AerCap Ownership | Who Owns AerCap?

AerCap Ownership Summary

AerCap is owned by 81.47% institutional investors, 4.27% insiders, and 14.26% retail investors. Blackrock funding, inc. /de is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 7.51% of AER shares. Donald Smith & Co. All Eq Accounts Comp is the top mutual fund, with 1.92% of its assets in AerCap shares.

AER Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	AerCap	81.47%	4.27%	14.26%
Sector	Industrials Stocks	49.61%	15.69%	34.70%
Industry	Rental & Leasing Service Stocks	43.53%	13.49%	42.99%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	12.94M	7.51%	$1.77B
Blackrock	10.84M	5.54%	$1.01B
Eagle capital management	7.32M	4.25%	$1.00B
Harris associates l p	5.90M	3.43%	$809.58M
State street	5.09M	2.96%	$698.80M
Price t rowe associates inc /md/	4.10M	2.38%	$562.20M
Franklin resources	3.79M	2.20%	$519.82M
Two sigma investments, lp	3.54M	2.05%	$485.01M
Donald smith	3.15M	1.83%	$432.21M
59 north capital management, lp	3.12M	1.81%	$428.47M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
High ground investment management llp	1.21M	30.86%	$166.20M
Mbb public markets i	1.13M	18.52%	$155.47M
59 north capital management, lp	3.12M	12.78%	$428.47M
Dorsey asset management	1.12M	12.27%	$154.12M
L1 capital pty	1.34M	11.00%	$184.51M
Kize capital lp	50.73K	8.74%	$6.96M
Charter oak advisors lp	100.43K	8.35%	$13.78M
Redwood capital management	404.27K	8.23%	$55.46M
M3f	238.00K	8.09%	$32.65M
Donald smith	3.15M	7.78%	$432.21M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Norges bank	2.45M	0.04%	2.45M
Two sigma investments, lp	3.54M	0.39%	2.00M
Toms capital investment management lp	1.39M	5.01%	1.39M
Toroso investments	909.28K	0.25%	806.56K
Two sigma advisers, lp	1.86M	0.45%	662.80K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Mizuho markets cayman lp	-	-	-3.51M
Eagle capital management	7.32M	3.37%	-2.85M
Perpetual	-	-	-1.30M
Parsifal capital management, lp	-	-	-1.03M
Redwood capital management	404.27K	8.23%	-900.60K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	2.45M	0.04%	2.45M	$352.17M
Toms capital investment management lp	1.39M	5.01%	1.39M	$191.23M
Dendur capital lp	313.00K	3.15%	313.00K	$42.94M
Vanguard asset management	217.75K	0.03%	217.75K	$29.87M
Charter oak advisors lp	100.43K	8.35%	100.43K	$13.78M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Blume capital management	-2.00
Mendota financial group	-3.00
Perkins coie trust	-3.00
Optima capital	-4.00
Halbert hargrove global advisors	-5.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Mar 31, 2026	674	4.01%	140,278,516	-6.44%	81	0.97%	333	11.74%	240	-2.04%
Dec 31, 2025	400	-32.55%	75,829,535	-49.90%	44	0.58%	189	-28.95%	145	-36.68%
Sep 30, 2025	310	-47.90%	53,566,987	-63.38%	30	0.44%	147	-47.12%	118	-49.36%
Jun 30, 2025	299	-47.82%	31,106,742	-80.16%	17	0.23%	145	-46.89%	106	-49.52%
Mar 31, 2025	571	0.71%	156,700,070	-4.15%	86	1.13%	272	-4.56%	209	12.97%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Donald Smith & Co. All Eq Accounts Comp	3.12M	1.92%	67.15K
Oakmark Investor	2.90M	1.78%	-
Vanguard Windsor II Inv	2.14M	1.36%	157.01K
Touchstone Mid Cap Y	1.82M	1.12%	-200.73K
Allspring Special Mid Cap Value Inst	1.66M	1.05%	41.20K
Allspring Special US Mid Cap Value Eq	1.62M	0.99%	-236.00K
Allspring Mid Value SMA	1.62M	0.99%	-236.00K
Vanguard Windsor Investor Shares	1.90M	0.97%	-203.44K
Franklin Mutual Global Discovery Z	1.43M	0.91%	-
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF	1.21M	0.77%	-

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
May 12, 2026	Juhas Peter	Chief Financial Officer	Sell	$1.20M
May 12, 2026	Juhas Peter	Chief Financial Officer	Sell	$24.03K
May 12, 2026	Juhas Peter	Chief Financial Officer	Sell	$3.43M
May 12, 2026	Juhas Peter	Chief Financial Officer	Sell	$6.35M
May 06, 2026	Kelly Aengus	Chief Executive Officer	Sell	$1.22M

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2026 Q2	-	13
2026 Q1	-	-
2018 Q2	-	-
2017 Q4	-	-
2017 Q3	3	2

AER Ownership FAQ

Who Owns AerCap?

AerCap shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 81.47%, followed by 4.27% insiders and 14.26% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in AerCap's industry, Rental & Leasing Service Stocks, is 43.53%, which AerCap exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of AerCap?

AerCap’s largest shareholders are Blackrock funding, inc. /de (12.94M shares, 7.51%), Blackrock (10.84M shares, 5.54%), and Eagle capital management (7.32M shares, 4.25%). Together, they hold 17.30% of AerCap’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own AerCap?

Yes, BlackRock owns 5.54% of AerCap, totaling 10.84M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.02% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 1.01B$. In the last quarter, BlackRock increased its holdings by 443.06K shares, a 4.26% change.

Who is AerCap’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

High ground investment management llp is AerCap’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 30.86% of its assets in 1.21M AerCap shares, valued at 166.2M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of AerCap shares?

Donald Smith & Co. All Eq Accounts Comp is the top mutual fund holder of AerCap shares, with 1.92% of its total shares outstanding invested in 3.12M AerCap shares.

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