Dollar General Ownership | Who Owns Dollar General?

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Dollar General Ownership Summary

Dollar General is owned by 65.44% institutional investors, 0.28% insiders, and 34.28% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 12.41% of DG shares. Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv is the top mutual fund, with 3.17% of its assets in Dollar General shares.

DG Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Dollar General	65.44%	0.28%	34.28%
Sector	Consumer Defensive Stocks	33.50%	17.42%	49.08%
Industry	Discount Stores Stocks	54.50%	6.03%	39.47%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Vanguard group	27.31M	12.41%	$3.63B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	25.37M	11.52%	$3.01B
Blackrock	17.95M	8.17%	$2.37B
State street	11.18M	5.08%	$1.33B
Pzena investment management	6.90M	3.13%	$818.95M
Jpmorgan chase	5.90M	2.68%	$695.12M
Geode capital management	5.84M	2.65%	$691.06M
Aqr capital management	5.17M	2.35%	$610.05M
First eagle investment management	4.46M	2.02%	$529.02M
Morgan stanley	4.32M	1.96%	$512.96M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Semper augustus investments group	648.23K	9.19%	$76.96M
Kiltearn partners llp	269.70K	8.62%	$32.02M
Twin lions management	93.81K	6.73%	$11.14M
Banyan capital management	116.47K	5.96%	$13.83M
Beddow capital management	114.00K	5.71%	$15.13M
Savoir faire capital management	68.54K	4.90%	$7.89M
1623 capital	63.00K	4.81%	$8.33M
Inkwell capital	39.17K	4.74%	$4.65M
Sather financial group	578.70K	4.22%	$68.71M
Nexus investment management ulc	277.54K	4.17%	$31.95M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Jpmorgan chase	5.90M	0.04%	5.33M
Sg americas securities	1.55M	0.20%	1.46M
Aqr capital management	5.17M	0.28%	1.43M
Nordea investment management ab	1.63M	0.18%	1.32M
Vanguard fiduciary trust	1.24M	0.04%	1.24M

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Pzena investment management	6.90M	2.66%	-3.78M
Longview partners (guernsey)	-	-	-3.25M
Baupost group llc/ma	-	-	-2.06M
Robeco institutional asset management b.v.	1.18M	0.17%	-1.98M
Morgan stanley	4.32M	0.03%	-1.95M

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Vanguard fiduciary trust	1.24M	0.04%	1.24M	$147.02M
Norges bank	1.00M	0.01%	1.00M	$133.43M
Vanguard global advisers	493.72K	0.03%	493.72K	$58.62M
Vanguard asset management	441.05K	0.05%	441.05K	$52.37M
Alphadyne asset management lp	123.14K	0.25%	123.14K	$14.62M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Ruedi wealth management	-1.00
Tfo-tdc	-1.00
Financial gravity asset management	-1.00
Palisade asset management	-1.00
Triumph capital management	-1.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Mar 31, 2026	903	-25.74%	144,027,155	-33.28%	65	0.68%	430	-33.02%	304	-18.06%
Dec 31, 2025	908	-17.98%	168,916,927	-19.17%	76	0.85%	476	-16.64%	277	-15.55%
Sep 30, 2025	1,049	-2.05%	206,239,209	0.31%	93	1.07%	537	-8.98%	311	-0.32%
Jun 30, 2025	1,039	9.25%	205,154,692	0.13%	93	1.07%	577	11.61%	302	16.15%
Mar 31, 2025	939	-1.05%	204,226,940	-0.67%	92	1.06%	507	6.96%	260	-19.75%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	7.00M	3.17%	-13.44K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	6.97M	3.17%	5.32K
Vanguard 500 Index Investor	5.72M	2.59%	-43.05K
American Funds American Mutual A	4.96M	2.26%	242.10K
Capital Group American Mutual Comp	4.96M	2.26%	242.10K
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Institutional	4.77M	2.16%	-2.93K
First Eagle Global A	3.19M	1.44%	-
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	3.04M	1.38%	9.60K
American Funds Invmt Co of Amer A	2.97M	1.35%	112.36K
Capital Group Investment Co of Amer Comp	2.97M	1.35%	112.36K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Dec 19, 2025	Wheeler Bryan D	EVP & Chief Merchandising Ofc	Sell	$1.32M
Dec 16, 2025	West Roderick J	EVP, Global Supply Chain	Sell	$304.32K
Dec 16, 2025	TAYLOR RHONDA	EVP & General Counsel	Sell	$1.01M
Dec 12, 2025	ELLIOTT ANITA C	SVP & Chief Accounting Officer	Sell	$333.42K
Dec 10, 2025	Herrmann Tracey N	EVP, Store Operations	Sell	$1.57M

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2026 Q2	-	-
2026 Q1	-	-
2025 Q4	-	8
2025 Q3	-	-
2025 Q2	-	4

DG Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Dollar General?

Dollar General shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 65.44%, followed by 0.28% insiders and 34.28% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Dollar General's industry, Discount Stores Stocks , is 54.50%, which Dollar General exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Dollar General?

Dollar General’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (27.31M shares, 12.41%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (25.37M shares, 11.52%), and Blackrock (17.95M shares, 8.17%). Together, they hold 32.09% of Dollar General’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Dollar General?

Yes, BlackRock owns 8.17% of Dollar General, totaling 17.95M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.05% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 2.37B$. In the last quarter, BlackRock decreased its holdings by -338K shares, a -1.85% change.

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

Semper augustus investments group is Dollar General’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 9.19% of its assets in 648.23K Dollar General shares, valued at 76.96M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Dollar General shares?

Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv is the top mutual fund holder of Dollar General shares, with 3.17% of its total shares outstanding invested in 7M Dollar General shares.

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