ZOETIS INC ZTS
CL A · Common Stock · CUSIP 98978V103 · ISIN US98978V1035
American animal health company
- SectorHealth care
- IndustryPharmaceutical Preparations
- HeadquartersParsippany, NJ
- Founded1952
- Websitezoetis.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 ($322.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 453.1m as of 2024-08-02, 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 ≈ $173.34. Options: 31 managers hold calls ($247.9m notional), 38 hold puts ($239.4m).
Trends to Q2 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,510 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,520 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,559 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,629 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,633 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,748 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,740 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,741 |
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 | 608 | 756 |
| Q1 2023 | 769 | 632 |
| Q2 2023 | 787 | 651 |
| Q3 2023 | 760 | 688 |
| Q4 2023 | 787 | 713 |
| Q1 2024 | 946 | 703 |
| Q2 2024 | 853 | 791 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $309.8m | $322.9m | 1.04 |
| Q4 2023 | $284.4m | $165.5m | 0.58 |
| Q1 2024 | $264.1m | $316.7m | 1.20 |
| Q2 2024 | $247.9m | $239.4m | 0.97 |
Biggest buyers
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Added | +2.6m |
| Veritas Asset Management LLP | New | +2.3m |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC | Added | +2.3m |
| Sarasin & Partners LLP | Added | +1.9m |
| AXA S.A. | Added | +1.4m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +1.3m |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. | Added | +1.2m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +1.1m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +960.5k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +824.8k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -25.3m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -4.6m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -2.9m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -2.1m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | -2.1m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -1.5m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Sold out | -1.4m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -1.3m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Reduced | -904.0k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $66.6m384.1k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $38.5m221.9k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $16.2m93.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $16.2m93.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $16.0m92.4k shares |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. | New | $13.9m80.0k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $11.3m65.0k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | $8.8m50.8k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $8.4m48.7k shares |
| UBS Group AG | New | $6.6m38.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $49.4m284.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $33.7m194.6k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $21.3m122.6k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $15.8m91.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $9.5m54.7k shares |
| Eisler Capital (UK) Ltd. | Added | $9.3m53.9k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $9.2m53.1k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | New | $8.6m49.5k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $8.2m47.5k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $7.6m43.9k 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 2026-07-30 | 9.0% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 7.2% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.7% |
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 Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $2.4m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $2.3m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $3.1m | $3.1m |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $4.7m | $4.5m |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $3.3m | $3.3m |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $3.8m | $3.5m |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $139.5k | $139.5k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-18 | Lagano Roxanne Executive Vice President | Sold plan | $139.5k923 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 41.2m $7.1bn | Added +465.9k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.14% of their portfolio | 36.8m $6.4bn | Added +103.6k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.15% of their portfolio | 19.7m $3.4bn | Added +113.5k |
| STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO 2.53% of their portfolio | 16.2m $2.8bn | Unchanged |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.25% of their portfolio | 15.1m $2.6bn | Added +1.1m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.91% of their portfolio | 15.0m $2.6bn | Added +2.6m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.18% of their portfolio | 13.4m $2.3bn | Reduced -25.3m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 10.2m $1.8bn | Added +194.4k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.29% of their portfolio | 9.4m $1.6bn | Added +186.3k |
| POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 3.06% of their portfolio | 7.0m $1.2bn | Added +40.9k |
| Capital World Investors 0.19% of their portfolio | 6.8m $1.2bn | Added +491.1k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.29% of their portfolio | 6.5m $1.1bn | Added +444.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.17% of their portfolio | 5.8m $1.0bn | Reduced -57.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.3m $921.5m | Added +43.6k |
| NORGES BANK 0.13% of their portfolio | 5.0m $868.0m | Reduced -42.1k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.10% of their portfolio | 4.8m $831.1m | Reduced -4.6m |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 4.8m $823.9m | Reduced -241.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 4.7m $821.9m | Added +1.3m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.15% of their portfolio | 4.7m $812.7m | Added +178.3k |
| FMR LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.6m $793.3m | Reduced -2.9m |
| Unisphere Establishment 7.81% of their portfolio | 4.5m $775.8m | Reduced -75.0k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.90% of their portfolio | 4.0m $690.9m | Added +2.3m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 3.7m $641.7m | Added +960.5k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.64% of their portfolio | 3.4m $586.0m | Added +671.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 3.3m $580.5m | Added +11.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.16% of their portfolio | 3.3m $575.7m | Reduced -107.0k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.71% of their portfolio | 3.3m $566.0m | Added +492.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.15% of their portfolio | 3.1m $537.3m | Reduced -1.1m |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 3.0m $527.8m | Added +166.5k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.13% of their portfolio | 3.0m $520.2m | Reduced -64.7k |
