American Water Works Ownership | Who Owns American Water Works?


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American Water Works Ownership Summary


American Water Works is owned by 104.83% institutional investors, 0.12% insiders. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 13.28% of AWK shares. Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv is the top mutual fund, with 3.17% of its assets in American Water Works shares.

AWK Ownership Benchmark


TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockAmerican Water Works104.83%0.12%-4.95%
SectorUtilities Stocks157.41%7.04%-64.45%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Vanguard group25.90M13.28%$3.38B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de20.61M10.57%$2.71B
Blackrock18.52M9.50%$2.39B
Wellington management group llp14.91M7.65%$1.96B
Vanguard capital management12.77M6.55%$1.68B
State street11.90M6.10%$1.57B
Gqg partners8.90M4.57%$1.17B
Aristotle capital management5.43M2.78%$714.45M
Geode capital management5.22M2.68%$684.54M
Jpmorgan chase5.01M2.57%$664.16M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Foresight group ltd liability partnership174.23K4.16%$23.11M
Meketa investment group inc /adv8.23K3.63%$1.07M
Montanaro asset management84.14K3.49%$11.07M
Dudley & shanley169.34K3.36%$22.28M
Impax asset management group3.58M3.07%$471.53M
Beck bode141.60K2.82%$18.63M
Partners group281.21K2.52%$37.00M
First personal financial services78.25K2.29%$10.11M
Goodman financial110.37K2.24%$14.52M
Gqg partners8.90M2.18%$1.17B

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Wellington management group llp14.91M0.34%3.88M
Jpmorgan chase5.01M0.04%3.09M
Gqg partners8.90M2.18%2.47M
Norges bank1.99M0.03%1.99M
Sixth street partners management company1.26M0.02%1.26M

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Ameriprise financial406.50K0.01%-1.39M
Invesco3.44M0.04%-897.60K
Pictet asset management sa223.66K0.03%-793.75K
Aristotle capital management5.43M1.50%-383.73K
Freestone grove partners lp---352.13K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Norges bank1.99M0.03%1.99M$262.05M
Sixth street partners management company1.26M0.02%1.26M$166.28M
Ontario teachers pension plan board707.07K0.59%707.07K$93.04M
Natixis586.89K0.31%586.89K$77.22M
Axa investment managers205.94K0.08%205.94K$28.66M

Sold Out

HolderChange
Kayne anderson rudnick investment management-1.00
Gps wealth strategies group-1.00
Elequin securities-2.00
Curio wealth-2.00
Claris advisors, llc / mo /-3.00

Institutional Ownership Trends


DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Jun 30, 20261,139-2.98%204,422,5908.14%1041.12%528-0.94%418-0.48%
Mar 31, 20261,142-1.47%181,366,746-1.77%931.04%5248.04%408-12.26%
Dec 31, 2025529-53.60%53,489,444-70.49%270.32%196-62.02%222-42.78%
Sep 30, 2025642-42.83%57,884,249-67.45%290.36%283-46.30%212-45.64%
Jun 30, 20251,110-2.20%177,668,1572.69%911.16%524-3.85%386-0.52%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv6.20M3.17%-14.57K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF6.17M3.16%4.78K
Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest6.21M3.13%15.20K
Vanguard Morn Total Stk Mkt Idx Investor6.20M3.12%-14.57K
Vanguard Institutional 500 Index Trust5.54M2.84%38.59K
Vanguard 500 Index Investor5.13M2.58%53.77K
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Institutional4.23M2.17%-3.10K
Vanguard Morn Mid Cap Index Instl4.23M2.13%-3.10K
Vanguard MStar Mid Cap Index Instl4.23M2.13%-5.97K
Vanguard Equity-Income Inv4.21M2.12%514.02K

Recent Insider Transactions


DateNameRoleActivityValue
May 30, 2025Wikle Melissa K. SVP, Chief Accounting OfficerSell$404.77K
Nov 22, 2024Norton Cheryl EVP and COOSell$397.41K
Nov 22, 2024Norton Cheryl EVP and COOSell$244.61K
Sep 03, 2024GOSS MARTHA CLARK-Sell$101.42K
Mar 04, 2024Kennedy Melanie M EVP, CHROSell$100.81K

Insider Transactions Trends


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

AWK Ownership FAQ


Who owns the most shares of American Water Works?

American Water Works’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (25.9M shares, 13.28%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (20.61M shares, 10.57%), and Blackrock (18.52M shares, 9.50%). Together, they hold 33.35% of American Water Works’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own American Water Works?

Yes, BlackRock owns 9.50% of American Water Works, totaling 18.52M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.05% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 2.39B$. In the last quarter, BlackRock increased its holdings by 124K shares, a 0.67% change.

Who is American Water Works’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Foresight group ltd liability partnership is American Water Works’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 4.16% of its assets in 174.23K American Water Works shares, valued at 23.11M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of American Water Works shares?

Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv is the top mutual fund holder of American Water Works shares, with 3.17% of its total shares outstanding invested in 6.2M American Water Works shares.

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