Will P&G’s Growth Volume Give These Top Institutional Investors Reason To Cheer?

Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) reported their third quarter earnings per share of $0.96, which matched expectations and revenues of $20.74 billion, short of estimates by $40 million and down 4% on a year-on-year basis. Gross margins during the quarter are higher by 80 bps and organic sales are higher by 2% with the Baby Care and Family Care segments showing the best volume growth. For the ensuing fourth quarter, the company foresees an EPS of $1.07-$1.13.

Will Procter & Gamble Co.’s shareholders increase their holdings? They reported owning a total of 128.05 million shares on 09/30/2012. The shares closed at $68.80 on 09/30/2012.

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Here are the ten largest positions in Procter & Gamble Co. at the end of September 30th, 2012.

Bank of New York Mellon Corp held 38,903,042 shares on 09/30/2012 worth $2,698,315,017. This brought the portfolio total to 0.99%.

Fisher Asset Management LLC held 7,136,785 shares on 09/30/2012 worth $495,007,412. This brought the portfolio total to 1.37%.

Charles Schwab Investment Management inc held 5,256,047 shares on 09/30/2012 worth $364,559,423. This brought the portfolio total to 1.01%.

Mizuho Trust & Banking Co. Ltd. held 4,774,447 shares on 09/30/2012 worth $331,155,647. This brought the portfolio total to 1.29%.

Strs Ohio held 3,453,587 shares on 09/30/2012 worth $239,540,796. This brought the portfolio total to 1.05%.

Gamble Jones Investment Counsel held 3,092,767 shares on 09/30/2012 worth $214,514,321. This brought the portfolio total to 29.6%.

Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc held 3,075,416 shares on 09/30/2012 worth $213,310,856. This brought the portfolio total to 2.45%.

BMO Financial Corp held 2,198,469 shares on 09/30/2012 worth $152,485,811. This brought the portfolio total to 0.28%.

First Manhattan Co held 2,151,925 shares on 09/30/2012 worth $149,257,519. This brought the portfolio total to 1.08%.

Chevy Chase Trust Holdings inc. held 2,054,834 shares on 09/30/2012 worth $142,523,287. This brought the portfolio total to 1.52%.

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