MCKESSON CORP MCK
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 58155Q103 · ISIN US58155Q1031
U.S. healthcare supplies
- SectorHealth care
- IndustryWholesale-Drugs, Proprietaries & Druggists' Sundries
- HeadquartersIrving, TX
- Founded1833
- Websitemckesson.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 ($330.6m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 131.4m as of 2023-12-31, 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 ≈ $462.71. Options: 34 managers hold calls ($598.4m notional), 34 hold puts ($609.1m).
Trends to Q4 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,198 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,290 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,268 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,327 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,353 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,486 |
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 | 484 | 590 |
| Q1 2023 | 457 | 674 |
| Q2 2023 | 573 | 580 |
| Q3 2023 | 555 | 604 |
| Q4 2023 | 632 | 620 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | $397.0m | $328.2m | 0.83 |
| Q2 2023 | $330.5m | $354.0m | 1.07 |
| Q3 2023 | $469.1m | $467.9m | 1.00 |
| Q4 2023 | $598.4m | $609.1m | 1.02 |
Biggest buyers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +4.2m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +2.6m |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP | Added | +775.5k |
| TD Asset Management Inc | Added | +403.3k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +383.6k |
| Man Group plc | New | +267.8k |
| Amundi | Added | +262.9k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +250.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +243.1k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Added | +221.1k |
Biggest sellers
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -834.1k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Reduced | -749.5k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Reduced | -390.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Reduced | -373.8k |
| Man Group plc | Sold out | -326.4k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE | Reduced | -316.7k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -312.4k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Reduced | -247.9k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -206.7k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | -197.8k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $152.2m328.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $98.5m212.8k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $62.2m134.4k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $45.4m98.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $43.6m94.1k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $27.7m59.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $21.9m47.3k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $18.7m40.3k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $18.3m39.6k shares |
| Delta Accumulation, LLC | Added | $16.7m39.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $136.1m294.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $116.2m250.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $88.5m191.1k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Unchanged | $29.3m63.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $23.7m51.1k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | New | $23.1m50.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $22.9m49.4k shares |
| Delta Accumulation, LLC | Added | $18.2m42.7k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $17.2m37.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $15.9m34.4k 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% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-17 | 7.3% |
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 Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $545.9k | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 6 | $43.3m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $3.1m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $7.0m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $2.9m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 5 | $33.6m | $33.6m |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $17.1m | $17.1m |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $33.9m | $33.6m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-13 | TYLER BRIAN S. Chief Executive Officer, director | Sold plan | $4.9m10.5k shares |
| 2023-11-07 | TYLER BRIAN S. Chief Executive Officer, director | Sold plan | $11.0m24.0k shares |
| 2023-11-03 | Smith LeAnn B EVP & Chief HR Officer | Sold | $304.4k660 shares |
| 2023-10-12 | TYLER BRIAN S. Chief Executive Officer, director | Sold plan | $4.8m10.5k shares |
| 2023-10-09 | TYLER BRIAN S. Chief Executive Officer, director | Sold plan | $1.6m3.5k shares |
| 2023-10-06 | TYLER BRIAN S. Chief Executive Officer, director | Sold plan | $11.3m25.2k 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, Q4 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 12.1m $5.6bn | Reduced -94.3k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.14% of their portfolio | 11.7m $5.4bn | Added +250.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.21% of their portfolio | 8.7m $4.0bn | Added +4.2m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.14% of their portfolio | 6.3m $2.9bn | Added +22.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.10% of their portfolio | 5.0m $2.3bn | Added +2.6m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.75% of their portfolio | 5.0m $2.3bn | Reduced -124.2k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.5m $1.2bn | Added +21.7k |
| FMR LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.3m $1.1bn | Reduced -57.0k |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP 3.79% of their portfolio | 2.2m $1.0bn | Added +775.5k |
| NORGES BANK 0.18% of their portfolio | 2.2m $1.0bn | Added +119.3k |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC 1.22% of their portfolio | 2.0m $925.0m | Added +62.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.8m $850.6m | Reduced -834.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.7m $784.6m | Added +243.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.6m $720.8m | Reduced -16.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.6m $718.8m | Reduced -42.5k |
| Swedbank AB 0.94% of their portfolio | 1.2m $577.3m | Reduced -71.7k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.56% of their portfolio | 1.2m $538.2m | Reduced -390.2k |
| Boston Partners 0.70% of their portfolio | 1.1m $527.0m | Reduced -61.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.1m $514.3m | Reduced -373.8k |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.38% of their portfolio | 1.1m $500.1m | Added +4.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.0m $485.0m | Added +11.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 881.6k $408.2m | Reduced -80.0k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.24% of their portfolio | 870.4k $403.0m | Reduced -316.7k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 1.53% of their portfolio | 851.8k $394.3m | Reduced -61.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 835.4k $386.8m | Added +46.4k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.82% of their portfolio | 814.8k $377.2m | Reduced -41.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 804.3k $372.4m | Added +11.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.09% of their portfolio | 793.8k $367.5m | Added +60.1k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.45% of their portfolio | 756.6k $350.7m | Added +40.9k |
