MARSH & MCLENNAN COS INC MRSH
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 571748102 · ISIN US5717481023
Global professional services firm
* 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 ($330.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 494.7m as of 2023-04-17, 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 ≈ $167.26. Options: 22 managers hold calls ($85.2m notional), 25 hold puts ($73.6m).
Trends to Q1 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,158 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,221 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,227 |
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 | 544 | 508 |
| Q1 2023 | 537 | 527 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $83.3m | $77.9m | 0.94 |
| Q4 2022 | $66.3m | $71.5m | 1.08 |
| Q1 2023 | $85.2m | $73.6m | 0.86 |
Biggest buyers
| FMR LLC | Added | +17.8m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +684.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +589.5k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | Added | +577.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +525.6k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +444.7k |
| STRS OHIO | Added | +434.1k |
| Man Group plc | New | +404.0k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +310.2k |
| MONTRUSCO BOLTON INVESTMENTS INC. | Added | +306.2k |
Biggest sellers
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP | Reduced | -1.9m |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -1.1m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -993.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -843.0k |
| Man Group plc | Sold out | -757.4k |
| Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC (Investment Advisor) | Reduced | -487.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -464.1k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Reduced | -422.4k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. | Reduced | -299.5k |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc | Reduced | -243.4k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $19.2m115.3k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $18.1m108.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $15.8m94.7k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $6.9m41.5k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $6.6m39.8k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Reduced | $3.8m231 shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $3.3m19.8k shares |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | Added | $2.6m15.7k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.8m10.7k shares |
| GARDA CAPITAL PARTNERS LP | Reduced | $1.4m8.4k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $20.1m120.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $14.2m85.4k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Reduced | $13.5m810 shares |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | Added | $4.6m27.4k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $4.5m27.1k shares |
| Phoenix Financial Ltd. | New | $4.3m25.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $4.1m24.4k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $1.3m8.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.0m6.1k shares |
| Paloma Partners Management Co | New | $799.4k4.8k 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% |
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 1 | $837.3k | 3 | $51.1m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 5 | $8.4m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $499.3k | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 4 | $13.2m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $4.1m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-06 | Klisura Dean Michael President & CEO, Guy Carpenter | Sold | $518.8k3.1k shares |
| 2023-03-03 | MCGIVNEY MARK C Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $1.9m11.5k shares |
| 2023-03-03 | Mills Stacy Vice President and Controller | Sold | $207.2k1.3k shares |
| 2023-02-08 | FANJUL OSCAR Director | Sold | $503.7k2.9k shares |
| 2023-02-03 | FANJUL OSCAR Director | Sold | $988.8k5.8k 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 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.19% of their portfolio | 43.7m $7.3bn | Reduced -8.7k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.21% of their portfolio | 43.5m $7.2bn | Added +310.2k |
| FMR LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 37.1m $6.2bn | Added +17.8m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.20% of their portfolio | 20.9m $3.5bn | Reduced -993.7k |
| Capital International Investors 0.87% of their portfolio | 20.4m $3.4bn | Added +16.3k |
| Capital World Investors 0.59% of their portfolio | 17.2m $2.9bn | Added +8.7k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.48% of their portfolio | 14.6m $2.4bn | Reduced -136.5k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.73% of their portfolio | 12.8m $2.1bn | Reduced -79.1k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 10.3m $1.7bn | Reduced -15.9k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.24% of their portfolio | 9.6m $1.6bn | Added +444.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.44% of their portfolio | 8.1m $1.4bn | Added +525.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.15% of their portfolio | 8.1m $1.3bn | Added +153.6k |
| Mawer Investment Management Ltd. 6.98% of their portfolio | 7.7m $1.3bn | Reduced -129.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.11% of their portfolio | 6.1m $1.0bn | Reduced -169.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.20% of their portfolio | 6.0m $1.0bn | Reduced -43.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.22% of their portfolio | 4.8m $800.8m | Added +589.5k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 4.7m $776.8m | Reduced -56.6k |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC 1.77% of their portfolio | 4.3m $712.2m | Reduced -32.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.09% of their portfolio | 4.1m $687.7m | Reduced -843.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.15% of their portfolio | 4.1m $676.9m | Added +81.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 4.0m $662.8m | Reduced -99.6k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.61% of their portfolio | 3.8m $639.4m | Added +577.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.14% of their portfolio | 3.8m $635.3m | Reduced -92.4k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.82% of their portfolio | 3.8m $625.5m | Added +96.8k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.22% of their portfolio | 3.7m $615.8m | Added +32.9k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.98% of their portfolio | 3.5m $590.3m | Reduced -158.0k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.50% of their portfolio | 3.4m $569.8m | Reduced -112.7k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.41% of their portfolio | 3.4m $567.2m | Added +181.5k |
