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 ($64.5m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 347.0m as of 2026-04-30, 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 ≈ $97.59. Options: 29 managers hold calls ($308.8m notional), 33 hold puts ($347.0m).
Trends to Q1 2026
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 |
| Q1 2026 | 1,363 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q1 2026 | 630 | 644 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $450.4m | $492.4m | 1.09 |
| Q3 2025 | $444.2m | $519.1m | 1.17 |
| Q4 2025 | $404.8m | $532.9m | 1.32 |
| Q1 2026 | $308.8m | $347.0m | 1.12 |
Biggest buyers
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +1.5m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +1.2m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +1.1m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +1.0m |
| Man Group plc | Added | +630.3k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +431.5k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +411.6k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +373.5k |
| KBC Group NV | Added | +311.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +298.4k |
Biggest sellers
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Reduced | -1.2m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -1.2m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -664.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -494.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -449.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -370.6k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -278.5k |
| Interval Partners, LP | Reduced | -275.5k |
| Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. | Reduced | -269.3k |
| VAN LANSCHOT KEMPEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT N.V. | Sold out | -267.9k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $81.3m832.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $53.4m546.2k shares |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Reduced | $29.3m300.0k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $28.8m304.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $27.4m280.8k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $24.2m248.1k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $14.9m152.8k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Reduced | $7.0m71.2k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $5.5m56.6k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | $5.5m56.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $73.4m751.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $58.8m602.1k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Reduced | $30.0m3.1k shares |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Reduced | $29.3m300.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $20.6m210.4k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | $18.0m190.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $16.9m172.9k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $14.6m149.5k shares |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Reduced | $14.3m146.1k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $14.2m145.5k 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q1 2026 | 3 | $168.8k | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-17 | Stoddard Thomas D Director | Bought | $25.7k250 shares |
| 2026-02-11 | Wolk Joseph J Director | Bought | $42.1k400 shares |
| 2026-02-06 | Chappuis Jacques Executive Vice President | Bought | $101.0k1.0k 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, Q1 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 33.5m $3.3bn | Added +1.0m |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 22.6m $2.2bn | First filing |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 17.0m $1.7bn | Reduced -278.5k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 16.3m $1.6bn | First filing |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 11.0m $1.1bn | Added +1.5m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.04% of their portfolio | 6.2m $601.2m | Reduced -494.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 5.1m $498.2m | Reduced -370.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.8m $465.7m | Added +1.1m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.2m $406.5m | Reduced -22.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.8m $367.1m | Added +166.6k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.1m $303.3m | Added +129.4k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.7m $260.3m | Added +14.8k |
| NIPPON LIFE INSURANCE CO 4.90% of their portfolio | 2.6m $250.1m | Unchanged |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.6m $249.8m | Added +1.2m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.5m $240.6m | Added +33.9k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.20% of their portfolio | 2.2m $209.5m | Added +154.2k |
| UBS Group AG 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.0m $197.7m | Added +127.6k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.0m $195.0m | Reduced -85.3k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.0m $191.3m | First filing |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.9m $185.3m | Added +168.2k |
| Amundi 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.6m $156.9m | Added +179.4k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.6m $155.2m | Added +431.5k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.5m $146.7m | Added +216.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $128.7m | Added +298.4k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.2m $113.8m | Added +411.6k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $114.0m | Reduced -20.2k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.1m $107.7m | Reduced -84.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $102.0m | Added +73.2k |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 0.53% of their portfolio | 1.0m $101.8m | Added +144.7k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.0m $100.3m | Added +62.3k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 998.9k $97.6m | Reduced -1.2m |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 960.0k $93.8m | Reduced -664.5k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 885.4k $86.5m | Reduced -15.4k |
