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 ($223.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 700.3m as of 2024-07-26, 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 ≈ $70.20. Options: 45 managers hold calls ($710.3m notional), 43 hold puts ($838.2m).
Trends to Q2 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,195 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,315 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,216 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,175 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,188 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,266 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,282 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,299 |
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 | 556 | 559 |
| Q1 2023 | 484 | 670 |
| Q2 2023 | 446 | 657 |
| Q3 2023 | 521 | 553 |
| Q4 2023 | 493 | 594 |
| Q1 2024 | 579 | 597 |
| Q2 2024 | 547 | 612 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $1.4bn | $1.1bn | 0.75 |
| Q4 2023 | $1.4bn | $1.3bn | 0.88 |
| Q1 2024 | $726.0m | $1.1bn | 1.45 |
| Q2 2024 | $710.3m | $838.2m | 1.18 |
Biggest buyers
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +2.6m |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | Added | +1.7m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +1.7m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +1.3m |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.1m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +1.0m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +988.7k |
| KBC Group NV | Added | +536.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | +491.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +465.0k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -22.4m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -3.3m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -1.1m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -1.0m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -1.0m |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Sold out | -869.2k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Reduced | -769.3k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Reduced | -701.3k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | Sold out | -668.1k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $106.5m1.5m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $105.1m1.5m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $83.3m1.2m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $43.5m619.9k shares |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Unchanged | $35.8m510.0k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $33.7m479.5k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Reduced | $32.0m4.6k shares |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Reduced | $27.4m390.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $21.8m310.8k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $21.5m305.8k shares |
Biggest puts
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Added | $150.2m2.1m shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | $98.5m14.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $84.7m1.2m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $65.8m938.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $46.8m666.4k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $43.6m620.6k shares |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | $37.6m535.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $37.4m532.2k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $35.6m507.0k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $30.5m434.2k 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 Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $274.5k | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 5 | $6.9m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.0m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 1 | $879 | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $593.3k | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $3.6m | $289.5k |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q2 2024.
Holders, Q2 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 58.6m $4.1bn | Reduced -1.1m |
| Dodge & Cox 2.37% of their portfolio | 56.4m $4.0bn | Reduced -155.8k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 47.5m $3.3bn | Reduced -1.0m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.13% of their portfolio | 42.3m $3.0bn | Added +1.7m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.27% of their portfolio | 32.2m $2.3bn | Added +2.6m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.08% of their portfolio | 26.7m $1.9bn | Reduced -440.4k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.27% of their portfolio | 21.7m $1.5bn | Reduced -3.3m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 11.9m $829.5m | Reduced -119.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.06% of their portfolio | 11.7m $824.3m | Reduced -22.4m |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 2.38% of their portfolio | 9.6m $677.1m | Reduced -383.2k |
| NORGES BANK 0.09% of their portfolio | 8.6m $601.7m | Added +227.3k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.15% of their portfolio | 7.9m $555.1m | Reduced -585.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.08% of their portfolio | 6.5m $455.5m | Reduced -222.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 6.0m $420.4m | Added +257.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.9m $417.6m | Added +91.3k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 5.4m $378.8m | Added +988.7k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 5.2m $362.4m | Reduced -170.1k |
| Amundi 0.12% of their portfolio | 4.6m $324.0m | Added +183.9k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 4.5m $314.5m | Added +1.3m |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.34% of their portfolio | 4.4m $312.1m | Added +491.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.06% of their portfolio | 4.4m $306.2m | Reduced -120.8k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.08% of their portfolio | 4.2m $292.1m | Added +105.5k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.07% of their portfolio | 4.1m $288.6m | Reduced -591.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.9m $275.6m | Added +465.0k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 3.9m $274.7m | Reduced -52.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.9m $274.2m | Reduced -28.8k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 3.2m $226.4m | Added +1.7m |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.2m $226.4m | Added +100.8k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.25% of their portfolio | 3.0m $215.0m | Added +255.8k |
