Mark Zuckerberg Sells Significant Shares of $META as Insiders Continue to Offload Stock

On February 21, 2025, Mark Zuckerberg, the Chairman of the Board (COB) and CEO of $META, sold 2,120 shares for approximately $1,484,987. This sale represents about 60.2% of his holdings in this particular class of stock. Following this transaction, Zuckerberg retains ownership of 1,403 shares of $META stock.

Recent Insider Trading at $META

In the past six months, insiders at $META have executed 1,371 trades on the open market, all of which have been sales, with no purchases recorded.

Insider Trading Breakdown

• MARK ZUCKERBERG (COB and CEO) has made 0 purchases and 1,281 sales, totaling 1,734,704 shares for an estimated $1,117,696,911.
• SUSAN J. LI (Chief Financial Officer) sold 69,166 shares through 23 sales for an estimated $38,888,670.
• CHRISTOPHER K. COX (Chief Product Officer) completed 3 sales of 30,000 shares for an estimated $16,849,786.
• ANDREW BOSWORTH (Chief Technology Officer) sold 24,863 shares over 6 sales for an estimated $14,808,665.
• JENNIFER NEWSTEAD (Chief Legal Officer) sold 22,634 shares across 25 sales, totaling an estimated $13,542,111.
• JAVIER OLIVAN (Chief Operating Officer) sold 19,498 shares through 25 sales for an estimated $12,161,524.
• NICHOLAS CLEGG (President, Global Affairs) sold 8,427 shares in 5 transactions for an estimated $4,690,970.
• PEGGY ALFORD made 2 sales, totaling 1,646 shares for an estimated $993,649.
• AARON ANDERSON (Chief Accounting Officer) sold 731 shares for an estimated $407,167.

For more details on insider transactions, visit Quiver Quantitative’s insider trading dashboard.

Institutional Activity Surrounding $META

In the latest quarter, 2,194 institutional investors have added $META shares to their portfolios, while 1,696 have reduced their holdings.

Notable Institutional Moves

• PROFICIO CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC increased their position by adding 6,240,810 shares (+78,471.1%) for an estimated $3,654,056,663.
• LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC reduced their stake by 3,882,116 shares (-22.0%), totaling around $2,273,017,739.
• NORGES BANK acquired 3,610,287 shares (+11.9%) for an estimated $2,113,859,141.
• NORTHERN TRUST CORP increased their holdings by 2,787,832 shares (+13.5%) for an estimated $1,632,303,514.
• CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS sold off 2,699,264 shares (-9.2%) estimated at $1,580,446,064.
• BLACKROCK, INC. added 2,543,790 shares (+1.6%) for an estimated $1,489,414,482.
• APG ASSET MANAGEMENT N.V. completely divested from $META, removing 2,305,238 shares (-100.0%) in Q3 2024, worth about $1,319,610,440.

To follow hedge funds’ stock portfolios, refer to Quiver Quantitative’s institutional holdings dashboard.

Congressional Trading of $META Stock

Over the last six months, members of Congress have executed 12 trades involving $META stock, with an equal number of purchases and sales at six each.

Congressional Trading Details

• REPRESENTATIVE MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE engaged in 4 trades, with purchases totaling up to $60,000 on February 12, January 21, December 24, and November 1, and no sales.
• REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT BRESNAHAN conducted 2 trades, with sales amounting to $30,000 on January 29.
• REPRESENTATIVE JOSH GOTTHEIMER participated in 3 trades, with sales totaling up to $45,000 on January 16, October 17, and September 25.
• REPRESENTATIVE JONATHAN L. JACKSON purchased shares amounting to $15,000 on December 9.
• REPRESENTATIVE JARED MOSKOWITZ also purchased shares worth up to $15,000 on November 8.
• REPRESENTATIVE JOHN JAMES recorded a sale valued at up to $15,000 on September 4.

For tracking congressional stock trading, visit Quiver Quantitative’s congressional trading dashboard.

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