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 ($363.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 643.4m as of 2026-04-30, 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 ≈ $70.68. Options: 34 managers hold calls ($270.1m notional), 39 hold puts ($430.9m).
Trends to Q1 2026
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 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,368 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,444 |
| Q1 2026 | 1,382 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 547 | 612 |
| Q3 2024 | 570 | 586 |
| Q4 2024 | 592 | 582 |
| Q1 2025 | 662 | 601 |
| Q2 2025 | 665 | 615 |
| Q3 2025 | 592 | 644 |
| Q4 2025 | 603 | 619 |
| Q1 2026 | 581 | 698 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $556.0m | $786.9m | 1.42 |
| Q3 2025 | $661.3m | $863.0m | 1.30 |
| Q4 2025 | $583.1m | $771.6m | 1.32 |
| Q1 2026 | $270.1m | $430.9m | 1.60 |
Biggest buyers
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +2.6m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +1.8m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +1.7m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +1.4m |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +1.1m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +1.1m |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | +844.8k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +593.7k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +517.1k |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC | New | +515.4k |
Biggest sellers
| ABN AMRO Bank N.V. | Reduced | -2.1m |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Reduced | -2.0m |
| Corient Private Wealth LP | Reduced | -1.3m |
| Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC (Investment Advisor) | Reduced | -1.3m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Reduced | -1.2m |
| Dodge & Cox | Reduced | -1.1m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Sold out | -969.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -919.9k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | Reduced | -663.8k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | -604.2k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $84.2m1.2m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $66.3m937.3k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | $19.5m285.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $17.7m250.9k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $16.4m231.8k shares |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Reduced | $14.9m210.0k shares |
| Lombard Odier Asset Management (USA) Corp | Unchanged | $10.6m150.0k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Reduced | $4.6m65.5k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $4.4m62.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $4.3m60.6k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $93.3m1.3m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $64.5m912.4k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | $29.0m410.4k shares |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Reduced | $29.0m410.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $26.9m380.8k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Reduced | $24.6m3.5k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $24.6m348.2k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | $23.0m336.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $19.2m272.2k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $17.8m251.3k 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 Q1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $3.6m | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $2.1m | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q1 2026.
Holders, Q1 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 51.4m $3.6bn | Added +1.4m |
| Dodge & Cox 1.99% of their portfolio | 51.1m $3.6bn | Reduced -1.1m |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 35.9m $2.5bn | First filing |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 30.8m $2.2bn | First filing |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 25.2m $1.8bn | Reduced -221.7k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.19% of their portfolio | 22.8m $1.6bn | Added +2.6m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 13.2m $941.9m | Added +353.7k |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 2.60% of their portfolio | 11.3m $799.4m | Reduced -579.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.05% of their portfolio | 11.1m $786.5m | Added +181.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 7.1m $503.6m | Reduced -383.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 6.9m $489.3m | Reduced -92.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 6.8m $478.1m | Reduced -189.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 6.3m $448.2m | Reduced -186.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 6.2m $439.1m | Added +1.7m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 5.7m $402.4m | Added +488.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.5m $389.0m | Reduced -166.3k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 5.1m $364.2m | Reduced -663.8k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.31% of their portfolio | 4.8m $328.5m | Added +161.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.07% of their portfolio | 4.2m $294.4m | Reduced -19.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.9m $272.4m | Added +89.1k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.8m $270.5m | Reduced -70.7k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 3.6m $253.9m | Added +415.2k |
| UBS Group AG 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.6m $255.0m | Added +1.1m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.6m $253.0m | Reduced -1.2m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.4m $234.0m | Reduced -328.0k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.1m $219.3m | First filing |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.12% of their portfolio | 3.1m $219.1m | Added +1.8m |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.18% of their portfolio | 2.8m $200.6m | Added +175.7k |
