AutoNation Ownership | Who Owns AutoNation?

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AutoNation Ownership Summary

AutoNation is owned by 64.86% institutional investors, 8.56% insiders, and 26.58% 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 2.88% of its assets in AutoNation shares.

AN Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	AutoNation	64.86%	8.56%	26.58%
Sector	Consumer Cyclical Stocks	39.80%	14.40%	45.80%
Industry	Car Dealership Stocks	61.74%	10.90%	27.36%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Vanguard group	3.04M	7.61%	$515.78M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	2.43M	6.10%	$413.40M
Blackrock	2.44M	5.81%	$389.07M
Boston partners	1.81M	4.55%	$309.31M
Dimensional fund advisors lp	1.60M	4.00%	$270.92M
Brave warrior advisors	1.46M	3.66%	$248.17M
Alyeska investment group	1.10M	2.77%	$187.66M
State street	874.20K	2.19%	$148.47M
Alliancebernstein	851.87K	2.13%	$144.68M
Morgan stanley	761.06K	1.81%	$121.30M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Brave warrior advisors	1.46M	6.17%	$248.17M
Mountain lake investment management	30.20K	5.90%	$5.13M
Covalis capital llp	157.18K	3.90%	$26.70M
Greatmark investment partners	146.40K	3.39%	$24.86M
Moon capital management lp	21.09K	2.72%	$3.58M
Vision financial markets	14.85K	2.71%	$2.52M
Conscious wealth investments	19.97K	2.51%	$3.70M
Towle	80.88K	2.36%	$13.74M
Pecaut	27.52K	1.61%	$4.67M
Garner asset management	19.08K	1.46%	$3.24M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Brave warrior advisors	1.46M	6.17%	488.90K
Adage capital partners gp	575.00K	0.17%	465.00K
Alyeska investment group	1.10M	0.70%	426.88K
Norges bank	224.54K	0.01%	224.54K
Boston partners	1.81M	0.38%	203.34K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Blackrock	2.44M	0.01%	-504.53K
Cartenna capital, lp	-	-	-334.62K
Artisan partners limited partnership	-	-	-278.93K
Simcoe capital management	-	-	-236.16K
Fuller & thaler asset management	155.82K	0.10%	-209.80K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	224.54K	0.01%	224.54K	$38.14M
Covalis capital llp	157.18K	3.90%	157.18K	$26.70M
Raymond james financial	46.14K	0.00%	46.14K	$7.84M
Hudson bay capital management lp	31.00K	0.02%	31.00K	$5.27M
Moon capital management lp	21.09K	2.72%	21.09K	$3.58M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
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

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Mar 31, 2025	475	1.50%	25,295,541	-5.50%	64	1.44%	238	20.81%	142	-15.98%
Dec 31, 2024	455	0.22%	26,709,344	7.20%	66	1.72%	187	-10.95%	167	9.15%
Sep 30, 2024	448	-4.48%	24,814,637	0.68%	62	1.67%	206	0.98%	151	-6.79%
Jun 30, 2024	464	-1.07%	24,632,165	-4.09%	58	1.57%	198	-11.21%	162	4.52%
Mar 31, 2024	469	0.64%	25,682,942	3.58%	61	1.98%	223	14.95%	155	-15.30%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	1.09M	2.88%	-38.99K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	1.07M	2.72%	47.65K
Vanguard Small Cap Index	829.12K	2.20%	-57.48K
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF	812.29K	2.15%	52.00
JHancock Disciplined Value I	808.67K	2.15%	-
Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Inv	529.02K	1.40%	-40.97K
Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr	382.07K	1.01%	-19.30K
1290 VT GAMCO Small Company Value IB	300.00K	0.80%	-5.00K
DFA US Targeted Value I	279.42K	0.74%	-19.71K
Boston Partners Large Cap Value Equity E	255.87K	0.68%	-31.92K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
May 16, 2025	EDMUNDS C COLEMAN	EVP, Gen Counsel & Corp Sec	Sell	$2.35M
Dec 05, 2024	GRUSKY ROBERT R	-	Sell	$179.79K
Nov 21, 2024	DEES KIMBERLY	SVP & CAO	Sell	$76.97K
Aug 27, 2024	LAMPERT EDWARD S	-	Sell	$1.93M
Aug 23, 2024	LAMPERT EDWARD S	-	Sell	$91.03K

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2025 Q1	-	-
2024 Q4	-	2
2024 Q3	-	8
2024 Q2	-	1
2024 Q1	1	8

AN Ownership FAQ

Who Owns AutoNation?

AutoNation shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 64.86%, followed by 8.56% insiders and 26.58% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in AutoNation's industry, Car Dealership Stocks, is 61.74%, 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 (2.43M shares, 6.10%), and Blackrock (2.44M shares, 5.81%). Together, they hold 19.52% 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?

Brave warrior advisors is AutoNation’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 6.17% of its assets in 1.46M AutoNation shares, valued at 248.17M$.

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 2.88% of its total shares outstanding invested in 1.09M AutoNation shares.

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