When did MO join the S&P 500?

Altria joined the S&P 500 index on 1957-03-04.

What sector is MO in?

MO is in the Consumer Staples sector, Tobacco industry.

MO — Altria

Name: MO Institutional Holdings (13F) — 2026Q1
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Tobacco · Consumer Staples

S&P 500 Timeline

1957-03-04Joined S&P 500

Altria Group Inc. is a holding company that manufactures and sells cigarettes in the United States. It operates through the following segments: Smokeable Products, Oral Tobacco Products, and Wine. The Smokeable Products segment consists of cigarettes manufactured and sold by PM USA and machine-made large cigars and pipe tobacco sold by Middleton. The Oral Tobacco Products segment is primarily comprised of moist smokeless tobacco products (MST), with brands including Copenhagen and Skoal, as well as on! oral nicotine pouches sold by Helix. The Wine segment, through subsidiary Ste. Michelle Wine Estates Ltd., produces wines from Washington state, primarily Chateau Ste. Michelle and 14 Hands, and owns wineries or distributes wines from several other wine regions.

Key Facts

Status	Active
Sector	Consumer Staples
Industry	Tobacco
Joined	1957-03-04
Tenure	69 yrs

Industry Peers

Sector Peers

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Institutional Holdings (13F)

2,477 institutions hold MO, totaling 1.28B shares ($81.0B) · As of 2026Q1

Rank	Institution	Shares	Value
1	VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	217.7M	$14.4B
2	BlackRock, Inc.	124.7M	$8.2B
3	STATE STREET CORP	71.8M	$4.8B
4	MORGAN STANLEY	68.7M	$4.4B
5	BARCLAYS PLC	71.9M	$3.7B
6	CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC	54.3M	$3.6B
7	GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	47.0M	$3.1B
8	VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC	35.2M	$2.3B
9	Capital Research Global Investors	25.7M	$1.7B
10	GQG Partners LLC	23.8M	$1.6B

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Data source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · SEC EDGAR 13F · Updated 2026-07-10