Philip Morris International PM
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: −$151.98M (5 inflow days, 15 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 39.3% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has risen from 1.03% to 1.11% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Research | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +3,644,248 | 18.8% |
| BNY Mellon Asset Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,640,504 | 0.7% |
| First Trust Advisors L.P. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,443,921 | 0.2% |
| Franklin Resources | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,048,591 | 0.3% |
| UBS Asset Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,103,934 | 0.7% |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +1,067,357 | 0.3% |
| FMR | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,060,105 | 2.5% |
| Maverick Capital, Ltd. | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +889,809 | 0.1% |
| Woodline Partners LP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +885,272 | 0.1% |
| Citigroup Inc. | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +847,723 | 0.2% |
| Morgan Stanley | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +827,148 | 0.8% |
| Ilex Capital Partners (Uk) LLP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +804,943 | 0.1% |
| Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +775,917 | 0.0% |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +704,227 | 1.9% |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +697,816 | 0.0% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2026 | Massimo Andolina | Group Chief Financial Officer | Initial Statement of Beneficial | +0 | – | 23,310 |
| 5 May 2026 | Lisa Hook | Lead Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,119 | $169.93 | 20,020 |
| 5 May 2026 | Kalpana Morparia | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,119 | $169.93 | 28,236 |
| 5 May 2026 | Andre Calantzopoulos | Non-Executive Chairperson | Other Acquisition | +1,119 | $169.93 | 987,194 |
| 5 May 2026 | Werner Geissler | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,119 | $169.93 | 1,870 |
| 5 May 2026 | Michel Marie Combes | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,119 | $169.93 | 10,609 |
| 5 May 2026 | Shlomo Yanai | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,119 | $169.93 | 8,281 |
| 5 May 2026 | Robert Polet | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,119 | $169.93 | 29,765 |
| 5 May 2026 | Victoria Harker | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,119 | $169.93 | 4,537 |
| 5 May 2026 | Brant Bough | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,119 | $169.93 | 11,296 |
| 5 Mar 2026 | Reginaldo Dobrowolski | Group Controller | Sale to Issuer | -22 | $169.98 | 17,634 |
| 19 Feb 2026 | Stacey Kennedy | CEO of PMI U.S. | Open Market Disposition | -14,350 | $183.13 | 27,771 |
| 19 Feb 2026 | Reginaldo Dobrowolski | Group Controller | Open Market Disposition | -6,000 | $183.58 | 17,016 |
| 18 Feb 2026 | Emmanuel Babeau | Strategic Advisor | Open Market Disposition | -33,800 | $181.61 | 121,663 |
| 18 Feb 2026 | Jacek Olczak | Chief Executive Officer | Open Market Disposition | -80,000 | $182.18 | 500,844 |
| 18 Feb 2026 | Frederic de Wilde | CEO of PMI International | Open Market Disposition | -20,000 | $182.58 | 94,373 |
| 18 Feb 2026 | Yann Guerin | Group Chief Legal Officer | Open Market Disposition | -4,000 | $181.69 | 17,902 |
| 17 Feb 2026 | Andre Calantzopoulos | Non-Executive Chairperson | Sale to Issuer | -14,740 | $182.67 | 986,075 |
| 17 Feb 2026 | Emmanuel Babeau | Strategic Advisor | Sale to Issuer | -2,228 | $182.67 | 121,663 |
| 17 Feb 2026 | Jacek Olczak | Chief Executive Officer | Sale to Issuer | -6,121 | $182.67 | 500,844 |
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 | 17,303,622 | 1.1% | 3.9 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 17,747,343 | 1.1% | 3.6 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 13,817,309 | 0.9% | 3.6 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 16,588,937 | 1.1% | 3.6 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 12,990,337 | 0.8% | 3.0 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 16,127,996 | 1.0% | 2.8 |
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