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 ($381.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 489.9m as of 2025-10-13, 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 ≈ $201.47. Options: 21 managers hold calls ($124.8m notional), 24 hold puts ($112.7m).
Trends to Q3 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,158 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,221 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,227 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,258 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,295 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,376 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,445 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,476 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,530 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,577 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,627 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,610 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,576 |
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 2023 | 582 | 577 |
| Q1 2024 | 691 | 593 |
| Q2 2024 | 698 | 588 |
| Q3 2024 | 738 | 570 |
| Q4 2024 | 726 | 606 |
| Q1 2025 | 777 | 662 |
| Q2 2025 | 724 | 721 |
| Q3 2025 | 699 | 755 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | $105.5m | $107.4m | 1.02 |
| Q1 2025 | $111.8m | $97.4m | 0.87 |
| Q2 2025 | $154.3m | $123.5m | 0.80 |
| Q3 2025 | $124.8m | $112.7m | 0.90 |
Biggest buyers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +5.3m |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | Added | +2.0m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +1.4m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +1.3m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +1.2m |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Added | +879.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | +812.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +753.8k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +666.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | +648.0k |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -3.6m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | -3.4m |
| Soundwatch Capital LLC | Sold out | -2.6m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -1.7m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -1.5m |
| Amundi | Reduced | -1.4m |
| NIPPON LIFE INSURANCE CO | Reduced | -1.3m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Reduced | -1.2m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | Reduced | -895.8k |
Biggest calls
| Oribel Capital Management, LP | Reduced | $29.2m145.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $24.0m119.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $17.4m86.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $11.7m58.3k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $5.7m28.1k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $5.6m27.9k shares |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | $5.5m27.5k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Added | $4.3m21.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $4.0m19.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $3.5m17.4k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $51.1m253.7k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $12.9m64.5k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $6.4m31.7k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | New | $6.3m31.4k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $5.3m26.5k shares |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | Added | $4.6m22.9k shares |
| Lido Advisors, LLC | Added | $3.3m16.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $3.1m15.5k shares |
| BAYVIEW ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | $3.0m15.0k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $3.0m14.7k 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 Q3 2025
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 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.9m | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 8 | $11.6m | $3.9m |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.7m | $455.8k |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $18.0m | $16.4m |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.1m | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 7 | $32.9m | $11.8m |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $5.4m | $5.4m |
| Q3 2025 | 1 | $201.6k | 1 | $4.3m | $4.3m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-02 | Doyle John Q President and CEO | Sold plan | $4.3m21.1k shares |
| 2025-07-30 | Anderson Anthony Director | Bought | $100.5k500 shares |
| 2025-07-29 | Anderson Anthony Director | Bought | $101.1k500 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, Q3 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 46.2m $9.3bn | Added +44.0k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.14% of their portfolio | 38.8m $7.8bn | Reduced -1.5m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.15% of their portfolio | 21.5m $4.3bn | Added +96.4k |
| Capital International Investors 0.60% of their portfolio | 18.6m $3.7bn | Added +221.0k |
| Capital World Investors 0.49% of their portfolio | 17.7m $3.6bn | Added +92.8k |
| FMR LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 16.5m $3.3bn | Reduced -3.6m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.53% of their portfolio | 15.1m $3.0bn | Added +1.3m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 13.0m $2.6bn | Added +283.7k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.37% of their portfolio | 9.9m $2.0bn | Added +68.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.06% of their portfolio | 9.7m $2.0bn | Added +5.3m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.59% of their portfolio | 9.5m $1.9bn | Reduced -201.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.18% of their portfolio | 8.3m $1.7bn | Reduced -1.7m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.09% of their portfolio | 7.1m $1.4bn | Added +558.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.10% of their portfolio | 6.4m $1.3bn | Reduced -213.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.27% of their portfolio | 5.8m $1.2bn | Reduced -1.1m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.14% of their portfolio | 5.6m $1.1bn | Reduced -103.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.15% of their portfolio | 5.2m $1.1bn | Added +621.5k |
| Mawer Investment Management Ltd. 4.79% of their portfolio | 4.6m $921.5m | Reduced -802.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 4.5m $915.7m | Reduced -1.2m |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.69% of their portfolio | 4.5m $910.3m | Added +2.0m |
