% of their portfolio | 24.0m $437.7m | Reduced -2.5m |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. 1.55% of their portfolio | 23.6m $432.0m | Reduced -964.3k |
| NORGES BANK 0.09% of their portfolio | 23.2m $423.6m | Added +204.8k |
| JARISLOWSKY, FRASER Ltd 2.59% of their portfolio | 21.7m $397.5m | Reduced -404.2k |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc 1.07% of their portfolio | 14.0m $257.5m | Reduced -2.1m |
| SCOTIA CAPITAL INC. 1.67% of their portfolio | 12.7m $230.9m | Reduced -220.5k |
| LETKO, BROSSEAU & ASSOCIATES INC 4.44% of their portfolio | 12.3m $226.5m | Reduced -236.3k |
| Amundi 0.13% of their portfolio | 12.1m $273.3m | Added +2.0m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.07% of their portfolio | 11.1m $204.5m | Added +446.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 10.7m $195.2m | Added +775.1k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.06% of their portfolio | 10.6m $194.6m | Reduced -327.5k |
| Harding Loevner LP 1.24% of their portfolio | 10.3m $188.0m | Reduced -97.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 9.6m $174.7m | Added +2.4m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 9.4m $172.7m | Added +119.2k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.16% of their portfolio | 7.4m $135.8m | Added +4.8m |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 7.3m $133.3m | Reduced -1.2m |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. 1.80% of their portfolio | 7.1m $173.0m | Added +103.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.9m $126.3m | Added +226.9k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.26% of their portfolio | 6.8m $124.8m | Reduced -213.6k |
| Capital World Investors 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.2m $113.1m | Unchanged |
| Swiss National Bank 0.09% of their portfolio | 6.2m $113.6m | Reduced -799.5k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.23% of their portfolio | 6.1m $111.6m | Added +315.4k |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec 1.13% of their portfolio | 6.0m $109.7m | Reduced -808.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.5m $101.3m | Added +1.7m |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 5.5m $100.9m | Added +446.2k |
| Cardinal Capital Management, Inc. 5.11% of their portfolio | 5.4m $98.1m | Added +144.8k |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 0.62% of their portfolio | 5.2m $95.2m | Added +549.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.0m $92.3m | Reduced -468.3k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 5.0m $91.5m | Added +886.0k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.13% of their portfolio | 4.7m $86.8m | Reduced -600.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.7m $85.3m | Added +250.5k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.54% of their portfolio | 4.0m $73.1m | Added +3.5m |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 3.9m $72.1m | Added +1.2m |
| M&G INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD 0.48% of their portfolio | 3.6m $65.3m | Reduced -275.6k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.16% of their portfolio | 3.6m $66.4m | Reduced -20.3k |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp 0.68% of their portfolio | 3.4m $63.2m | Added +468.6k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.4m $62.9m | Reduced -55.7k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.1m $56.9m | Reduced -1.4k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.8m $50.9m | Added +2.2m |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) 0.23% of their portfolio | 2.6m $34.6m | Added +715.7k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 2.5m $46.7m | Reduced -4.5m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.5m $45.7m | Reduced -2.2m |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.13% of their portfolio | 2.4m $44.4m | Added +338.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.3m $42.5m | Reduced -141.9k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.3m $42.6m | First filing |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.22% of their portfolio | 2.3m $42.1m | Reduced -1.6m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.2m $40.4m | Reduced -221.0k |
| CIDEL ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 1.94% of their portfolio | 2.1m $38.7m | Added +19.7k |
| Galibier Capital Management Ltd. 8.32% of their portfolio | 2.0m $37.4m | Reduced -48.9k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.0m $37.3m | Added +302.1k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.9m $35.0m | Added +27.6k |
| INTACT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC. 1.48% of their portfolio | 1.9m $34.3m | Reduced -399.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $32.0m | Added +22.5k |
| MORGUARD LINCLUDEN GLOBAL INVESTMENTS Ltd 3.84% of their portfolio | 1.7m $31.7m | Added +323.1k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.7m $31.2m | Added +661.7k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.6m $29.9m | Reduced -122.4k |
| Man Group plc 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.6m $28.7m | New |
| Addenda Capital Inc. 1.68% of their portfolio | 1.6m $38.5m | Reduced -18.9k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.5m $28.4m | Reduced -166.9k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $26.9m | Added +37.8k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.4m $25.6m | Added +1.1m |
| GUARDIAN CAPITAL LP 0.94% of their portfolio | 1.4m $25.2m | Reduced -1.9m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $24.9m | Reduced -356.3k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $24.8m | Added +542.2k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.3m $24.6m | Added +665.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $22.9m | Added +107.6k |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.2m $21.9m | Unchanged |
| FIL Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $21.3m | Reduced -393.8k |
| Onex Canada Asset Management Inc. 1.60% of their portfolio | 1.1m $20.8m | Reduced -324.2k |
| Scheer, Rowlett & Associates Investment Management Ltd. 1.76% of their portfolio | 1.1m $20.8m | Reduced -150.3k |
| Achmea Investment Management B.V. 0.42% of their portfolio | 1.1m $19.4m | Reduced -14.4k |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. 1.74% of their portfolio | 1.0m $19.0m | Reduced -251.1k |
| PRUDENTIAL PLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.0m $18.8m | Reduced -76.6k |
| Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland) SA 2.97% of their portfolio | 1.0m $18.4m | Reduced -2.0k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 991.6k $18.1m | Reduced -50.7k |
| FORSTA AP-FONDEN 0.20% of their portfolio | 965.8k $17.7m | Added +115.3k |
| Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. 0.16% of their portfolio | 895.4k $16.4m | Added +14.1k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA TRUST CO 1.84% of their portfolio | 848.0k $15.5m | Added +80.0k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 840.8k $15.4m | Reduced -274.0k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 797.5k $14.6m | Reduced -3.7k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.04% of their portfolio | 794.8k $19.7m | Added +722.8k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 781.2k $14.3m | Added +75.9k |
| WADE G W & INC 0.51% of their portfolio | 748.3k $13.7m | Added +19.0k |
| Heathbridge Capital Management Ltd. 6.18% of their portfolio | 735.2k $13.5m | Reduced -14.7k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 728.1k $13.3m | Reduced -143.5k |
| USS Investment Management Ltd 0.12% of their portfolio | 621.9k $11.4m | Unchanged |
| AXA S.A. 0.04% of their portfolio | 617.3k $11.3m | Reduced -415.3k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.03% of their portfolio | 594.2k $10.9m | Added +34.3k |
| ASSETMARK, INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 558.6k $10.2m | Reduced -30.8k |
| DORCHESTER WEALTH MANAGEMENT Co 1.87% of their portfolio | 508.8k $9.3m | Reduced -4.6k |
| Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. 0.31% of their portfolio | 506.8k $9.3m | Added +29.9k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 486.8k $8.9m | Added +12.1k |