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 ($505.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 481.8m as of 2026-04-13, 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 ≈ $173.49. Options: 17 managers hold calls ($65.4m notional), 21 hold puts ($35.3m).
Trends to Q1 2026
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 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,592 |
| Q1 2026 | 1,545 |
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 | 698 | 588 |
| Q3 2024 | 738 | 570 |
| Q4 2024 | 726 | 606 |
| Q1 2025 | 777 | 662 |
| Q2 2025 | 724 | 721 |
| Q3 2025 | 699 | 755 |
| Q4 2025 | 649 | 812 |
| Q1 2026 | 728 | 745 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $154.3m | $123.5m | 0.80 |
| Q3 2025 | $124.8m | $112.7m | 0.90 |
| Q4 2025 | $131.4m | $78.7m | 0.60 |
| Q1 2026 | $65.4m | $35.3m | 0.54 |
Biggest buyers
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P | New | +5.2m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Added | +3.3m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +2.2m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +1.9m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +1.8m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +1.8m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +1.8m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +1.6m |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership | Added | +1.5m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +1.4m |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -5.0m |
| Capital International Investors | Reduced | -3.1m |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Reduced | -1.4m |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Sold out | -1.3m |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Reduced | -1.3m |
| AKO CAPITAL LLP | Reduced | -1.2m |
| Longview Partners (Guernsey) LTD | Reduced | -1.2m |
| National Pension Service | Sold out | -1.1m |
| Amundi | Reduced | -1.1m |
| Findlay Park Partners LLP | Sold out | -886.5k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $20.0m115.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $19.5m112.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $10.1m58.2k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $4.9m28.1k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | New | $1.6m9.1k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $1.5m8.8k shares |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | Reduced | $1.3m7.6k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | $1.3m7.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.2m7.0k shares |
| Volterra Technologies LP | Reduced | $1.2m6.8k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $13.3m76.6k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Added | $3.9m22.7k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $3.4m19.4k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $2.6m15.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $1.8m10.5k shares |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | Reduced | $1.4m8.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.1m6.2k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $1.1m6.2k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $1.0m5.9k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Unchanged | $919.3k5.3k 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 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 | 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 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $3.8m | $3.8m |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 3 | $4.2m | $3.1m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-11 | Jones John Jude Chief Marketing Officer | Sold | $410.1k2.4k shares |
| 2026-03-04 | Doyle John Q President and CEO | Sold plan | $3.1m16.7k shares |
| 2026-03-03 | Studer Nicholas Mark President and CEO of OWG | Sold | $706.1k3.8k 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 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.13% of their portfolio | 42.1m $7.3bn | Added +1.6m |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 31.5m $5.5bn | First filing |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.13% of their portfolio | 22.1m $3.8bn | Added +199.0k |
| Capital World Investors 0.43% of their portfolio | 18.0m $3.1bn | Added +1.0m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.56% of their portfolio | 17.4m $3.0bn | Added +1.4m |
| Capital International Investors 0.64% of their portfolio | 15.7m $2.7bn | Reduced -3.1m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 13.4m $2.3bn | Added +1.8m |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 12.4m $2.2bn | First filing |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.30% of their portfolio | 11.3m $2.0bn | Added +3.3m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.22% of their portfolio | 11.0m $1.9bn | Added +1.8m |
| FMR LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 10.2m $1.8bn | Reduced -5.0m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.48% of their portfolio | 8.2m $1.4bn | Reduced -462.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.07% of their portfolio | 6.5m $1.1bn | Reduced -396.7k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.97% of their portfolio | 6.4m $1.1bn | Added +1.3m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.07% of their portfolio | 6.1m $1.1bn | Added +1.8m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.22% of their portfolio | 5.5m $951.6m | Added +697.7k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 5.2m $898.9m | Added +636.9k |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P 1.20% of their portfolio | 5.2m $896.6m | New |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.11% of their portfolio | 5.0m $861.2m | Reduced -332.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 4.9m $856.8m | Reduced -582.9k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 1.38% of their portfolio | 4.9m $845.7m | Added +1.5m |
| UBS Group AG 0.15% of their portfolio | 4.7m $818.9m | Added +933.6k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.38% of their portfolio | 4.2m $734.4m | Added +1.9m |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 4.2m $722.9m | Added +309.3k |
| Ninety One UK Ltd 1.62% of their portfolio | 4.0m $698.9m | Added +487.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.9m $673.8m | Added +423.9k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.21% of their portfolio | 3.7m $642.5m | Added +336.0k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 3.7m $637.3m | Added +2.2m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.7m $637.1m | Reduced -342.2k |
