ALCON AG ALC
ORD SHS · Common Stock · CUSIP H01301128
* 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 ($8.6m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 490.1m as of 2022-12-31, 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 ≈ $73.46. Options: 7 managers hold calls ($172.7m notional), 15 hold puts ($177.7m).
Trends to Q4 2022
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 561 |
| Q4 2022 | 587 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $92.8m | $123.1m | 1.33 |
| Q4 2022 | $172.7m | $177.7m | 1.03 |
Biggest buyers
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +2.5m |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | +1.5m |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | Added | +1.4m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +691.8k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Added | +515.5k |
| Fiera Capital Corp | Added | +513.3k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +466.5k |
| NORGES BANK | Added | +452.8k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | Added | +393.0k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +353.0k |
Biggest sellers
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | Sold out | -4.4m |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | Reduced | -1.2m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Reduced | -1.2m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -1.2m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -874.9k |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC | Reduced | -666.3k |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -593.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -533.7k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -518.3k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Reduced | -486.4k |
Biggest calls
| UBS Group AG | Added | $119.4m1.7m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $26.3m384.2k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $18.5m270.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $3.3m48.2k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $2.5m35.8k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $2.2m31.7k shares |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC | Reduced | $514.1k7.5k shares |
Biggest puts
| Optiver Holding B.V. | Added | $52.7m771.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $35.7m520.3k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $22.6m330.0k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $20.7m302.5k shares |
| Eisler Capital (UK) Ltd. | Unchanged | $11.4m180.0k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $8.1m118.8k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $6.3m92.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $4.7m68.9k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | $4.1m59.7k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $3.8m55.8k 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 2025-04-23 | 5.9% |
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2022
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.
None reported in Q4 2022.
Holders, Q4 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 16.5m $1.1bn | Added +353.0k |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 2.00% of their portfolio | 13.7m $940.8m | Reduced -666.3k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.97% of their portfolio | 13.1m $899.2m | Added +137.5k |
| NORGES BANK 0.19% of their portfolio | 11.7m $800.6m | Added +452.8k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.69% of their portfolio | 10.2m $702.4m | Reduced -1.2m |
| Harding Loevner LP 3.95% of their portfolio | 10.0m $685.0m | Reduced -136.3k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 2.66% of their portfolio | 7.3m $497.4m | Added +393.0k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.10% of their portfolio | 7.0m $477.7m | Added +2.5m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.33% of their portfolio | 6.4m $436.3m | Added +13.1k |
| BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO 3.39% of their portfolio | 5.7m $387.7m | Reduced -94.9k |
| AKO CAPITAL LLP 6.23% of their portfolio | 5.6m $385.6m | Reduced -119.0k |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.06% of their portfolio | 4.7m $319.1m | Reduced -593.6k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 4.6m $312.6m | Added +18.1k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 1.45% of their portfolio | 4.5m $1.4bn | Added +1.4m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.2m $287.2m | Reduced -874.9k |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. 2.70% of their portfolio | 3.9m $267.9m | Reduced -461.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.9m $264.9m | Reduced -1.2m |
| Fiera Capital Corp 0.74% of their portfolio | 3.5m $239.1m | Added +513.3k |
| PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA 0.33% of their portfolio | 3.4m $228.9m | Added +108.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.10% of their portfolio | 3.3m $228.4m | Reduced -145.7k |
| Amundi 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.5m $182.3m | Added +94.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.5m $173.0m | Added +31.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.5m $172.1m | Reduced -494 |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.5m $168.8m | Reduced -324.4k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.22% of their portfolio | 2.2m $153.4m | Added +1.5m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.2m $153.8m | Added +224 |
| Sustainable Growth Advisers, LP 0.97% of their portfolio | 2.2m $148.9m | Added +53.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 2.0m $139.6m | Reduced -518.3k |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 0.73% of their portfolio | 2.0m $133.7m | Reduced -235.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.9m $127.6m | Added +108.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.8m $124.1m | Reduced -115.0k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.8m $122.6m | Added +224.6k |
