UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC UNH
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 91324P102 · ISIN US91324P1021
For-profit health care company
* 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 ($2.8bn this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 920.4m as of 2024-04-30, 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 ≈ $494.28. Options: 72 managers hold calls ($3.6bn notional), 77 hold puts ($4.1bn).
Trends to Q1 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 3,001 |
| Q4 2022 | 3,161 |
| Q1 2023 | 3,114 |
| Q2 2023 | 3,137 |
| Q3 2023 | 3,145 |
| Q4 2023 | 3,421 |
| Q1 2024 | 3,382 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 1,404 | 1,318 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,516 | 1,389 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,576 | 1,306 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,613 | 1,256 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,584 | 1,327 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,670 | 1,481 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | $4.6bn | $3.1bn | 0.67 |
| Q3 2023 | $4.6bn | $4.1bn | 0.90 |
| Q4 2023 | $4.6bn | $4.5bn | 0.97 |
| Q1 2024 | $3.6bn | $4.1bn | 1.15 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +27.0m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +2.8m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +1.3m |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. | Added | +1.2m |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +979.4k |
| NORGES BANK | Added | +971.0k |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP | Added | +900.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +752.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +731.3k |
| Orbis Allan Gray Ltd | Added | +626.4k |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -6.1m |
| GQG Partners LLC | Reduced | -3.4m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -2.0m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -1.7m |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC | Reduced | -1.6m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Reduced | -1.6m |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.3m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | -1.2m |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Reduced | -1.2m |
| TD Asset Management Inc | Reduced | -939.8k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $856.0m1.7m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $733.7m1.5m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $202.7m409.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $196.8m397.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $150.4m304.1k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $144.3m291.7k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $143.2m289.5k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $130.4m263.6k shares |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | $94.7m191.4k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $88.0m177.8k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $835.9m1.7m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $544.8m1.1m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $342.7m692.8k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $247.2m499.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $164.9m333.3k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $135.8m274.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $125.8m254.3k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $110.3m222.9k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Reduced | $108.3m218.9k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | $104.6m211.4k 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% |
| STATE STREET CORP 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-07 | 5.0% |
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | 1 | $44.9k | 2 | $4.3m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 5 | $74.5m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $573.6k | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $4.7m | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $2.0m | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $104.5m | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $16.1m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-08 | McSweeney Erin EVP & Chief People Officer | Sold | $597.6k1.2k shares |
| 2024-02-23 | ROOS THOMAS E Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | $451.1k858 shares |
| 2024-02-16 | THOMPSON BRIAN R CEO, UnitedHealthcare | Sold | $15.1m28.9k 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.83% of their portfolio | 84.4m $41.8bn | Added +544.7k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.85% of their portfolio | 73.7m $36.4bn | Added +1.3m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.80% of their portfolio | 60.6m $30.0bn | Added +27.0m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.05% of their portfolio | 47.7m $23.6bn | Reduced -162.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP 1.01% of their portfolio | 45.7m $22.6bn | Added +180.3k |
| FMR LLC 1.18% of their portfolio | 35.7m $17.6bn | Reduced -6.1m |
| Capital World Investors 2.32% of their portfolio | 28.3m $14.0bn | Reduced -540.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 1.58% of their portfolio | 26.1m $12.9bn | Added +94.6k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 2.13% of their portfolio | 24.3m $12.0bn | Reduced -109.5k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.86% of their portfolio | 18.9m $9.3bn | Added +731.3k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 1.47% of their portfolio | 13.2m $6.5bn | Reduced -2.0m |
| NORGES BANK 0.94% of their portfolio | 12.0m $5.9bn | Added +971.0k |
| Capital International Investors 1.15% of their portfolio | 11.5m $5.7bn | Reduced -356.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 1.82% of their portfolio | 10.4m $5.2bn | Reduced -1.6m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.46% of their portfolio | 9.4m $4.7bn | Reduced -1.7m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.79% of their portfolio | 9.2m $4.6bn | Reduced -360.8k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 1.07% of their portfolio | 8.9m $4.4bn | Reduced -1.2m |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 1.05% of their portfolio | 8.1m $4.0bn | Reduced -21.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.76% of their portfolio | 8.0m $4.0bn | Reduced -292.9k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 1.17% of their portfolio | 7.5m $3.7bn | Added +2.8m |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 1.07% of their portfolio | 7.3m $3.6bn | Reduced -50.4k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.96% of their portfolio | 6.8m $3.3bn | Reduced -38.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.72% of their portfolio | 6.4m $3.1bn | Added +394.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.57% of their portfolio | 5.4m $2.7bn | Reduced -172.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.96% of their portfolio | 5.4m $2.7bn | Reduced -407.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.57% of their portfolio | 5.3m $2.6bn | Added +752.4k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 1.43% of their portfolio | 5.3m $2.6bn | Reduced -321.3k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 2.06% of their portfolio | 5.3m $2.6bn | Reduced -486.6k |
