MCDONALDS CORP MCD
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 580135101 · ISIN US5801351017
American fast food restaurant chain
- SectorConsumer discretionary
- IndustryRetail-Eating Places
- HeadquartersChicago, IL
- Founded1940
- Websitemcdonalds.com
- 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 ($640.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 716.6m as of 2024-09-30, 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 ≈ $303.02. Options: 62 managers hold calls ($3.3bn notional), 62 hold puts ($2.9bn).
Trends to Q3 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 2,703 |
| Q4 2022 | 2,926 |
| Q1 2023 | 2,952 |
| Q2 2023 | 3,010 |
| Q3 2023 | 3,002 |
| Q4 2023 | 3,191 |
| Q1 2024 | 3,173 |
| Q2 2024 | 3,088 |
| Q3 2024 | 3,171 |
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 | 1,271 | 1,168 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,346 | 1,235 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,283 | 1,346 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,345 | 1,295 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,422 | 1,280 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,381 | 1,467 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,306 | 1,534 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,391 | 1,428 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | $2.8bn | $2.7bn | 0.98 |
| Q1 2024 | $2.5bn | $1.7bn | 0.69 |
| Q2 2024 | $2.8bn | $2.1bn | 0.75 |
| Q3 2024 | $3.3bn | $2.9bn | 0.90 |
Biggest buyers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +15.9m |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSETS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +2.3m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +1.9m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Added | +1.4m |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | +752.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +706.7k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec | Added | +677.1k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +509.6k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | +509.4k |
| MENORA MIVTACHIM HOLDINGS LTD. | New | +496.3k |
Biggest sellers
| APG Asset Management N.V. | Reduced | -1.2m |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP | Reduced | -837.8k |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP | Reduced | -755.4k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Reduced | -586.9k |
| Amundi | Reduced | -518.1k |
| Soroban Capital Partners LP | Sold out | -491.9k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Reduced | -486.9k |
| Capital Wealth Planning, LLC | Reduced | -407.2k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Sold out | -401.9k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $772.5m2.5m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $548.9m1.8m shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $494.7m1.6m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $190.6m625.8k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $128.9m423.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $96.9m318.1k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $74.1m243.4k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | $72.1m236.9k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $72.1m236.7k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $70.6m232.4k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $561.0m1.8m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $492.6m1.6m shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $250.8m823.7k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $212.5m698.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $124.1m407.4k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $115.2m378.3k shares |
| Eisler Capital (UK) Ltd. | Reduced | $87.9m288.5k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $85.9m282.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $81.3m267.0k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $81.0m266.1k 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 2026-04-30 | 7.5% |
| STATE STREET CORP 13G · institution +0.1 pts · filed 2026-08-07 | 5.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: JPMORGAN CHASE & CO (4.3%, 2026-07-22), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q3 2024
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 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $8.7k | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $4.3m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 1 | $10.7k | 6 | $6.7m | $3.0m |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 5 | $6.7m | $4.2m |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $7.6m | $5.1m |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $3.5m | $1.9m |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.1m | $880.6k |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $13.4m | $13.4m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-27 | Kempczinski Christopher J Chairman and CEO, director | Sold plan | $2.8m9.3k shares |
| 2024-09-24 | Kempczinski Christopher J Chairman and CEO, director | Sold plan | $2.0m6.6k shares |
| 2024-09-23 | Kempczinski Christopher J Chairman and CEO, director | Sold plan | $3.5m11.7k shares |
