Institutional Investors Pile Into Marsh & McLennan as Stock Climbs 250th in Activity Amid 9.8% Dividend Surge

On August 18, 2025, Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC) traded up 0.21% with a volume of $360 million, ranking 250th in market activity. Recent filings revealed two directors—Steven A. Mills and Tamara Ingram—received restricted stock units (RSUs) under the company’s Directors Stock Compensation Plan. These RSUs convert 1-for-1 to common shares and were credited via dividend equivalents, with a reference price of $208.055 per share. Both transactions reflect standard compensation practices and are administrative rather than market-driven, with minimal impact on overall share ownership.

Institutional investors have shown increased confidence in MMC. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake by 1.7% to over 2 million shares, valued at $503.2 million. Vanguard Group and UBS AM also raised holdings, with institutional ownership now at 87.99%. This trend underscores institutional alignment with the company’s long-term value proposition, particularly as MMC recently increased its quarterly dividend to $0.90 per share, up 9.8% from the prior payout and yielding 1.7% annually.

The strategy of buying the top 500 stocks by daily trading volume and holding for one day yielded $2,340 in profit from 2022 to the present, achieving a cumulative return of 23.4%. While modest, this reflects the conservative nature of the approach amid market volatility.