WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SVSC INC WST
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 955306105 · ISIN US9553061055
- SectorHealth care
- IndustrySurgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus
- HeadquartersExton, PA
- 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 ($65.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 73.9m as of 2023-07-19, 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 ≈ $381.14. Options: 9 managers hold calls ($52.0m notional), 11 hold puts ($26.5m).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 640 |
| Q4 2022 | 637 |
| Q1 2023 | 698 |
| Q2 2023 | 736 |
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 | 297 | 309 |
| Q1 2023 | 368 | 271 |
| Q2 2023 | 335 | 323 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $38.3m | $18.8m | 0.49 |
| Q4 2022 | $29.8m | $31.2m | 1.05 |
| Q1 2023 | $60.1m | $24.1m | 0.40 |
| Q2 2023 | $52.0m | $26.5m | 0.51 |
Biggest buyers
| Man Group plc | New | +251.5k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | Added | +107.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +97.0k |
| Ardevora Asset Management LLP | New | +96.4k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC | Added | +63.9k |
| KBC Group NV | Added | +60.2k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | +60.0k |
| EULAV Asset Management | Added | +57.4k |
| NORGES BANK | Added | +54.1k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +49.3k |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -1.4m |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Reduced | -242.3k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -228.3k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | Sold out | -227.3k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC | Reduced | -193.3k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Sold out | -174.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -160.1k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership | Reduced | -152.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Reduced | -131.7k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. | Reduced | -125.3k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $41.3m108.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $4.5m11.8k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $2.7m7.1k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.7m4.5k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Added | $841.4k2.2k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | New | $612.0k1.6k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $191.2k500 shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $152.0k400 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $13.2m34.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $3.8m10.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $3.7m9.8k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Added | $2.1m5.6k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $1.9m5.0k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $497.2k1.3k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | New | $382.5k1.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $377.4k1.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $267.0k700 shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $153.0k400 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 |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-24 | 8.4% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 7.5% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.7% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: FMR LLC (5.0%, 2026-08-06), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $3.0m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $6.7m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $10.5m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $14.7m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 5 | $24.5m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-30 | Witherspoon Charles VP & Treasurer | Sold | $343.1k1.0k shares |
| 2023-05-09 | Green Eric Mark President & CEO, director | Sold | $16.0m44.0k shares |
| 2023-05-01 | Favorite Annette F Sr. VP & Chief HR Officer | Sold | $4.8m13.0k shares |
| 2023-05-01 | Abraham Silji SVP, Chief Technology Officer | Sold | $2.9m8.0k shares |
| 2023-05-01 | Hofmann Thomas W Director | Sold | $443.1k1.2k 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, Q2 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 9.0m $3.4bn | Added +17.3k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 8.0m $3.0bn | Reduced -62.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.28% of their portfolio | 3.4m $1.3bn | Reduced -131.7k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.3m $1.3bn | Reduced -20.4k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.15% of their portfolio | 2.8m $1.1bn | Reduced -4.8k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 1.60% of their portfolio | 2.3m $792.3m | Reduced -125.3k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.40% of their portfolio | 2.2m $831.4m | Reduced -114.4k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.45% of their portfolio | 1.7m $660.5m | Added +7.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.6m $606.7m | Added +48.0k |
| Durable Capital Partners LP 4.29% of their portfolio | 1.3m $489.0m | Added +36.8k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.76% of their portfolio | 1.3m $485.5m | Added +18.6k |
| FMR LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $447.3m | Reduced -1.4m |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 1.12% of their portfolio | 1.1m $405.6m | Reduced -4.5k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 1.1m $402.9m | Reduced -45.9k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.62% of their portfolio | 1.0m $387.2m | Reduced -152.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.10% of their portfolio | 987.6k $377.7m | Reduced -160.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.04% of their portfolio | 946.3k $361.9m | Added +97.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.06% of their portfolio | 802.2k $306.8m | Added +54.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.13% of their portfolio | 801.7k $306.6m | Reduced -81.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 772.2k $295.4m | Reduced -74.3k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 721.9k $276.1m | Reduced -242.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.03% of their portfolio | 689.4k $263.7m | Reduced -25.6k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.26% of their portfolio | 583.3k $223.1m | Added +7.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 568.2k $217.3m | Reduced -120.2k |
| RIVERBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC 2.72% of their portfolio | 563.5k $215.5m | Added +22.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.07% of their portfolio | 544.9k $208.4m | Reduced -31.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 525.2k $200.9m | Added +21.2k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 485.8k $185.8m | Added +25.6k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 480.9k $183.9m | Reduced -193.3k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.19% of their portfolio | 439.3k $168.0m | Reduced -4.8k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 426.0k $162.9m | Added +38.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 410.7k $157.1m | Added +5.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 395.0k $136.9m | Unchanged |
| STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO 0.15% of their portfolio | 388.2k $148.5m | Unchanged |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 0.90% of their portfolio | 382.9k $146.5m | Reduced -560 |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.34% of their portfolio | 381.1k $145.8m | Reduced -15.9k |
| Amundi 0.07% of their portfolio | 378.0k $143.0m | Added +28.0k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.75% of their portfolio | 350.9k $134.2m | Added +37.0k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 1.14% of their portfolio | 343.2k $131.2m | Reduced -7.7k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.04% of their portfolio | 340.1k $130.1m | Added +2.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 323.3k $123.7m | Reduced -228.3k |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 0.78% of their portfolio | 319.8k $122.3m | Reduced -10.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 293.6k $112.3m | Added +1.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 289.8k $110.8m | Added +27.7k |
| Findlay Park Partners LLP 1.10% of their portfolio | 279.5k $106.9m | Reduced -17.5k |
| Intermede Investment Partners Ltd 2.57% of their portfolio | 273.3k $104.5m | Reduced -64.3k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.06% of their portfolio | 272.7k $104.3m | Added +19.9k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 271.8k $104.0m | Added +107.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.07% of their portfolio | 268.2k $102.6m | Reduced -25.6k |
| Man Group plc 0.30% of their portfolio | 251.5k $96.2m | New |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.09% of their portfolio | 210.5k $80.5m | Added +2.3k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 206.0k $78.8m | Reduced -1.7k |
| Rock Springs Capital Management LP 1.84% of their portfolio | 202.0k $77.3m | Unchanged |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 196.5k $75.1m | Reduced -27.3k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.13% of their portfolio | 194.6k $74.4m | Added +25.6k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 190.8k $73.4m | Added +36.1k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.17% of their portfolio | 178.3k $68.2m | Reduced -4.3k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 167.3k $64.0m | Reduced -4.2k |
| AMI ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP 3.61% of their portfolio | 158.8k $60.7m | Reduced -21.2k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.12% of their portfolio | 155.8k $59.6m | Reduced -3.4k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 155.8k $59.6m | Reduced -4.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 147.8k $56.5m | Added +9.4k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.11% of their portfolio | 146.5k $56.0m | Reduced -21.7k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 141.4k $54.1m | Added +63.9k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.05% of their portfolio | 139.2k $53.2m | Reduced -31.2k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 139.1k $53.2m | Added +41.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.07% of their portfolio | 136.1k $52.1m | Reduced -2.8k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.29% of their portfolio | 131.6k $50.3m | Reduced -2.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 130.7k $50.0m | Added +60.0k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 129.1k $49.4m | Reduced -11.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.07% of their portfolio | 120.5k $46.1m | Reduced -1.5k |
| KBC Group NV 0.17% of their portfolio | 106.3k $40.7m | Added +60.2k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 104.1k $39.9m | Reduced -18.6k |
| National Pension Service 0.06% of their portfolio | 103.8k $39.2m | Reduced -7.1k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.14% of their portfolio | 100.9k $38.6m | Reduced -2.1k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 98.0k $37.5m | Added +28.9k |
| Ardevora Asset Management LLP 0.89% of their portfolio | 96.4k $36.9m | New |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.11% of their portfolio | 89.6k $34.3m | Added +5.3k |
| KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION/OH 0.15% of their portfolio | 88.3k $33.8m | Added +1.3k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.05% of their portfolio | 85.5k $32.7m | Reduced -5.7k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.07% of their portfolio | 84.6k $32.3m | Reduced -2.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 84.5k $32.3m | Added +1.7k |
| Fiera Capital Corp 0.09% of their portfolio | 83.7k $32.0m | Reduced -23.0k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.07% of their portfolio | 83.1k $31.8m | Reduced -3.8k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 82.8k $31.7m | Reduced -2.7k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.06% of their portfolio | 81.9k $31.3m | Added +14.0k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.48% of their portfolio | 79.8k $30.5m | Added +145 |
| DF DENT & CO INC 0.41% of their portfolio | 79.7k $30.5m | Added +2.9k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 78.9k $30.2m | Added +41.1k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.13% of their portfolio | 75.5k $28.9m | Reduced -9.8k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 75.2k $28.8m | Added +9.3k |
| TRILLIUM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.80% of their portfolio | 75.0k $28.7m | Reduced -1.2k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.02% of their portfolio | 74.1k $28.3m | Reduced -1.3k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.06% of their portfolio | 74.0k $28.3m | Reduced -75.1k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.04% of their portfolio | 71.3k $27.3m | Reduced -12.1k |
| Cercano Management LLC 0.92% of their portfolio | 69.5k $26.6m | Added +31.3k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.07% of their portfolio | 69.0k $26.4m | Added +9.4k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO 0.13% of their portfolio | 68.7k $26.3m | Reduced -5.2k |
| EULAV Asset Management 0.98% of their portfolio | 68.5k $26.2m | Added +57.4k |
| Curi Capital, LLC 0.82% of their portfolio | 65.0k $24.9m | Added +181 |