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 ($295.5m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 665.0m as of 2025-07-31, 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 ≈ $80.39. Options: 39 managers hold calls ($556.0m notional), 38 hold puts ($786.9m).
Trends to Q2 2025
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 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,320 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,406 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,412 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,413 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 521 | 553 |
| Q4 2023 | 493 | 594 |
| Q1 2024 | 579 | 597 |
| Q2 2024 | 547 | 612 |
| Q3 2024 | 570 | 586 |
| Q4 2024 | 592 | 582 |
| Q1 2025 | 662 | 601 |
| Q2 2025 | 665 | 615 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $846.4m | $1.4bn | 1.69 |
| Q4 2024 | $685.2m | $1.1bn | 1.64 |
| Q1 2025 | $579.5m | $1.0bn | 1.77 |
| Q2 2025 | $556.0m | $786.9m | 1.42 |
Biggest buyers
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +2.6m |
| Amundi | Added | +1.3m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +1.1m |
| Man Group plc | Added | +1.0m |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC | Added | +781.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | +753.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +659.7k |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +585.7k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +556.1k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +528.6k |
Biggest sellers
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -6.3m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -1.7m |
| Woodline Partners LP | Sold out | -1.2m |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | Sold out | -1.2m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Reduced | -1.2m |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | Sold out | -847.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -780.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Reduced | -753.8k |
| Dodge & Cox | Reduced | -731.3k |
| Freestone Grove Partners LP | Sold out | -601.0k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $70.7m879.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $70.3m874.5k shares |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Reduced | $64.3m800.0k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Reduced | $56.2m7.0k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $45.9m571.3k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $31.1m386.1k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $22.3m276.9k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | $20.4m253.5k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $17.7m220.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $17.5m217.7k shares |
Biggest puts
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Reduced | $187.3m2.3m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $117.5m1.5m shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Reduced | $91.3m11.4k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $72.4m900.8k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $48.2m598.8k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $26.8m333.7k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $24.9m309.4k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $22.2m276.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $21.5m267.4k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $21.0m261.0k 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 2025
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 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $593.3k | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $3.6m | $289.5k |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $3.6m | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $2.1m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-12 | PAPPAS BILL EVP, Global Tech. & Ops. | Sold | $2.1m26.0k 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, Q2 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 57.2m $4.6bn | Reduced -274.4k |
| Dodge & Cox 2.40% of their portfolio | 53.2m $4.3bn | Reduced -731.3k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 47.5m $3.8bn | Added +556.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.08% of their portfolio | 26.0m $2.1bn | Reduced -780.4k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.18% of their portfolio | 20.2m $1.6bn | Reduced -6.3m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 12.8m $1.0bn | Reduced -151.0k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.18% of their portfolio | 12.4m $996.6m | Reduced -1.7m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.06% of their portfolio | 11.4m $913.7m | Reduced -530.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.09% of their portfolio | 9.4m $756.1m | Added +16.2k |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 2.39% of their portfolio | 9.1m $735.4m | Added +585.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.12% of their portfolio | 8.1m $652.1m | Reduced -753.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.15% of their portfolio | 7.4m $594.5m | Reduced -12.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 7.1m $568.2m | Added +393.4k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.05% of their portfolio | 6.9m $555.2m | Added +2.6m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.08% of their portfolio | 6.8m $546.1m | Reduced -318.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 6.6m $532.7m | Added +162.0k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 5.9m $474.0m | Added +127.9k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 5.3m $426.3m | Added +319.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.2m $421.4m | Reduced -86.0k |
| Amundi 0.12% of their portfolio | 4.5m $361.3m | Added +1.3m |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.33% of their portfolio | 4.4m $355.2m | Added +80.6k |
| Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC (Investment Advisor) 1.52% of their portfolio | 4.1m $329.6m | Reduced -98.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.9m $316.9m | Reduced -77.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.8m $309.1m | Reduced -4.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.8m $305.5m | Reduced -77.8k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.7m $295.8m | Reduced -220.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.5m $281.4m | Added +659.7k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 3.2m $261.2m | Added +174.4k |
