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	42.55%	9.17%	48.28%
Industry	Specialty REIT Stocks	54.62%	4.00%	41.37%
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	46.96M	10.79%	$3.82B
Blackrock	40.87M	9.42%	$3.99B
Cohen & steers	40.36M	9.28%	$3.28B
State street	22.81M	5.24%	$1.85B
Wellington management group llp	18.78M	4.32%	$1.53B
Lazard asset management	13.46M	3.10%	$1.09B
Geode capital management	13.36M	3.07%	$1.08B
Morgan stanley	9.74M	2.24%	$792.02M
Deutsche bank ag\	6.81M	1.56%	$553.47M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Maple-brown abbott	945.27K	10.46%	$85.79M
Patrizia pty	52.04K	8.00%	$5.08M
Cohen & steers	40.36M	5.70%	$3.28B
Meketa investment group inc /adv	13.28K	3.99%	$1.18M
Clearbridge investments	1.72M	3.87%	$176.37M
Conversant capital	334.00K	3.64%	$27.16M
Ausbil investment management	87.03K	3.50%	$7.03M
Skylands capital	286.63K	3.05%	$23.31M
Kettle hill capital management	149.57K	3.05%	$12.16M
Magellan asset management	2.86M	3.01%	$232.16M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Norges bank	6.69M	0.06%	6.69M
Wellington management group llp	18.78M	0.29%	4.79M
Blackrock	40.87M	0.09%	4.59M
Vanguard fiduciary trust	2.45M	0.05%	2.45M
Lazard asset management	13.46M	1.80%	1.83M

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Invesco	4.10M	0.05%	-3.16M
Fmr	2.73M	0.01%	-2.14M
Capital research global investors	-	-	-1.86M
Clearbridge investments	-	-	-1.73M
Alyeska investment group	1.12M	0.26%	-1.60M

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	6.69M	0.06%	6.69M	$594.67M
Vanguard fiduciary trust	2.45M	0.05%	2.45M	$199.26M
Vanguard global advisers	951.93K	0.04%	951.93K	$77.40M
Vanguard asset management	752.88K	0.05%	752.88K	$61.22M
Two sigma investments, lp	455.60K	0.03%	455.60K	$37.04M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Mendota financial group	-1.00
Householder group estate & retirement specialist	-1.00
Financial gravity asset management	-1.00
Toth financial advisory	-1.00
Inspire investing	-1.00

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	16.21M	3.71%	-62.72K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	13.86M	3.18%	89.89K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	13.76M	3.16%	9.75K
Vanguard Institutional 500 Index Trust	12.17M	2.79%	29.46K
Vanguard 500 Index Investor	11.09M	2.54%	-112.88K
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Institutional	9.42M	2.16%	-44.67K
Vanguard Equity-Income Inv	8.57M	1.96%	2.07M
Cohen & Steers Real Estate Securities A	6.89M	1.58%	281.09K
Cohen & Steers Real Estate Opportunities	6.89M	1.58%	281.09K
Cohen & Steers Instl Realty Shares	6.61M	1.51%	-

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
May 05, 2026	Stephens Kevin A	-	Buy	$74.00K
Feb 27, 2026	Collins Robert Sean	Vice President and Controller	Sell	$262.47K
Feb 25, 2026	Adams Edward B JR	EVP and General Counsel	Sell	$401.48K
Feb 06, 2026	Levendos Christopher	EVP & COO - Fiber	Sell	$150.09K
Oct 28, 2025	Levendos Christopher	EVP & COO - Fiber	Sell	$100.09K

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2026 Q2	1	-
2026 Q1	-	3
2025 Q4	-	2
2025 Q3	-	2
2025 Q2	1	5

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 54.62%, 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 (46.96M shares, 10.79%), and Blackrock (40.87M shares, 9.42%). Together, they hold 36.25% 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?

Maple-brown abbott is Crown Castle’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 10.46% of its assets in 945.27K Crown Castle shares, valued at 85.79M$.

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 16.21M Crown Castle shares.

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