AbbVie ABBV
Ownership & positioning
Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
Short-sale volume as % of daily volume
Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions
Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: +$47.68M (8 inflow days, 12 outflow days).
Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions
Super/Big orders approximate institutional-size trades; Mid/Small approximate retail-size trades. Net buy minus sell value in each bucket, summed over the window.
The five largest holders on file together own 26.7% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has fallen from 1.28% to 0.88% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (31 Jul 2026 to 15 Oct 2026).
Recent institutional activity
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sepio Capital, LP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +619,274 | 0.0% |
| Putnam LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +6,318,633 | 0.7% |
| Capital Research | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +3,413,343 | 3.7% |
| Marshall Wace LLP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,989,451 | 0.2% |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +2,849,663 | 0.2% |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,679,498 | 0.2% |
| GQG Partners, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,921,614 | 0.1% |
| Union Asset Management Holding AG | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,770,247 | 0.1% |
| T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,745,080 | 0.8% |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,429,326 | 0.1% |
| State Street Global Advisors | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,379,232 | 4.7% |
| Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,350,106 | 0.3% |
| Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,244,754 | 0.6% |
| Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,228,716 | 0.6% |
| AQR Capital Management | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,100,769 | 0.1% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 2026 | Edward Rapp | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +129 | $261.59 | 29,568 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Susan Quaggin | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +59 | $261.59 | 918 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | Nicholas Donoghoe | Executive VP and Chief Business & Strategy Officer | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -32,710 | $250.00 | 74,430 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Edward Rapp | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +134 | $251.64 | 29,236 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Susan Quaggin | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +62 | $251.64 | 853 |
| 7 May 2026 | Roxanne Austin | Lead Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,118 | – | 28,076 |
| 7 May 2026 | Thomas Freyman | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,118 | – | 10,528 |
| 7 May 2026 | Thomas Falk | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,118 | – | 2,321 |
| 7 May 2026 | Edward Rapp | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,118 | – | 28,076 |
| 7 May 2026 | William H. Burnside | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,118 | – | 28,076 |
| 7 May 2026 | Frederick Waddell | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,118 | – | 28,076 |
| 7 May 2026 | Melody Meyer | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,118 | – | 17,616 |
| 7 May 2026 | Brett Hart | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,118 | – | 20,590 |
| 7 May 2026 | Rebecca Roberts | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,118 | – | 14,846 |
| 7 May 2026 | Susan Quaggin | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,118 | – | 3,643 |
| 7 May 2026 | Jennifer Davis | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,118 | – | 3,643 |
| 30 Mar 2026 | Edward Rapp | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +155 | $217.49 | 28,865 |
| 30 Mar 2026 | Robert Alpern | Former Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +35 | $217.49 | 10,369 |
| 30 Mar 2026 | Susan Quaggin | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +71 | $217.49 | 784 |
| 3 Mar 2026 | David Purdue | Officer | Open Market Disposition | -5,230 | $233.56 | 3,781 |
From Form 4/Form 144 filings. Negative share counts are disposals (sales, gifts, or shares withheld for taxes); positive are acquisitions.
Short interest, by report
| Report date | Shares short | % of float | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 15,582,821 | 0.9% | 2.7 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 16,280,646 | 0.9% | 4.1 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 19,494,556 | 1.1% | 4.5 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 19,514,024 | 1.1% | 4.4 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 18,299,894 | 1.0% | 3.6 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 22,547,839 | 1.3% | 4.0 |
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