MEDLINE INC MDLN
COM CL A · Common Stock · CUSIP 58507V107
American medical supply manufacturer and distributor
- SectorHealth care
- IndustrySurgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus
- HeadquartersNorthfield, IL
- Founded1966
- Websitemedline.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 ($55.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $39.47. Options: 9 managers hold calls ($58.7m notional), 11 hold puts ($93.1m).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | 205 |
| Q1 2026 | 314 |
| Q2 2026 | 407 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 255 | 69 |
| Q2 2026 | 320 | 140 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $0 | $0 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $23.6m | $77.8m | 3.29 |
| Q1 2026 | $120.1m | $44.3m | 0.37 |
| Q2 2026 | $58.7m | $93.1m | 1.59 |
Biggest buyers
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +17.4m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Added | +16.8m |
| Egerton Capital (UK) LLP | Added | +12.1m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +10.4m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +9.5m |
| LONE PINE CAPITAL LLC | Added | +9.2m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Added | +8.3m |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Added | +7.6m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +5.9m |
| BANQUE PICTET & CIE SA | Added | +5.9m |
Biggest sellers
| H&F Corporate Investors X, Ltd. | Reduced | -15.6m |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP | Reduced | -6.6m |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD | Reduced | -5.8m |
| Durable Capital Partners LP | Reduced | -4.6m |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership | Reduced | -4.6m |
| Capital World Investors | Reduced | -3.8m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Sold out | -3.3m |
| EMINENCE CAPITAL, LP | Sold out | -2.3m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -1.9m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -1.6m |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $20.0m506.4k shares |
| CREDIT AGRICOLE S A | New | $18.6m472.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $7.9m199.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $4.5m113.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $3.2m82.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $2.6m66.1k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $832.2k21.1k shares |
| Pentwater Capital Management LP | New | $788.8k20.0k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $311.6k7.9k shares |
Biggest puts
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $27.6m700.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $15.6m396.6k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $11.0m278.3k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $10.9m276.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $9.2m233.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $8.2m207.8k shares |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | New | $4.2m105.6k shares |
| Jain Global LLC | Unchanged | $2.9m74.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.8m44.8k shares |
| DRW Securities, LLC | New | $1.1m28.6k 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 |
|---|---|
| Mozart Holdco, Inc. 13G · exempt (held before listing) new · filed 2026-02-13 | 22.4% |
| Carlyle Group Inc. 13G · exempt (held before listing) -3.8 pts · filed 2026-05-15 | 20.6% |
| Blackstone Holdings II L.P. 13G · exempt (held before listing) -4.1 pts · filed 2026-08-07 | 16.5% |
| Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners X (Parallel), L.P. 13G · exempt (held before listing) -3.8 pts · filed 2026-08-11 | 16.0% |
| GIC Private Ltd 13G · passive investor new · filed 2025-12-29 | 14.6% |
| FMR LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-06 | 5.5% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (4.9%, 2026-05-07)
Insider purchases and sales since 1 Apr 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2025 | 2 | $149.8m | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2026 | 1 | $170.8k | 1 | $3.7m | $3.7m |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | GIC Private Ltd +2 10% owner | Sold | $3.6m100.0k shares |
| 2026-08-13 | GIC Private Ltd +2 10% owner | Sold | $53.7m1.5m shares |
| 2026-08-07 | GIC Private Ltd +2 10% owner | Sold | $21.0m590.3k shares |
| 2026-08-06 | GIC Private Ltd +2 10% owner | Sold | $9.6m272.0k shares |
| 2026-08-05 | GIC Private Ltd +2 10% owner | Sold | $70.4m2.0m shares |
| 2026-06-16 | Golwas Douglas P Chief Commercial Officer | Sold plan | $3.7m100.0k shares |
| 2026-06-05 | CORCORAN JESSI L Principal Accounting Officer | Bought | $170.8k5.0k shares |
