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 ($38.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 359.0m as of 2024-04-30, 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 ≈ $117.17. Options: 40 managers hold calls ($660.2m notional), 45 hold puts ($1.1bn).
Trends to Q1 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,123 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,221 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,149 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,149 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,161 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,234 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,262 |
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 | 540 | 470 |
| Q1 2023 | 540 | 520 |
| Q2 2023 | 499 | 520 |
| Q3 2023 | 514 | 504 |
| Q4 2023 | 477 | 548 |
| Q1 2024 | 565 | 527 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | $497.2m | $552.8m | 1.11 |
| Q3 2023 | $590.9m | $683.1m | 1.16 |
| Q4 2023 | $716.3m | $878.3m | 1.23 |
| Q1 2024 | $660.2m | $1.1bn | 1.59 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +6.4m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +547.6k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | +513.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +435.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +402.2k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC | New | +358.2k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | New | +354.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +344.7k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. | Added | +341.9k |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd | Added | +334.8k |
Biggest sellers
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -1.4m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -596.2k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -578.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -500.4k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Sold out | -391.6k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Reduced | -387.0k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -336.7k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -290.0k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -289.0k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | -228.2k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $140.7m1.2m shares |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Added | $79.8m680.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $60.1m511.7k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | $53.5m455.7k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $35.6m303.6k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $30.7m261.9k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Reduced | $28.4m2.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $27.8m237.1k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $27.6m234.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $22.7m193.2k shares |
Biggest puts
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Added | $203.1m1.7m shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | $160.4m13.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $123.5m1.1m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $98.2m836.1k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $50.9m433.9k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $50.7m432.2k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | $44.5m378.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $43.4m369.7k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $37.4m318.2k shares |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | $34.1m290.6k 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 Q1 2024
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 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 4 | $2.0m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.6m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $3.2m | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 6 | $13.8m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-12 | SULLIVAN ANDREW F Executive Vice President | Sold | $857.4k7.7k shares |
| 2024-03-12 | Axel Robert SVP and Controller | Sold | $719.9k6.4k shares |
| 2024-03-11 | Feeney Caroline Executive Vice President | Sold | $1.2m11.2k shares |
| 2024-03-11 | KAPPLER ANN M EVP and General Counsel | Sold | $1.1m10.1k shares |
| 2024-02-29 | SCHMIDT TIMOTHY L Senior Vice President | Sold | $855.5k7.9k shares |
| 2024-02-28 | KAPPLER ANN M EVP and General Counsel | Sold | $782.8k7.2k shares |
| 2024-02-23 | TANJI KENNETH EVP and CFO | Sold | $4.9m44.7k shares |
| 2024-02-23 | SULLIVAN ANDREW F Executive Vice President | Sold | $2.0m18.2k shares |
| 2024-02-23 | Feeney Caroline Executive Vice President | Sold | $1.4m12.9k 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, Q1 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 41.7m $4.9bn | Reduced -578.4k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 31.1m $3.7bn | Reduced -1.4m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.06% of their portfolio | 19.2m $2.3bn | Added +6.4m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 16.8m $2.0bn | Reduced -123.3k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 8.3m $977.2m | Added +326.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 4.2m $495.6m | Added +221.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.08% of their portfolio | 4.0m $466.1m | Reduced -176.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.4m $396.3m | Added +547.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.1m $367.5m | Reduced -500.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.8m $331.5m | Reduced -596.2k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.6m $309.2m | Reduced -150.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.6m $304.2m | Reduced -92.7k |
| NIPPON LIFE INSURANCE CO 12.49% of their portfolio | 2.6m $300.5m | Unchanged |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.4m $279.2m | Added +31.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.3m $271.8m | Reduced -26.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.0m $235.2m | Added +278.1k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.7m $200.3m | Added +93.4k |
| Amundi 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $146.2m | Added +180.5k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 1.3m $156.1m | Added +99.0k |