| 2024-09-23 | Borden Ian Frederick EVP & CFO | Sold plan | $1.8m5.9k shares |
| 2024-09-23 | Erlinger Joseph M. President, McDonald's USA | Sold plan | $328.1k1.1k shares |
| 2024-09-16 | Kempczinski Christopher J Chairman and CEO, director | Sold plan | $1.2m3.9k shares |
| 2024-09-16 | Borden Ian Frederick EVP & CFO | Sold plan | $397.5k1.3k shares |
| 2024-09-03 | Gross Marion K. EVP-Chief Supply Chain Officer | Sold plan | $429.0k1.5k shares |
| 2024-08-23 | Erlinger Joseph M. President, McDonald's USA | Sold plan | $317.0k1.1k shares |
| 2024-07-23 | Erlinger Joseph M. President, McDonald's USA | Sold plan | $285.7k1.1k shares |
| 2024-07-03 | Gross Marion K. EVP-Chief Supply Chain Officer | Sold plan | $371.9k1.5k 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.38% of their portfolio | 69.6m $21.2bn | Added +136.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.64% of their portfolio | 52.7m $16.1bn | Added +15.9m |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.32% of their portfolio | 50.2m $15.3bn | First filing |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.43% of their portfolio | 34.6m $10.5bn | Reduced -42.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 15.9m $4.8bn | Added +220.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.34% of their portfolio | 15.4m $4.7bn | Added +1.9m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.80% of their portfolio | 15.1m $4.6bn | Added +128.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.35% of their portfolio | 13.2m $4.0bn | Reduced -220.7k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.64% of their portfolio | 10.1m $3.1bn | Added +1.4m |
| NORGES BANK 0.41% of their portfolio | 9.6m $2.9bn | Added +484.2k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.62% of their portfolio | 8.4m $2.6bn | Added +66.3k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.28% of their portfolio | 8.1m $2.5bn | Added +509.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.40% of their portfolio | 8.0m $2.4bn | Reduced -376.6k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.48% of their portfolio | 7.2m $2.2bn | Reduced -174.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.33% of their portfolio | 5.8m $1.8bn | Reduced -124.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.49% of their portfolio | 5.7m $1.7bn | Reduced -6.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.32% of their portfolio | 5.6m $1.7bn | Added +49.1k |
| Capital World Investors 0.22% of their portfolio | 4.7m $1.4bn | Added +394.3k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.37% of their portfolio | 4.7m $1.4bn | Reduced -114.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 4.5m $1.4bn | Reduced -117.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.35% of their portfolio | 4.4m $1.3bn | Reduced -334.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 4.4m $1.3bn | Reduced -81.8k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 4.4m $1.3bn | Reduced -1.1m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.25% of their portfolio | 4.3m $1.3bn | Added +88.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 4.0m $1.2bn | Added +752.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.22% of their portfolio | 3.7m $1.1bn | Added +162.4k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.28% of their portfolio | 3.3m $1.0bn | Reduced -486.9k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.67% of their portfolio | 3.2m $964.6m | Reduced -360.8k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.55% of their portfolio | 2.8m $859.9m | Reduced -29.5k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 2.8m $842.0m | Added +19.9k |
| Fayez Sarofim & Co 1.94% of their portfolio | 2.5m $764.4m | Added +72.3k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.31% of their portfolio | 2.5m $754.2m | Reduced -145.0k |
| Amundi 0.27% of their portfolio | 2.4m $720.9m | Reduced -518.1k |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSETS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.3m $30.5k | Added +2.3m |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 2.2m $681.8m | Added +40.9k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.89% of their portfolio | 2.2m $665.2m | Reduced -199.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.42% of their portfolio | 2.1m $651.4m | Added +4.4k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.43% of their portfolio | 2.0m $613.7m | Added +22.8k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 1.8m $549.8m | Reduced -586.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.8m $535.9m | Reduced -12.4k |
| BANQUE PICTET & CIE SA 4.89% of their portfolio | 1.6m $494.8m | Added +40.9k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.6m $491.1m | Reduced -258.8k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.81% of their portfolio | 1.6m $481.8m | Reduced -42.7k |
