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 ($334.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 5.7bn as of 2026-07-29, 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 ≈ $24.10. Options: 72 managers hold calls ($2.4bn notional), 62 hold puts ($2.6bn).
Trends to Q2 2026
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 |
| Q3 2023 | 2,935 |
| Q4 2023 | 2,945 |
| Q1 2024 | 2,883 |
| Q2 2024 | 2,882 |
| Q3 2024 | 2,919 |
| Q4 2024 | 3,000 |
| Q1 2025 | 2,939 |
| Q2 2025 | 2,818 |
| Q3 2025 | 2,821 |
| Q4 2025 | 2,919 |
| Q1 2026 | 2,960 |
| Q2 2026 | 2,826 |
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 2024 | 1,393 | 1,327 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,059 | 1,715 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,426 | 1,391 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,291 | 1,462 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,296 | 1,373 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,234 | 1,440 |
| Q1 2026 | 1,515 | 1,254 |
| Q2 2026 | 1,275 | 1,447 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $2.6bn | $3.1bn | 1.16 |
| Q4 2025 | $2.5bn | $3.2bn | 1.27 |
| Q1 2026 | $3.1bn | $2.7bn | 0.87 |
| Q2 2026 | $2.4bn | $2.6bn | 1.11 |
Biggest buyers
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +31.4m |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Added | +17.7m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +6.7m |
| California Public Employees Retirement System | Added | +6.4m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +5.9m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +5.5m |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | +5.4m |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC | Added | +4.1m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Added | +4.0m |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | +3.7m |
Biggest sellers
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -22.1m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -15.3m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Reduced | -10.5m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -9.6m |
| Amundi | Reduced | -7.3m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -7.1m |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -6.4m |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -5.4m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -5.2m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -4.9m |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $582.9m24.2m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $236.3m9.8m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $179.1m7.4m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $116.0m4.8m shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $100.0m4.2m shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | $78.3m3.3m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $73.8m3.1m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $73.6m3.1m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $72.5m3.0m shares |
| Longaeva Partners L.P. | Added | $71.8m3.0m shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $557.5m23.2m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $459.5m19.1m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $301.9m12.5m shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $168.3m7.0m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA ADVISORS GROUP, INC. | Added | $144.5m6.0m shares |
| Centiva Capital, LP | Reduced | $100.5m4.2m shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Reduced | $78.7m32.7k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $76.9m3.2m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $63.8m2.7m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $63.4m2.6m 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 since 1 Apr 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 1 | $28.2k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 1 | $499.1k | 1 | $64.8k | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 1 | $51.4k | — |
| Q3 2026 | 3 | $3.0m | 1 | $83.3k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-12 | BOURLA ALBERT Chairman & CEO, director | Bought | $1.0m38.0k shares |
| 2026-08-05 | BLAYLOCK RONALD E Director | Bought | $998.8k39.2k shares |
| 2026-08-05 | Buckley Mortimer J Director | Bought | $960.4k37.6k shares |
| 2026-08-05 | DAMICO JENNIFER B. SVP & Controller | Sold | $83.3k3.3k shares |
| 2026-06-09 | DAMICO JENNIFER B. SVP & Controller | Sold | $51.4k2.0k 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 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.19% of their portfolio | 529.7m $12.8bn | Added +31.4m |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 372.1m $9.0bn | Added +2.7m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.22% of their portfolio | 307.1m $7.4bn | Added +5.5m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 135.3m $3.2bn | Added +1.7m |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 119.2m $2.9bn | Added +2.5m |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.78% of their portfolio | 109.1m $2.6bn | Added +4.1m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.12% of their portfolio | 96.3m $2.3bn | Added +3.7m |
| NORGES BANK 0.15% of their portfolio | 61.5m $1.5bn | Not comparable |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.17% of their portfolio | 59.1m $1.4bn | Reduced -2.9m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.23% of their portfolio | 57.9m $1.4bn | Added +4.0m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.44% of their portfolio | 56.6m $1.4bn | Reduced -360.8k |
| STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO 0.90% of their portfolio | 54.5m $1.3bn | Unchanged |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 53.0m $1.3bn | Added +5.9m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 52.5m $1.3bn | Added +656.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 43.6m $1.0bn | Reduced -3.0m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.22% of their portfolio | 43.2m $1.0bn | Reduced -272.4k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.17% of their portfolio | 38.1m $916.6m | Added +1.6m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 36.2m $870.7m | Added +1.6m |
| Amundi 0.19% of their portfolio | 33.5m $807.5m | Reduced -7.3m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.13% of their portfolio | 32.8m $790.2m | Reduced -1.3m |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.17% of their portfolio | 32.0m $770.7m | Added +4.6k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.22% of their portfolio | 31.5m $758.3m | Added +63.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 29.3m $705.7m | Added +1.4m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.12% of their portfolio | 27.8m $670.1m | Reduced -22.1m |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.37% of their portfolio | 23.8m $573.2m | Added +17.7m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 23.0m $560.8m | Reduced -4.9m |
