Centene Ownership | Who Owns Centene?

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Centene Ownership Summary

Centene is owned by 96.18% institutional investors, 0.32% insiders, and 3.50% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 11.60% of CNC shares. Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund, with 3.36% of its assets in Centene shares.

CNC Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Centene	96.18%	0.32%	3.50%
Sector	Healthcare Stocks	35.56%	12.08%	52.36%
Industry	Healthcare Plans Stocks	52.26%	9.64%	38.10%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Vanguard group	56.98M	11.60%	$2.34B
Blackrock	47.44M	8.87%	$3.15B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	41.45M	8.42%	$2.66B
Aqr capital management	33.61M	6.84%	$1.09B
Vanguard capital management	31.48M	6.40%	$2.02B
State street	21.97M	4.46%	$1.41B
Harris associates l p	14.09M	2.87%	$461.45M
Geode capital management	13.31M	2.70%	$854.00M
Invesco	10.62M	2.16%	$347.57M
Ameriprise financial	10.13M	2.06%	$331.56M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
8 knots management	5.23M	21.11%	$186.66M
Packer	1.42M	17.32%	$46.33M
Politan capital management lp	2.16M	7.20%	$70.87M
Scharf investments	1.65M	3.50%	$105.95M
Rovida advisors	100.00K	3.08%	$3.57M
Kamunting street capital management	170.00K	3.04%	$5.57M
Dme capital management, lp	2.73M	2.80%	$89.44M
Hara capital	81.35K	2.75%	$5.22M
Glenview capital management	3.21M	2.64%	$105.21M
Kopernik global investors	646.72K	2.54%	$41.51M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Norges bank	7.65M	0.05%	7.65M
8 knots management	5.23M	21.11%	5.23M
Blackrock	47.44M	0.07%	5.16M
Harris associates l p	14.09M	0.61%	5.04M
Two sigma investments, lp	6.74M	0.18%	4.35M

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Citadel advisors	1.74M	0.01%	-2.93M
Ubs group	1.00M	0.01%	-2.75M
Holocene advisors, lp	-	-	-2.36M
Millennium management	2.59M	0.04%	-1.97M
Kopernik global investors	646.72K	2.54%	-1.87M

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	7.65M	0.05%	7.65M	$491.17M
Caxton associates lp	1.10M	2.10%	1.10M	$66.71M
Qube research	494.62K	0.02%	494.62K	$16.19M
Braidwell lp	330.00K	0.36%	330.00K	$10.80M
Himension capital (singapore) pte.	234.41K	0.51%	234.41K	$8.36M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Hm payson	-1.00
Tfo-tdc	-1.00
Toth financial advisory	-1.00
Soa wealth advisors, llc.	-1.00
Cedar mountain advisors	-1.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Mar 31, 2026	898	-7.33%	472,317,241	-0.83%	96	1.02%	406	-23.40%	341	18.40%
Dec 31, 2025	746	-17.84%	317,129,852	-30.79%	64	0.75%	417	-16.60%	217	-19.33%
Sep 30, 2025	864	-4.85%	455,507,399	-4.77%	92	0.98%	472	2.39%	255	-14.72%
Jun 30, 2025	903	-3.53%	476,390,951	3.88%	96	1.13%	457	2.93%	300	-9.37%
Mar 31, 2025	929	2.09%	456,865,060	-4.75%	92	1.09%	439	5.53%	331	-6.50%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	16.67M	3.36%	-251.03K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	15.68M	3.17%	22.38K
Vanguard Morn Total Stk Mkt Idx Investor	15.68M	3.17%	22.38K
Vanguard 500 Index Investor	12.19M	2.47%	-43.75K
Oakmark Investor	9.02M	1.81%	200.00K
Oakmark Select Investor	7.53M	1.52%	-2.14M
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	6.33M	1.28%	10.10K
American Funds Growth Fund of Amer A	6.24M	1.25%	2.24M
Capital Group Growth Fnd of Amer Comp	6.24M	1.25%	2.24M
SPDR® S&P 500 ETF	6.17M	1.24%	-207.35K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Jun 10, 2026	Burdick Kenneth A	-	Sell	$5.16M
Dec 04, 2025	Burdick Kenneth A	-	Sell	$1.28M
Dec 03, 2025	Burdick Kenneth A	-	Sell	$1.30M
Aug 08, 2025	LONDON SARAH	Chief Executive Officer	Buy	$490.37K
Jul 28, 2025	Samuels Theodore R. II	-	Buy	$248.58K

Insider Transactions Trends

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

CNC Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Centene?

Centene shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 96.18%, followed by 0.32% insiders and 3.50% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Centene's industry, Healthcare Plans Stocks, is 52.26%, which Centene exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Centene?

Centene’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (56.98M shares, 11.60%), Blackrock (47.44M shares, 8.87%), and Blackrock funding, inc. /de (41.45M shares, 8.42%). Together, they hold 28.89% of Centene’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Centene?

Yes, BlackRock owns 8.87% of Centene, totaling 47.44M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.07% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 3.15B$. In the last quarter, BlackRock increased its holdings by 5.16M shares, a 12.19% change.

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

8 knots management is Centene’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 21.11% of its assets in 5.23M Centene shares, valued at 186.66M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Centene shares?

Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund holder of Centene shares, with 3.36% of its total shares outstanding invested in 16.67M Centene shares.

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