| Swedbank AB 0.20% of their portfolio | 2.7m $191.1m | Added +316.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.7m $188.9m | Reduced -518.3k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 2.6m $183.6m | Reduced -506.4k |
| Amundi 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.6m $181.0m | Reduced -503.8k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.4m $167.4m | Reduced -203.0k |
| Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC (Investment Advisor) 1.04% of their portfolio | 2.3m $166.1m | Reduced -1.3m |
| Man Group plc 0.31% of their portfolio | 2.1m $147.2m | Added +484.4k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.0m $140.7m | Reduced -2.0m |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.9m $136.7m | Reduced -68.9k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.9m $136.3m | Added +84.1k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.9m $135.7m | Added +101.7k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.9m $134.8m | Added +18.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.9m $131.7m | Added +844.8k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.8m $126.5m | Added +273.1k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.8m $126.2m | Reduced -42.8k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.7m $119.0m | Added +118.6k |
| ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 0.94% of their portfolio | 1.7m $117.8m | Reduced -24.7k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.6m $116.2m | Added +293.7k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.6m $116.2m | Added +94.5k |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 0.59% of their portfolio | 1.6m $113.7m | Added +216.4k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.6m $112.3m | Added +176.6k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.6m $110.3m | Added +38.7k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.6m $109.7m | Added +1.1m |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $109.2m | Reduced -91.6k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.5m $103.0m | Reduced -74.8k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.4m $97.2m | Added +273.7k |
| KBC Group NV 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.4m $95.8m | Reduced -65.5k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.3m $94.2m | Unchanged |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $94.7m | Reduced -61 |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.3m $93.6m | First filing |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $89.0m | Added +86.4k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $88.4m | Reduced -167.8k |
| National Pension Service 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.2m $88.3m | Added +195.9k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.2m $86.0m | Added +25.0k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.52% of their portfolio | 1.2m $85.2m | Reduced -54.7k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $80.1m | Reduced -919.9k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $79.5m | Added +56.6k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $79.2m | First filing |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $78.5m | Added +517.1k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $78.3m | Added +330.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $75.2m | Added +24.6k |
| Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.0m $71.3m | Added +5.7k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 1.0m $71.7m | Reduced -83.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.0m $71.5m | Reduced -20.6k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.0m $76.8m | Added +24.1k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.04% of their portfolio | 982.6k $69.5m | Added +24.2k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.11% of their portfolio | 976.0k $69.0m | Added +120.2k |
| PFA Pension, Forsikringsaktieselskab 0.20% of their portfolio | 939.9k $66.5m | Reduced -81.5k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.27% of their portfolio | 911.8k $64.5m | Reduced -110.5k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.06% of their portfolio | 908.1k $64.2m | Added +346.1k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.07% of their portfolio | 907.5k $64.2m | Reduced -27.3k |
| REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP 0.39% of their portfolio | 853.9k $60.4m | Added +13.9k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 822.9k $58.2m | Added +152.1k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 798.0k $56.4m | Reduced -18.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 725.7k $57.3m | Reduced -497.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.07% of their portfolio | 718.4k $50.8m | Reduced -1.6k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.04% of their portfolio | 711.5k $50.3m | Added +48.5k |
| GROUPAMA ASSET MANAGMENT 0.73% of their portfolio | 710.5k $50.2m | Reduced -20.3k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 707.3k $50.0m | Added +24.8k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.04% of their portfolio | 694.9k $49.1m | Reduced -89.4k |
| M&T Bank Corp 0.17% of their portfolio | 691.0k $48.9m | Reduced -49.4k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 667.6k $47.2m | Added +593.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 642.8k $45.5m | Added +20.0k |
| SEB Asset Management AB 0.19% of their portfolio | 636.8k $45.0m | First filing |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.20% of their portfolio | 626.5k $44.3m | Reduced -390.6k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 621.4k $43.9m | Added +109.0k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.08% of their portfolio | 613.9k $43.4m | Added +68.1k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.03% of their portfolio | 603.8k $41.2m | Reduced -55.5k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.12% of their portfolio | 596.9k $42.2m | Reduced -46.0k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.37% of their portfolio | 586.8k $41.5m | Added +247.6k |
| AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc 0.51% of their portfolio | 543.6k $38.4m | Reduced -300.8k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.07% of their portfolio | 543.2k $38.5m | Added +7.4k |