| 2026-05-28 | Blackstone Management Associates VIII L.P. +8 10% owner · See Footnotes | Sold | $1.2bn33.3m shares |
| 2026-05-28 | SCHWARZMAN STEPHEN A +6 10% owner · See Footnotes | Sold | $1.2bn33.3m shares |
| 2026-05-28 | HFCP X (Parallel-A), L.P. +8 10% owner · By Mend Investment Holdings I, L.P. | Sold | $655.8m17.9m shares |
| 2026-05-28 | HFCP X (Parallel-A), L.P. +8 10% owner · By Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners X (Parallel), L.P. | Sold | $435.0m11.9m shares |
| 2026-05-28 | HFCP X (Parallel-A), L.P. +8 10% owner · By HFCP X (Parallel - A), L.P. | Sold | $46.1m1.3m shares |
| 2026-05-28 | HFCP X (Parallel-A), L.P. +8 10% owner · By Mend Partners II, L.P. | Sold | $27.5m753.5k 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, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Carlyle Group Inc. 73.78% of their portfolio | 187.1m $7.4bn | Unchanged |
| H&F Corporate Investors X, Ltd. 100.00% of their portfolio | 70.9m $2.8bn | Reduced -15.6m |
| FMR LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 47.0m $1.9bn | Added +10.4m |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.22% of their portfolio | 40.0m $1.6bn | Added +16.8m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.12% of their portfolio | 38.3m $1.5bn | Added +17.4m |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 26.4m $1.0bn | Added +9.5m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.05% of their portfolio | 21.6m $852.1m | Added +5.9m |
| LONE PINE CAPITAL LLC 5.06% of their portfolio | 21.0m $827.0m | Added +9.2m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.25% of their portfolio | 19.9m $787.1m | Added +8.3m |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 17.8m $702.7m | Added +3.1m |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 16.8m $661.8m | Added +2.6m |
| Egerton Capital (UK) LLP 6.28% of their portfolio | 16.5m $649.6m | Added +12.1m |
| Jupiter Topco LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 15.9m $625.4m | First filing |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.37% of their portfolio | 12.0m $471.6m | Added +7.6m |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.41% of their portfolio | 11.3m $447.4m | Added +1.4m |
| NORGES BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 8.5m $334.3m | Not comparable |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 8.4m $333.2m | Added +3.6m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 7.9m $312.7m | Added +1.7m |
| SurgoCap Partners LP 9.55% of their portfolio | 7.5m $295.3m | Added +1.4m |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 7.4m $293.0m | Added +178.9k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.41% of their portfolio | 7.4m $290.1m | Added +2.4m |
| BANQUE PICTET & CIE SA 2.97% of their portfolio | 7.3m $288.4m | Added +5.9m |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.69% of their portfolio | 6.8m $268.6m | Added +3.9m |
| UBS Group AG 0.04% of their portfolio | 6.4m $253.6m | Added +3.2m |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.31% of their portfolio | 5.6m $222.8m | Added +2.1m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.9m $194.2m | Reduced -687.4k |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP 0.54% of their portfolio | 4.8m $190.9m | Reduced -6.6m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.8m $188.0m | Added +3.4m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.12% of their portfolio | 4.7m $184.1m | New |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.06% of their portfolio | 4.2m $186.9m | Added +3.8m |
| Unisphere Establishment 1.24% of their portfolio | 3.7m $145.2m | Added +1.2m |
| SEVEN GRAND MANAGERS, LLC 5.80% of their portfolio | 3.7m $144.0m | Added +1.2m |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.6m $141.6m | Reduced -5.8m |
| Ghisallo Capital Management LLC 2.32% of their portfolio | 3.0m $118.3m | Reduced -1.5m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.8m $111.6m | Added +1.6m |
| Durable Capital Partners LP 1.01% of their portfolio | 2.6m $103.6m | Reduced -4.6m |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.5m $100.4m | Added +506.2k |
| MBB PUBLIC MARKETS I LLC 10.40% of their portfolio | 2.4m $96.3m | Unchanged |
| Khrom Capital Management LLC 8.05% of their portfolio | 2.4m $96.1m | Added +1.7m |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.13% of their portfolio | 2.0m $79.1m | Reduced -4.6m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.0m $78.6m | Reduced -296.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.0m $78.0m | Added +761.6k |
| FIL Ltd 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.9m $76.0m | Added +1.6m |
| SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC 0.85% of their portfolio | 1.6m $64.6m | Added +351.8k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.6m $64.2m | New |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $63.3m | Added +1.6m |
| Burkehill Global Management, LP 2.14% of their portfolio | 1.5m $59.2m | Reduced -450.0k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.5m $57.5m | Added +227.9k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.4m $56.0m | Added +207.4k |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.4m $53.6m | Added +369.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $51.0m | Added +1.3m |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $49.3m | Reduced -143.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $48.3m | Added +235.4k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.2m $45.8m | Reduced -382.6k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.1m $42.7m | New |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $42.0m | Reduced -889.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $40.7m | New |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $40.4m | Added +319.8k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 915.0k $36.1m | Added +59.4k |
| National Pension Service 0.02% of their portfolio | 900.0k $35.5m | Unchanged |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 861.0k $34.0m | Added +269.8k |
| Mediolanum International Funds Ltd 0.29% of their portfolio | 858.5k $34.0m | New |
| Mawer Investment Management Ltd. 0.23% of their portfolio | 840.6k $33.2m | Added +473.3k |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp 0.19% of their portfolio | 818.0k $32.3m | Added +428.0k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 817.7k $32.3m | Added +791.3k |
| DF DENT & CO INC 0.60% of their portfolio | 801.2k $31.6m | New |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 779.6k $30.7m | Added +769.9k |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 742.7k $29.3m | Added +712.2k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 711.3k $28.1m | Added +129.1k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 706.3k $27.9m | Added +102.1k |
| BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. 0.66% of their portfolio | 690.0k $27.2m | Added +250.0k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 657.8k $25.9m | New |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 618.2k $24.5m | Reduced -852.2k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 611.6k $24.1m | Added +112.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 603.5k $23.8m | Added +123.1k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 580.0k $22.9m | Added +562.2k |
| Port Capital LLC 0.93% of their portfolio | 579.9k $22.9m | Added +281.1k |
| National Philanthropic Trust 0.33% of their portfolio | 570.6k $22.5m | Added +15.8k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 563.2k $22.2m | New |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.06% of their portfolio | 557.9k $22.0m | Reduced -607.5k |
| Capital World Investors 0.00% of their portfolio | 535.9k $21.1m | Reduced -3.8m |
| Jain Global LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 512.5k $20.2m | Added +314.0k |
| BRADLEY FOSTER & SARGENT INC/CT 0.29% of their portfolio | 511.3k $20.2m | Added +121.8k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 479.0k $18.9m | Added +22.6k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 430.2k $17.0m | Added +171.8k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 429.0k $16.9m | New |
| Bank Pictet & Cie (Europe) AG 0.31% of their portfolio | 397.0k $15.7m | Added +312.3k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.01% of their portfolio | 396.9k $15.7m | Added +307.0k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.06% of their portfolio | 384.7k $15.2m | New |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 379.9k $15.0m | Added +349.6k |
| WINTON GROUP Ltd 0.47% of their portfolio | 367.1k $14.5m | Added +340.1k |
| Laurion Capital Management LP 1.00% of their portfolio | 348.6k $13.8m | Added +148.6k |
| Sagewood Asset Management LP 3.02% of their portfolio | 338.2k $13.3m | New |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 333.7k $13.0m | Reduced -11.7k |
| NATIXIS 0.06% of their portfolio | 328.9k $13.0m | New |
| Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP 0.21% of their portfolio | 326.0k $12.9m | Added +251.5k |
| HBK INVESTMENTS L P 0.15% of their portfolio | 325.0k $12.8m | Reduced -100.0k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 323.6k $12.8m | Reduced -1.0m |
| READYSTATE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 0.51% of their portfolio | 320.0k $12.6m | Added +78.7k |
| USS Investment Management Ltd 0.05% of their portfolio | 316.7k $12.5m | New |