| Sanders Capital, LLC 4.15% of their portfolio | 5.0m $2.5bn | Added +65.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.78% of their portfolio | 4.8m $2.4bn | Added +979.4k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 1.37% of their portfolio | 4.5m $2.2bn | Added +287.5k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.94% of their portfolio | 4.1m $2.0bn | Added +471.4k |
| Dodge & Cox 1.13% of their portfolio | 3.9m $2.0bn | Added +539.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.87% of their portfolio | 3.9m $1.9bn | Added +450.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.51% of their portfolio | 3.8m $1.9bn | Added +92.1k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 1.23% of their portfolio | 3.7m $1.8bn | Added +87.0k |
| Amundi 0.70% of their portfolio | 3.3m $1.6bn | Reduced -466.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.94% of their portfolio | 3.0m $1.5bn | Reduced -212.7k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 1.04% of their portfolio | 3.0m $1.5bn | Reduced -115.9k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.69% of their portfolio | 3.0m $1.5bn | Added +100.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.39% of their portfolio | 2.9m $1.5bn | Added +405.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.96% of their portfolio | 2.8m $1.4bn | Reduced -126.7k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.92% of their portfolio | 2.7m $1.3bn | Reduced -2.9k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.93% of their portfolio | 2.6m $1.3bn | Added +268.7k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 1.36% of their portfolio | 2.6m $1.3bn | Reduced -46.1k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 1.20% of their portfolio | 2.5m $1.2bn | Reduced -34.8k |
| POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2.73% of their portfolio | 2.4m $1.2bn | Reduced -41.3k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 1.09% of their portfolio | 2.4m $1.2bn | Added +338.7k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 1.58% of their portfolio | 2.3m $1.1bn | Added +1.2m |
| Swedbank AB 1.58% of their portfolio | 2.3m $1.1bn | Added +368.9k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.36% of their portfolio | 2.3m $1.1bn | Reduced -29.4k |
| Mawer Investment Management Ltd. 4.99% of their portfolio | 2.2m $1.1bn | Added +130.9k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.99% of their portfolio | 2.2m $1.1bn | Added +504.7k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 1.23% of their portfolio | 2.0m $1.0bn | Reduced -63.5k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.37% of their portfolio | 2.0m $988.8m | Reduced -20.5k |
| Fiera Capital Corp 2.87% of their portfolio | 2.0m $984.6m | Reduced -45.7k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.91% of their portfolio | 2.0m $979.8m | Reduced -939.8k |
| Sustainable Growth Advisers, LP 4.05% of their portfolio | 2.0m $967.2m | Added +304.1k |
| Veritas Asset Management LLP 6.53% of their portfolio | 1.8m $900.8m | Added +309.3k |
| Orbis Allan Gray Ltd 5.37% of their portfolio | 1.8m $896.3m | Added +626.4k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 3.26% of their portfolio | 1.8m $896.1m | Added +222.1k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.84% of their portfolio | 1.8m $869.8m | Added +17.8k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.59% of their portfolio | 1.8m $868.6m | Reduced -81.4k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.97% of their portfolio | 1.7m $852.0m | Added +10.3k |
| FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. 2.74% of their portfolio | 1.7m $846.8m | Reduced -13.9k |
| FARALLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 4.95% of their portfolio | 1.7m $841.7m | Added +498.8k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 1.52% of their portfolio | 1.7m $841.6m | Added +216.1k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.98% of their portfolio | 1.7m $828.7m | Reduced -136.4k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 1.48% of their portfolio | 1.6m $811.3m | Reduced -46.7k |
| EAGLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 3.07% of their portfolio | 1.6m $794.3m | Reduced -180.9k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 1.45% of their portfolio | 1.6m $794.2m | Added +151.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.46% of their portfolio | 1.6m $789.7m | Reduced -27.2k |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 1.97% of their portfolio | 1.6m $789.2m | Added +120.8k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 1.32% of their portfolio | 1.6m $781.7m | Added +29.7k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 1.47% of their portfolio | 1.5m $750.0m | Added +85.5k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.85% of their portfolio | 1.5m $750.8m | Reduced -154.8k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.94% of their portfolio | 1.5m $741.2m | Added +7.3k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.83% of their portfolio | 1.5m $726.4m | Reduced -1.2m |
| VONTOBEL ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 4.26% of their portfolio | 1.5m $769.1m | Reduced -36.1k |
| National Pension Service 0.87% of their portfolio | 1.5m $720.9m | Added +16.7k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.93% of their portfolio | 1.4m $702.5m | Reduced -66.3k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.83% of their portfolio | 1.4m $702.2m | Reduced -419.8k |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich 2.67% of their portfolio | 1.4m $695.4m | Added +268.4k |
| Fayez Sarofim & Co 2.04% of their portfolio | 1.4m $685.5m | Added +19.4k |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP 2.51% of their portfolio | 1.4m $673.4m | Added +900.4k |
| JENSEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 5.14% of their portfolio | 1.4m $673.0m | Reduced -8.7k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.71% of their portfolio | 1.3m $658.2m | Reduced -112.7k |
| Winslow Capital Management, LLC 2.46% of their portfolio | 1.3m $653.6m | Added +512.0k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.43% of their portfolio | 1.2m $615.6m | Added +1.3k |
| FIL Ltd 0.61% of their portfolio | 1.2m $610.1m | Reduced -195.2k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 1.20% of their portfolio | 1.2m $610.0m | Added +82.6k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.99% of their portfolio | 1.2m $605.3m | Reduced -101.0k |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.42% of their portfolio | 1.2m $598.9m | Added +6.4k |
| Longview Partners (Guernsey) LTD 3.73% of their portfolio | 1.2m $578.2m | Reduced -22.8k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 1.14% of their portfolio | 1.1m $564.7m | Added +20.8k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.77% of their portfolio | 1.1m $553.7m | Added +26.5k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.66% of their portfolio | 1.1m $538.2m | Added +454.7k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.96% of their portfolio | 1.1m $537.5m | Reduced -7.0k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.84% of their portfolio | 1.1m $531.8m | Reduced -77.8k |
| Boston Partners 0.62% of their portfolio | 1.0m $516.8m | Reduced -260.6k |