AutoNation Ownership | Who Owns AutoNation?

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AutoNation Ownership Summary

AutoNation is owned by 70.65% institutional investors, 1.53% insiders, and 27.82% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 8.34% of AN shares. Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest is the top mutual fund, with 3.06% of its assets in AutoNation shares.

AN Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	AutoNation	70.65%	1.53%	27.82%
Sector	Consumer Cyclical Stocks	345.57%	16.13%	-261.69%
Industry	Car Dealership Stocks	62.38%	6.21%	31.40%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Vanguard group	3.18M	8.34%	$656.44M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	2.36M	6.80%	$438.69M
Blackrock	2.44M	5.81%	$389.07M
Brave warrior advisors	1.52M	4.39%	$283.17M
Dimensional fund advisors lp	1.51M	4.34%	$279.97M
Vanguard capital management	1.36M	3.93%	$253.20M
Aqr capital management	1.16M	3.35%	$215.88M
Invesco	994.64K	2.87%	$184.79M
State street	868.81K	2.50%	$161.42M
Alyeska investment group	722.13K	2.08%	$134.16M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Simcoe capital management	226.27K	7.65%	$42.04M
Mountain lake investment management	58.26K	6.74%	$10.82M
Brave warrior advisors	1.52M	6.17%	$283.17M
Greatmark investment partners	167.95K	3.44%	$31.20M
Baypointe partners	7.14K	3.18%	$1.33M
Vision financial markets	14.40K	2.31%	$2.67M
Conscious wealth investments	20.52K	2.09%	$4.07M
Garner asset management	24.75K	1.54%	$4.75M
Prosperitas financial	19.29K	1.40%	$3.77M
Pecaut	23.57K	1.33%	$4.38M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Sixth street partners management company	340.92K	0.01%	340.92K
Aqr capital management	1.16M	0.08%	337.94K
Norges bank	307.79K	0.01%	307.79K
Invesco	994.64K	0.01%	239.91K
Qube research	113.31K	0.02%	113.31K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Blackrock	2.44M	0.01%	-504.53K
Cartenna capital, lp	-	-	-334.62K
Artisan partners limited partnership	-	-	-278.93K
Anomaly capital management, lp	-	-	-182.68K
Alyeska investment group	722.13K	0.35%	-168.61K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Sixth street partners management company	340.92K	0.01%	340.92K	$63.34M
Norges bank	307.79K	0.01%	307.79K	$57.18M
Woodline partners lp	73.00K	0.04%	73.00K	$13.56M
Curated wealth partners	45.35K	0.02%	45.35K	$120.43K
Ing groep nv	44.94K	0.04%	44.94K	$8.35M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Central trust	-1.00
Tfo-tdc	-1.00
Harbour investments	-1.00
Toronto dominion bank	-1.00
Eastern bank	-1.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Jun 30, 2026	506	-2.32%	24,517,022	1.85%	70	1.63%	223	-5.51%	194	2.11%
Mar 31, 2026	283	-46.90%	8,418,017	-65.82%	23	0.55%	122	-45.29%	103	-52.75%
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%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest	1.01M	3.06%	3.07K
Vanguard Morn Total Stk Mkt Idx Investor	1.01M	3.02%	-38.55K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	1.01M	3.02%	-38.55K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	1.07M	2.72%	47.65K
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF	862.67K	2.61%	27.00
Vanguard Small Cap Index	730.32K	2.21%	1.34K
Vanguard MStar Small Cap Value Index	464.14K	1.40%	1.34K
Vanguard Morn Small Cap Value Index	462.81K	1.38%	-26.04K
Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Inv	462.81K	1.38%	-26.04K
JHancock Disciplined Value I	365.15K	1.05%	-65.15K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Aug 05, 2026	Lutoff-Perlo Lisa	-	Sell	$198.00K
May 05, 2026	DEES KIMBERLY	SVP & CAO	Sell	$512.26K
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

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2026 Q3	-	1
2026 Q2	-	1
2026 Q1	-	-
2025 Q4	-	-
2025 Q3	-	-

AN Ownership FAQ

Who Owns AutoNation?

AutoNation shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 70.65%, followed by 1.53% insiders and 27.82% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in AutoNation's industry, Car Dealership Stocks, is 62.38%, which AutoNation exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of AutoNation?

AutoNation’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (3.18M shares, 8.34%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (2.36M shares, 6.80%), and Blackrock (2.44M shares, 5.81%). Together, they hold 20.96% 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?

Simcoe capital management is AutoNation’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 7.65% of its assets in 226.27K AutoNation shares, valued at 42.04M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of AutoNation shares?

Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest is the top mutual fund holder of AutoNation shares, with 3.06% of its total shares outstanding invested in 1.01M AutoNation shares.

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