| Amundi 0.16% of their portfolio | 754.8k $363.1m | Added +262.9k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.06% of their portfolio | 717.7k $332.3m | Reduced -312.4k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 682.7k $316.1m | Added +164.6k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.59% of their portfolio | 681.0k $313.3m | Added +144.7k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.23% of their portfolio | 668.3k $309.4m | Added +56.0k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 661.0k $306.0m | Added +142.4k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.74% of their portfolio | 627.6k $290.5m | Added +59.6k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.27% of their portfolio | 602.1k $278.8m | Added +403.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 588.9k $272.7m | Reduced -138.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.10% of their portfolio | 579.1k $268.1m | Reduced -38.4k |
| Scharf Investments, LLC 6.66% of their portfolio | 524.9k $243.0m | Reduced -13.8k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 1.14% of their portfolio | 488.6k $226.2m | Added +13.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.09% of their portfolio | 459.7k $212.8m | Added +96.0k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.40% of their portfolio | 457.8k $212.0m | Added +383.6k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.39% of their portfolio | 448.6k $207.7m | Reduced -79.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.06% of their portfolio | 439.5k $203.5m | Reduced -1.3k |
| FIL Ltd 0.21% of their portfolio | 425.8k $197.1m | Added +47.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.14% of their portfolio | 421.8k $195.3m | Reduced -14.1k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.29% of their portfolio | 421.6k $195.2m | Reduced -7.3k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 401.7k $186.0m | Added +5.9k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.09% of their portfolio | 383.2k $177.4m | Added +9.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 381.7k $176.7m | Reduced -63.0k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.41% of their portfolio | 366.1k $169.5m | Reduced -52.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 358.5k $166.0m | Reduced -51.5k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.12% of their portfolio | 353.2k $163.5m | Reduced -5.1k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 343.1k $158.9m | Reduced -5.6k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.87% of their portfolio | 335.3k $155.2m | Added +6.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 333.1k $154.2m | Reduced -34.7k |
| SurgoCap Partners LP 10.89% of their portfolio | 333.0k $154.2m | First filing |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 329.7k $152.8m | Reduced -247.9k |
| GLENVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 3.53% of their portfolio | 326.9k $151.3m | Reduced -31.2k |
| National Pension Service 0.21% of their portfolio | 323.4k $149.7m | Added +9.3k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.57% of their portfolio | 310.3k $143.7m | Added +117.2k |
| BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP 2.13% of their portfolio | 303.4k $140.5m | Added +12.2k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.24% of their portfolio | 294.7k $136.2m | Reduced -19.2k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 293.5k $135.9m | Added +7.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.19% of their portfolio | 292.3k $135.3m | Reduced -30.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.14% of their portfolio | 281.9k $130.5m | Reduced -11.5k |
| Man Group plc 0.36% of their portfolio | 267.8k $124.0m | New |
| Artemis Investment Management LLP 1.73% of their portfolio | 255.5k $118.3m | Reduced -42.7k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.21% of their portfolio | 248.9k $115.3m | Added +155.2k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.20% of their portfolio | 243.2k $101.9m | Added +1.9k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.59% of their portfolio | 235.2k $108.9m | Reduced -76.3k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 232.3k $107.4m | Added +15.7k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.32% of their portfolio | 229.3k $106.1m | Reduced -197.8k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.32% of their portfolio | 225.0k $104.2m | Added +221.1k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.10% of their portfolio | 224.8k $104.1m | Added +212 |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.21% of their portfolio | 221.8k $100.9m | Added +24.1k |
| Capital International Investors 0.02% of their portfolio | 219.5k $101.6m | Added +73.7k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.14% of their portfolio | 219.5k $101.6m | Added +2.2k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 210.2k $97.3m | Added +6.6k |
| ANCHOR CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC 2.51% of their portfolio | 205.2k $95.0m | Reduced -13.8k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.20% of their portfolio | 203.9k $94.4m | Added +93.2k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 194.0k $89.8m | Reduced -2.4k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.11% of their portfolio | 192.6k $89.2m | Reduced -126.3k |
| WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 190.3k $88.1m | Reduced -17.1k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.18% of their portfolio | 182.4k $84.0m | Reduced -18.7k |
| COMMERCE BANK 0.60% of their portfolio | 182.4k $84.4m | Added +1.8k |
| AXA S.A. 0.14% of their portfolio | 181.3k $83.9m | Added +65.6k |
| STRS OHIO 0.35% of their portfolio | 180.1k $83.4m | Reduced -58.5k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.47% of their portfolio | 179.6k $83.2m | Added +53.9k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 178.8k $82.8m | Added +16.0k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.29% of their portfolio | 176.1k $81.5m | Added +4.5k |
| Ninety One UK Ltd 0.24% of their portfolio | 174.5k $80.8m | Reduced -8.3k |
| Railway Pension Investments Ltd 0.80% of their portfolio | 167.1k $77.4m | Added +4.7k |
| Third Point LLC 1.15% of their portfolio | 165.0k $76.4m | New |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 162.7k $75.3m | Reduced -20.3k |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) 0.43% of their portfolio | 161.2k $74.6m | Added +12.9k |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc 0.46% of their portfolio | 160.7k $74.4m | Reduced -59.8k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.29% of their portfolio | 157.6k $72.9m | Reduced -20.6k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 156.2k $72.3m | Added +42.8k |