AutoNation Ownership | Who Owns AutoNation?

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AutoNation Ownership Summary

AutoNation is owned by 25.51% institutional investors, 1.42% insiders, and 73.07% retail investors. Northwestern mutual wealth management is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 11.61% of AN shares. Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv is the top mutual fund, with 3.14% of its assets in AutoNation shares.

AN Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	AutoNation	25.51%	1.42%	73.07%
Sector	Consumer Cyclical Stocks	33.14%	14.17%	52.68%
Industry	Car Dealership Stocks	35.62%	7.34%	57.04%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Northwestern mutual wealth management	4.42M	11.61%	$206.30M
Vanguard group	3.18M	8.34%	$656.44M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	2.49M	6.81%	$514.57M
Blackrock	2.44M	5.81%	$389.07M
Dimensional fund advisors lp	1.42M	3.89%	$293.70M
Boston partners	1.42M	3.66%	$311.31M
Brave warrior advisors	1.21M	3.12%	$265.60M
Invesco	907.16K	2.33%	$198.46M
State street	889.55K	2.29%	$194.61M
Alyeska investment group	632.15K	1.63%	$138.30M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Mountain lake investment management	48.68K	7.93%	$10.65M
Brave warrior advisors	1.21M	6.17%	$265.60M
Greatmark investment partners	161.98K	3.96%	$33.45M
Baypointe partners	8.78K	3.81%	$1.81M
Vision financial markets	14.75K	3.11%	$3.05M
Simcoe capital management	86.80K	2.75%	$18.99M
Towle	49.34K	2.69%	$10.19M
Conscious wealth investments	21.91K	2.60%	$4.38M
Emmett investment management, lp	15.64K	2.58%	$3.50M
Pecaut	25.42K	1.69%	$5.25M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Northwestern mutual wealth management	4.42M	0.13%	4.42M
Norges bank	335.72K	0.01%	335.72K
Arrowstreet capital, limited partnership	333.98K	0.05%	241.26K
Holocene advisors, lp	548.68K	0.27%	151.97K
Quantinno capital management lp	212.77K	0.13%	137.77K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Blackrock	2.44M	0.01%	-504.53K
Cartenna capital, lp	-	-	-334.62K
Boston partners	1.42M	0.32%	-280.38K
Artisan partners limited partnership	-	-	-278.93K
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	2.49M	0.01%	-239.62K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	335.72K	0.01%	335.72K	$69.32M
Simcoe capital management	86.80K	2.75%	86.80K	$18.99M
Lmr partners llp	43.20K	0.04%	43.20K	$9.45M
Caisse de depot et placement du quebec	36.30K	0.01%	36.30K	$7.94M
Winton group	31.21K	0.22%	31.21K	$6.44M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Jpl wealth management	-1.00
Wealthtrak capital management	-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 %
Dec 31, 2025	213	-59.81%	9,721,065	-61.51%	25	0.61%	78	-69.65%	90	-45.12%
Sep 30, 2025	249	-50.98%	6,459,053	-75.46%	16	0.36%	121	-49.79%	73	-59.67%
Jun 30, 2025	502	5.02%	26,281,386	3.80%	67	1.60%	239	-	180	25.87%
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%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	1.09M	3.14%	2.36K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	1.07M	2.72%	47.65K
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF	883.69K	2.55%	104.22K
Vanguard Small Cap Index	784.82K	2.26%	-109.00
Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Inv	503.91K	1.45%	-3.91K
JHancock Disciplined Value I	430.30K	1.24%	-181.93K
Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr	295.57K	0.85%	1.30K
1290 VT GAMCO Small Company Value IB	270.50K	0.78%	-3.50K
Dimensional US Targeted Value ETF	209.57K	0.60%	-
State Street® SPDR® S&P MIDCAP 400® ETF	198.42K	0.57%	-7.13K

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
2026 Q1	-	-
2025 Q4	-	-
2025 Q3	-	-
2025 Q2	-	1
2025 Q1	-	-

AN Ownership FAQ

Who Owns AutoNation?

AutoNation shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 25.51%, followed by 1.42% insiders and 73.07% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in AutoNation's industry, Car Dealership Stocks, is 35.62%, which AutoNation falls below.

Who owns the most shares of AutoNation?

AutoNation’s largest shareholders are Northwestern mutual wealth management (4.42M shares, 11.61%), Vanguard group (3.18M shares, 8.34%), and Blackrock funding, inc. /de (2.49M shares, 6.81%). Together, they hold 26.77% 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 7.93% of its assets in 48.68K AutoNation shares, valued at 10.65M$.

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 3.14% of its total shares outstanding invested in 1.09M AutoNation shares.

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