| KBC Group NV 0.63% of their portfolio | 3.0m $208.1m | Added +536.0k |
| ABN AMRO Bank N.V. 2.84% of their portfolio | 2.6m $187.5m | Added +5.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.5m $175.5m | Added +449.8k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.35% of their portfolio | 2.3m $159.6m | Reduced -193.6k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.1m $149.8m | Added +1.3k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.26% of their portfolio | 2.1m $147.8m | Reduced -14.9k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.1m $147.2m | Reduced -287.4k |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 0.83% of their portfolio | 2.1m $144.8m | Added +17.0k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.9m $136.1m | Added +226.8k |
| Swedbank AB 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.9m $131.3m | Added +97.0k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.9m $130.1m | Reduced -97.2k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.8m $127.7m | Reduced -64.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.8m $125.2m | Added +149.9k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.55% of their portfolio | 1.7m $120.1m | Reduced -50.0k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.7m $117.4m | Reduced -176.5k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.6m $115.7m | Added +17.7k |
| ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 1.30% of their portfolio | 1.6m $115.5m | Added +66.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.6m $111.9m | Reduced -1.0m |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.5m $108.3m | Reduced -14.1k |
| National Pension Service 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.4m $95.3m | Added +6.6k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.4m $95.3m | Reduced -265.0k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.3m $93.1m | Reduced -26.5k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $90.5m | Reduced -13.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.3m $90.5m | Reduced -40.8k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.2m $87.6m | Added +133.0k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.2m $86.4m | Reduced -131.6k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.2m $85.4m | Added +2.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $85.3m | Reduced -117.0k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.1m $79.2m | Added +1.1m |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.1m $78.3m | Reduced -17.8k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $77.4m | Reduced -28.0k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.1m $74.1m | Added +1.0m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.0m $72.2m | Added +146.9k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.0m $71.0m | Reduced -46.2k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 973.2k $68.3m | Added +48.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.17% of their portfolio | 963.9k $67.7m | Added +23.7k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 920.6k $64.6m | Reduced -85.6k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.10% of their portfolio | 883.2k $62.1m | Reduced -16.9k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.11% of their portfolio | 859.9k $60.4m | Added +72.6k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 854.2k $61.1m | Reduced -769.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.08% of their portfolio | 853.4k $59.9m | Reduced -41.9k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 848.6k $59.6m | Reduced -20.8k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.06% of their portfolio | 848.3k $59.5m | Added +229.7k |
| M&T Bank Corp 0.20% of their portfolio | 824.8k $57.9m | Reduced -16.8k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 819.9k $57.6m | Added +92.4k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 818.5k $57.5m | Reduced -12.2k |
| TCW GROUP INC 0.51% of their portfolio | 809.2k $56.8m | Added +152.1k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.04% of their portfolio | 768.3k $53.9m | Added +16.6k |
| SIGNATURE ESTATE & INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLC 1.30% of their portfolio | 739.1k $51.9m | Added +15.6k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.05% of their portfolio | 727.8k $51.1m | Added +64.1k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.13% of their portfolio | 725.1k $50.9m | Reduced -32.8k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.17% of their portfolio | 718.2k $50.4m | Reduced -11.6k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 716.9k $50.3m | Added +145.7k |
| MEAG MUNICH ERGO, Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH 1.64% of their portfolio | 702.0k $49.3m | Reduced -69.4k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.06% of their portfolio | 692.9k $48.6m | Reduced -2.5k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.09% of their portfolio | 669.1k $47.0m | Reduced -128.3k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 651.8k $45.7m | Reduced -30.2k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.14% of their portfolio | 633.1k $44.4m | Added +166.5k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.75% of their portfolio | 605.9k $42.5m | Added +65.1k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 594.1k $41.7m | Reduced -12.7k |
| REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP 0.31% of their portfolio | 584.6k $41.0m | Reduced -13.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.09% of their portfolio | 580.7k $40.8m | Reduced -33.7k |
| Man Group plc 0.11% of their portfolio | 569.6k $40.0m | Reduced -466.2k |
| Applied Finance Capital Management, LLC 1.80% of their portfolio | 553.4k $38.8m | Added +180.6k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 538.5k $37.8m | Reduced -1.1k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 510.6k $35.8m | Reduced -701.3k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.40% of their portfolio | 500.2k $35.1m | Reduced -442.1k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 498.3k $35.0m | Reduced -26.8k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 491.3k $34.5m | Reduced -97.9k |
| Tredje AP-fonden 0.33% of their portfolio | 486.6k $34.2m | Unchanged |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 480.1k $33.7m | Reduced -667.6k |