PFIZER INC PFE
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 717081103 · ISIN US7170811035
American multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology corporation
- SectorHealth care
- IndustryPharmaceutical Preparations
- HeadquartersNew York, NY
- Founded1849
- Websitepfizer.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 ($594.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 5.6bn as of 2023-08-04, 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 ≈ $37.02. Options: 68 managers hold calls ($1.7bn notional), 69 hold puts ($2.4bn).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 3,093 |
| Q4 2022 | 3,270 |
| Q1 2023 | 3,113 |
| Q2 2023 | 3,050 |
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 | 1,413 | 1,442 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,476 | 1,543 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,481 | 1,439 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $2.7bn | $2.1bn | 0.75 |
| Q4 2022 | $3.1bn | $2.8bn | 0.90 |
| Q1 2023 | $1.6bn | $2.2bn | 1.38 |
| Q2 2023 | $1.7bn | $2.4bn | 1.37 |
Biggest buyers
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +14.2m |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +9.0m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +7.2m |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | Added | +6.7m |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | +6.5m |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | +5.5m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +5.4m |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC | Added | +5.1m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +4.0m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +3.9m |
Biggest sellers
| Capital World Investors | Reduced | -32.5m |
| Capital International Investors | Reduced | -27.4m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -11.7m |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC | Reduced | -8.3m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -5.2m |
| STRS OHIO | Reduced | -4.9m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -4.4m |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | -4.2m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -4.0m |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP | Reduced | -3.9m |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $263.8m7.2m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $237.6m6.5m shares |
| BlackRock Inc. | New | $149.9m4.1m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $123.2m3.4m shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $100.5m2.7m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $84.5m2.3m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $83.6m2.3m shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $57.6m1.6m shares |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | $51.0m1.4m shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | New | $50.0m1.4m shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $638.4m17.4m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $380.4m10.4m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $161.2m4.4m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $95.0m2.6m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $93.2m2.5m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $87.8m2.4m shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | $80.4m2.2m shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $67.9m1.9m shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Added | $60.4m1.6m shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $52.5m1.4m 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 |
|---|---|
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-05-01 | 7.5% |
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 2023
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 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 7 | $19.7m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 5 | $7.2m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $396.7k | — |
| Q2 2023 | 1 | $77.0k | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-08 | Gottlieb Scott Director | Bought | $38.6k1.0k shares |
| 2023-05-05 | Gottlieb Scott Director | Bought | $38.4k1.0k 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 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.44% of their portfolio | 508.1m $18.6bn | Reduced -313.9k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.45% of their portfolio | 445.1m $16.3bn | Reduced -238.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.55% of their portfolio | 287.2m $10.5bn | Added +5.4m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 1.62% of their portfolio | 233.1m $8.6bn | Added +14.2m |
| Capital World Investors 1.40% of their portfolio | 199.0m $7.3bn | Reduced -32.5m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.49% of their portfolio | 112.9m $4.1bn | Added +3.0m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.90% of their portfolio | 86.4m $3.2bn | Added +2.5m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.31% of their portfolio | 84.6m $3.1bn | Added +3.9m |
| NORGES BANK 0.48% of their portfolio | 66.7m $2.4bn | Added +2.0m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.44% of their portfolio | 63.1m $2.3bn | Reduced -3.1m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.26% of their portfolio | 59.6m $2.2bn | Reduced -5.2m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.66% of their portfolio | 55.0m $2.0bn | Added +984.9k |
| STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO 1.96% of their portfolio | 54.5m $2.0bn | Added +247.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.39% of their portfolio | 50.7m $1.9bn | Reduced -1.1m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.55% of their portfolio | 47.0m $1.7bn | Added +3.4m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.52% of their portfolio | 43.8m $1.6bn | Added +2.1m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.18% of their portfolio | 43.0m $1.6bn | Added +7.2m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.79% of their portfolio | 40.3m $1.5bn | Added +651.5k |
| Amundi 0.64% of their portfolio | 34.5m $1.3bn | Reduced -614.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.17% of their portfolio | 32.6m $1.2bn | Reduced -4.4m |
| Capital International Investors 0.25% of their portfolio | 28.6m $1.1bn | Reduced -27.4m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.25% of their portfolio | 26.2m $961.3m | Added +2.4m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.49% of their portfolio | 24.9m $1.0bn | Unchanged |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.25% of their portfolio | 24.7m $907.6m | Added +3.4m |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.24% of their portfolio | 22.8m $837.4m | Added +151.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.26% of their portfolio | 22.5m $831.0m | Reduced -855.4k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.39% of their portfolio | 22.1m $810.6m | Reduced -1.2m |
