Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in MET held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Employees Provident Fund Board | 439K | $22.20B | β | 0.067% | 0.03% |
| 2 | BlackRock, Inc. | 51.4M | $3.64B | +2.8% | 7.886% | 0.06% |
| 3 | DODGE & COX | 51.1M | $3.61B | -2.2% | 7.839% | 1.99% |
| 4 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 35.9M | $2.54B | β | 5.499% | 0.06% |
| 5 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 30.8M | $2.18B | β | 4.726% | 0.12% |
| 6 | STATE STREET CORP | 25.2M | $1.78B | -0.9% | 3.868% | 0.06% |
| 7 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 13.2M | $941.9M | +2.7% | 2.031% | 0.06% |
| 8 | PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | 11.3M | $799.4M | -4.9% | 1.734% | 2.60% |
| 9 | MORGAN STANLEY | 11.1M | $786.5M | +1.7% | 1.706% | 0.05% |
| 10 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 7.1M | $503.6M | -5.1% | 1.092% | 0.10% |
| 11 | Invesco Ltd. | 6.9M | $489.3M | -1.3% | 1.061% | 0.07% |
| 12 | AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | 6.8M | $478.1M | -2.7% | 1.037% | 0.11% |
| 13 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 6.3M | $448.2M | -2.9% | 0.972% | 0.06% |
| 14 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 6.2M | $439.1M | +25.5% | 0.952% | 0.05% |
| 15 | UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS INC | 5.7M | $402.4M | +9.4% | 0.873% | 0.08% |
| 16 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 5.5M | $389.0M | -2.9% | 0.844% | 0.03% |
| 17 | Clearbridge Investments, LLC | 5.1M | $364.2M | -11.4% | 0.790% | 0.32% |
| 18 | NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | 4.8M | $328.5M | +3.5% | 0.735% | 0.31% |
| 19 | Legal & General Group Plc | 4.2M | $294.4M | -0.5% | 0.638% | 0.07% |
| 20 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 3.9M | $272.4M | +2.4% | 0.591% | 0.04% |
| 21 | WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | 3.8M | $270.5M | -1.8% | 0.587% | 0.05% |
| 22 | UBS Group AG | 3.8M | $269.6M | +27.7% | 0.585% | 0.04% |
| 23 | AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 3.6M | $253.9M | +12.8% | 0.559% | 0.12% |
| 24 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 3.6M | $253.0M | -25.8% | 0.548% | 0.05% |
| 25 | CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | 3.4M | $239.7M | -26.1% | 0.520% | 0.11% |
denotes a marquee investor (Buffett, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost and other widely-followed managers). β% of Fundβ shows how much of that investorβs total 13F portfolio is invested in MET β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in MET during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new MET position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their MET position in Q1 2026
8 quarters of 13F filings Β· Ξ columns show change vs prior quarter
| Quarter | Inst. Holders | Ξ Holders | Ownership % | Ξ Ownership | Total 13F Value | Ξ Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 1,351 | 3.4% | 93.21% | +30.05 pp | $53.99B | +48% |
| Q4 2025 | 1,398 | +5.5% | 63.16% | 1.67 pp | $36.59B | 2.6% |
| Q3 2025 | 1,325 | 4.2% | 64.83% | 0.02 pp | $37.55B | 0.0% |
| Q2 2025 | 1,383 | +1.2% | 64.85% | +3.38 pp | $37.56B | +5.5% |
| Q1 2025 | 1,366 | +1.6% | 61.47% | 4.61 pp | $35.61B | 7.0% |
| Q4 2024 | 1,345 | +6.4% | 66.08% | +0.25 pp | $38.28B | +0.4% |
| Q3 2024 | 1,264 | +1.6% | 65.83% | 0.83 pp | $38.13B | 1.2% |
| Q2 2024 | 1,244 | β | 66.66% | β | $38.61B | β |
Source: SEC 13F institutional filings. Ownership % requires market cap data and will show once linked. Ξ columns compare to the immediately prior filed quarter.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying MET stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of MetLife, Inc. stands at 93.2%, held across 1,351 reporting institutions.
Employees Provident Fund Board is the largest reported institutional holder of MET, with approximately 439,109 shares worth $22.20B as of Q1 2026.
Yes β 1 widely-followed marquee investor appear among the top 25 institutional holders of MET, including CITADEL ADVISORS LLC.
Our composite Smart Money Score for MET is 49 out of 100 (Neutral). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
134 institutions opened new positions in MET during Q1 2026, while 181 fully exited. 234 added to existing positions and 977 trimmed.
MET institutional ownership rose by 30.05 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of -47 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 72.2% of all reported 13F value in MET, and the top 25 account for 81.8%.
All data is sourced from SEC Form 13F filings, which institutional investment managers with at least $100M in assets are required to file each quarter. We process every 13F filing from EDGAR and recompute the aggregates after each cycle. Insider transactions are sourced from Form 4 filings.
MetLife, Inc. (MET) Institutional Ownership