METLIFE INC MET
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 59156R108 · ISIN US59156R1086
American insurance holding company
- SectorFinancials
- IndustryLife Insurance
- HeadquartersNew York, NY
- Founded1868
- Websitemetlife.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 ($272.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 774.4m as of 2023-02-14, 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 ≈ $72.33. Options: 41 managers hold calls ($1.2bn notional), 44 hold puts ($1.6bn).
Trends to Q4 2022
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,195 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,315 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $1.1bn | $1.2bn | 1.06 |
| Q4 2022 | $1.2bn | $1.6bn | 1.32 |
Biggest buyers
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +5.4m |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK | Added | +1.8m |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | Added | +1.4m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +1.4m |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.1m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +948.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | New | +764.1k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | New | +613.0k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | Added | +590.7k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Added | +587.6k |
Biggest sellers
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Reduced | -5.1m |
| Dodge & Cox | Reduced | -2.2m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Reduced | -1.7m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -1.5m |
| KBC Group NV | Reduced | -1.0m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -990.0k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -965.2k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Reduced | -963.4k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -850.5k |
| NORGES BANK | Reduced | -735.6k |
Biggest calls
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $230.6m3.2m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $164.4m2.3m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $155.2m2.1m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $139.2m1.9m shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $91.6m1.3m shares |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Added | $62.2m860.0k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $57.2m790.2k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | $56.4m779.6k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | $44.9m6.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $35.0m483.6k shares |
Biggest puts
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Added | $194.7m2.7m shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $184.3m2.5m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $157.8m2.2m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $113.4m1.6m shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | $110.8m15.3k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $109.9m1.5m shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $92.1m1.3m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $83.2m1.1m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $80.1m1.1m shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | $62.0m856.2k 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 |
|---|---|
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF METLIFE INC
13D · may seek influence
-0.1 pts · filed 2026-08-06
Stated purposeThe Board of Directors (the "Board") is reporting beneficial ownership of 102,098,469 shares of Common Stock (the "Shares") held by the MetLife Policyholder Trust (the "Trust") under the Plan of Reorganization, dated September 28, 1999, as amended (the "Plan"), of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company ("MetLife"). On April 7, 2000, 494,466,664 Shares were issued to the Trust pursuant to Section 5.2(d) of the Plan, a copy of which is attached as an exhibit to this statement. No consideration has been separately provided therefor by any member of the Board, except for Shares allocated to such member pursuant to the Plan. Since April 7, 2000, transactions by Beneficiaries (i) under the Purchase and Sale Program provided for by the Trust Agreement (as defined below), (ii) pursuant to the Issuer… Full filing |
16.1% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 6.4% |
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 2022
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 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 1 | $2.6m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $4.0m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 1 | $8.9k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $274.5k | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 5 | $6.9m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-23 | HUBBARD ROBERT GLENN Director | Sold | $4336 shares |
| 2022-12-20 | PODLOGAR SUSAN M EVP & Chief HR Officer | Sold | $215.7k3.0k shares |
| 2022-12-12 | Khalaf Michel President & CEO, director | Sold | $4.1m57.2k shares |
| 2022-12-12 | Goulart Steven J EVP & Chief Investment Officer | Sold | $2.1m29.4k shares |
| 2022-12-07 | PAPPAS BILL EVP, Global Tech. & Ops. | Sold | $377.8k5.0k 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 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 55.5m $4.0bn | Reduced -850.5k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.13% of their portfolio | 55.5m $4.0bn | Reduced -230.9k |
| Dodge & Cox 2.66% of their portfolio | 53.6m $3.9bn | Reduced -2.2m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.57% of their portfolio | 39.0m $2.8bn | Reduced -1.5m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.13% of their portfolio | 31.4m $2.3bn | Added +494.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.30% of their portfolio | 25.6m $1.9bn | Added +5.4m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.30% of their portfolio | 13.6m $984.7m | Added +1.4m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.13% of their portfolio | 12.8m $925.3m | Added +408.2k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 11.7m $847.8m | Reduced -273.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.10% of their portfolio | 11.6m $838.4m | Added +418.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.28% of their portfolio | 11.5m $830.1m | Reduced -468.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.15% of their portfolio | 9.1m $658.0m | Reduced -1.7m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.12% of their portfolio | 7.8m $563.7m | Reduced -143.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 7.8m $562.1m | Reduced -30.8k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.60% of their portfolio | 7.0m $508.7m | Reduced -727.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.11% of their portfolio | 6.1m $444.2m | Reduced -735.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.12% of their portfolio | 5.8m $423.0m | Reduced -568.3k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 5.7m $416.1m | Reduced -965.2k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 4.6m $333.9m | Reduced -99.9k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.12% of their portfolio | 4.4m $320.9m | Reduced -411.5k |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 1.36% of their portfolio | 4.3m $308.4m | Reduced -487.2k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 4.2m $304.9m | First filing |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.8m $274.3m | Reduced -16.