MEDTRONIC PLC MDT
SHS · Common Stock · CUSIP G5960L103
Medical device company
- SectorHealth care
- IndustryElectromedical & Electrotherapeutic Apparatus
- HeadquartersIreland, Ireland
- Founded1949
- Websitemedtronic.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 ($370.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 1.3bn as of 2023-11-24, 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 ≈ $82.37. Options: 48 managers hold calls ($847.5m notional), 43 hold puts ($808.1m).
Trends to Q4 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,918 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,950 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,980 |
| Q2 2023 | 2,044 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,963 |
| Q4 2023 | 2,068 |
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 | 791 | 1,058 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,146 | 732 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,033 | 854 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,002 | 903 |
| Q4 2023 | 781 | 1,124 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | $666.4m | $554.5m | 0.83 |
| Q2 2023 | $746.3m | $685.7m | 0.92 |
| Q3 2023 | $770.9m | $564.7m | 0.73 |
| Q4 2023 | $847.5m | $808.1m | 0.95 |
Biggest buyers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +30.9m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +22.8m |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC | Added | +3.3m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +3.2m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +3.0m |
| USS Investment Management Ltd | Added | +1.9m |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.8m |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Added | +1.7m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +1.4m |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.3m |
Biggest sellers
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -5.0m |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Reduced | -3.4m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -3.3m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -3.2m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -2.7m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -2.4m |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Reduced | -2.4m |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Reduced | -1.6m |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -1.0m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | Reduced | -883.1k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $163.9m2.0m shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $140.8m1.7m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $137.8m1.7m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $70.4m854.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $50.6m614.0k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $37.0m448.8k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $24.2m293.3k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $18.4m222.9k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $18.1m220.2k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $15.2m184.8k shares |
Biggest puts
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $167.1m2.0m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $94.8m1.2m shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $80.3m975.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $78.3m950.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $46.6m566.2k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | $37.5m455.8k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $32.5m394.3k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $31.0m376.9k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $24.5m296.8k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $19.8m240.4k 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 2026-04-28 | 7.5% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-23 | 6.9% |
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $706.8k | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.5m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $1.7m | $373.0k |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $410.6k | $410.6k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-19 | Wall Brett A. EVP & Pres Neuroscience | Sold plan | $410.6k5.0k 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 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.23% of their portfolio | 126.5m $10.4bn | Added +438.9k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.25% of their portfolio | 118.6m $9.8bn | Added +3.0m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.25% of their portfolio | 60.9m $5.1bn | Added +1.4m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.21% of their portfolio | 50.8m $4.2bn | Added +30.9m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.17% of their portfolio | 46.6m $3.8bn | Added +22.8m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.77% of their portfolio | 28.9m $2.4bn | Reduced -3.2m |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.58% of their portfolio | 28.8m $2.4bn | Reduced -3.3m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 26.7m $2.2bn | Added +423.7k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.37% of their portfolio | 24.0m $2.0bn | Reduced -414.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.21% of their portfolio | 22.6m $1.9bn | Reduced -2.7m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.35% of their portfolio | 21.1m $1.7bn | Added +696.7k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.75% of their portfolio | 19.4m $1.6bn | Reduced -91.1k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.73% of their portfolio | 17.3m $1.4bn | Added +1.1m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.17% of their portfolio | 15.4m $1.3bn | Reduced -2.4m |
| NORGES BANK 0.21% of their portfolio | 14.9m $1.2bn | Added +722.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.30% of their portfolio | 13.1m $1.1bn | Reduced -701.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.19% of their portfolio | 12.7m $1.0bn | Reduced -883.1k |
| Sanders Capital, LLC 1.92% of their portfolio | 12.6m $1.0bn | Added +346.6k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.26% of their portfolio | 12.6m $1.0bn | Reduced -634.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.23% of their portfolio | 11.6m $956.4m | Reduced -827.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.63% of their portfolio | 11.2m $923.5m | Added +912.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.27% of their portfolio | 11.1m $915.2m | Reduced -5.0m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.23% of their portfolio | 11.1m $893.4m | Added +101.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.33% of their portfolio | 10.5m $864.7m | Reduced -292.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.25% of their portfolio | 9.8m $804.6m | Reduced -145.9k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 1.85% of their portfolio | 9.4m $775.2m | Added +3.3m |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 1.39% of their portfolio | 8.6m $708.6m | Reduced -241.2k |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 2.32% of their portfolio | 7.5m $617.9m | Added +1.8m |