| National Pension Service 0.43% of their portfolio | 1.5m $446.2m | Added +159.4k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.38% of their portfolio | 1.4m $423.3m | Reduced -45.8k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.72% of their portfolio | 1.3m $405.3m | Added +375.5k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.3m $387.6m | Added +17.1k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.33% of their portfolio | 1.2m $371.2m | Added +284.3k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.65% of their portfolio | 1.2m $371.3m | Added +27.5k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.42% of their portfolio | 1.2m $363.7m | Added +2.0k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.2m $361.7m | Added +12.9k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.2m $359.5m | Added +411.2k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.38% of their portfolio | 1.2m $359.4m | Added +80.9k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.2m $357.5m | Added +68.2k |
| Swedbank AB 0.45% of their portfolio | 1.2m $355.1m | Reduced -26.8k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.63% of their portfolio | 1.2m $352.8m | Added +6.7k |
| Bahl & Gaynor LLC 1.77% of their portfolio | 1.1m $343.3m | Reduced -4.3k |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP 1.24% of their portfolio | 1.1m $341.2m | Reduced -755.4k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.35% of their portfolio | 1.1m $333.7m | Added +18.5k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.52% of their portfolio | 1.1m $328.3m | Reduced -107.8k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.1m $321.7m | Reduced -40.9k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 1.1m $320.8m | Added +83.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.1m $319.9m | Added +233.9k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.41% of their portfolio | 1.0m $316.2m | Reduced -15.5k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.57% of their portfolio | 1.0m $308.8m | Reduced -40.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.41% of their portfolio | 1.0m $304.9m | Reduced -87.0k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.29% of their portfolio | 943.3k $287.2m | Added +11.3k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.32% of their portfolio | 936.8k $284.9m | Reduced -252.3k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.66% of their portfolio | 888.0k $270.4m | Added +42.1k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.24% of their portfolio | 854.8k $260.3m | Reduced -251.2k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 843.1k $256.7m | Reduced -43.5k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.22% of their portfolio | 839.3k $255.6m | Reduced -47.0k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.49% of their portfolio | 801.9k $244.2m | Added +677.1k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.34% of their portfolio | 795.2k $242.2m | Reduced -183.9k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 1.20% of their portfolio | 771.3k $234.9m | Added +474.5k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 768.4k $234.0m | Added +706.7k |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 1.16% of their portfolio | 762.1k $232.1m | Added +96.3k |
| Capital Wealth Planning, LLC 2.07% of their portfolio | 729.2k $222.0m | Reduced -407.2k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.28% of their portfolio | 698.3k $212.6m | Reduced -148.4k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.40% of their portfolio | 692.1k $210.7m | Reduced -13.2k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 684.6k $208.5m | Added +24.2k |
| FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. 0.60% of their portfolio | 664.1k $202.2m | Reduced -16.8k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.35% of their portfolio | 646.4k $196.8m | Added +10.2k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 638.7k $194.5m | Added +120.7k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 620.4k $188.9m | Added +342.8k |
| JENSEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 1.57% of their portfolio | 617.2k $187.9m | Reduced -37.7k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.26% of their portfolio | 608.9k $185.4m | Reduced -208.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.38% of their portfolio | 608.0k $185.1m | Reduced -30.4k |
| Rathbones Group PLC 0.88% of their portfolio | 572.2k $174.3m | Added +16.6k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.54% of their portfolio | 572.2k $174.2m | Added +135.3k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 572.2k $174.2m | Reduced -12.3k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.33% of their portfolio | 565.9k $172.3m | Reduced -5.9k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.86% of their portfolio | 563.8k $168.6m | Added +73.4k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.25% of their portfolio | 562.7k $171.3m | Added +69.6k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.40% of their portfolio | 560.3k $170.6m | Added +29.5k |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP 0.60% of their portfolio | 542.7k $165.3m | Reduced -12.6k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.44% of their portfolio | 538.2k $163.8m | Added +8.0k |
| UniSuper Management Pty Ltd 1.22% of their portfolio | 530.7k $161.6m | Reduced -105 |
| FLOSSBACH VON STORCH SE 0.63% of their portfolio | 528.3k $160.9m | Added +201.8k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.40% of their portfolio | 516.6k $157.3m | Added +509.4k |