Crown Castle Ownership | Who Owns Crown Castle?

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Crown Castle Ownership Summary

Crown Castle is owned by 75.57% institutional investors, 0.11% insiders, and 24.31% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 16.04% of CCI shares. Vanguard Real Estate Index Investor is the top mutual fund, with 3.71% of its assets in Crown Castle shares.

CCI Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Crown Castle	75.57%	0.11%	24.31%
Sector	Real Estate Stocks	42.56%	9.05%	48.39%
Industry	Specialty REIT Stocks	53.72%	3.97%	42.31%
Idea	5G Stocks List	46.02%	7.90%	46.08%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Vanguard group	69.77M	16.04%	$6.20B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	46.65M	10.72%	$4.15B
Blackrock	40.87M	9.42%	$3.99B
Cohen & steers	39.79M	9.15%	$3.54B
State street	21.73M	5.00%	$2.10B
Wellington management group llp	13.61M	3.13%	$1.31B
Geode capital management	13.03M	2.99%	$1.16B
Morgan stanley	10.19M	2.34%	$905.48M
Fmr	7.93M	1.82%	$765.22M
Deutsche bank ag\	7.16M	1.65%	$636.29M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Caden capital partners, lp	337.81K	13.21%	$32.59M
Grs advisors	1.29M	11.69%	$124.94M
Maple-brown abbott	945.27K	10.46%	$85.79M
Patrizia pty	52.04K	8.00%	$5.08M
Cohen & steers	39.79M	6.39%	$3.54B
Ldr capital management	47.07K	5.80%	$4.18M
Meketa investment group inc /adv	13.28K	3.99%	$1.18M
Clearbridge investments	1.72M	3.87%	$176.37M
Skylands capital	262.05K	3.16%	$23.29M
Hazelview securities	157.08K	2.85%	$15.16M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Norges bank	6.69M	0.06%	6.69M
Lazard asset management	5.47M	0.77%	5.30M
Blackrock	40.87M	0.09%	4.59M
Cohen & steers	39.79M	6.39%	3.95M
Principal financial group	3.58M	0.16%	2.90M

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Wellington management group llp	13.61M	0.23%	-5.40M
Ubs asset management americas	4.47K	0.00%	-4.47M
Fmr	7.93M	0.04%	-3.44M
National bank of canada /fi/	537.26K	0.05%	-2.35M
Capital research global investors	-	-	-1.86M

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	6.69M	0.06%	6.69M	$594.67M
Cibc world markets	222.60K	0.10%	222.60K	$19.78M
Hazelview securities	157.08K	2.85%	157.08K	$15.16M
Qube research	139.40K	0.01%	139.40K	$13.45M
Land & buildings investment management	129.80K	2.30%	129.80K	$12.52M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Householder group estate & retirement specialist	-1.00
Mendota financial group	-1.00
Financial gravity asset management	-1.00
Westend advisors	-3.00
Reston wealth management	-3.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Dec 31, 2025	785	-28.11%	328,747,474	-20.57%	75	0.83%	331	-32.17%	334	-20.67%
Sep 30, 2025	803	-27.40%	256,411,079	-37.68%	58	0.66%	356	-33.71%	319	-17.36%
Jun 30, 2025	1,095	-3.95%	409,684,295	-1.09%	94	1.04%	530	-3.46%	384	-6.80%
Mar 31, 2025	1,126	-1.31%	413,707,504	2.29%	95	1.10%	539	13.95%	410	-18.97%
Dec 31, 2024	763	-35.06%	250,994,044	-37.54%	57	0.68%	304	-44.83%	361	-19.96%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Vanguard Real Estate Index Investor	16.18M	3.71%	18.32K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	13.76M	3.16%	9.75K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	13.72M	3.15%	-291.86K
Vanguard Institutional 500 Index Trust	12.17M	2.79%	29.46K
Vanguard 500 Index Investor	10.78M	2.48%	-1.58M
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Institutional	9.71M	2.23%	104.72K
American Funds Income Fund of Amer A	6.55M	1.51%	-
Vanguard Wellington™ Inv	5.79M	1.33%	-2.29M
LS Global Credit / Corporate GBP Hedged	5.76M	1.32%	-
Vanguard Equity-Income Inv	5.53M	1.27%	225.05K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Feb 06, 2026	Levendos Christopher	EVP & COO - Fiber	Sell	$150.09K
Oct 28, 2025	Levendos Christopher	EVP & COO - Fiber	Sell	$100.09K
Oct 24, 2025	SCHLANGER DANIEL K	EVP and CTO	Sell	$2.94M
Aug 08, 2025	SCHLANGER DANIEL K	Interim President & CEO	Sell	$1.59M
Aug 06, 2025	Levendos Christopher	EVP & COO - Fiber	Sell	$149.96K

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2026 Q1	-	1
2025 Q4	-	2
2025 Q3	-	2
2025 Q2	1	5
2025 Q1	-	-

CCI Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Crown Castle?

Crown Castle shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 75.57%, followed by 0.11% insiders and 24.32% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Crown Castle's industry, Specialty REIT Stocks , is 53.72%, which Crown Castle exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Crown Castle?

Crown Castle’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (69.77M shares, 16.04%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (46.65M shares, 10.72%), and Blackrock (40.87M shares, 9.42%). Together, they hold 36.18% of Crown Castle’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Crown Castle?

Yes, BlackRock owns 9.42% of Crown Castle, totaling 40.87M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.09% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 3.99B$. In the last quarter, BlackRock increased its holdings by 4.59M shares, a 12.66% change.

Who is Crown Castle’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Caden capital partners, lp is Crown Castle’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 13.21% of its assets in 337.81K Crown Castle shares, valued at 32.59M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Crown Castle shares?

Vanguard Real Estate Index Investor is the top mutual fund holder of Crown Castle shares, with 3.71% of its total shares outstanding invested in 16.18M Crown Castle shares.

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