THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC TMO
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 883556102 · ISIN US8835561023
Multinational company providing scientific instrumentation
- SectorTechnology
- IndustryMeasuring & Controlling Devices, NEC
- HeadquartersWaltham, MA
- Founded2006
- Websitethermofisher.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 ($785.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 385.4m as of 2023-02-04, 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 ≈ $550.70. Options: 45 managers hold calls ($1.8bn notional), 58 hold puts ($1.6bn).
Trends to Q4 2022
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 2,271 |
| Q4 2022 | 2,378 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $1.5bn | $1.3bn | 0.88 |
| Q4 2022 | $1.8bn | $1.6bn | 0.86 |
Biggest buyers
| POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | New | +2.2m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +1.8m |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | Added | +400.9k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +367.8k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. | Added | +320.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +310.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +299.6k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Added | +276.0k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE | Added | +255.6k |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP | Added | +246.0k |
Biggest sellers
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -1.6m |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Reduced | -1.6m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Reduced | -749.4k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -706.2k |
| AXA S.A. | Reduced | -693.3k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | Reduced | -564.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -417.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -357.9k |
| LONE PINE CAPITAL LLC | Reduced | -297.6k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership | Reduced | -282.8k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $343.1m623.0k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $330.5m600.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $232.3m421.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $163.3m296.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $85.0m154.3k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $82.8m150.3k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $76.5m139.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $63.7m115.7k shares |
| Laurion Capital Management LP | New | $55.4m100.6k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $46.9m85.1k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $400.9m728.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $229.7m417.2k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $113.7m206.4k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $93.3m169.5k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $86.9m157.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $68.7m124.8k shares |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. | New | $59.5m108.1k shares |
| Laurion Capital Management LP | Added | $37.6m68.2k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $34.7m63.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $30.5m55.3k 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 2022
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 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 2 | $65.6m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $4.1m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $45.0m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 4 | $44.8m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $51.7m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-15 | Spar Debora L Director | Sold | $112.3k200 shares |
| 2022-12-14 | Pettiti Gianluca Executive Vice President | Sold | $1.1m2.0k shares |
| 2022-12-13 | Pettiti Gianluca Executive Vice President | Sold | $2.9m5.0k shares |
| 2022-11-17 | CASPER MARC N Chairman & CEO, director · By Floral Park Associates, Inc. | Sold | $3.9m7.5k shares |
| 2022-11-16 | CASPER MARC N Chairman & CEO, director · By Floral Park Associates, Inc. | Sold | $4.0m7.5k shares |
| 2022-11-11 | CASPER MARC N Chairman & CEO, director | Sold | $5.4m10.0k shares |
| 2022-11-10 | CASPER MARC N Chairman & CEO, director | Sold | $5.2m10.0k shares |
| 2022-11-07 | CASPER MARC N Chairman & CEO, director | Sold | $4.0m8.1k shares |
| 2022-11-04 | CASPER MARC N Chairman & CEO, director | Sold | $4.9m10.0k shares |
| 2022-11-03 | CASPER MARC N Chairman & CEO, director | Sold | $4.0m8.2k shares |
| 2022-11-03 | CASPER MARC N Chairman & CEO, director | Sold | $865.1k1.8k shares |
| 2022-11-02 | CASPER MARC N Chairman & CEO, director | Sold | $5.0m10.0k shares |
| 2022-11-01 | CASPER MARC N Chairman & CEO, director | Sold | $5.2m10.0k shares |