| UBS Group AG 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.3m $155.9m | Added +241.4k |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 0.82% of their portfolio | 1.2m $139.9m | Added +334.8k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.2m $139.7m | Added +82.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $128.3m | Reduced -39.7k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.1m $126.9m | Reduced -54.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $126.8m | Reduced -289.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $122.4m | Reduced -51.7k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 992.0k $116.5m | Reduced -290.0k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 987.8k $116.0m | Added +175.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 982.8k $115.4m | Added +344.7k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.13% of their portfolio | 971.7k $114.1m | Reduced -31.8k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.05% of their portfolio | 968.1k $113.7m | Reduced -387.0k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.25% of their portfolio | 942.9k $110.7m | Added +341.9k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 939.0k $110.2m | Added +552 |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 926.6k $108.8m | Added +62.6k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.26% of their portfolio | 876.8k $102.9m | Added +513.3k |
| ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 1.02% of their portfolio | 813.9k $95.5m | Added +20.7k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 769.8k $90.4m | Reduced -126.3k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 742.8k $86.9m | Reduced -44.5k |
| Douglas Lane & Associates, LLC 1.22% of their portfolio | 734.6k $86.2m | Reduced -87.4k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 721.0k $84.6m | Reduced -25.3k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.13% of their portfolio | 707.0k $83.0m | Added +27.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.08% of their portfolio | 704.4k $82.7m | Reduced -6.8k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.05% of their portfolio | 640.6k $75.2m | Reduced -15.7k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 582.2k $68.3m | Reduced -39.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.09% of their portfolio | 578.3k $67.9m | Added +694 |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 565.0k $66.3m | Reduced -29.4k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 553.7k $65.0m | Reduced -20.9k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 546.4k $64.1m | Reduced -336.7k |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 522.3k $61.3m | Added +53.7k |
| National Pension Service 0.07% of their portfolio | 499.6k $58.6m | Added +410 |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 498.2k $58.5m | Added +2.0k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 488.7k $57.4m | Reduced -37.8k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.04% of their portfolio | 487.1k $57.2m | Reduced -38.2k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.19% of their portfolio | 474.2k $55.7m | Added +2.5k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 473.3k $55.6m | Added +3.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 449.2k $52.7m | Added +402.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 444.9k $52.2m | Added +435.3k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 437.1k $51.3m | Added +80.2k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 416.7k $48.9m | Added +6.4k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.06% of their portfolio | 410.2k $48.1m | Reduced -19.0k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.10% of their portfolio | 406.6k $47.7m | Reduced -9.6k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.08% of their portfolio | 406.3k $33.6m | Added +25.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.12% of their portfolio | 391.6k $46.0m | Reduced -163.4k |
| KBC Group NV 0.15% of their portfolio | 389.7k $45.7m | Reduced -104.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.09% of their portfolio | 383.7k $45.0m | Added +5.2k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 380.7k $44.7m | Added +12.3k |
| Foundry Partners, LLC 2.35% of their portfolio | 375.7k $44.1m | Added +11.3k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.27% of their portfolio | 374.4k $44.0m | Added +140.7k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 366.9k $43.1m | Reduced -44.7k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.68% of their portfolio | 358.2k $42.1m | New |
| Gillson Capital LP 3.99% of their portfolio | 358.0k $42.0m | Added +198.6k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.08% of their portfolio | 354.1k $41.6m | New |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.21% of their portfolio | 349.9k $41.1m | Added +155.9k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.08% of their portfolio | 342.7k $40.3m | Reduced -81.2k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.05% of their portfolio | 342.6k $40.2m | Added +10.2k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 338.6k $39.7m | Added +73.9k |
| Verity & Verity, LLC 2.23% of their portfolio | 333.0k $39.1m | Reduced -23.5k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.04% of their portfolio | 323.2k $37.9m | Reduced -41.6k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.11% of their portfolio | 319.2k $37.5m | Reduced -7.2k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 306.7k $36.0m | Reduced -29.7k |
| Swedbank AB 0.05% of their portfolio | 305.4k $35.9m | Added +8.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.04% of their portfolio | 299.9k $35.2m | Added +1.4k |
| FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/ 0.22% of their portfolio | 294.8k $34.6m | Reduced -9.5k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 286.1k $33.6m | Added +87.9k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.04% of their portfolio | 281.1k $33.0m | Reduced -28.7k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.07% of their portfolio | 280.8k $33.0m | Added +163.9k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.11% of their portfolio | 278.8k $32.7m | Added +6.1k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.08% of their portfolio | 248.3k $29.2m | Added +18.1k |
| VAN LANSCHOT KEMPEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT N.V. 0.35% of their portfolio | 238.0k $27.9m | Reduced -2.3k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 230.7k $27.1m | Reduced -23.1k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 230.0k $27.3m | Added +71.3k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.02% of their portfolio | 224.4k $26.3m | Added +201.6k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.02% of their portfolio | 220.9k $25.9m | Reduced -50.6k |
| BOKF, NA 0.46% of their portfolio | 218.4k $25.4m | Added +70.4k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 213.3k $25.0m | Reduced -50.2k |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 213.2k $25.0m | Reduced -12.7k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.03% of their portfolio | 210.7k $24.7m | Reduced -7.5k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.04% of their portfolio | 210.3k $24.7m | Reduced -10.1k |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 203.8k $23.9m | Reduced -14.3k |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 200.0k $23.5m | Reduced -2.2k |