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American Express Ownership Summary

American Express is owned by 82.80% institutional investors, 22.14% insiders. Berkshire hathaway is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 21.72% of AXP shares. Vanguard Institutional 500 Index Trust 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	82.80%	22.14%	-4.94%
Sector	Financial Services Stocks	36.95%	15.48%	47.58%
Industry	Credit Services Stocks	45.07%	10.14%	44.79%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Berkshire hathaway	151.61M	21.72%	$50.36B
Vanguard group	46.02M	6.59%	$15.28B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	43.06M	6.17%	$14.30B
Blackrock	41.90M	5.81%	$9.70B
State street	29.09M	4.17%	$9.66B
Jpmorgan chase	22.19M	3.18%	$7.37B
Morgan stanley	13.23M	1.90%	$4.40B
Wellington management group llp	12.97M	1.86%	$4.31B
Geode capital management	12.69M	1.82%	$4.20B
Fisher asset management	8.88M	1.27%	$2.95B

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Aquamarine zurich	210.00K	21.98%	$69.75M
Berkshire hathaway	151.61M	18.84%	$50.36B
Rothschild & co wealth management uk	2.89M	15.45%	$960.52M
Global frontier investments	197.22K	15.00%	$62.91M
Long corridor asset management	87.00K	11.80%	$28.90B
Cacti asset management	392.78K	8.84%	$134.21M
Coleford investment management	89.90K	7.17%	$29.86M
Gfi investment counsel	205.96K	7.12%	$68.41M
Heard capital	431.74K	6.96%	$143.41M
Lb partners	32.00K	6.82%	$10.63M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Norges bank	6.02M	0.23%	6.02M
Jpmorgan chase	22.19M	0.44%	3.14M
Wells fargo & company/mn	5.01M	0.32%	1.20M
Ameriprise financial	3.97M	0.30%	845.28K
Axa investment managers	670.14K	0.60%	670.14K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Wellington management group llp	12.97M	0.75%	-1.92M
Laurel wealth advisors	5.47K	0.25%	-1.74M
Blackrock	41.90M	0.22%	-1.17M
Ubs asset management americas	4.72M	0.34%	-1.16M
Alphinity investment management pty	787.51K	2.55%	-1.07M

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	6.02M	0.23%	6.02M	$1.79B
Axa investment managers	670.14K	0.60%	670.14K	$222.59M
Global frontier investments	197.22K	15.00%	197.22K	$62.91M
Zurich insurance group ltd/fi	107.92K	0.26%	107.92K	$35.85M
Fjarde ap-fonden (the fourth swedish national pensionfund)	94.66K	0.25%	94.66K	$21.92M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Mendota financial group	-1.00
Inlight wealth management	-1.00
Frg family wealth advisors	-1.00
Vista private wealth partners.	-3.00
Lmr partners llp	-3.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
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%
Sep 30, 2024	2,469	3.22%	579,699,107	-3.87%	81	1.15%	1,086	9.70%	877	-4.05%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Vanguard Institutional 500 Index Trust	15.78M	2.25%	108.74K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	15.76M	2.25%	-189.57K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	15.41M	2.21%	-356.49K
Vanguard 500 Index Investor	13.70M	1.97%	-2.01M
Fidelity 500 Index	7.02M	1.01%	3.02K
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
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	6.66M	0.96%	-
SPDR® Dow Jones Industrial Avrg ETF Tr	5.33M	0.77%	-9.22K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Oct 31, 2025	Rutledge Elizabeth	Chief Marketing Officer	Sell	$1.52M
Oct 31, 2025	Rutledge Elizabeth	Chief Marketing Officer	Sell	$5.59M
Oct 31, 2025	Rutledge Elizabeth	Chief Marketing Officer	Sell	$386.57K
Oct 31, 2025	Rutledge Elizabeth	Chief Marketing Officer	Sell	$1.78M
Oct 31, 2025	Rutledge Elizabeth	Chief Marketing Officer	Sell	$5.48M

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2025 Q4	-	8
2025 Q3	-	11
2025 Q2	-	4
2025 Q1	1	19
2024 Q4	-	9

AXP Ownership FAQ

Who Owns American Express?

American Express shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 82.80%, followed by 22.14% insiders and -4.94% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in American Express's industry, Credit Services Stocks, is 45.07%, 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 (46.02M shares, 6.59%), and Blackrock funding, inc. /de (43.06M shares, 6.17%). Together, they hold 34.48% 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?

Aquamarine zurich is American Express’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 21.98% of its assets in 210K American Express shares, valued at 69.75M$.

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

Vanguard Institutional 500 Index Trust is the top mutual fund holder of American Express shares, with 2.25% of its total shares outstanding invested in 15.78M American Express shares.

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