| UBS Group AG 0.17% of their portfolio | 4.3m $857.6m | Reduced -284.3k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 3.9m $775.9m | Reduced -266.7k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 1.00% of their portfolio | 3.4m $692.7m | Reduced -6.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.10% of their portfolio | 3.3m $663.7m | Added +753.8k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.22% of their portfolio | 3.3m $662.7m | Added +133.9k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.14% of their portfolio | 3.2m $644.2m | Added +41.6k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.11% of their portfolio | 3.1m $617.7m | Reduced -11.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.9m $585.5m | Added +3.9k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.75% of their portfolio | 2.8m $556.9m | Added +169.9k |
| Ninety One UK Ltd 0.59% of their portfolio | 2.7m $542.8m | Added +165.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.7m $537.7m | Reduced -895.8k |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC 1.20% of their portfolio | 2.6m $521.3m | Reduced -72.8k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.42% of their portfolio | 2.6m $519.3m | Added +1.4m |
| JENSEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 6.02% of their portfolio | 2.4m $485.0m | Reduced -17.0k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.42% of their portfolio | 2.3m $462.5m | Added +39.8k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.3m $454.8m | Reduced -3.4m |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 2.2m $443.8m | Added +648.0k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.51% of their portfolio | 2.1m $423.7m | Reduced -182.9k |
| Longview Partners (Guernsey) LTD 4.40% of their portfolio | 2.1m $421.0m | Reduced -180.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.0m $407.8m | Added +3.0k |
| Bahl & Gaynor LLC 1.85% of their portfolio | 1.8m $372.1m | Reduced -86.8k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.8m $367.0m | Reduced -141.8k |
| AKO CAPITAL LLP 5.16% of their portfolio | 1.8m $362.7m | Added +17.6k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.7m $340.7m | Reduced -164.2k |
| Navera Investment Management Ltd. 6.27% of their portfolio | 1.6m $327.3m | Added +106.0k |
| W1M Investment Management Ltd 4.05% of their portfolio | 1.6m $314.6m | Added +268.5k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.5m $312.4m | Added +28.5k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.5m $305.3m | Reduced -307.5k |
| Amundi 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.5m $297.6m | Reduced -1.4m |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.43% of their portfolio | 1.5m $297.6m | Reduced -412.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.4m $286.2m | Reduced -71.3k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.4m $286.0m | Added +1.2m |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.40% of their portfolio | 1.4m $279.4m | Added +210.1k |
| FIL Ltd 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.4m $279.1m | Added +179.9k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.93% of their portfolio | 1.4m $278.0m | Added +666.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.3m $265.9m | Added +812.2k |
| NIPPON LIFE INSURANCE CO 4.45% of their portfolio | 1.3m $264.3m | Reduced -1.3m |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.53% of their portfolio | 1.3m $263.9m | Added +879.3k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.3m $261.3m | Added +26.1k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.36% of their portfolio | 1.3m $257.4m | Reduced -5.2k |
| Rathbones Group PLC 1.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $254.8m | Added +273.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.3m $254.0m | Added +155.5k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.2m $245.3m | Added +27.5k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.40% of their portfolio | 1.2m $237.4m | Unchanged |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.2m $240.1m | Reduced -88.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.2m $233.3m | Reduced -15.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.1m $225.8m | Added +146.4k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.34% of their portfolio | 1.1m $221.7m | Added +106.9k |
| Swedbank AB 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.1m $220.3m | Added +196.4k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.1m $218.4m | Reduced -145.6k |
| Findlay Park Partners LLP 2.26% of their portfolio | 1.1m $214.8m | Added +180.2k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.0m $210.1m | Added +114.0k |
| National Pension Service 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.0m $209.2m | Added +22.3k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.0m $206.8m | Added +602.1k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.0m $201.9m | Added +44.7k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.16% of their portfolio | 982.0k $197.9m | Added +56.4k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.52% of their portfolio | 979.8k $197.5m | Added +114.4k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.15% of their portfolio | 932.5k $187.9m | Reduced -15.5k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 927.8k $187.0m | Reduced -152.4k |
| Sarasin & Partners LLP 1.82% of their portfolio | 926.4k $185.5m | Added +367.1k |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc 0.88% of their portfolio | 910.0k $183.4m | Unchanged |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 789.4k $159.1m | Reduced -20.6k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.16% of their portfolio | 788.9k $159.0m | Reduced -1.5k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 777.2k $156.6m | Reduced -34.5k |
| Markel Group Inc. 1.23% of their portfolio | 755.0k $152.2m | Added +6.2k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.12% of their portfolio | 735.7k $148.3m | Reduced -605.6k |
| ASSETMARK, INC 0.30% of their portfolio | 688.6k $138.8m | Added +4.1k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.75% of their portfolio | 680.9k $137.2m | Added +49.8k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 671.9k $135.4m | Added +73.5k |
| Capital International, Inc./CA/ 1.08% of their portfolio | 667.6k $134.5m | Added +114.5k |
| CCLA Investment Management 2.12% of their portfolio | 656.6k $132.3m | Added +15.1k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 629.5k $126.8m | Reduced -12.6k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 600.2k $121.0m | Unchanged |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 600.0k $120.9m | Reduced -451.0k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.14% of their portfolio | 592.5k $119.4m | Added +424.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.15% of their portfolio | 587.1k $118.3m | Reduced -39.2k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.10% of their portfolio | 573.0k $114.9m | Reduced -85.2k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 567.8k $114.4m | Added +10.3k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 567.3k $114.3m | Added +310 |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.11% of their portfolio | 558.0k $112.5m | Added +27.7k |