American Express Ownership | Who Owns American Express?

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American Express Ownership Summary

American Express is owned by 82.40% institutional investors, 22.33% insiders. Berkshire hathaway is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 22.07% of AXP shares. Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund, with 2.25% of its assets in American Express shares.

AXP Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	American Express	82.40%	22.33%	-4.73%
Sector	Financial Services Stocks	37.05%	15.59%	47.36%
Industry	Credit Services Stocks	39.41%	11.37%	49.22%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Berkshire hathaway	151.61M	22.07%	$45.86B
Vanguard group	46.11M	6.63%	$17.06B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	41.91M	6.10%	$12.68B
Blackrock	41.90M	5.81%	$9.70B
State street	29.23M	4.25%	$8.84B
Jpmorgan chase	20.41M	2.97%	$6.07B
Geode capital management	14.17M	2.06%	$4.27B
Morgan stanley	12.81M	1.86%	$3.87B
Fmr	9.26M	1.35%	$2.80B
Fisher asset management	9.25M	1.35%	$2.80B

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Berkshire hathaway	151.61M	17.43%	$45.86B
Aquamarine zurich	65.00K	14.53%	$19.66M
Rothschild & co wealth management uk	2.84M	13.17%	$860.30M
Global frontier investments	233.22K	9.64%	$70.54M
Lb partners	30.00K	8.14%	$9.07M
Gfi investment counsel	189.85K	7.85%	$57.42M
Long corridor asset management	98.00K	7.21%	$29.64M
Cacti asset management	390.53K	7.16%	$118.13M
Coleford investment management	89.27K	6.62%	$27.00M
Unison asset management	47.38K	6.55%	$14.33M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Norges bank	6.66M	0.26%	6.66M
Vanguard fiduciary trust	3.00M	0.23%	3.00M
D. e. shaw	1.98M	0.36%	1.94M
Geode capital management	14.17M	0.27%	1.46M
Ubs group	4.57M	0.21%	1.36M

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Capital world investors	2.84M	0.12%	-4.68M
Wellington management group llp	4.18M	0.24%	-3.78M
Capital research global investors	3.17M	0.15%	-1.30M
Blackrock	41.90M	0.22%	-1.17M
Ameriprise financial	3.21M	0.23%	-819.13K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	6.66M	0.26%	6.66M	$2.46B
Vanguard fiduciary trust	3.00M	0.23%	3.00M	$906.46M
Vanguard global advisers	1.17M	0.19%	1.17M	$354.54M
Vanguard asset management	938.39K	0.25%	938.39K	$283.85M
Axa investment managers	670.14K	0.60%	670.14K	$222.59M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Frg family wealth advisors	-1.00
Inlight wealth management	-1.00
Mendota financial group	-1.00
New millennium group	-2.00
Darwin wealth management	-3.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Mar 31, 2026	2,902	-6.63%	566,089,282	-3.36%	82	1.16%	1,232	-16.64%	1,194	5.76%
Dec 31, 2025	2,657	-5.65%	347,903,780	-40.21%	50	0.72%	1,232	2.75%	994	-3.59%
Sep 30, 2025	2,707	-2.73%	577,925,412	-3.02%	82	1.14%	1,149	-11.89%	990	3.13%
Jun 30, 2025	2,746	2.73%	594,859,504	0.80%	85	1.20%	1,281	13.97%	952	-8.99%
Mar 31, 2025	2,631	-2.19%	588,986,796	-1.51%	84	1.18%	1,106	-4.98%	1,035	0.68%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	15.76M	2.25%	-189.57K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	15.31M	2.24%	46.90K
Vanguard 500 Index Investor	13.89M	2.04%	248.93K
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	6.93M	1.02%	20.34K
Fidelity 500 Index	6.84M	1.00%	1.63K
SPDR® S&P 500 ETF	6.90M	0.98%	-118.93K
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF	6.68M	0.96%	82.22K
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust	6.72M	0.96%	-35.21K
State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF	6.37M	0.93%	-6.84K
State Street® Dow Jones Indstr AvrgETFTr	5.54M	0.81%	-43.08K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Jun 15, 2026	McNeal Glenda G	Chief Partner Officer	Sell	$2.39M
Feb 23, 2024	Joabar Raymond	Grp. Pres., Global Comm. Serv.	Buy	$429.28
Apr 09, 2025	Joabar Raymond	Grp. Pres., Global Comm. Serv.	Buy	$523.12
Dec 07, 2023	Joabar Raymond	Grp. Pres., Global Comm. Serv.	Buy	$338.22
Dec 06, 2023	Joabar Raymond	Grp. Pres., Global Comm. Serv.	Buy	$842.60

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2026 Q2	-	1
2026 Q1	-	13
2025 Q4	-	9
2025 Q3	-	11
2025 Q2	-	4

AXP Ownership FAQ

Who Owns American Express?

American Express shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 82.40%, followed by 22.33% insiders and -4.73% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in American Express's industry, Credit Services Stocks, is 39.41%, which American Express exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of American Express?

American Express’s largest shareholders are Berkshire hathaway (151.61M shares, 22.07%), Vanguard group (46.11M shares, 6.63%), and Blackrock funding, inc. /de (41.91M shares, 6.10%). Together, they hold 34.80% of American Express’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own American Express?

Yes, BlackRock owns 5.81% of American Express, totaling 41.9M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.22% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 9.7B$. In the last quarter, BlackRock decreased its holdings by -1.172M shares, a -2.72% change.

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

Berkshire hathaway is American Express’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 17.43% of its assets in 151.61M American Express shares, valued at 45.86B$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of American Express shares?

Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund holder of American Express shares, with 2.25% of its total shares outstanding invested in 15.76M American Express shares.

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