| AXA S.A. 0.67% of their portfolio | 2.6m $451.2m | Added +1.4m |
| BANQUE PICTET & CIE SA 4.40% of their portfolio | 2.5m $430.1m | Reduced -13.1k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 1.27% of their portfolio | 2.4m $410.3m | Reduced -66.3k |
| Veritas Asset Management LLP 3.04% of their portfolio | 2.3m $401.7m | New |
| Sarasin & Partners LLP 3.46% of their portfolio | 2.3m $390.7m | Added +1.9m |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.3m $390.2m | Added +209.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.2m $375.5m | Added +294.3k |
| BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO 2.67% of their portfolio | 2.0m $354.1m | Reduced -27.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.21% of their portfolio | 2.0m $351.2m | Added +124.5k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.16% of their portfolio | 2.0m $350.3m | Added +200.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.0m $346.7m | Added +385.5k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 2.0m $345.5m | Reduced -904.0k |
| JENSEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 2.79% of their portfolio | 2.0m $340.7m | Added +395.2k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.9m $337.9m | Reduced -2.1m |
| Swedbank AB 0.45% of their portfolio | 1.9m $337.4m | Added +700.4k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.40% of their portfolio | 1.9m $329.8m | Added +636.9k |
| Amundi 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.9m $327.5m | Reduced -318.5k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.8m $311.0m | Reduced -275.0k |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 1.40% of their portfolio | 1.8m $310.1m | Reduced -36.4k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.53% of their portfolio | 1.8m $303.4m | Reduced -210.4k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.7m $291.0m | Added +93.2k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.6m $274.7m | Added +388.2k |
| AKO CAPITAL LLP 3.56% of their portfolio | 1.5m $259.2m | Reduced -239.9k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 1.17% of their portfolio | 1.5m $256.8m | Added +301.7k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.65% of their portfolio | 1.4m $247.8m | Added +165.4k |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. 0.80% of their portfolio | 1.4m $245.1m | Added +1.2m |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.4m $241.5m | Reduced -181.9k |
| VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P. 2.19% of their portfolio | 1.4m $237.5m | Added +75.4k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.4m $235.0m | Reduced -19.3k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.3m $235.8m | Added +93.4k |
| Cantillon Capital Management LLC 1.54% of their portfolio | 1.3m $229.7m | Reduced -67.5k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.3m $223.3m | Added +75.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.2m $210.8m | Reduced -187.3k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO 0.88% of their portfolio | 1.2m $210.5m | Reduced -2.1k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.39% of their portfolio | 1.2m $205.2m | Added +92.6k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $192.2m | Added +3.6k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.1m $191.6m | Reduced -113.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.1m $190.0m | Reduced -14.2k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 1.1m $188.8m | Added +53.8k |
| Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Holdings Ltd 4.91% of their portfolio | 1.1m $183.7m | Added +248.2k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.29% of their portfolio | 1.0m $179.8m | Added +381.4k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 999.8k $175.4m | Reduced -407.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.05% of their portfolio | 995.4k $172.6m | Added +57.8k |
| Williams Jones Wealth Management, LLC. 2.12% of their portfolio | 987.8k $171.2m | Reduced -46.4k |
| Fayez Sarofim & Co 0.45% of their portfolio | 953.5k $165.3m | Added +113.7k |
| COMGEST GLOBAL INVESTORS S.A.S. 2.17% of their portfolio | 912.9k $158.3m | Added +38.1k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 899.9k $156.0m | Added +49.2k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.31% of their portfolio | 897.1k $155.5m | Added +219.7k |
| National Pension Service 0.17% of their portfolio | 836.9k $145.1m | Added +23.8k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.20% of their portfolio | 835.7k $144.9m | Added +824.8k |
| Ownership Capital B.V. 3.79% of their portfolio | 809.3k $140.3m | New |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.09% of their portfolio | 794.4k $137.7m | Added +45.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.15% of their portfolio | 789.4k $136.8m | Reduced -228.2k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.49% of their portfolio | 752.9k $130.5m | Added +74.6k |
| Intermede Investment Partners Ltd 2.89% of their portfolio | 751.9k $130.3m | Reduced -169.2k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.16% of their portfolio | 747.1k $129.5m | Added +3.3k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.20% of their portfolio | 731.2k $126.9m | Reduced -27.7k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.14% of their portfolio | 697.9k $121.0m | Reduced -176.1k |
| Lazard Freres Gestion S.A.S. 2.73% of their portfolio | 693.6k $118.4m | Added +141.4k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.12% of their portfolio | 688.7k $119.4m | Added +49.4k |
| TCW GROUP INC 1.07% of their portfolio | 688.7k $119.4m | Added +18.4k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.85% of their portfolio | 686.7k $119.1m | Added +13.9k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.25% of their portfolio | 658.7k $114.2m | Reduced -7.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.15% of their portfolio | 658.4k $114.1m | Reduced -14.0k |
| CI INVESTMENTS INC. 0.44% of their portfolio | 646.6k $112.1m | Added +72.6k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.26% of their portfolio | 635.2k $110.1m | Reduced -139 |
| MONTRUSCO BOLTON INVESTMENTS INC. 1.12% of their portfolio | 629.3k $106.5m | Added +219.9k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 623.1k $108.0m | Reduced -12.1k |
| CCLA Investment Management 1.69% of their portfolio | 622.7k $109.6m | Added +112.3k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.15% of their portfolio | 611.3k $106.0m | Added +21.8k |