| Mawer Investment Management Ltd. 3.90% of their portfolio | 3.5m $602.8m | Reduced -430.1k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.32% of their portfolio | 3.5m $599.2m | Added +697.5k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.11% of their portfolio | 3.3m $575.3m | Added +148.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.10% of their portfolio | 3.3m $564.4m | Reduced -67.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.12% of their portfolio | 3.1m $531.8m | Reduced -80.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.0m $526.1m | Added +82.3k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.7m $474.2m | First filing |
| Rathbones Group PLC 0.97% of their portfolio | 2.7m $470.7m | Added +49.6k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.6m $447.3m | Added +134.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.29% of their portfolio | 2.6m $445.2m | Added +1.1m |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.37% of their portfolio | 2.3m $400.2m | Added +149.0k |
| Amundi 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.3m $398.7m | Reduced -1.1m |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC 1.12% of their portfolio | 2.2m $383.4m | Added +36.8k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.0m $352.8m | Added +4.1k |
| W1M Asset Management Ltd 3.82% of their portfolio | 2.0m $350.9m | Added +123.8k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.0m $367.6m | Added +142.1k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.7m $300.0m | Reduced -866.5k |
| Navera Investment Management Ltd. 7.44% of their portfolio | 1.7m $291.5m | Reduced -73.3k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 1.6m $281.6m | Reduced -85.5k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.6m $272.8m | Added +46.7k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.5m $266.8m | Reduced -16.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.4m $249.4m | Added +89.5k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.4m $238.6m | Reduced -86.9k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.42% of their portfolio | 1.3m $232.9m | Added +20.4k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.3m $231.1m | Added +62.3k |
| NIPPON LIFE INSURANCE CO 4.46% of their portfolio | 1.3m $227.5m | Unchanged |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.2m $213.0m | Added +211.3k |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc 0.92% of their portfolio | 1.2m $211.6m | Added +255.0k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.35% of their portfolio | 1.2m $211.8m | Unchanged |
| JENSEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 3.94% of their portfolio | 1.2m $199.7m | Added +66.9k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $196.6m | Added +1.5k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.1m $194.5m | Added +63.1k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.1m $191.8m | Reduced -158.8k |
| Swedbank AB 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.1m $191.7m | Reduced -597 |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.1m $190.5m | First filing |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.1m $189.8m | Reduced -69.4k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.76% of their portfolio | 1.1m $189.4m | Reduced -624.8k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 985.7k $171.4m | Reduced -1.3m |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.15% of their portfolio | 980.3k $170.0m | First filing |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.47% of their portfolio | 942.5k $163.5m | Reduced -12.8k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.13% of their portfolio | 939.4k $162.9m | Reduced -10.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.13% of their portfolio | 902.1k $156.5m | Added +900.7k |
| FIL Ltd 0.12% of their portfolio | 867.5k $150.5m | Reduced -392.6k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 849.6k $147.4m | Reduced -13.9k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 844.1k $146.4m | Added +96.5k |
| Longview Partners (Guernsey) LTD 1.99% of their portfolio | 810.3k $140.5m | Reduced -1.2m |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.09% of their portfolio | 809.6k $140.4m | Added +497.1k |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. 0.92% of their portfolio | 779.8k $135.3m | New |
| Markel Group Inc. 1.11% of their portfolio | 763.5k $132.4m | Added +1.8k |
| Capital International, Inc./CA/ 0.99% of their portfolio | 741.7k $128.6m | Added +58.7k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.13% of their portfolio | 729.8k $126.6m | Reduced -22.5k |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP 0.06% of their portfolio | 723.8k $122.4m | Added +713.3k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.10% of their portfolio | 717.5k $124.5m | Added +199.3k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.15% of their portfolio | 713.8k $123.8m | Added +33.7k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.20% of their portfolio | 710.7k $123.3m | Added +73.6k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 676.6k $117.4m | Reduced -573.3k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 644.7k $111.8m | Added +534.3k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.68% of their portfolio | 644.2k $111.7m | Reduced -73.5k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 643.4k $111.6m | Reduced -5.2k |
| DAVENPORT & Co LLC 0.61% of their portfolio | 634.2k $110.2m | Added +121.2k |
| ASSETMARK, INC 0.22% of their portfolio | 628.7k $109.0m | Reduced -17.0k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.57% of their portfolio | 622.5k $107.4m | New |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 610.4k $105.9m | Added +5.6k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.15% of their portfolio | 605.3k $105.0m | Added +306.0k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.11% of their portfolio | 605.1k $104.9m | Added +502.6k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 601.9k $104.4m | Added +163.9k |
| Cryder Capital Partners LLP 6.68% of their portfolio | 589.5k $102.2m | Added +111.7k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 576.1k $99.9m | Added +143.4k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.17% of their portfolio | 555.7k $97.0m | Added +16.7k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.13% of their portfolio | 549.8k $95.4m | Reduced -21.6k |
| Quilter Plc 1.61% of their portfolio | 529.2k $91.8m | Added +72.3k |