44% buyers of institutions opening or closing positions this quarter
45 more exits than new buyers, ownership fell 8.48 percentage points vs the prior quarter, and 1 well-known fund manager in the top 25.
44% buyers of institutions opening or closing positions this quarter
57.6% institutional ownership
NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT portfolio allocation
Institutional ownership vs Insurance - Life peers
No Form 4 insider transactions on file
Latest positioning in PRU across 13F flow, ownership shift, marquee holders, and holder-count growth.
Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in PRU held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 33.5M | $3.27B | +3.1% | 9.622% | 0.06% |
| 2 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 22.6M | $2.21B | β | 6.492% | 0.06% |
| 3 | STATE STREET CORP | 17.0M | $1.66B | -1.6% | 4.875% | 0.06% |
| 4 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 16.3M | $1.59B | β | 4.683% | 0.08% |
| 5 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 11.0M | $1.08B | +15.8% | 3.174% | 0.07% |
| 6 | MORGAN STANLEY | 6.2M | $601.2M | -7.4% | 1.769% | 0.04% |
| 7 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 5.1M | $499.6M | -11.6% | 1.470% | 0.06% |
| 8 | Invesco Ltd. | 4.8M | $465.7M | +30.9% | 1.370% | 0.07% |
| 9 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 4.2M | $406.5M | -0.5% | 1.196% | 0.05% |
| 10 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 3.8M | $367.1M | +4.6% | 1.081% | 0.08% |
| 11 | UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS INC | 3.1M | $303.3M | +4.3% | 0.893% | 0.06% |
| 12 | Legal & General Group Plc | 2.7M | $260.3M | +0.6% | 0.766% | 0.06% |
| 13 | ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 2.6M | $249.8M | +95.3% | 0.735% | 0.14% |
| 14 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 2.5M | $240.6M | +1.4% | 0.708% | 0.04% |
| 15 | UBS Group AG | 2.3M | $226.8M | -1.8% | 0.668% | 0.03% |
| 16 | NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | 2.2M | $209.5M | +7.5% | 0.632% | 0.20% |
| 17 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 2.0M | $195.0M | -4.1% | 0.574% | 0.04% |
| 18 | VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | 2.0M | $191.3M | β | 0.563% | 0.05% |
| 19 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 1.9M | $185.3M | +9.7% | 0.545% | 0.01% |
| 20 | SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | 1.6M | $159.0M | +9.2% | 0.468% | 0.02% |
| 21 | Amundi | 1.6M | $156.9M | +12.6% | 0.462% | 0.04% |
| 22 | FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | 1.6M | $155.2M | +37.3% | 0.457% | 0.11% |
| 23 | DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | 1.5M | $146.7M | +16.9% | 0.432% | 0.05% |
| 24 | CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | 1.3M | $124.3M | -20.6% | 0.366% | 0.02% |
| 25 | HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | 1.2M | $115.2M | β | 0.339% | 0.06% |
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 PRU β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in PRU during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new PRU position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their PRU 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 | 1,326 | 3.3% | 57.64% | 8.48 pp | $20.57B | 13% |
| Q4 2025 | 1,371 | +7.5% | 66.12% | 29.84 pp | $23.60B | 31% |
| Q3 2025 | 1,275 | 1.3% | 95.96% | 104.03 pp | $34.25B | 75% |
| Q2 2025 | 1,292 | 0.7% | 199.99% | +135.35 pp | $137.61B | +496% |
| Q1 2025 | 1,301 | 1.7% | 64.64% | 4.45 pp | $23.07B | 6.4% |
| Q4 2024 | 1,324 | +5.2% | 69.09% | 130.90 pp | $24.66B | 78% |
| Q3 2024 | 1,259 | 0.2% | 199.99% | +69.02 pp | $110.27B | +136% |
| Q2 2024 | 1,262 | β | 130.97% | β | $46.75B | 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.
No recent Form 4 insider transactions on file for PRU.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying PRU stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Prudential Financial, Inc. stands at 57.6%, held across 1,326 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of PRU, with approximately 33,466,367 shares worth $3.27B as of Q1 2026.
Yes β 1 widely-followed marquee investor appear among the top 25 institutional holders of PRU, including CITADEL ADVISORS LLC.
Our composite Smart Money Score for PRU is 35 out of 100 (Bearish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
160 institutions opened new positions in PRU during Q1 2026, while 205 fully exited. 185 added to existing positions and 975 trimmed.
PRU institutional ownership fell by 8.48 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of β holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 59.0% of all reported 13F value in PRU, and the top 25 account for 73.2%.
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.