| Rudius Management LP 75.40% of their portfolio | 1.7m $113.7m | Added +14.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $107.1m | Reduced -11.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $104.4m | Reduced -166.1k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.4m $97.4m | Added +466.5k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.4m $93.4m | Added +180.3k |
| Williams Jones Wealth Management, LLC. 1.54% of their portfolio | 1.3m $92.0m | Reduced -43.9k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $91.5m | Reduced -135.3k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.3m $89.6m | Reduced -21.1k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.52% of their portfolio | 1.2m $84.7m | Added +141.0k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $83.2m | Reduced -212.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $81.4m | Reduced -47.0k |
| Manning & Napier Group, LLC 1.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $80.9m | Reduced -6.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.2m $80.2m | Added +691.8k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.1m $57.3m | Reduced -21.3k |
| Banque Cantonale Vaudoise 3.73% of their portfolio | 1.0m $71.1m | Added +72.0k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.17% of their portfolio | 983.5k $67.2m | Reduced -1.2m |
| Madison Asset Management, LLC 1.00% of their portfolio | 931.4k $63.8m | Reduced -13.4k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 888.4k $60.9m | Reduced -9.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 820.2k $56.2m | First filing |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.20% of their portfolio | 788.4k $54.0m | Added +337.2k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 771.1k $52.8m | Added +182.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 714.0k $48.9m | Reduced -533.7k |
| Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA 1.29% of their portfolio | 706.6k $48.3m | Reduced -12.9k |
| FIL Ltd 0.06% of their portfolio | 696.6k $47.6m | Reduced -20.3k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.06% of their portfolio | 691.8k $47.4m | Added +154.7k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.13% of their portfolio | 613.5k $41.9m | Reduced -129.2k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.09% of their portfolio | 608.5k $41.7m | Reduced -147.3k |
| NICHOLAS COMPANY, INC. 0.89% of their portfolio | 607.5k $41.6m | Reduced -185 |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 606.5k $41.6m | Reduced -23.1k |
| AXA S.A. 0.15% of their portfolio | 602.1k $41.3m | Reduced -427.6k |
| SIRIOS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L P 7.39% of their portfolio | 584.9k $40.1m | Reduced -4.9k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.05% of their portfolio | 580.8k $39.8m | Reduced -73.7k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 570.8k $39.0m | Reduced -486.4k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.02% of their portfolio | 569.9k $39.0m | Reduced -45.1k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.15% of their portfolio | 528.9k $36.1m | Added +515.5k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 526.6k $36.1m | Reduced -78.7k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.10% of their portfolio | 525.1k $36.1m | Reduced -56.2k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 477.6k $32.7m | Reduced -208.0k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.07% of their portfolio | 477.2k $32.6m | Reduced -95.1k |
| AXIOM INVESTORS LLC /DE 0.62% of their portfolio | 457.0k $31.3m | Reduced -32.7k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 456.6k $31.2m | Added +31.2k |
| Troy Asset Management Ltd 0.83% of their portfolio | 435.8k $29.8m | Unchanged |
| AVIVA PLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 426.7k $29.2m | Reduced -20.5k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.03% of their portfolio | 421.7k $28.9m | Reduced -70.9k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 355.3k $24.4m | Reduced -24.9k |
| LGT Group Foundation 0.75% of their portfolio | 352.2k $24.1m | Added +31.8k |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc 0.19% of their portfolio | 346.8k $23.8m | Reduced -9.9k |
| Martin Investment Management, LLC 7.13% of their portfolio | 331.3k $22.7m | Reduced -14.2k |
| BRIDGES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.80% of their portfolio | 318.6k $21.8m | Added +1.2k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 304.9k $20.9m | Reduced -697 |
| BANQUE PICTET & CIE SA 0.21% of their portfolio | 297.1k $20.3m | Reduced -126.3k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.27% of their portfolio | 288.6k $19.8m | New |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 265.2k $18.2m | Reduced -252.5k |
| JARISLOWSKY, FRASER Ltd 0.12% of their portfolio | 262.5k $18.0m | Reduced -4.4k |
| Ninety One UK Ltd 0.06% of their portfolio | 260.2k $17.8m | Reduced -14.7k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.03% of their portfolio | 252.0k $17.3m | Added +87.8k |
| MCDANIEL TERRY & CO 1.91% of their portfolio | 239.6k $16.4m | Added +625 |
| Robeco Schweiz AG 0.29% of their portfolio | 235.3k $16.1m | Reduced -96.3k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 227.8k $15.6m | Reduced -13.0k |
| Calamos Advisors LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 217.4k $14.9m | Reduced -93.3k |
| LaFleur & Godfrey LLC 2.45% of their portfolio | 214.4k $14.7m | Reduced -3.4k |
| ANCHOR CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 212.1k $14.5m | Reduced -13.8k |
| TITAN GLOBAL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT USA LLC 4.12% of their portfolio | 211.3k $14.5m | Reduced -14.3k |
| OAK ASSOCIATES LTD /OH/ 1.19% of their portfolio | 206.3k $14.1m | Reduced -11.7k |
| M&T Bank Corp 0.06% of their portfolio | 203.7k $14.0m | Reduced -5.2k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 202.6k $13.9m | Reduced -228.9k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 199.4k $13.7m | First filing |
| Pictet North America Advisors SA 2.34% of their portfolio | 199.1k $13.6m | Reduced -3.9k |