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 ($42.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 354.0m as of 2025-01-31, 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 ≈ $118.45. Options: 44 managers hold calls ($589.4m notional), 43 hold puts ($1.2bn).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,301 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,301 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,375 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 540 | 520 |
| Q2 2023 | 499 | 520 |
| Q3 2023 | 514 | 504 |
| Q4 2023 | 477 | 548 |
| Q1 2024 | 565 | 527 |
| Q2 2024 | 584 | 547 |
| Q3 2024 | 585 | 571 |
| Q4 2024 | 590 | 545 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | $660.2m | $1.1bn | 1.59 |
| Q2 2024 | $648.0m | $1.1bn | 1.64 |
| Q3 2024 | $720.8m | $1.2bn | 1.72 |
| Q4 2024 | $589.4m | $1.2bn | 2.02 |
Biggest buyers
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | Added | +897.9k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +814.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +746.2k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | Added | +665.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +607.4k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +543.0k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +482.6k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND | Added | +400.0k |
| Amundi | Added | +378.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +357.2k |
Biggest sellers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -1.8m |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSETS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -1.3m |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -345.8k |
| FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/ | Sold out | -301.3k |
| CITIGROUP INC | Reduced | -295.1k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -250.6k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC | Reduced | -203.3k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Reduced | -194.5k |
| Douglas Lane & Associates, LLC | Reduced | -167.5k |
| NORGES BANK | Reduced | -155.3k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $102.4m864.2k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Unchanged | $58.2m490.7k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $51.5m434.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $51.4m433.3k shares |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Reduced | $37.9m320.0k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $34.8m294.0k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Reduced | $29.3m247.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $26.1m220.6k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $19.0m160.2k shares |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | New | $17.8m150.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Reduced | $224.0m1.9m shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Unchanged | $210.9m17.8k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $99.9m842.8k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $86.3m728.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $80.1m675.6k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | $69.9m589.5k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $61.6m519.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $40.5m341.9k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $35.9m303.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $33.7m284.4k 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q2 2024 | 1 | $14.4k | 2 | $16.0m | — |
| Q3 2024 | 1 | $14.6k | 2 | $455.2k | — |
| Q4 2024 | 1 | $13.3k | 3 | $33.4m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-12 | Feeney Caroline Executive Vice President | Bought | $13.3k111 shares |
| 2024-11-07 | Lowrey Charles F Chief Executive Officer, director | Sold | $11.9m95.8k shares |
| 2024-11-07 | SULLIVAN ANDREW F Executive Vice President | Sold | $3.2m25.7k shares |
| 2024-11-06 | Lowrey Charles F Chief Executive Officer, director | Sold | $11.5m89.8k shares |
| 2024-11-06 | FALZON ROBERT EVP and Vice Chairman | Sold | $6.8m52.7k 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 41.9m $5.0bn | Added +220.7k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 32.4m $3.8bn | Added +482.6k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.08% of their portfolio | 17.3m $2.0bn | Added +271.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 8.9m $1.1bn | Added +193.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.05% of their portfolio | 6.6m $782.9m | Added +179.3k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.08% of their portfolio | 4.7m $555.5m | Added +897.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 4.3m $512.5m | Added +3.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 4.1m $480.1m | Reduced -140.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.7m $433.5m | Added +607.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.4m $404.2m | Added +352.3k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.7m $317.1m | Reduced -150.1k |
| NIPPON LIFE INSURANCE CO 5.13% of their portfolio | 2.6m $303.4m | Unchanged |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.5m $290.9m | Added +6.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.4m $285.6m | Added +26.2k |
| UBS Group AG 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.0m $238.8m | Added +814.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.0m $236.7m | Reduced -119.6k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.7m $205.0m | Reduced -1.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.7m $202.3m | Added +97.4k |
| Amundi 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.5m $181.9m | Added +378.3k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 1.5m $175.1m | Added +52.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.4m $168.4m | Added +357.2k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.29% of their portfolio | 1.3m $155.1m | Added +507 |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $154.9m | Reduced -137.8k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $148.8m | Reduced -194.5k |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 0.69% of their portfolio | 1.2m $147.1m | Reduced -25.1k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.1m $129.3m | Added +57.3k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.0m $123.8m | Added +665.2k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.0m $119.5m | Reduced -57.1k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.0m $118.9m | Reduced -34.6k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 987.8k $117.1m | Added +37.8k |