| Capital World Investors 0.06% of their portfolio | 22.2m $535.0m | Added +270.7k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.31% of their portfolio | 21.8m $525.4m | Added +1.4m |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.72% of their portfolio | 20.8m $501.5m | Reduced -651.1k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.08% of their portfolio | 20.2m $486.3m | Added +660.4k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.22% of their portfolio | 19.2m $463.0m | Added +3.7m |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.83% of their portfolio | 18.9m $456.1m | Added +1.6m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 18.6m $445.0m | Added +6.7m |
| UBS Group AG 0.07% of their portfolio | 18.1m $437.0m | Added +539.0k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 17.8m $428.6m | Reduced -10.5m |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.23% of their portfolio | 17.3m $415.7m | Added +6.4m |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 1.05% of their portfolio | 16.8m $404.4m | Added +537.7k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 16.7m $403.3m | Added +2.1m |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 16.7m $402.4m | Added +1.9m |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.24% of their portfolio | 16.6m $399.4m | Added +283.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.20% of their portfolio | 16.0m $386.3m | Reduced -642.4k |
| FMR LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 15.4m $370.8m | Added +2.8m |
| Unisphere Establishment 3.00% of their portfolio | 14.7m $352.8m | Unchanged |
| National Pension Service 0.23% of their portfolio | 14.5m $349.9m | Added +181.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 14.5m $349.6m | Reduced -1.2m |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 14.4m $347.9m | Added +1.3m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 14.4m $345.9m | Reduced -5.2m |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.19% of their portfolio | 14.1m $338.6m | Added +1.1m |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 13.9m $335.2m | Added +526.2k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.19% of their portfolio | 13.8m $331.7m | Reduced -590.5k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.22% of their portfolio | 12.9m $310.5m | Added +300.5k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.21% of their portfolio | 12.9m $310.0m | Added +1.5m |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 12.8m $308.1m | Reduced -110.8k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 11.9m $287.6m | Added +267.8k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.35% of their portfolio | 11.9m $287.0m | Added +779.8k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 11.3m $271.4m | Added +1.8m |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.13% of their portfolio | 10.7m $257.8m | Added +800.4k |
| FIL Ltd 0.18% of their portfolio | 10.5m $252.4m | Added +1.7m |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 10.3m $247.7m | Added +588.5k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.20% of their portfolio | 10.0m $240.3m | Added +211.1k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 9.5m $229.1m | Added +167.6k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 9.2m $220.4m | Reduced -6.4m |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.20% of their portfolio | 9.1m $218.0m | Added +47.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.16% of their portfolio | 8.6m $207.3m | Reduced -265.9k |
| Nykredit A/S 0.65% of their portfolio | 8.5m $205.8m | First filing |
| KBC Group NV 0.43% of their portfolio | 8.3m $200.5m | Reduced -144.6k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 8.2m $196.7m | Added +500.7k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.10% of their portfolio | 7.7m $186.2m | Added +953.6k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.20% of their portfolio | 7.7m $185.9m | Added +1.8m |
| BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP 1.29% of their portfolio | 7.6m $183.8m | Reduced -1.5m |
| Artemis Investment Management LLP 1.63% of their portfolio | 7.6m $183.3m | Added +220.1k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.35% of their portfolio | 7.4m $207.0m | Unchanged |
| Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd 0.69% of their portfolio | 6.9m $167.2m | Reduced -389.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.06% of their portfolio | 6.8m $189.8m | Reduced -213.1k |
| Swedbank AB 0.14% of their portfolio | 6.7m $162.1m | Added +579.1k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 6.7m $161.6m | Reduced -260.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.20% of their portfolio | 6.7m $160.4m | Reduced -1.4m |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.14% of their portfolio | 6.5m $157.7m | Added +5.4m |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 6.3m $152.8m | Added +7.3k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.24% of their portfolio | 6.3m $150.3m | Reduced -399.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 6.2m $149.1m | Reduced -1.2m |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.21% of their portfolio | 6.2m $148.4m | Added +861.0k |
| SUSQUEHANNA ADVISORS GROUP, INC. 3.97% of their portfolio | 6.0m $144.5m | Added +1.0m |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 6.0m $143.5m | Added +34.0k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.17% of their portfolio | 5.9m $162.4m | Added +454.5k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.12% of their portfolio | 5.5m $132.4m | Added +745.2k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 5.4m $130.4m | Reduced -7.1m |
| Jupiter Topco LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 5.4m $129.7m | First filing |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.31% of their portfolio | 5.2m $125.0m | Added +325.9k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.20% of their portfolio | 5.1m $123.5m | Added +298.1k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 5.1m $122.0m | Reduced -97.8k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 5.0m $119.9m | Added +127.4k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.19% of their portfolio | 4.8m $116.4m | Reduced -149.4k |
| Empower Advisory Group, LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 4.8m $116.3m | Reduced -795.5k |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.6m $112.7m | Added +117.3k |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP 0.18% of their portfolio | 4.5m $108.6m | Reduced -26.9k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.16% of their portfolio | 4.4m $106.5m | Reduced -685.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.19% of their portfolio | 4.3m $103.2m | Reduced -352.3k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.16% of their portfolio | 4.2m $102.1m | Added +102.5k |
| Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC (Investment Advisor) 0.81% of their portfolio | 4.2m $101.4m | Reduced -1.9m |