PRUDENTIAL FINL INC PRU
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 744320102 · ISIN US7443201022
American life insurance company
- SectorFinancials
- IndustryLife Insurance
- HeadquartersNewark, NJ
- Founded1875
- Websiteprudential.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 ($53.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 366.0m as of 2023-01-31, 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 ≈ $99.28. Options: 39 managers hold calls ($461.8m notional), 40 hold puts ($624.2m).
Trends to Q4 2022
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,123 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,221 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $404.7m | $572.4m | 1.41 |
| Q4 2022 | $461.8m | $624.2m | 1.35 |
Biggest buyers
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +700.4k |
| Amundi | Added | +424.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +413.4k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +388.2k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +370.2k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | +301.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +297.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +271.4k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +256.4k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | New | +196.5k |
Biggest sellers
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | Reduced | -1.7m |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT | Reduced | -1.1m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -935.7k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -448.7k |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) | Reduced | -320.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -258.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Reduced | -252.5k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -234.6k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -197.8k |
| Legal & General Group Plc | Reduced | -194.8k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $86.8m872.7k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $76.1m764.7k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $37.9m380.8k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $37.7m379.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $36.5m367.1k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | $35.8m3.6k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | $31.8m319.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $18.3m183.7k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $14.7m148.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $9.9m99.7k shares |
Biggest puts
| UBS Group AG | Added | $88.4m889.3k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | $76.4m7.7k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $61.3m616.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $58.6m589.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $52.0m522.8k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $41.7m419.1k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | $32.3m324.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $28.7m288.1k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $25.7m258.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $21.6m217.6k 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 2026-04-30 | 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 Q4 2022
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 1 | $40.8k | 4 | $19.6m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 7 | $21.4m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 4 | $2.0m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-14 | SCHMIDT TIMOTHY L Senior Vice President | Sold | $207.1k2.0k shares |
| 2022-11-22 | KAPPLER ANN M EVP and General Counsel | Sold | $392.0k3.6k shares |
| 2022-11-15 | Axel Robert SVP and Controller | Sold | $1.3m11.6k shares |
| 2022-11-01 | SULLIVAN ANDREW F Executive Vice President | Sold | $139.6k1.3k 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, Q4 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.10% of their portfolio | 33.3m $3.3bn | Added +76.5k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 31.6m $3.1bn | Reduced -42.8k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.10% of their portfolio | 17.5m $1.7bn | Reduced -258.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.26% of their portfolio | 8.0m $796.2m | Added +700.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 7.5m $745.7m | Reduced -106.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.07% of their portfolio | 6.6m $655.4m | Added +413.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 4.2m $421.5m | Reduced -22.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.3m $327.9m | Added +271.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.2m $315.0m | Reduced -935.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.0m $302.2m | Reduced -252.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.9m $286.1m | Reduced -194.8k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.8m $279.1m | Added +114.3k |
| NIPPON LIFE INSURANCE CO 11.52% of their portfolio | 2.6m $254.6m | Unchanged |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.5m $245.1m | Added +135.3k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.4m $239.2m | Reduced -448.7k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.28% of their portfolio | 2.4m $237.7m | Reduced -146.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.4m $233.8m | Reduced -82.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.3m $230.0m | Added +51.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.0m $199.6m | Added +297.3k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.9m $184.1m | Reduced -234.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.8m $183.6m | Added +29.8k |
| NORGES BANK 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.7m $172.4m | Added +49.6k |
| Amundi 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.5m $151.4m | Added +424.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.5m $150.4m | Reduced -113.3k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.4m $140.1m | Reduced -182.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.3m $133.4m | Reduced -29.9k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $122.5m | Added +103.3k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.2m $114.7m | First filing |
| UBS Group AG 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $110.4m | Added +156.6k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.1m $109.2m | Reduced -38.7k |