| Man Group plc 0.18% of their portfolio | 883.2k $86.3m | Added +630.3k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 876.7k $85.6m | Added +67.0k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.08% of their portfolio | 875.6k $85.5m | Added +6.5k |
| ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 0.67% of their portfolio | 853.1k $83.3m | Added +264 |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 845.5k $82.6m | Added +27.4k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 840.8k $82.1m | Added +19.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 832.7k $81.3m | Added +231.6k |
| National Pension Service 0.06% of their portfolio | 804.4k $78.6m | Added +198.3k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 784.6k $76.6m | Added +48.7k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 778.6k $76.1m | First filing |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 766.5k $74.9m | Reduced -42.3k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 719.8k $70.3m | Added +121.4k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.06% of their portfolio | 704.7k $68.8m | First filing |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.05% of their portfolio | 642.6k $62.8m | Added +2.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 638.0k $62.3m | Added +168.5k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.06% of their portfolio | 624.6k $61.0m | Reduced -14.6k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 620.3k $60.6m | Added +373.5k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.04% of their portfolio | 616.5k $60.2m | Reduced -2.7k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 602.6k $58.2m | Added +11.6k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.24% of their portfolio | 586.9k $57.3m | Added +16.4k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 573.9k $56.1m | Added +1.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.04% of their portfolio | 548.5k $53.6m | Reduced -231.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 505.6k $57.1m | Added +17.8k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 499.1k $48.8m | Added +198.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 496.6k $48.5m | Reduced -18.5k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 483.3k $47.2m | Added +63.0k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 478.6k $46.8m | Added +9.0k |
| KBC Group NV 0.11% of their portfolio | 469.2k $45.8m | Added +311.6k |
| CAPITAL ADVISORS INC/OK 0.72% of their portfolio | 459.6k $44.9m | Added +53.9k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.04% of their portfolio | 446.6k $43.6m | Added +200.9k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.05% of their portfolio | 445.0k $43.4m | Reduced -31.0k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 412.8k $40.3m | Reduced -194.4k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.06% of their portfolio | 404.6k $39.5m | Added +5.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 390.4k $38.1m | Added +1.5k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 386.6k $37.8m | Added +128.1k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.08% of their portfolio | 378.9k $37.0m | Added +63.9k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 352.7k $34.5m | Reduced -64.2k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 325.8k $31.8m | Added +8.9k |
| Swedbank AB 0.03% of their portfolio | 325.0k $31.7m | Reduced -17.1k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.09% of their portfolio | 317.4k $31.0m | Reduced -50.1k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.02% of their portfolio | 312.6k $30.5m | Reduced -80.0k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.05% of their portfolio | 304.1k $29.8m | Added +29.3k |
| HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK 0.16% of their portfolio | 300.6k $29.4m | Added +160.9k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.54% of their portfolio | 299.1k $29.2m | Added +4.5k |
| CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.49% of their portfolio | 296.4k $29.0m | Added +18.5k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.03% of their portfolio | 295.5k $28.9m | Added +13.7k |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 286.3k $28.0m | Added +71.9k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 285.2k $27.9m | Added +238.0k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 281.4k $27.5m | Added +12.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.06% of their portfolio | 280.1k $27.4m | Reduced -136 |
| AE Wealth Management LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 263.3k $25.7m | Added +21.5k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.05% of their portfolio | 261.4k $25.5m | Unchanged |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 256.3k $25.0m | Added +14.4k |
| DANSKE BANK A/S 0.06% of their portfolio | 249.3k $24.4m | Reduced -25.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.03% of their portfolio | 232.7k $22.7m | Added +1.2k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 231.4k $22.6m | Reduced -3.3k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.05% of their portfolio | 228.6k $22.3m | Added +11.5k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.04% of their portfolio | 228.6k $22.4m | Reduced -30.6k |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.02% of their portfolio | 225.9k $22.1m | Added +7.1k |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al 0.16% of their portfolio | 225.8k $22.1m | Reduced -157.1k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 223.8k $21.9m | Added +9.3k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 217.6k $21.2m | Added +167.8k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 215.7k $21.1m | Added +75.2k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 215.4k $21.0m | Added +2.3k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.02% of their portfolio | 214.9k $21.0m | Reduced -35.9k |
| Verity & Verity, LLC 1.55% of their portfolio | 213.2k $20.8m | Added +13.9k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 209.1k $20.4m | Reduced -148.9k |