Crown Castle Ownership | Who Owns Crown Castle?

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Crown Castle Ownership Summary

Crown Castle is owned by 58.95% institutional investors, 0.12% insiders, and 40.93% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 15.95% 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	58.95%	0.12%	40.93%
Sector	Real Estate Stocks	49.33%	9.10%	41.57%
Industry	Specialty REIT Stocks	67.27%	3.51%	29.22%
Idea	5G Stocks List	55.29%	7.69%	37.02%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Vanguard group	69.38M	15.95%	$6.69B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	45.63M	10.49%	$4.40B
Blackrock	40.87M	9.42%	$3.99B
Cohen & steers	35.84M	8.24%	$3.46B
State street	21.73M	5.00%	$2.10B
Wellington management group llp	13.61M	3.13%	$1.31B
Geode capital management	12.84M	2.95%	$1.24B
Morgan stanley	10.80M	2.48%	$1.04B
Fmr	7.93M	1.82%	$765.22M
Invesco	6.44M	1.48%	$621.17M

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	35.84M	6.24%	$3.46B
Meketa investment group inc /adv	13.28K	4.20%	$1.28M
Clearbridge investments	1.72M	3.87%	$176.37M
Garrison bradford & associates	34.51K	3.56%	$3.33M
Skylands capital	246.75K	3.29%	$23.81M
Hazelview securities	157.08K	2.85%	$15.16M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Norges bank	6.19M	0.07%	6.19M
Cohen & steers	35.84M	6.24%	5.51M
Lazard asset management	5.47M	0.77%	5.30M
Blackrock	40.87M	0.09%	4.59M
Ubs asset management americas	4.47M	0.09%	3.82M

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Wellington management group llp	13.61M	0.23%	-5.40M
Fmr	7.93M	0.04%	-3.44M
National bank of canada /fi/	537.26K	0.05%	-2.35M
Capital research global investors	-	-	-1.86M
Bill & melinda gates foundation trust	-	-	-1.42M

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	6.19M	0.07%	6.19M	$561.71M
Antipodes partners	1.26M	2.73%	1.26M	$121.73M
Capital investors	782.10K	0.01%	782.10K	$75.46M
Reaves w h	328.22K	0.56%	328.22K	$31.67M
Hazelview securities	157.08K	2.85%	157.08K	$15.16M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Mendota financial group	-1.00
Financial gravity asset management	-1.00
Householder group estate & retirement specialist	-1.00
Crewe advisors	-2.00
Westend advisors	-3.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
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%
Sep 30, 2024	1,164	1.57%	401,009,730	0.58%	92	1.09%	548	9.16%	445	-6.90%

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
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
May 09, 2025	Stephens Kevin A	-	Buy	$39.24K

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2025 Q4	-	2
2025 Q3	-	2
2025 Q2	1	5
2025 Q1	-	-
2024 Q4	-	-

CCI Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Crown Castle?

Crown Castle shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 58.95%, followed by 0.12% insiders and 40.93% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Crown Castle's industry, Specialty REIT Stocks , is 67.27%, which Crown Castle falls below.

Who owns the most shares of Crown Castle?

Crown Castle’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (69.38M shares, 15.95%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (45.63M shares, 10.49%), and Blackrock (40.87M shares, 9.42%). Together, they hold 35.85% 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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