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 ($70.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 345.0m as of 2026-07-31, 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 ≈ $107.86. Options: 32 managers hold calls ($333.6m notional), 32 hold puts ($333.1m).
Trends to Q2 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 |
| Q2 2026 | 1,408 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q2 2026 | 674 | 556 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $444.2m | $519.1m | 1.17 |
| Q4 2025 | $404.8m | $532.9m | 1.32 |
| Q1 2026 | $308.8m | $347.0m | 1.12 |
| Q2 2026 | $333.6m | $333.1m | 1.00 |
Biggest buyers
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +1.5m |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Added | +1.1m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +895.7k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD | Added | +427.7k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | +388.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +354.4k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +305.7k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | New | +228.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +220.0k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +209.2k |
Biggest sellers
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -968.6k |
| Man Group plc | Reduced | -761.3k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC | Reduced | -580.1k |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd | Reduced | -443.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc | Reduced | -320.9k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -277.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -272.7k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | -252.6k |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC | Reduced | -224.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -223.4k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $91.9m851.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $54.5m504.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $45.5m421.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $28.7m265.8k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | $26.2m240.0k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $15.4m142.6k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | $11.5m106.4k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $8.5m79.1k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Added | $7.7m71.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $5.2m48.1k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $83.3m771.5k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | $65.3m6.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $38.0m352.5k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $22.5m208.1k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | $16.4m150.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $15.6m144.8k shares |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Reduced | $14.6m135.5k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $12.7m117.9k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | $10.4m96.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $7.1m65.7k 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 since 1 Apr 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.4m | — |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 1 | $956.6k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | KAPPLER ANN M EVP and General Counsel | Sold | $956.6k7.7k shares |
| 2026-05-14 | KAPPLER ANN M EVP and General Counsel | Sold | $1.4m13.6k 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, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 32.5m $3.5bn | Reduced -968.6k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 22.6m $2.4bn | Added +55.0k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 17.2m $1.9bn | Added +209.2k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 16.3m $1.8bn | Added +33.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 11.3m $1.2bn | Added +220.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.9m $634.8m | Reduced -272.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.1m $552.7m | Added +354.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 4.9m $526.4m | Reduced -223.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.1m $446.7m | Reduced -22.6k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.19% of their portfolio | 4.0m $435.1m | Added +1.5m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.9m $422.0m | Added +151.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.1m $335.3m | Added +1.2k |
| NIPPON LIFE INSURANCE CO 4.58% of their portfolio | 2.6m $276.3m | Unchanged |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.5m $269.4m | Added +33.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.3m $253.0m | Reduced -320.9k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.20% of their portfolio | 2.2m $242.1m | Added +27.5k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.1m $223.9m | Added +895.7k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.9m $210.3m | Reduced -10.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.9m $209.1m | Reduced -59.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.9m $209.0m | Added +38.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.9m $200.8m | Reduced -163.7k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.6m $174.1m | Added +25.0k |
| Amundi 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.6m $168.5m | Reduced -45.3k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.5m $157.8m | Reduced -39.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $138.1m | Reduced -96.6k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.2m $133.8m | Added +1.1m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $122.9m | Added +305.7k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.0m $112.1m | Reduced -64.1k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.06% of their portfolio | 981.1k $105.9m | Reduced -46.1k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 967.7k $104.5m | Reduced -31.2k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 954.5k $103.0m | Reduced -89.7k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 940.3k $101.5m | Reduced -19.7k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 914.3k $98.7m | Reduced -252.6k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.08% of their portfolio | 876.5k $94.6m | Added +822 |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 868.4k $93.7m | Added +22.9k |
| ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 0.65% of their portfolio | 852.4k $92.0m | Reduced -685 |
| National Pension Service 0.06% of their portfolio | 840.1k $90.7m | Added +35.7k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 839.8k $90.6m | Reduced -968 |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 837.7k $90.4m | Added +53.1k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.06% of their portfolio | 784.9k $84.7m | Added +80.2k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 765.9k $82.7m | Reduced -12.7k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 762.5k $82.3m | Reduced -4.0k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 739.3k $79.8m | Added +19.5k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 729.5k $78.7m | Reduced -155.9k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 695.2k $75.3m | Added +92.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.04% of their portfolio | 658.3k $71.0m | Added +109.7k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 630.9k $68.1m | Added +57.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.04% of their portfolio | 628.4k $67.8m | Added +11.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.05% of their portfolio | 616.2k $66.5m | Reduced -26.3k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.06% of their portfolio | 615.3k $66.4m | Added +168.7k |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 0.28% of their portfolio | 599.3k $64.7m | Reduced -443.0k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 597.6k $64.5m | Added +388.5k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 585.8k $63.2m | Added +102.5k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.06% of their portfolio | 585.3k $63.2m | Reduced -39.3k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 576.2k $62.2m | Reduced -61.7k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.22% of their portfolio | 575.1k $62.1m | Reduced -11.7k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 566.1k $61.1m | Added +87.4k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.03% of their portfolio | 530.2k $57.2m | Added +427.7k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 513.6k $55.4m | Added +14.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 506.8k $54.7m | Added +10.2k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 503.2k $54.3m | Added +116.6k |
| KBC Group NV 0.11% of their portfolio | 484.4k $52.3m | Added +15.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 423.7k $41.4m | Reduced -81.9k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 392.5k $42.4m | Not comparable |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.08% of their portfolio | 390.5k $42.2m | Added +11.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 389.6k $42.0m | Reduced -794 |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 368.7k $39.8m | Reduced -44.1k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 364.1k $39.3m | Added +148.4k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 363.5k $39.2m | Added +10.8k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 348.1k $37.6m | Added +189.3k |
| AE Wealth Management LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 347.2k $37.5m | Added +83.9k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 343.1k $37.0m | Reduced -277.2k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 332.3k $35.9m | Reduced -72.2k |
| Swedbank AB 0.03% of their portfolio | 331.7k $35.8m | Added +6.7k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 327.0k $35.3m | Added +1.2k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.58% of their portfolio | 325.3k $35.1m | Added +26.1k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.08% of their portfolio | 319.4k $34.5m | Added +2.0k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 303.3k $32.7m | Added +21.9k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.05% of their portfolio | 300.7k $32.4m | Reduced -3.4k |
| CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.54% of their portfolio | 300.2k $32.4m | Added +3.9k |
| CAPITAL ADVISORS INC/OK 0.48% of their portfolio | 299.3k $32.3m | Reduced -160.3k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 296.5k $32.0m | Reduced -580.1k |
| HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK 0.15% of their portfolio | 290.8k $31.4m | Reduced -9.8k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 277.9k $30.0m | Added +153.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.05% of their portfolio | 270.4k $29.2m | Reduced -9.7k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.03% of their portfolio | 265.6k $28.7m | Reduced -179.4k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.03% of their portfolio | 260.3k $28.1m | Reduced -35.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.04% of their portfolio | 260.1k $28.1m | Added +27.4k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.05% of their portfolio | 259.4k $28.0m | Reduced -2.1k |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.03% of their portfolio | 258.4k $27.9m | Added +119.3k |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 250.7k $27.1m | Reduced -35.6k |
| DANSKE BANK A/S 0.05% of their portfolio | 246.2k $26.6m | Reduced -3.1k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.06% of their portfolio | 242.5k $22.9m | Added +65.5k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 231.2k $25.0m | Reduced -54.0k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 228.9k $24.7m | New |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 227.1k $24.5m | Reduced -4.3k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.18% of their portfolio | 227.1k $24.5m | Added +112.9k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.04% of their portfolio | 215.1k $23.2m | Reduced -13.4k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 213.2k $23.0m | Added +27.4k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.02% of their portfolio | 210.4k $22.7m | Reduced -4.5k |