| 2022-10-31 | CASPER MARC N Chairman & CEO, director | Sold | $5.1m10.0k 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, Q4 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.49% of their portfolio | 32.5m $17.9bn | Added +367.8k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.53% of their portfolio | 30.8m $17.0bn | Added +100.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.53% of their portfolio | 16.3m $9.0bn | Added +126.4k |
| Capital World Investors 1.59% of their portfolio | 13.5m $7.5bn | Added +57.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.73% of their portfolio | 11.7m $6.5bn | Added +1.8m |
| FMR LLC 0.61% of their portfolio | 11.2m $6.1bn | Added +187.9k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 1.79% of their portfolio | 9.3m $5.1bn | Reduced -706.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.81% of their portfolio | 9.1m $5.0bn | Added +161.3k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 1.19% of their portfolio | 7.2m $3.9bn | Reduced -1.6m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 6.9m $3.8bn | Added +123.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.42% of their portfolio | 6.1m $3.4bn | Added +299.6k |
| NORGES BANK 0.75% of their portfolio | 5.6m $3.1bn | Added +63.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.40% of their portfolio | 5.2m $2.9bn | Reduced -357.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.47% of their portfolio | 4.1m $2.2bn | Added +109.3k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 1.84% of their portfolio | 3.7m $2.0bn | Reduced -138.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.43% of their portfolio | 3.4m $1.9bn | Added +54.1k |
| Amundi 1.00% of their portfolio | 3.1m $1.8bn | Added +157.3k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.32% of their portfolio | 2.9m $1.6bn | Reduced -2.3k |
| PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA 2.16% of their portfolio | 2.7m $1.5bn | Reduced -59.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.45% of their portfolio | 2.7m $1.5bn | Added +143.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.53% of their portfolio | 2.5m $1.4bn | Reduced -72.0k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 1.03% of their portfolio | 2.4m $1.3bn | Reduced -749.4k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.88% of their portfolio | 2.4m $1.3bn | Added +46.0k |
| POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 3.52% of their portfolio | 2.2m $1.2bn | New |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.42% of their portfolio | 2.2m $1.2bn | Reduced -55.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.38% of their portfolio | 2.2m $1.2bn | Added +62.5k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.75% of their portfolio | 2.1m $1.2bn | Added +255.6k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 1.13% of their portfolio | 2.1m $1.1bn | Reduced -564.2k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.58% of their portfolio | 2.0m $1.1bn | Added +3.8k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 2.05% of their portfolio | 2.0m $1.1bn | Reduced -190.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.9m $1.1bn | Reduced -417.2k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 1.86% of their portfolio | 1.9m $1.0bn | Reduced -101.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.9m $1.0bn | Added +110.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.50% of their portfolio | 1.9m $1.0bn | Added +82.7k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 1.42% of their portfolio | 1.9m $1.0bn | Reduced -2.9k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 1.9m $1.0bn | Reduced -3.7k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.7m $936.6m | Added +32.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.7m $917.4m | Added +70.3k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.41% of their portfolio | 1.6m $907.1m | Reduced -10.8k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.51% of their portfolio | 1.6m $886.3m | Added +94.3k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.63% of their portfolio | 1.6m $876.9m | Reduced -104.1k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.61% of their portfolio | 1.5m $850.2m | Reduced -1.6m |
| C WorldWide Group Holding A/S 11.22% of their portfolio | 1.5m $846.6m | Reduced -12.3k |
| Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt 4.71% of their portfolio | 1.4m $796.8m | Unchanged |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.60% of their portfolio | 1.4m $763.4m | Reduced -8.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.65% of their portfolio | 1.4m $757.0m | First filing |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.37% of their portfolio | 1.3m $709.0m | Added +66.0k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.3m $706.3m | Reduced -258.6k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.73% of their portfolio | 1.3m $703.2m | Reduced -60.8k |