| Swiss National Bank 0.51% of their portfolio | 20.4m $747.7m | Reduced -1.9m |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.81% of their portfolio | 19.5m $714.9m | Added +9.0m |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 1.82% of their portfolio | 18.7m $685.5m | Added +2.3m |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 18.6m $683.7m | Reduced -261.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.18% of their portfolio | 18.4m $674.1m | Added +1.4m |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.58% of their portfolio | 18.3m $670.5m | Reduced -663.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.26% of their portfolio | 16.5m $604.0m | Reduced -2.2m |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.45% of their portfolio | 15.8m $578.7m | Reduced -1.5m |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 1.42% of their portfolio | 15.6m $573.1m | Added +2.4m |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 1.18% of their portfolio | 14.6m $535.3m | Reduced -2.7m |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.21% of their portfolio | 14.4m $578.9m | Added +2.5m |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 13.7m $504.0m | Reduced -54.9k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.67% of their portfolio | 13.3m $486.8m | Added +356.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 13.1m $479.9m | Reduced -11.7m |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 13.0m $477.8m | Added +6.5m |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.49% of their portfolio | 12.4m $455.8m | Added +1.8m |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.37% of their portfolio | 12.0m $438.8m | Reduced -272.0k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.30% of their portfolio | 11.9m $436.8m | Added +218.0k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 11.8m $431.9m | Reduced -524.9k |
| JENSEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 3.17% of their portfolio | 11.8m $431.5m | Added +145.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.49% of their portfolio | 10.5m $385.4m | Reduced -34.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.42% of their portfolio | 10.3m $378.1m | Added +153.7k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.71% of their portfolio | 9.7m $357.6m | Added +5.5m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.15% of their portfolio | 9.7m $356.8m | Reduced -2.0m |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.35% of their portfolio | 9.6m $351.3m | Added +228.2k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.49% of their portfolio | 9.4m $344.2m | Reduced -155.4k |
| National Pension Service 0.52% of their portfolio | 8.9m $320.4m | Added +535.3k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.26% of their portfolio | 8.7m $320.7m | Reduced -109.8k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 8.4m $308.5m | Reduced -3.7m |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.42% of their portfolio | 8.4m $303.6m | Added +87.8k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.68% of their portfolio | 8.3m $303.3m | Added +459.1k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.60% of their portfolio | 8.2m $300.7m | Added +6.7m |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.47% of their portfolio | 8.0m $291.9m | Reduced -189.3k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 1.16% of their portfolio | 7.9m $288.7m | Added +935.2k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 7.8m $286.1m | Added +5.1m |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.41% of their portfolio | 7.8m $285.4m | Reduced -1.7m |
| THORNBURG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 4.55% of their portfolio | 7.7m $280.7m | Added +184.2k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.60% of their portfolio | 7.4m $273.1m | Added +3.6m |
| LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA 1.51% of their portfolio | 7.3m $266.9m | Reduced -175.2k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.70% of their portfolio | 7.3m $266.7m | Reduced -1.1m |
| Altshuler Shaham Ltd 4.67% of their portfolio | 7.2m $265.9m | Added +2.7m |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.40% of their portfolio | 7.2m $264.9m | Added +910.9k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.20% of their portfolio | 7.2m $264.5m | Added +3.2m |
| Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC (Investment Advisor) 1.14% of their portfolio | 6.9m $253.1m | Added +131.3k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.47% of their portfolio | 6.9m $231.3m | Added +15.9k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 6.8m $250.9m | Reduced -1.2m |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 6.6m $240.9m | Added +438.1k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.13% of their portfolio | 6.5m $239.3m | Reduced -264.6k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.37% of their portfolio | 6.5m $237.6m | Reduced -1.1m |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.52% of their portfolio | 6.3m $231.5m | Reduced -210.0k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.33% of their portfolio | 6.3m $229.6m | Reduced -705.7k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.51% of their portfolio | 6.2m $228.6m | Reduced -158.8k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.54% of their portfolio | 6.2m $229.6m | Added +452.0k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.24% of their portfolio | 5.8m $213.4m | Added +1.2m |
| Swedbank AB 0.36% of their portfolio | 5.6m $204.4m | Reduced -276.7k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 5.4m $196.1m | Reduced -4.0m |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.45% of their portfolio | 5.3m $194.8m | Reduced -100.1k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.51% of their portfolio | 5.3m $194.4m | Reduced -814.5k |
| ASSETMARK, INC 0.73% of their portfolio | 5.1m $185.8m | Added +34.9k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 4.9m $180.9m | Reduced -866.0k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.8m $177.9m | Added +984 |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.37% of their portfolio | 4.8m $177.8m | Added +376.9k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.45% of their portfolio | 4.8m $177.8m | Added +3.2m |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.23% of their portfolio | 4.8m $177.7m | Added +445.5k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 4.6m $169.3m | Added +151.3k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.18% of their portfolio | 4.5m $165.9m | Reduced -708.7k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.26% of their portfolio | 4.4m $162.5m | Reduced -4.2m |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.45% of their portfolio | 4.4m $160.4m | Reduced -392.3k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.41% of their portfolio | 4.2m $154.3m | Added +4.0m |
| Cullen Capital Management, LLC 1.33% of their portfolio | 4.1m $149.3m | Added +3.0k |
| J.P. Morgan Private Wealth Advisors LLC 0.77% of their portfolio | 4.0m $147.3m | Reduced -1.2m |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.24% of their portfolio | 3.9m $143.8m | Reduced -118.2k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.39% of their portfolio | 3.7m $136.8m | Reduced -294.1k |