| Swedbank AB 0.29% of their portfolio | 3.2m $254.2m | First filing |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.0m $242.7m | Added +11.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.9m $234.2m | Reduced -479.6k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.20% of their portfolio | 2.6m $205.6m | Added +67.5k |
| ABN AMRO Bank N.V. 2.33% of their portfolio | 2.2m $178.7m | Added +3.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.2m $173.4m | Added +753.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.1m $169.6m | Reduced -247.1k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.26% of their portfolio | 2.0m $158.5m | Reduced -1.4k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.61% of their portfolio | 1.9m $152.0m | Added +101.3k |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 0.76% of their portfolio | 1.9m $149.4m | Added +148.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.8m $141.0m | Added +92.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.7m $136.2m | Reduced -37.0k |
| ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 1.16% of their portfolio | 1.7m $136.0m | Added +10.5k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.32% of their portfolio | 1.7m $134.9m | Reduced -81.3k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.7m $134.7m | Reduced -5.7k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.6m $129.4m | Added +288.2k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.5m $122.8m | Added +238.4k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.5m $121.8m | Added +154.2k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.5m $119.8m | Added +161.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.5m $118.0m | Reduced -1.2m |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.4m $116.4m | Reduced -75.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.4m $116.3m | Added +268.8k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.4m $114.2m | Added +48.0k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.58% of their portfolio | 1.4m $111.7m | Reduced -38.5k |
| KBC Group NV 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.4m $109.5m | Reduced -451.0k |
| Man Group plc 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.3m $108.1m | Added +1.0m |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.3m $106.9m | Reduced -12.5k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.3m $105.6m | Added +1.1m |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.1m $92.2m | Added +59.2k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $87.6m | Added +38.0k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.1m $86.8m | Added +2.8k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $85.3m | Reduced -23.7k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $85.2m | Added +69.8k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.58% of their portfolio | 1.0m $82.5m | Added +366.6k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.0m $81.6m | Added +462.4k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.0m $81.5m | Reduced -44.2k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 992.9k $79.9m | Added +187.2k |
| AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc 1.00% of their portfolio | 971.4k $78.1m | Reduced -45.9k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.09% of their portfolio | 969.5k $78.0m | Added +45.9k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.30% of their portfolio | 952.7k $76.6m | Reduced -6.2k |
| National Pension Service 0.07% of their portfolio | 947.0k $76.2m | Reduced -529.9k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 936.3k $75.3m | Added +25.6k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.06% of their portfolio | 930.9k $74.9m | Added +57.0k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.12% of their portfolio | 891.6k $71.7m | Reduced -130.7k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 856.9k $68.9m | Added +781.0k |
| REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP 0.47% of their portfolio | 847.3k $68.1m | Added +41.8k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 838.6k $67.4m | Reduced -53.6k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.08% of their portfolio | 837.1k $67.3m | Added +68.8k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.08% of their portfolio | 808.0k $65.0m | Added +427.4k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.10% of their portfolio | 789.8k $63.6m | Reduced -24.8k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 778.9k $62.6m | Added +38.5k |
| M&T Bank Corp 0.21% of their portfolio | 773.8k $62.2m | Reduced -7.6k |
| TCW GROUP INC 0.48% of their portfolio | 768.4k $61.8m | Added +28.2k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.05% of their portfolio | 744.6k $59.9m | Added +24.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.08% of their portfolio | 727.1k $58.5m | Reduced -23.0k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.17% of their portfolio | 724.5k $58.3m | Added +7.0k |
| SIGNATURE ESTATE & INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLC 1.31% of their portfolio | 708.1k $56.9m | Added +24.8k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 695.0k $55.9m | Reduced -116.5k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.10% of their portfolio | 671.2k $54.0m | Added +6.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.04% of their portfolio | 667.8k $53.7m | Reduced -174.9k |
| Sterling Capital Management LLC 0.76% of their portfolio | 665.7k $53.5m | Reduced -45.7k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.05% of their portfolio | 665.0k $53.5m | Added +134.8k |
| GROUPAMA ASSET MANAGMENT 0.88% of their portfolio | 659.2k $53.0m | Added +26.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 629.1k $50.6m | Reduced -48.4k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 607.1k $48.8m | Reduced -22.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 600.4k $48.3m | Added +528.6k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.11% of their portfolio | 594.6k $47.8m | Added +38.1k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 591.6k $47.6m | Added +44.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 570.5k $45.9m | Added +167.8k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.08% of their portfolio | 568.9k $45.8m | Reduced -20.1k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.06% of their portfolio | 567.7k $45.7m | Added +506.6k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.08% of their portfolio | 564.6k $45.4m | Reduced -508.8k |