| Swedbank AB 1.51% of their portfolio | 1.2m $687.2m | Reduced -130.1k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 1.39% of their portfolio | 1.2m $675.8m | Added +189.2k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 1.80% of their portfolio | 1.2m $658.5m | Added +80.0k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.66% of their portfolio | 1.2m $654.8m | Added +400.9k |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC 1.12% of their portfolio | 1.2m $643.0m | Reduced -50.1k |
| FARALLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 4.14% of their portfolio | 1.2m $639.9m | Added +39.9k |
| FLOSSBACH VON STORCH SE 2.43% of their portfolio | 1.2m $636.4m | Added +2.4k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 1.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $636.0m | Reduced -18.4k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.67% of their portfolio | 1.1m $623.2m | Added +75.1k |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC 1.54% of their portfolio | 1.1m $618.0m | Reduced -2.8k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.51% of their portfolio | 1.1m $594.4m | Reduced -22.8k |
| Veritas Asset Management LLP 4.58% of their portfolio | 1.0m $559.9m | Reduced -50.7k |
| Temasek Holdings (Private) Ltd 3.24% of their portfolio | 1.0m $554.0m | Added +187 |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 999.4k $550.5m | Reduced -187.9k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.64% of their portfolio | 947.1k $521.6m | Added +117.7k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.87% of their portfolio | 934.0k $514.3m | Added +20.9k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.59% of their portfolio | 924.2k $508.9m | Added +9.2k |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 2.75% of their portfolio | 911.4k $501.9m | Reduced -11.9k |
| GENERATION INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLP 2.82% of their portfolio | 885.9k $487.8m | Reduced -5.7k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 1.06% of their portfolio | 868.3k $478.1m | Reduced -23.7k |
| ONTARIO TEACHERS PENSION PLAN BOARD 5.02% of their portfolio | 856.7k $471.8m | Added +2.7k |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP 2.31% of their portfolio | 839.5k $462.3m | Added +246.0k |
| Ninety One UK Ltd 1.48% of their portfolio | 836.6k $460.7m | Added +82.4k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.57% of their portfolio | 835.6k $459.6m | Added +276.0k |
| Cantillon Capital Management LLC 3.89% of their portfolio | 834.9k $459.8m | Reduced -16.5k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 1.11% of their portfolio | 823.9k $453.7m | Reduced -135.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.61% of their portfolio | 808.6k $445.3m | Reduced -13.8k |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 1.91% of their portfolio | 774.4k $426.5m | Added +4.8k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.95% of their portfolio | 764.7k $421.1m | Reduced -14.6k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.59% of their portfolio | 764.3k $420.9m | Reduced -45.6k |
| Mirova US LLC 8.06% of their portfolio | 728.1k $401.0m | Added +16.4k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 1.00% of their portfolio | 721.5k $397.3m | Reduced -270.8k |
| AXA S.A. 1.42% of their portfolio | 714.4k $393.4m | Reduced -693.3k |
| Sustainable Growth Advisers, LP 2.55% of their portfolio | 712.0k $392.1m | Added +80.3k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.59% of their portfolio | 711.5k $391.8m | Reduced -8.0k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.19% of their portfolio | 707.8k $403.6m | Added +27.8k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 1.18% of their portfolio | 702.0k $353.6m | Added +31.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.51% of their portfolio | 689.7k $379.8m | Added +30.5k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.59% of their portfolio | 687.4k $377.4m | Reduced -36.4k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 1.00% of their portfolio | 682.7k $378.3m | Added +31.4k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.58% of their portfolio | 669.1k $368.5m | Added +10.0k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.51% of their portfolio | 657.3k $362.0m | Added +134.3k |
| FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. 1.32% of their portfolio | 652.1k $359.1m | Added +13.1k |
| AKO CAPITAL LLP 5.76% of their portfolio | 647.3k $356.5m | Reduced -276.7k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 613.7k $338.0m | Added +22.5k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 1.22% of their portfolio | 612.3k $337.2m | First filing |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.25% of their portfolio | 595.9k $328.2m | Reduced -17.4k |
| LONE PINE CAPITAL LLC 3.09% of their portfolio | 587.7k $323.6m | Reduced -297.6k |
| National Pension Service 0.64% of their portfolio | 587.2k $323.3m | Added +14.2k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 1.43% of their portfolio | 582.0k $319.8m | Added +40.6k |
| KBC Group NV 1.53% of their portfolio | 571.2k $314.5m | Reduced -89.3k |