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.2m $234.9m | Reduced -990.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.2m $233.3m | Reduced -108.4k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 3.2m $232.4m | Added +121.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 3.2m $229.3m | Reduced -101.1k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.49% of their portfolio | 3.1m $222.2m | Reduced -433.7k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.24% of their portfolio | 3.0m $220.5m | Added +87.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.0m $215.0m | Reduced -698.7k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.8m $199.4m | Reduced -240.1k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.31% of their portfolio | 2.7m $199.4m | Reduced -79.7k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.6m $189.4m | Added +558.6k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 1.10% of their portfolio | 2.6m $185.3m | Reduced -403.8k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.48% of their portfolio | 2.4m $177.2m | Added +81.5k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.3m $169.9m | Reduced -33.7k |
| Swedbank AB 0.35% of their portfolio | 2.2m $157.5m | Added +275.8k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.38% of their portfolio | 2.2m $157.1m | Added +1.4m |
| FMR LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.1m $154.1m | Reduced -7.1k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.1m $152.4m | Reduced -963.4k |
| B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG 2.60% of their portfolio | 2.1m $152.2m | Added +56.3k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.23% of their portfolio | 2.1m $151.7m | Added +1.8m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.1m $151.7m | Reduced -37.5k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.0m $148.2m | Reduced -72.1k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.71% of their portfolio | 2.0m $143.7m | Added +1.1m |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.32% of their portfolio | 2.0m $143.3m | Reduced -8.1k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.8m $131.0m | Reduced -23.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.7m $122.2m | Added +414.5k |
| Amundi 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.6m $117.1m | Reduced -296.7k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.6m $118.3m | Added +587.6k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.6m $116.2m | Added +20.3k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.6m $115.2m | Added +30.2k |
| ASSETMARK, INC 0.50% of their portfolio | 1.6m $114.4m | Added +36.4k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.5m $110.8m | Added +33.8k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.5m $109.6m | Reduced -58.7k |
| ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 1.51% of their portfolio | 1.5m $108.4m | Added +62.1k |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) 0.71% of their portfolio | 1.3m $95.0m | Reduced -306.6k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.3m $92.9m | Added +14.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.3m $91.6m | Reduced -31.1k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.2m $88.2m | Reduced -235.7k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.2m $86.5m | Reduced -4.0k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.52% of their portfolio | 1.2m $86.1m | Added +948.0k |
| National Pension Service 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.2m $84.2m | Reduced -33.6k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.2m $83.9m | Reduced -81.5k |
| KBC Group NV 0.40% of their portfolio | 1.2m $83.3m | Reduced -1.0m |
| M&T Bank Corp 0.32% of their portfolio | 1.1m $79.8m | Added +8.1k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $77.8m | Added +72.7k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.1m $77.3m | Added +143.2k |
| EDGAR LOMAX CO/VA 4.60% of their portfolio | 1.0m $75.9m | Reduced -6.3k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.0m $75.4m | Unchanged |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.0m $74.4m | Reduced -5.1m |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 988.1k $71.5m | Added +262.3k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 983.8k $71.2m | Added +37.7k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.18% of their portfolio | 951.9k $69.2m | Reduced -99.6k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.12% of their portfolio | 932.0k $67.5m | Reduced -485.9k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.21% of their portfolio | 907.4k $65.7m | Added +11.1k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.06% of their portfolio | 890.9k $64.5m | Added +15.2k |
| Candriam S.C.A. 0.43% of their portfolio | 876.3k $63.4m | Added +434.8k |
| J.P. Morgan Private Wealth Advisors LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 847.5k $61.3m | Added +36.4k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.22% of their portfolio | 846.0k $61.2m | Added +71.0k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 838.1k $60.7m | Reduced -36.3k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 837.0k $60.6m | Reduced -938 |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.17% of their portfolio | 831.1k $60.1m | Reduced -169.2k |
| AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc 1.08% of their portfolio | 826.7k $59.8m | Reduced -161.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.15% of their portfolio | 825.6k $59.8m | Reduced -43.4k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.39% of their portfolio | 823.1k $59.6m | Reduced -5.0k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.13% of their portfolio | 818.4k $59.2m | Reduced -316.0k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.14% of their portfolio | 797.5k $57.7m | Reduced -7.3k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.04% of their portfolio | 784.5k $56.8m | Reduced -48.9k |
| REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP 0.51% of their portfolio | 774.1k $56.0m | Reduced -107.8k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 764.1k $55.3m | New |
| Man Group plc 0.20% of their portfolio | 758.1k $54.9m | Added +248.0k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.07% of their portfolio | 750.0k $54.3m | Reduced -132.4k |
| EDMOND DE ROTHSCHILD HOLDING S.A. 1.25% of their portfolio | 744.8k $53.9m | Added +16.3k |
| STRS OHIO 0.24% of their portfolio | 741.2k $53.6m | Reduced -7.5k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.29% of their portfolio | 733.5k $53.1m | Added +5.5k |
| TCW GROUP INC 0.76% of their portfolio | 729.4k $52.8m | Reduced -22.6k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.13% of their portfolio | 671.9k $48.6m | Added +32.5k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 665.5k $48.2m | Reduced -115.0k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.11% of their portfolio | 659.6k $47.7m | Added +22.8k |