| Dodge & Cox 0.35% of their portfolio | 6.8m $558.5m | Reduced -84.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.16% of their portfolio | 6.5m $539.4m | Added +149.1k |
| Longview Partners (Guernsey) LTD 3.57% of their portfolio | 6.5m $534.4m | Reduced -442.9k |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC 1.86% of their portfolio | 6.4m $530.0m | Added +220.4k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.83% of their portfolio | 6.2m $513.8m | Added +1.3m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 6.2m $509.6m | Added +74.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 6.0m $494.5m | Reduced -432.5k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.36% of their portfolio | 5.9m $487.9m | Reduced -203.6k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.60% of their portfolio | 5.8m $478.0m | Added +439.0k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.56% of their portfolio | 5.4m $441.4m | Reduced -34.1k |
| Amundi 0.20% of their portfolio | 5.2m $448.6m | Added +677.9k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 5.1m $420.1m | Reduced -1.0m |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 4.6m $378.3m | Added +833.4k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.39% of their portfolio | 4.5m $368.9m | Added +870.0k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.15% of their portfolio | 4.4m $364.4m | Reduced -758.4k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 4.2m $346.4m | Added +3.2m |
| Swiss National Bank 0.25% of their portfolio | 4.2m $342.7m | Reduced -118.8k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.62% of their portfolio | 4.1m $341.0m | Added +553.2k |
| Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC (Investment Advisor) 1.41% of their portfolio | 3.9m $321.3m | Added +177.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.12% of their portfolio | 3.8m $309.4m | Reduced -261.9k |
| STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO 0.29% of their portfolio | 3.6m $298.4m | Unchanged |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 3.5m $289.5m | Added +64.8k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 3.5m $288.5m | Reduced -231.0k |
| M&G INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD 1.60% of their portfolio | 3.3m $267.9m | Added +389.9k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.19% of their portfolio | 3.2m $263.6m | Reduced -24.1k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.48% of their portfolio | 3.1m $251.6m | Added +745.0k |
| MAIRS & POWER INC 2.55% of their portfolio | 2.9m $242.0m | Reduced -19.5k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.9m $238.6m | Reduced -359.0k |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.38% of their portfolio | 2.8m $231.8m | Reduced -33.2k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.18% of their portfolio | 2.8m $231.4m | Reduced -43.9k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.15% of their portfolio | 2.8m $230.3m | Reduced -349.9k |
| FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/ 1.54% of their portfolio | 2.7m $222.7m | Added +128.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.23% of their portfolio | 2.7m $219.1m | Reduced -22.4k |
| FLOSSBACH VON STORCH SE 0.95% of their portfolio | 2.5m $207.9m | Reduced -165.1k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.5m $207.3m | Reduced -31.4k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.42% of their portfolio | 2.5m $205.9m | Added +96.6k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.44% of their portfolio | 2.4m $200.4m | Reduced -30.3k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.49% of their portfolio | 2.4m $198.0m | Reduced -342.7k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.60% of their portfolio | 2.4m $196.6m | Added +157.1k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.26% of their portfolio | 2.4m $195.0m | Added +1.7m |
| ALTRINSIC GLOBAL ADVISORS LLC 8.13% of their portfolio | 2.3m $191.6m | Reduced -133.8k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.48% of their portfolio | 2.3m $190.4m | Reduced -45.3k |
| USS Investment Management Ltd 1.67% of their portfolio | 2.3m $186.0m | Added +1.9m |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.23% of their portfolio | 2.2m $184.6m | Added +927.0k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.32% of their portfolio | 2.2m $179.1m | Added +175.8k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.24% of their portfolio | 2.2m $177.5m | Added +24.8k |
| Sustainable Growth Advisers, LP 0.80% of their portfolio | 2.1m $176.6m | Reduced -158.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.24% of their portfolio | 2.1m $176.0m | Reduced -108.0k |
| Cullen Capital Management, LLC 2.52% of their portfolio | 2.1m $169.8m | Reduced -878.5k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.45% of their portfolio | 1.9m $160.0m | Added +19.8k |
| AXA S.A. 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.9m $159.4m | Added +1.2m |
| COOKE & BIELER LP 1.37% of their portfolio | 1.9m $155.6m | Reduced -60.4k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.33% of their portfolio | 1.9m $153.5m | Added +133.9k |
| Camber Capital Management LP 5.33% of their portfolio | 1.9m $152.4m | Added +350.0k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.8m $148.9m | Reduced -307.3k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.8m $148.9m | Added +202.8k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.77% of their portfolio | 1.7m $142.8m | Reduced -45.8k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.7m $137.4m | Added +519.3k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.6m $133.7m | Reduced -33.7k |
| Coho Partners, Ltd. 3.09% of their portfolio | 1.6m $132.8m | Added +87.0k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.6m $130.7m | Reduced -66.5k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.6m $129.5m | Added +248.4k |
| Morningstar Investment Services LLC 0.72% of their portfolio | 1.6m $128.3m | Added +1.0m |
| Manning & Napier Group, LLC 1.50% of their portfolio | 1.5m $126.4m | Reduced -785.8k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.5m $125.0m | Reduced -59.0k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.5m $111.8m | Added +127.4k |
| Boston Partners 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.5m $121.6m | Reduced -113.8k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.4m $118.5m | Added +278.6k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.4m $116.8m | Added +17.5k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.4m $118.0m | Added +95.9k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.4m $116.3m | Reduced -40.6k |
| VAN LANSCHOT KEMPEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT N.V. 1.60% of their portfolio | 1.4m $115.0m | Added +61.5k |