| Longview Partners (Guernsey) LTD 3.99% of their portfolio | 3.4m $565.7m | Added +268.6k |
| UBS Group AG 0.25% of their portfolio | 3.2m $532.7m | Added +124.7k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.46% of their portfolio | 3.1m $519.2m | Reduced -198.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.16% of their portfolio | 3.1m $517.4m | Added +56.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.27% of their portfolio | 2.9m $484.5m | Reduced -33.3k |
| JENSEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 3.76% of their portfolio | 2.9m $477.3m | Added +279.1k |
| NIPPON LIFE INSURANCE CO 21.88% of their portfolio | 2.6m $436.8m | Unchanged |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 2.5m $417.4m | Added +14.8k |
| Bahl & Gaynor LLC 2.04% of their portfolio | 2.3m $379.5m | Added +273.1k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.1m $356.2m | Reduced -80 |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.1m $346.4m | Reduced -210.5k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.27% of their portfolio | 2.1m $344.4m | Added +191.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.22% of their portfolio | 2.0m $327.8m | Reduced -59.7k |
| Amundi 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.6m $270.6m | Reduced -128.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.6m $266.1m | Added +18.2k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.68% of their portfolio | 1.5m $250.6m | Added +1.2k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.5m $248.5m | Reduced -299.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.4m $239.7m | Reduced -32.6k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.3m $212.9m | Added +134.5k |
| Coho Partners, Ltd. 3.63% of their portfolio | 1.3m $210.2m | Reduced -14.9k |
| Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC (Investment Advisor) 0.98% of their portfolio | 1.3m $208.5m | Reduced -487.1k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.36% of their portfolio | 1.2m $207.5m | Reduced -25.0k |
| Navera Investment Management Ltd. 5.77% of their portfolio | 1.2m $205.2m | Added +15.1k |
| Findlay Park Partners LLP 2.08% of their portfolio | 1.2m $196.6m | Reduced -77.0k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.2m $195.0m | Added +49.0k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.55% of their portfolio | 1.2m $194.2m | Added +159.6k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.47% of their portfolio | 1.2m $188.4m | Added +17.0k |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc 1.33% of their portfolio | 1.1m $181.4m | Reduced -243.4k |
| Ninety One UK Ltd 0.55% of their portfolio | 1.1m $175.2m | Reduced -173.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.0m $169.6m | Added +68.6k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.23% of their portfolio | 968.5k $160.9m | Added +46.7k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 952.9k $158.7m | Added +28.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.05% of their portfolio | 937.4k $156.1m | Reduced -122.2k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 927.1k $154.4m | Unchanged |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.19% of their portfolio | 926.0k $154.2m | Added +29.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.21% of their portfolio | 920.9k $153.4m | Reduced -40.3k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.67% of their portfolio | 914.2k $152.2m | Reduced -16.7k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.13% of their portfolio | 899.7k $149.8m | Added +41.8k |
| Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. 1.84% of their portfolio | 893.6k $148.8m | Reduced -21.3k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 892.9k $148.4m | Reduced -60.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 890.1k $148.3m | Added +8.2k |
| Echo Street Capital Management LLC 1.30% of their portfolio | 870.4k $145.0m | Added +231.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.21% of their portfolio | 845.1k $140.8m | Reduced -11.7k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.49% of their portfolio | 841.8k $140.2m | Reduced -7.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 839.0k $139.7m | Reduced -464.1k |
| M&G INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD 0.98% of their portfolio | 837.3k $139.8m | Added +52.0k |
| W1M Investment Management Ltd 4.20% of their portfolio | 817.6k $136.2m | Added +19.3k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.61% of their portfolio | 809.6k $134.8m | Reduced -10.0k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.21% of their portfolio | 800.4k $133.3m | Reduced -32.3k |
| MONTRUSCO BOLTON INVESTMENTS INC. 2.55% of their portfolio | 778.3k $123.6m | Added +306.2k |
| National Pension Service 0.23% of their portfolio | 749.6k $123.6m | Added +16.7k |
| FIL Ltd 0.13% of their portfolio | 705.8k $117.5m | Added +75.7k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 705.1k $117.4m | Added +684.0k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 685.4k $114.1m | Reduced -1.1k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 660.5k $104.9m | Reduced -22.5k |
| STRS OHIO 0.17% of their portfolio | 650.5k $108.3m | Added +434.1k |
| Markel Group Inc. 1.38% of their portfolio | 650.5k $108.3m | Added +10.0k |
| ASSETMARK, INC 0.44% of their portfolio | 645.0k $107.4m | Added +15.5k |
| Intermede Investment Partners Ltd 2.74% of their portfolio | 643.1k $107.1m | Reduced -92.5k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.18% of their portfolio | 633.5k $105.5m | Added +50.5k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.34% of their portfolio | 631.9k $105.3m | Added +231.7k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.15% of their portfolio | 618.6k $103.0m | Reduced -34.4k |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.80% of their portfolio | 598.3k $99.6m | Reduced -136.3k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.35% of their portfolio | 589.7k $98.2m | Added +238.2k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 589.0k $98.1m | Reduced -62.4k |
| TrinityBridge Ltd 4.78% of their portfolio | 579.9k $96.5m | Added +82.7k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 570.7k $95.0m | Reduced -67.6k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.18% of their portfolio | 566.9k $94.2m | Reduced -70.4k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.20% of their portfolio | 566.3k $94.3m | Added +136.3k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.21% of their portfolio | 555.0k $92.4m | Reduced -5.3k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.19% of their portfolio | 540.6k $90.0m | Added +276.8k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.22% of their portfolio | 539.3k $89.9m | Reduced -18 |