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 ($57.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 348.0m as of 2026-01-31, 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 ≈ $112.72. Options: 42 managers hold calls ($404.8m notional), 37 hold puts ($532.9m).
Trends to Q4 2025
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 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,335 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,313 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,311 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,409 |
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 2024 | 565 | 527 |
| Q2 2024 | 584 | 547 |
| Q3 2024 | 585 | 571 |
| Q4 2024 | 590 | 545 |
| Q1 2025 | 588 | 627 |
| Q2 2025 | 610 | 577 |
| Q3 2025 | 565 | 567 |
| Q4 2025 | 643 | 552 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | $537.3m | $647.1m | 1.20 |
| Q2 2025 | $450.4m | $492.4m | 1.09 |
| Q3 2025 | $444.2m | $519.1m | 1.17 |
| Q4 2025 | $404.8m | $532.9m | 1.32 |
Biggest buyers
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Added | +1.2m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +958.7k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +706.5k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +505.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +420.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +312.7k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +312.1k |
| Interval Partners, LP | New | +303.1k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | Added | +291.4k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | +284.4k |
Biggest sellers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -935.2k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Sold out | -758.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -680.0k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD | Reduced | -598.4k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Reduced | -596.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -423.6k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Reduced | -389.2k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -377.7k |
| ALGEBRIS (UK) LTD | Sold out | -350.2k |
| Woodline Partners LP | Reduced | -310.6k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $89.5m793.3k shares |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Added | $56.4m500.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $40.1m355.2k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | $29.3m259.7k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $25.9m229.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $23.2m205.7k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $21.2m188.0k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $19.2m170.0k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $12.7m112.3k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Added | $9.1m80.4k shares |
Biggest puts
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Added | $124.2m1.1m shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | $89.1m7.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $76.0m673.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $68.8m609.1k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $31.6m279.7k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | $24.3m215.0k shares |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Added | $16.7m147.3k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | $16.2m143.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $13.6m120.8k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $13.5m119.2k 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 2025
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 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 | — |
| Q1 2025 | 1 | $22.2k | 2 | $969.2k | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $438.6k | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $6.8m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-11 | Feeney Caroline Executive Vice President | Sold | $762.2k6.6k shares |
| 2025-12-02 | SCHMIDT TIMOTHY L Senior Vice President | Sold | $861.5k8.0k shares |
| 2025-11-10 | Lowrey Charles F Chairman of the Board, director | Sold | $5.2m48.2k 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 42.4m $4.8bn | Added +59.5k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 32.4m $3.7bn | Added +706.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 17.2m $1.9bn | Added +211.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 9.5m $1.1bn | Added +26.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.04% of their portfolio | 6.6m $750.6m | Added +420.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 5.5m $617.6m | Added +231.7k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 4.2m $472.3m | Reduced -42.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.6m $411.1m | Reduced -423.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.6m $405.5m | Reduced -32.9k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.0m $335.9m | Reduced -205.2k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.6m $299.1m | Reduced -51.2k |
| NIPPON LIFE INSURANCE CO 4.97% of their portfolio | 2.6m $289.0m | Unchanged |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.4m $274.2m | Added +15.9k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.2m $253.1m | Added +1.2m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.1m $234.9m | Reduced -36.6k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.20% of their portfolio | 2.0m $231.3m | Added +291.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.9m $214.0m | Added +1.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $195.2m | Added +91.8k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $183.4m | Added +4.7k |
| Amundi 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.4m $161.1m | Added +227.5k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.4m $155.2m | Added +958.7k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.3m $147.8m | Added +505.1k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.3m $145.0m | Reduced -389.2k |
| NORGES BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $140.5m | Not comparable |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $134.0m | Reduced -128.5k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.2m $134.0m | Added +92.1k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.2m $130.6m | Reduced -15.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $120.0m | Reduced -935.2k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 970.9k $109.6m | Added +11.3k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.06% of their portfolio | 964.9k $108.9m | Reduced -55.5k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 900.8k $101.7m | Reduced -680.0k |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 0.47% of their portfolio | 897.6k $101.3m | Added +89.9k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 869.1k $98.1m | Reduced -6.5k |
| ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 0.76% of their portfolio | 852.8k $96.3m | Reduced -11.9k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 821.5k $92.7m | Reduced -18.9k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 818.1k $92.3m | Added +48.7k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 809.6k $91.4m | Reduced -40.9k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 808.8k $91.3m | Reduced -82.5k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.06% of their portfolio | 779.9k $88.0m | Added +284.4k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 767.3k $86.6m | Added +261.5k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 735.9k $83.8m | Added +29.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.06% of their portfolio | 640.5k $72.3m | Reduced -37.5k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.07% of their portfolio | 639.2k $72.2m | Reduced -16.1k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.04% of their portfolio | 619.2k $69.9m | Added +537 |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 607.2k $68.5m | Added +46.5k |
| National Pension Service 0.05% of their portfolio | 606.1k $68.4m | Added +36.5k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 601.1k $67.9m | Added +82.4k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 598.5k $67.6m | Reduced -67.6k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 591.0k $66.9m | Added +158.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 573.7k $64.8m | Added +312.7k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 572.3k $64.6m | Added +26.1k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.25% of their portfolio | 570.5k $64.4m | Added +24.9k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 515.1k $58.1m | Reduced -193 |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 487.8k $55.1m | Reduced -38.0k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.05% of their portfolio | 476.0k $53.7m | Added +8.7k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 469.6k $53.0m | Added +10.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 469.4k $53.0m | Added +122.4k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 420.3k $47.4m | Added +1.9k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 416.9k $47.1m | Added +30.6k |
| CAPITAL ADVISORS INC/OK 0.74% of their portfolio | 405.7k $45.8m | Added +21.3k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.07% of their portfolio | 399.4k $45.1m | Reduced -4.3k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.16% of their portfolio | 396.9k $44.8m | Added +7.6k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.04% of their portfolio | 392.6k $44.3m | Added +88.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 388.9k $43.9m | Reduced -2.1k |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al 0.26% of their portfolio | 382.9k $43.2m | Added +102.7k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.11% of their portfolio | 367.5k $41.5m | Reduced -16.5k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 358.0k $40.4m | Reduced -8.7k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 348.8k $39.4m | Added +312.1k |
| Swedbank AB 0.04% of their portfolio | 342.1k $38.6m | Reduced -588 |
| Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. 0.12% of their portfolio | 335.8k $37.9m | First filing |
| AVIVA PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 316.9k $35.8m | Added +13.7k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.08% of their portfolio | 315.0k $35.6m | Added +23.0k |
| Interval Partners, LP 0.80% of their portfolio | 303.1k $34.2m | New |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 300.9k $34.0m | Added +54.3k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.60% of their portfolio | 294.6k $33.3m | Reduced -31.5k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.04% of their portfolio | 281.7k $31.8m | Added +82.9k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.06% of their portfolio | 280.2k $31.6m | Reduced -3.6k |
| CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.52% of their portfolio | 277.8k $31.4m | Added +1.0k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.05% of their portfolio | 274.8k $31.0m | Reduced -154.4k |
| DANSKE BANK A/S 0.07% of their portfolio | 274.4k $31.0m | Added +21.8k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 268.8k $30.3m | Added +82.2k |
| VAN LANSCHOT KEMPEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT N.V. 0.26% of their portfolio | 267.9k $30.2m | Added +4.9k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.05% of their portfolio | 261.4k $29.5m | Added +4.5k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.05% of their portfolio | 259.2k $29.3m | Reduced -8.7k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 258.5k $29.2m | Added +45.0k |
| Man Group plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 252.9k $28.5m | Added +206.5k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.02% of their portfolio | 250.8k $28.3m | Reduced -3.6k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 246.8k $27.9m | Added +10.0k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 245.7k $27.7m | Added +39.9k |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 242.0k $27.3m | Reduced -5.4k |
| AE Wealth Management LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 241.8k $27.3m | Added +13.1k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.12% of their portfolio | 236.8k $26.7m | Added +134.4k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 234.7k $26.5m | Reduced -23.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.03% of their portfolio | 231.5k $26.1m | Reduced -2.0k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.04% of their portfolio | 218.9k $24.7m | New |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.03% of their portfolio | 218.9k $24.7m | Reduced -2.6k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.05% of their portfolio | 217.1k $24.5m | Added +4.1k |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 214.4k $24.2m | Reduced -15.1k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 214.4k $24.2m | Reduced -4.5k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 213.1k $24.1m | Reduced -32.2k |