AutoNation Ownership | Who Owns AutoNation?


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AutoNation Ownership Summary


AutoNation is owned by 67.56% institutional investors, 7.12% insiders, and 25.32% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 7.61% of AN shares. Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv is the top mutual fund, with 2.82% of its assets in AutoNation shares.

AN Ownership Benchmark


TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockAutoNation67.56%7.12%25.32%
SectorConsumer Cyclical Stocks 60.36%14.27%25.37%
IndustryCar Dealership Stocks59.82%10.49%29.70%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Vanguard group3.04M7.61%$515.78M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de2.59M6.66%$514.60M
Blackrock2.44M5.81%$389.07M
Boston partners1.81M4.55%$309.31M
Dimensional fund advisors lp1.60M4.00%$270.92M
Brave warrior advisors1.21M3.12%$241.26M
State street874.20K2.19%$148.47M
Alliancebernstein851.87K2.13%$144.68M
Alyeska investment group736.78K1.89%$146.36M
Morgan stanley761.06K1.81%$121.30M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Mountain lake investment management52.46K8.67%$10.42M
Brave warrior advisors1.21M5.53%$241.26M
Dalal street61.00K4.46%$12.12M
Greatmark investment partners159.82K3.99%$31.75M
Covalis capital llp157.18K3.90%$26.70M
Towle62.28K2.91%$12.37M
Vision financial markets14.85K2.78%$2.95M
Conscious wealth investments21.93K2.71%$4.24M
Pecaut26.17K1.73%$5.20M
Mork capital management11.00K1.59%$2.19M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Norges bank224.54K0.01%224.54K
Boston partners1.81M0.38%203.34K
Ubs group215.66K0.01%184.80K
Alliancebernstein851.87K0.05%160.79K
Covalis capital llp157.18K3.90%157.18K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Blackrock2.44M0.01%-504.53K
Cartenna capital, lp---334.62K
Artisan partners limited partnership---278.93K
Simcoe capital management---236.16K
Alyeska investment group736.78K0.52%-199.16K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Norges bank224.54K0.01%224.54K$38.14M
Covalis capital llp157.18K3.90%157.18K$26.70M
Dalal street61.00K4.46%61.00K$12.12M
Weiss asset management lp51.93K0.12%51.93K$10.32M
Schroder investment management group34.84K0.01%34.84K$6.92M

Sold Out

HolderChange
Transamerica financial advisors-1.00
Rothschild investment-1.00
Activest wealth management-1.00
Tfo-tdc-1.00
Financial gravity asset management-2.00

Institutional Ownership Trends


DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Jun 30, 20255025.02%26,281,3863.80%671.60%239-18025.87%
Mar 31, 20254751.50%25,295,541-5.50%641.44%23820.81%142-15.98%
Dec 31, 20244550.22%26,709,3447.20%661.72%187-10.95%1679.15%
Sep 30, 2024448-4.48%24,814,6370.68%621.67%2060.98%151-6.79%
Jun 30, 2024464-1.07%24,632,165-4.09%581.57%198-11.21%1624.52%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv1.06M2.82%-22.52K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF1.07M2.72%47.65K
Vanguard Small Cap Index823.84K2.18%-5.28K
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF810.86K2.15%-1.43K
JHancock Disciplined Value I808.67K2.14%-
Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Inv529.86K1.41%839.00
1290 VT GAMCO Small Company Value IB296.50K0.79%-3.50K
DFA US Targeted Value I279.42K0.74%-19.71K
Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr266.55K0.71%-115.53K
Boston Partners Large Cap Value Equity E255.87K0.68%-31.92K

Recent Insider Transactions


DateNameRoleActivityValue
May 16, 2025EDMUNDS C COLEMAN EVP, Gen Counsel & Corp SecSell$2.35M
Dec 05, 2024GRUSKY ROBERT R-Sell$179.79K
Nov 21, 2024DEES KIMBERLY SVP & CAOSell$76.97K
Aug 27, 2024LAMPERT EDWARD S-Sell$1.93M
Aug 23, 2024LAMPERT EDWARD S-Sell$91.03K

Insider Transactions Trends


DateBuySell
2025 Q3--
2025 Q2-1
2025 Q1--
2024 Q4-2
2024 Q3-8

AN Ownership FAQ


Who Owns AutoNation?

AutoNation shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 67.56%, followed by 7.12% insiders and 25.32% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in AutoNation's industry, Car Dealership Stocks, is 59.82%, which AutoNation exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of AutoNation?

AutoNation’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (3.04M shares, 7.61%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (2.59M shares, 6.66%), and Blackrock (2.44M shares, 5.81%). Together, they hold 20.08% of AutoNation’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own AutoNation?

Yes, BlackRock owns 5.81% of AutoNation, totaling 2.44M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.01% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 389.07M$. In the last quarter, BlackRock decreased its holdings by -505K shares, a -17.13% change.

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

Mountain lake investment management is AutoNation’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 8.67% of its assets in 52.46K AutoNation shares, valued at 10.42M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of AutoNation shares?

Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv is the top mutual fund holder of AutoNation shares, with 2.82% of its total shares outstanding invested in 1.06M AutoNation shares.

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