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 ($374.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 1.3bn as of 2026-02-18, 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 ≈ $87.38. Options: 37 managers hold calls ($662.6m notional), 39 hold puts ($400.6m).
Trends to Q1 2026
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 2,067 |
| Q2 2024 | 2,020 |
| Q3 2024 | 2,060 |
| Q4 2024 | 2,119 |
| Q1 2025 | 2,169 |
| Q2 2025 | 2,141 |
| Q3 2025 | 2,174 |
| Q4 2025 | 2,308 |
| Q1 2026 | 2,241 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 926 | 998 |
| Q3 2024 | 907 | 1,020 |
| Q4 2024 | 879 | 1,040 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,120 | 925 |
| Q2 2025 | 992 | 1,023 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,090 | 942 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,035 | 989 |
| Q1 2026 | 1,053 | 1,103 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $1.0bn | $869.9m | 0.84 |
| Q3 2025 | $953.3m | $644.6m | 0.68 |
| Q4 2025 | $1.1bn | $634.5m | 0.58 |
| Q1 2026 | $662.6m | $400.6m | 0.60 |
Biggest buyers
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | +11.3m |
| Capital World Investors | Added | +9.5m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Added | +7.4m |
| Capital Wealth Planning, LLC | New | +3.5m |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Added | +3.2m |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. | Added | +2.4m |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP | Added | +2.3m |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +2.2m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +1.9m |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +1.7m |
Biggest sellers
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -7.4m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -5.8m |
| Boston Partners | Reduced | -4.7m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -4.2m |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -3.9m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Reduced | -3.6m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -2.6m |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | Sold out | -2.5m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -2.5m |
| California Public Employees Retirement System | Reduced | -2.4m |
Biggest calls
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $164.8m1.9m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $142.3m1.6m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $127.2m1.5m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $34.8m401.9k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $29.4m339.2k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $15.3m176.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $12.6m145.8k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | $11.9m137.0k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Reduced | $11.8m1.4k shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Reduced | $11.5m132.6k shares |
Biggest puts
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $97.0m1.1m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $67.2m775.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $34.4m396.5k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $29.2m337.1k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $18.4m212.8k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Reduced | $16.6m1.9k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $14.5m167.1k shares |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | $12.2m140.5k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $10.4m120.4k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Added | $10.2m118.2k 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 Q1 2026
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 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.7m | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.9m | $1.9m |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 1 | $462.8k | 1 | $788.0k | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $3.1m | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 1 | $5.1m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-19 | KIIL HARRY SKIP EVP & President Cardiovascular | Sold | $5.1m52.5k 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 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.17% of their portfolio | 113.2m $9.8bn | Reduced -7.4m |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 83.3m $7.2bn | First filing |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.19% of their portfolio | 61.7m $5.4bn | Added +80.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.30% of their portfolio | 51.0m $4.4bn | Reduced -2.6m |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.56% of their portfolio | 41.9m $3.6bn | Added +7.4m |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 33.5m $2.9bn | First filing |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 28.7m $2.5bn | Added +856.9k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.16% of their portfolio | 26.0m $2.3bn | Added +1.3m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.89% of their portfolio | 21.4m $2.7bn | Added +489.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.11% of their portfolio | 20.7m $1.8bn | Added +494.5k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.54% of their portfolio | 19.0m $1.6bn | Added +1.3m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.14% of their portfolio | 16.8m $1.5bn | Added +554.7k |
| Capital World Investors 0.20% of their portfolio | 16.5m $1.4bn | Added +9.5m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.25% of their portfolio | 15.5m $1.3bn | Reduced -3.6m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.23% of their portfolio | 14.2m $1.2bn | Added +191.0k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.30% of their portfolio | 14.2m $1.2bn | Added +1.9m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.14% of their portfolio | 12.0m $1.0bn | Added +565.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.24% of their portfolio | 12.0m $1.0bn | Reduced -15.4k |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.20% of their portfolio | 11.3m $965.9m | New |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.21% of their portfolio | 10.3m $894.0m | Added +134.9k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 1.48% of their portfolio | 10.0m $870.4m | Added +269.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 9.7m $843.4m | Added +820.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 8.6m $745.8m | Added +296.4k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.61% of their portfolio | 8.6m $745.8m | Added +137.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.24% of their portfolio | 7.8m $751.3m | Reduced -1.4m |
