Bausch Health Companies Inc.
Bausch Health Companies Inc. (BHC) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · BHC · as of Sep 30, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
242
Institutional Holders
▲ 11 vs Q2
$1.55B
Total Inst. Value
▼ $86.27M vs Q2
373.48M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 88.44%
240.54M
13F Shares Held
▼ 5.65M vs Q2
Institutional ownership = 13F shares ÷ total outstanding. Insider % = 100 − free float. Public % = free float − institution %. Data: FMP /symbol-positions-summary + /shares-float + SEC EDGAR.
Top Institutional Holders
BHC largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PAULSON & CO. INC. pharmaceutical preparations | 70.76M | 19.08% | 19.08% | $456.38B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 37.96M |
GOLDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP pharmaceutical preparations | 34.83M | 9.39% | 9.39% | $224.41B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 578.5K |
NOMURA HOLDINGS INC pharmaceutical preparations | 15.71M | 4.24% | 4.24% | $101.32B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 5.79M |
HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND pharmaceutical preparations | 13.00M | 3.50% | 3.50% | $83.85B | Nov 13, 2025 | — held |
VANGUARD GROUP INC pharmaceutical preparations | 12.24M | 3.30% | 3.30% | $78.81B | Nov 7, 2025 | ▲ 471.0K |
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA pharmaceutical preparations | 10.51M | 2.83% | 2.83% | $67.77B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 1.16M |
NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ pharmaceutical preparations | 7.72M | 2.08% | 2.08% | $49.80B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 16.6K |
MFN PARTNERS MANAGEMENT, LP pharmaceutical preparations | 6.00M | 1.62% | 1.62% | $38.70B | Nov 13, 2025 | — held |
KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P. pharmaceutical preparations | 5.24M | 1.41% | 1.41% | $33.77B | Nov 14, 2025 | — held |
UBS GROUP AG pharmaceutical preparations | 5.15M | 1.39% | 1.39% | $33.21B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▲ 4.17M |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q3 2025 vs prior quarter
Q3 2025
20
Increased
+52.38M shares2
New Positions
first time holders18
Decreased
−22.80M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+29.57M
+52.38M / −22.80M
Net new holders
+4
2 new / 0 exited
Based on top 50 institutional holders by position size. Fields: isNew, isSoldOut, changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder, limit=50).
Insider Buying vs Selling
BHC insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
Insiders have been primarily selling shares recently. Selling may be driven by pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plans rather than negative sentiment.
0
Buy transactions
1
Sell transactions
0.00
Buy/Sell ratio
$0M
Total disposed
Recent Insider Transactions
Showing 10 most recent · Common Stock only
| Name · Role | Date | Type | Shares | Price | Value | After Trans. | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WECHSLER AMY B director | May 22, 2026 | Award | 45,871 | — | — | 313.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
ROBERTS EIRY director | May 22, 2026 | Award | 45,871 | — | — | 45.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
POWER ROBERT N director | May 22, 2026 | Award | 45,871 | — | — | 300.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
Paulson John director | May 22, 2026 | Award | 45,871 | — | — | 417.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
LEUNG SANDRA director | May 22, 2026 | Award | 45,871 | — | — | 90.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
Lee Frank D. director | May 22, 2026 | Award | 45,871 | — | — | 95.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
KAVANAGH SARAH B director | May 22, 2026 | Award | 45,871 | — | — | 282.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
GOETTLER MICHAEL director | May 22, 2026 | Award | 45,871 | — | — | 76.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
Garcia Christian A director | May 22, 2026 | Award | 45,871 | — | — | 135.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
Lee Frank D. director | May 19, 2026 | Sale | 24,456 | $5.43 | $132.8K | 49.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
Source: /insider-trading/search (FMP stable). Buy/Sell direction: acquisitionOrDisposition A=Buy, D=Sell. RSU vesting (M-Exempt) excluded from sentiment bar. All data from SEC EDGAR public filings.
About institutional & insider ownership
Bausch Health Companies Inc. (BHC) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 64.4% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 11.56%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 24.04%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Bausch Health Companies Inc. is PAULSON & CO. INC., holding approximately 70.76 million shares — equal to 19.08% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2025.
A total of 242 institutional investors currently hold BHC stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $1.55 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
BHC ownershipBausch Health Companies Inc. (BHC) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 64.4% of shares. The largest shareholder is PAULSON & CO. INC. with a 19.08% stake. Company insiders hold 11.56%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2025.