| NORGES BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 977.6k $115.9m | Reduced -155.3k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.12% of their portfolio | 957.8k $113.5m | Added +6.5k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.18% of their portfolio | 927.2k $109.9m | Reduced -13.6k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 877.8k $104.1m | Added +46.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 867.8k $102.9m | Reduced -1.8m |
| ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 0.92% of their portfolio | 837.1k $99.2m | Reduced -84.6k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 806.1k $95.5m | Added +8.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 747.0k $88.5m | Added +746.2k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 716.9k $85.0m | Reduced -345.8k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 711.6k $84.3m | Added +122.6k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.11% of their portfolio | 711.1k $84.3m | Added +543.0k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.13% of their portfolio | 693.8k $82.2m | Added +7.1k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 663.2k $78.6m | Reduced -51.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.07% of their portfolio | 659.6k $78.2m | Reduced -24.4k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 643.7k $76.3m | First filing |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 629.0k $74.6m | Added +20.5k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.06% of their portfolio | 617.4k $73.2m | Added +260.1k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.05% of their portfolio | 598.0k $70.9m | Reduced -40.5k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.08% of their portfolio | 592.8k $70.3m | Reduced -11.8k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 572.1k $67.8m | Added +213.5k |
| National Pension Service 0.06% of their portfolio | 565.4k $67.0m | Reduced -21.8k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 555.5k $66.2m | Added +32.6k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 514.7k $61.0m | Added +6.7k |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC 0.51% of their portfolio | 506.2k $60.0m | Reduced -10.7k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 501.0k $59.4m | Reduced -10.0k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.12% of their portfolio | 488.0k $57.8m | Added +400.0k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 463.5k $54.9m | Added +32.9k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 452.5k $53.6m | Reduced -20.4k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.05% of their portfolio | 447.0k $53.0m | Added +214.4k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.08% of their portfolio | 415.5k $49.2m | Added +13.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 412.2k $48.9m | Reduced -7.5k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.14% of their portfolio | 390.9k $46.3m | Reduced -56.7k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.21% of their portfolio | 388.3k $46.0m | Added +114.5k |
| Douglas Lane & Associates, LLC 0.63% of their portfolio | 378.6k $44.9m | Reduced -167.5k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.07% of their portfolio | 374.4k $44.4m | Added +311.0k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.15% of their portfolio | 365.4k $43.3m | Added +150.9k |
| PINEBRIDGE INVESTMENTS, L.P. 0.31% of their portfolio | 352.8k $41.8m | Reduced -4.4k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.09% of their portfolio | 327.4k $38.8m | Reduced -55.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.08% of their portfolio | 321.4k $38.1m | Reduced -32.9k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.07% of their portfolio | 312.5k $37.0m | Added +199.1k |
| KBC Group NV 0.10% of their portfolio | 309.5k $36.7m | Added +137.5k |
| Swedbank AB 0.04% of their portfolio | 304.8k $36.1m | Reduced -6.9k |
| Weiss Asset Management LP 0.81% of their portfolio | 299.9k $35.5m | Added +232.3k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.64% of their portfolio | 297.6k $35.3m | Reduced -24.5k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.07% of their portfolio | 293.8k $34.8m | Reduced -18.1k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 284.7k $33.7m | Added +44.9k |
| Foundry Partners, LLC 1.68% of their portfolio | 282.1k $33.4m | Reduced -2.4k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.03% of their portfolio | 278.3k $32.9m | Reduced -17.8k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 277.5k $32.9m | Reduced -2.4k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.09% of their portfolio | 269.4k $31.9m | Reduced -33.4k |
| CAPITAL ADVISORS INC/OK 0.62% of their portfolio | 262.2k $31.1m | Added +12.6k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 258.9k $30.7m | Added +24.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 257.3k $30.5m | Added +249.7k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 250.2k $29.7m | Reduced -295.1k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 248.9k $29.5m | Added +14.7k |
| CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.53% of their portfolio | 247.9k $29.4m | Added +143.1k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 245.8k $29.1m | Reduced -250.6k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.03% of their portfolio | 245.3k $29.1m | Added +25.7k |
| Man Group plc 0.09% of their portfolio | 242.4k $28.7m | Added +64.0k |
| VAN LANSCHOT KEMPEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT N.V. 0.29% of their portfolio | 241.8k $28.7m | Added +5.8k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.02% of their portfolio | 236.6k $28.0m | Reduced -147.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.04% of their portfolio | 229.8k $27.2m | Reduced -10.0k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.07% of their portfolio | 228.0k $27.0m | Reduced -55.5k |
| NISA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 225.1k $26.7m | Added +89.7k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.02% of their portfolio | 222.3k $26.4m | Added +7.5k |
| DANSKE BANK A/S 0.08% of their portfolio | 221.6k $26.3m | Added +30.6k |
| ALGEBRIS (UK) LTD 6.31% of their portfolio | 218.4k $25.0m | Added +96.7k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.05% of their portfolio | 217.6k $25.8m | First filing |
| Prana Capital Management, LP 1.23% of their portfolio | 217.5k $25.8m | New |
| BOKF, NA 0.40% of their portfolio | 207.6k $23.8m | Added +2.4k |