American Water Works Ownership | Who Owns American Water Works?


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American Water Works Ownership Summary


American Water Works is owned by 91.11% institutional investors, 0.14% insiders, and 8.75% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 12.88% of AWK shares. Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund, with 3.16% of its assets in American Water Works shares.

AWK Ownership Benchmark


TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockAmerican Water Works91.11%0.14%8.75%
SectorUtilities Stocks61.35%8.04%30.61%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Vanguard group25.11M12.88%$3.13B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de20.63M10.58%$2.87B
Blackrock18.52M9.50%$2.39B
State street11.36M5.83%$1.41B
Aristotle capital management6.59M3.38%$916.22M
Geode capital management4.67M2.40%$579.98M
Amundi3.93M2.01%$559.95M
Pictet asset management sa3.51M1.80%$488.51M
Northern trust3.23M1.66%$417.47M
Victory capital management3.17M1.63%$395.18M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Soapstone management91.25K10.67%$11.36M
Meketa investment group inc /adv9.68K4.08%$1.35M
Dudley & shanley161.30K3.52%$22.44M
Montanaro asset management86.54K3.10%$12.04M
Partners group417.92K2.73%$58.14M
Clean yield group63.40K2.64%$8.82M
Mirova us1.68M2.42%$233.73M
Foresight group ltd liability partnership118.83K2.35%$16.53M
First personal financial services78.25K2.29%$10.11M
Mirova115.90K2.27%$16.12M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Norges bank2.37M0.04%2.37M
Victory capital management3.17M0.39%1.74M
Gqg partners1.47M0.29%1.43M
Bank of america corp /de/2.96M0.03%997.47K
Blackrock funding, inc. /de20.63M0.05%664.73K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Pictet asset management sa3.51M0.50%-1.02M
Goldman sachs group1.84M0.04%-606.58K
Franklin resources441.40K0.02%-592.82K
Impax asset management group1.74M1.39%-574.39K
Morgan stanley2.87M0.03%-401.02K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Norges bank2.37M0.04%2.37M$294.52M
Cohen & steers282.50K0.07%282.50K$39.30M
Pensioenfonds rail & ov165.00K1.60%165.00K$21.31M
Renaissance156.60K0.03%156.60K$19.50M
Soapstone management91.25K10.67%91.25K$11.36M

Sold Out

HolderChange
Cape investment advisory-1.00
Claris advisors, llc / mo /-3.00
Westend advisors-3.00
Jamison private wealth management-5.00
Glass jacobson investment advisors-5.00

Institutional Ownership Trends


DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Jun 30, 20251,110-2.20%177,668,1572.69%911.16%524-3.85%386-0.52%
Mar 31, 20251,1232.84%172,797,990-0.44%881.12%5377.40%385-1.53%
Dec 31, 20241,045-1.79%172,830,9572.77%881.19%4781.49%3773.29%
Sep 30, 20241,0491.45%167,716,135-1.56%861.13%4681.96%358-6.77%
Jun 30, 20241,015-2.31%169,711,8852.83%871.19%448-2.40%380-3.55%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF6.17M3.16%4.78K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv6.14M3.15%-136.34K
Vanguard Institutional 500 Index Trust5.54M2.84%38.59K
Vanguard 500 Index Investor4.83M2.47%-707.19K
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Institutional4.35M2.23%46.73K
The Utilities Select Sector SPDR® ETF3.10M1.59%-20.29K
Fidelity 500 Index2.47M1.27%12.65K
SPDR® S&P 500 ETF2.43M1.24%-35.65K
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF2.37M1.21%-9.89K
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust2.36M1.21%-12.42K

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

AWK Ownership FAQ


Who owns the most shares of American Water Works?

American Water Works’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (25.11M shares, 12.88%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (20.63M shares, 10.58%), and Blackrock (18.52M shares, 9.50%). Together, they hold 32.95% 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?

Soapstone management is American Water Works’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 10.67% of its assets in 91.25K American Water Works shares, valued at 11.36M$.

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

Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund holder of American Water Works shares, with 3.16% of its total shares outstanding invested in 6.17M American Water Works shares.

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