| Douglas Lane & Associates, LLC 1.69% of their portfolio | 1.0m $101.3m | Reduced -35.5k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 927.1k $92.2m | Added +71.3k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.07% of their portfolio | 853.7k $84.9m | Added +1.0k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.13% of their portfolio | 851.7k $84.7m | Reduced -50.7k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.20% of their portfolio | 823.0k $81.9m | Added +5.2k |
| ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 1.13% of their portfolio | 816.7k $81.2m | Added +27.1k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 806.4k $80.2m | Added +58.3k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 748.9k $74.5m | Reduced -49.8k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.27% of their portfolio | 746.3k $74.2m | Added +31.9k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 729.1k $72.4m | Added +171.3k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.13% of their portfolio | 713.1k $70.9m | Added +27.6k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.10% of their portfolio | 712.4k $70.9m | Added +21.5k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 697.3k $69.4m | Reduced -112.8k |
| National Pension Service 0.13% of their portfolio | 657.7k $65.4m | Added +872 |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.18% of their portfolio | 650.4k $64.7m | Reduced -4.5k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.10% of their portfolio | 649.1k $64.6m | Reduced -13 |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.38% of their portfolio | 641.6k $63.8m | Added +370.2k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.10% of their portfolio | 620.0k $61.8m | Reduced -1.7m |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al 0.64% of their portfolio | 616.4k $61.3m | Added +3.9k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.13% of their portfolio | 615.2k $61.2m | Reduced -1.1m |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 601.7k $60.0m | Added +41.3k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 590.1k $58.7m | Added +301.6k |
| HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK 0.57% of their portfolio | 549.0k $54.6m | Added +31.0k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 523.8k $52.1m | Added +192.3k |
| FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/ 0.39% of their portfolio | 510.9k $50.8m | Added +6.4k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 509.0k $50.6m | Added +110.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 507.6k $50.5m | Reduced -79.5k |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 0.35% of their portfolio | 493.6k $49.1m | Reduced -2.7k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.27% of their portfolio | 487.1k $48.4m | Reduced -2.1k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 484.7k $48.2m | Reduced -6.0k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 465.0k $46.2m | Added +135.9k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 445.4k $44.3m | Reduced -22.4k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.06% of their portfolio | 436.3k $43.4m | Added +3.1k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.10% of their portfolio | 427.7k $42.5m | Reduced -3.0k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 421.4k $41.9m | Reduced -108.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.10% of their portfolio | 421.3k $41.9m | Reduced -466 |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.11% of their portfolio | 418.4k $41.8m | Reduced -27.3k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.10% of their portfolio | 408.4k $40.6m | Added +388.2k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.11% of their portfolio | 401.3k $39.9m | Added +28.4k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.04% of their portfolio | 398.5k $39.6m | Added +12.4k |
| ROTHSCHILD & CO ASSET MANAGEMENT US INC. 0.56% of their portfolio | 373.5k $37.1m | Added +13.5k |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 364.6k $4.6m | Reduced -12.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.09% of their portfolio | 357.2k $35.5m | Reduced -136.4k |
| Swedbank AB 0.07% of their portfolio | 321.5k $32.0m | Reduced -62.0k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 321.5k $32.0m | Added +9.1k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 297.3k $29.6m | Added +2.7k |
| DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC 0.67% of their portfolio | 294.0k $29.2m | Added +32.4k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 281.6k $28.0m | Added +256.4k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.02% of their portfolio | 281.1k $28.0m | Reduced -11.0k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 278.3k $27.7m | Reduced -2.5k |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 272.9k $27.1m | Reduced -252 |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 268.9k $26.8m | Added +37.8k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.14% of their portfolio | 268.9k $26.7m | Added +2.9k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 257.3k $25.6m | Added +46.7k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 254.1k $25.3m | Reduced -122.2k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.07% of their portfolio | 251.0k $25.0m | Reduced -8.4k |
| Foundry Partners, LLC 1.37% of their portfolio | 250.5k $24.9m | Added +1.8k |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.22% of their portfolio | 249.9k $24.9m | Reduced -2.0k |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. 0.10% of their portfolio | 246.5k $24.5m | Added +86.1k |
| Creative Planning 0.03% of their portfolio | 232.7k $23.1m | Added +16.7k |
| VAN LANSCHOT KEMPEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT N.V. 0.67% of their portfolio | 231.6k $23.0m | Unchanged |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.05% of their portfolio | 230.2k $22.9m | Added +17.6k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.10% of their portfolio | 227.8k $22.7m | Reduced -5.7k |
| UNITED CAPITAL FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 226.0k $22.5m | Reduced -3.7k |
| GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 219.4k $21.8m | Reduced -6.6k |
| AE Wealth Management LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 219.4k $21.8m | Added +39.5k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.08% of their portfolio | 214.4k $21.3m | Unchanged |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 211.8k $21.1m | Reduced -15.4k |
| AMF Tjanstepension AB 0.24% of their portfolio | 210.0k $20.9m | Reduced -160.2k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.04% of their portfolio | 208.4k $20.7m | Added +39.7k |