American Express Ownership | Who Owns American Express?

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American Express Ownership Summary

American Express is owned by 50.06% institutional investors, 22.23% insiders, and 27.72% retail investors. Berkshire hathaway is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 21.72% 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	50.06%	22.23%	27.72%
Sector	Financial Services Stocks	32.19%	15.44%	52.37%
Industry	Credit Services Stocks	34.10%	9.51%	56.39%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Berkshire hathaway	151.61M	21.72%	$50.36B
Vanguard group	46.11M	6.63%	$17.06B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	42.34M	6.09%	$15.66B
Blackrock	41.90M	5.81%	$9.70B
State street	29.09M	4.17%	$9.66B
Jpmorgan chase	21.03M	3.03%	$7.78B
Morgan stanley	13.20M	1.90%	$4.88B
Wellington management group llp	12.97M	1.86%	$4.31B
Geode capital management	12.71M	1.83%	$4.69B
Fisher asset management	9.25M	1.35%	$2.80B

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Berkshire hathaway	151.61M	18.84%	$50.36B
Global frontier investments	197.22K	15.00%	$62.91M
Aquamarine zurich	65.00K	14.53%	$19.66M
Rothschild & co wealth management uk	2.84M	13.17%	$860.30M
Lb partners	30.00K	8.14%	$9.07M
Long corridor asset management	98.00K	7.21%	$29.64M
Cacti asset management	390.53K	7.16%	$118.13M
Bradley & co. private wealth management	35.97K	7.04%	$13.31M
Heard capital	431.74K	6.96%	$143.41M
Gfi investment counsel	203.79K	6.92%	$75.39M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Norges bank	6.66M	0.26%	6.66M
Vanguard fiduciary trust	3.00M	0.23%	3.00M
Capital world investors	7.52M	0.38%	2.39M
Ubs group	4.57M	0.21%	1.36M
Vanguard global advisers	1.17M	0.19%	1.17M

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Wellington management group llp	12.97M	0.75%	-1.92M
Blackrock	41.90M	0.22%	-1.17M
Jpmorgan chase	21.03M	0.49%	-1.15M
Invesco	3.09M	0.16%	-931.39K
Barclays	2.00M	0.18%	-813.99K

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
Mendota financial group	-1.00
Inlight wealth management	-1.00
Frg family wealth advisors	-1.00
New millennium group	-2.00
Strengthening families & communities	-3.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
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%
Dec 31, 2024	2,570	2.59%	595,808,084	2.66%	84	1.25%	1,096	-0.18%	995	11.55%

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	15.27M	2.23%	17.87K
Vanguard 500 Index Investor	13.64M	1.99%	-182.53K
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
Dec 06, 2023	Joabar Raymond	Grp. Pres., Global Comm. Serv.	Buy	$842.60
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
Oct 17, 2023	Joabar Raymond	Grp. Pres., Global Comm. Serv.	Buy	$154.37

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2026 Q2	-	-
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 50.06%, followed by 22.23% insiders and 27.71% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in American Express's industry, Credit Services Stocks, is 34.10%, which American Express exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of American Express?

American Express’s largest shareholders are Berkshire hathaway (151.61M shares, 21.72%), Vanguard group (46.11M shares, 6.63%), and Blackrock funding, inc. /de (42.34M shares, 6.09%). Together, they hold 34.45% 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 18.84% of its assets in 151.61M American Express shares, valued at 50.36B$.

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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