| Dodge & Cox 0.37% of their portfolio | 7.7m $666.7m | Reduced -43.4k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.12% of their portfolio | 7.5m $652.1m | Reduced -5.8m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.14% of their portfolio | 7.5m $651.2m | Added +113.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.13% of their portfolio | 7.5m $651.2m | Added +475.4k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.20% of their portfolio | 7.4m $638.3m | Reduced -3.9m |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.16% of their portfolio | 7.2m $625.3m | First filing |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 6.8m $590.3m | Added +1.6m |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 1.21% of their portfolio | 6.6m $576.2m | Reduced -280.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.10% of their portfolio | 6.4m $555.6m | Added +2.2m |
| Amundi 0.14% of their portfolio | 6.1m $526.0m | Added +1.6m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 5.9m $509.9m | Added +107.0k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.46% of their portfolio | 5.8m $499.0m | Reduced -108.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 5.6m $485.3m | Reduced -270.2k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.25% of their portfolio | 5.5m $477.0m | Added +650.1k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.40% of their portfolio | 5.4m $469.1m | Added +63.3k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.28% of their portfolio | 4.8m $415.1m | Reduced -29.6k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.65% of their portfolio | 4.8m $411.9m | Added +677.3k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.22% of their portfolio | 4.7m $403.7m | Added +423.2k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.37% of their portfolio | 4.6m $400.8m | Added +3.2m |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. 2.63% of their portfolio | 4.5m $387.3m | Reduced -262.4k |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC 1.16% of their portfolio | 4.1m $352.8m | Reduced -104.7k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.14% of their portfolio | 3.9m $337.4m | Reduced -208.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.19% of their portfolio | 3.8m $326.0m | Added +247.4k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 3.7m $320.3m | Added +123.2k |
| STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO 0.25% of their portfolio | 3.6m $313.9m | Unchanged |
| Capital Wealth Planning, LLC 1.68% of their portfolio | 3.5m $305.2m | New |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.5m $302.4m | Added +630.7k |
| M&G PLC 1.51% of their portfolio | 3.4m $292.3m | Added +825.9k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.47% of their portfolio | 3.3m $286.7m | Reduced -102.6k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 3.3m $246.9m | Added +1.7m |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP 0.14% of their portfolio | 3.2m $282.0m | Added +2.3m |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.89% of their portfolio | 3.2m $273.6m | Reduced -61.8k |
| National Pension Service 0.20% of their portfolio | 3.1m $266.8m | Added +97.1k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.17% of their portfolio | 3.0m $263.7m | Reduced -138.6k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.17% of their portfolio | 3.0m $255.7m | Added +194.4k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 2.9m $248.6m | First filing |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.8m $245.7m | Reduced -278.3k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.32% of their portfolio | 2.8m $239.7m | Added +257.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.8m $238.7m | Added +514.2k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 2.7m $237.8m | Added +49.1k |
| Guinness Asset Management LTD 4.05% of their portfolio | 2.7m $234.8m | Reduced -140.4k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.37% of their portfolio | 2.6m $229.4m | Added +2.4m |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.37% of their portfolio | 2.6m $228.7m | Added +63.4k |
| Cullen Capital Management, LLC 2.34% of their portfolio | 2.6m $228.0m | Added +135.7k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.6m $227.4m | Added +13.9k |
| FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/ 1.25% of their portfolio | 2.6m $225.5m | Reduced -3.2k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.6m $224.1m | First filing |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.6m $221.1m | Added +38.4k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.5m $218.2m | Reduced -474.2k |
| USS Investment Management Ltd 0.90% of their portfolio | 2.5m $212.4m | Added +175.4k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.13% of their portfolio | 2.4m $208.0m | Reduced -2.4m |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.4m $206.2m | Added +659.7k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.34% of their portfolio | 2.4m $204.3m | Unchanged |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.24% of their portfolio | 2.3m $199.3m | Reduced -48.7k |
| ALTRINSIC GLOBAL ADVISORS LLC 6.96% of their portfolio | 2.2m $194.3m | Reduced -241.8k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.2m $194.2m | Reduced -40.2k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.35% of their portfolio | 2.2m $193.8m | Added +35.4k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.1m $181.7m | Added +448.2k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.0m $176.7m | Reduced -53.1k |
| Boston Partners 0.18% of their portfolio | 2.0m $175.7m | Reduced -4.7m |
| THORNBURG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 1.81% of their portfolio | 2.0m $174.8m | Added +88.3k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.0m $173.7m | Added +231.1k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.23% of their portfolio | 2.0m $172.8m | Added +454.9k |
| Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC (Investment Advisor) 1.08% of their portfolio | 2.0m $171.9m | Reduced -323.7k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.9m $161.1m | Reduced -52.4k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.7m $145.9m | Added +1.1m |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.6m $142.5m | Added +8.1k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.6m $139.8m | Reduced -1.4m |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.6m $140.1m | Reduced -10.6k |
| EQUITY INVESTMENT CORP 2.71% of their portfolio | 1.6m $138.5m | Added +76.5k |
| Lazard Freres Gestion S.A.S. 2.70% of their portfolio | 1.6m $137.0m | Reduced -125.1k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.5m $133.1m | Reduced -62.4k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.5m $131.6m | Reduced -327.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.5m $130.9m | Added +391.4k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.5m $128.3m | Unchanged |